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Old 04-03-2023, 13:28   #740
RichardCoulter
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Re: Rising cost of living

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Originally Posted by Paul View Post
You can't even buy in bulk to escape the price rise now that they are barcoded.

Anyone with a stock of these old style stamps has to send them back in to be replaced.

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Originally Posted by Mr K View Post
A privatised industry, what did we expect? Declining and more expensive service. Profits are everything.
Same for other privatised public services like water.

You get what you vote for, and the UK certainly has. Even the current shortages in the shops , shortages of workers in essential services, spiralling prices, can be traced to people not doing 'thinking' before they vote.
Exactly.

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Yes but it made £96 million profit last year, you should have bought some shares.

Mrs T knew what she was doing, her legacy is with us every day....
Yep, the sole reason for a company's existence is to make a profit.

Sure, the odd one might do something altruistic, but the law requires directors to always put the interests of shareholders first.
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