Earlier in the week, a typically ironic letter appeared in the Guardian querying the Communications Workers Union's public appeals for people to 'write in and express their support' - tricky, given the absence of postal deliveries. The letter was followed up yesterday with:
Not only does the CWU suggest we
write to Royal Mail to show support for the postal workers without giving an
email address (Letters, October 10), their ad gives a website address for
general secretary Billy Hayes (www.billyhayes.co.uk) which doesn't exist; the
email I sent to the CWU press office, at the address (press@cwu.org) for media
inquiries given on the CWU website (www.cwu.org) was returned "no such
user"; the telephone number for media inquiries - 020 8971 7267 - is
unobtainable; and if you ring the helpline (0800 731 74 34), a recorded voice
says "this number does not receive incoming calls".
Susan Loppert
London
Could Kafka top that?