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Poll shows support for rail strikes has INCREASED to 45 PER CENT after crippling walkout caused commuter hell but was embraced by others who got to spend week WFH
Public support for the rail strikes is increasing, with almost half of Brits now in favour of the walkouts, according to a poll out today. A new …
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