Bashing workers and shackling trade unions fighting to protect living standards, jobs and public services betrays a contempt for freedom and democracy at the heart of the Conservative Party.
With employment laws already more restrictive than those in neighbouring countries, it is nauseating to watch Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak competing to be the worst 21st-century equivalent of a 19th-century mill owner.
These tyrannical Tories reveal their contempt by bludgeoning desperate workers instead of tackling the causes of disputes or meeting union leaders to discuss resolutions.
