Cymmon
Nothing wrong with socialism other than that it has proved not to work, because of the weakness of the human race.
The issue here is the "them and us" philosophy of British culture. Where perhaps the 2 party system worked well and did Britain many favours in the past, it did not teach the british workers and their bosses the value of compromise, consensus, respect for one another etc.
Thatcher kicked many unions into the reality of today, but unfortunately forgot to kick the management's asses at the same time, so they took a bit longer, I agree.
To date there still are conflict oriented unions and managers in the UK but they too will slowly die as the dinosaurs did.
Just imagine, you and watersidewonker, what great things could have been achieved if the management and your unions worked together to provide the clients the best possible service for the best possible price. All the BA staff would today be gleaming!
PS Note I am not just blaming the unions, it's just Bassa seems to be the one who has least understood the realities of today.
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