US Senate hopeful and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos had a bit
of a change
of heart between his chat with The Politicker this afternoon and a CapTon interview on the
subject of the blog with
postings about women, sex and drugs that appeared on TheLadders.com Website and billed as the personal musings
of his potential GOP
primary opponent, Marc Cenedella.
'' «notes the threats to the future
of the Royal Mail and welcomes the conclusion
of the Hooper Report that, as part
of a plan to place the Royal Mail on a sustainable path for the future, the current six days a week universal service obligation (USO) must be protected, that the
primary duty
of a new regulator should be to maintain the USO, and that the Government should address the growing pensions deficit; notes that modernisation in the Royal Mail is essential and that investment must be found for it; endorses the call for a new relationship between management and postal unions; urges engagement with relevant stakeholders to secure the Government's commitment to a thriving and prosperous Royal Mail, secure in public ownership, that is able to compete and lead internationally and that preserves the universal postal service; further notes the Conservatives» failure to invest in Royal Mail when they were in power in contrast with Labour's support for both Royal Mail and the
Post Office; and notes that legislation on these issues will be
subject to normal parliamentary procedures.»