The worms are turning:Press.

[NEWS]

SECOND-RATE


As part of its long-term suicide plans, the Royal Mail now wants to put the bulk of postal deliveries back to the afternoon, with no deliveries at all before 10.30am. Among the excuses bleated out for this latest non-service is a European directive limiting mail trucks, among other heavy lorries, to 56mph.

How pathetic. A century ago, when central London enjoyed 12 posts a day, letters were ferried from town to town in horse-drawn mail vans, or on the Puffing Billy.

On top of its proposed apology for one solitary daily post, the Royal Mail wants to jack up the price of a second-class stamp yet again.

What a nerve. Instead of calling it a new second-class rate, why don't they call it a new second-rate class?

DAILY MAIL

[billypants]

Ah, so now they realise it's actually gonna affect them, they get all interested and supportive . . . . . took their time . . . but lets use it now we got it

[Ceirys]

SECOND-RATE


As part of its long-term suicide plans, the Royal Mail now wants to put the bulk of postal deliveries back to the afternoon, with no deliveries at all before 10.30am. Among the excuses bleated out for this latest non-service is a European directive limiting mail trucks, among other heavy lorries, to 56mph.

How pathetic. A century ago, when central London enjoyed 12 posts a day, letters were ferried from town to town in horse-drawn mail vans, or on the Puffing Billy.

On top of its proposed apology for one solitary daily post, the Royal Mail wants to jack up the price of a second-class stamp yet again.

What a nerve. Instead of calling it a new second-class rate, why don't they call it a new second-rate class?

DAILY MAIL

And the population of London a century ago was what and how many where literate enough or wealthy enough to send letters? I think if you compare volumes of mail handled then to now you'll see a huge difference. Our postal service is still the absolute best in the world and I've lived all over so feel qualified to comment! British postal workers work harder and for less than their counterparts in Europe or the US. We should be proud of our record and NOT allow business men who are only interested in (yet another) fast buck to decimate the service.

[AndyK]

To be fair Daily Mail as been good to us posties they where the first with the RM pensions scandal (front page), which helped our campaign.

[Stormproof]

To be fair Daily Mail as been good to us posties they where the first with the RM pensions scandal (front page), which helped our campaign.

I thought it was the Daily Mirror that exposed the pensions scandal

[johnnyp]

To be fair Daily Mail as been good to us posties they where the first with the RM pensions scandal (front page), which helped our campaign.

I thought it was the Daily Mirror that exposed the pensions scandal

So did i

[AndyK]

To be fair Daily Mail as been good to us posties they where the first with the RM pensions scandal (front page), which helped our campaign.

How embarrassing it was the Mirror!!! SORRY