48-hours before the debate
Well done Jasbir Authi and other Mail reporters who spent yesterday sticking posters up at the 26 threatened Post Offices in Birmingham to advertise the debate on Monday.
The Town Hall wanted to charge us £2,000! But the Council stepped in and, after a little persuasion, have instead given us the Council House Chamber free of charge to hold the debate on Post Office closures. (And so they should... many in the council cabinet are also furious at the closures).
Doors open at 1pm for a 1.30pm debate. We hope to fill out the 160-seats with plenty of standing room available.
The Post Office bosses are turning up, as are various politicians and Carl Chinn - community historian and man of the people. It should be an interesting hour.
Once that's finished, we'll be finalising plans for a battle bus to Whitehall to deliver the near-5,000 petitions.
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Steve Dyson
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I'll be there!
I've got a solution to the post office closures - Communism.
Think about it, private trade banned, and with Central Government effectively controlling the industries then the post office would thrive. Subsequently, it wouldn't require the "downsizing" (I hate that euphemism) that it requires today.
Communism is such a lovely ideal too. People just have misconceptions due to dictators like Stalin.
What do you think Steve?