It was all for show ; WATCHDOG SLAMS POST OFFICE 'CONSULTATION'

Daily Post (June 05, 2009)

Author: Sam Lister; Dave Powell

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THE Government is today accused of bulldozing through proposals to close 52 North Wales post offices and running roughshod over residents' concerns.

Chairman of the Commons' powerful Public Accounts Committee Edward Leigh said the public consultation into the closures was a complete "sham" and a "feeble" attempt to communicate with people.

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It was all for show ; WATCHDOG SLAMS POST OFFICE 'CONSULTATION'

The damning indictment came in response to a report by Government spending watchdog the National Audit Office.

It criticised the handling of the closure of 2,500 branches across the country, including 52 across North Wales.

It said not enough had been done t...

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