Should we save the Post Office? Reviews

The Post Office is the centre of the community, creates a sense of identity and belonging. It also encourages sustainable living by providing services at a locality. Post Offices are not just about buying stamps, they give people access to cash, benefits and government services. Many outlets come combined with a shop or newsagents which makes them ...

Our post office usually sees me once a year. Once a year I trot along to the place carrying roughly a hundred cards and 20 packages, explain patiently that yes, I really DO want surface mail rather than airmail because I'm poor and have friends with whom there is a running agreement that no-one will whine if gifts turn up late, and return ...

Having read Plipplop's empassioned argument against the Post Office I feel compelled to offer the case for the defence. A lot of the reasons given for closing post offices rely on the assumption that there are better and cheaper ways of meeting customers' needs, and that our attachment to the Post Office is emotional. That is a good ...

The Post Office is a true British institution. As long as we've had stamps, we've had the Post Office. Seen by many as a bastion of British society, the number of Post Offices has dwindled over recent years, prompting a campaign to save as many as possible. It's not until you actually use one that you realise why so many are being closed down. ...