The Junior Doctors were out again this week as the government refused to back down over the new contract which, as well as being unfair to doctors would have a terrible impact on patient safety and pave the way for further break up and privatisation of the NHS.
As the government floundered, flopping around over an ever-expanding list of embarrassments, catastrophes and failures including expenses, tax avoidance, Europe, and u-turns on key welfare and education policies, it desperately tried to portray the dedicated staff of the NHS as selfish and grasping - but the public aren't fooled.
The pickets outside the Royal Hospital were well-supported not only by fellow trades unionists from other unions such as the NUT (itself about to ballot for industrial action over a similar privatisation agenda) but from the public visiting the hospital and driving past honking their horns in support. Many of the doctors were positive about building solidarity with other unions in turn. There is great potential for a united fightback against the government's attacks on working people!
The Junior Doctors are right to strike. All socialists must continue and step up support as the doctors step up their strike action next month.
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