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Alan,   20/07/2012 at 12:38

Since 1983 when M Thatcher devaluated the Services Nationally subject to the Falklands war that could have been avoided. The level of Discipline; Justice and Security has gone out the window as money is being waisted in other ways that should certainly be avoided. This is where Unions are minimising the control of work flow as against developing productivity. To much money is being spread to acquire Tax refunds, which signifies why the banks are getting away with fraud.

Donald   20/07/2012 at 13:10

Well, I don't understand the first comment at all, but what we have seen repeatedly over the past few months, and are continuing to see, is various Unions blackmailing employers into paying staff extra money just to do their day job during the period of the Olympics. I was under the impression that Unions exist to protect the employment rights of their members, not to screw the employers and disrupt the travel plans of members of the public, who ultimately the staff wages.

Edwardo   20/07/2012 at 14:16

The general population is fed up with Unions holding the country to ransom with their own self-serving biggoted attitudes. We are all making sacrifices, most of us are not getting paid extra to do our day jobs nor make population suffer so the few can benefit. RMT, ASLEF et al: you should be ashamed.

Thom   20/07/2012 at 17:06

On Radio 4 last night the head of the PCS, Mark Serwotka, all but admitted its own announced strike is just a negotiating position, to squeeze every extra penny from the Government before it calls it off. Shameful - I can only think a similar thing applies with the rail unions.

Alan   20/07/2012 at 22:28

The rail service is about the best way of travel long distance and Town servicing compared to the bus. Unfortunately union people look unto themselves who vastly slow productivity. Unfortunately since serious cut backs in 1983 the rail service should have utilised a lot more intertown facilities that originally was operative. The way we are going at present things will get worse, and the lack of disipline in schools signifies unions are inflicting control instead of improving disipline and education. Get rid of unions and Private security like G4S and CPS in Law. Restrict the Banks as to what they can earn, and eliminate their excess commisioning. Bring back National service and the Police on the beet strengthening discipline, enforce aprenterships this will solve striking which will enforce society to apreciate and value what we're working for:

Mark Thames Valley Resident   27/07/2012 at 17:40

We have a union led by CROW who should be locked up in the TOWER of LONDON and shot. A few agitators too greedy. After the Olympics are over, anyone who went on strike, worked to rule or caused disruption should be sacked. If you CHOOSE to work in public service then strikes or other disruptive action should be a felony and the culprit sacked.

Will Rhodes   31/07/2012 at 09:15

the Truth is unions and workers are NOT GREEDY "" ITS THE TORY TAX DODGGERS AND THE HEDGE FUND PARASITE,S WHO HAVE BROUGHT THE WORLD TO THE BRINK OF BANKRUPTCY .