On Wednesday, December 16, 2020 at 5:50:31 PM UTC, Jack West wrote:
On Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:27:05 +0000 (GMT)
"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

In article ,
gareth evans wrote:
Currently, with First Class mail taking several days,
there is no incentive to pay the extra premium over
Second Class, so the impending increase in cost for First Class
Stamps means that the Post Office,instead of getting
more money in their coffers, will actually get less, and
may yet go the way of the Dodo.

Perhaps reducing the cost of First Class stamps would
actually increase the takeup and so the profits
of the Post Office?

Is it time to set up a social network of postal delivery,
along the lines of what Fidonet was before the widespread
availability of T'Internet?

Remember the postal service has a flat rate for letters across the UK.
Meaning the service to distant parts is 'subsidised' by local
deliveries.

Cream off the easy stuff and the distant will become totally
uneconomic.

I think it a bit unfair to whinge about the PO at the moment. Many
services are suffering due to Covid.

He calls it The Masturbating Mail. He's had it in for The Royal mail
and its workers for years.
About two years ago on Radio 4, it was perhaps the head of Royal Mail who said, "Send your letters second class, it gets there just as fast as first"
To have second class mail, there would have to be discrimination between the two, which is probably more expensive than just delivering it.
The mugs can pay if they want.