Repealing all these provisions without putting anything in their place leaves trade unions with only one way of wringing recognition out of a stubborn and pigheaded employer.
Who is being pigheaded about this?
It may be some time yet before some trade unionists willingly relax their rather pigheaded opposition to women bus drivers—but it will come eventually and of its own accord.
Only pigheaded obstinacy—or a desperate desire to save face at any price, including the national interest—is holding up the concessions that everybody knows are required and must be delivered.
I feel that their pigheaded attitude in this area could well be the straw which breaks the camel's back by antagonising millions of their potential supporters throughout the country.
You are just being obstinate and pigheaded.
There are some who will be made to think about it, whereas if they are punished they merely become pigheaded and obstinate, which some people are quite good at.
We all know that if the magistrates are pigheaded they will not consult the clerk, and the clerk cannot in any circumstances insist on consultation.
