Saturday 19 December 2009

UK Christmas strikes plus snow chaos

In case you believed transport workers' strikes before Christmas were pitifully reserved for Poland, here's a report on how BA baggage handlers have caused chaos at Heathrow days before celebrations start.

Wintry conditions, for which British institutions and infrustructure aren't well cut out, tend to cause disruptions well beyond what is known in Poland.

The saga continued for a number of days, with a staggering increase in road accidents, widespread airport cancellations and delays and paralysing infrastructure problems, as the UK suffered from Arctic temperatures (of up to -16C in areas of Scotland) it is barely prepared for.

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