Labour MP absolutely terrorises Royal Mail bosses over worker conditions at Select Committee
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Do whatever you want in life, but never ever get on the wrong side of Darren Jones.
The Labour MP grilled Royal Mail execs at the BEIS Select Committee on 22 February.
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So much admiration for Darren Jones MP. If our political class was of this level of professionalism, intelligence and integrity, our country would not be in the financial and social doom loop we are now suffering.
He was brilliant .Love to see him an PM.
@@HelenaMikas i wouldn’t go that far. He should be appreciated for his assistance to TU movement of course but remember he’s a Starmerite who lists Tony Blair as his political hero. He’s a neoliberal red Tory. He has done very well on this committee in holding corporate leaders to account but he is no socialist by any stretch.
@Jupiter he knows a liar and a crook when he sees one.
He’s a Shire boy 👍🏻
@@jameslyons192 he is also a brilliant constituency MP
Holy crap a politician standing up to business interests for workers interests, unheard of nowadays.
Looks good but will anything come of it?
He's actually a sound mp not all of them are bad actually 💪🏿
Because he’s a Labour MP and not a scumbag Tory
That's always been the labour way
A Tory MP would not do that.
Well here's something I never thought I would say, a politician who is sharp, polite and concise. I wish so much there there were more like Darren Jones, much respect to the man
Probably has a legal background. Solicitor or barrister
Wish he was my mp, instead of Truss.
@@pgwalling6478 You think you got it bad ? Mine's Ron di Santis !! 😒
Yes, that puts things into perspective. Commiserations.
Yes very impressed I had to check he was a MP
The world is in dire need of people with integrity.
I am a postie, serving since November 2016... we have ABSOLUTELY been told to prioritise everything EXCEPT letters. Simon Thompson damn well knows this is the case and the pathetic snake tries to wrangle his way out of answering the question. Since March 2020 we were told to NOT DELIVER letters and instead only focus on TRACKED or SPECIAL DELIVERY ITEMS - this was often due to low staff numbers and sickness, but even when we did have a full quota of staff Royal Mail bosses refused to pay us the necessary overtime in order to fulfil our service obligations. It is NOT our fault we are overwhelmed and cannot cope with the workloads. Royal Mail bosses track us with the PDAs (handheld computers that measure our delivery speeds etc) and they brought the PDA in to try and prove what they believed - that we sit around twiddling our thumbs drinking tea. The PDAs have proven the exact opposite, that our deliveries are too big and that we are running around like blue ass flies to try and complete our deliveries. It is a daily battle for us to convince managers that the ONLY way we would clear our deliveries is often with overtime being paid. The reason we were unable to deliver letters is because Royal Mail bosses and the executive board have not given us sufficient staff numbers to cope with the oversized delivery routes, they have repeatedly treated us like crap whilst lining their own pockets and paying out millions to shareholders. Our van fleet is an absolute disgrace with the majority of our vehicles barely road worthy. Darren, thank you for exposing this rat for exactly what he is. For me it's not good enough though, Simon Thompson should be in jail. Literally a con-artist
Nice one mate. Please encourage to your colleagues to take to social media and KZhead etc to share their instances as we need to hear from people like you who are on the ground
My best friend is a postie. I have a screenshot of him telling me the exact same thing. Prioritise special delivery's on strike days. He didn't deliver letters for up2 5 days. He was warning me in regards to anything I order for Xmas to pay the extra. Even he had ordered his gf stuff via DPD. Absolute disgrace.
I have seen your guys using 04 vauxhall combo's. I sympathise
I like our Postie and he’s part of the immediate community, indeed I beep my horn when I drive by and we chat briefly when we meet. But he’s never still, conversations happen as we move. I’m sure we all appreciate our Posties and value what they do. It’s obvious to me that, as in so many other cases with British management, those in charge are incompetent, cutting back at the expense of adequate performance and then blaming the work force.
My son is a postie as well and he has told me the exact same story. Absolutely disgusting. These bosses are only interested in delivering extra monies to their greedy little bank accounts. Bxxxards
If there was a TV series of Darren Jones holding people to account, I'd watch every episode.
Me too, great viewing.
This needs to happen!!
Holding corporates, bankers and other powerful people to account, yes please.
You got that kind of feeling too
Err ..... consistency please peeps. There's a slight issue with the member incumbent representing NE Somerset doing just that, highlighted on this very worthy channel on 4th July 2023. We have Parliamentary broadcasts and (fortunately) people, such as our very own PoliticsJOE, willing to trawl untold hours of the less gripping footage for our benefit.
Darren Jones what a guy! If only all MP's took their position as professionally as he does!
Expect the Tories to try to smear him sometimes soon. They can't handle an honest, forthright MP because he's (in this case) everything that they are not. To be candid the Tories are in the same boat as this contemptible, dishonest, slimy Royal Mail creature 😮😮😮
one of the best and most direct enquiries i have ever seen. No bull or bluster tolerated here. Darren Jones performed a masterclass and deftly scorched most of the management with his abundantly clear and concise language
His put downs are deliciously polite and cutting.
Simon Thomson £450,000 salary £140,000 bonus, sits there smirking and refusing to answer questions because he know there will be no consequences. No wonder the country is sliding down the shitter.
Is that bonus based on the number of lies they get away with?
@@partariothe5th- yeah, £1 per lie per annum 😅😅
@agaricrider quite right , I thought these people were required to answer clearly and without deviating from the truth , this smirking individual should be a snake oil salesman , slippery and totally unapologetic, they should be as in a court of law , obliged to answer questions truthfully or face the consequences. This noxious individual trotted off laughing at the committee, hopefully he has now departed Royal Mail but if that is the case I should imagine he has been replaced with a creature of the same stamp.
Yellow dot.. dwell time. In other words, they are actually delivering the mail at those times.
JUST LIKE THE POST MASTERS SCANDLE ?🤔
He’s superb. Cuts through waffling answers. He’s exactly what we members of the public want from MP’s holding other MP’s or people in power to account.
But still a feckless Neo-Conservative. He's a Starmerite and a Blair sympathiser. Stop voting for these Lobbyist Ran Clowns.
After this mans performance I will vote labour from now on.
But people voted for someone who was directly lying to everyone¿
Don’t be so blinkered and lazy. Do you your due diligence and vote for the candidates that represent you.
@@Wally-jo8mf as Nick said 😂😂😂
It breaks my heart to hear how our loyal posties are being treated by these thugs.
What happens when you try to deliver a parcel and you are waiting for the resident to come to the door? The Postal worker needs to not bother trying to deliver anything that won’t fit through a letter box, and Just return it to the sorting office.
Worst thing that happened. Privatisation of post office and rail.
Along with water and power.
Same as gas electricity and water... And many more profits before people
Post Office was never Privatised Royal Mail was on the cheap
Thank labour. For the working man apparently
This is Royal Mail. Post Office is a completely separate business.
I work for Royal Mail and seeing Simon Thompson being humiliated was very enjoyable.
I've got nothing but respect and admiration for Darren Jones and how he takes absolutely no prisoners and holds everyone to account. He has a bright future!
Hopefully one day he will be at the top, negotiating for the uk , can you imagine this guy dealing with Brexit , no fluffing, just blunt and to the point .
Indeed, he may become politician in my country as well
Agreed! The transformative power of the spoken word . In the right hands this MP showed what can be done to unmask the truth. Many unanswered questions remain - before and after the privatisation in 2013 . Not least the unofficial relationship between the CWU and management regarding discrimination and victimisation of posties and the failure of any representation of the sub post masters/ mistresses to prevent this destruction .
God they’re squirming. I’ve had many letters come through the post for our residents, three days after their appointments we’re actually due. They then get penalised for not turning up for the appointment. It absolutely happens. Postmasters committed suicide over this. These people are disgusting.
This wasn’t a committee, this was a public trial. Taking testimony, entering evidence into the record, cross examining statements against them and tearing their credibility to shreds. Fantastic work!
If the Government doesn’t take action against these Narcissistic Barstard’s then I sincerely hope Karma comes after them. It’s not about performance management, it’s about there holier then thou attitude towards their workers. It’s shameful.
Oh please, the MP is a moron who wants slower working postmen alongside faster deliveries!
This is exactly how all committees work. Unfortunately there's a general public impression MPs simply talk shop and are a waste of time.
@@geoffreycodnett6570 well thats how all committees are supposed to work lol many fail
We need more people like Darren jones.
Too true.
I want to see Darren Jones chair the Partygate hearings.
Labour for me having watched this!
Except on war crimes. If he showed any decency on Gaza i would want him as. prime Minister.
A man that knows how to hold criminals accountable.
Except he's a Blair fan... You know, the War Criminal. 🤦♂️ Stop assisting with two party Neo-Conservative politics and open your eyes. They're serving their lobbyists, just like the conservatives.
@@justno808 blah blah blah
@@CimonSowel1 Ah, the response of the highly educated. 🤦♂️
@@justno808 put a sock in it you muppet
@@justno808- certainly in when you have nothing but nonsense to add, champ
I find this quite alarming actually. I stopped my postie on Christmas Eve to give him his £10 Christmas money as is customary and as many RM customers do I'm sure. We spoke for about 3 minutes. Wished him and his family well for the Christmas season. I hate the idea that he would get into trouble for simply being courteous to a customer.
I love the way this young guy treats all these high-flying businessmen like naughty schoolkids.
What a brilliant MP, I worked for Royal Mail as a postman for 26 years and all the BS coming out of those senior bosses sounds so familiar. The pressures on postal workers is horrendous and there has been a bullying culture from office managers for a very long time.
We must protect this MP at all costs.
Don't talk wet. If he did something you disagreed with you'd be baying for blood 😂
@@NC2871926 yes , thats how opinions work ...... while he is doing so well we need to encourage that and there is nothing wet about it
Absolutely brilliant questioning by Darren Jones: great candidate for PM!
I'd vote for him in a heartbeat. I haven't seen better in a very long time. If ever....
It's great to see an MP making these people answer his questions 👏
Chair is excellent
I’ve never heard of this MP but I’m going to follow him from now on. How refreshing to hear someone straightforward and no BS
@carolynwestlake7670 he should be the leader of his party
That's the issue with Labour and Conservatives you have really good MP's like this but they aren't put at the top and it seems all the rotten ones only lead. But seriously compare him with Diane Abbott
Agreed
clever articulate and to the point no nonsense .pleasure to listen .to !!!
Darren Jones is formidable. I can see him joining the government after the next election. He is very valuable in the committee.
So can I, but I think it would be a shame to lose him from this committee work, even under a labour government. Perhaps it would be better for him to continue with this.
I would rather see a none Conservative and none Labour government since both are lazy, lobbyist focused, career Politicians who are in this career for self serving purposes. Want to be famous without any skill or being good looking? Go into politics.
If only. But I'm afraid you're wrong. DJ will never be appointed to any government because he would show up the shameful lack of knowledge and experience of all his colleagues. Simply put, he's just TOO GOOD TO PROMOTE.
I’ve never voted Labour as I don’t trust them at all, but Darren Jones is absolutely brilliant and is capable of restoring trust in the public sector.
I think some MPs do have smarts and integrity, but as they climb the greasy pole, they become functionaries of the system. In this case, Darren Jones says his political hero is Tony Blair, oh dear! I shall be watching this capable young man's career with interest.
you dont trust them ? how could they be less trustworthy that what we have
It's a political party made of individuals saying you don't trust Labour is like saying you don't trust a house brick it's pointless
What were you basing your opinion on when reality challenges it?
Agreed!
Absolute bullies tracking posties movements! How disgusting to tell a fifty six year old he is too slow compared to a twenty year old! These bosses get bonuses for treating their workers with contempt! Neither wonder that the Post Office bosses like Vennells and co drove their employees to suicide! Most of these wicked bosses should be in prison! Saying sorry when they have been caught out will not wash at all!
Modern business has gone back to the days of slavery....it's destroying the lives of staff and also treating customers with disrespect.
The gurning faces coming from the Royal Mail bosses here is pricesless. They are so used to being able to bully and brow beat their subordinates, that when someone doesn't bow and scrape infront of them, it's a tremendous shock to their very being.
Well observed point
Unequivocally based Darren Jones. The man is a national treasure.
Based and accountability pilled
Darren Jones should be leader of the Labour party
Top of the Tree, agree😊
How horrid to have so little faith in their workers. I feel they may be judging others by their standards.
They need to be investigated and charged with perjury immediately. I'm sick to death of lying in politics, business and life. You only have to look at America to see where we are heading and its bloody dangerous. It should be a crime to lie if an MP or a media outlet.
I agree 100 %!
There wouldn’t be a politician left child, grow up.
@@lestrem11 No, what’s childish is name-calling and trying to excuse the inexcusable.
@@allip4226 They are just words child, calm down, take a tablet and have a lie down. There, there……
@@lestrem11you sound a right mug
We don't track our workers but we know when they're standing still?! 🙄
The "PDA's REPORTS" are not like Sat Nav in your car, Managers cannot see a Dot on their computer screens moving down the street. The reports are "historic" meaning they only detail activity up to the moment the report was requested. However, the point is mute given Managers can request as many reports as they wish, effectively giving them close to "Real Time Reporting". In reality it is easier for the Manager to run a single report when the Postman completes his route and have the conversation in the Office the next morning if there are problems......The Royal Mail system can also highlight any "dwell times" above say 5 minutes across the Delivery Office (I.e. for Every Postman working that day). Big Brother is well and truly here folks .......surprisingly Royal Mail have not linked their PDA Reporting system to automatically pay overtime if the Postman works past his finishing time to complete the delivery. Postmen will still need to beg their line Manager who, if he remembers to, may authorise the excess time....... maybe ?
This guy is a legend, extremely prepared and eloquent
This is what happens when you take publicly owned services and put them into private hands. Before privatisation royal mail had an excellent record for customer service and it was always a job for life should a worker choose. This is heartbreaking to see a long established , thriving public company being operated in this manner in private hands. Until these CEOs got their grubby hands on it and ruined the lives of so many due to a software system that had got these folks convicted of fraud and jailed. These were long standing employees with nothing else like this on their records. Fkn tragic that a proper investigation of the software could have sorted this out before people lives were destroyed. This should be the poster child of the dangers of privatisation.
Royal Mail started privatisation back in 2013. This scandal was going on for over a decade before privatisation.
Royal Mail and the post office are two separate companies
16:40 He started answering the question, but when Jones called him on his pathetic answer, he then suddenly needed clarity on the question. These people are cowards. Shameful
I live in Scotland and I dont receive letters for around 2 weeks after they've been sent out. It absolutely is happening, they are lying. I used to get letter everyday or 3 times a week at the very least, now it's once a fortnight or even more. NHS appointment letters being received on the day of the appointment or when it's passed. My husband's cancer appointments and his chest x-ray appointment last week are all being missed because of this.
@@lauralishes1 These managers should be sacked and replaced.
21:07 21:07 21:07
If only PMQs was more like this.
Lol, the government is above the law so they would be no point, haven't seen any prosecutions over lives lost by not going to the table with the NHS. Life's lost due to government policies and noone gets jailed, how corrupt is that
PMQs is an entertainment to show the population how well they're served. Boris Johnson lied quite openly and couldn't be challenged because of the rules.
You’d need speaker of the house to make the government answer a question first!
The post office needs to be disbanded after this.The whole country is appalled!!
The arrogance and belligerent attitudes of RM executive staff from their presentation at is oversight committee is staggering. I can only imagine how awful it must be to be subservient to these awful bullying managers. Especially the hard working delivery and sorting room workers who genuinely seem frightened for their jobs, reputations and not least their mental health.
Sir Kier Stammer was head of Public Prosecutions at the time this occurred ....
I worked for Royal Mail, for four years, nobody in any industry likes bosses, but Royal Mail were the worst I’ve ever seen….nasty
I worked for Royal Mail for 11 years diligently and without trouble in a sorting office. My marriage broke down (my husband was a walking postman of fewer years in the job. Colleagues and managers made my life a living hell from that time onwards - pornography left on my desk, driving postie's tailgating me, identify theft. Eventually, they called me in after my written complaint, paid me off and asked me to resign - robbed me of my career, a full pension and still the bullying and harassment continued years after. That's the kind of people he was talking to.
This so smacks of American type management of workers. Tracking their every movement - whatever happened to Postman Pat and his black and white cat? - Your friendly postman who knew everyone - this type of management has crept into every part of our society. It's like Big Brother gone mad. Creeps like these that run our public services that have been privatised since Thatcher have ruined Britain.
@@denzel270 - Thatcher started this crap by outsourcing and privatising all our public services and utilities - the whole of Parliament is a disgrace - 650 MP's who are supposed to serve the people who elected them but most serve themselves - especially this bunch that are running the country now.
The CEO leaves the hall light on at night in case Darren Jones is waiting for him in the dark.
and 85,000 posties 🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂
😂😂
Royal Mail was sold for £1bn less than it was worth eight years ago. Money has been shared out to investors who took the shares at a cut price and have made fortunes hand over fist...whilst the postal workers have been treated like cattle.
Sounds like every other industry that's been privatised! 🤬
That vile 🤬 💩 Vince Cable was responsible for that.
Anybody could have purchased those shares though, they were floated. They were sold in secrecy to specific elites, any man and his dog could have bought those cheap shares.
And us taxpayers will have to bail out their pension fund….another government success!
Actually not true it was sold for too much, the shares absolutely tanked
Royal Mail bosses all three of these want sacking , if I answered like this in my job I would be sacked
"We don't track our employees... But we do track them."
Yeah it was very weird hearing them say that when they clearly do track them
💯.
When Simon mentions being "out and about" talking with his "team/workers" he actually goes to individual offices after all the posties have left to go out on deliveries to avoid any confrontation, or hard questions.. and he's being escorted by a security team. What exactly does that say about his relationship with the workers?? 😂
Quite a lot - to put it mildly. What an utterly odious creepy individual he is. I wouldn't let him clean my toilet.
Typical management looking after each other. Bastards
He’s a complete tool.
It tells me that he knows full well he deserves a good hiding.
Then he will make money, out of the innocent workers.
Simon Thompson bonus £140k and a salary of £540k and still can’t answer the questions , give him a mail bag and let him deliver the post see how humble he’d become , doing a real job.
Never voted Labour before but this man has my full support and admiration
Absolutely brilliant. Darren jones holding rich CEOs accountable. He’s got the peoples support big time!
Holy crap! This MP wiped the floor with them 😮
Wow we like him 😊. I have never seen anyone like him devour a company. He is keeping to his schedule . ❤
Love this chairman Darren Jones he has single handedly made these managers look like clowns, Royal mail who would want to work for them.
Darren Jones is a national treasure
If Industrail Action is the problem then pay people fairly. Hate these liars.
It's not just the pay though, it's employees being scared of losing their jobs for bringing up these issues as mentioned at the end. As is what always happens when a state run utility is privatised, it becomes profit first, everything else, they just bs around.
It’s a lot more then a pay issue.
@@partariothe5th We need to renationalise essential services: water, power, rail, education, NHS
@@helphelpimbeingrepressed9347 Yes we do! They should NEVER have been privatised in the first place!
there was no real reason to start this or then to make more money. that`s the long and the short of it, money to the shareholders
The look of arrogance on this man in the middle shows what these people are
Absolute disgrace what these Postal Workers have gone through
I left RM 6 years ago. This was prevalent then. No industrial action, no pandemic to blame. RM simply doesn't have the resources to deliver the USO nor does it have the management to handle the situation. These guys sat in this committee and lied through their teeth.
Starmer and the Labour Party need to get this guy in the public spotlight - NOW! Darren Jones is the hardest-hitting yet most articulate politician that I have seen for many, many years.
I'm not sure Herr Starmer would appreciate an actual left wing MP messing up his 'business friendly' image.
@@alexritchie4586 You are barking up the wrong tree, he's not a left wing MP.
@Barry Allen - Darren Jones is frequently heard on Radio as a spokesperson. His comments always worth paying attention to. And very active in his constituency. Absolutely excellent. His legal training shows every time with that laser analysis.
@@user-nx6ji9tk8iWhere is his constituency please?
Snakes, absolute snakes. The lies just roll off their tongues.
This dude is brilliant.... he should lead every inquiry
This man is brutal! This man is true! This man is needed.
If Darren Jones had been PM since 2019, Boris Johnson would NEVER have attended PMQs. Had he done so, he would not have escaped from the chamber in one piece with his skin still intact. This man Jones is a breath of air and an example of what an MP should be doing to earn his salary.
As an MP he has time to prep for this and ask the right questions. As PM he just wouldn't be able to do this. It would just be great if we had PM's and cabinet ministers that were not in awe of private sector scumbags who wine and dine them
This is Like a Comedy series! The Guilty look so Damned Guilty. The MP posing the question is brilliant. An Honest Politician. How refreshing.
Every time I totally lose my faith in human nature watching Darren Jones brings back some hope.
The look of utter contempt and indifference on Thompson’s face, directed at the chair, says it all.
Balance work load. They still believe the public are illiterate
Darren Jones MP well done you new exactly what to say to these liars you caught them out bang to rights
So much respect for Darren. The Royal Mail CEO is a complete snake
That 56 year old has probably been a postie for 20 odd years. Have they forgotten all the years this person was going fast, all forgotten now that they are older?! Absolute joke of a company. This lot should go to jail for perjury.
I work in the NHS and after 45 years of service, I now get chased because I'm too slow. That's the thanks you get.
Excellent Darren I would vote Labour because of you Sir
These post office people are just simply bullies! How can they dignify what they're up to?
Darren Jones is a breath of fresh air. Concise questioning and a sense of decency. This is not his first time filleting useful idots
Put the post office back in public hands ,before this lot ruin it all together
Royal Mail and the Post Office are separate entities, but I agree...they should both be in public hands.
only the royal mail could make a loss out of a monopoly, this is why so many new delivery firms emerged, to cash in on the breathtaking incompetence
Shhh Kier will hear you. Privatisation is good, workers are bad. Do not argue and do not strike. You're lucky to eat better than gruel every evening. Be thankful
Yes sir!
@@mehere6865 Royal Mail lost the letters monopoly 18 years ago. Strangely, not one company has decided to take on the actual delivery of letters.
Mr Darren jones MP at long last someone asked the question about parcels over letters brought up, our postman has actually admitted to us that Parcels are being prioritised over letters as the road I live on hardly sees a letter delivery, and when letters are being delivered our postman doesn’t have many letters and only goes to around 3-4 houses, we’ve been getting letters posted weeks ago only just arriving
*Accountability and transparency?* *THIS is the kind of representation everyone should receive.* 👏👏
Darren is truly amazing. Such a shame that there are so few others like him. I would even go as far to say that most of our current MPs should also be squirming under his scrutiny for their callousness, corruption and incompetence.
Why? They know full well his pockets are full of Lobbyist money, or self serving politics money. All these career Politicians are corrupt individuals who want their 15 minutes and are willing to kill their own Grandmother for it.
@@justno808 In order to survive the snake pit, you sometimes need to act like a snake. That is unfortunately the consequence of surviving in modern British politics. However, Darren's level of professionalism and diligence was clearly evident in this hearing, and that signals to me that he's not a snake.
There are lots and lots of people like him. If you actually worked in the same sector, you would not post such gibberish. Darren used to be a lawyer but you would not know that, because you had no idea who he was till this vid, now you are some form of expert on him every Labour MP in the UK because you watched a Select Committee hearing.
@@timetravellingtoadYou have no concept of modern British politics outside of You Tube vids and what you see in the news. So deluded. You had no idea who Darren was till you watched this vid.
@@DAN420. Calm down and touch grass or something. If you work in the same sector, then whatever you say will be taken with a pinch of salt. UK politics is in the gutter and is literally brimming with elitists, cronies, empty suits and lawyers. Since I made that comment, I've noticed how Jones has been gradually micromanaged into being a propagandist minion of Starmer.
They will still pat each other on the backs when it comes to their end of year bonuses.
"fair and balanced workload" is NOT WHAT WE SEE on streets!!!! My postman IS OVERLOADED and UNDERPAID ! All under this Government!!
It is fair and balanced…. They’re all overloaded and underpaid!!
I was a postman in the late 1960s and 1970s. The service to the public was excellent. You could pretty well guarantee a first class letter would be delivered anywhere in the country by breakfast time next morning. There were two collections and deliveries a day and there was even a delivery on Christmas morning.
When everything worked like clockwork and that was NORMAL....just a dream now...
@@janetmalcolm6191 And there was a lot more mail in those days - no emails.
@@cliffhughes6010 but there was a lot more workers then now, that's why the job was done. in a frame we had 6 people in processing offices, now u have only 2 postman/woman looking after letters,flats and packets, 1 on letters 1 on packets and that's it, while before we had 1 on letters 1 on flats and 4 on packets a total of 6 people in 1 road!!!
@@oxkosshqip3362 Yes, I know. I'm not criticising the workers. It's the fault of the management.
@oxkosshqip3362 Yes, but we just don't have the money to pay for 6 worker's and so 2 can do the job of 6 if they stop being so lazy. We need the money for bonuses and to buy trackers to track the lazy posties...what more can we do?
Royal Mail treats its workforce with complete contempt, the highest number of bullying complaints in the Corporate world, time to clean out these maggots who are supposed to be in charge
Good God this explains why our postpeople are so aloof now. Our old Postman was so friendly we used to chat with him for a few mins when we met. Great job on destroying community spirt PO. I really feel sorry for postpersons who deliver and have to put up with this crap. Our postman was moved on by the way I saw him in the village one day. So sorry I don't believe a word those directors said. Our postman was in his late 50's when they moved him on. We are in a rural area 100% they prioritised parcels. We only used to get letters once a week until I complained. Shame on you PO.
Omg how dare these people being aloud to behave like this ! Its just unbelievable, if this man doesn't understand the question being asked he obviously isnt competent to be in the job !
The answer is very simple and twofold. Firstly, return royal mail to a public utility. Second all postal workers get a fair and reasonable share of materials and are paid to deliver it regardless of time. This means mail is delivered quickly if they want a shorter day! Mail is an essential service and must be owned by the public as obviously demonstrated by these greedy jokers you’ve allowed to be in charge of something as paramount as the postal service.
What percentage of your post is junk? There will come a time when virtually nothing is posted and the Royal Mail will cease to exist.
Threefold: haul Vince Cable and George Osborne and Danny Alexander before parliament and demand how the hell they allowed it to be sold in the first place.
@@farhadchaudhry And Cameron!
@@farhadchaudhry (Sold cheap)
Does anybody even notice when they are on strike!!
He will destroy the postal service and sail off into the night with millions in his pocket, trust me.
Wow!!! A man who doesn’t bullish…! Knows what he’s talking about and states facts… amazing Mr.Jones
Respect to the politician, a man with integrity
Calling it now, 2 or 3 parliaments on, Darren Jones is going to be PM.
He's far too principled and intelligent to get anywhere near running the country
Definitely Labour’s next PM but not leader. They probably go for a woman
Coming back to watch this one again. I'm still amazed by the magnitude of lies. Even knowing that everyone there and everyone watching knows they're lying and still lie. I'm actually not surprised but I am amazed by how easy it is for them.
Thomson is a liar, prosecute HIM
Jail time.
This guy is brilliant, he really gets through all the bull
This is the sort of leader I would like to see in government. Holding people to their actions & seems to actually care. Taking no BS. I really like this guy. He would get my vote
Its a shame they didn't deal with this when it all started under their Government 1997-2010, no party is without blame.
Slippery as an eel and more twisted than a corkscrew.
Lying under oath.looks like some one is facing Jail time .
Nah. They're rich with mates.
Gotta love Darren Jones. Ruthless with his delivery of the facts and doesn't give an inch for deviation from hearing the answer to his questions
Simon Thompson "Ricky help me please" 😆😂
Considering all the lies that the bosses, executives etc of the Post Office in the past and present there is only one way to stop this. That all these people should be sacked immediately and replaced.
This MP appears to be very competent. A very good performance holding people to account. Very encouraging 👍
He's always like this
Competent but clearly enjoying his position here. He wouldn't act like this - or get away with this style of questioning - in a private professional sector.
@@cw205mi16I work in the sector you describe and didn’t sense anything that was out of place with any organisation who works on honesty, openness and integrity. Maybe you just have a bad employer too?
@@daveygee434I don't have an employer. I didn't specify any sector other than private professional environment. I'm just suggesting this style of talking - practically ridiculing - would not work out well in a private meeting.
i m not a labour voter but Christ this guy is GREAT !!! What a man - takes no crap from nobody .... i wish our ruling class was made of a lot of people like him
The time I stopped for over a minute was when the elderly lady could not get her scooter up the kerb, then there was the dog that I managed to return to the owner after it ran away, and then there was the lady who left her keys in her door when she went out shopping, rather than putting them through the letter box, I put them in a bag that hung on the door handle, then there was the guy who spoke to me about the weather, the disabled lady who I gave my Christmas stamps to, and later taking her letters to the post box or depot, the daughter who visited her elderly mother during covid wearing a J-cloth over her face, the next day, I gave her the 3D printed face visor that I designed and printed, she was able to visit her mother who finally could see it was her daughter visiting and not some mugger, then there are the times when I tried to find a toilet on my post round, I could go on. The day and life of a postie who just wanted to do their job and serve the community at the same time, deducting the lost time from my lunch break. Oh dear, I better stop typing, because Grammarly has just shown a yellow dot to the right of my text.
Superb writing
@@gavinmurrell3415 Thanks Gavin, I'm still doing my job the best I can, I get satisfaction from the people who I deliver to, and it makes me smile when people wave or honk their horns as they drive by, I keep moving in case a bolt of lightning zaps me from the Royal Mail satellite, lol, they will never take my sense of humour, best of health to you :-)
@kevone Thanks, I guess Daren Jones has read similar stories in the 1,500 emails from fellow posties, many are unsung heroes, who have also saved lives. :-)
My posties are a part of our community we talk everyday they know their customers they are a life line to many including myself I may only see him or her all day or for many days their out in all weathers which yes you could say is part of their job but to have the bosses sit there and dodge and squirm is the best tonic I’ve had in ages long live the posties 👍👍👍🇬🇧
And sorry to put fly in the ointment but we have a postie whos puts almost any old letter in the door meant for various other addresses, lazy, half blind or under pressure to hurry and finish a round?