Keep the Post Public : Ed responds to the Hooper Report

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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Keep the Post Public – Ed responds to the Hooper Report on the future of the Royal Mail
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Responding to the Hooper Report on the future of the Royal Mail today, Labour leadership candidate Ed Balls said:

“I believe we should keep the Royal Mail in the public sector and providing a universal service, as Labour promised in our manifesto and as the majority of the public support.

“There are big challenges ahead, but Royal Mail and the CWU have made massive strides to agree tough modernisation plans which should be allowed to continue.

“Rather than risk the universal Royal Mail service and the Post Office network and squander the public service ethic of the workforce, the right solution now is to make a modernised Royal Mail work as a 21st century public service.

“Relieved of the debilitating burden of the pension fund legacy and with a more even-handed regulatory regime, as Hooper continues to propose, I am sure Royal Mail has a bright future.

“But the case for privatising or selling off parts of the Royal Mail has not been made. With the economy so uncertain it’s unlikely to fetch a fair price and the taxpayer may still be expected to carry the burden of Royal Mail’s pension deficit – a massive public handout to whoever bought the company.

“Private investors might cherry-pick the most lucrative parts of the business and if rival postal firms bought Royal Mail, a conflict of interest would exist. And the result could one day see the end of the current universal service and the post office network itself – a disaster for all who rely on the post, especially pensioners and people in more remote areas.”

[belle smith]

f**k Ed and his weasle words.

[Big Daz]

f**k Ed and his weasle words.

Why?

And why are they weasel words?

[POSTMAN]

Daz,i don't care what the labour party in house politics/rules are on certain things,the c*** was quiet as a mouse a couple of years ago over this.Most,if not all of the top bods were.
Double standards mate.

[Big Daz]

Fair enough, but reports were that the Labour cabinet were not united on a sell off, should they have quit cabinet or continue to argue the no sell off view?

CWU have said that 2010, action on pensions and regulation means case not made.

Hooper is clutching at straws for the sell off. Anyone in Labour who cant see that must be thick as two short planks so I would expect all candidates for Labour leader to fully agree and truly belive that a sell off case is not made and promote that view.

[Big Daz]

So far Ed Balls is the only one to speak out since Hooper update.

to Ed Balls for commenting on a issue of importance to a affilated union.


to the other four who are still silent since the update.

[BELIAL]

Pox on all their houses ,I don't remember a one of them standing up and rubbishing Hooper despite all it's obvious ideological bullshit. Hooper commissioned by Labour and sold to us by sadly gullible Mr Hayes who thought he would get fair play under labour Hooper who finished his 'impartial,objective review" and then had to spend months rewriting it for Mandy because it didn'y say the right things

[POSTMAN]

So far Ed Balls is the only one to speak out since Hooper update.

Do you think he's after something?

[fishtank]

So far Ed Balls is the only one to speak out since Hooper update.

Do you think he's after something?

I don't think he's going to get it....the bookies have him a poor third,miles behind these two......




Sorry my mistake....i meant these two.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

Sorry fishtank your spot the difference has me completely stumped I cant find even 1