How is the Government getting away with this idea that a public-sector pension is a "luxury"?Because it is. Next!
One of the most infuriating arguments to justify cutting pensions is that private-sector workers don't have them, so why should anyone else? This is a strange way of assessing society, that if someone is badly treated everyone else should be as well otherwise it's not fair.No, you’re missing the point, Mark. Private sector workers don’t have them and are paying in taxation for the public sector to have them….
… the public-sector unions asked their members if they wanted to take action against these cuts, and overwhelmingly they've said they do. It's argued by various politicians that the strikes are a stupid tactic as they'll make the unions unpopular. Presumably unions should adapt to the modern climate by no longer bothering with issues such as their members being asked to work three extra years for no money and instead bring in colouring books and grow watercress.Or, they could go on strike and point out to people just how useless and unneeded they really are.
Ball’s in your court, chum.
"if someone is badly treated then everyone else has to or it isn't fair"
ReplyDeleteWHAT THE FUCK?!! This is the Left's position on EVERYTHING!! It is their most basic philosophy! Or do cherished principles get throen under the bus when there's money involved?
Bring on the strikes. Who'll miss them?
ReplyDeleteNow if Gordon hadn't pinched everything from my pension scheme I might not be so against them. Maybe they should be treated the same way the labour gov treated us.
ReplyDeleteI do hope MP and union leaders' pensions will continue to be comfortably provided for.
ReplyDeleteRob: agreed and yes. Lefties care more about money than anything else.
ReplyDeleteThe massively hypocritical, sanctimonious c*nts.
Having read Steel's article in full, I think it must be a contender for the world record in greatest number of fallacies, false premises and non-sequiturs in a single printed article, 2011.
ReplyDelete"WHAT THE FUCK?!! This is the Left's position on EVERYTHING!! It is their most basic philosophy! Or do cherished principles get throen under the bus when there's money involved?"
ReplyDeleteDo you even need to ask?
Their real cherished principles are greed, envy, and spite. And this seems to fit perfectly with them.
This is one non-union civil servant who's looking forward to crossing the picket line.
ReplyDeleteBring it on. We're going through a cuts exercise, and this should nicely identify the deadwood.
I think a lot of people will vote for a strike to show dissatisfaction. What happens on the day will be the acid test.
ReplyDelete"This is the Left's position on EVERYTHING!! It is their most basic philosophy! "
ReplyDeleteThis is the Left, these are their principles. If you don't like them, they have others.
"Bring on the strikes. Who'll miss them?"
That's the $64,000 question, isn't it?
"Having read Steel's article in full, I think it must be a contender for the world record in greatest number of fallacies, false premises and non-sequiturs in a single printed article, 2011."
And in the 'Guardian', that's a strong field!
"Bring it on. We're going through a cuts exercise, and this should nicely identify the deadwood."
In theory, yes. Though as Blueknight points out, voting is one thing, losing a day's pay and pension contributions is not.
And then you have unions like the PCS, where only a third even voted.