Transport Strikes

The recent (and ongoing) strikes by truck drivers over the cost of fuel are valid tactics in renegotiation of transport prices when fuel costs are skyrocketing. But I fail to see what this, in general, has to do with the Government. Most sectors of the transport industry are not regulated by the Government - the suppliers and purchasers of the service are free to negotiate prices. So surely the truck drivers were barking up the wrong tree. They should be threatening their customers with non-delivery.

But then the fat cats waded in, and the big transport firms managed to extract tax and training benefits from the government - pretty irrelevant if the basic service makes a loss. Strangely, the regulated sector hasn't been making much fuss, particularly the busses, though the taxi drivers are right to appeal for the Government to approve a fare increase.

Once again, backroom deals with fat cats determine Government strategy, and the real problem goes unaddressed...