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    What the hell have they been doing?

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7906820.stm

    Insanity! How can such a lumbering antique be allowed to continue to exist?
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    Re: What the hell have they been doing?

    Quote Originally Posted by IBM View Post
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7906820.stm

    Insanity! How can such a lumbering antique be allowed to continue to exist?
    Because having a nationalised postal service ensures that people can rely on their letters meeting a certain standard of delivery. The downside is that the government forced it to stick to specific rates rather than letting it set it's own rates like a business would based on costs.

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    Re: What the hell have they been doing?

    i dont get it, how did Royal mail exist ok before?

    theres more post now than ever, how are they not doing well

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    Re: What the hell have they been doing?

    They should give them the sack.
    Quote Originally Posted by Blitzen View Post
    stupid betond belief.
    You owe it to yourself to click here really.

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    Re: What the hell have they been doing?

    Quote Originally Posted by Clunk View Post
    They should give them the sack.

    They would only take it home with them...

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