The time is right for a Post Bank
Posted: 25/06/09
A comprehensive proposal for a new ‘Post Bank’ to run as part of the post office network will be launched at the Scottish Parliament today.
Representatives from all Scottish parties are attending the event and hearing speakers from the Communication Workers Union, Federation of Small Businesses, New Economics Foundation, and Scottish Pensioners Forum outline the Post Bank campaign.
Billy Hayes, CWU general secretary, said: “Post Bank is the right proposal at the right time politically and industrially. It answers the needs of the financially excluded and will appeal to many in this time of economic uncertainty.
“Post Bank will be a true People’s Bank meeting the needs of society and business alike and will bring crucial security to the post office network, especially for rural areas of Scotland. The government must move swiftly to endorse this timely proposal.”
You can read more about the Post Bank here:
http://www.cwu.org/news/archive/msps-and-cwu-say-time-is-right-for-post-bank.html
The government must now seize this opportunity and build on the foundations of the post office network to create a Post Bank that works for the people and businesses of the UK. But they will only do that if we raise our voices and make ourselves heard. Sign our petition to demand the Post Bank: