THE government claimed it will “consider” ideas that could boost strike vote turnouts yesterday in response to a Trades Union Congress call to bring ballots into the modern age. 

TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady said a law change to allow electronic voting would see participation soar in a letter sent to Business Secretary Vince Cable. 

She penned the letter after Prime Minister David Cameron attacked trade union democracy in a bid to divert public attention away from the poverty pay that sparked last week’s strike.