http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/03/20/the-post-office-a-large-pension-fund-with-a-company-attached/ Member of Parliament for Wokingham Mon, 12 May 2008 05:54:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/03/20/the-post-office-a-large-pension-fund-with-a-company-attached/#comment-18353 A Ellis Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:22:45 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/03/20/the-post-office-a-large-pension-fund-with-a-company-attached/#comment-18353 Articles 87,88,89 of the Amsterdam treaty lay out the rules governing monopoly, as a result our so called sovereign government has to seek permission from the EU commission on state aid and funding for the royal mail and Post office. EU directive 97/96EC `Privatisation of Postal service` establish a universal postal service within the EU. The second Postal Service Directive (2002/E39/EC). The Post Office is in the situation where it is obliged to deliver the unprofitable mail, while half of the profitable mail throughout the EU is taken by the Dutch TNT and Deutsche Post. Any packages that the unreserved sector do not wish to handle, can be passed back to the Royal Mail to deliver, at 13p per item. It's no wonder that the Royal Mail's operating profit fell by 86% to just 22million in the first half of 2006/07. Your masters in Brussels, ( the competition commissar) allowed the subsidy to run until March 2008. The Amsterdam treaty forbids our sovereign government from subsidising our rural post office network. While at the same time bringing in directives that undermine it's profitability. This despicable government removed it's custom purposely to undermine the profitability of the Royal Mail, to create a reason it could give to the public to cover up, yet another, treacherous act about to be perpetrated upon our nation. Articles 87,88,89 of the Amsterdam treaty lay out the rules governing monopoly, as a result our so called sovereign government has to seek permission from the EU commission on state aid and funding for the royal mail and Post office.
EU directive 97/96EC `Privatisation of Postal service` establish a universal postal service within the EU.
The second Postal Service Directive (2002/E39/EC).
The Post Office is in the situation where it is obliged to deliver the unprofitable mail, while half of the profitable mail throughout the EU is taken by the Dutch TNT and Deutsche Post.
Any packages that the unreserved sector do not wish to handle, can be passed back to the Royal Mail to deliver, at 13p per item.
It’s no wonder that the Royal Mail’s operating profit fell by 86% to just 22million in the first half of 2006/07.
Your masters in Brussels, ( the competition commissar) allowed the subsidy to run until March 2008. The Amsterdam treaty forbids our sovereign government from subsidising our rural post office network. While at the same time bringing in directives that undermine it’s profitability.
This despicable government removed it’s custom purposely to undermine the profitability of the Royal Mail, to create a reason it could give to the public to cover up, yet another, treacherous act about to be perpetrated upon our nation.

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