General Strike, Are We Back In The 70S?

[webbo3]

I didn't see the Labour MPs who are public sector workers turn down their 1.3% pay rise on top of
a similar cap-busting 1.3% increase last year and a massive 10% hike in 2015 which took an MP's basic pay from £67,000 to £74,000.

Perhaps Jon Ashworth and the rest of his party should refuse their pay rise.

http://news.sky.com/story/labour-refuses-to-rule-out-general-strike-support-over-public-sector-pay-cap-11029205

[237SJ]

Yep @ 21:34 The 'never had it so good' generation.

[naomi24]

237SJ, Eddie doesn't realise it but his posts speak volumes.

[EDDIE51]

I was saying that for me the 1970s were the best decade.
I was 20 in 1971 , I got my degree in 1974, got married and went to work in Zambia in 1976.
The 3 day week did not affect me as I was monthly paid. We still had to go into work but there was nothing we could do, so we just sat round reading papers,books and listening to the radio.

[mushroom25]

I remember a mock poster for the election that followed the 3 day week - "vote for ted, 4 days in bed"....

[gulliver1]

NJ, 21.52 Tut tut tut Nj has a pet hate, there then , ask nanny to put your dummy back in the pram, diddums. ,,,, ,,
''''''''.

[youngmafbog]

Gullible. Are you trying to compete with PP or do you have cerebral defficiency syndrome?

[gulliver1]

No Swampy are you trying to compete with TGT ?

[New Judge]

Please explain who TGT is just to put me out of my misery.

"The 3 day week did not affect me as I was monthly paid..."

The three day week effected everybody, Eddie. Just because you still received your full pay does not mean that the country was in dire straits from which everybody suffered. The 70s were quite good for me too in a number of ways but in many others they were the worst of my life. Mrs NJ and I got up each morning not knowing (a) whether there would be any electricity to boil a kettle, (b) whether there would be any trains to get us to work, (c) whether our dustbins would be emptied. And so on. It was an absolute shambles and not something I would wish on anybody.

As I said earlier, workers are a little less easily led now and even those daft enough to belong to a trade union think twice before withdrawing their labour at the behest of their Baronial leaders. Let's hope it stays that way because at the moment I cannot see any politician taking on the role of The Great Lady who stepped in to sort out the mess.

[cassa333]

What I see it with all this name calling? It belittles the posters as much as the targets.

Can we please have a discussion where we don't degenerate to name calling.

I don't agree with everything that is said and not every one agrees with what I say and other thinking you must be mad, sad or daft to not agree with me I try not to (but don't always succeed) name call.

[Spicerack]

Don't listen to them, gullible. I think you're a riot.

[cassa333]

There are legally balloted strikes and picketing but when the leader of the unions says he would support an illegal one I lose what little sympathy I have.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41237242

[EDDIE51]

NJ they announced in advance when the power cuts would be.
We had Diesel trains and the railways signalling system had it's own power that did not come from the normal grid. Plus many signals back then were the old hand operated ones operated by cable from signal boxes.

[gulliver1]

Thank you Spicecrack.

[ToraToraTora]

ahh the good old days eh eddie? Before TGL gave the unions a good slapping.

[Bazile]

Right lads - down tools !!!

[Bazile]

This is the one I meant to post

[New Judge]

“NJ they announced in advance when the power cuts would be.”
Oh that’s alright then!!!

“We had Diesel trains and the railways signalling system had it's own power that did not come from the normal grid. Plus many signals back then were the old hand operated ones operated by cable from signal boxes.”

Unfortunately, Eddie, all those things still needed people to operate them.

[EDDIE51]

^ I remember saying at the time that if the pubs went on strike the country would be on it's knees in hours!