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10年来最大规模！英国50万人因薪资问题举行大罢工******
中新网2月2日电 综合报道，当地时间2月1日，英国多达50万人因薪资问题举行罢工，导致交通网络瘫痪、多地学校停课。法新社称，这是英国大约10年来举行的最大规模罢工。
图片来源：法国24小时电视台网站(France 24)报道截图吁做出改变
英国约50万人大罢工
据报道，此次罢工行动约有50万人参与。其中有多达30万名教师、10万名公务员，以及数千火车司机和边境部队工作人员等。
罢工对教育、通勤等造成严重影响，经济损失或高达2亿英镑。此外，预计约有2.3万所公立学校被迫关门，数百万学生无法上课。
成千上万的教育工作者举着“孩子们应得到更好的”和“拯救我们的学校，买单”等标语牌在伦敦市中心游行。32岁的小学教赖斯说，希望这次游行规模能传达一个强烈的信息，“政府应为他们的管理方式感到羞耻。很明显，人们不高兴，需要做出改变。”
参加游行的工会代表格雷厄姆则称，面对激增的生活成本，员工们别无选择，只能罢工。“不仅薪资追不上通胀，车费、市政税和房租都在上涨。即使我们没有失业，仍然不得不去食物银行领取免费食物。”
图片来源：英国广播公司(BBC)报道截图英国政府或不让步
劳工怒火还将延烧？
然而，英国政府在工资要求上似乎另有立场。路透社指，苏纳克政府对工会采取强硬立场，认为向大幅提高工资的要求让步将进一步加剧英国的通货膨胀问题。
英国首相苏纳克对罢工导致学生停课进行谴责。他说，“我们孩子的教育是宝贵的，他们今天应该在学校接受教育。” 英国教育大臣基冈也称，她对教师们的离开感到“失望”。
有报道称，当局目前可能正考虑借鉴法国的法律，该法律要求教师必须在计划罢工时提前48小时通知。此外，苏纳克有可能就反罢工立法，要求关键公共部门人员，比如医护、消防员、教师等，即使举行罢工，仍然需要维持基本服务，否则就会被解雇。
分析称，英国政府若推动《反罢工法》和扩大警察执法权力的《公共秩序法》实施，势必引爆劳工更大怒火，恐加剧英国社会动荡不安。
数月以来，受通货膨胀影响，英国多行业接连举行罢工。英国公共和商业服务工会(PCS)警告称，未来将会有进一步协调一致的罢工。
中新网评：美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾****** 中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后，美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕，众议院共和党领袖凯文•麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录，将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。  资料图：美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀 摄由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素，众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中，美国民主党议员继续抱团，多轮投票中，一票不投麦卡锡，共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。 麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折，除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外，与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。 一方面，共和党党内反对者认为，麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱，无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府，另一方面，因为共和党的多数优势微弱，党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大，有利于他们巩固自己的选票。 此外，党内反对者也认为，自己的选票没有换取更多利益，希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步，比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。 作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物，众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任，选举几乎没有悬念。然而，麦卡锡此次为当选，不得不做出多个关键让步，其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制，使得众议长的权力被削弱，难以掌控众议院。 美国有线电视新闻网CNN称，麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步，这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。 这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下，党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上，美国两党相互拆台，陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内，也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系，相互对抗，选票变成了谋利益的工具。 从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举，“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈，长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力，其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。 两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病，美国所谓的“民主”形象，让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举，变成了政客们利益置换的游戏，进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能，不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。  House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy (ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy". The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader. Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party. On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration. On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses. Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees. As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives. But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker. CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful. This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally. Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits. From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public. Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world. The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle. 
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