Stern@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoDenmark's postal service to stop delivering letterswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1213arrow-down12cross-posted to: europe@feddit.orgnews@beehaw.orgeuropa@feddit.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.sebbc@rss.ponder.cat
arrow-up1211arrow-down1external-linkDenmark's postal service to stop delivering letterswww.bbc.comStern@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square50fedilinkcross-posted to: europe@feddit.orgnews@beehaw.orgeuropa@feddit.orghackernews@lemmy.bestiver.sebbc@rss.ponder.cat
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up106·2 days agoPrivatization of the postal service in Denmark (and Sweden) was a terrible mistake, and the perpetrators should be held accountable.
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoIt’s not privatization since the government(s) still owns PostNord, it’s called corporatization (Sweden owns 60% and Denmark owns 40%)
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoTechnically correct, yes. Still has all of the hallmark negative effects of privatization.
minus-squareJackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 days agoAnd Australia
minus-squareM137@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoYeah, postnord fucking sucks. We could have gotten lucky with something better, but it was pretty clear from the start this wouldn’t go well, IMO.
Privatization of the postal service in Denmark (and Sweden) was a terrible mistake, and the perpetrators should be held accountable.
It’s not privatization since the government(s) still owns PostNord, it’s called corporatization (Sweden owns 60% and Denmark owns 40%)
Technically correct, yes. Still has all of the hallmark negative effects of privatization.
Also Germany
And Australia
And the UK, anywhere else?
US soon
Yeah, postnord fucking sucks. We could have gotten lucky with something better, but it was pretty clear from the start this wouldn’t go well, IMO.