Round here we’re been treated to the spectacle of shiny orange bikes under the control of riders in smart new ornage-ish uniforms. They wobble their way through the streets heavily laden with items of business post all day long and even after dark . In the meantime the Royal Mail are delivering in wee Postman-Pat style French built vans crewed by not 1 but 2 posties.

From one end of the tech spectrum to the other , one thing is clear – the consumer is benefitting as one of the last monopolies and examples of state inefficiency and union tyranny slowly crumbles .