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Old 16-10-2013, 08:24 PM #1
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Vinny undervalued the shares which stood at almost £5 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.


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

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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.
 
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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.

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How so?

They don't have anywhere near the market share they would have been guaranteed when nationalised. So as a business, they would have had to massively increase costs to keep turning bigger profits. I don't think I know anyone these days, that actually has a BT phone line.
 
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How so?

They don't have anywhere near the market share they would have been guaranteed when nationalised. So as a business, they would have had to massively increase costs to keep turning bigger profits. I don't think I know anyone these days, that actually has a BT phone line.



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How so?

They don't have anywhere near the market share they would have been guaranteed when nationalised. So as a business, they would have had to massively increase costs to keep turning bigger profits. I don't think I know anyone these days, that actually has a BT phone line.
My parents have a BT phone line at home, as part of their broadband package, but I think we get about one phone call a month on the house phone so it's kind of pointless. Everyone just uses their mobiles nowadays.
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Talking of mobiles does anyone remember BT cellnet?.... which became O2?
How rich would the country be BT was still nationalised during the buyout?... Answer, very!
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Royal Mail Reports £283m First Half Profits

[Rising parcel revenue and cost cuts help
the postal service almost double operating
profits following its flotation.]


http://news.sky.com/story/1174262/ro...t-half-profits



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The royal mail has improved a lot this past 3 yrs..loving the sunday opening.
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You don't work for it obviously, sending a small parcel went overnight from £2.70 to £5.65 are you loving that too?
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You don't work for it obviously, sending a small parcel went overnight from £2.70 to £5.65 are you loving that too?
Thats still a fair price tbh.
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You don't work for it obviously, sending a small parcel went overnight from £2.70 to £5.65 are you loving that too?
Fact is the private sector is always more reliable than the public sector.
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Can you provide any evidence for that statement?
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Fact is the private sector is always more reliable than the public sector.
Does that include the now privatized sections of the NHS?
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