Tessa Jowell is accused in the Telegraph of hypocrisy because she is apparently supporting a campaign to stop the closure of the Gipsy Road post office.    She was  a member of the cabinet at the time that  the post office closure plan was agreed upon and remains a Government Minister. 

Tessa Jowell has form on this cynical approach to politics. We have previously seen her ‘campaigning’ against the closure of the emergency clinic at the Maudsley.  She also briefly dallied with campaigning against Livingstone’s high rise plans (although she then changed her mind and instead accused the Lib Dems of scaremongering).

There has been no sign of her ’support’ for Melbourne Grove Post Office where it is the local Lib Dems who are leading the charge. But given the success, credibility and honesty of these previous camapigns against her own party and government’s policies, perhaps that is support Melbourne Grove Post Office could do without.

Just a few years after the last round of cuts saw the closure of the Post Office in Crystal Palace Road, the Government’s latest round of cuts has identfied the Melbourne Road Post Office for closure.  

Consultation on the closures started  last week and will continue until April 2nd.

You can help the campaign by signing the petition outside Melbourne Grove Post Office or  go to http://campaigns.libdems.org.uk/savesouthwarkpostoffices.   In addition, you can make their views known to Anita Turner, Network Development Manager, c/o National Consultation Team, FREEPOST CONSULTATION TEAM, or email her at: consultation@postoffice.co.uk.

Liberal Democrats are campaigning against the closures - led by our local  Liberal Democrat candidate for the London Assembly, Caroline Pidgeon.  She is seen here with fellow East Dulwch councillors, James Barber and Jonathan Mitchell outside Melbourne Grove.