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Friday July 03, 2009 23:23 by supporter - Bookfair collective bristolanarchistbookfair at riseup dot net
![]() industrial unrest unsettles the bosses New Labour hatchet man and friend of the bosses, the disgraced politician turned Lord of a manor, Peter Mandelson, announced this week he was shelving plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail, for now. He blamed 'market conditions', by which he meant this wasn't a great time to sell off another public asset, because investors were a bit short of cash and couldn't even afford one of New Labour's carrots to the private sector. Given how much debt New Labour have put us all in by bailing out their mates in the banks, they now need to try and balance the books by flogging off some more of our assets. But for once they do need a decent price, and clearly they dont think they'll get it in the current climate. There are however a few more reasons he didn't care to go into in any detail.... Firstly, around 100 New Labour MP's are pledged to vote against the sell off of Royal Mail. Although the government would probably get the relevant bill passed in parliament, it would only be because the Tories will vote with the government. This would of course be just a bit embarrasing, as well as highlighting a major split in the party. Such a row would also reflect the massive public opposition to the sell off, based clearly on what happened with previous privatised industries - prices up, service down, profits to shareholders/investors up.
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