LiamTheBox@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.ml · 17 hours agoSome Czech billionaire bought Royal Mailwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up133arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: uk_politics@feddit.ukworldnews@lemmit.online
arrow-up133arrow-down1external-linkSome Czech billionaire bought Royal Mailwww.bbc.co.ukLiamTheBox@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.ml · 17 hours agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: uk_politics@feddit.ukworldnews@lemmit.online
minus-squaredhtseany@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·12 hours agoAs an American with the postal service that’s a government agency this is just blowing my mind. Y’all just let a private dude buy your mail service?
minus-squaresik0fewl@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·9 hours agoI mean… the same thing is probably going to happen to you in the next couple years.
minus-squareLuvs2Spuj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 hours agoMy understanding is that about 20 years ago it got privatised, with some government oversight. I think that is still the case, it’s just now the owner is a foreigner so the tabloids can get worked up. Privatisation is still bullshit though.
As an American with the postal service that’s a government agency this is just blowing my mind. Y’all just let a private dude buy your mail service?
I mean… the same thing is probably going to happen to you in the next couple years.
My understanding is that about 20 years ago it got privatised, with some government oversight. I think that is still the case, it’s just now the owner is a foreigner so the tabloids can get worked up.
Privatisation is still bullshit though.