Greatness in the mind
COULD I remind Kieran Fagan (Letters, Feb/Mar 09 issue), that the word “great” has more than one meaning, even if it seems commonly used these days just to mean “good”. (Think back far enough, and 1914-18 was routinely called the “Great War”, and there was nothing good about it.)
In respect of the Wapping dispute, it was “great” for News International, aided by the police (above) who kept the strike supporters held back as the lorries sped out of the company’s works, but it was also great as a reminder to employers that attacks on trade unionism carried a price — and it helped develop closer relations between the NUJ and the print unions, with NUJ members among those who went to the Wapping works exit to join the night-time demonstrations.
Rod Prince
London SW9