Consumers and MPs demand to see Royal Mail financial report

terrace · Post by **terrace** » 09 Aug 2007, 06:10

Mp's demand to see Royal Mail financial report,fat chance!
check link
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/b ... 224556.ece
They've been found out.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 09 Aug 2007, 06:14

Text of article is:

Royal Mail came under attack yesterday for refusing to publish its delayed financial results as it emerged that it has given them to the postal regulator.

Royal Mail would not give a reason, but speculation is growing that it wants to avoid controversy over executive bonuses or hide the fact that its financial performance is better than expected. Both issues would prove tricky as it battles with the Communication Workers Union.

Royal Mail said that it had not set a date to make the results public. The figures are for its year to the end of March and usually are published in May. It has avoided a fine by sending the numbers to Postcomm within a deadline set by its licence, but the regulator has no obligation to make them public.

The delay comes as postal workers are staging a month of strikes in the worst dispute to hit the business for 11 years and as thousands of post offices are being closed.

Peter Luff, chairman of the Commons Trade and Industry Select Committee, called for immediate publication. He said: â€œThis year, more than any other year, the figures should be made public. We are in the middle of a massive post office closure programme and the public have a right to know Royal Mailâ€™s real financial health as they suffer industrial action.â€™â€™ Royal Mail bosses are expected to be called before the committee soon after Parliament returns in the autumn to explain what is happening. Lindsay Hoyle, the Labour MP for Chorley and a member of the committee, had been pressing for an emergency session during the recess.

A spokeswoman for Postwatch, the consumersâ€™ group, said: â€œWe donâ€™t understand why Royal Mail is not publishing the figures. We have asked for them several times. We need to be able to see the state of the business.â€

Post by **Loyalblue** » 09 Aug 2007, 09:40

It stinks! But why have the media/papers in general been so silent during this dispute? Information and facts that would help to give us public support just isn`t there or it`s buried. Can`t we do anything to add pressure to get RM to have to release this report?

J · Post by J » 09 Aug 2007, 10:37

Loyalblue wrote:It stinks! But why have the media/papers in general been so silent during this dispute? Information and facts that would help to give us public support just isn`t there or it`s buried. Can`t we do anything to add pressure to get RM to have to release this report?

Thing is Loyalblue, Leighton has a hand in most media outlets.

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 09 Aug 2007, 10:39

Thing is Loyalblue, Leighton has a hand in most media outlets.

I though his hand was in most strike breakers

Post by **barkersboy** » 09 Aug 2007, 10:43

Royal Mail plc is owned by the Government ergo the British Public. It is about time the pressure was put firmly on the government, and the trade unions, the media and the general public should be demanding to see the financial accounts

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 09 Aug 2007, 11:46

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
Thing is Loyalblue, Leighton has a hand in most media outlets.
I though his hand was in most strike breakers

you got a word wrong there is should be UP not IN .

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 09 Aug 2007, 12:04

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
Thing is Loyalblue, Leighton has a hand in most media outlets.
I though his hand was in most strike breakers
you got a word wrong there is should be UP not IN .

Damn my bad grammer

Yahoorsur · Post by **Yahoorsur** » 09 Aug 2007, 13:08

Loyalblue wrote:It stinks! But why have the media/papers in general been so silent during this dispute? Information and facts that would help to give us public support just isn`t there or it`s buried. Can`t we do anything to add pressure to get RM to have to release this report?

IMHO yes we can,lobby your MP,and yes lobby Alan Johnson,(I know some would prefer to lob something at him)

send e-mails to Aan Leighton and his pet monkey,this govt are the shareholder its time for us to pressure them.And while I am at it :lfo :cfo :lfo :cfo

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 09 Aug 2007, 13:24

,(I know some would prefer to lob something at him)

Post by **kingtubby** » 09 Aug 2007, 14:34

disgruntledpostie1 wrote: Damn my bad grammer..

..and your spelling - 'grammar'

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 09 Aug 2007, 15:54

kingtubby wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote: Damn my bad grammer..
..and your spelling - 'grammar'

Mart.

I'm soo embarrassed at my speeling mistokes

deadbox · Post by **deadbox** » 09 Aug 2007, 18:41

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
kingtubby wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote: Damn my bad grammer..
..and your spelling - 'grammar'

Mart.
I'm soo embarrassed at my speeling mistokes

Me fail english ? that unpossible

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 09 Aug 2007, 18:45

deadbox wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
kingtubby wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote: Damn my bad grammer..
..and your spelling - 'grammar'

Mart.
I'm soo embarrassed at my speeling mistokes
Me fail english ? that unpossible

I only speak 2 languages English and BAD English

axeman · Post by **axeman** » 09 Aug 2007, 19:22

you now have to wonder just what impact this has had on those two clowns as they have now gone into talks .
my belief is as has been said , now the game looks to be over and they have been caught out just perhaps m.p's now have the results and aren't amused by the clowns ...... does look kind of suspicious :cfo :lfo

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