417,000 work days were wasted in October, the highest rate since 2011

Britain is witnessing the largest number of strikes since the Thatcher era

London railway stations stopped working due to a strike by workers in this vital sector.

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Estimates by a group of economists showed that Britain is currently witnessing the largest number of strikes, since the era of the late Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, according to Bloomberg News Agency.

Those participating in the strikes, demanding higher wages in the face of the rising cost of living, include railroad workers, nurses, ambulance drivers, postal delivery personnel, bus drivers and government employees.

The inflation rate in the United Kingdom, in the latest reading, reached 10.7%.

While most of the disputes in this regard continued for months, the trade unions plan to organize an intense round of strikes in the run-up to Christmas (Christmas).

Capital Economics predicted a loss of about 1.5 million workdays due to strikes in December, the highest rate since July 1989.

It was estimated that more than half of the hours lost would come from Royal Mail workers.

The Office for National Statistics said 417,000 working days were wasted in October, the highest rate since 2011. However, the numbers are still significantly lower compared to the 1970s and early 1980s, when high figures were recorded with many millions of days lost.

The late Margaret Thatcher served as British Prime Minister for the Conservative Party from 1979 to 1990. The Iron Lady died in August 2013.

Those taking part in the strikes, demanding higher wages in the face of the rising cost of living, included railroad workers, nurses, ambulance drivers, postal delivery personnel, bus drivers, and government employees.

Capital Economics expects to lose about 1.5 million workdays due to strikes in December, the highest rate since July 1989.

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