Campaign to stop Post Office closures

John Barrett has launched a major campaign to ensure the long-term security of post offices throughout Edinburgh.

Following hundreds of post office closures in the UK during the last few years, the Government now admits that up to 3,000 more post offices could close. The universal daily collection and delivery of mail is also under threat because of a proposal to increase competition in the postal services market.

John Barrett has written to all post offices in Edinburgh West, asking them to get their customers to sign the petition. Once collected the petitions will be presented to the Department for Trade & Industry.

You can add your name to the petition by email using the form below.

Petition to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, Patricia Hewitt MP

We, the undersigned believe post offices provide an essential service to local communities and call upon Consignia and the Government to take urgent action to stop the wave of post offices closures in the UK. We call upon the Government to ensure every home and business in the UK continues to receive a daily delivery of mail, and to ensure that letters can be sent at an affordable rate for the same price of a stamp to anywhere in the UK, guaranteeing the Universal Service Obligation.