Jun 02 2009
Setting an Example
As 3,400 Honda workers go back to work this week, let’s remember that they have taken a 3% pay cut in order to try and save their jobs. This is an excellent example of workforce, employers and unions working together for the survival of their industry and a salutary reminder to everyone else that in these deeply troubled times, sacrifices are being made. I am sure that events within the Westminster bubble have only served to make MPs even more remote from the constituents they should be serving. The poor example set by many MPs has contrasted very badly with the conduct of Honda workers, for example. No wonder the public is angry and discontented. The desire for change is in the air, and is being felt by Labour MPs and Ministers who are choosing to stand down. A new Parliament may not provide all the answers, but it would be a very good start.
I do wish that Labour politicians would stop talking up the truly grim BNP during this Euro election campaign. Far better to treat them as an unfunny joke, rather than as a serious threat.
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