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Apparently there is a public sector strike going on...

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    #61
    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
    It's simple economics then?
    If you are a public sector worker you should not be allowed to strike
    Let us not forget EU open doors immigration benefits IT contractors more than anyone

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      #62
      Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
      If you are a public sector worker you should not be allowed to strike
      If you are a public sector worker you should be allowed to strike.

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        #63
        Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
        Don't worry I am sure you won't be able to resist getting yourself banned again
        One can only hope.

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          #64
          Originally posted by SpontaneousOrder View Post
          One can only hope.
          Help us out with whether you collect VAT through a Ltd company registered with the gangster state.

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            #65
            Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
            Don't worry I am sure you won't be able to resist getting yourself banned again
            Someone can permaban me now if they like. Suits me OK.

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              #66
              Originally posted by DodgyAgent View Post
              If you are a public sector worker you should not be allowed to strike
              Strikes are not always about pay and working conditions. They are sometimes used as protest against authorities. How about strikes that are part of a general political protest?

              How about a general strike called to protest against Britain handing powers to the EU? Should public sector workers be allowed to join a strike against that?
              And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                #67
                Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
                Strikes are not always about pay and working conditions. They are sometimes used as protest against authorities. How about strikes that are part of a general political protest?

                How about a general strike called to protest against Britain handing powers to the EU? Should public sector workers be allowed to join a strike against that?
                Such a strike is illegal under Thatcherite Union laws.

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                  #68
                  Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post
                  Strikes are not always about pay and working conditions. They are sometimes used as protest against authorities. How about strikes that are part of a general political protest?

                  How about a general strike called to protest against Britain handing powers to the EU? Should public sector workers be allowed to join a strike against that?
                  DA's error is to distinguish between public & private sector.
                  Just remove the legal protections offered to strikers and the problem is solved.
                  Political / economic pressure will help to prevent those that have the public's sympathy (where it's meaningful) from losing out.

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                    #69
                    Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
                    Such a strike is illegal under Thatcherite Union laws.
                    So nobody's allowed to go on strike to protest against the UK's membership of the EU? Or against Tony B Liar's invasion of Iraq? Or just the public sector?
                    And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                      #70
                      Originally posted by Old Greg View Post
                      Help us out with whether you collect VAT through a Ltd company registered with the gangster state.
                      Men must trade with one another in order to live & prosper as men. I fail to see how the state levying taxes has anything to do with me, other than making the trades I'm involved in less fruitful.

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