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Will the Post Office be a better service if privately run?
The Conservative Party has announced that the solution to incompetent management and lack of vision and principle in Government is to privatise. Can bankers and venture capitalists be trusted to provide better value for money and an equally or more comprehensive postal service than Civil Servants, especially any left after the Thatcher shake-up who have a public service ethic? If not, what is a viable alternative? The current situation is not viable.
1 month ago - 4 answers
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Privatisation wouldn't necessarily mean a better service, but I can virtually guarantee it would mean increased costs to the public. I think that the actual cost of sending a letter or parcel is quite low. You can send a letter to the other end of the country for less than it costs to buy your kids a packet of sweets! Are people prepared to pay more in order to get a better service? I believe they are. However, if that cost were to increase but the service did not improve, then we would have lost out all round - again!
by Cala
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We were promised better train, bus and energy services when they were privatised - they lied. Royal Mail suffers from incompetent management, a power crazy union and a largely gullible workforce. I suggest handing it over to the Army - at Army pay. Incitement to disaffect still carries a life sentence. Anyone incapable or unwilling to do their jobs might find themselves delivering mail in Afghanistan. And just in case anyone thinks this sounds an awful right wing idea, it's how the socialist government in Spain broke their postal strike.
by old know all- 1 month ago
The Post Office is not on strike - its Royal Mail which is a separate company. If either one of them was privatised prices across the board for all services would increase dramatically.
by bty81216349- 1 month ago
Better for who??? For capitalists? ... hell yes! For the workers and the millions of ordinary people that use the service? ... hell no!
by NoNation- 1 month ago