• Flax
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      29 months ago

      Post office basically sells stamps and hands stuff over to Royal Mail who delivers them.

    • @thehatfox@lemmy.world
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      19 months ago

      They are separate entities, they have been since Royal Mail was privatised. Post Office Limited runs the offices where postal and other services are provided/sold, including those of Royal Mail. Royal Mail Limited runs the postal service which moves and delivers the letters and parcels.

        • @frazorth@feddit.uk
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          18 months ago

          I’m not sure I agree with this statement.

          Our post office allows you to post packages with several different postal networks, including Royal Mail and Evri.

          By decoupling the shop from the network, they can now do more without the conflict of interest from Royal Mail.

          • @Squizzy@lemmy.world
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            18 months ago

            I wouldn’t say having a shop front is a conflict of interest and postal agents exist as is so I only see it as removing a piece of a public utility in favour of privatisation.

            Generally speaking, privatising public infrastrucure causes issues and added expense for consumers, less stable jobs and removes the benefit of the public investment.

            • @frazorth@feddit.uk
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              18 months ago

              I wasn’t referring to the privatisation, you said

              What an unnecessary division of labour.

              The labour overlap of a parcel network and a storefront are completely different.

              It didnt need to be privatised, but separating the two isnt a bad thing.