Iam the wife of UT. All things cleared up?Jolly good!!!!!! This piece will probably only be of interest to U.K people only. As these people may be aware, our fire fighting personnel are considering strike action for a 40 percent pay increase p.a. Well and good. I completely agree with any sort of pay increase for our public sectors. They are the most over expectated, under appreciated people the
British have.
But, at the end of the day, when these people do go on strike,(which they are well within their rights to do) who picks up the tab?
As with any nation, when the going gets tough, the military get going. In my opinion, the most under rated, undervalued force we have is our military. Not only are these people expected to spend long periods of time away,hey!They are also expected to give their lives, support their local community and businesses aswell!!!!
The news teams have announced that should the fire fighters go on strike, they will let the army deal with emergencies instead, who in most likelihood spend more time away from their families and earn a considerably less amount than the fire service… but do they complain??
All British people know that their public services are much undervalued, but do they really appreciate what their military does in times of peace?? So remember, Hail to the bus driver, bus driver man!