Tag: UK

Plea to stop junk mail by Scottish MP

Posted by | Jun 17, 2003 | |

Mail bosses are to be asked to stop delivering junk mail by a Glasgow MSP. Tory Bill Aitken said today so many advertising fliers – and unsolicited letters – were being pushed through letterboxes they were fast becoming a “very real nuisance”. He warned they created a security problem when left sticking out of doors because they indicated the householders could be on holiday. Mr Aitken has written to Royal Mail chiefs asking them to reconsider whether they should accept contracts to deliver junk mail. He also urged advertisers to think again about whether the junk mail approach to selling was worthwhile. A Royal Mail spokeswoman said they had a legal obligation to carry mail and pointed out direct mail brought in money and helped keep Post Office workers in jobs.

She said anyone who didn’t want to get direct mail should contact the Mailing Preference Service, which will filter out mailshots which are of no interest.

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Keep UK Royal Mail on rail call in Commons

Posted by | Jun 17, 2003 | |

The Royal Mail’s decision to transfer its freight from rail to road was condemned on all sides today with a Commons call to “keep the mail on the rail”.

Labour’s Alan Simpson (Nottingham S) led the question time attack, warning the public viewed the move as “catastrophically irresponsible”.

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UK Post Office® branches to become more commercial and offer more financial products and services in sweeping changes, Allan Leighton reveals today

Posted by | Jun 17, 2003 | |

Post Office branches will sell a comprehensive range of financial services as part of a sweeping commercialisation of the UK’s network of branches, Allan Leighton, chairman of Royal Mail revealed today (Tuesday) at the National Federation of Subpostmasters conference in Scarborough. The first, an unsecured personal loan, will go on sale from October with a national roll out targeted for January/February 2004. Mr Leighton said: “Post Office reinvention is now truly underway, and David Mills, the Chief Executive, and I want it to be based on the entrepreneurial skills of our subpostmasters backed by new products, new incentives and new advertising. We are determined to put our Post Office branches on a better financial footing, by giving customers the products they want and letting subpostmasters get on with the job of running their branches to suit their customers.

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UK Post Offices to offer loans and credit cards

Posted by | Jun 17, 2003 | |

Post offices are to start offering personal loans and credit cards as part of the “sweeping commercialisation” of the network, it was revealed today.

Unsecured loans will be offered across the country from October, in direct competition with banks and supermarkets.

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Irish An Post strikes hit dole payments

Posted by | Jun 17, 2003 | |

The GPO was shut down yesterday after unofficial action by An Post staff.

The industrial action by counter staff left thousands of unemployed people without their dole payments. More than 20 post offices nationwide, including the GPO, were forced to close.

An Post said yesterday that those involved in the action would have their pay docked. But the Communications Workers’ Union (CWU) warned of further action if that happened.

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