I'm alright, Jack!
Yes folks, that wondrous time of year is here again, with Bob Crow and his merry men once again set to wreak havoc in one of the world’s largest cities by resorting to that old canard of “safety”. Apparently, these cuts will lead to people dying screaming in a massive fireball or something. The Tory buffoon has pledged all sorts of wizard wheezes to ameliorate the crisis:
100 extra buses being laid on, escorted bike rides, marshalled taxi ranks, and capacity for 10,000 more journeys on the River Thames
Of course, walking soundbite…
… RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: “Instead of meaningless PR gimmicks from the mayor he should start telling his officials to take this dispute seriously and he should also start putting Tube safety before the dash to slash budgets.
Right. So what people are striking about is pay and conditions and an “insulting” increase, and this affects safety how, exactly? I don’t know if you’ve noticed, Bob, but the economy is down the loo a little bit, thanks to the machinations of the party you support. I don’t expect an increase at all this year, if I got anything like an increase, I’d actually be thrilled. I wouldn’t be insulted at all. But then I suppose I do life in the real world.
And His Royal Militance goes on to share a most curious observation:
The action is on and our members are finalising plans for picket lines across the network. RMT remains available for talks but we cannot and will not negotiate with a gun at our heads.
Who is holding a gun to your heads and how?
Is it too much to ask of Mr Cameron to finish off the job his illustrious female predecessor began and stop this kind of nonsense from troubling us again?
TJW is an itinerant blogger who lives in East Angular. He grew up as a fascist, mellowed into a Tory and was converted to anarchism in his middle age by the Devil's Kitchen.
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“Who is holding a gun to your heads and how?”
Lots of people would like to – but only briefly…
Great, coffee all over my monitor. Thanks a bunch.
Thanks Bob! I have a very important interview on Tuesday and have to travel from one side of London to the other. It’s a bit of a mystery how I’m going to do this without getting lost on the way and missing my interview.
Bob has to earn his
Stop subsidising these morons. It’s insanity to continue to pay employees to take days off for “union business”, which is the best example of “biting the hand that feeds you” that I can find. If the union had to pay for their scurrilous activities, by increasing subs, I suspect reality might impinge.
where to start….? I just don’t get why these folks and their fellow travellers can’t understand the basic issue.
The.Money.Has.Run.Out.
Can
Can’t MI6 put Crowe in a bag ?
Bob Crow, like all socialists think that they should be protected from the harsh realities of life. Unfortunately, all strikes do is show that London is not really ” Open for Business”. It needs to be along with the rest of the country because we need the money to start flowing in to pay off the debt that Bob Crow’s Party, Zanuliebour put us all in….
Cartoons i will use in The Wheels on the bus:
Muppets, Mr. Men, Chowder, Gogoriki, Sesame Street, Phineas and Ferb, Mario, Homestar Runner, Fanboy and Chum Chum, Kung Fu Panda, Cats Don’t Dance, Bob’s Big Break, Popeye, Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Wimzy, Hercules, Total Drama Island, Pucca, Fraggle Rock, Toy Story, Mr. Meaty, Pokemon, Babar, Poppetstown, Nelly and Ceasar, Bob the Builder, Dinosaur Train, Making Fiends, Star Trek, Ren and Stimpy, Sponge Bob Squarepants, Zimmer Twins, HoopsxYoyo, Domo, American Dad