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News Release 13th November 2008POST OFFICE PEOPLE POWERThis afternoon (Thursday 13th November) the Government announced that the contract to run the Post Office Card Account (POCA) would be awarded to Post Office Ltd. This is a reversal of policy as the Government were planning to award this to another company, threatening another wave of Post Office closures. "All this speculation has been immensely damaging to the moral of postmasters and mistresses and post office users" says Michael Fabricant. "I received hundreds of cards from worried constituents in Lichfield, Burntwood, Yoxall, Alrewas, and Abbots Bromley concerned about this. It has destabilised the industry. "But I congratulate everyone who campaigned on this issue. People Power has won out again. |
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