Unite

Maybe Unite is contributing vital cash and ground support for Labour, especially as a counter to Ashcroft  in the marginals, but they are hazarding their investment with the unnecessary strike at B.A. The public are very well aware that these old style cabin crews are far better paid than the rest of the industry. Air hostesses do not resonate well with steel workers or hospital ancillaries. Moreover this has sharply reminded the voters that Labour is dependent on and linked to the Unions. This will play badly in middle England and I suspect is a factor behind the stall in Labour’s advance in the polls.