a. In the past, Britain has been more prone to strikes than any other similar industrial country.

Government statistics show two things:

• Working days lost to industrial disputes fluctuate from year to year (if an industry employing many thousands of workers is involved in a strike, this inflates the overall figure for a society).
  

• In 1986, for example, the UK (90 days lost to industrial disputes per 1000 employees) lost fewer days to strikes than:
  

• Germany (700 days lost per 1000 employees).
• Canada (690).
• Italy (390).
• Australia (240).
• Sweden (170).
• USA (126).

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