Keith Rich Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 During the 80s when the Nasty Party were last in office there were riots, strikes and social disorder. In the 13 years that Labour were in office there were hardly any strikes and to my knowledge no riots at all. The Nasties have been back in office for a few short months and already we have seen strikes and social disorder back on our streets. It seems likely that these will escalate during the coming months with some even talking of a general strike. What does this tell us about the Tories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John X Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 To be fair, by the time Labour got back into power the Tories had made it pretty much illegal to strike effectively! John X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoatwobbler Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 More to the point, what does it tell us about the people organising the protests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane39 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 It says the Tories are cutting the, "good time Charlies," non-descript jobs in the civil service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Rich Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 To be fair, by the time Labour got back into power the Tories had made it pretty much illegal to strike effectively! John X A good point. But the strikes are likely to get much worse in the coming months. The Tories have only just begun the destruction of everything that has been built up in this country since the end of the Second World War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
convert Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 I think it tells us more about the 'great unwashed' than it does the Tories. I think it also tells us that Labore bought the silence of the masses by providng ever increasing benefits, and well funded none jobs in the public sector; funded with money we couldn't afford (didn't have) to spend. PS If you look hard you'll find plenty of 'riots' during the 13 years of Labore rule; just not 'sour grapes' ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Rich Posted February 4, 2011 Author Share Posted February 4, 2011 More to the point, what does it tell us about the people organising the protests? It tells us that they have guts and self esteem and are not going to be pushed into the ground by multi millionnaire Eaton bully boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 It says the Tories are cutting the, "good time Charlies," non-descript jobs in the civil service. Really? Name some of the jobs being cut. Or do you consider police officers, immigration officers, library staff, care assistants, meals on wheels, etc etc as "good time Charlies"? These are the pepole whose jobs are going, not the top bods in the civil service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 It says if the Unions and Labour don't win the over the electorate, the Unions will punish the public with strikes. Vote Labour (or else). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoatwobbler Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 It tells us that they have guts and self esteem and are not going to be pushed into the ground by multi millionnaire Eaton bully boys. Er, no. Take tuition fees for instance. What the current lot are doing is bad but why weren't the NUS kicking off like this in 1997 when tuition fees were introduced by Labour? Ditto for PFI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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