A terrific wave of strike ballot activity has swept over British industries from the health service, railways, road maintenance, the Royal Mail, baggage handlers, driving instructors to the border force and likely more in the next year. The Cabinet Office, in a series of emergency meetings, has ordered British Army
I mean, I’d rather soldiers provided emergency services, but not to break strikes. Fortunately for the strikers but unfortunately for the global south, this is just a publicity stunt. Either that or it will backfire terribly when it becomes clear that two days of training does not turn someone trained to kill into a parametric. It’s also telling that these soldiers did not already have significant basic medical training.