Are you mad enough to march?

[unbeliever]

Some of us in the public sector recognise our privileged position and appreciate it rather than constantly complaining.

[Solomon1]

That nasty Conservative party. How dare they boost employment to record levels, grow the economy, halve the structural deficit, and increase the national minimum wage to £9 an hour by 2020.

 

At huge expense to community

 

Huge expense to the vulnerable

 

Have you ANY IDEA how much people are suffering?

 

Of the numbers having to resort to food banks, IN BRITAIN!! For godsake!

 

Shame on you!

[El Cid]

:hihi: really??? public sector are the most Militant and vocal about how unfair everything is, you dont see many private sector at protest rally's too busy working:roll:

 

Treat everyone the same then.

 

The number of strikes taking place in the UK has hit an 80-year low, there isnt really a problem.

 

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Working days lost in the public sector = 76,000

Working days lost in the private sector = 68,000

 

Not a great deal of difference.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/8527155/Strikes-in-numbers-Public-v-private-sector.html

Edited September 18, 2015 by El Cid

[slordy71]

Treat everyone the same then.

 

The number of strikes taking place in the UK has hit an 80-year low, there isnt really a problem.

 

---------- Post added 18-09-2015 at 13:05 ----------

 

Working days lost in the public sector = 76,000

Working days lost in the private sector = 68,000

 

Not a great deal of difference.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/8527155/Strikes-in-numbers-Public-v-private-sector.html

 

sounds good! treat everyone the same, ok as self employed & private sectori would love the gold plated final salary pensions with huge Gov contributions, the sick pay and sick days wether sick or not:loopy:

private sector strikes? that many? up to date source please?

Edited September 18, 2015 by slordy71

[truman]

Treat everyone the same then.

 

The number of strikes taking place in the UK has hit an 80-year low, there isnt really a problem.

 

---------- Post added 18-09-2015 at 13:05 ----------

 

Working days lost in the public sector = 76,000

Working days lost in the private sector = 68,000

 

Not a great deal of difference.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/jobs/8527155/Strikes-in-numbers-Public-v-private-sector.html

 

Those figures are 4 years out of date...even so have a look at the previous year in that table

 

Public sector days lost due to strikes 622,000

 

Private sector days lost 91,000

 

...

[slordy71]

At huge expense to community

 

Huge expense to the vulnerable

 

Have you ANY IDEA how much people are suffering?

 

Of the numbers having to resort to food banks, IN BRITAIN!! For godsake!

 

Shame on you!

 

we have a safety net if people abuse it then its up them, nobody in this country is in real hardship? people suffer due to lifestyle choices in the UK, spending welfare on booze drugs, cigs sky etc etc.

food banks thats a smokescreen thats being abused by many:roll:

[Happ Hazzard]

What is the real difference between getting food from food banks and using benefits to buy food?

[El Cid]

Those figures are 4 years out of date...even so have a look at the previous year in that table

 

Public sector days lost due to strikes 622,000

 

Private sector days lost 91,000

 

...

 

I am busy, but uif you dont like those figures, here are some more, more trust worthy.

 

In 2011 there were 88 stoppages in the public sector compared with 61 in the private sector after a fairly even split in the number of disputes in 2010.

 

Perhaps you can read all the information, and find some figures that you like?

 

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171766_276223.pdf

[TJC1]

Those figures are 4 years out of date...even so have a look at the previous year in that table

 

Public sector days lost due to strikes 622,000

 

Private sector days lost 91,000

 

...

 

Striking and days lost at an all time low.

you must be able to see this bill is purely ideoligical.

 

---------- Post added 18-09-2015 at 13:27 ----------

 

What is the real difference between getting food from food banks and using benefits to buy food?

 

Some people dont have enough money after stoppages...anyway its not just those on benefits..what about families with kids that are using them.

[Mister M]

Will there be a "When are we finally going to get some austerity" march?

 

National debt doubled [LINK]

 

Deficit targets missed [LINK]

 

Benefits and state pensions bill hits record high [LINK]

 

Does this really sound like austerity?

 

Yes it's already happened - though so few people attended, it went unnoticed http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/apr/04/pro-cuts-rally-against-debt

 

Toby Young who championed the idea of a pro austerity march, eventually didn't go to it - favouring attending a tax payer funded show about Pirates instead: http://politicalscrapbook.net/2011/05/toby-young-rally-against-debt-pirate-exhibition/

 

What is the real difference between getting food from food banks and using benefits to buy food?

 

Lots of people feel shame about using foodbanks. I wonder if there is a link between the shame people feel in using food banks and the stigma that is extremely prevalent nowadays?