tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532914503860216905.post507093375582587672..comments2023-12-28T20:23:26.235+00:00Comments on Rhymes and Routes: "A Nod and a Wink...."Geoff Parryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13001652498088237935noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-532914503860216905.post-32354462248523165002013-01-27T03:50:48.534+00:002013-01-27T03:50:48.534+00:00The official excuse of security is, frankly, pathe...The official excuse of security is, frankly, pathetic. In what way can the official papers on a strike of 40 years ago have any impact upon our national security?<br /><br />My view is that the prosecutions were engineered by the Tory government of the day. However, governments always say that, apart from expressing disapproval of strikes, they never actually get involved. Even now they would be embarrassed if the public knew that a British government had intervened directly and decisively to crush a perfectly legal industrial dispute when they've always claimed to have a hands-off approach. It can’t be seen that a British government behaved in a way that is usually the preserve of despots and dictators.<br /><br />I can't think of any other explanation that fits the facts.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.com