Mhairi turns postie for the day
A politician was shown what a hard day’s work is like for many people when she joined a postie on his round.
Paisley and South Renfrewshire MP Mhairi Black was given the opportunity to see the lengths Royal Mail goes to in a bid to deliver the post.
Alan Rooney, the firm’s delivery manager, briefed Ms Black before she set off on her walk.
He said:“We’re delighted that Mhairi is taking the time to experience the every day challenges faced by our delivery postmen and women.
“The visit gave us the opportunity to show Mhairi how we are continuing to modernise and transform our organisation.
“We have invested in new sorting and delivery equipment as we respond to the changing nature of the modern postbag.
“We are delivering more parcels and fewer letters than ever before and the tools for the job need to reflect that.”
The purpose of going on the round was part of a drive to give MPs and MSPs an insight into the challenges of delivering mail to every house and business in their constituencies.
Ms Black said:“Postmen and women perform an incredibly important function in our communities, not just delivering communication, but being one of the institutions in society that binds us together for the common good.
“I wanted to get a real understanding of the work that goes into delivering the mail.
“There can be no better way of getting that insight than actually going out and doing the job alongside a delivery postman.
“I joined George, who has been delivering mail to customers in Paisley for more than 27 years.”