a moment in time there will still be a strike next thursday the 16th, and thatis strike next thursday the 16th, and that is because members of the union who work for train companies are still due to walk out on thursday, on the 18th of march, the 30th of march and the 1st of april. there have been fresh calls from industry and the government for rmt to submit the latest offer that had been presented by the train companies to a vote. we haven t heard yet whether they will do that. the union have said we should expect updates on all aspects of the rail dispute in the coming days. aspects of the rail dispute in the coming dam- aspects of the rail dispute in the coming days. hundreds of people attended a vigil coming days. hundreds of people attended a vigil in coming days. hundreds of people attended a vigil in cardiff- coming days. hundreds of people attended a vigil in cardiff last - attended a vigil in cardiff last night for three young people killed in a car crash which has left t
but it might well be that kim jong un is trying to shore up his own position domestically. the north korean economy still to be in very bad shape and even possibly going back to famine conditions, and in those circumstances, this may all be about him putting on a distracting show of strength, but there is also the possibility that, and he is talking about this, that he is trying to move his forces towards the ability to mount a nuclear strike or a very severe strike against south korea and thatis strike against south korea and that is very alarming, even if he doesn t intend to do it, it makes the situation far more dangerous. makes the situation far more dangerous- dangerous. many questions han . in . dangerous. many questions hanging- we dangerous. many questions hanging. we will dangerous. many questions hanging. we will be - dangerous. many questions hanging. we will be back i dangerous. many questions hanging. we will be back to dangerous. many questions - hanging. we will be
on in gymnastics, swimming and cycling down at the london velodrome. but as the tunes continue to pump out at the victoria square, thanks to zoe ball, i will hand back to you, chris. it looks fantastic, much more on the bbc website as well. around 40,000 bt workers are striking today as well as those from the exam board aqa. bt workers are holding their first national strike against real terms pay cuts. the next strike is on monday. and up to 180 unison members working for aqa are also taking industrial action over pay. as a result, pupils and students waiting for exam results in england, wales and northern ireland could face delays. well, someone who was at a picket line with striking bt and 0penreach workers is the labour mp sam tarry was who sacked as transport minister by sir keir starmer during the rail strike. the labour leader said he was removed for doing interviews without permission and making up
teachers at schools. it is being emptied, no buses and no teachers at schools. teachers at schools. it is a slow motion winter teachers at schools. it is a slow motion winter of teachers at schools. it is a slow motion winter of discontent. i teachers at schools. it is a slow. motion winter of discontent. the winter of discontent of 1978, 1979 was about two, three months where up to about 5 million workers went on strike, a lot in the public sector. as you say, the famous iconic images of bins not being emptied, piles and piles of rubbish. in britain already, but in local parts of britain, there are already bins not being collected and haven t been for quite some time. in coventry, for example and in other parts of urban britain. the buses haven t been running in certain parts of the country, too. in liverpool. not on a national scale, like the rail strike which has taken a lot of attention, there are lots of workers across the country facing similar conditions, the play has been
strike action today. for the last ten years or so, it has almost has been there. in 2017, only 33,000 workers went on strike. this is an unusual recurrence of supposedly union militancy. i think that most people, a survey suggests, most people, a survey suggests, most people understand why workers are going on strike. they all know that most people out there experience it themselves, they have had the condition screeds, wages have been suppressed. when it comes to an actual strike, and i think this rail strike, that inconvenience people, thatis strike, that inconvenience people, that is when the public become a little bit more divided as to whether they want to see strike. lode whether they want to see strike. we have got to end it there, we have run out of time, but many thanks for talking to us, steven fielding, professor of political history.