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Peter Black and South Wales West Liberal DemocratsRepresenting Aberavon, Bridgend, Gower, Neath, Ogmore, Port Talbot, and Swansea |
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GOVERNMENT FAILS TO LISTEN ON POST OFFICES, SAYS MARTIN PLANT
May 17, 2007 12:00 AM
Peter Black, Martin Plant and Jackie Radford post a letter
Welsh Liberal Democrats in Ogmore have hit out at the government's failure to listen to the concerns of local residents over post office closures. The Government announced today [Thursday 17th May] that they will continue with their plan to close at least 2,500 post offices across the country.
Welsh Liberal Democrats have been campaigning against post office closures in Ogmore and are today stepping up the fight against the Government's plans.
The Government have not published the list of post offices to be closed, but with one in five post offices nationwide set to shut it is unlikely that Ogmore will escape.
Local Lib Dem campaigner, Martin Plant said,
"It is outrageous that the Government have ignored the concerns of local people and are continuing with their plan to close at least 2,500 post offices. That means we could lose yet more post offices here in Maesteg and the surrounding areas.
"Along with many local people, I have been campaigning against the Government's post office closure plans and will now be stepping up the fight once again.
"Six have closed in Ogmore since 1999. We cannot afford see more of these valuable local resources closed.
"If, instead of initiating a further round of cuts, the Government were to adopt Liberal Democrats plans for the Post Office then they would be able to invest an additional £2 billion in the network and safeguard the future of local post offices for years to come.
"The Conservatives have nothing to offer our post offices. Only the Liberal Democrats have a fully-funded plan to save the post office."
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