nervousness

"We started the game well, and I felt some nervousness, some doubts in half-time because we conceded the goal," Clement said post-match.

"This has been reflected in the spike in UK gilt yields to some extent, but given that sterling has remained lower against the dollar, it also indicates that there is a growing nervousness about the way Labour is steering the economy."

There remains some nervousness among borrowers and consumers in general about what will happen in the Budget, announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on 30 October.

Electricity isn’t what’s running through the crowd, more like pre-nauseated nervousness.

Still, the nervousness is understandable, since most coverage of this strike has been framed around the potential economic impact, all the more compounded by the impending presidential election.