Presumably we'll be getting a lot more public sector strikes over the coming years.
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The end of the postal service?
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I was amazed when my post arrived at 8:00 this morning...
....then I realised it was a kind neighbour from a few streets away where my post had been wrongly delivered.
Regular occurence round these parts. They always get the house number right, just not the street.'Orwell's 1984 was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual'. -
Nick Pickles, director of Big Brother Watch.Comment
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If any of us kicked up a fuss when our employers/clients wanted to modernise and demanded that they take on some of our ideas we would be thrown out on the street within 30 seconds.
They are living in a fantasy world.Comment
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First decide what you want of Royal Mail:
1. A national public service that carries a letter from any part of the Kingdom to any other for the same nominal fee.
2. A commercial delivery service like any other.
3. A hybrid: let it compete in the market, but step in to ensure that it (or somebody) will guarantee delivery everywhere for a nominal fee.
Your choice will pretty much decide what direction you advocate it taking. What you can't have is setup no. 2 with the results of no. 1.
BTW a not dissimilar analysis applies to the BBC too.Step outside posh boyComment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostAmazon are already looking a contingency plans and if they manage to still deliver without Royal Mail then quite possibly they (and others) will make a permanent shift to a more reliable service.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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I'd settle for 2 or 3 reliable deliveries a week.
Right now I get no mail. My redirections from the flat I just sold have mostly gone missing. Let them have a national strike I say: at least it will resolve the problem in SW London quicker.Cats are evil.Comment
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Originally posted by Spacecadet View PostAmazon are already looking a contingency plans and if they manage to still deliver without Royal Mail then quite possibly they (and others) will make a permanent shift to a more reliable service.
Amazon.co.uk has cancelled its long-term contract to use the Royal Mail for parcels over 500 grams and will use a rival service, Home Delivery NetworkStep outside posh boyComment
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Originally posted by minestrone View PostIf any of us kicked up a fuss when our employers/clients wanted to modernise and demanded that they take on some of our ideas we would be thrown out on the street within 30 seconds.
They are living in a fantasy world.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostYou'll miss it when it's gone.Comment
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