Postal Strikes Will Be The End Of The Royal Mail

[Bravehearted]

Because The GPO have raised postal rates to an unmanageable level, I’m not sending cards this Christmas. I’m not the only one. The only winners here will be Amazon and other reliable delivery providers. Not the time to strike and I mean all the other public service providers at this time, while there is war in Europe. Fair enough when a settlement is reached, give them back money, but let’s get the country back on its feet and get a change of government as a result of Truss’s catastrophic management in her record minimal time in power. Her Hand shake of Death to ERII, fatally flawed budget, thank god she was horsed out of power before the Coronation next year . GPO workers beware your actions will cause major job losses.
Rant Over….

[andy-hughes]

Bravehearted - // Her Hand shake of Death to ERII ... //

I would agree that Ms Truss is responsible for a number of woes we are suffering from, but I don;t think Her Majesty's sad passing can be attributed to her, do you ?

[Zacs-Master]

It was indeed a rant, and a fairly unintelligible one at that.

[Gromit]

The GPO doesn’t exist.
Royal Mail are a dutch owned company, and their prices are not extortionate. It is a free market, so you can use another company for your mail needs if you like.
Not sure any of that is the responsibility of Truss? She was far too busy ruining or economy and trashing our global reputation.

[AZardoz]

Actually German.

https://fullfact.org/economy/who-owns-britains-trains-energy-postal/

[douglas9401]

Anywhere in the country for the same price.

Nobody else does that and when Royal Mail is gone you can all lament and rewrite your nonsense.

[Zacs-Master]

B

[Gromit]

Nope.
Royal Mail’s biggest shareholder is Daniel Křetínský, a Czech billionaire businessman.

// On 25 August 2022, Royal Mail in the United Kingdom was notified by the British government that Křetínský's Vesa Equity Investment Sarl, the then single largest investor of Royal Mail, had plans to increase its shareholding to more than 25%. This triggered intervention and a British government review by Kwasi Kwarteng the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Business under the National Security and Investment Act. On 31 October 2022, the Secretary of State for Business approved Křetínský's intention to increase Vesa's shareholding in Royal Mail (owned by parent company International Delivery Services) //

Fun fact: He also owns a big chunk of West Ham United.

[ynnafymmi]

@23.55.The only people lamenting will be the postal workers when they strike their way out of a job.My company already uses other couriers now.Much more reliable.

[AZardoz]

Snail mail for letters will probably soon disappear, but items such as parcels & certain documents still need physical delivery. However, couriers are not always reliable. They don't work on weekends & overseas they just hand off their deliveries to the local postal system. Considering their charges, much more expensive than a government postal service & not much faster.

[Gromit]

I am currently tracking an order I made online. It has sat in the couriers depot for 13 days. Evri/Hermes that is.
There really aren’t many companies offering last mile deliveries (to your home), that last bit usually falls to Royal Mail.

[10ClarionSt]

Andy Hughes @ 23.06:

// I don;t think Her Majesty's sad passing can be attributed to her, do you ?//

Not quite. It was probably meeting two armpits on the same day that did for her maj.

On the issue of pay rises; the govt said that pay rises at the moment are unaffordable. What a shame they didn't say that to the energy companies proposals for price increases, instead of doing nothing to prevent it.

[fitdarren]

What's 'post'? I can't remember the last time I saw a postman around here. I'm expecting several things posted aeons ago, but nothing ever comes. It's a total farce!

[maggiebee]

Posted a birthday present to a friend over a week ago. She lives about 15 miles away and posted it first class (£4.75) Still not arrived. Could have walked there quicker. Never again.

[youngmafbog]

//What a shame they didn't say that to the energy companies proposals for price increases, instead of doing nothing to prevent it.//

Just what exactly do you think they could do? Gas/Oil is sold on the World market, the Government has no control over that at all. That is why other countries in Europe are in the same boat.

Of course if Johnson hadnt followed his Johnson and married his bit on the side maybe we wouldnt have been saddled with a ruinous green policy that exposes us to the World.

[youngmafbog]

Pat has been here every day, seems to be ok delivering mail from the MWSD.

//There really aren’t many companies offering last mile deliveries (to your home), that last bit usually falls to Royal Mail.//

Really? I had four separate companies deliver to my home just yesterday.

[Gromit]

Ymg
Delivering letters?
We all know various couriers deliver parcels, but the postal strike affects most people by the postman not posting mail to their house. Royal Mail has been losing parcel contracts for decades.