Keeping you posted

Today the Government announced a major closure programme for our post offices – some 2,500 will go between summer 2007 and the end of 2008. The story leaked over the weekend and so I’ve done a number of radio interview this week on the subject of behalf of Postwatch. Altogether I’ve done five interviews, making a total of 40 radio and television interviews that I’ve done for Postwatch since I joined the organisation eight months ago.
In fact, we were expecting much more media interest today – after all, a few weeks ago a petition with 4 million signatures protesting against post office closures was delivered to the Prime Minister. However, the Government statement on the closure programme has coincided with the report on Princess Diana’s death which is of much more interest to the media.
Apparently, following a three-year investigation, the Stevens enquity has concluded that the death was an accident. I could have told them that nine years ago.

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