[garinda]

On a personal level, I think it is very sad that many Post Offices face closure, just as I lament the death of the High Street, due to the ever expanding supermarkets.

However, just as people's shopping habits have changed, so has the world in which the Post Office now exists.

When was the last time any of us went into a Post Office?

For me it's been well over a year.

Pensions and benefits are paid directly into bank accounts. The renewal of things that once resullted in queueing in the Post Office, can now be done via the telephone, or online.

For better or worse, times have changed, and I for one don't think public money should be used to keep unprofitable businesses open.

If people want their Post Office as a social meeting place, then that money should be invested in community centres, that aren't only open 9-5, and closed all day on a Sunday.