News yesterday in the press that the long-awaited decision on the Post Office Card Account (click on headline above to view story in yesterday's 'Press and Journal') has been put off until later in the year fuels the uncertainty over the future of the Post Office network.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) had been due to reveal last month which organisation would get the contract for what is now the Post Office Card Account but has now put off the decision until later in the year.
DWP has given no reason as to why it is delaying the announcement but as yesterday's Press and Journal points out, "...the department would have risked a political furore if it had announced the decision while MPs were on holiday. "
It is vital that Post Office Limited retains this business. The fact that the announcement of the decision on the contract has been postponed to avoid a political furore does not bode well in terms of what that decision may be.
The Labour Government has lost the trust of the people. Properly securing the future of the Post Office network, overturning post office closure decisions and helping to secure Post Office Limited's future by removing uncertainty over the Post Office Card Account contract would go some way towards showing the public that the government is listening. Don't hold your breath.