Accrington General Post Office

[Bagpuss]

Originally Posted by Tealeaf

The facts speak for themselves.

I couldn't have put it better myself.

[Tealeaf]

Any company with a workforce above a certain size and which wishes to tender for a public sector contract, has amongst other documentation to complete, a form which details the ethnic breakdown of its workforce. In order to progress in the bidding process, the data given should reflect the population profile of the location in which the firm is conducting it's business.Should the company then succeed in winning the contract, then the profiling of its workforce has to be updated annually.

I would guess the the new employees at Accy post office are all on the adult SMW; however, I still cannot see how they appear to be restricted to one ethnic group. This certainly seems to fall foul of the actual letter of the law on private provision in the public sector, if not then certainly the spirit.

[Reidy]

Well i use dill hall post office all the time now, no q's, no pushing, and great people who are always chatty and willing to help! Post all my ebay stuff there, never had a problem.

[panther]

im probably the last to know, but just found out that moorend postoffice is closing too, and moving to crappy co-op, how the hell or where the hell are they gonna shove that in co-op?? and why shut moorend one and leave church one open near traffic lights? you cant even park there!!

[Bagpuss]

Originally Posted by panther

and why shut moorend one and leave church one open near traffic lights?

Because the Church PO is run by asians, simple really

[Georgie Saint]

Its got to be said. You lot are so simple minded and frankly very racist.
Who cares who works there or who runs the place if you are getting better service? People had to leave because it was a different company. IF they were happy to work for the same wages as the people who replaced them then they would still have a job. The customer has won again. It's basic financial principles.
Its the same with manufacuring in Britain. IN Accy, people complain that all the manufacturing has gone abroad, but they are the first to buy two shirts for 10 quid at Asda which has been made in Bangladesh by someone earning 20 quid per month. Buck up Accy people.

[Tealeaf]

Originally Posted by Georgie Saint

Its got to be said. You lot are so simple minded and frankly very racist.
Who cares who works there or who runs the place if you are getting better service?

That's just the problem - we ain't getting better service. Everything from reduced deliveries with Royal Mail through to longer queues at the reduced number of sub-Post Offices and privatised Crown Post Offices mean a far, far worse service.

Oh, and by the way - the old Crown Post office employed a mixture of people from varios ethnic backgrounds. The only racism now appears to be on the part of the new, private company.

[shillelagh]

Ok i just rang my friend up and she says that Accy post office will be doing exactly the same as the old post office but its now being downgraded to a sub-post office like haslingden is. I asked her what it the difference is and she said TRADITIONALLY a crown office could do everything - a sub post office couldnt do car taxes and passports. Anyway everything has changed since all the closures and everything else and that the sub post offices can now choose do car taxes etc.

[panther]

Originally Posted by Bagpuss

Because the Church PO is run by asians, simple really

so is moorend P.O

[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by Georgie Saint

Its got to be said. You lot are so simple minded and frankly very racist.

Willl you please refrain from generalising about everyone under the banner heading of "you lot". Bagpuss has openly admitted to being racist but apart from his post we've mainly had concern that the new owners of the PO seem to be the racist ones by employing only one ethnic group of people as opposed to the racial mix previously employed there.

[Bagpuss]

Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp

Willl you please refrain from generalising about everyone under the banner heading of "you lot". Bagpuss has openly admitted to being racist but apart from his post we've mainly had concern that the new owners of the PO seem to be the racist ones by employing only one ethnic group of people as opposed to the racial mix previously employed there.

In total agreement, please do not class Willow in the same bracket as me, although we may have similar views on some topics multi-racial Britain is not one of those.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

You would have a hard job proving it and besides the asians will work for less alledgedly.

Confused.

Are you saying that the minimum wage depends on what your skin colour is?

Do Asian MPs get paid less than anybody else?