UK's Winter of Discontent

Rishi Sunak is no better a prime minister than his predecessors. 

 

Already, he’s adopting a combative tone and his government are refusing point blank to negotiate with unions over ending public sector strikes. Indeed, UK’s ‘winter of discontent’ will surely deepen as more gloom and grief for commuters and businesses pile up, given that pay disputes go unresolved and strikes continue into 2023. 

 

Even shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves (left) has warned that Sunak and his ministers appear to have “given up” on governing altogether and are instead seeking confrontation with the unions for political reasons.

 

“The Tories’ approach is increasingly reckless in allowing these strikes to continue with no effort to resolve them”, she said. “We need trains that run, ambulances that arrive and hospital beds available in a functioning economy and society. Under the Tories we barely have any. And our economy is not going to get back to growth when people can’t get to work or to restaurants, pubs and theatres. Sitting on the sidelines is now just another way in which the Tories are sabotaging the UK economy”. 

 

As Reeves pointed out: “The fact that Tories are happier to see a massive hit to the economy and prolonged chaos and misery than sit in a room with ordinary working people and negotiate with their representatives is unforgivable”. 

 

UK is wallowing in deep shit!