Sunday, April 01, 2012

"Speaking at No 10 shortly after he chaired another meeting of the Cobra emergency contingencies committee, the prime minister welcomed Unite's decision and called on the union to engage constructively in talks expected to start next week at the conciliation service Acas."

Thinking back:
When tanker drivers voted to strike the Cameronians declared that army drivers were being trained in preparation for scab duty. Then the "irresponsible obedients" of the nation were ordered to drive around wasting wasting fuel, but topping up at every petrol station they passed.
Chaos ensued.
In addition, same tory zombies and paranoiacs were instructed to turn their garages into fire hazards by storing as much petrol as they could get hold of. There was no mention of ACAS or negotiating tables.
Cries of horror were heard on all sides, but the Cameronians were on a mission.
In a private message from MPs to constituency associations, seen by the Daily Telegraph's Charles Moore, members were told: "This is our Thatcher moment."
The message reportedly continues: "In order to defeat the coming miners' strike, [Thatcher] stockpiled coal. When the strike came, she weathered it, and the Labour party, tarred by the strike, was humiliated. In order to defeat the coming fuel drivers' strike, we want supplies of petrol stockpiled. Then, if the strike comes, we will weather it, and Labour, in hock to the Unite union, will be blamed."

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