Posted on 04/14/2025 2:21:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
From the end of April, the 500-year-old Royal Mail will be controlled by a Czech billionaire who co-owns a football club and is a major investor in a British supermarket - so, why would he want this ailing institution?
"A pair of scissors, one empty teapot and some hot water, please." The slightly baffled staff at Claridge's scrambled to comply with Daniel Kretinsky's breakfast order as he sanitised and moisturised his hands.
The upscale hotel has been serving tea to the global elite for decades but Mr Kretinsky brought along his own packet of Chinese green tea, which he snipped open (hence the scissors) and poured into the empty pot.
He was tall, perfectly groomed, steely-eyed but unfalteringly polite and thoughtful. If you told anyone in the dining room he was a billionaire, they would have no problem believing it.
Known as the Czech Sphinx for his enigmatic style, Mr Kretinsky, who is 49, is worth £6bn according to the Sunday Times Rich List. He lives in plush mansions in Paris and London, was originally a lawyer and made his fortune in European energy markets.
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Well, the towelheads bought Britain with the Brits own tax money, so what?
So green tea has made him want to pee his money away?
I’ll be glad to sell him some of my mail. it’s either bills or junk mail.
Exactly.
with all that cash, he should upgrade from Kretinsky to Moronsky.
I have no doubt, absent government involvement, British Mail could be made much more efficient. However, this looks to be a rich man’s toy, much like Bezos and the Washington Post.
Royal Mail along with DHL/Deutsche Post….are privately operated postal services.
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