The chairman of Consignia has said he would like to change the company's name.

In a newspaper interview Allan Leighton said: "Because of the bad publicity, a lot of people know the name of Consignia. But it is almost like there is this other company called Consignia which is going around attracting derision."

Forum Response: Communication Workers Union

Billy Hayes, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union, told ePolitix.com: "I am today calling on all newspapers, radio stations and other media outlets to boycott the name 'Consignia' and call it by its real name the Post Office."

"I'm sure the public will welcome the media ignoring this name which has been foisted on us all by slick media men, big corporations and corporate spin-doctors. It is time to reclaim our Post Office.

"Consignia means a profit-centred declining competition-ridden low-wage outfit in constant crisis. The Post Office means service to the public; decent wages and conditions to which people aspire rather than reluctantly accept; and a seamless integrated postal service for all."