| Re: "Government doesn't really care" says Simon Calder Posted by CyclingSid at 07:02, 29th January 2024 |      |
now that so many people can make arrangements to work remotely
Maybe not for the Civil Service, whose management appraisal has been modified to query how many staff are in the office.
Could be problematical for my organisation who have downsized to a new head office (before the old one was demolished around them) although the head count has possibly increased.
| Re: "Government doesn't really care" says Simon Calder Posted by grahame at 19:03, 28th January 2024 | |
I think on balance the Government would like it sorted out but it's so far down the list of priorities ...
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It's become part of the landscape for customers who are learning to make alternative plans - ultimately it's only the railway that will suffer longer term with ongoing strikes.
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It's become part of the landscape for customers who are learning to make alternative plans - ultimately it's only the railway that will suffer longer term with ongoing strikes.
The poll has just closed:
The government WOULD like it sorted - 4 (10.8%)
The government doesn't care / mind - 26 (70.3%)
The government want it to run on to an election - 6 (16.2%)
Don't know - 1 (2.7%)
Not a lot of faith in the government wanting a solution. "Ultimately it's only the railway that will suffer longer term with ongoing strikes" - sadly, I agree with that. I agree, but I do not like - which is why I did not click on "like".
| Re: "Government doesn't really care" says Simon Calder Posted by TaplowGreen at 16:04, 28th January 2024 | |
I think on balance the Government would like it sorted out but it's so far down the list of priorities and unlikely to win or lose many votes no matter what happens that it's not really getting much attention - a marginal issue now that so many people can make arrangements to work remotely with the notice the Unions have to give.
It's become part of the landscape for customers who are learning to make alternative plans - ultimately it's only the railway that will suffer longer term with ongoing strikes.
| Re: "Government doesn't really care" says Simon Calder Posted by IndustryInsider at 11:47, 23rd January 2024 | |
Which probably means that ASLEF are not going to get what they are asking for unless they move to a continuous run of nationwide strike action.
Yes, and ASLEF are pretty much out of ideas, hence the very infrequent strike action. Just enough to remind everyone there’s a dispute. They don’t want to ‘go big’ in case the strike collapses. Their plan being to wait for a change of government and hope that a change of government leads to a modest change of strategy.
| Re: "Government doesn't really care" says Simon Calder Posted by Bob_Blakey at 09:48, 23rd January 2024 | |
I believe that our government would like the rail industry disputes resolved but ONLY on their terms. Which probably means that ASLEF are not going to get what they are asking for unless they move to a continuous run of nationwide strike action.
| Re: "Government doesn't really care" says Simon Calder Posted by Richard Fairhurst at 10:33, 22nd January 2024 | |
He reputedly does use LNER quite often on the way to/from his Richmond constituency. I guess Prime Minister is one of the jobs which pays enough to afford the new LNER fares.
| Re: "Government doesn't really care" says Simon Calder Posted by Mark A at 08:40, 22nd January 2024 | |
When was the last time you saw Sunak on a train? They don't do private trains, so it has to be private jets.
A couple of weeks ago, the sleeper to Kiev and back? Never thought the UK might be improved by a no-fly zone for North Yorkshire, or between Handsacre and Crewe, but there you go.
Mark
| Re: "Government doesn't really care" says Simon Calder Posted by CyclingSid at 07:15, 22nd January 2024 | |
When was the last time you saw Sunak on a train? They don't do private trains, so it has to be private jets.
| Re: "Government doesn't really care" says Simon Calder Posted by Electric train at 06:48, 22nd January 2024 | |
The current Government only cares about keeping a grip on the myriad or "rebill" groups within their Parliamentary party, and scrimping money from all public services to fund a cut in tax at the next budget.
All political parties are guilty of this
| Re: "Government doesn't really care" says Simon Calder Posted by grahame at 22:02, 21st January 2024 | |
The poll seems to have been misworded. If the you agree that they want it to run onto the election surely its a yes?
I thought carefully.
Simon Calder suggest they don't care - if you agree, vote YES.
If you don't agree with Simon and think the government cares, vote NO
It could be ...
NO, the government does care about the outcome - they want it fixed or
NO, the government does care about the outcome - they want it to carry on.
| Re: "Government doesn't really care" says Simon Calder Posted by ellendune at 21:45, 21st January 2024 | |
The poll seems to have been misworded. If the you agree that they want it to run onto the election surely its a yes?
| "Government doesn't really care" says Simon Calder Posted by grahame at 18:33, 21st January 2024 | |
From Yahoo News
Rishi Sunak has “no interest” in ending the long-running UK train strikes, Simon Calder has suggested.
The Independent’s Travel Correspondent also described Mr Sunak as the “most anti-rail prime minister we have ever seen” during an appearance on BBC Politics London on Sunday 21 January.
“He’s got no interest in settling the incredibly long-running - we are now in the third calendar year of strikes by Aslef train drivers - and it’s now increasingly seen as an election wedge issue,” Mr Calder said.
“The government doesn’t really care.”
The Independent’s Travel Correspondent also described Mr Sunak as the “most anti-rail prime minister we have ever seen” during an appearance on BBC Politics London on Sunday 21 January.
“He’s got no interest in settling the incredibly long-running - we are now in the third calendar year of strikes by Aslef train drivers - and it’s now increasingly seen as an election wedge issue,” Mr Calder said.
“The government doesn’t really care.”
