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The Queen's head on postage stamps.
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So a new law is to be passed to ensure that the Queen's head (says nothing about the king's head) remains on postage stamps after the planned privatisation of the Royal Mail.
Whether or not anyone is interested about the introduction of this new law, wouldn't it have also been an idea to introduce such restrictive laws on some of the past privatisations?
So a new law is to be passed to ensure that the Queen's head (says nothing about the king's head) remains on postage stamps after the planned privatisation of the Royal Mail.
Whether or not anyone is interested about the introduction of this new law, wouldn't it have also been an idea to introduce such restrictive laws on some of the past privatisations?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.As a postman before things started to go wrong, I am of the opinion that much of what is wrong with RM today is BECAUSE of foreign interference, specifically the EU dictating that the market had to opened to others (which means the foreign firms who have cherry picked the bits they can do but left the bits they can't)
Oh I thought you were refering to specific royal symbolism.
Well the problem is if you start putting too many restrictive covenant on things you want to privatise you are going to affect the price and possibly even the privatisation of the sale.
Having said that I think there will have been a lot of restrictions about any privatisations that had national security implications.
BT for example or AWE or Royal Ordinance
Well the problem is if you start putting too many restrictive covenant on things you want to privatise you are going to affect the price and possibly even the privatisation of the sale.
Having said that I think there will have been a lot of restrictions about any privatisations that had national security implications.
BT for example or AWE or Royal Ordinance
I disagree about the EU interference.
The RM has a major issue/challenge in that the amount of mail is falling quickly as the internet takes over.
Then over 15 million pieces goes missing a year. People are losing confidence and it is on this that other carriers succeed. The US Mail has also had similar experiences.
It needs a totally new business model or be broken up and sold off - probably retaining Government gold key shares and a pre-requisite that they are UK owned. Secondly, if they arer so good then there must be business opportunities in other countries to run their mail. A bit like the Royal Mint who generate the coins and notes for many nations.
The RM has a major issue/challenge in that the amount of mail is falling quickly as the internet takes over.
Then over 15 million pieces goes missing a year. People are losing confidence and it is on this that other carriers succeed. The US Mail has also had similar experiences.
It needs a totally new business model or be broken up and sold off - probably retaining Government gold key shares and a pre-requisite that they are UK owned. Secondly, if they arer so good then there must be business opportunities in other countries to run their mail. A bit like the Royal Mint who generate the coins and notes for many nations.
Oooooooohhhhhhhhh, hang on, I'll have to mull this one over. Mmmmmhhhhhhhh.............Now, do I really want a stamp with HRH's head on it....OR...One without her head on it ???
That's a tough one (he lied!): Will it get there quicker one way or the other? Will it cost more one way or the other? Will one be more expensive if it bears "one's" head on it, as opposed to the other, "common", one?
Oooooohhhhh.....decisions.....decisions.....d
ecisions...errrr,
anyone have a coin I can toss, please????????????????????????????
That's a tough one (he lied!): Will it get there quicker one way or the other? Will it cost more one way or the other? Will one be more expensive if it bears "one's" head on it, as opposed to the other, "common", one?
Oooooohhhhh.....decisions.....decisions.....d
ecisions...errrr,
anyone have a coin I can toss, please????????????????????????????