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Anger at Post Office Profits
October 26, 2008 10:32 AM
Post Office Profits soar to £177 million as Post Offices around the constituency are earmarked for closure
Cambridgeshire Liberal Democrats have re-acted angrily to news that Royal Mail's profits have soared to £177 million at a time when the County faces 26 sub post offices closing with the commensurate reduction in services to the community.
Their Communities Spokesman, Cllr Geoff Heathcock said "This is a kick in the teeth for all those who see services reduced, jobs going and the additional threat around the corner that could see the Post Office Card account withdrawn as well"
The likely beneficiaries of this situation will be the Treasury and an inflated salary for the Post Office Chief Executive - already one of the highest paid public servants in the land.
The Post Office remit seems to be to deliver a lower quality service, increase your prices well above inflation and be deemed a success.
David Jenkins, County Councillor for Cottenham, Histon and Impington agreed: 'The Post Office has said that it is closing Impington Post Office despite local support to keep it open and despite major demand for its services from the local business community which is growing. This is an organisation which looks only at a narrowly defined profit the bottom line and doesn't understand its role as an agent of government in supporting the sustainable growth of our communities.'
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