The Economic and Social Impact of the Post Office
Executive summary
Introduction
The Role of the Post Office
The Post Office is one of the most trusted public sector institutions in Britain
The Post Office is an anchor for the high street
The Post Office supports day to day living
Keeping the Post Office running during Covid-19
The importance of convenience and proximity
The importance of the different services the Post Office offers
The Post Office and vulnerable communities
The Post Office is an enabler of small businesses
Small businesses rely on the Post Office
The Post Office as a replacement for the local bank
Methodology
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Computer scientist John McCarthy proposes the idea of time-sharing, allowing multiple people to use the same central computer – and goes to argue that computation will someday be “organised as a public utility”
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