I know we’re meant to be raging at rail workers but I’m struggling. I don’t buy the line that they’re all greedy so-and-sos who are about to enter the rich list by driving trains. By the way, if I’m travelling on a high-speed train, I want my driver to be skilled and experienced — and that means being paid properly.
It’s not actually drivers who are striking, but they are being demonised. I read a moving Twitter thread about suicides on the train tracks, and it was a reminder of the pressure that train drivers can be under and the terrible tragedies they often have to witness. Ahh. But what about the nurses who earn less? They see terrible things too. Yes, they do, and guess what? They deserve a pay rise too. And teachers. And anyone who is struggling.
