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View Poll Results: Should parliament vote to suspend post office closures?
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Old 17-03-2008, 21:05   #1
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Post Office Closures

There is a vote next week tabled by the Conservatives to suspend post office closures. Labour want to close them, but many of the Labour MP's are campaigning locally to keep them.

Greg Pope has said he wants to keep post offices open and has criticised the huge amounts of money the managers get in bonuses. Hopefully he will rebel against his party and defend our post offices.
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Old 17-03-2008, 21:15   #2
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Re: Post Office Closures

Can you explain who will pay for the Post Offices if they are kept open?
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Old 17-03-2008, 21:21   #3
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The post offices get a grant, so tax payers pay part, well all of it because of course they pay when they post things too. I'm sure things can be done to make post offices run more effective and at a lower cost to the public, but shutting them down is the wrong path I feel.
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Old 17-03-2008, 21:28   #4
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so are buses n trains but it never stopped them goin down the pan.
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Old 17-03-2008, 21:30   #5
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Buses and trains still exist though. Although were there more back then? I don't know I wasn't around and I doubt I'm going to find those specifics on the internet.

For the record I think rail privatisation was a bad thing. But lets keep this on topic.
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Old 17-03-2008, 21:32   #6
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Post offices will still exist if they close some,its the same scenario.
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Old 17-03-2008, 21:34   #7
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It's not though is it.. They are going to exist but in far fewer number.

If something is necessary for the public, such as post offices, but can't be run with a profit, then I think the government should be backing the system up.

Buses still exist in large numbers because it's profitable.
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Old 17-03-2008, 22:07   #8
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aint disagreeing with yer arguement,just tellin it the way it is. sucessive governments do not give a rats about the "Little" people, aint condescending but ya will learn when youve been round the block a few times, by the way i voted to keep em open.
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Old 17-03-2008, 22:29   #9
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Fair enough, as long as we're on the same wavelength
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Old 17-03-2008, 22:34   #10
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Have voted no .. sorry, but business is business

Why should we taxpayers pay more to subsidise a losing battle. No point in throwing good money after bad.
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Old 17-03-2008, 22:36   #11
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Have voted no .. sorry, but business is business

Why should we taxpayers pay more to subsidise a losing battle. No point in throwing good money after bad.
has PB proposed to ya kate?
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Old 17-03-2008, 22:40   #12
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whisper -- surely not .... I thought she wanted to keep up with the Jones's
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Old 17-03-2008, 22:42   #13
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Can think for meself thank you very much ....
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Old 17-03-2008, 22:45   #14
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Not very Conservative, keeping unprofitable businesses open, propped up by tax payers money, is it?

What happened to the free market economy?

Your beloved Lady Thatcher must be livid with this turn of events, as she struggles the half mile to Raphael Street in Knightsbridge, to collect her pension.
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Old 17-03-2008, 22:51   #15
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I wondered when this would come garinda

Hence my clause that it should only be supported if it's necessary and can't be financed privately.

A completely free market wasn't advocated by even the Iron Lady.

It's a very Conservative approach, for it is common sense asking for it to be reviewed, which clearly it does when even profitable post offices are facing closure!
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