Junior doctors in England to strike for five days starting next month

8 comments

1. Tories are the worst negotiators. Vote them out this general election!

2. Surely there’s not much point, government have 0 motivation to come to the table when they’re likely not in power in a months time.

   Wouldn’t it make more sense to schedule these for mid-July to put pressure on a new government?

3. Great news!

   What’s amazing is that the original estimate for pay restoration sat between £1 billion to £2 billion (£2 billion being the extreme end which Tories were arguing the total cost would truly be), yet so far they’ve spent £3 billion (so far!) just to deny doctors of their pay restoration. It really hammers the point that it was never about the money; the Tories just don’t give a shit about doctors or the NHS.

4. Reckon this is an attempt to get this topic to the top of the pile for a new government without starting off with a bad relationship by striking the moment the government comes in.

5. Seems utterly bizarre to me. No one is going to negotiate before the election, unless they’re hoping the Tories do something in absolute last minute desperation to paint themselves as not that bad

6. Few days holiday more like, the unions know they will have labour by the short and curlies in 6 weeks time and an open cheque book

7. Gonna quote a younger me here – talking to my NHS wife.

   “Clapping is just a distraction so they don’t have to pay you more money”

8. Events like this is why the LT job postings have been increasing. My wife and I have thought about it but the pay is so much better here in the U.S.