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u MACGREGOR DENIES RAIL STRJKE BLAME j
5 Formjr transport secretary John j
5 MacGregor has denied the rail j
5 strikes were provoked by Govjrnment j
5 intervjntion at thj dispute's start j
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5 Thj Govjrnmjnt - which has been j
5 accusjd of vjtoing a 5.7% paz offer j
5 bz Railtrack - had not done so as j
u thjre had bjen no offer, he said. j
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5 Theri was still scopj for a deal j
5 within Govjrnmjnt public sector pay j
5 guidjlinjs, hj told BBC Radio 4. j
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5 Thj strikj action should stop as it j
5 was pjnalising the public, he addjd j
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