Mass protests in Britain thwart Sunak and Tories
Created: 2022-12-20 21:26
By: Bona Hyun
Mass protests in Britain peak before Christmas.
NHS workers protest for first time in history.
© Hesther Ng/imago
Mass protests in Britain peak before Christmas.
Dissatisfaction grows and there is no solution to the conflict.
LONDON – Shortly before Christmas, a wave of protests is rolling towards Great Britain.
The strikes are slowing down the country and could drag on through the holidays.
Tourists have also been affected by the protests.
Hospital staff, unions and civil servants are taking to the streets to protest low wages and poor working conditions.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his government are increasingly feeling the anger of workers.
Nevertheless, the fronts remain hardened.
This is reported by kreiszeitung.de.
Mass anti-Tory protests in Britain slow country ahead of Christmas
There is not a day in December that the protesters do not calm down.
On Tuesday, December 20th, hospital staff in Great Britain went on strike.
Nurses from the National Health Service (NHS) are protesting for the first time in their history.
The ambulance drivers will stop working on Wednesday and, according to the
German Press Agency
(dpa)
, it will be the ambulance drivers on Friday .
For tourists, this means longer queues at entry until New Year's Eve, and some flights could also be cancelled.
Trains can be canceled for days after Christmas Eve.
The mass protests are the result of a longer-lasting conflict.
Workers are unhappy about low wages and the UK's economic crisis.
The country has been in an economic crisis for years.
The UK economy is still suffering from high energy prices and inflation.
According to experts from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the country slipped into a recession that will last until 2023.
Even if the economy grows, productivity and investment will remain weak, according to a CBI statement.
"We're having a pretty tough time and Brexit hasn't made things any easier," Handelsblatt
quoted
John McCabe, head of the North East Chamber of Commerce.
No prospect of improvement: fronts between the government and the population in Great Britain have hardened
The British government reacted to the wave of protests and expressed disappointment.
She also regularly emphasized that there was simply no more money after the Corona aid.
"The unions are stealing Christmas from us," complained the conservative press, according to the
dpa
.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is particularly disappointed that the strikes are taking place at Christmas and are significantly restricting people's everyday lives.
The prime minister had tried to create a festive spirit even outside his country.
During a visit to Estonia, Sunak distributed Christmas dinner to British troops and NATO soldiers stationed there.
But in Great Britain no happy celebrations will dominate the Christmas season.
Dissatisfaction with the Tories is growing among the population of Great Britain.
This was also reflected in the Tories' poor election results, which hit a low point this year.
The population is frustrated because of the empty Brexit promises.
Although Prime Minister Sunak had sought closer relations with the EU, he had recently denied discussions about reversing Brexit.
Sunak seems to be losing support not only among the population, but also in politics.
Former Tories launched a campaign against the Prime Minister to pressure Sunak.
Great Britain should therefore be prepared for further times of crisis even after Christmas.