On 17/06/2011 17:04, 'Mike' wrote:

Does one need choice when the service provided is 1st class?

Go back 'quite a few years' to when we had THREE deliveries a day. (I
understand Royal Mail have made a hefty loss AGAIN :-(()

It's likely to make a loss for evermore. The traffic that makes a profit
has been creamed off to private enterprise that is unfettered by the
universal service requirement. Only one carrier is required to take mail
and parcels anywhere for one price far below what it costs to take it to
most outlying areas.
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Phil Cook