Royal Mail losses could see rise in stamp prices

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 09 May 2008, 15:16

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... rices.html

The price of stamps could increase to help shore up finances at the Royal Mail, campaigners have warned, after the postal company unveiled a slump in its profits.

Its biggest loss has come from the â€œuniversal serviceâ€

Post by **janitor** » 09 May 2008, 15:41

Private companies now deliver four billion of the 20 billion items that are posted every year.

They still don't get it do they, private companies deliver naff all, they just collect it we still do the donkey work.

Post by **Lounge Lizard** » 09 May 2008, 18:03

janitor wrote:Private companies now deliver four billion of the 20 billion items that are posted every year.

They still don't get it do they, private companies deliver naff all, they just collect it we still do the donkey work.

Not the only thing the Torygraph gets wrong.
"First class stamps which are fixed at 34p until 2010 could increase to 36p or more". No, they've been 36p since last month.

BELIAL · Post by **BELIAL** » 09 May 2008, 20:45

For all those would be tory voters out there, take note "RM desperately needs to reduce it"s costs" ,thats your pay and pensions(courtesy of Chas Hendry shadow spokesman on postal affairs)