Here’s an interesting development in Britishland. Apparently, there’s a garbage workers’ strike in Birmingham, and as “Brum” is run by Labour and is a wretched hive of scum and villainy thereby, this is a case of ultra-Lefties arguing with “ordinary” Lefties — you pick which fits best for which — and has left the city streets (never that tidy to begin with) in a state of advanced rat infestation.
So then this came along:
Tories call for Cobra meeting over Birmingham bin strike
The Tories are urging the Deputy Prime Minister to send in private cleaning firms to break the unions’ grip over the rubbish-strewn second city.
The three-week pay dispute has seen detritus pile high in the streets, with residents saying neighbourhoods are plagued by giant rats “as big as cats”.
It centres on a row between the bankrupt Birmingham council, which is Labour run, and the Unite union.
I have no idea what a “Cobra” meeting is, but for one memorable moment, I thought it involved getting all the unionistas and city councilors into one room, locking all the doors and windows and giving them ten minutes to come to an agreement. If that failed, then throw a bunch of live cobras into the locked room.
I bet the hapless residents of Birmingham would be the first in line to watch the proceedings on PPV.
Too extreme? Let’s ask the Brummies to vote on it.
Cobra is an acronym for Cabinet Office Briefing Room A.
Basically just the most important people; very senior politicians, senior police, senior military.
Actually composition is based on what the issue is.
What do you have against cobras?
Lock the doors and windows, then turn off the lights, add the cobras. Replace the water in the stand pipes and sprinkler system with bear spray. Let the good times roll
I know rats breed fast, but a 3 week strike and suddenly there are rats as large as cats? I’m calling bullshit. The rats were always there, just now they’re coming out into the open. And this, on a fucking island where they originally bred motherfucking RAT TERRIERS. Jeez, you’d think that they’d already have a solution. Just chunk a dozen or so Jack Russell Terriers out there and see what happens.
That was my first thought. Those terriers would be in heaven.
I worked for several weeks in Birmingham about 20 years ago. They say the strike has left the streets piled high with garbage. My question is, how can they tell the difference?