Comments on: Royal Mail managers plan for strike coverage http://tamebay.com/2007/06/royal-mail-managers-plan-for-strike-coverage.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Wed, 23 May 2012 05:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sue http://tamebay.com/2007/06/royal-mail-managers-plan-for-strike-coverage.html#comment-1027 Sue Mon, 04 Jun 2007 10:38:53 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/06/royal-mail-managers-plan-for-strike-coverage.html#comment-1027 Sadly I think it's too late to go back to a state-owned organisation: even if there was the will to do that in the UK, European regulations wouldn't allow it - and if you think that causes trouble in Britain, you wait til Sarko starts trying to modernise La Poste - France's biggest employer :O I *am* going to have fun... I'd love to see RM freed up to compete properly. It's absolutely certain they can't go on as they are. Sadly I think it’s too late to go back to a state-owned organisation: even if there was the will to do that in the UK, European regulations wouldn’t allow it – and if you think that causes trouble in Britain, you wait til Sarko starts trying to modernise La Poste – France’s biggest employer :O I *am* going to have fun…

I’d love to see RM freed up to compete properly. It’s absolutely certain they can’t go on as they are.

]]> By: Dan Wilson http://tamebay.com/2007/06/royal-mail-managers-plan-for-strike-coverage.html#comment-1026 Dan Wilson Sun, 03 Jun 2007 18:59:29 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/06/royal-mail-managers-plan-for-strike-coverage.html#comment-1026 I'm just astonished that they have 6000 senior managers! I'm old-fashioned when it comes to the Royal Mail. Even 10 years in to the age of the mass internet age it's a valuable service. The contribution that an efficient, reliable postal service makes to the economy is huge. So let's run it properly whether as a completely unfettered private concern with specific undertakings (such as BT) or a state-owned organisation that exists for the benefit of the country that's properly subsidised and not required to make a profit. I personally prefer the latter and include PO counters in the picture. I’m just astonished that they have 6000 senior managers!

I’m old-fashioned when it comes to the Royal Mail. Even 10 years in to the age of the mass internet age it’s a valuable service. The contribution that an efficient, reliable postal service makes to the economy is huge. So let’s run it properly whether as a completely unfettered private concern with specific undertakings (such as BT) or a state-owned organisation that exists for the benefit of the country that’s properly subsidised and not required to make a profit.

I personally prefer the latter and include PO counters in the picture.

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