Strike!

[Ian H]

I don’t entirely disagree with that, but, it wasn’t the ONLY criteria I mentioned, you just happened to cherry pick that.

I never mentioned “profit”. Excess income in publicly owned services can be re-invested in the service for example.

Publicaly owned services are not immune to the changing environment in which they exist. Change is inevitable, and, did happen, even in the case of Royal Mail’s utopian past.

Most of your post was about the Post Office share price and dividends.

 

[BoldonLad]

Most of your post was about the Post Office share price and dividends.

Yes, that is true.

Clue, it was a reply to a post referencing Post Office Shareholders and Dividends, which the Poster appeared to be particularly upset by.

 

[Deleted member 49]

The Dividend is currently just over 6%, so, just a little more than what could be made in a fixed rate saving account, at the moment.

So, I don't really feel I missed out, indeed, I feel I dodged a bullet.

This reply tells me everything.

 

[matticus]

Speaking of P+O.

https://www.theguardian.com/busines...ts-record-breaking-profits-after-mass-sacking

Apologies if I've missed a bunch of relevant posts in-between, but I've just seen this (posted elsewhere):

https://www.itv.com/news/2024-03-20...-crew-wages-after-conditions-deemed-not-moral

Vives les Francais!

 

[Beebo]

I’ve been in London all day. The tube strike is annoying everyone. The west end traffic is totally gridlocked.

I am often supportive of strikes but this one seem to have virtually zero support.

Striking for a cut in working hours seems very indulgent to me.

Can anyone justify it?

 

[Rusty Nails]

I’ve been in London all day. The tube strike is annoying everyone. The west end traffic is totally gridlocked.

I am often supportive of strikes but this one seem to have virtually zero support.

Striking for a cut in working hours seems very indulgent to me.

Can anyone justify it?

You're asking the wrong people. It is not up to random forum contributors to justify it...unless they work on the underground.

 

[briantrumpet]

And there I was thinking you were thinking of me coming back to Devon two days early to avoid the nationwide strike in France on Wednesday...