It's almost like someone's been reading this blog,
letter in the Telegraph:
SIR – You report (December 24) that the sale of the Royal Mail may signify the
end of daily deliveries at a flat price. In a separate article on the same
day, George Osborne, the Chancellor, commendably urges that Britain should
pull back from the EU. The two are directly related: the EU's Third Postal
Directive will threaten the Royal Mail by removing its protection for
letters under 50g.
EU directives have already brought the Royal Mail to its knees. Norway, which
is out of the EU in a "pulled back" position, is refusing to
implement this directive under its European Economic Area (EEA) agreement.
We could do the same if we rejoined the European Free Trade Area we created
in 1960 and also signed up to the EEA Agreement.
However, we are in a strong position to negotiate an agreement, which refuses
to implement many other of the EU's laws. I commend that course of action.
David Campbell Bannerman MEP (Con)
