The part privatisation of Royal Mail simply makes no sense in the current climate. The spade work of getting us out of the recession must be done through greater investment in public services not by selling bits of it off. There has been a massive groundswell of support for this matter locally. Even the teenagers living in my house recognise that the postal service is something owned by them.
It's really positive that there has been so much support for the Early Day motion opposing the plans.
It's interesting that after all the bluster over the campaign to save post offices like the one on London Road in Delapre, the only way that this proposal will go through will be through Conservative support. Mores the pity, if the proposals go through it will represent a breach of a cornerstone manifesto commitment by the Labour Party.
Contrary to popular belief, Private Finance Initiatives approaches are not the only game in town and it's supporters in the Labour Party represent the part of the party who still think people are fooled by spin.
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I think that it is a milestone that Sally Keeble has signed it.
This is a long way from the devoted loyalist that would not oppose publicly any government position on a subject.
It mayh also start to heal the wounds felt by the CWU when several of their members were refused the opportunity to stand in the local elections a few years ago.
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