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Erosion of postal delivery service or much needed reform?

The mail arrives at Belmont, Unst. photo: Royal Mail

ISLES MP Alistair Carmichael has called on postal regulator Ofcom to reject proposals from Royal Mail to cut back on delivery services.

On Wednesday the company published proposals to cut services including changing the delivery of all non first class letters to every other weekday, though first class would continue to be delivered six days a week.

The plans are aimed at saving up to £300 million a year.

Royal Mail is making losses and the company says reform of the universal service obligation is urgently needed.

If approved the changes would mean daily delivery routes are cut by between 7,000 to 9,000 within two years, and would likely lead to job cuts.

Orkney and Shetland MP Carmichael said these latest proposals made even less sense “than what we have had earlier from Royal Mail” and urged the company to take advantage of its dominant market position.




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