Thanks a lot, unions

[Goofball]

A special interest group would be "The union of foot doctors". The union I'm talking about here, LO, basically represents the entire workforce.

How can a single union represent an entire country's workforce? Does it represent public sector workers? Private sector workers? Police? Truckers? Teachers? Construction workers? Farm workers? Fishermen? Computer techs? Carpenters?

Sorry, but I smell hyperbole.

So yes, I want them to hold our PM by the ears every time he forgets he's a socialist and is seduced by the dark side of market liberalism...

Yes, God forbid market demand should actually dictate the price we pay for things. We should have the unions and government tell us what we have to pay.

As Watchman says, the unions here are something of a 4th power of government, along with the media. They've become one of those institutions our entire society rests on.

Scary and sad.