[Vicky.]

Tbh, I'm still for giving this a chance to hope it improves service..but I doubt it somehow.

[joeysteele]

This will prove to be a disaster for customers I think. I never agreed with it and still don't.What a farce too as to the pricing of the shares.

[Kizzy]

Crazy, remind me how they got in power again?....

[Verbal]

The thing about this that makes me sick is that there are shareholders now up and down the country, who are people who can afford to spend up to 10k on shares who made a profit on this, whilst there are people on the other end of the scale who can barely afford to eat a square meal who get treated with nothing more than utter contempt. Its a handout from the government to the rich people of the country. Its robbing Paul to pay Peter. They go on and on about the country being short of money and they sell this off taking money out of the treasury to line their own pockets. Absolute scum this tory government are.

[MTVN]

Over 700,000 people applied for Royal Mail shares, I'd say it was more than just the wealthy very few who were supportive of this

[Verbal]

Originally Posted by MTVN

Over 700,000 people applied for Royal Mail shares, I'd say it was more than just the wealthy very few who were supportive of this

The vast majority would have and did buy a huge amount so that they could make a profit on them and many did. Your everyday working class person i'm sure would rather spend the money on food or warmth.

[Kizzy]

The minimum spend was Ł750... Who has that lying around in loose change?
It should never have been allowed, even maggie left this alone. It's part of a bigger picture for sure.

[Kizzy]

Right the puzzle is starting to fit now, can't post links sorry but the Telegraph has an article on a hedge fund that has already made 18 MILLION from the sell off.
The founder of Landsdowne Partners is a knighted tory beneficiary, and was George Osbornes best man at his wedding.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Right the puzzle is starting to fit now, can't post links sorry but the Telegraph has an article on a hedge fund that has already made 18 MILLION from the sell off.
The founder of Landsdowne Partners is a knighted tory beneficiary, and was George Osbornes best man at his wedding.

Are you surprised by this? The Tory party believes that average, working people should live a life of subsistence, slogging it out for 50 years of their life to provide wealth for a social elite of profitmongers.

It's becoming increasingly obvious from their benefits policies that anyone who CAN'T work due to disability, or any "excess" livestock not needed to fill work roles, they would frankly like to round up and gas. They cant say that out loud but it's clear as day.

[Kizzy]

I'm not... Not at all, I'm surprised not more people are suspicious.

[arista]

Originally Posted by joeysteele

This will prove to be a disaster for customers I think. I never agreed with it and still don't.What a farce too as to the pricing of the shares.

Its Done now



Next the Waste of time Strikes


Then its time move on to a better service
and it will charge more - and thats what is needed


Vince Cable did a Good Job



Life In The City.

[arista]

[Royal Mail Staff To Strike In November
Workers vote in favour of the first
national postal strike in almost
four years in a row over pay and pensions.]

http://news.sky.com/story/1155347/ro...ke-in-november

[Kizzy]

Vinny undervalued the shares which stood at almost Ł5 after 24hrs... Had he opened at that it would have made an extra 900m for the country.
They will strike... and they will get in agency workers, you can't fight the tories.
The trick is not to give them a foothold, now all we can do is pray for damage limitation.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Vinny undervalued the shares which stood at almost Ł5 after 24hrs... Had he opened at that it would have made an extra 900m for the country.
They will strike... and they will get in agency workers, you can't fight the tories.
The trick is not to give them a foothold, now all we can do is pray for damage limitation.

the Postal Workers have shot themselves in the foot, they happily took the free shares, (only a handful declined), and then say they don't want to be privatised, they sold themselves down the river for a few grand up front.

[lostalex]

get back to work, plebs!

[Kizzy]

It wasn't up to them it was going ahead anyway... The shares were a sweetner is all.
The strikes are to do with pensions, as is the case with many other organisations and public services.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by lostalex

get back to work, plebs!

Go tell it to the republicans...

[Verbal]

Originally Posted by lostalex

get back to work, plebs!

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by Verbal

UFOs are real though so the joke's on you.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

It wasn't up to them it was going ahead anyway... The shares were a sweetner is all.
The strikes are to do with pensions, as is the case with many other organisations and public services.

Isn't a strike now like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted? they should have stuck to their guns, not taken the shares offered and gone on strike when this idea was proposed, doing it now that the Company has been floated and they are in the hands of shareholders is too late.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Isn't a strike now like closing the stable door after the horse has bolted? they should have stuck to their guns, not taken the shares offered and gone on strike when this idea was proposed, doing it now that the Company has been floated and they are in the hands of shareholders is too late.

The Union is Demanding their own Work Rules
this was going on when
New Labour were trying to sell it off - years ago.


One Day there will be not many Union workers
and Strikes will go.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by arista

Its Done now



Next the Waste of time Strikes


Then its time move on to a better service
and it will charge more - and thats what is needed


Vince Cable did a Good Job



Life In The City.

I don't think in the end we will get a better service at all, that is not the case with other privatised services, all it has meant is customers pay more and more for less and less.

I think this will come back in time to haunt the Lib Dems and Vince Cable for ever supporting it and allowing the Govt. to get this through. Moreso for the 'cheap' sale it has been shown to be too.

The strikes were coming anyway because of other matters,not the privatisation issue alone.

[arista]

Yes we will Pay more
but get a better service
as its a open market now.

Look for the Good Things Joey



Yes Strikes were due anyway.

Originally Posted by arista

Yes we will Pay more
but get a better service
as its a open market now.

Look for the Good Things Joey



Yes Strikes were due anyway.

Can you provide an example of any industry that has provided a better service after privatisation?

When profits are more important that service delivery, then there will never ever be an improvement in service.

[arista]

Originally Posted by Jesus.

Can you provide an example of any industry that has provided a better service after privatisation?

When profits are more important that service delivery, then there will never ever be an improvement in service.

BT