tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post3406614465051582926..comments2023-11-29T13:13:23.022+00:00Comments on newgate news: Not in my nameMacheathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-9845447976702051222013-10-20T21:02:29.875+01:002013-10-20T21:02:29.875+01:00Demetrius, you and anyone else who didn't find...Demetrius, you and anyone else who didn't find themselves on the sharp end of childcare.<br /><br />Julia, to listen to some of them, it's far worse than that!<br /><br />LR, as Julia said in her post - well worth a read, for anyone who hasn't - <i>'They know they are protected from any consequences of this action.'</i><br /><br />http://thylacosmilus.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/more-of-this-please.html Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-36997997085966492052013-10-20T18:57:19.097+01:002013-10-20T18:57:19.097+01:00It's in my blood too. But I prefer to avoid te...It's in my blood too. But I prefer to avoid teaching children. I stick with adults - much better behaved and they pay me, too.<br /><br />As I'm self-employed, striking would hurt me. A lot...Longriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139120804208136012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-28403107499852763512013-10-19T15:08:36.463+01:002013-10-19T15:08:36.463+01:00'Working conditions'? No-one's asking ...'Working conditions'? No-one's asking them to toil down t'pit, are they?JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-17555759375983736122013-10-19T13:26:41.274+01:002013-10-19T13:26:41.274+01:00What strike? Have I missed something/ Yet again?...What strike? Have I missed something/ Yet again?Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-76522293844768792412013-10-18T22:38:56.074+01:002013-10-18T22:38:56.074+01:00AKH, my line of work won't put me in that situ...AKH, my line of work won't put me in that situation, but I can imagine it is difficult - and frustrating - if you don't want to strike but your school has closed because of insufficient staff; I wonder whether some people decide that a brisk walk to get away from it all might help.Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-78239910711928137442013-10-18T21:03:30.514+01:002013-10-18T21:03:30.514+01:00"some of the herd, at least, rather like the ..."some of the herd, at least, rather like the idea of a day off for shopping."<br /><br />We saw loads of working age adults out walking in Derbyshire. We wondered why there were so many on a weekday until we remembered the strike. A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-27024436849963937282013-10-18T19:26:34.880+01:002013-10-18T19:26:34.880+01:00Or, if the Press Association photos are anything t...Or, if the Press Association photos are anything to go by, they take the sprogs along for a jolly, complete with banners to wave - it's a game the whole family can play!<br /><br />Macheathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451439759398780345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8565737623121795004.post-68069595301788191792013-10-18T18:20:24.465+01:002013-10-18T18:20:24.465+01:00presented parents with the difficulty of occupying...presented parents with the difficulty of occupying their school-age children between 8.30am and 3.30pm on a weekday, a move hardly likely to garner public support<br /><br />A point which never crosses their minds, except if they're parents themselves but they make arrangements in the name of the cause.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com