in the region of summer stars (it's not ideal but it is a plan)

good morning! good morning!

last night horsemouth was being anxious. 

it meant he couldn't focus on the two cornell woorich noirs he attempted to watch. he gave in and watched some of outlaw bookseller pootling around near bath. 

this morning he wakes late (after a little lie in). it's a beautiful day. he feels more relaxed. he has a plan (it's not ideal but it is a plan). 

when this bloody railstrike's over...

horsemouth will want to see about going to the leigh-on-sea folk festival. he thinks saturday is a no go but he thinks  sunday (a non-strike day) may be possible.

there are three possible routes to southend (one of which runs through leigh). two run through through barking. the others stop at stops a mile or so from leigh. the line to southend via leigh is supposed to be one of the ones with some service during the strike. on non-strike days the service may start later than usual (say 8 am) and be less frequent than usual

but it will probably work.  it should be ok - we will have to see if the RMT go straight back out for the monday (or leave it a while). 

now horsemouth supports the strikers (the working class should not pay for the crisis the bosses should pay for the crisis). 

of the exit, voice, loyalty schools of thought horsemouth is for exit - take advantage of the alienation of capitalist society to get as far away from it as possible. not literally you understand (horsemouth will not be moving to alaska or a cabin in the woods of wildest wales or scotland). loyalty is for your people who are prepared to identify with capitalism, social democracy, whatever the particular flavour of complaisance they prefer and fully engage with the system. voice is what the strikers are doing, registering a complaint against its operation, trying to ensure that the working class do not pay for the crisis. 

horsemouth applauds them. he does not know if they can win or not. currently he believes that they can. vast profits are made out of the railway network, vast salaries and bonuses paid to the management and the shareholders of all the different rail companies for every single task. let them pay for the crisis. 

of course the employer of last resort/ the guarantor of the capitalist system is actually the government, who are hoping to get  some thatcher versus the miners  fairydust out of the whole thing (to sprinkle on their turd of an adminstration).  oh look at them go, staunch defenders of democracy against union barons etc. etc.