B word........you must have been ear wigging at my fire station........because you have just virtually stated almost word for word, what I've told my colleagues!!!! It's madness.......I have to be careful here, but I've had a few people say to me......"we can't go down without a fight" and "remember the miners"..........dear god! We are pawns in a high stakes game. I told those of my colleagues that voted for a strike that they are playing a game of Russian roulette where they no which chamber the bullet is in........but they're gonna pull the trigger anyway!
Truly.......I'm embarrassed and it breaks my heart! Like most decent people in the public sector.......I just want to get on with my bloody job!