London Underground are striking again.

It must be Monday. Once again the only one who really loses out here is the commuter or, as I prefer to call the commuter, “me”. Increasingly extortionate fees already offer a correspondingly crap service. Perpetually “reduced service” at weekends means half the network doesn’t even run. Overcrowding, much? And now here comes another little bi-annual pout over pay.

And who can blame them? The average tube driver only gets paid the utter pittance of £30,000 per year.

You can smell the panic in the air. I got called a “miseryguts” when I was disappointed about London winning the hosting bid for the 2012 Olympic Games two years ago. I was told I had no pride in where I came from.

Actually, pride was a very strong factor.

And shame.

And apparently I’m not the only one.

Incidentally, here’s a little bit of trivia. A fireman or nurse earns approximately £21,000 per year. Just thought I’d leave that with you, obviously as little more than a non-sequitur.