Unite and the hard-left madness

Yesterdays violent protest by the Socialist Workers Party which broke up the BA/Unite peace talks at ACAS highlighted the madness of the Left.

Described by Unite joint leader Tony Woodley as 'idiots' and 'lunatics' the SWP laughably claimed they were there in support of the cabin crew, yet their actions ruined any chance of a favourable deal.

But this is what the Left do, it is in their blood. Their ideological sentiments cannot be argued in the real world, only in the playground and student union bars; their vision of a socialist utopia may appear wonderful whilst under the influence of a spliff of 'wacky baccy'. Because they can't debate with any logical reasoning they have to resort to violence to get their point across.

We've seen it in Amber Valley with the protests against the Red, White and Blue Family Festival.

Those of us who are members of the BNP have seen them in action at our meetings, and following the leaking of the membership list.

To compound the madness of the 'idiots and lunatics' it should be mentioned that the Socialist Workers Party control the violent Unite Against Fascism group, and the UAF are financed by Trade Unions, the largest single donations coming from... you've guessed it... UNITE!

Michael Clarke

Unite intent on destroying BA

British Airways has suffered pre tax losses of £531m.

Whilst we are in a recession, the price of fuel has increased and volcanic ash has meant many flights have been cancelled, unite the union are determined to make BA suffer even more.

The recent strikes, which is not supported by pilots, have cost BA £45m so far and with more strikes to come do the unions really think strike action is going to help?

In a letter sent to BA's largest investor, Blackrock and the other largest shareholders, including Invesco, Standard Life, Janus Capital, Legal & General, as well as merger partner, Iberia, the union leaders said their efforts to resolve the dispute "have been thwarted by a management that is... putting ego and machismo ahead of your interests as investors – and playing fast and loose with the airline's future".

The only ones with an ego are Simpson and Woodley and, as many of us know, using threats is second nature to them.

I have a few questions for the unite bosses Simpson and Woodley, who earn £122,000 a year to cause havoc...

1) What is wrong with having a wage freeze in times of trouble?

2) Why do think workers deserve to keep perks such as cheap flights while they are striking?

3) Why are you so intent on ruining businesses with your greed knowing it could, and does, cause a business to go under?

And why the hell don’t BA sack the lot of them?

There are plenty out there that would jump at the chance of a filling the greedy striker’s shoes.

We saw what happened with the pits at the hands of the unions didn’t we?