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The mayor is to blame for Tube strike
Johnson and fellow Bullingdon Club member David Cameron have a problem with working people

London Underground passengers understand where the blame lies for their inconvenience during the current strike and it's not with the unions.

Two-thirds of those polled are not only perturbed by the prospect of a reduction in station staff and ticket offices but also believe that industrial action against Mayor Boris Johnson's plans is justified.

Tory efforts to paint the strikers and their unions as irresponsible don't sit well alongside the heroic example shown by such staff during the 2005 terrorist bombings of London's transport system.

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