Regional Directors Appointments

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Clashcityrocker

That is the problem with the Royal Mail. Instead of being smarmy towards me, please be constructive. The reality is we have to have managers. Some are good, some bad and some are indifferent. They are no different from you and me in essence.

I am just as good as Gary Milne and Mark Higson. Surprise,surprise, Clashcityrocker, is just as good as Bobbyden, Gary Milne and Mark Higson.

We need to get away from this Them and Us mentality which has been a pain in the backside to the Royal Mail for longer than I care to remember. It is boring, meaningless and repetitive.

Remain the way you are Clashcityrocker and sure as night follows day, the Royal Mail will still be in a mess.

What you should do Clashcityrocker is believe in yourself and do something worthwhile. If you have a good idea get on with it and make your workplace better for you and your colleagues. Never mind what others think, get on with it and prove you are right.

I do not have all the answers and neither does Gary Milne, Mark Higson and Bobbyden. The fact is, every member of staff at the Royal Mail has the answer. Some people of course do not care a stuff about the Royal Mail and you Clashcityrocker are in that category at present. Prove me wrong because I know you can with an idea that will change your workplace and make it better for you and your colleagues.

Over to you Clashcityrocker.

PS: The Royal Mail is about everybody. We do deliver to every mainland address in the country. A great pity certain elements and I include Moya Greene in this do not realise this and believe in your own workforce. Moya might then not have devised some of the most disastrous policies in the history of the Royal Mail. The pacier renewal policy, due to expire in 2016 should expire now, because if it continues for much longer, there will be nothing left.

Jesus! Lighten' up fella.
Clash was joking. We are allowed to joke on here, it hasn't been banned yet.

[postmanpat]

It is very agreeable to see Gary Milne up North after his period of tenure in the Midlands. I have to say Gary reminds me of Clare Balding, in so much as, he does every job it seems! If the Royal Mail decide to do for instance, Strictly Come Dancing, I would expect Gary to land the role as host...."I am Gary Milne, it is nice to see you, to see you, nice".

Our paths crossed round about 12 months ago and it was an experience I will not forget in a hurry, for all the right reasons, one hastens too add.

I was pre-warned to expect a lively personality, great wit and a turn of phrase to rival the best of them. I was not to be disapointed on any front and what is more I retained the shirt on my back. It was suggested prior to our short, eventful meeting that I would be leaving shirtless. I avoided that by the skin of my teeth. In the event of our paths crossing again, I might be not so lucky.

Our views on the Royal Mail are completely different and there is no way I could ever weigh in with his policies. Still, for all that, he does have the best interests of the Royal Mail at heart, something I have found lacking in other Royal Mail personnel, holding down similar positions in the company to Gary. Too many of them relate the same old stuff, which quite honestly is tired and jaded. We need to hear something more fresh and that in a nutshell is what Gary Milne provided.

Nailing my colours to the mast is a hobby of mine and to be honest I had largely forgotten about Gary Milne, even though he had made me think on my feet, until that is, I caught sight of his appointment in the North. I will say at this moment in time he is too far to the right to be a serious player at the very highest level of the Royal Mail. He does need to adopt a more considered approach in his thinking and overall strategy. Maybe, Gary, has mellowed in the 12 months or so since I met him. Maybe not.

Whatever, I shall be keeping a very close eye on his actions in the North, even not withstanding the fact, I will be quite a few miles away from the heart of the action. If concrete evidence of being a more centre ground senior manager can be provided, I will be back on here suggesting him as a future Chief Executive of the Royal Mail.

I have always believed the answer to the Royal Mail making its name again was actually in the company itself, and lo and behold, here it is possibly in the shape of Gary Milne. Only possibly. I am not convinced Gary is yet in a position to unite both sides of the organisation. The last few years have seen the gulf become more apparent and it has badly damaged the reputation of the Royal Mail. We are no further forward than say 2002 and time is running out. The appointment of Gary Milne is the piece in the jigsaw which could determine where the Royal Mail is in 2020. Amazing, but I think true. The fate of the Royal Mail is in the hands of Gary Milne. It probably always was and probably always will be.

Over to you Gary!!!

Whats happened here Bobbyden?

We've heard Gary's left the business, his Royal Mail career over!!