Junior Doctors Losing Public Support

Last year, when the Junior Doctors were striking, they have almost universal support from the public even though it meant possible cancelled appointments and longer waiting times and when they got the 23% payrise from the incoming Labour Government to end the strikes after years of being underpaid by the previous Government, it was thought richly deserved.     
Twelve months on and with the same Doctors threatening industrial action and demanding a 29% pay rise this year, the public support isn't there with only 23% of the public supporting them this time.
Their argument is that under the 14 years of the Conservatives, their pay fell by 52% so they are after the outstanding 29% for pay restoration of what they believe they 'should' be on if they hadn't had such draconian pay restraints.
Polling by Ipsos found that less than a quarter of those asked supported the Doctors in their planned five-day walkout on 25 July and the British Medical Association leader acknowledges that public support had fallen but argues that: 'The public should expect their doctors to be valued properly' which we do but even the most strident supporter will feel that after receiving a 23% increase last year, to threaten to to strike again and disrupt people lives for an even bigger pay rise this year is a tad too much brass neck, or as many people said in such a way to ensure they don't make the final edit on the news, taking the piss.
They could go on strike without popular support from the public but it is very unlikely that we will see repeats of the scenes from last year with cars tooting their horns in support and the general public joining them on the picket lines, this time it will be old ladies wagging their umbrellas in disapproval at them and jeers centered around them being greedy and questioning their parentage.