Politics

[Farrelli]

2 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0xz4938z9o
 

Not impressed with this decision. 

Under funding over many years by Tory governments have made this inevitable. It won’t be an easy transition but a logical one longer term. 

[gonzo]

Why would a Czech billionaire want to buy Royal Mail?

[little whitt]

2 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Why would a Czech billionaire want to buy Royal Mail?

have you seen the price of a STAMP

[gonzo]

16 minutes ago, little whitt said:

have you seen the price of a STAMP

Think I last bought a stamp in 1998.

[deeane Koontz]

Phil Stamp

[Traf]

Ange Postecoglu

[Mounts Kipper]

1 hour ago, Farrelli said:

Under funding over many years by Tory governments have made this inevitable. It won’t be an easy transition but a logical one longer term. 

Where is the evidence it is logical? 

[thebells]

Filipe Morais

[Sweep]

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

Why would a Czech billionaire want to buy Royal Mail?

As an entity, the Post Office is a pretty outdated concept, so unless he's got some radical ideas, or he's going to start increasing prices further still........then all I can think of is that he's interested in the real estate element of it, which must be worth absolutely billions

I honestly can't remember the last time I bought a stamp or actually physically posted something, at the post office

[Dimron]

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

Why would a Czech billionaire want to buy Royal Mail?

And why were they fined 10.5 mill because they "missed their targets?"

I'd bet no one has fined the Romanian courier who delivered my new telly a day late (after I'd paid for next day)

[jmjhb]

Emerson Royal Mail

[RoadRunnerFan]

Jeff Smith

[Farrelli]

1 hour ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Where is the evidence it is logical? 

The plan is to streamline services. That makes sense if you want to save costs and become more efficient. Whether it achieves this is another question but I can see the logic.

[tomski]

David Mail

[gonzo]

Mail Clichey

Post Boxalade Chamberlain 

[Traf]

Letter Cech

[RoadRunnerFan]

Angelo DiLivio

[ZiggyStardust]

Parcelo Bielso

[Zico]

Parcel Desailly

[MancWanderer]

5 hours ago, Sweep said:

As an entity, the Post Office is a pretty outdated concept, so unless he's got some radical ideas, or he's going to start increasing prices further still........then all I can think of is that he's interested in the real estate element of it, which must be worth absolutely billions

I honestly can't remember the last time I bought a stamp or actually physically posted something, at the post office

The Post Office and Royal Mail are separate entities. Govt owns the Post Office and has a golden share in Royal Mail 

Mrs Manc works in logistics and suggests that he wants to improve the parcels/logistics side of things in Royal Mail as that’s profitable to an extent 

Royal Mail have been in all her clients pitching for business so it seems reasonable. Yodel look like they may go under so there’s a chunk of the logistics market that could open up

[Winchester White]

1 minute ago, MancWanderer said:

The Post Office and Royal Mail are separate entities. Govt owns the Post Office and has a golden share in Royal Mail 

Mrs Manc works in logistics and suggests that he wants to improve the parcels/logistics side of things in Royal Mail as that’s profitable to an extent 

Royal Mail have been in all her clients pitching for business so it seems reasonable. Yodel look like they may go under so there’s a chunk of the logistics market that could open up

Yodel are fucking dog spunk, they are truly awful.

I find Royal Mail to be pretty good when I have used them, just buy online and drop at post office as PO is pricey if buying in shop.

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

5 hours ago, Sweep said:

As an entity, the Post Office is a pretty outdated concept, so unless he's got some radical ideas, or he's going to start increasing prices further still........then all I can think of is that he's interested in the real estate element of it, which must be worth absolutely billions

I honestly can't remember the last time I bought a stamp or actually physically posted something, at the post office

The plan seems to be to move further into the parcel delivery market

He apparently wants significant investment into the kind of delivery lockers Amazon tend to use

[wanderer1984]

22 hours ago, London Wanderer said:

Brave 😂 not the word I’d use.

Is for a self proclaimed snowflake 🙂

[wanderer1984]

22 hours ago, Winchester White said:

To be fair, I think he gave them a fair crack of the whip and it just didn't work out.

I give him kudos for trying though despite our different political leanings.

Cheers pal

Never met anyone so ungrateful and entitled than Ukrainians.

[Mounts Kipper]

5 hours ago, Farrelli said:

The plan is to streamline services. That makes sense if you want to save costs and become more efficient. Whether it achieves this is another question but I can see the logic.

I’ll guarantee it’ll be a clusterfuck.