Petition calls for private company to get subsidy
I am not hugely impressed with the petition calling for rural post offices to continue to receive over £150m/year of government subsidy. Most of the people involved are technology refuseniks, who don’t seem to have understood the (rather obvious) concept that if you decide not to get a computer then you will not be able to access internet-based services. Now, let’s say I decide that I can’t be bothered to go outside today. I have the right to healthcare, so does that mean that I should be able to force the government to set up an intensive care ward in my living room? None of the services provided by Post Offices cannot be accomplished online, and if you choose not to access those services then you cannot expect the rest of us to subsidise your refusal.