Well today's big news here in the UK is that our biggest Trades Union are - shock, horror - threatening to strike during the Olympics in July. What the Unit Union leader actually said was that there were 'no plans' to call a strike of public sector workers during the Olympics. Typical hysterical UK press and government. However Mr McCluskey, the Unite Leader didn't rule a strike out and also he did anticipate that some civil disobedience may take place during the games. He's probably right. The Occupy London, Anti-Capitalist camp on the steps of St Paul's cathedral was broken up by police two nights ago but the activists have said that they will continue the struggle. A lot of people see the games as 'a jolly for rich people' and there is some truth in that. Occupy London want the world to see that it isn't all British gentlemen and cream teas over here. On the other side of the coin the more conservative elements in society feel that the if the Olympics are a flop the UK will lose foreign business.That is a possibility but what is also a possibility is that our government have chosen this year to try and get a Bill through the House of Commons to allow more competition in our health service. This, many of us feel, is privatisation by stealth - and that is a much more serious issue than the Olympic games.