‘We’re sorry we missed you; your delivery is scheduled for tomorrow’ the email reads. Another day, another bungled parcel delivery from Evri, the 21st Century equivalent of the hapless postman. Except posties have a certain charm and Evri and its competitors – Yodel, DPD, DHL, FedEx et al. – most certainly do not. If you have ever received three text messages and two emails in the space of four hours to tell you when your parcel will be delivered only for them to come when you are out walking the dogs, you will, like me, long for simpler times.

Why, as a nation, have we fallen prey to daylight robbery? The answer to this question paints a sorry picture of both public and private sector decline

What’s more, these days, before you even get to clap eyes on your parcel, it may well be stolen

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