in the news today, oh boy:
BLACKBURN Council leader Kate Hollern has branded as "disgraceful" the decision to turn half of the town's general post office into a betting shop.The franchise for the main post office in Ainsworth Street - which will be run by Newsplus Blackburn - begins on Monday.But before it has even opened, the move has sparked anger as half of the post office is to be turned into a Ladbrokes betting shop.Critics of the move say that the size of post office means it already struggles to cope with demand and regularly has large queues of customers waiting to be served.
Councillor Hollern said: "I think it's disgraceful. People will go to collect their pension and will have to fight their way through gamblers."
Surely this would save some of the clientele having to cash their giros and walk the few hundred yards to the nearest bookies ? Integrated Betting Policy. Lovely !
P.S. Where's my local MP to the rescue when at 7:25pm on a Saturday night I have to fight my way through all the gamblers at my local newsagent as they spunk away their pounds on the Lotto ? Oh yeah, she's Tessa Jowell and she's off setting up even bigger gambling dens. It's political correctness gone mad !
BLACKBURN Council leader Kate Hollern has branded as "disgraceful" the decision to turn half of the town's general post office into a betting shop.The franchise for the main post office in Ainsworth Street - which will be run by Newsplus Blackburn - begins on Monday.But before it has even opened, the move has sparked anger as half of the post office is to be turned into a Ladbrokes betting shop.Critics of the move say that the size of post office means it already struggles to cope with demand and regularly has large queues of customers waiting to be served.
Councillor Hollern said: "I think it's disgraceful. People will go to collect their pension and will have to fight their way through gamblers."
Surely this would save some of the clientele having to cash their giros and walk the few hundred yards to the nearest bookies ? Integrated Betting Policy. Lovely !
P.S. Where's my local MP to the rescue when at 7:25pm on a Saturday night I have to fight my way through all the gamblers at my local newsagent as they spunk away their pounds on the Lotto ? Oh yeah, she's Tessa Jowell and she's off setting up even bigger gambling dens. It's political correctness gone mad !
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