{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/63a1e59db9e6b00011bfc3a8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Strikes: Is there any end in sight?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1659027691161-ec0984c30a499cf38724279c0daaeb82.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Strike action on a scale not seen since the 1980s is set to continue into January as workers demand pay rises to match spiralling inflation. Today, as ambulance crews in England and Wales begin a strike, why are so many joining the picket line and how is the government responding to the industrial action?</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"https://thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>. </em>&nbsp;</p><p><strong> Guest: </strong>Patrick Maguire, Red Box Editor, The Times.</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>Sky News, BBC, 5News, Thames Television, ITN, NBC News, GMB.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}