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Originally Posted by heero_yuy
Are you sure?
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I like to see what behind the sceens links there may be in any disruptive action. Sorry, I'll go and get my tin foil helmet.  |
I am sure the BMA does have dodgy people on it, or at least people with a political agenda, the top brass at most unions are far more politically active than their members. I remember the NUS where the 'officers' at the Uni were completely disconnected from the student body and the top officials at the NUS are basically career politicians looking for a path to the Labour party.
However that doesn't mean the Junior Doctors are the borg mindlessly following the directives of the senior members of the BMA. They're quite capable of forming their own opinions of their working conditions and contracts. You look at the offer the Junior Doctors have and the 11% pay rise is coming with a reduction in overtime pay and committing them to working the extra hours they already do as overtime.
A few people in senior positions on the BMA doesn't discredit the entire profession anymore than a handful of dodgy Tories discredits Conservatism.