sjhoward.co.uk » Royal Mail loses its monopoly on letters after 350 years

Filed at 10:36 on 18th February 2005.

Filed by sjhoward at 10:36 on Friday, 18th February 2005 under News and Comment.

At the moment, this seems like a reasonably good idea, as it will encourage Royal Mail to become more efficient and an all-round better service. The real test, though, will be whether we still think it was a good idea five years hence, which will largely depend on whether Royal Mail has performed, or ended up increasing prices, removing rural services, or just giving up completely.

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