Crippling strikes threaten 'virtual Christmas': Staff are already WFH due to travel chaos

Britons had to sacrifice seeing loved ones over the holiday period in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid pandemic - but now face having to do the same due to union barons shutting down critical services.

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