butterworth - you don't have to start a dialogue with someone, but since several people have now shot down your claim that the orchestra is on strike it would seem to be the natural course of things.

Don't you want to defend your original statement and provide us with further information as to why you believe the orchestra is on strike? Or are you happy for people to read through this thread and come to the conclusion that you must have been making it up? Made up or not, that's how it looks at the moment.

It is looking more and more as though you are simply disgruntled with the orchestra, QF and Qatar as a whole and are trying to stir up a bit of trouble. That may not be the case, but so far you haven't provided any information to suggest otherwise. And the various mistakes you've made in your comments don't strengthen your argument.