Mark Andrews; Noisy airhorns, dirty protests, and what will become of the young election workers?

How to win friends and influence people. Two months ago, security staff at a job centre near our office went on strike, complaining their pay did not reflect the amount of abuse they were subjected to from the public.

At the time, I was mildly sympathetic. It doesn’t take a genius to imagine what a minority of the punters may be like, and nobody should have to tolerate abuse as they go about their jobs.