Row erupts over key postal contract - Cumbernauld

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A PRIVATISATION row has erupted after Labour councillors ended their association with Royal Mail – amid claims that they have jeopardised the job security of working- class men and women.


Labour members at Motherwell Civic Centre voted to award a key postal delivery contract to Dutch giants TNT – but the authority’s 22 Scottish Nationalist councillors have expressed “grave concern’’ at the move.

Now the Nationalists are demanding a meeting with the councillor’s most senior executive, Gavin Whitefield, in a bid to affect a turnaround.

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From the paper edition, a council spokesman is quoted as saying the TNT contract for 2nd class was 21.5p against the Royal Mail's 28p

[Swinder]

From the paper edition, a council spokesman is quoted as saying the TNT contract for 2nd class was 21.5p against the Royal Mail's 28p

Sounds about right to be honest.
This is just further proof that DSA is one of many nails in the coffin of this company.

[Lounge Lizard]

From the paper edition, a council spokesman is quoted as saying the TNT contract for 2nd class was 21.5p against the Royal Mail's 28p

Then TNT pay Royal Mail about 13½p so pocket 8p just for one step of the journey, from the Council Offices to the Mail Centre. Privatisation by the back door.