Who WON Today ? = Strike Day

Telegraph: Reports that 10 Downing Street is essence declaring victory over the Unions, the effect of the strike was very limited. Thus in the first round folks the Coalition Government won, but also Ed Miliband, he can move to ditch that “ Red ” Ed label. The losers in this round were the Unions, this was not 1926, the 70s or the 80s, the public can see the riots in Greece over a Government that does not deal with the public finances, thus on the whole it can be argued that they support the Coalition. Government 1 - 0 Unions.

Summer of Discontent = Heath or Thatcher Model

Telegraph: Reports that the Coalition Government will introduce tougher Union laws should there be a summer of public sector strikes, one of the reforms would be the need for a threshold of support for strikes, from 40% to 50% of the work force. The Coalition can either go for the Edward Heath model and that is defeat to the Unions, or the Lady Thatcher model and win, the Thatcher Government broke the National Union of Mineworkers, thus finished forever the power of Unions to bring Governments down, this new clash is based on the fact that public sector unions care more about the pensions of their members than the fact that the world has changed, the pensions of public sector employers is richer than those for the private sector, the general population lives longer, thus the need to make the retirement age higher, lets be honest folks the age that you should get a pension should be around 70, that’s the way its going, it will be that figure within 30 to 40 years. Thus the Coalition Government should follow the Reagan example, President Reagan gave air traffic controllers a choice either get back to work or your fired, they thought he was bluffing, bad mistake, they got fired. If the Unions want another 1926, give it to them, ask non union members to take over those jobs that Unions don’t want, also threat to revoke the pensions of those that go on strike, break the Unions, make them hurt, make them get real.

The Shadow of the Past for Labour!

BBC News: Reports that the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Ed Balls has advised the public sector unions not to fall in to the trap set by the Coalition Government, and go on strike on June 30th. Folks this is more to with the Labour Party than policy, if the Unions try another 1926 the Labour leadership under Ed Miliband will have to choose, do you support the pension demands of the trade unions and risk the label that you are in the pocket of the unions or do you say NO, can you see Tony Blair on a picket line EVER, the problem is you can see the Student President “ Red ” Ed Milliband getting his kicks being on a picket line. He didn’t have a girlfriend in Uni but could picket shops, yes an overgrown student is now leading the Labour Party.