Industrial action 'soars' under PM

[TrueBlueTerrier]

http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM ... new6t6FgzQ

The number of days lost through industrial action has "soared" since Gordon Brown took over as Prime Minister, the Conservatives claimed.

About 610,000 days were lost in the public sector since last July, 20 times as many as the previous year, according to an analysis of official data by shadow business secretary Alan Duncan.

"In the week that some unions are calling for a huge increase in public sector pay demands, and with a shocking rise in the strike level since July, we need more than the usual promise of "tough talk" from Gordon Brown.

"The uncomfortable truth is that the unions have this government over a barrel.

"Without trade union cash, the Labour Party would collapse. As a result, Gordon Brown can no longer stand up to union disruption - as today's (Thursday's) figures show," said Mr Duncan.

The Conservatives called for an immediate suspension of the union modernisation fund, under which unions have received millions of pounds for training and other improvements, in the light of the figures.

Mr Duncan added: "Gordon Brown should immediately suspend the union modernisation fund until we can see an end to the suspicious symmetry between receipts to the Labour Party and hand-outs from the Government.

"Labour's total financial dependency on the unions is bad for our political system, now it is clear that it is damaging to our economy as well."

[norbert]

http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM ... new6t6FgzQ

The number of days lost through industrial action has "soared" since Gordon Brown took over as Prime Minister, the Conservatives claimed.

About 610,000 days were lost in the public sector since last July, 20 times as many as the previous year, according to an analysis of official data by shadow business secretary Alan Duncan.

"In the week that some unions are calling for a huge increase in public sector pay demands, and with a shocking rise in the strike level since July, we need more than the usual promise of "tough talk" from Gordon Brown.

"The uncomfortable truth is that the unions have this government over a barrel.

"Without trade union cash, the Labour Party would collapse. As a result, Gordon Brown can no longer stand up to union disruption - as today's (Thursday's) figures show," said Mr Duncan.

The Conservatives called for an immediate suspension of the union modernisation fund, under which unions have received millions of pounds for training and other improvements, in the light of the figures.

Mr Duncan added: "Gordon Brown should immediately suspend the union modernisation fund until we can see an end to the suspicious symmetry between receipts to the Labour Party and hand-outs from the Government.

"Labour's total financial dependency on the unions is bad for our political system, now it is clear that it is damaging to our economy as well."

I've actually seen him speak , he wrote this book "Saturn's Children " -it's right wing libertarian , it advocates all drugs should be legal -basically we can all go to hell our own way . Slimy horrible ex -public schoolboy .
He's "interesting ".

[dvbuk55]

I've actually seen him speak , he wrote this book "Saturn's Children " -it's right wing libertarian , it advocates all drugs should be legal -basically we can all go to hell our own way . Slimy horrible ex -public schoolboy .
He's "interesting ".

Maybe I shouldn't be asking this of Norbert but how would you define "interesting".

[DGP1]

I've actually seen him speak , he wrote this book "Saturn's Children " -it's right wing libertarian , it advocates all drugs should be legal -basically we can all go to hell our own way . Slimy horrible ex -public schoolboy .
He's "interesting ".

Maybe I shouldn't be asking this of Norbert but how would you define "interesting".

He's been on HIGNFY that's where I know him from (he couldn't tell a joke to save his life, was completely out of his depth).

[TrueBlueTerrier]

I've actually seen him speak , he wrote this book "Saturn's Children " -it's right wing libertarian , it advocates all drugs should be legal -basically we can all go to hell our own way . Slimy horrible ex -public schoolboy .
He's "interesting ".

Maybe I shouldn't be asking this of Norbert but how would you define "interesting".

Perhaps like the Chinese:

May you live in interesting times is reputed to be the English translation of an ancient Chinese proverb and curse. It is reported that it was the first of three curses of increasing severity, the other two being:

* May you come to the attention of those in authority
* May you find what you are looking for

[norbert]

I've actually seen him speak , he wrote this book "Saturn's Children " -it's right wing libertarian , it advocates all drugs should be legal -basically we can all go to hell our own way . Slimy horrible ex -public schoolboy .
He's "interesting ".

Maybe I shouldn't be asking this of Norbert but how would you define "interesting".

bit Keith Joseph , bit weird and off the wall , however they said the likes of them were too right wing , mad even , Sunny Jim said it was like Turkeys voting for Christmas but they got in .

Bit of sarcasm /irony there .