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Perhaps it was because he was a 'Working Class Communist/Socialist' who raised the average wage of a London Underground worker to £50,000 pa by inflicting misery on millions with strikes and industrial action and who was on hundreds of thousands of pounds a year himself that he was seen as a hypocrite.
Still, this communist did his bit for international relations by having an extended holiday in Brazil after swearing he would dance on Thatcher's grave.
No wonder he had a heart attack.
All that dancing and all those working class beach parties on Ipanema would strain many a heart
Bob Crow[^] has been cancelled but there is a bus replacement service for all those wishing to dance on his grave.
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Dalek Dave wrote: the average wage of a London Underground worker to £50,000 pa
Don't think that's right.
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If it was, I think a lot of people would pick a different career, no?
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Definitely not KSS or SFW!
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Try applying. How far you get in your application depends on who you know. His salary was something like £145,000+ pa excluding his expense account and substantial pension. Nothing like a bit of filthy luca to put yourself on level or better terms with those you abhor most spitefully. He was of the old school of the "I'm alright lads, but don't touch my ladder" union brigade.
He was a clever, manipulative type of person who had his members interests 100% on his mind and 101% of his own at the same time. The one good thing is that having earned so much the turd didn't live long enough to enjoy the fruits of his manipulation and bullying. I wonder if the GMT will now go ahead with future planned strikes now that he's caught the last train to the Crematorium. I hope he's not buried; worms have standards. 
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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Ok, this might not be so easy to understand, but in Norway both the employer and the employee each have their own unions, so I don't quite understand the antagonistic approach to the union thing. Some think that we do not have a marked economy or a planned economy, but a negotiation economy in our country.
Quote: How far you get in your application depends on who you know.
Yes and I don't disagree that it is stupid, but were isn't this the case in one form or another?
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From the article:
"The basic pay for Tube drivers rose to more than £50,000 under him, with generous compensation for working on public holidays. "
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Tube drivers != "underground staff"
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..that doesn't matter; neither does it matter that a communist isn't a socialist. The only thing that matters is that they're evil.
For those wondering; it's called sarcasm.
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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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And don't forget the substantial leave allowance they get. Something like 7 or 9 weeks a year. Like my wife said to me once, they get all of that for pushing a button.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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You sound bitter. I think you need a better union leader.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Or a bigger button!
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Colleagues who program in older languages claim that .Net is just "pressing full stop and then Visual Studio does the rest for you".
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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Whilst not strictly true, it does help a lot when you c**k up 
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chriselst wrote: I think you need a better union leader
Thanks but no thanks.
If there is one thing more dangerous than getting between a bear and her cubs it's getting between my wife and her chocolate.
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Whatever his politics, it doesn't show any dignity revelling in his death. If you cannot say anything nice about him, don't say anything at all.
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Every day, thousands of innocent plants are killed by vegetarians.
Help end the violence EAT BACON
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This is the man who exhorted people to dance on Thatcher's grave.
As you sow, so shall ye reap.
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Miss! Miss! He started it miss!
When everyone starts waving their cocks around all they really are are a bunch of saddos standing with their cocks in their hands.
Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them.
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chriselst wrote: When everyone starts waving their c***s around all they really are are a bunch of saddos standing with their c***s in their hands.
That's what I said to the group doing this at the Bus Stop today.
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So? Does that mean you have to descend to that level?
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When you consider the hypocrisy of the man, and the untold misery he brought to millions, then yes.
He said he was doing it for his poor members, but the shop worker of £16K a year who couldn't get into work was affected far more.
He was nasty and spiteful, militant and unbending and a loathsome individual who cost this country £Billions in trade by his actions.
He was a dinosaur with the mindset of the typical 1970's union boss. I was there then and so were you, every week there were massive walkouts and this country went to the very edge, having to be bailed out by the IMF!
So I have no regrets in having nothing but scorn and opprobrium for this sanctimonious Trotskyite.
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Dalek Dave wrote: the untold misery he brought to millions
You've just told us about it.
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It is a service I provide.
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