Last post for Postwatch (2)
Effectively Postwatch – the watchdog for postal consumers – ended today after almost eight years of operation. Technically the organisation will be in existence Monday and Tuesday, but nobody will be working, since all the IT equipment and office furniture will be on the move so that, on Wednesday, Consumer Focus – a merger of Postwatch, Energywatch and the National Consumer Council – can come into effect. As I’m on the Board of Consumer Focus, I’ve very involved in the creation of the new organisation.
For the past two and a half years, I’ve been Chair of the Greater London region of Postwatch and this morning I chaired my last meeting of the Committee before we all went to a restaurant for a farewell lunch and presentation of small mementos. Today has been typical of the last month for me; indeed, in the last three weeks, literally there has not been a morning or an afternoon when I’ve not had a meeting or event, largely because of all the extra activity around the closing down of Postwatch and the opening up of Consumer Focus.
In a couple of weeks, my life should become less hectic – and then I have to think about whether I should seek another appointment to replace (partially) the time commitment of Postwatch. Then, before you know it, it’ll be Christmas! Remember to post early …