Comments on: The Post office is not a good advert for nationalisation http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/12/27/the-post-office-is-not-a-good-advert-for-nationalisation/ Incisive and topical campaigns and commentary on today's issues and tomorrow's problems Wed, 23 May 2012 13:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bazman http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/12/27/the-post-office-is-not-a-good-advert-for-nationalisation/#comment-895 Bazman Sun, 30 Dec 2007 22:51:29 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/12/27/the-post-office-is-not-a-good-advert-for-nationalisation/#comment-895 In my town, the local main post office. Very traditional, was closed and relocated to a high street shop. The local website and newspapers where outraged. I have paid a few bills, car tax etc. Things have got a bit faster I can tell you! The 'village' part is still within walking distance, again in a local shop. How hard is it to deliver letters? Easy life! In my town, the local main post office. Very traditional, was closed and relocated to a high street shop. The local website and newspapers where outraged. I have paid a few bills, car tax etc. Things have got a bit faster I can tell you! The ‘village’ part is still within walking distance, again in a local shop.
How hard is it to deliver letters? Easy life!

]]> By: Alan Douglas http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/12/27/the-post-office-is-not-a-good-advert-for-nationalisation/#comment-894 Alan Douglas Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:51:04 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/12/27/the-post-office-is-not-a-good-advert-for-nationalisation/#comment-894 John, I think that the break-up of the monopoly on government payments was a "EU" requirement ? This would put a whole new view on the PO's difficulties. Is it not the case that 80 % of our laws are now EU-derived ? I do think that if any of these matters that you raise are ultimately sourced from the EU, you should spell this out. Alan Douglas Reply: I do not always know what is an EU requirement, as the government often does not tell us, and always refuses to show us the legal advice they are using. I agree we should be told. I believe around 80% of the laws affecting business now come from the EU - it is difficult providing an accurate figure as "laws" are not a single unit of account. You have to make some assumptions - numbers of pages of lawcode? Some allowance for seriousness of issues/penalties? John,

I think that the break-up of the monopoly on government payments was a “EU” requirement ?

This would put a whole new view on the PO’s difficulties. Is it not the case that 80 % of our laws are now EU-derived ?

I do think that if any of these matters that you raise are ultimately sourced from the EU, you should spell this out.

Alan Douglas

Reply: I do not always know what is an EU requirement, as the government often does not tell us, and always refuses to show us the legal advice they are using.
I agree we should be told. I believe around 80% of the laws affecting business now come from the EU – it is difficult providing an accurate figure as “laws” are not a single unit of account. You have to make some assumptions – numbers of pages of lawcode? Some allowance for seriousness of issues/penalties?

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