Privatisation could leave RMl customers trecking miles

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The privatisation of Royal Mail could leave many customers having to treck miles to collect their mail, as buildings in prime locations are sold to give investors a windfall, according to warnings from Labour.

Royal Mail 2The prospectus for Royal Mail provatisation published this week details 2,000 sites the Royal Mail operates including delivery offices and mail centres.

The prospectus labels three sites within London at Mount Pleasant, Nine Elms and Paddington as “surplas”. However the document does not specify which of Royal Mail’s other sites could be sold off during privatisation, prompting fears that other sites may be sold to deliver a windfall to investors, with taxpayers out of pocket due to a low sale price.

Labour has warned that the plans could see pick up points for parcels and mail closed down and moved to out of town locations where land values are cheaper.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said there was “nothing to stop the privatised company making a quick buck by flogging off these assets for development”.

“Ministers need to come clean on which sites are due to be sold and what valuation has taken place,” he added.

[UnhappyGremlin]

Labour has warned that the plans could see pick up points for parcels and mail closed down and moved to out of town locations where land values are cheaper.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said there was “nothing to stop the privatised company making a quick buck by flogging off these assets for development”.

“Ministers need to come clean on which sites are due to be sold and what valuation has taken place,” he added.

And yet Labour are still refusing to act.

Many of us predicted asset stripping.
It looks like they have already got plans in place.

And the major concern isn't that the company is being sold off, and cheaply, but that people may have to travel further to pick up mail.

[meweavy]

Labour has warned that the plans could see pick up points for parcels and mail closed down and moved to out of town locations where land values are cheaper.

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said there was “nothing to stop the privatised company making a quick buck by flogging off these assets for development”.

“Ministers need to come clean on which sites are due to be sold and what valuation has taken place,” he added.

And yet Labour are still refusing to act.

Many of us predicted asset stripping.
It looks like they have already got plans in place.

And the major concern isn't that the company is being sold off, and cheaply, but that people may have to travel further to pick up mail.

labour wont do feck all,wasnt it under labours power when they decided to shut down half the post offices in the country,leaving oaps to travel further to get to the post office.

if labour got in power tomorrow they still wouldnt do anything about the fire sale.
all full of sxxt every last one of them.labour and tories.

[Danelectro]

Chuka Umunna will probably eventually pledge a free pair of Reeboks for every one affected...

[baldrick]

Could also lead to RM staff trekking miles to their relocated workplace.