We should beware the empty word, consultation

Went along to the public meeting organised by the Communication Workers’ Union with representatives of the town council and Post Office Limited, and although it was a Labour-initiated campaign to begin with and the petition was launched by them, it was good to see councillors of all persuasions in attendance, showing it to be a Littlehampton battle and not a political point-scorer.

Been there before though, twice in fact. Same questions from the floor, same empty answers from POL. We lost a similar battle over closure of the Rustington post office and an excellent sub post office in Norfolk Road just a few years back.