Bristolians Answer: How do you feel about the prospect of Royal Mail potentially falling into foreign ownership?

Do you still post letters and parcels, and are you concerned about the number of British companies owned by overseas investors?

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00:00That's also the first time I hear about it. I guess it's a really nice service, right?

00:06It's nice not being owned by any foreign service, but my position would be

00:12still as the service keeps its quality, you know, well, it would be sad if it's owned by a foreigner.

00:19I'm assuming that would make it more difficult to send stuff here, maybe.

00:24Just a bit more of a hassle, so probably wouldn't be good.

00:27I don't think I'm educated enough on the implications of that.

00:34I usually go to the post office near Cabot Circus, in that shopping mall,

00:41and there's always a huge line. It takes a long time to post my stuff, so it's annoying.

00:47Well, at the moment, I think IDS is the ticker code for Royal Mail, I think,

00:55and being a shareholder in Royal Mail, the stock has actually dropped considerably.