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| Belgium paralysed by 24-hour strike over pension reform |
| 2011-12-23 |
| h/t Gates of Vienna Angry public sector workers protesting pension reforms shut down Belgium's schools, post offices and almost its entire transport grid Thursday in the latest anti-austerity protest to grip Europe. Called the day parliament debated the controversial reform, the 24-hour stoppage was the first political test faced by the fledging centre-left government in just barely two weeks in office. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #6 They've had a new parliament for over 500 days, as I recall -- but nobody was able to cobble togethern a majority to choose a prime minister, etc. Our first-past-the-post set-up delivers much cleaner transfers of power. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2011-12-23 21:14 |
| #5 "Belgium paralyzed." How could they tell? |
| Posted by: Barbara 2011-12-23 19:24 |
| #4 Ooooh, Belgium paralyzed. Is that, like, important? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2011-12-23 18:27 |
| #3 Yes, and they even have a new government, not that you can tell. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2011-12-23 14:26 |
| #2 I thought Belgium has been paralyzed for a lot longer than 24 hours. Do they have a parliament yet? |
| Posted by: mom 2011-12-23 10:08 |
| #1 Magic Money tree needed? Alternatively they could just have a lottery and actively enslave 50ish% of the nations under 40s to keep the boomers in the manner to which they feel accustomed to. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2011-12-23 09:11 |