offer 5% and then the teachers would have another look at that, but at the moment, there is still a gap there, they are planning further action. 50 in the end, though the government, and i think the opposition as well, as they are constantly asked what they would do about this, will be pleased that the majority of health unions have accepted the offer, we still have further disputes and equally, in the health service as well, as we had steve barclay say to the bma about the junior doctors dispute, they are not covered by this particular agreement, and i suspect if they were, they will probably reject it in any case. so that is something which again is causing the government is a lot of concern, i suspect, and privately they are very worried about the potential effect on patients if health service workers go on strike, more aid than they are about relations with the teaching unions. thank you so much, ian. more worried than they are. i want to bring our viewers up to date w
katharine, thank you talking thank katharine, thank you talking thank you katharine, thank you talking thank you for talking us through that that. ian, there that. - ian, there has that. ian, there has been much anticipation, waiting for the movement in the political dial after the strikes built through the winter and deciding what is the turning point for the government, if the momentum is now with them. would you say that this is that moment? no, i don t think it is, to be blunt, because not only art to health union still in dispute with the government, that we thought the dispute with the railways would be sorted. not only are two health unions are still in dispute. the train drivers are taking potential action over that eurovision weekend, and of course, in many parts of england today, we now have teachers on strike, and no end in sight to their particular dispute. we were told the government are aiming to