Von: Bessie

The autumn of 2011 1000s of workers came out in support of pensions. After only one days action each of them, Unison, Unite, Teachers unions, (and probably more I forget all the names) threw the towel in and eventually caved completely despite the appetite to fight. Miliband condemned the action as did many labour big wigs including Harman on BBCQT. So where as I agree with you in your analysis, I think your time frame starts earlier.
You haven’t mentioned he role of the union bureaucracies play in their expectation that members (in affiliated unions) would just squelch down that vomity sick sensation in the back of their throats and just place their cross under Labour because the GS is screaming: “there is no other choice!” For most members the run up to the election was the only time they’d had so much contact from their union.
There are going to be some interesting rules conference coming up soon where many members of my union UNITE will be loud in their articulation to UNTIE from this moribund, stone-hearted, bunch of Red Tory reprobates!
Snap! I like Jonny Void too!