Sent to the Evening Times: 27th March 2008. Not Published
Sir
Tom Harris argument that people who buy stamps in supermarkets but oppose Post Office closures are hypocritical makes no sense (report, 26th March). Real hypocrisy is when MPs and Government Ministers vote for the programme which led to the closures in Parliament but then fight to save their local branches.
Post Offices are often the focus for a local community – so much more than places to pay bills or buy stamps. It was the Labour Party that took away the Post Office’s functions in these areas in the first place.
I am not surprised Tom Harris and his colleagues are upset – they have been caught out putting London loyalty ahead of Glasgow’s grievances, and now they will have to answer to voters at the next election.
Yours sincerely
