Are strikes always bad, Mr Gove? Embarrassing picture of Tory 大臣 when HE joined the picket line

He has 勧めるd people to break today's public 部門 strikes - but 保守的な 大臣 Michael Gove was once on the picket line himself.

The Education 長官, who has 繰り返して called for teachers to call off their 産業の 活動/戦闘, walked out while working on a 地域の newspaper in 1989.

He had called for a 'Mum's Army' of strike breakers to keep schools open today.

Tory striker: Michael Gove (front, left with the placard) holds a sign saying 'NUJ Official Picket Line Don't Cross' as he joins in a walkout himself at 1989

Tory striker: Michael Gove (前線, left with the 掲示) 持つ/拘留するs a 調印する 説 'NUJ 公式の/役人 Picket Line Don't Cross' as he joins in a ストライキ himself at 1989

He (人命などを)奪う,主張するd that he 'didn't agree' with the ストライキ but as a new reporter and new union member he felt 義務 bound to join in.

Today 750,000 public 部門 労働者s walked out on strike and one million children were 軍隊d to 行方不明になる lessons in strikes he has 非難するd.

Twenty years ago the young grinning 新聞記者/雑誌記者 was pictured 持つ/拘留するing a 掲示 説 'NUJ 公式の/役人 picket don't cross' as he joined nine 同僚s on the frontline.

'Stop the strike': Michael Gove visits a school in Stockwell today as thousands of teachers walk out

'Stop the strike': Michael Gove visits a school in Stockwell today as thousands of teachers walk out

Mr Gove was working for the 圧力(をかける) and 定期刊行物 newspaper in Aberdeen at the time while Margaret Thatcher was in 負かす/撃墜するing Street.

As hundreds of thousands walked out on strike today, the 43-year-old said he did not think it was 権利 that teachers 行う/開催する/段階d a walk out over 年金 改革(する).

'I feel disappointed that people have chosen to go out on strike today. I understand that there are really strong feelings about 年金s and we 絶対 want to 確実にする that everyone in the public, 特に teachers, have decent 年金s.

'But I just don't think it's a good idea to have gone out on strike today.

'We're still in 交渉s and the people who really lose out as a result of today's strike are children who are not in school enjoying their lessons, and in particular hard-working parents, who have been put to やめる a lot of inconvenience as a result of this 活動/戦闘.'

At the 週末 he had called for parents to take over classes and keep classes going にもかかわらず the 産業の 活動/戦闘.

Pensions fury: Public sector workers march through central London during their one day strike today

年金s fury: Public 部門 労働者s march through central London during t 相続人 one day strike today

Mr Gove said he didn't agree with the 産業の 活動/戦闘 taken by the 国家の Union of 新聞記者/雑誌記者s as they tried to 得る union 承認.

'I was against going on strike, but I'd only just arrived. The 大多数 of friends and 同僚s felt very 堅固に about this. I was the new kid,' he told New 政治家 last year.

'There were people whom I liked and admired who felt they were 存在 mistreated. I had joined the union.

'I thought it was wrong to go on strike but I didn't feel that the 原則 was an ignoble one.'

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