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minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up106·13 days agoPrivatization of the postal service in Denmark (and Sweden) was a terrible mistake, and the perpetrators should be held accountable.
minus-squareM137@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·13 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.
minus-squareJackFrostNCola@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·13 days agoAnd Australia
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 days 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-up1·12 days agoTechnically correct, yes. Still has all of the hallmark negative effects of privatization.
Privatization of the postal service in Denmark (and Sweden) was a terrible mistake, and the perpetrators should be held accountable.
Also Germany
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.
And Australia
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.