Suggestions now that our dedicated nurses are planning to go on strike. So we've already seen the rail staff, post office workers, bus drivers, airline workers, barristers etc etc.

I fail to understand the mentality of anyone opting to go on strike in protest about low pay at a time when the country is recovering from the costs brought about by Covid, is throwing buckets of money at the dangerous war in Ukraine and attempting to offset the extortionate fuel costs resulting from it.

Seems to me like there's a failure of folk to understand the seriousness of the economic situation we're faced with. Everyone is having to make sacrifices in order to keep fed and warm during the winter. Where is the money for wage increases going to come from.

Meantime, it feels like more people are on strike than at work.

If people are poorly paid and badly treated, I support the strikes. People should be able to afford to live on their wages. Wages have been effectively cut by up to a quarter in some cases, due to the current cost of living. Companies are still posting profits, however, and my opinion is - they can take a hit on those profits, particularly the larger companies. Where I would have sympathy is for small and small-medium business where a couple of poor months could mean going to the wall. I expect energy costs are actually the main problem here and are not being dealt with effectively. I heard energy companies are posting record profits - if that's the case it's a bit of a disgrace.

Suggestions now that our dedicated nurses are planning to go on strike. So we've already seen the rail staff, post office workers, bus drivers, airline workers, barristers etc etc.

I fail to understand the mentality of anyone opting to go on strike in protest about low pay at a time when the country is recovering from the costs brought about by Covid, is throwing buckets of money at the dangerous war in Ukraine and attempting to offset the extortionate fuel costs resulting from it.

Seems to me like there's a failure of folk to understand the seriousness of the economic situation we're faced with. Everyone is having to make sacrifices in order to keep fed and warm during the winter. Where is the money for wage increases going to come from.

Meantime, it feels like more people are on strike than at work.

Got to laugh at the bank of england boss taking £650 a year and telling workers not to ask for a pay rise because it wil;l fuel inflation!

Easy tiger. Certain posters will be calling you Tory loving scum.
How dare you speak sense. inflation is set to be back to 3-4% by next years end.
All these rises that these workers want will only end up with cuts to services. The finger though won’t be pointed at the actual strikers but hmg.