I realise strikes are exasperating for the public, but I had some sympathy for the train stoppages over the summer.
I lament the way human beings are being erased from so many services, replaced by automatons, robots and on-line transactions.
Our little railway station in Deal used to be a friendly place, with a helpful person issuing tickets and organising the complicated train journeys some of us take. But it has grown increasingly deserted and the ticket office is locked up,
