Public services and public transport policy for @the_tuc. Fan of buses, trains and public ownership. Also cantankerous griping about music etc. Views my own etc
Jun 27, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Coming in late to say: full solidarity with the barristers on strike today. Firstly, workers have the right to defend themselves using industrial action when negotiation fails. But this is about much more than that.
Successive Tory governments cut legal aid to the bone and then brought out the saw. Junior barristers are on less than minimum wage. Barristers are leaving the profession in droves because they cannot afford to remain.
Mar 17, 2022 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
Hey gang it's Thursday, how about we rap about buses a bit? 🧵
There's been some big (and welcome!) decisions about buses in the last few days.