Rail strikes: whose side is the public on?

Opinion split over who is to blame for month of train disruptions following failed talks between transport officials and unions

Unions have become better as getting their message across to the public
Railway workers are striking as part a long-running dispute over pay
(Image credit: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The “tide is turning” against the rail unions, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has claimed as a month of train disruption begins.

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