The UK’s winter of strikes and discontent

The British authorities is threatening to introduce new legal guidelines making it even more durable for employees to go on strike.

NHS nurses maintain indicators throughout a strike, amid a dispute with the federal government over pay, in London, UK December 20, 2022 [Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters]

There are extra strikes in the UK right this moment than in additional than a decade. Inflation is at a 41-year excessive, and economists are predicting that UK households are trying ahead to a depressing 2023. However quite than providing concessions, the federal government is attempting to make it more durable to strike.

On this episode: 

• Rachel Ambrose, NHS psychological well being nurse and lecturer
• Lord John Hendy (@JohnHendyQC), Commerce union barrister and Home of Lords peer

Episode credit:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters with Miranda Lin and our host, Halla Mohieddeen. Miranda Lin, Chloe Ok. Li and Alexandra Locke fact-checked this episode.

Our manufacturing crew consists of Chloe Ok Li, Miranda Lin, Ashish Malhotra, Negin Owliaei, and Amy Walters. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s government producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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