Politics Podcast: The Post Office Closure Programme:
Following up the series of articles I have written about the closure of local post offices, the Politics Podcast this week is an interview with Kim Ledgar, Executive Officer for the Midlands region of the Federation of Sub-postmasters, talks about the Government’s Post Office closure programme.
She explains the odd situation where sub-postmasters invest in and run their business but have the hands tied by Royal Mail/the Government.
She also expresses her relief at the closure programme as it offers a way out for struggling sub-postmasters and describes ways in which local government could give more business to Post Offices.
This podcast is excerpted from Episode 11 of the Wolverhampton Politics Show by Matt Revell.
Recorded: 5th October 2007. Originally broadcast on WCR FM.
Programme Notes
02:25 - Kim Ledgar, Executive Officer for the Midlands region of the Federation of Sub-postmasters, talks about the Government’s Post Office closure programme. She explains the odd situation where sub-postmasters invest in and run their business but have the hands tied by Royal Mail/the Government. She also expresses her relief at the closure programme as it offers a way out for struggling sub-postmasters and describes ways in which local government could give more business to Post Offices.
20:33 - Andrew Wynne explains how he squares his support of free markets with the importance of Post Offices.
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Article Series - Post Office Closures
- Political Implications of Gordon Brown’s Decimation of the Post Offices
- The Labour Manifestos 1997, 2001, 2005 on Post Offices: What did Gordon Brown and Tony Blair promise?
- Politics Podcast: The Post Office Closure Programme:
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