The Downing Street Letter

I received a very interesting e-mail from Colin the Postmaster tonight.

Colin informed me that Community Councillor Allan Matheson, who has done so much in the campaign to keep our post office open, received a letter, dated January 3rd, from 10 Downing Street.

The last section of the letter reads as follows:

"On the 28th November the Post Office announced a further strengthening of the process of reviewing these plans.

"Allan Leighton, the Chairman of the Royal Mail, will now personally decide on issues where the Post Office and Postwatch cannot reach agreement." (my bold type)

We officially know that Postwatch and Post Office Ltd could not agree on whether to keep our post office open.

So did Mr Leighton make the final decision?

It seems unlikely because in such a unique case as this surely we would have been told about his involvement, his verdict and how it was reached.

Instead it appears the decision to shut our branch was made in the same manner as all the other post offices on the closure list.

I deduce this because Postwatch Wales have not mentioned any intervention by Mr Leighton.

And neither have Post Office Ltd.

There's plenty of food for thought in the Downing Street letter. I'll speak to Colin and Allan M about it over the weekend.