The strange death of strikes in Britain

Figures show walkouts are at near-record lows despite employment being at a record highA strike at BT is threatened after it emerged this week that the company may be drastically slashing its final salary pension scheme. If BT takes that step, it will be a fundamental breach of the contract that existing workers signed up for, and industrial action will be inevitable.But will BT workers (and Royal Mail employees in a similar position) really go on strike? Some fascinating figures this week from