How do you think Francis Maude is feeling, today?
Not unreasonably, he finally decided to start a 'consultation process' looking to end the abuse of taxpayers, by public 'service' unions. I refer of course to the so called 'pilgrims'. Full Time union officials who are ostensibly employed in the Public Sector and paid by the taxpayer and who, instead of doing the job for which they are employed, then work exclusively on union business.
Instead of just immediately ending this abuse, he wants to 'consult'.
The payback for his 'softly, softly Mr Nice Guy' approach is that the most militant of the public 'service' unions has decided to call a strike among its members in the Border Control agency, right on the eve of the London Olympics.
See what happens when you trade-in a spine for reasonability? The un-reconstructed class-warriors that run, dictator-like, public 'service' unions sense the lack of back-bone and push on with their aims of causing the maximum disruption to their paymasters - the tax-payer - under the guise of 'concern about service levels'.
Yet again, another example of government rhetoric that isn't matched by real action.
Consider. We are going to be tough on Welfare claimants! We will impose a cap on Welfare benefits! Then think about the level of 'toughness'. Such claimants will eventually have their benefits capped at £26,000. That is, higher than the national average wage, before tax.
Rhetoric and fine words or intentions shouldn't be a substitute for running the country and doing the right thing!
Not unreasonably, he finally decided to start a 'consultation process' looking to end the abuse of taxpayers, by public 'service' unions. I refer of course to the so called 'pilgrims'. Full Time union officials who are ostensibly employed in the Public Sector and paid by the taxpayer and who, instead of doing the job for which they are employed, then work exclusively on union business.
Instead of just immediately ending this abuse, he wants to 'consult'.
The payback for his 'softly, softly Mr Nice Guy' approach is that the most militant of the public 'service' unions has decided to call a strike among its members in the Border Control agency, right on the eve of the London Olympics.
See what happens when you trade-in a spine for reasonability? The un-reconstructed class-warriors that run, dictator-like, public 'service' unions sense the lack of back-bone and push on with their aims of causing the maximum disruption to their paymasters - the tax-payer - under the guise of 'concern about service levels'.
Yet again, another example of government rhetoric that isn't matched by real action.
Consider. We are going to be tough on Welfare claimants! We will impose a cap on Welfare benefits! Then think about the level of 'toughness'. Such claimants will eventually have their benefits capped at £26,000. That is, higher than the national average wage, before tax.
Rhetoric and fine words or intentions shouldn't be a substitute for running the country and doing the right thing!
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