Postal Services Bill flawed, says CWU

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Reacting to the second reading of the Postal Services Bill, the Communication Workers Union warns that it poses a threat to services and is a bad deal for the taxpayer.

Billy Hayes, CWU general secretary, said: “This is a damaging attack on postal services. The government is misleading the public and pulling the wool over taxpayers’ eyes.

“Increased money for the post office network could be wasted if Royal Mail is sold and separated from the network. That’s a bad deal for the taxpayer.

“The Bill allows for government bail outs if private companies struggle to provide the postal services we currently enjoy without hand outs. That’s another bad deal for the taxpayer.

“While the government makes grand statements about efficiency and protecting services, their Bill sets the pace for damaging and ending the universal one price service, downgrading services, higher costs to the taxpayer and more post office closures.

“Privatisation is not necessary. Resolving Royal Mail’s pension deficit and addressing regulation issues would provide over £400 million annually for the company to plough into services. There are more cost effective options to improve Britain’s postal industry but this government is ideologically blinkered.”

[guvenor]

so was labour rem they started the whole thing

[ziko]

so was labour rem they started the whole thing

Not so much Labour more :mfo