Post office closures
"Despite the Royal Mail and its network of 14,000 Post Offices having a first class postal service, it is being broken up. To understand why and how you can help if your Post Office is threatened with closure, read on"
Since 1997, European Union (EU) Articles and Directives have forced the Royal Mail to surrender most of its profitable business to private companies, (mainly German and Dutch). This deliberate decision has made the Post Office lose money and rely on British Government subsidies which are beginning to be withdrawn. In 2009 it will worsen when all postal activity must be opened to privatisation. That’s why Post Offices are being shut and one of them could be yours. The Post Office wasn't broke
The Post Offices are closing because of the EU with the collusion of the Labour Government. No other reason, it’s that simple, despite what other political parties may tell you with their gestures of support. If you’re being told anything else, you’re being misled. It is planned for 2,500 Post Offices to be closed in the next nine months and we have learnt from a reliable source that the eventual figure over the next few years could be as high as 10,000 closures, which would effectively mean the end of the Royal Mail.
Closed for good?You can read the European Union's "Objectives of Community Postal Policy Framework" here. The three establishment parties know this is happening because of the European Union and pay lip service in supporting local campaigns and posing for press-photos but they always studiously avoid mentioning the real culprit and are hypocritical to say the least. Listen to Markus Ferber, the rapporteur on EU postal services, giving a speech in Strasbourg on the 'liberalisation' of the EU postal Market opposite. Markus Ferber



Dorset Closures

The list of Dorset closure is here.
The Government are going through the motions of a consultation period which lasts just six weeks. UKIP believe that the people most affected by this, (you, the customer), should have a democratic vote. In many areas there is a mechanism for such situations already in place called a 'Parish Poll'. The first of these took place on the 12th of June in Saint Breward in Cornwall. If you need help and guidance on holding your own Parish Poll together with literature for distribution please ring us on 0800 587 6 587 and ask for Trevor Colman. UKIP have produced a fact sheet which you can download, print and distribute. St BrewardThe results of the poll were quite astounding. On a high turnout, (60%), 100% (438) villagers voted to keep their Post Office! If you live in a Parish the option of holding a poll is open to you and is far more democratic than the sham consultations which the Government will simply ignore.
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