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84Second Class Post
Our postal system is in chaos and this Christmas it could easily reach breaking point. A combination of demoralised staff, local sorting office closures and the introduction of new and untried working methods could easily result in millions of items simply not getting delivered by December 24th. And that, I can honestly tell you, breaks my old postie's heart.
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82Dead Letters and Daily Responsibilities
The whole thing seems like a grand exercise in stating the obvious. They might as well add: “In order to post a letter you should push it through the letter box” and: “In order to walk up a garden path one foot should be placed in front of the other”.
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81Dogs and Postal Workers
We are both bound by routine, me and the dogs. We help each other to pass the time of day.
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80Badly Addressed Mail
This is the text of a radio column I wrote for You & Yours on BBC Radio 4. The posties' knowledge beats new technology when it comes to badly addressed mail.
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80Park and Loop
This is called “park & loop”. We park up the van, fill up our trolleys, head off in two different directions, spend 40 minutes or so completing the loop, then come back to the van to drive off to the next parking spot.
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76Team Talk
Royal Mail Guidance notes: Walking while delivering. When walking please use "feet". Other parts of the body are not suitable for this activity.
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76Deconstructing the agreement Part 1
I’m struck by how far short of expectations the new agreement actually falls. I’ve decided to “deconstruct” the text to see if we can’t find out what is actually going on.
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75Junk Mail
We call it Door to Door, or Household. You call it junk mail. The council calls it landfill. The people who design this stuff should be made to deliver it themselves.
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73Downstream Access
Postal workers will certainly know about Downstream Access, but how many members of the public have heard about it? The following is a user’s guide to Downstream Access and its impact on the Royal Mail.
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73The New Agreement
The new agreement between the Royal Mail and the CWU is out. I’m looking at a copy now. It’s called “Business Transformation 2010 and Beyond.”
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