Postman Pat would be worried by Government plans to privatise the Royal Mail, his creator revealed. John Cunliffe said the kids favourite would be concerned about real-life posties.
He told the Daily Mirror: He is very interested in people and peoples welfare. If he saw his colleagues were suffering from it, he would be worried.
He was speaking after the Government confirmed it was pressing ahead with a £3billion fire sale of the Royal Mail in the face of widespread opposition. Ministers plan to carry out a stock market flotation of the postal giant in the coming weeks in what opponents have labelled a desperate bid to bail out the Tory-led Coalitions failed economic policies.
The Communication Workers Union has called a strike ballot to oppose the sell-off. And yesterday Post Office managers backed industrial action in a dispute over pay. Brian Scott, from the Unite union, representing the managers, said: This result sends a clear message to the employer.
Read more at: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/royal-mail-privatisation-postman-pat-2272525
-- Edited by PostmanPat on Monday 16th of September 2013 06:21:49 PM
-- Edited by PostmanPat on Monday 16th of September 2013 06:22:02 PM
