Quote Originally Posted by Furunculus View Post
they might not, but by now union membership includes less than a quarter of the working population in Britain:
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/nugget.asp?ID=4

i. don't. care. about. unions.
i'm fine for them to exist, as long as they know their place, but any job that requires a shop 'steward' is not a job i want anything to do with.
Tbh, I'm quite happy with the strength of the Unions in the UK. Strong enough to represent the workers, yet not strong enough to damage the economy.
Quote Originally Posted by Louis VI the Fat View Post
Britain is a big and complicated place. There is no single, monolithic British opinion.
Oh, I didn't notice that.
Quote Originally Posted by Furunculus View Post
and yet it happened, and there isn't a single mainstream political party that would ever dare advocate a return to the 70's.
True, but the EU setting working hour directives is hardly going to do that.