Ed Balls claims "the majority of teachers do not want to strike". A more accurate description would be the vast majority of teachers cannot afford to strike, which goes a long way towards proving why the whole thing's necessary in the first place.
Judging by the press, you'd think it was only the NUT with a grievance, but many college lecturers will be taking an unpaid day off as well (I'm dropping £85 - enough to buy two loaves of bread and a pint of beer at today's prices - by not going in) over parity of pay with primary and secondary school teachers.
Unsurprisingly, this is one bandwagon David Cameron doesn't want to jump on. For all their talk, the Tories never change.
Where to now?
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