Bob Crow has died

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

No i wasnt born this morning, thanks for asking

what i meant was, i know briefly what he stood for etc, but it has never effected me, so i cant comment

obviously i was foolish to expect a normal response from some of the cretins on here

Apology accepted

 

[dazzer6666]

Didn't like the fella (or at least his public persona) or what he stood for, or the misery he brought to commuters, even if he was doing what he thought was right, but I'm not going to either slag him off or celebrate his demise. He's far too young to have died and leaves family behind so only thoughts should really be with them.

 

[Guinness Boy]

This by Fleet Street Fox is excellent. He stood for his principles - not many others do these days.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bob-crow-irritated-everyone-doing-3229847

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

He was only leader of the RMT for 10 years. It will take a lot longer to unpick the utter mess the Tories have made of the privatising the railways. He was a union leader not a miracle worker. But he was moving in the right direction with worker's pay and I feel the railways are a lot safer now than when before he was elected; under his watch track maintenance was brought back in-house and the government took back one franchise. Small steps in the right direction IMHO.

The East Coast Main Line will be re-privatised before the end of this year.

 

[SK1NT]

Can't believe some of the really harsh comments on here.

He worked tirelessly for his members and from all the interviews I saw of him seemed like a nice down to earth bloke.

Many people (including those opposed to him) are full of admiration.

RIP Bob

 

[Westdene Wonder]

He worked tirelessly for his members at a time when workers all across the economy continued to get shafted by their employers. At least the RMT members had someone fighting their corner.

I take it that you were never a commuter.

 

[Footsoldier]

Bob crow is like all union wankers. The sooner they all **** off the better.

 

[Uncle C]

Odious self serving bully.

 

[albion534]

Apology accepted

You're welcome

 

[portslade seagull]

Bob crow is like all union wankers. The sooner they all **** off the better.

Nothing wrong with unions, things would be a lot worse without them

 

[Footsoldier]

Nothing wrong with unions, things would be a lot worse without them

The public sector should get out in the real world and see how the real workers survive. The public sector is about greed.

 

[portslade seagull]

The public sector should get out in the real world and see how the real workers survive. The public sector is about greed.

I'm in the real world and in a union which looks after its members under pressure from the management

 

[Beach Hut]

The public sector should get out in the real world and see how the real workers survive. The public sector is about greed.

You should watch the Evan Davies show "Mind The Gap" on BBC2 recently that stinking public sector economy in London creates 20% of the GDP for the whole of the UK.

 

[Smirko]

Good riddance - he had reached the end of the line......

 

[jakarta]

You should watch the Evan Davies show "Mind The Gap" on BBC2 recently that stinking public sector economy in London creates 20% of the GDP for the whole of the UK.

I think you must have watched a different show to me - the money made by London is via Private Sector Service Industry, mostly Financial Services.

I'm sure the Tube Drivers etc. help out by getting these people to and from work but don't really see how they directly create any GDP?

 

[Beach Hut]

I think you must have watched a different show to me - the money made by London is via Private Sector Service Industry, mostly Financial Services.

I'm sure the Tube Drivers etc. help out by getting these people to and from work but don't really see how they directly create any GDP?

Apologies you are correct, Private Sector.

But very interesting none the less.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

As an outsider to his union and industry I didn't like him based on his media persona which I know is a shallow basis to form a judgement. He got a lot of flack for enjoying a sunshine break abroad whilst organising the tube strike misery in London, but my first thought was I'm glad he had a nice holiday before he died.

 

[Seagull on the wing]

Well, who knows? On that basis (taking nothing anyone says at face value), perhaps all those who cheered Thatcher's death and bought 'ding dong the witch is dead', were really sad and upset at the great woman passing, but just wanted to jump on the lefty bandwagon?

And had street parties...after all,she was only a woman who dragged this country out of the Union power grip and lost the country's 'Sick man of Europe tag'.
That said,As much as BC was a Luddite who wanted to halt progress and modernisation...a man has passed away at a young age and I wouldn't wish that on anyone,condolences to his family...RIP Bob.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Apologies you are correct, Private Sector.

But very interesting none the less.

Those Evan Davis financial programs often are.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I watched this earlier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay4aXAjpV2c

The UK really does need more leaders who think like him.