"Take care when offering criticism of striking post office workers"

Fair enough, but as a sole trader my business walks a knife-edge with cashflow and this sort of thing can and does send small businesses under.

So whilst I maintain solidarity with my fellow workers, they don't give two shades of shite about me. I don't draw a salary, my bank manager doesn't give a tinker's cuss about post strikes and wants his money regardless. If it get's delayed in the post tough shit mate - you're going under and it's all someone else's fault.

No wildcat strikes when a customer stiffs me on my 30 days, changes the spec and then refuses to budge on price, or the fact the government shaft me for VAT on everthing I buy whilst the multinational down the road claims the lot back.

Ultimately it's the entire system that's at fault here. The relentless pursuit of free market economic policies mean well all get shafted in the end, because all we can do is look after our own self-interests.