Ah, the glory of privatisation. Show me a single public service now privatised that has improved in any way, water? rail ? Telecoms? the list is long.

They’re a private company now, no?

If the government want a prioritised letter service they should provide a publicly funded prioritised letter service.

Call it People’s Mail to distinguish it from the stain of royalty and provide a much better service than Royal Mail can offer.

But that assumes that New Labour are a) competent b) care about public services for the good of the average person. Neither of which assumptions stand up to scrutiny.