BMA Strike turns political
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36126740
Quote:Junior doctors' leaders are trying to bring down the government, a government source has told the BBC.
In a scathing attack, the source said the two all-out strikes this week were aimed at toppling the government and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
Unnamed source, BBC doing government dirty work. Of course, it's always been political, but this is a move to ratchet up the tension, get Tory voters onj side – "they are trying to undermine democracy", is the cry, it also prepares the way for special measures to break the strike (it'll also deflect waverers from the intensified striking).
And, in a re-run of 'the drift back to work' we have BBC journalists tell us that, while a majority of people polled support the strike, that majority is falling.
Quote:It comes as a new poll by Ipsos MORI for the BBC showed the majority of the public still backed junior doctors, although support was not as high since it became an all-out stoppage.Asked whether they supported junior doctors striking while not providing emergency cover, 57% said they would and 26% said they were opposed.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-36134103Now, while the decline might be true, the narrative could be on the public support, rather than the fall…
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