First, Shoot All the Teachers*

Our local paper, the Southern Reporter, reports that “2,000 public service workers” took the day off work yesterday. Sorry, withdrew their labour to protest against a monstrous government regiment that should horrify and disgust all sensible people. Soon, you know, armed resistance will be necessary.

Fine. But, in these parts at least, it is interesting to see which taxpayer-funded workers struck. The Southern reports that:

1,200 teachers were on strike (78% of all teaching staff). 400 non-teaching staff (45% of all non-classroom staff). 68 of 1,400 people in the social work department did not report for work. 23 of 900 workers in the infrastructure department were out. 28 of 400 staff in “white-collar” jobs in Finance, IT etc withdrew their labour. The remaining strikers were a few hundred NHS staff whose action ensured cancelled operations and appointments.