IN what can only be described as an insult to customers and employees, Royal Mail's £3m package of pay, pension and bonus payment to chief executive Adam Crozier must surely rank as obscene.

In recent months Mr Crozier has claimed that the company is facing a financial crisis, has announced the closure of thousands of post offices, claimed its loyal and hard-working employees are overpaid and, at the same time, is seeking to reduce their pension benefits.

This abuse of public money is a scandal which must not go unchallenged.

Mr Crozier has been rewarded for managing decline instead of improving the company and as such should be sacked by the Government which appointed him.

Readers who agree are invited to email their views to me at cwu.darlington@btconnect.com or write to me at the address below.

PR Graham, Branch Secretary and Regional Political Secretary, Communication Workers' Union, Room 105, St Cuthbert's Way, Darlington, DL1 1AA.