Union claims 200,000 workers are taking part in walkout over redundancies but government says impact has been mildCivil servants have begun a 48-hour strike, leaving court hearings postponed, job centres operating a minimum service and 2,000 driving tests cancelled.The action is designed to put maximum pressure on the government just weeks before the general election. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) said the strike over plans to reduce redundancy payouts saw more than 200,000 public sector workers refusing to cross picket lines.Crown and county court sittings have been severely affected and passport appointments cancelled across the country. Museum staffing is also affected: only the ground floor in the Victoria and Albert museum in London was open to the public.Union ...