30,000 Jobs To Go

[Spirit]

Royal Mail is to reduce the number of its full-time employees by at least 30,000, according to a strategic plan that it has submitted to Postcomm, the mail regulator.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtm.../07/ixcity.html

[Milkshock]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtm.../07/ixcity.html

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glad to see everythings going well in uk plc

[Gavin]

I would never applaud this kind of decision but then again, the PO is one of the remaining dinosaurs left from a former ans passed age. The nature of the industry has been absolutely whacked by e-mail (a real new paradigm) and it could actually be a good thing for the economy to have a more stramlined professionally run postal service. Not sure if cutting jobs is what this will mean, but something like this was inevitable sooner or later.

[200p]

A bull might say

This wont affect house prices at all - posties cant and will not be able to afford a house as a FTB anyway.

This news is irrelevant

[Spirit]

A bull might say

This wont affect house prices at all - posties cant and will not be able to afford a house as a FTB anyway.

This news is irrelevant

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But any news of job losses might influence confidence about employment generally?

[right_freds_dead]

there isnt much left ?

no british rail. no post. no manufacturing. no council housing. not much health or pension.

bet your all really glad you voted for thatcher back then. everybody thought it was great as they cost cut and destroyed everything that didnt produce a profit.

its time to reap whats been sown.

[200p]

But any news of job losses might influence confidence about employment generally?

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I cant hear you my fingers are in my ears lalalalalala

Our local Staples has closed down as well.

I wanted to buy an external 80Gig HD for £49 reduced from £100 but could not

Edited August 7, 2005 by trev

[the end is a bit nigher]

bet your all really glad you voted for thatcher back then.

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typical labour sh*te - blair's been in for over 8 years now - stop blaming his mis-management of the economy on someone who hasn't been in power for nearly 15 years - alternatively, why not go back to the winters of discontent under labour in the 70s

[Blackholeshine]

A bull might say

This wont affect house prices at all - posties cant and will not be able to afford a house as a FTB anyway.

This news is irrelevant

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Job opportunities at the Post Office can act like a safety net for people made redundant from other jobs. Instead of having their flat/house repossessed after their redundancy they can get a stop-gap job with a labour intensive organisation like the Royal Mail. The Mayor of our council is a postie: he worked in the printing industry before redundancy forced him to look for another job.

Edited August 7, 2005 by Padiham

[theChuz]

A bull might say

This wont affect house prices at all - posties cant and will not be able to afford a house as a FTB anyway.

This news is irrelevant

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A bear would then reply with.

What no posty bought a house over 5 years ago?

[Dicky]

I wanted to buy an external 80Gig HD for £49 reduced from £100 but could not

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Is that the USB2.0 one with Wifi, I'd like one of those too for £49.

[theChuz]

Is that the USB2.0 one with Wifi, I'd like one of those too for £49.

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WIFI on a harddrive? what is this mythical beast you talk of?

[Dicky]

WIFI on a harddrive? what is this mythical beast you talk of?

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Sorry, its something in the furtue I've been working on, it used 802.11g and runs at 54Mbs watch this space.