The backwoodsmen are muttering about making Britain's draconian union …

Frances O'Grady
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The backwoodsmen are muttering about making Britain's draconian union laws - already among the toughest in Europe - harsher still. And parts of the media will continue to attack public service pensions, as if school meals staff, refuse collectors and healthcare workers have no right to a decent retirement. ✨ Forget 1979. This time we'll unite beleaguered Britain by Frances O'Grady, www.theguardian.com. September 14, 2010.
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