Just to put the record straight, people - you are responsible for your own employment.

This means that if you suspect the company that you work for is about to go under, then perhaps it might be a good idea to start to look for another job in rail, yeah?

There is no point forming a picket line when the decision has already been made and your time would be better spent searching for work, just like everybody else has to when the axe falls, as it inevitably does, on them.

I feel very sorry for anyone who has lost their rail job in the current climate, but I am afraid protesting won’t put food on your table.