What a mess. I remember thinking of the Greeks that they were mad, striking and rebelling when the country was on its metaphorical knees. Here we are, some way down the line, in no better a position. In fact, despite not being in the Euro, we are perhaps entitled to think we ought to be better off, but thanks to the last government's atrocious fucking performance and sign-up to measures that now force our hand on bail-outs, we are actually worse off. Labour left the cupboard bare, and Labour MPs and supporters now seem to feel entitled to moan about the coalition's performance. True, it's not been good, but it's rather hypocritical of the "Reds" to suit themselves with selective memory.
What's now a complete disaster is the action to strike. Britain has lost a leg, and is on crutches. The worst thing to do in such a situation is set fire to the crutches! Union leaders revel in the chance to stir up shit and cause mayhem. Their collective moment of glory has come after a vote in which only a quarter of potential voters participated, and the end result is a forced and pointless general strike.
The country is in a precarious position. The private sector has had to adjust already, but public sector workers don't believe they should have to contribute. That may be a sweeping generalisation of the situation, but crippling the country for a day, forcing millions to lose money and robbing the government of money as well is hardly a way to improve things. I have just started my fifth year in my job, and have had just one pay increase of 2.5% in all that time; there'll be nothing for at least a year more as well. Sorry, but public sector workers are not immune from having to adjust.
The strike is madness.
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