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Bully boys lack nursery nurses' courage.


THEY'RE a real caring bunch, New Labour... witness the nursery nurses' strike.

Pat Watters, Convener con·vene  
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 of COSLA COSLA Convention Of Scottish Local Authorities (Scotland) , refused to give a national deal to low-paid nursery nurses. At the same time, he was arguing that councillors should get a minimum pounds 25,000-a-year salary.

Then councillor Steven Pur-cell threatens to sack strikers in Glasgow unless they go back to poverty pay. As if he would dare!

Meanwhile, our fancy dress expert Jack McConnell Jack Wilson McConnell (born June 30, 1960 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a former First Minister of Scotland, leader of the Scottish Labour Party and current Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency.  has sat on his hands while his bully boy mates have gone about this nasty business.

The strikers may have been forced back to work but they have more courage and integrity than all three of these 'new Tories' put together.

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Publication:Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
Date:Jun 6, 2004
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