Dingus Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 The Union movement is "delusional" and risk returning Britain to tough times more akin to the 1970s, Alan Johnson said in a furious retaliation against Ed Miliband's critics. The former Home Secretary launched the angry rebuttal as he backed the Labour leader against a string of high profile complaints from unions. The MP's intervention came after senior figures vented their anger over his decision to embrace austerity measures and suggested that financial support for the party could be withdrawn. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/9021970/Alan-Johnson-Unions-are-delusional-says-MP-in-furious-Ed-Miliband-defence.html Well I admire someone who is prepared to stand up for what is best for the country rather than appease the paymasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resident Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Like you, I admire someone who is prepared to stand up. However the union bosses these days are just as corrupt as the employers they claim they protect us from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 It's great to see Labour looking for a backbone at last - even if they haven't quite found it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Long live unions!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrod Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Long live unions!!Ah yes, long live unions. Especially when they elevate under-educated shop stewards way beyond their intellectual ceiling to senior positions, empowering them to really bugger up British industry by making insane demands and encouraging strike action due to their utter inability to understand business or economics, less of course what the glean from the Mirror, Socialist Worker, or the bar at their local working men's club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T 42 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Long live unions!! True. Without them Labour might be electable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T 42 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Long live unions ! True. Without them Labour might be electable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 True. Without them Labour might be electable. Yayyy, lets hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T 42 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 Yayyy, lets hope so! I'm sure they would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricgem2002 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 great i cant wait for the 3 day week mind you id love the closeness it would bring us as humans .there would be no telly/internet/mobile phones,so the family would have to sit around candles and actually talk to each other :hihi: bring it on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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