“I dont write that as an act of self-congratulation, but simply to point out how ideologically charged and biased our media is. Trade unions are Britains biggest democratic movement, representing 6.5 million workers – more than nine times the combined membership of the main political parties – and yet the media treats them as though they have almost no legitimate place in public life. On the rare occasions they are granted media coverage, their elected leaders are invariably described as union barons. Surely it is only unelected, unaccountable figures like media owners who should be called barons. Come Thursday, hundreds of thousands will sacrifice a days pay to take a stand. They will be ignored or demonised as they do so. But they should remember that they are not just speaking for themselves, but for the millions expected to pay for a crisis caused by the vested interests who fund the Tories. Who knows – they may give courage and inspiration to others to get off their knees, too.” - Source Owen Jones; Guardian 070714. theguardian/commentisfree/2014/jul/06/celebrate-strikers-media-opposed-trade-unions
Posted on: Mon, 07 Jul 2014 10:01:41 +0000