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Jimmy Reid RIP wrote:
I must admit to being a little confused. The right wing ranters tell us that the strikes are wicked and are costing the country and individuals untold money (the Mail even claims the strikers killed a 13 year old girl) the government tell us very few joined the walk outs and things ran as normal. Who to believe? OR ARE THEY TORY LIARS SPREADING UNTRUE PROPAGANDA
02 Jul 2011 12:28 AM
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Jules wrote:
More brow beating by yet another goverment methinks. This has been on going since Maggie's time, fuel etc goes up & what do we all do ? Go on to forums like this place an opinion & get told we're the stupid one's. No-one but our Soldiers do any fighting anymore, never mind eh, things can only get worse & we're better off than most !!!!!!!!!! Yea Right !! Get a grip
01 Jul 2011 11:00 PM
01 Jul 2011 10:59 PM
Smasher It was not a general strike, only 3 unions were involved. Stop believing Tory propaganda
01 Jul 2011 3:40 PM
Strike Smasher wrote:
@Annoyed Firstly i am amazed that you expected support for disrubting peoples lives. Secondly whilst public sector workers may be the largest group of tax payers. 100% of you pay is money that has been taxed so even if the public sector has put up 40% of all tax revenue (massively unlikely) The majority of it is still put up by the private sector. So in short you are wrong, its irrelevent the size of the Public sectors tax bill as its always less than the tax the have been given in pay. By the way what a lame duck general strike only 100k of the 750k suggested walked out lol
01 Jul 2011 12:17 PM
Dave wrote:
The TAX that people pay does go to paying salary - but most of you seem to think that public sector workers just collect salary and go home? They are being paid to perform a huge number of jobs that the private sector would love to do AND THEN RAISE THE COSTS TO PAY SHAREHOLDERS/DIRECTORS A BONUS!!! How many companies are increasing numbers of staff at the moment to do the same amount of work? NONE - they are all reducing staff numbers and putting pressure on those left to cover the work!! ( and then the bonus gets paid to the boss for performing better ) Remember what happened when the nationalised industries got sold off? Prices rise and services get worse (railways, utilities, BT - the list is endless ) There is an endless stream of consultants from private companies coming along saying how they can do the work for less - what they deliver is far more expensive and costs the TAX payer more! These people are making a stand to make the government realise you can`t change a contract just when it suits!!! If they do it to them - YOU ARE ALL NEXT IN LINE!! Would love to know what extras hampshire gill is talking about? You moan about not having enough equipment to do your job but what have YOU PERSONALLY done about it? If you stood up to your bosses you might have got something done about it!
01 Jul 2011 10:33 AM
hampshire gill wrote:
I PERSONALLY THINK THEY SHOULD STOP STRIKING OR GET THE SACK IM A SOLDIER I CAN STRIKE IVE NOT HAD A PAY RISE FOR 3 YEARS NOW AND WONT BE GETTING ONE FOR ANOTHER 2 YEARS IF I COULD STRIKE WOULD I HELL NO I SIGNED UP FOR A JOB OF WHICH IF THEY WANT TO CHANGE WORKS AND PENSION THEY WILL THEY DONT REALISE THERE STIKING IS AFFECTING OUR CHILDRENS EDUCATION AND OTHER GOOD PEOPLE TRYING TO GET ON WITH THERE LOW PAID NO PENSION LIVES IF I MUST SAY ITS PRETTY ARROGANT OF THEM TO THINK THERE BETTER THAN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY COME DO MY JOB FOR SIX MONTH AND SEE IF YOU DESERVE ALL THE EXTRAS YOU GET IDIOTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
01 Jul 2011 9:32 AM
Zed You are ignorant or gullible enough to beleive what you read in the Daily Mail. I would welcome private sector pay and conditions in my work, and the odd bonus as well. Stop being gullible and think for yourself
01 Jul 2011 1:44 AM
zedboy wrote:
I quit the public sector to get away from the lazy lefty work shy 'comrades'. Drove to Scotland from Kent today (and back) with a 12 year old who couldn't receive his right to education because the rich civil servants want more more more even when the private sector continue to prop up thier gold plated future...... ironically I did this whilst contributing to paying for their pensions AGAIN. PRIVATISE ALL PUBLIC SERVICES NOW AND GET SOME EFFICIENCY, PRODUCTIVITY AND QUALITY BACK IN THE UK
30 Jun 2011 11:41 PM
I work in the public sector at the moment. A fact for you In my profession (not a teacher) there are both private and public sector employers, and I have colleagues who recently switched "sectors". Guess what, the private sector is paying £6-7K more, so even taking the pension into account they are £3.5K at least better off, not including any bonuses they may get. Here's the clincher, they tell me the work is no more demanding, and in some ways less so, so when the Daily Mail/Express/Telegraph screams that public sector pay is higher than private,just think MORE TORY LIES
30 Jun 2011 10:24 PM
IAN wrote:
PREVIOUS ARTICLE,WHAT SACRIFICES HAVE THE FARMERS MADE,WHAT RELEVANCE?NEVER SEEN A POOR FARMER,CAMERON AND CLEGG HAVE BACK PEDDLED OVER SO MUCH RECENTLY,THEY WILL HAVE TO DO SOME MORE HERE,BOTH SIDES WILL HAVE TO GIVE A LITTLE THOUGH,THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY THANK GOD,YOU CAN NOT TAKE PEOPLES RIGHTS AWAY,HOW EVER MUCH IT CAUSES PROBLEMS,
30 Jun 2011 9:48 PM
Kevin wrote:
Annoyed said that the public sector is the largest employer and such pays the most in taxes because of the number of them. However he or she seems to forget maybe by choice I am not sure, but it is TAXES that pay for your salary!! The private sector is the job creator, the government has never created a job, they can not unless they use taxes, private sector creates jobs with investment not taxes. This is what happens with socialism in the end you run out of other peoples money.
30 Jun 2011 9:42 PM
Bob wrote:
Cameron and the Tories press lied before the election they lied during the election and they are still lying. What I find absolutely incredible is the amount of fools who believe them.
30 Jun 2011 9:15 PM
ASterlingJob wrote:
While I'm sure there are lots of 'Annoyeds' working hard every day, it is the ever-increasing number of public sector workers on over £50K that I have an issue with because I simply don't believe there are enough jobs in the public sector that are worth over £50K (yes, KCC, that means all of you). And people like Peter Gilroy just take the P ... noone needs a pension of £200K+ - that's a Gold Plated pension and it's just plain greedy.
30 Jun 2011 9:05 PM
Paul wrote:
I totally agree with all the comments defending our rights as Public sector workers. I am 100% behind my union and this strike. Don't believe what the government says. They just tell the general public what hey want them to hear.
30 Jun 2011 9:01 PM
Suddenly the public has started believing the politicians! There is no GOLD PLATED PENSION for the huge majority of workers - that was dreamt up to get Joe Public on side in bashing civil servants People are now living longer - where were the refunds for the staff that worked for 40 years and dropped dead in the same year they stopped working????
30 Jun 2011 8:43 PM
This was challenged in the courts the last time the government tried to take away contractual rights AND THE EMPLOYEES WON! For those that just want to bash people they see as getting an easy ride: You could have applied for the job - it pays less than private sector which puts most off Think of this in terms of buying a house - You put down a deposit and start paying off the mortgage knowing what you have taken on - 20 years down the track the bank says that the house is worth double so they expect you to stump up the money or move out if you don`t like it ( HOW MANY FEEL THATS FAIR? YOU MADE A DEAL AND STUCK TO YOUR SIDE OF IT ONLY FOR THE OTHER SIDE TO CHANGE THE TERMS BECAUSE TIMES HAD CHANGED )
30 Jun 2011 8:32 PM
Lucy wrote:
I worked in the NHS for 35 years as a Health Care Assistant my pension is £525 per month. I have to do two part-time jobs to make ends meet.
30 Jun 2011 8:29 PM
Mick wrote:
From Maidstone wrote: The striking is totally wrong. The country is going through a tough period and sacrifices need to be made. WHAT GARBAGE YOU WRITE.... WHAT SACRIFICES HAVE THE FARMERS OF THIS LAND MADE???????
30 Jun 2011 8:08 PM
I AM 61 NOW,WORK FOR MYSELF FOR A FEW YEARS NOW,GOOD LUCK TOO YOU ALL,I ALSO WORKED FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN MANAGEMENT FOR 25 YEARS,PAID 6.5% PENSION,NOW ENDED UP WITH A POULTRY £400 PER MONTH,NOW THE GOVERNMENT WANT TO ADD ANOTHER 3% ON TOP OF THE 6.5%,PRIVATE SECTOR PAY 3.5%,TELL ME THATS FAIR,WORKING UNTIL 68 IS MADNESS,BEFORE ANYONE MOANS I HAVE NEVER BEFORE SUPPORTED UNIONS AND I VOTED TORY LAST ELECTION,KEEP ON FIGHTING
30 Jun 2011 7:34 PM
Matt Colclough wrote:
The people on strike have caused the country a massive bill today, easily in the millions of pounds lost. They should be docked wages, or punished somehow. You cannot just walk out and moan if you are not happy in your job. That is not the right way to do business. You should be ashamed at setting such a poor example to our future generations
30 Jun 2011 5:54 PM
Strike every day wrote:
....and you annoyed
30 Jun 2011 5:37 PM
Chalk, fantastic post!
30 Jun 2011 5:36 PM
Victoria wrote:
Well said Annoyed!
30 Jun 2011 5:34 PM
Annoyed wrote:
I remain annoyed at the lack of support for the public sector workers. To all you who believe that the private sector props up the public sector, think about this. Who is the biggest employer in the UK? That's right the public sector. This means we are the largest group of tax payers. This also means we are the largest group of consumers. As such, if the government keep taking from us as public sector workers, we will have less money to spend. And if we have less money to spend, then private sector businesses will not get as much of that money. Look at the wider perspective instead of sitting on your soapbox. And Mark…. You are right – I didn't get my job allocated to me by big brother, I chose to work here. I have been headhunted by private sector employers, offered considerably more than minimum wage (but thank you so much for the personal insult) and turned them down. I did this because of the perks I was offered in my role; The perks that are now being taken away. I never said the conditions are poor – I merely said that things are not as shiny as some people out there believe. I am not lazy, nor are the majority of people who work in the civil service. I work hard, every day. You seem to be so full of hatred towards a sector of society. And yes, 95% of the population are suffering… and why? Because of the banks – not because of the civil servants. Oh, and my pension is far from “cushey”. I chose to pay in to my occupational pension. If private sector workers want a pension, they can chose to do the same.
30 Jun 2011 5:00 PM
@ Stirling Moss Schools are not babysitters. What do you do if your child is sick? I doubt there is much work going on in schools any way at the moment with only a few weeks of term left. Sure kids need to go to school to get a good education but you also need life education and learning about strikes and why they happen is a useful tool. No good having a good education if you are prepared to let yourself be walked all over. Good on the public sector for sticking up to the Government in fighting for what they strongly believe in. It just seems at the moment that since the bankers messed up the country the public sector are the easy targets.
30 Jun 2011 4:57 PM
Stirling Moss wrote:
I am annoyed at the strike today. I always try to educate my Son by telling him he has to go to school to learn how to get on in this nasty big wide world and make sure he works hard to get a good job because if he wants nice things in life he has to work for it. What example is this strike setting to our children? If your not happy with something, then don't go to school???!!! I am a full time working parent and have had to take a day's holiday off work. I have also still had to pay my childminder. And for the record, no I did not agree with the Queen shutting the schools either as I had to use a days holiday for that too!!!
30 Jun 2011 4:36 PM
I wonder why this has not been challenged in court. If one enters into an agreement and agrees to pay each month an agreed amount that is a contract between two parties how can the government come along and trash that agreement?????
30 Jun 2011 4:25 PM
Chalk wrote:
Earlier today I posted a comment about it being OK when the Queen shuts ALL schools but disgusting when teachers shut some. Ann wrote: "Chalk What planet are you on? The Queen didn't shut the schools for the Royal Wedding, it was the Government. That day off was for everybody, not just a whingeing few who seem to think that they are entitled to everything they can get their hands on, and then don't want to give anything back!" Well Ann, you should have tried doing a bit of reading first. Bank holidays are governed by the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971. Section 1(3) allows the Queen to proclaim a special day to be a bank holiday under the Act. This proclamation was approved by the Privy Council - and then announced in Parliament. Government announced it, but didn't give it. That's the prerogative of Her Majesty. As for thinking they are entitled to everything they can get and then not want to give anything back - you do realise they pay for the pensions up front in deductions from wages - before retiring. They've already done the giving!
30 Jun 2011 4:13 PM
Lionel the Flippant wrote:
@ Mike: "Poor" is considered a profanity these days.
30 Jun 2011 4:01 PM
Lionel the Erudite wrote:
@ Leia: Visibly you are a victim of "verbal hiccoughs" @ Leia: Visibly you are a victim of "verbal hiccoughs" @ Leia: Visibly you are a victim of "verbal hiccoughs" @ Leia: Visibly you are a victim of "verbal hiccoughs" @ Leia: Visibly you are a victim of "verbal hiccoughs" @ Leia: Visibly you are a victim of "verbal hiccoughs" @ Leia: Visibly you are a victim of "verbal hiccoughs" @ Leia: Visibly you are a victim of "verbal hiccoughs" I suffer terribly from the same complaint! The only Cure: Keyboard abstinence!
30 Jun 2011 3:52 PM
Johntheplumber wrote:
we'll soon be back in the 1950s think about it cost of living gos up but for how long ? Big business are going bust soon they will need to lower prices to entice people bk supermarkets are buying small local shops to get trade as people are saving money driving to large stores, wot is happening is good in a way these large company's have been allowed to grow an grow for too long whilst us self employed or small business have been shxt on so to speak, soon the little man will be back
30 Jun 2011 3:49 PM
Leia wrote:
My eldest is home today due to his school being closed and yes its been inconvenient but I am in total support for the teachers. This is David Camerons fault and he should be prepared to accept the consequences....yes I agree we need to cut back but this is too much and far too quickly.
30 Jun 2011 3:38 PM
30 Jun 2011 3:37 PM
John Cobbett wrote:
Today's strikes are unfortunate and an inconvenience for all concerned but there must be some sympathy at least for the Teachers as the mandatory actuarial valuation of their pension scheme is overdue by some two years. It is wrong for the Government to pre-judge the outcome of this process by arbitarily cutting benefits and increasing contributions. It is also disingenious of Mr Cameron to complain that tax-payers as employers pay two thirds of Civil Service pensions when this is the standard for most employer schemes.
30 Jun 2011 3:25 PM
bob wrote:
Ann you can opt out of serps if you wish, and put your money into a private pension scheme
30 Jun 2011 2:21 PM
ollie onion wrote:
SW stop feeling so hard done by. Why don't you retrain as a teacher, nurse, policeman et al and then you can get the benefits that come with it.
30 Jun 2011 2:18 PM
Ann wrote:
Well said "Apublicsectorworker". Thank god there are still some of you around that live in the real world. For too long now the private sector have been propping up the public sector. We have all got to tighten our belts. There shouldn't have to be one sector of the working population that is penalised while the other gets everything that it wants. Why should the private sector have to pay into their own pensions, if they are lucky to have one, and then pay into another pension pot for somebody else!!!
30 Jun 2011 2:15 PM
50p wrote:
hats off to someone who works for a 50p an hour. She should go on strike foe being so stupid
30 Jun 2011 2:12 PM
Mac wrote:
David Cameron is fully to blame for this strike, not those who have been left with no option but to walk out. Ed Milliband is a disgrace to the Labour Party to not be backing this action - someone has to tackle the horrors of this government's attack on our public services. Over 140 teaching staff are being made redundant in Medway this year. The government said that front line services wouldn't be hit - if 140 teaching staff in our schools aren't front line, then I don't know what is. I fully support any worker who withdraws their labour in protest at changes to the terms and conditions of their contract. Let us not forget that teachers are degree level educated people who have chosen the career in the classroom for many reasons, not least the benefits promised in return for lower wages than they could expect to earn in the private sector. Cameron and Co have wanted to destroy our public sector since day one after the election last year. Both him and Clegg have never worked a day in their lives. They've never known want. They must be brought down.
30 Jun 2011 2:11 PM
SW wrote:
@ Apublicsectorworker I take my hat off to you - you are the first public sector worker I have spoken to in the past couple of weeks who actually has some common sense and a realistic view of how things really are. Thank you.
30 Jun 2011 2:04 PM
Ade wrote:
A friend of mine in the private sector earns £8.50 per hour. Her child minding costs for today amount to £8.00 per hour, which has to be paid from net income after tax. So today thanks to her son's school being closed, she has lost far more than she has earnt. Public sector workers no longer have a divine right to their gold plated pensions and should stop holding low paid hard working people to ransom like this. With the exception of the emergency services and armed forces, you do not have the respect and support of the British people.
30 Jun 2011 1:54 PM
Apublicsectorworker wrote:
I am a public sector worker (the clue is in the name) and I am not on strike and wont be going on strike. I for one think we have a very generous pension package and agree with the govt that it is impossible to maintain. Some people will always think of themselves before their Country and the future of the Country that their children will have to live in and deal with. I personally am OUTRAGED that the police emergency call handlers went on strike. 95% of them. They should be ashamed of themselves - they have put peoples lives at risk by doing this and should be sacked for gross misconduct. I do agree that there are some jobs that are lower paid than private sector but you do have a choice people, if you don't like the pay then get a private sector job - oh that's right you don't want to because the public sector has a good benefits package. (And still has a competitive one AFTER the proposed changes - if you disagree then look for another job with better)
30 Jun 2011 1:51 PM
Public sector pensions are salary related, which means the tax payer gaurantees there will be enough money to pay the pension at retirement date. Private sector workers if they are lucky and have a scheme to join have to contribute far higher amounts for pensions which are not salary related or guaranteed. They then have to subsidise the public sector pensions through taxation. I say take their final salary scheme away so we have an even playing field.
30 Jun 2011 1:44 PM
* Correction regarding my previous comment: 'So don't give me the clap-trap that private sector workers are hard done by' SHOULD READ: "So don't give me the clap-trap that PUBLIC sector workers are hard done by' Sorry.... I was distracted!
30 Jun 2011 1:41 PM
Where does this myth come from that the public sector are paid less than the private sector? Yet another union 'porky' I bet. In the private sector there is no automatic right to a pension from your employer, there are no long summer, Easter and Christmas holidays (and before you have a pop at me, I don't accept that teachers work through their holidays!!). We have the minimum wage for a high percentage of manual workers, the statutory minimum of 28 days holiday per year which includes bank holidays and a Stakeholder pension that you can chose to pay in to but your employer doesn't. The vast majority of us don't have subsidised meals and healthcare etc. Those of us in the private sector lucky enough to still be in work have suffered pay freezes and pay cuts over the past 2-3 years. So don't give me that clap-trap that private sector workers are hard done by. Let's not forget too that the pension they are striking about is IN ADDITION to their basic state pension and the additional state pension (approx £190 a week if you've worked for most of your working life).
30 Jun 2011 1:35 PM
anon wrote:
It would seem that a lot of people do not fully realise that some public sector workers have to pay into their pensions excessively more a month than other workers to ensure that they have a decent pension to retire on. This means that a big chunk is taken out of their pay packets each month. None of these people get something for nothing!!!!
30 Jun 2011 1:29 PM
ollieonion wrote:
Not in the public sector, but fully support their actions. People make the decision of what secttor rhey want to work in and many in the public picked to work for less money knowing there were better benefits at the end. I picked the private sector where i have benefitted with better rates of pay, but my pension is not so good. It was everyones choice where they ended up.
30 Jun 2011 12:59 PM
Matt wrote:
I detest anyone that strikes. I think you should be fined if you go on strike, not get paid and lose holiday. Its totally wrong to strike, especially about pensions, when the entire country knows that teachers have one of the best pensions going! Its not just closing schools is it. Its making parents take time off also. Today will have an impact of millions of pounds to the economy and all that comes of it, is to make the public angry at the greedy bunch on strike Fine those on strike one weeks wages, they'll think twice then
30 Jun 2011 12:49 PM
jl wrote:
Bob - my lunch hour, can post what I like. As it happens we lost our entire pension in the collapse of Equitable Life, no lifeline for us! The teacher's pension was supposed to be safe
30 Jun 2011 12:33 PM
Wow JL is that all you have to do today, check the spelling of every entry. Trying to have a debate on this forum... Go away...
30 Jun 2011 12:26 PM
Joanne wrote:
I'm fully in support of teachers and other public sector workers protecting their pensions. The vast majority of public sector workers do not earn a fortune and work extremely hard. It's a small percentage at the top that earn loads and work little - these are the people that should get their pension schemes and wages reviewed, along with MPs!
30 Jun 2011 12:19 PM
LML wrote:
Maverick - teachers do NOT have it cushy. Try it and see!!
30 Jun 2011 12:14 PM
J L wrote:
Bob - without decent teachers coming into the profession more people like you will continue to spell incorrectly
30 Jun 2011 12:09 PM
Unfortunately no one in the private sector is going to feel sorry for those of you in (up until now, bomb proof jobs) in the public sector, for all the inconvenience you have caused us today. I hope the government sticks to there guns.
30 Jun 2011 11:42 AM
Chalk What planet are you on? The Queen didn't shut the schools for the Royal Wedding, it was the Government. That day off was for everybody, not just a whingeing few who seem to think that they are entitled to everything they can get their hands on, and then don't want to give anything back! This is, of course, aided and abetted by so called Union leaders who are "bullet proof"!
30 Jun 2011 11:23 AM
the strike is wrong, everybody is suffering at the moment, so the public sector should stop moaning, if you dont like it find another job. as for all of us having to tighten our belts, this would be a lot less hard if our government were to stop giving out billions off pounds in foreign aid, or giving the welsh and scotish free perscriptions and bailing coutries whos economy has collapsed. do you think we will get help from anybody when it finally happens to us.. i think not.
30 Jun 2011 11:20 AM
Maverick wrote:
Thats a day of national celebration, something which will go down as part of history. Not because a load of greedy people want something for nothing. Get in the real world! Whatever people say, teacher's have it cushy!
30 Jun 2011 11:19 AM
Maverick wrote that "sacrificing childrens education is disgusting". How is it that when the Queen shuts every school in the country for a wedding it is seen as great, but when teachers shut some it is disgusting?
30 Jun 2011 11:12 AM
From Maidstone wrote:
The striking is totally wrong. The country is going through a tough period and sacrifices need to be made. Pensions in the public sector are excellent so why shouldn't public sector workers have to pay more for them? People need to open their eyes to the real world and the fact that you can't get something for nothing, certainly not now.
30 Jun 2011 11:05 AM
30 Jun 2011 11:04 AM
Jan wrote:
My son is off school due to the strike, but I am in total support of what's going on today. I am not in the public sector and have not had a pay rise for over five years. They are not the only ones who are suffering as everything has gone up dramatically in price!! My shopping bill has gone up £20 a week over the last month. Now I must stop whining now - sorry.
30 Jun 2011 11:02 AM
Mark wrote:
@Annoyed You didn't get your job allocated to you by big brother! If the conditions are as poor as you make out, move. If people doing your job elsewhere in the country are better off, then move. no doubt you're too lazy to do something about it, which is why you work in the public sector, because if you tried getting something in the private sector, either you'd be paid minimum wage or you'd have to work a hell of a lot harder! Join the real world and realise 95% of the population are suffering at the moment. The government aren't the only employer making severe cuts, most companies are too. And those in the private sector don't have cushey pensions to look forward to either!
30 Jun 2011 10:57 AM
Maybe if they went about it the right way they might get some respect then....
30 Jun 2011 10:55 AM
For the record, civil servants in Kent are amongst the worst off in the country. Cost of living here is high, much higher than in other areas of the UK, and yet we are paid the same as civil servants in those other places. We get the "perks" because our pay is so much lower than the private sector, and lower than local authority staff too. There is no gravy train - just a bunch of hard working underappreciated people that get abused by those like you. We have been on a "pay freeze" for years now, which is in effect a pay cut because of the rise in inflation. The government keeps taking from us, because we are easy targets, not because we are to blame for the economic situation. I am not on strike; I am in work today, because I don't want to let our customers down. However, I am not judging those that are. You are right, education is important. And as such we ought to properly recognise the importance of teachers, an reward them accordingly. Our borders are controlled by civil servants, who do their best with the government's immigration policy, and stop millions of pounds worth of drugs coming into our country every week. They ought to be respected and rewarded for their hard work. I could go on all day talking about all the other worthwhile jobs that those on strike today do. It would be nice to get some support.
30 Jun 2011 10:45 AM
Mike wrote:
Sorry for triple post - rubbish verification system kept telling me there was profanity!
30 Jun 2011 9:56 AM
I agree Maverick.... Why should I pay for their cozy, above average lifestyle? It is the poor souls who work in low paid sectors such as shops and catering that deserve real sympathy and support. These poorer families and their children will be hurt today becuase of this selfish action. The unions need to get real and the gravy train needs to be derailed if it we are to have a fair society. Hope the government keeps its nerve.
30 Jun 2011 9:55 AM
30 Jun 2011 9:54 AM
30 Jun 2011 9:53 AM
Try doing a job where you don't get your backside wiped for you..... People in most jobs dont get nearly half of all the benefits these people get And sacraficing children's education is DISGUSTING....shame on all of you!
30 Jun 2011 9:35 AM
hsdeal.blogspot.com wrote:
Almost all the schools in Deal are closed today!
30 Jun 2011 9:31 AM
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