Vince Cable heckled by unions

The Business Secretary has been heckled by activists at the GMB conference over suggestions strike laws could be tightened. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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[ukipwarrior]

Borrowing money from corrupt bondholders to in-debt our children is a grossly unfair policy.

[pierre532008]

@BobHogan my thoughts entirely completely out of touch lets hope he comes to a sticky end brought by his victorian views . ageneral strike on the way i think so

[robpeter1]

most people in this country are to selfish to stop and ask "WHY are ORDINARY HUMAN BEINGS STRIKEING" oh yea due to a stupid tory government, they never strike like this under labour do they.

[organist12345]

Unions need to be treated like children. They don't know what reason is. The harm they cause to the economy is significant, while they themselves are protesting against the economic policy.

[spazmoski37]

What democracy is this?Behave yourselves Unions or suffer the consequences...

Hang on a minute was it not the sharks and spivs, (Mr Cable's own reference) in the city that caused this financial collapse and left the economy in tatters and left every descent working person picking up the tab.How come your not addressing business leaders too and ratcheting up the rules and regulations that govern their irresponsible actions!!! What next a whole nation of minimum wage slaves with no rights??

[BobHogan]

Hows this for democracy. You can have your rights, as long as you dont use them Looks like we are back to a Thatcher style dictatorship.

[WastedTourist]

Trade Unionism and the right to strike is a fundamental cornerstone of any democracy. It's about ordinary, working people participating and taking control of the issues that directly affect their lives.

[StreetSurfer1990]

So according to this tory government strike levels will remain a fundemental right so long as we don't actually use that right to defend ourselves against their pro-business cuts!

The GMB conference makes the mood of the youth and trade unions clear - we wont take this lying down! "From scotland to Spain the struggles the same!"

[MegaTrainspotter]

We are now seeing OUR public services being melted down to be sold off to the private fat-cats....n.h.s,councils,pol­ice force,post office are all ready to go to the highest bidder unless the british public stand-up and do nothing about it...and yes i did say n.h.s....

[44connected]

Time for the public sector who said the students deserved everything they got to have the shit beaten out of them by the police.

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