through the narrow alleys of an arab neighbourhood, waving flags and chanting slogans. the palestinian red cross said over 70 people were injured in clashes. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello, and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than an interrogation of, someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week has threatened to bring the country to a standstill, which has made him a target of those who accuse union militants of being hell bent on suicidal madness. others, though, say that he is an example for working people of how they can get a decent deal at a time when their standard of living is constantly being squeezed. whatever your view is, mick lynch, the general secretary of the rmt, now has the backing of his members for potentially a very major confrontation, notjust with the rail companies but with governments of all political persuasion, with the tories in westminster, the s
account of the brisk winds. those winds continue overnight. it is going to be pretty chilly for the time of year with temperatures across northern areas in sixes and sevens. tomorrow, a similar kind of day. we start off with some morning sunshine, a slightly cooler start. this time, the cloud will develop to such an extent that we will see showers for scotland, england and wales. northern ireland should stay dry with sunny spells throughout. top cabbage is down on recent days but still feeling 0k by the may sunshine comes through. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. kick off is delayed in liverpool s match against real madrid in the champions league final, because of issues with supporters getting into the stadium in paris. people travelling abroad are facing disruption at airports, stations and on the roads as the half term getaway begins. us presidentjoe biden confirms he will visit uvalde tomorrow to meet with the families of the 19 children and two teachers kille
that we had, and what i more nostalgic for the control and the values that we had. people talk about the winter of discontent and the excesses of the trade union movement as it s styled and as it s caricatured by the press, which was extremely hostile. i m nostalgic for the balance that we were creating. i think society was becoming rebalanced in the 70s. thatcher not only crushed the trade unions, she brought in the big bang. she got rid of paternalism in companies. when you worked at a factory, notjust in bournville, in cadburys, but nestles as we used to call it in west london where i used to work, any of the brewers, any of the factories had football fields, social clubs. some of them had housing. my first house i bought was a railway house, provided by british rail and provided by the great western railway. all of that has gone. people now disregard the workforce as something that s under their shoe in some ways. not if you re an office worker, but if you re doing refuse collecti
thatcher not only crushed the trade unions, she brought in the big bang. she got rid of paternalism in companies. when you worked at a factory, notjust in bournville, in cadburys, but nestles as we used to call it in west london where i used to work, any of the brewers, any of the factories had football fields, social clubs, some of them had housing. my first house i bought was a railway house, provided by british rail and provided by the great western railway. all of that has gone. people now disregard the workforce as something that s under their shoe in some ways. not if you re an office worker, but if you re doing refuse collection, if you re doing care services, if you re doing manufacturing, in many ways you are an inconvenience and we re waiting to automate you out. that s the problem. before we go back to sort of the disputes you re currently in, you paid a very heavy price for being a trade unionist. yeah. a phrase that will mean a great deal to trade unionists listening and w