Moore becomes postman for the day in Hawick

[TrueBlueTerrier]

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BORDERS MP Michael Moore joined local postman Lee McAllister on his delivery round in the West end area of Hawick on January 11.

Mr Moore is one of a number of politicians being invited to go out with postmen and women across Scotland to see the lengths Royal Mail goes to, to deliver the post.

The purpose of the visits is to give MPs a unique insight into the challenges of delivering mail to every house and business in their constituency, six days a week.

Mr Moore said: "Postmen and women perform an incredibly important function in our communities, not just delivering communication, but being one of the institutions in society that binds us together for the common good.

"I wanted to get a real understanding of the work that goes into delivering the mail on a daily basis.

"There can be no better way of getting that insight than actually going out and doing the job alongside a delivery postman.

"I joined local postman Lee McAllister who has been delivering mail to customers in Hawick for over four years and I was very grateful for his time, his insights and his patience today!"

Julie Pirone, Director of Communications Scotland, briefed Mr Moore before he set off on his walk.

She said: "We're delighted that Mr Moore is taking the time to experience the everyday challenges faced by our delivery postmen and women.

"The visit gave us the opportunity to show Mr Moore how we are modernising and transforming the organisation. We are investing in new sorting and delivery equipment as we respond to the changing nature of the modern postbag. We are delivering more parcels and fewer letters than ever before and the tools for the job need to reflect that."

[Wessex]

Funnily enough this MP said exactly the same words about the postie he was paired with as Mr Moore, and the Royal Mail manager said exactly the same words as Ms.Pironie .

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It's like some weird Stepford Wives conspiracy when you listen to RM's and MP's bullshine machines in action.

[POSTMAN]

Wessex,as picked up previously by Fishtank,they same the same thing....both sets.....'everytime'.

[chooch]

Funnily enough this MP said exactly the same words about the postie he was paired with as Mr Moore, and the Royal Mail manager said exactly the same words as Ms.Pironie .

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It's like some weird Stepford Wives conspiracy when you listen to RM's and MP's bullshine machines in action.