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Sunak Admits Woeful Truth: Rail Strikes To Usher In Labor Strife
- By The Financial District
- Jan 4, 2023
- 2 min read
Thomas Kingsley of The Independent has lauded British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for talking turkey about the immediate future and admitting that 2023 will be hard and the new year will not be a magic wand that can eliminate financial woes and labor unrest.
Photo Insert: Rail passengers heading back to work will face disruption across the country only a few days into the New Year, showing signs of things to come as the government is locked in a bitter dispute with unions.
Writing for The Independent “Inside Politics” newsletter on Jan. 3, 2023, Kingsley wrote: “Rishi Sunak used his first New Year’s address to deliver hard truths to the British public about 2023.
In his message, Mr Sunak said the UK's problems would not disappear in the new year.
No lies were told by the Prime Minister as the first set of strikes kick off this year with members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail and 14 train operators will stage two 48-hour walkouts from Tuesday (Jan. 3) and Friday (Jan. 6), while drivers in the Aslef union will strike on Thursday (Jan. 5).”
Rail passengers heading back to work will face disruption across the country only a few days into the New Year, showing signs of things to come as the government is locked in a bitter dispute with unions.
Similar to December, January is set to be filled with key strike dates with ballots concluding from leading teaching and fire brigade unions, which could spell more disruption for the nation.
Sunak is also facing pressure within his own party as it was revealed that he was shelving plans for a major overhaul of the childcare system aimed at saving parents’ money and helping them back into work.
Liz Truss had been looking at increasing free childcare support by 20 hours a week and ending mandated staff-child ratios in what her team described as a “big bang” shake-up of the system.
Tory MPs took to social media to express disappointment at the development, sparking fresh talk of rebellion against the prime minister. According to reports, the policy drive has been postponed indefinitely, with the scale of reforms now being considered expected to be much smaller.
