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  Marek - that was 1974, February in fact. Heath actually got more votes than Labour though Labour won more seats and formed a minority government that lasted until October when they won a tiny majority (of 3 I think). That government was in the end only sustained by a 'LibLab pact' that collapsed leading to the 1979 general election with Mrs T elected on a pledge to deal with the menace that the Unions were.
  
  Strikes and resrictive practises destroyed jobs and whole industries in the 60's 70's with a knock-on impact in the 80's because it was by then too late for businesses to moderise to compete that were prevented from doing so in the previous decades by the Unions crazies.
  
  I know my post war political history and that October 74 election was the first one I was involved with helping Peter Rees.
  
  I would not ban Trade Unions - just bring them up to date in their practises and stop them from causing public disruption through stikes where less that 50% of the membership vote for it (instead of 50% of those who vote). I would ban payroll union subs payments as well.
  
  The simple fact is that Union bosses are self-serving with a political agenda and they see their members as no more than cannon fodder.
  
  In the world outside the public sector and some of the larger privatised companies the Unions are almost non-existent thankfully. Most people do not want anything to do with them and are better off as a result.

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