Save our Post Offices
May 29, 2007 10:15 AM
Local Liberal Democrats have launched a petition calling for action to stop Post Office closures. The decision to launch the petition was sparked by the decision of the Blair/Brown government to launch a new wave of Post Office closures.
Here in Ipswich and Central Suffolk, we have already seen the closure of 28 branches at.
Labour ministers want another 2,500 branches across the country to be closed, in addition to the 4,000 they have closed since they came to power.
Local Party Chairman, Cllr. Andrew Cann said, "Many residents of Ipswich have already spoken to me about their concerns about Post Offices. Elderly residents in particular have told me of their worries about the Government's decision earlier last year to end the Post Office Card Account, used by many pensioners to collect their state pension.
"We have launched a petition along with Liberal Democrat campaigners from other areas to call on the Government to keep Post Offices open and and free the business from restrictive regulation, invest in the future of the network and stop removing government business. A copy of the petition is on the back page of this Focus. Please fill it in and return it to the address shown."
If you would like to sign the petition please do so by going to the online petitions section of this website.
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