I have never, not for one single day, not been a member of a trade union since my first day at work in 1973. I remember all those years ago when the term "closed shop" was regarded as dirty words. Well not to me they weren't. I always hated the fact that I had to work with parasites who refused to join yet revelled in the benefits hard-won by the unions. Not only that, they often had the gall to whinge about the unions when strike action was threatened or carried out. Working people have only their labour to sell, and, like a business, they shouldn't be forced to sell it if they see that the price isn't fair. I'm constantly amazed at the millions of suckers who fall for the line that "the unions are holding the country to ransom." I see that it's being trotted out again apropos of the railway workers. We can't charge incredibly rich people enough tax, or close the loopholes they exploit, because they threaten to move themselves, their money or both overseas if we try to. Now that's what I CALL holding the country to ransom, yet the establishment and the Daily Mail are oddly silent about them whilst simultaneously raging about people who kept this country running during the pandemic.