[theo_luddite]

Grant Ponzi Scheme Schnapps appears have been on the Schnapps big time since the weekend. Only a few short weeks ago he was (supposedly) highly critical of P&O replacing contracted staff with agency workers on a fraction of the wages. He even wanted (wants) ports (some run by P&O's owners - how's that going to work?) to refuse to service/dock ships paying "less than the minimum wage".

That's working out so well, he now proposes to replace striking staff with "agency workers". Where exactly are all these agency rail staff who are fully qualified in all the H&S etc. that's required to inspect/repair track, let alone actually drive a train or be in charge of signalling? If they were out there - wouldn't the Guvenmint owned train companies/Network Rail already be using them?