No, to be fair she's having a go at people uninvolved turning up at picket lines. It's a debate that goes back to the old flying picket days. She's not attacking strikes per se. (View Post)

My preferred alternative would be a fairly liberal legal immigration policy (apply at any Embassy, get accepted quite promptly if you're in serious personal danger or you've got a useful sk… (View Post)

Jessica Mitford's memoir "A fine old conflict" includes an anecdote from her time as US Communist Party treasurer - someone gives them a large sum of money, and Jessica promises anonym… (View Post)

TV licence at the PO. Mortgage? - you're having a laugh. Rent - at the council office, or directly to the landlord, or paid by housing benefit. If you're very short, and juggling where to m… (View Post)

Sympathies, Kurt, that sounds very rough for her (and probably for you too). This is one of those areas where people in one cultural framework imagine that everyone else is. I know people like Anabob… (View Post)