So for the second time this year, union led strikes and protests will be dominating the country and of course the News Agenda across media outlets tomorrow.

Again, for the second time this year, the press so far has been extremely negative and unfair towards those who plan to strike.

Teachers are going to make up a large number of those striking with it being estimated that nine in ten schools will be shut tomorrow.

This poses a massive inconvenience to parents either having to take a day off work or find some form of alternative childcare. 

But forgive me if I’m wrong, aren’t we supposed to be living in a democratic society? Is it not part of our democratic rights therefore, to express our anger and outrage if we don’t agree with plans the government are making? Provided the protests are peaceful and those striking are doing so for the correct reasons.

So why have the press taken such a negative stance on this story? Especially when the press are suppose to be the fourth estate, and should be fighting for the people.

In an article in the Daily Mail today, headlined: “Union bosses ‘trying to sabotage recovery’”, Michael Gove claims that the walk outs are damaging to our economy.

What’s funny is that on the next page, the Daily Mail have an article on Ed Balls’ new coat of arms and the second deck headline comments that tax payers have paid £22 000 for a new portrait of the speaker.

So it’s ok to spend £22 000 on a new portrait but not to stand up for your rights?

Well I think that’s damaging our democracy.

My cousin is a teacher and will be striking tomorrow and is extremely annoyed at how the press covered the strikes last time.

She believes it is because of press coverage that the general public are as a result misinformed about the government’s plans for public sector pensions.

She could now face working for another eight years, paying more into her pension yet in return getting less money back.

As she said to me: “How am I supposed to be all ‘singing and dancing’ like OFSTED want me to be when I’m over the age of 60?”

Overall 61% of the public are in support of the strikes and further to that, 74% of 16 to 24-year-olds are also in favour of the strikes but I wonder how well that is known?

Nor will it probably be widely reported that some schools such as my primary school are choosing to opt out of the strike because ‘it will cause too much hassle for the parents’.

Indeed times are hard and strikes tomorrow will cause problems for a lot of the public, but it does not constitute what I feel has overall been an unfair and biased press.