A 2nd day of general strike in Greece, a meeting of the European Central Bank and the prospect of bond markets opening overnight to allow betting during the vote count. As well as this, British Airways continues its vendetta against its workers.

With an online strike ballot due to finish this week and likely to bring about further action, “Big” Willie Walsh has fired a Unite official for doing union work in the run-up to the aborted Xmas strike.

While eyes are on the vote, real action is happening elsewhere. Whatever colour rosette wins the 3-legged race, a crackdown is coming and we have to stand together to fight it.