This Labour govt is the worst ever. It will land Britain with a 30 year legacy of debt and a ruined society.
Of course, strikes by government employees of any sort should be illegal, and grounds for automatic, immediate and permanent termination, but no one dares say that . . . .
I like what Reagan did to the air traffic controllers. Sacked the bastards.
Except that this is TfL, so the mayor gets a say. It isn't quite in HMG's gift to throttle Mr Crow with gold, though I'm sure they'd like to.
Hey Samizdatistas - you must watch the video here. Guido Fawkes even rates a mention. This deserves a post.
http://www.transatlanticpolitics.com/2009/06/10/brown-and-the-lefts-demise-in-eu-elections/
Whilst things seem dark, someone, somewhere, has light. I wandered into a bookstore yesterday and discovered "A Brief History Of The Future" by Jacques Attali. (I was expecting Dr. Who)
The book is a serious look at history, and where the longterm trends will take us. his conclusion, put in the forward, is "....from century to century, humankind has asserted the primacy of individual freedom over all other values." He uses history to back up his ideas.
Sell the "tube" system for whatever it will fetch (which will not be much - the money has gone on making the stations look like the mansions of dictators - whilst the deep underground lines are neglected) and allow the private owners to decide these matters.
Another reason to keep your automobile. The drivers aren't likely to all go on strike.
The previous Labour govt was a farce and this one is a tragedy. Labour cannot even get their failures the right way round.