Cllr David Burgess-Joyce A Conservative councillor who suggested teachers should be fired if they did not go to school has been slated for his remarks. Responding to a social media post attacking teachers who stayed at home over coronavirus-related safety concerns yesterday, Wirral councillor David Burgess-Joyce said: Should do what Reagan did when the Air Traffic Controllers decided to strike. He sacked those who didn’t return to work. Had the desired result. Defending teachers, Bora Oktas, from the National Education Union (NEU), said: Wirral residents will be aware that this is not the first time that Cllr Burgess-Joyce has made ill-informed, intemperate and offensive comments on social media.