Thank you for your comments - it was so long I was unsure whether anyone would take the time to read it! And yes, it is original - but the real credit should go to the people listed in the bibliography, from whom I got all my facts.
Thank you for such a comprehensive blog entry on the pension reforms and the planned strike action. I have struggled to find something such as that in any other leftwing publications. Is it a completely original essay? Again, thanks