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From: Louie Herbert - 38 Degrees <action@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: patriotsplace1103@xxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, 13 December 2016, 15:59
Subject: Post offices in
38 Degrees
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| Dear Dianne,
Thousands of post offices are under threat. In just a few days time, the
government might change the rules so that post offices which don’t make a lot
of money have an uncertain future. [1]
Post offices are more than just places where we send parcels. They’re often
central to the local area, somewhere you can collect your pension, pay bills,
and do your banking all face to face. 1 in 4 of us visit a post office every
week of the year. [2] For millions of Brits, they are at the heart of the local
community.
The government's review of post offices is only open for one more week. [3]
The news about the review is tucked away on a government website so unless we
all speak up now - the people who use the post office - it could close with
barely any fuss. A huge petition to the government would prove that the public
want them protected for good.
Please sign the petition to protect post offices. It only takes one minute:
Sign the petition
As things stand, government rules mean the Post Office has to guarantee that 95
per cent of people are within three miles of a branch. [4] But ministers could
decide to change that rule, putting thousands of post offices at risk.
Thousands of us are already coming together to protect our local post offices
and stop them from closing. [5] But this one of the biggest threats to the post
office network we’ve ever seen. It’s also our best ever chance to protect
thousands of post offices in one go.
It can feel impossible for any of us to protect post offices on our own. But by
coming together, hundreds of thousands of us are a powerful force. Each
signature on the petition adds pressure on the government to protect post
offices. If 100,000 of us sign the petition we’ll deliver it to Greg Clark and
Margot James - the ministers in charge of the post office - in a few days time.
Please sign the petition today. It only takes one minute:
Sign the petition
Thanks for being involved,
Louie, Amy, Charlotte and the 38 Degrees team.
PS: You might have seen the news about post office strikes in the run-up to
Christmas. Yes, it’s annoying to have your local post office closed. But if the
government’s post office changes go ahead, our post offices might be closed for
good - not just a few days.
There are many different ways we can each use our individual power to protect
our post offices. People who work for post offices are striking - and that’s
one way to have impact. Hundreds of thousands of us are using our signatures.
Please add your name now: http://link.38degrees.org.uk/PostOffices
NOTES:
[1,3,4] The Telegraph: Future of rural post offices hang in balance as
ministers consider changing rules that keep them open:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/10/future-rural-post-offices-hang-balance-ministers-consider-change/
[2] The Post Office: Who we are:
http://corporate.postoffice.co.uk/who-we-are
[5] There are currently 23 people running campaigns to save their local post
offices on the 38 Degrees website. They’re supported by tens of thousands of
people. You can see a list of the campaigns here:
https://home.38degrees.org.uk/?s=post+office ;|
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