Mick Lynch runs rings around Tory MPs at select committee hearing

Mick Lynch eats anti-union sentiment for breakfast.
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[@PoliticsJOE]

The rest of Mick's select committee appearance is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJCVeIeHdqqHiKs

[@dtoora]

Bro yt keeps unsubscribing me frm this channel, im blapping like on all vids

[@firstknight6057]

And just think all those babbling useless mps are getting £16,000 each for asking stupid questions

[@padiedo7213]

MICK👍👍👍👍👍👍 BRILLIANT man 👌👌

[@Nickle314]

Still no comments on the £16 trillion socialist pension debt. What's funny is the biggest creditors are all those socialists who work for the state. They will lose all their pension because they didn't invest the cash, they spent it.

[@darthudd6721]

You should watch the two ones with the DVLA, this same guy was asking the questions in both, if you want to see corruption at its peak, compare the first to the second.

[@shetlandsheep3081]

God I wish this man was running the country and not the spivs.

[@billykiyay]

They would just run a massive smear campaign, just like with Corbyn

[@jaybee4288]

No better just another color tie. Millionaires cannot be the champions of the poor.

[@philly9872]

The railways are dreadful...unreliable...expensive.... higher wages mean higher prices.....

[@blzebub2]

@@jaybee4288 Mick Lynch isn't a millionaire.

[@mongobubongo834]

@@philly9872 you know he wants to nationalise the railways, he mentions it in this video. Stop being such a fool.

[@next0845]

I am a member of the RMT and I’m glad this man is looking out for us!! He is an asset to his members

[@mrcassette]

I'm hoping he is inspiring others to move into positions and roles actually that help or try to help the people of this country rather than profiteers and corporations. He talks concisely and openly about facts and the genuine reality of this (and other) situations the country and it's workers are facing. Great to see.

[@shaun906]

I support you all! I wrote to Northern rail asking why we are travelling in 1950's bus carriage train. they said its not in our franchise remit to upgrade the trains, maybe when it's renegotiate in 5 years time. that was 8 years ago and we have been upgraded to second hand 1980's trains and cancelled electrification.

[@jago1793]

And to the country.

[@jalex9808]

Hopefully he gets his due and is knighted under a soon to be elected Labour govt. This man clearly knows his stuff and is fighting the fight for those who cannot. What a champ!

[@DeDyson]

Amen, I wish there were more union leaders like Mick, but alas many are too cowardly. He is doing the job Labour should be doing (and doing it well). I wish the RMT and it's members the best of luck, as it really is one of the few unions willing to fight any more.

[@riotintheair]

As an American I have no idea how or why youtube decided I would want to watch this I have to say Mick Lynch is definitely the kind of union leader I'd love to see more of. He knows what he's talking about, he's precise, he's personable and even a bit funny. He pressed his points home without ever seeming mean or petty or like it was personal.

[@bh5037]

hey , go out of you tube ..... your GOP will probb forbid unions when in power as they can inflict the shareholder value of your 1 % ruling class... you are not supposed to see a real and strong minded union rep.... probb youtube forgot to censor socialsitic ideas ... not good for US people ... and bad for your extreme capitalists !!!

[@johnanthonyp]

He has inherited that spontaneous, playful Irish wit that can casually wither any opponent, sometimes even by looks alone. Not something the British upper class are used to sparring with.

[@GabrielHellborne]

Yeah, he's a proper good lad.

[@Krytern]

@@johnanthonyp Strange. The English say they have wit. The Welsh say they do. Scottish do. The Irish seem to say it as well. What is it with people and making stuff up? "Because of his x inheritage he is really good" Sorry to break it to you but something like this isn't genetic.

[@denzel270]

We'll send him over. He can fuck up your economy - retail and tourism, as he is doing ours.

[@louiseparker1915]

Well done Mick. These corrupt politicians are a disgrace.

[@DrMontague]

Mick Lynch voted for bojo, how ironic

[@OwainOwine]

Happy and proud to say I know the Lynch family, thank god for Mick putting in a sensible voice for us all. Super humble guy and a hero!

[@jackparry7719]

I got to listen to and meet him at the LP conference a few weeks ago. Great guy and so well spoken

[@AKAtAGG]

the guy knows what he's talking about. Just makes politicians dig their own holes. Great man.

[@jackparry7719]

@@AKAtAGG exactly. He puts everyone in his place with his straight talking.

[@dac545j]

Very good. Just to say "bloke" seems to be disappearing. I also say "guy" more nowadays.

[@azalon3551]

Yet pro brexit.. so strange

[@j4m3zflem007]

GET THIS MAN IN PARLIAMENT SO WE CAN VOTE HIM!!

[@MrPatch25]

No thanks

[@j4m3zflem007]

@@MrPatch25 you for real? More leadership qualities than all of parliament put together.

[@markwelch3564]

Keep him out of parliament so he can keep doing an amazing job holding MPs accountable 😁

[@EyebrowsGaming]

@@j4m3zflem007 You want to lose a man like Mick Lynch in the cesspit that is parliament? Keep him where he can actually make a difference, not somewhere he can get outvoted by 300 corrupt Tory dogs every week.

[@joemoore7447]

@@j4m3zflem007 He talks a lot that's all

[@sistergamingchannel3844]

Everyone is insufferably patronising to Mick. Shows you how they really feel about the working class. Mick is an absolute gentleman and handled this beautifully.perfect

[@DrMontague]

Mick Lynch voted for bojo, how ironic

[@tolkienista3783]

Boy, can he talk........ absolutely no one fazes him. He speaks with insight and authority. Literally running rings around everyone who questions him. No wonder so many people are following him.

[@rogerchambers9756]

Very plausible guy, there again, so was Hitler...

[@marvinlewis5591]

He'sclued up on his subject worker's rights. The committee clowns have not got a clue.

[@DrMontague]

@@rogerchambers9756 You would have been proud to be in Hitler youth. Hitler was against trade unions. If you had to to compare Lynch ever so remotely to anyone it would have to be Stalin. Do you think it's wrong to fight for a living wage? or do you think we should all work for nothing including yourself. They say there is a sucker born every minute, you were one of them!

[@jamesdarby86]

I find it hilarious that all these Tories walk into these hearing thinking "we're gonna make him look bad" and then just make an arse of themselves. Just look at the first example about going back to your union members and letting them decide if they wanted that offer - Mick had the perfect response about the Tories and their 'mini-budget'

[@TruthTortoise81]

What a bunch of condescending entitled posh boys they are. They seem to think because they went to private school and read about the railways on wikipedia for 5 minutes that morning they must know more about it than mick lynch does. Embarrassing.

[@aardvark2641]

My cat could make those clowns look idiots

[@ashleyKennedy5]

Perfect response was tell the cretins on the committee how Unions work. Obviously the committee cretins only looked at their own propaganda and ignored reality in the real world. It is why Mick Lynch has always upended the morons and government mouth pieces ay every turn. They, the committee cretins, are mind numbingly ignorant. You would have thought the committee cretin would have read up on the subject or got their well paid aids and researchers to prepare a report. he committee cretins should have their pay docked for under performance to the point of incompetency. The UK could save £600 million annually by putting MPs on performance related pay. I doubt most would get more than the national minimum wage.

[@saoirsehaslonglegs2313]

Yes, Love them.

[@moonfrog9878]

It’s also completely different, like he’s fighting for better rights for the workers… something that anyone striking puts their trust in him and elected members to carry out… tories tried to sink the economy and shovel more to the rich and didn’t even run it past its own MP’s… shit like that should be voted on by the public cos all of us would probably tell em to fuck off

[@edwinlambley2801]

Mick does it again. The frightening thing is the people asking questions run the country.

[@michaelpower4372]

THEY WHAT?😲

[@mikw1809]

@@michaelpower4372 Maybe he misspelled ruin

[@newginge9163]

@@mikw1809 😂😂

[@hayleydryden8358]

They work for a cult just puppets.. Because it we had a fair vote and it was truthful.. We would not have these people in government.

[@ruongluesteve]

Yep running it into the ground.

[@cchheeeessee]

The driverless train did it for me! A beautiful comeback from a man that knows what he's talking about!

[@alantraish3368]

Yes the Tory thicko got blasted thought he kew it all about the DLR

[@therealjesus2970]

The fact they don’t know that about driverless trains makes me question how they got onto this committee.

[@saltriverpirate3172]

Just an American here. I have watched this 4 times now and may never have seen a more complete and total own in my life. One man told an entire room full of tools exactly who and what they are.

[@Drhiggythered]

Noticed that none of the MPs addressed Mick's point about there being no risk for the rail companies even if they fail to adhere to a minimum standard of service.

[@trevortestertrev5531]

The word indefensible springs to mind

[@stephenharrison7514]

And when exactly have the Tories been bothered about making things more affordable for people? It's all about profit , profit, profit...

[@jlomax6467]

As Mick said it's tantamount to a racket

[@martinwfarrell]

@@stephenharrison7514 As a Tory supporter ,i agree 100% with Mick Lynch. I love profit, especially when the staff are happy and can share in it too.

[@natmol1595]

Rigged to suit also comes to mind

[@alasdairduncan3]

An attempted gotcha in every question and every single one firmly batted back and met with stunned silence. Our government is an embarrassment from top to bottom.

[@evulclown]

Yup, pack of corrupt sociopathic liars. Constantly looking for glaringly obvious gotcha tricks for their media monopoly to plaster on front pages. While themselves spouting illogical buzzword sound bites that our tax money, in the millions, paid for to PR consultancies in order to create... "anti-growth coalition"... They're the bottom od the barrel ability wise, but think they're top tier. They need to be put in prison and the whole government scrapped in order to rebuild it in a way that is democratic, impenetrable to corruption / loopholes and

[@stephenwalker850]

The whole fckn country is an embarrassment from top to bottom, orange Britain feeling the effects of fisting itself fur decades , well done orange Britain fck’d us all good n proper , proper job , too fckn busy bangin oan boot sovereignty n the fcklands war while denying democracy in failed state NI

[@stephenwalker850]

These bastards huv spent decades selling public assets the whole fckn plan hus perpetually been shown up fur harming the country n yet still they won’t accept it

[@uniteddreamer]

The driverless DLR question was an interesting one. I never knew the attendants were qualified drivers. I do know it took several years to get them working properly and stopping in the right place with different loads. I can't see driverless network rail trains without fully enclosed rail networks. The complexity is insane.

[@billybeads3328]

And SIR keir Starmer has done absolutely NOTHING to stand by the union

[@deebefree]

This is the kind of level, calm and direct talking I wish we saw more of in this country. The tone difference between the questioners and the answers are stunning. One complete disregard for people and clear corruption and bias to the current structure, and one person representing accurately the will and interest of his people. Bravo Mick.

[@denzel270]

He has complete disregard for people. He is a nihilist that has cost this country half a billion pounds so far and in the run up to Christmas is hurting retail, small businesses and tourism. He is affecting ordinary, hard working people trying to get to work.

[@dean9235]

@@denzel270 No. The Tories are affecting hard working people with stagnant wages, high costs, low morals and high sleaze. It's because you are inconvenienced that you don't like this striking. There are millions striking because millions have had enough! MILLIONS!

[@TallulahFoxxx]

Seeing videos like this makes me despair 😔 Mick Lynch is someone who knows exactly what he’s doing, is a person who understands working people and knows the Tories are at it. I despair because his arguments are bulletproof… and they’re also ignored 😒😔 If someone like him can articulate himself so well and he has all the answers to Tory tactics, yet they STILL won’t be held accountable and will STILL deny workers their rights, it tells us all there’s no hope. None at all. If someone like him - who is literally showing the public who these crooks are - can’t get change for the working people, then I don’t have faith anyone can. They’re determined to ignore facts and go with what helps themselves 😔 The UK has had 2 consecutive prime ministers it hasn’t voted for and we’re stuck with these criminals until the next general election because they won’t fuck off before then. I’m Scottish, and up here, we haven’t voted for a Tory prime minister since 1955. We have absolutely no say. We’re outnumbered since our population is so small but we’re not a county - we are a COUNTRY. We keep getting a Tory PM we don’t want nor voted for, and they FAMOUSLY give no fucks about us. They happily ignore us. This unelected “second choice” PM is exactly the same. Northern Ireland was loyal to the union to a fault, and look how it worked out for them 😔 Rishi recently said he’s in no rush to meet with the EU to resolve their extremely tense and important issues. Sinn Fein is rising in popularity which was previously seen as impossible. If the Westminster government want to maintain this “voluntary” union, it has to stop wilfully ignoring us. Tensions are rising and it isn’t going to end well. Northern English people are ignored as much as us up here. We can’t have a UNITED Kingdom if we have a Tory government hellbent on dividing us through corruption and cronyism.

[@dean9235]

@@TallulahFoxxx Hi. I read your comment with interest. How is it that a Prime Minister as wretched as Liz Truss can become head of the country with 8000 votes? That's how many votes she gained to become Prime Minister, out of a population of 70,000,000 people? It is absolutely undemocratic. There's no accountability with the Tories. The contempt they show for ordinary people is breathtaking and let's not even discuss the sleaze that follows them around like a smelly, dirty toilet! I live in South West England and we keep getting a Tory MP voted in. He's useless! There are millions of us voting for alternative to Tory candidates and not getting a look in at all. Our vote means absolutely nothing! Until we get rid of a "first past the post" system and move to proportional representation it is not even worth voting and that is what the Tories want. A minority of votes deciding the outcome for the majority of citizens. The system is so broken and abused by those in power that it is not fit for purpose. The Tories represent an elite minority and they employ the likes of the Daily Mail to circulate their insidious propaganda to the fish, who swallow it all hook line and sinker. They are an absolute disgrace to democracy, morals and ordinary people. When the law breaks down, and we are already seeing it starting, they will have no one to blame but themselves! They're the worse criminals and law breakers of the lot but get away with it by having all the power and money to do as they like. I wish I could say it's unbelievable but you cannot even use this word anymore, such is the contempt they have shown for years.

[@MrNATH71]

People before profit , Mick is a working class hero ! Hats off to him

[@spartandud3]

I wouldn't say he's running rings around them. More like he's walking at a brisk, yet comfortable, pace and they're not even able to keep up with that.

[@LorraineTapper]

🤣🤣🤣

[@valk5045]

semantics

[@baldyslapnut.]

@@valk5045 more a different metaphor really. Certainly more apt in this context.

[@dietisnotdifficult3305]

Nicely put.

[@kimsmith6648]

This man is so far above these so called specialists, its so good to hear an educated man talk.

[@raidermanuk]

It's always the same with these select committees - lions to the slaughter. They come up against successful people at the top of their game such as Mick Lynch and have no chance. No surprise as we are led by donkeys!

[@patthewoodboy]

they are not specialists , most have no clue about running a company , let alone communicating with staff

[@poetlaureate7334]

Nothing as dangerous as an honest man. Bravo Mick Lynch

[@jeffsuter344]

A cockroach is way above a Tory MP.

[@jonathanwood2465]

Very cleaver man, not a Eaton educated man..

[@bertaga41]

It's a joy to listen to Mick Lynch. He's the only person I see who doesn't try to wriggle out of awkward questions. He always does his homework and retains his dignity in the face of unreasoned prejudice. The Tory hogwash just doesn't work on him.

[@seancorrigan3531]

If I was a Tory and was told "you'll be hosting a committee with Mick Lynch tomorrow" I'd be calling in sick. I'd say these people must be terrified of dealing with Mr Lynch and Mr Dempsey but they're so oblivious to their own ineptitude that they probably don't realise how far outclassed they are by the two of them.

[@FabianMacGintyONeill]

I'd say those privately educated debate-club weirdos are chomping at the bit to be the one to 'destroy' Mick Lynch, best of luck lads!

[@kama3422]

Brilliant explanation.

[@saoirsehaslonglegs2313]

Well said.

[@adamgrayskull1587]

@@FabianMacGintyONeill ok, I'm going to be "that dick" on the Internet...but its champing at the bit. But yes, they were crap.

[@WhatIsBacon]

As a right winger, it beggars belief that they can't understand the capitalist argument he's making. If there's no risk, there's no right to profit. Profit is, by definition, a reward for risk. Railways should be nationalised; they're a natural monopoly.

[@johnthomson7294]

This man is a legend. I have sat and watched him take down Sky News, Good Morning Britain and Piers Morgan. I’m a huge fan of his work. Priceless!!

[@AK-ru3sg]

To be fair, Piers Morgan is a bell end and doesn't count. But the rest and then some, oh yes. He would be more than enough to make me vote Labour if he was in charge.

[@sy2see]

@@AK-ru3sg A bell end is useful and Piers Morgan is not! Mick is the kind of unionist we all need.

[@badgers1975]

@@AK-ru3sg true piers Morgan blocked me on twitter because i suggested the worst thing he'd ever been accused of was being a newspaper editor. I clearly hit a nerve

[@gavinwatters1293]

This guy is highly impressive! Articulate, intelligent and most of all, well prepared.

[@grahammaguire404]

Extreme intelligent and highly articulate, Mick Lynch is a masterclass of being placid regardless of whom is trying to rock his boat, MP's have so much to learn from him about how to handle pressure, the ridiculous and when to emphasise effortlessly and sublime Speeches on his rail colleagues and intricate working practices especially safety on the railroad tracks.

[@casperwallace9685]

I love how they try to intimidate Mick, throwing their CV's down to impress him, and he just runs rings around them, so calm, no name calling, no thuggery. Just facts. Mick is the guy.

[@DougieL]

Yep, articulate, confident and dosed up with nothing but knowledge. Knowledge is power; go Mick!

[@rainydayswithdogs]

You're right. He is very impressive and always calm.

[@UltimaPowers]

Gotta love a puffed up self regarding Tory MP... Sorry, did I say 'love'? I meant "tar, feather and catapult into the North Sea".

[@ksptm4]

@@UltimaPowers you forgot to set it on fire first

[@freedomtechniques3706]

To everyone on here registering their distaste for everything this tory government do to the hard working people of this country……Why do we put up with it? Why are we still accepting the awful decisions they take that affect us making our lives harder & ultimately more painful? The Tory party are set up to cause suffering! End of….. Their beliefs should be ruled unacceptable in modern society! We need a change at the top! If our country isn’t working for the people that live here, then that country needs to change immediately!

[@mwmentor]

I would have to say that Mick Lynch is way up on the folks who are questioning him. He knows his subject inside out, comes across as confident and knowledgeable, and is a huge asset to the RMT. Well done him!

[@tariq_sharif]

Calls out the corruption between the private train companies and pipeline of money that the government sends them.. i watched the full session ...

[@jonmac1987]

Yeah, Mick Lynch regularly has to under go debate training with his colleagues in the union. Everything dude says goes through a ton of scrutiny internally before he ever sets foot out publicly - that's the difference. Micks arguments are forged in fire and even the most senior politicians in our country right now are barely able to handle the softest of interrogations.

[@JMH7506]

We need more people like Lynch calling out the BS and trying to put things right. We have been lied to for years and he calls it out perfectly. Thankfully it sounds like people are finally waking up to the corrupt systems and governments who have wasted our money and caused so many problems along the way.

[@victoredwards3959]

What a top guy . He knows is stuff . Well done Mick

[@trishameenaghan8982]

Love, love, love this plain speaking clever man with a wealth of knowledge about his subject and a real humanity, respect, understaning and knowledge of the working cohort he is fighting for.

[@cenninbach]

I have had to cancel travel plans because of the strikes but Mick Lynch and the rail workers have my full support. I am fed up of the companies providing very little for the cost of the tickets they charge, whilst taking money out in huge profits.

[@jasonminton9681]

God i wish Mick was at the helm of our union. Every time i hear this man speak im just so impressed with his utter confidence and clarity. Brilliant work Mick!

[@ollymeg]

I wish he was running the country

[@sands7779]

His rebuttal when asked why the union didn't put every offer to their members: What about your constituents did they get to vote on the budget 😂

[@brianclough2626]

Yes because that’s exactly the same situation isn’t t

[@Satorotas89]

@@brianclough2626 well unions are based on democratic representation, so (supposedly) is our government, so yes.

[@pro_cheekibreeki]

i mean you vote for them

[@batts2503]

@@brianclough2626 I think you are missing the point my friend.

[@Arbaaltheundefeated]

@@Satorotas89 There's democracy, and then there's direct democracy. It doesn't have to be direct in order to be a democracy.

[@81Fitzerz]

Mick Lynch gives me hope . A shining light . Imagine a media that backs what he is saying , things would change fairly quickly

[@kingkall6051]

I feel like the media do have an agenda on Mick and the unions. Always very passive aggressive on interviews to him trying to turn the normal working man/woman against the people striking, when we’re all the same campaigning for the same thing. Even the guy here saying how much have the people striking lost, kept calling them human beings to try and resonate with the general public against striking. The amount lost is little compared to the long term impacts and cuts these companies are suggesting. Let it be hope for smaller workforce’s that everyone can get what they are worth in today’s profit squeezing world.

[@ppate8]

Media and Politicians are the problem. Media people should be put on low wages.

[@markradcliffe7958]

@@tiamut4817 Common sense?, is he trying to bankrupt the country with his demands. Why does his members deserve a pay rise, has he give any thought to those people, who are scrimping and saving people so they can just survive. So I have just got one thing to say to his members, accept the latest offer, you greedy SOB’s and get back to work, people are suffering out there because of their actions.

[@siocas]

Bully

[@simonturner1]

I'm sure the Guardian is prepping a 'story' calling him an antisemite as we speak in case his message starts going further than an industrial dispute on the railways and begins to threaten their social status, just like they did with Corbyn.

[@deeanthony2880]

Well done Mick! You identified the floors and the greed outlined in their argument. This fight is not just essential for RMT, it is essential for all employee rights across the country which Government are adamant to eradicate. Keep it up and all the best for you and your members.

[@afe4452]

All of a sudden an MP declares workers,'Human beings'

[@techknott]

Honestly, if Mick Lynch ran for government, I'd vote for him in a heartbeat. He's the only voice the working class have at the moment and he's better at it that the whole tory government put together. A proper class act that runs rings around these muppets. Bravo Mick!

[@dnakatomiuk]

He wouldnt because he knows how courupt they are

[@330driver330]

If the labour party dropped woke, stopped all immigration and ran on a center left economic policy they would romp home every single time.

[@WeapoKingNZ]

He'd be wasted in UK politics. We need more like him in workers organizations worldwide. Sneak Syndicalism in the back door.

[@MrRonmacon]

I always wonder why decent people like him don't run, think it's designed to keep the likes of Mick out

[@5uper5kill3rz]

He is brilliant, and it's not just the working class, the middle class are being shafted too by a self-serving government.

[@fatnurse]

Micks plain talking completely baffles them 🤣

[@peterlfc1387]

They talk in riddles that try to baffle people.

[@larskirk6268]

Well said

[@simon4179]

This man talks so much sense no matter what political perspective you come from.

[@MISSYGful]

Facts and knowledge. Accept no substitute. Mick Lynch legend ❤

[@EVITANDY]

It's hysterical how all these people just assume that Mick is stupid, and treat him as though he is. He then, without losing his cool, tears them a new one, every time. It is time they started listening to him, instead of trying to score points against him.

[@Kevin-mx1vi]

They went to private schools in so they arrogantly assume they're more intelligent than anyone else. That's what they were taught there. Worse still, they think they've worked "jolly hard" to get into the positions they're in, when in fact they've never worked hard in their lives. Everything they have was bought by daddy's money - their private education guaranteed them a place at a top university (because private schools buy university places for their pupils) and having gone to a top university they can walk into any job they fancy.

[@bexiboo1981]

He’s pretty bloody good

[@paullittle5200]

It's time that they listened to all of the workers in companies, the management and politicians might learn how to run the companies better instead of always thinking and acting like they know best and driving impossible targets.

[@garethfairclough8715]

Perhaps he should do as all unions do, and actually work with companies rather than try to destroy them or play them against the workers.

[@maxpowerii7368]

@@garethfairclough8715 don’t be stupid, RMT has tried engaging with rail executives. They are greedy and unwilling to negotiate like most private industry executives.

[@tmenzella]

Can only admire this man. He speaks honestly and the people he faces can’t fluster him. Fantastic Mick 👍🏻👍🏻

[@DaviniaHill]

He voted Leave, and has said Brexit has been good.

[@ThiefOfNavarre]

@@DaviniaHill Yeah, he fuck up in that regard. He's still fighting though. What are we doing? Debating on an obsolete platform. Go us!

[@peterread6967]

Love the way he fends off all their nonsense. One man against a panel trying to undermine him. And he runs rings round them. With calm rationality and knowledge. Well done Mick.

[@agmcr722]

Never seen someone in politics so level headed

[@mcfcaguerooo5697]

This is an example of how to stand up to power with clarity, plain speaking and facts. Go on Mick! 👏

[@glazierblue573]

Yep. Talk straight. Tell the truth. No wonder they have gone into shock. It's almost like it's never been done before... oh wait, it hasnt.

[@andydudley1775]

it help if the tory was employed with a clue what it is they need to know before attacking a profesional.

[@ianoliver3130]

Give those politicians credit - they were all listening very intently, paying full attention and learning.

[@brianbarham2277]

@@ianoliver3130 Paying full attention and learning? More like trying to figure out which of their media mates they could get to perform a character assassination on him, after all we can't have honest plain speaking people who know their subject in a position where the proles may start to pay attention and realise that there may be an alterative to the shabby bunch of cretins supposedly running the country now.

[@christineduffy3113]

Pity more MP's were as straight talking and honest that's what is wrong with this country

[@terrycrook2349]

You can hear them thinking shit this guy knows his stuff. They thought they could make him look bad and ignorant but he is clear and consise and at time agrees which baffles them.

[@maureennewman905]

To be honest , they’re the ones who are ignorant

[@Jimmy-es8bc]

The same thing Mick Lynch is saying about the rail industry could be said for multiple industries within the UK. Hardworking, every day people have been getting a bum deal for decades, struggling to make ends meet, whilst the fat cats line their pockets with huge profits. There needs to be more balance. Well done, Mick, we need people like you to fight the good fight. More industries should follow suit.

[@diagorasofmel0s]

i mean he says it all the time about NHS and other industries.

[@denzel270]

The average rail worker get's 40K, the Average driver 60K, then there is the overtime and the fact the get free rail travel and a very good pension. I don't earn the 40K never mind the 60K and I have not been offered the pay rise the rail workers have, and turned down.

[@billyork6017]

@@denzel270 You should join a union. If we unionise, we get paid properly for the work we do. I'll add, I'm an average rail worker - I'm a manager. I get no overtime. I'm expected to use my annual leave for bank holidays. And I'm nowhere near to being paid 40k. I regularly do 60 hour weeks to cover my workload. Something has to change. The only perk is free train travel but even then, I only get it on services run by the company I work for. Drivers are well paid but if you do their job, you understand why. I mean they are legally responsible for 300 tonnes of steel carrying up to 1000 people at up to 200km/h to start with. Add to this their technical competencies when things go wrong and the fact that they have to often go into the extremely hazardous environment that an operational railway can be to make things safe for their passengers.

[@finalcut612]

@@denzel270 It's not just the money its the safety and the people who aren't drivers

[@jamesbartlett5963]

@@denzel270 you believe everything you read then. Well as long as it is in the Daily Mail I suppose.

[@ianedwards3482]

He's so clearly owning this whole debate

[@ThoseWhoHeedTheCall]

Mike is a legend. We are blessed to have him. Just wish that the fakestream media would give him some honest coverage. Alas, that would destroy the system if they did.

[@marvinlewis5591]

The media work for the tories. Hate them all. Especially Richard Madley.

[@anythingbootneck]

Mick certainly knows his stuff. If only we had politicians of this caliber.

[@olliegueret2963]

Who's Mike?

[@lizcollinson2692]

Not entirely realistic, politicians need to be generalised, but a better diversity in background, could bring more appreciation of other viewpoints. And hopefully have more challenging of corporate bias.

[@anthonywarren8717]

Mick should be on the other side of the fence, it would be better for the country.😁

[@deekay2332]

Mick. Calibre.

[@Meritzio]

Driverless trains... Tories are walking contradictions - talking about the importance of jobs and simultaneously trying to cut jobs with automation that doesn't even exist. They've got no idea how services work, they've got no idea how the economy works either.

[@MrPatch25]

Well if unions keep getting their way with strike strike strike people will start losing their jobs, wouldn't mind if they were doing it all for their members but they are not it's to oust the govenment another are of Labour that's my opinion

[@karimkekhia4369]

yeeep 100%….and i would travel on a driverless train in morning peak, pounding along at 150mph…hoping hoping hoping a bloody computer won’t fail and the train either doesn’t derail, go the wrong way at a huge speed, and then crashes…all down to a bunch of politician suits who think it’s good idea and who have no clue and probably haven’t even travelled on a train in their pathetic lives….about the running of a railway system and then will say as they always do…”nothing to do with me!!!”

[@_Matt_handle_taken_]

Infant children of railway employees have a better understanding of the railway than the clowns in that clip. Their stated aim is cost cutting and efficiency….yet in the same breath ponder driverless trains, a project that would require decades and expenditure likely equal or more than the building of the entire London Underground, making Elons Twitter acquisition look like chump change 🤦

[@angiehaddington6462]

I honestly think it's a threat to try and scare them

[@paulwainwright6903]

Not just Tories the calibre of MP'S is the worst in my lifetime, there needs wholesale reform from top to bottom . Mick is just simply standing up for the workers, they kept going on about money but as Mick said countless times we haven't even come to that yet . Untill network rail have to put some serious money in they will just walk away with the 2 billion every year and they dont give a jot . Until the government and shareholders deal with all the companies thay give the top brass ridiculous pay rises and utterly stupid bonuses then offering the workers 2 or 3 % the country will have strikes . This has gone on since Blair's time and the working class have had enough .

[@johnosgraveyardjaunts2235]

Huge respect for Mick Lynch

[@jimbeenee]

Totally agree with everything Mick said. Poor pricing models and corrupt railway ownership and management forced me out of trains and onto a motorbike. It's not about making rail travel more attractive and glamorous. It's about irradiating the multi generational cancer of the way rail is run, paying staff and serving people with good intent.

[@AntonyClayton-eq1ul]

The great train robbery Mk 2.

[@nmohammed3024]

If MPs represented their constituents like Mick represents his members then we would all be in a much better situation.

[@howardosborne8647]

And the nation would be looked up to and far better thought of by other jurisdictions around the world. Slimy politicians with their own shallow agendas have destroyed the British credibility on the world stage.

[@Nozarash1]

what by being poorer?

[@howardosborne8647]

@@Nozarash1 How so?

[@MrGrunter0]

Here here

[@whyohwhy3407]

@@Nozarash1 where are you getting that information from? Do explain, or have you conceded defeat?

[@RichardHubbuck]

This is the BEST example of putting up a man who knows EXACTLY what he's talking about and all the intricacies with it. Well done, Mick. You're a national treasure.

[@tracya4087]

hear hear

[@LOBBYTHEROBBER]

Comedy post of the year. Richard, wake up and grow a pair.

[@TheDrunkenBakers]

@@LOBBYTHEROBBER hmm. Seems you don't know what you're talking about either.

[@tbxngs1427]

I like this guy, knows what he’s talking about and can tell her really for the people 👏🏾

[@junehargreaves6837]

We really need a bloke like Mick running this country because there certainly isn't anyone of his calibre to look up to at the moment

[@claireohanlon9270]

Maybe you need to stop voting for rich schoolboys to get change. All they do is look after their own interests. Nothing great about Britain

[@wickenss]

"You'd have to spend more money than Kwasi Kwarteng has printed last week to bring in driverless trains in this country" Brilliant.

[@Thom-jj7yr]

oooose

[@stephenjon3502]

Won't happen. Infrastructure can't cope with it. Look at the Elizabeth line. 4 years behind and 4 billion over budget. If they were going to bring in Driverless trains then you would have thought they would have started with that line.

[@calderarecords]

@@stephenjon3502 I agree with @StephenJon. The level of technology available today would turn people pale as a ghost compared to UK Trollies on rails. The Japanese, Chinese & Germany have *Mag-Lev* trains, parts of europe have Hydrogen powered Trains, & all of greece & holland trains run on renewable energy sources. Our trains haven't even been updated with the industry standard aerodynamic nose-tip to break air resistance yet. And the uk is now reliant on a corrupt system which arrogates money & never invests. Next year shall be the darkest yet.

[@knnygry]

"Quasi" Kwarteng!

[@PB-mo1fs]

We need guardless or driverless trains, I've spent 20 years commuting into Waterloo and the worst thing about it all is the staff. Sorry, but that's the truth.

[@UsmanKhan-tj4ut]

What great responses. Great to see someone so good at their job, inspirational. Hopefully, our government can learn a thing or two from him.

[@andylambert3618]

Well said Mick...It's about time these people were paid a decent wage. How can we live in a society where wages don't rise with inflation. That is the least that should happen but in all fairness every working class person should be able to live comfortably.

[@GuyE.]

He wiped the floor with them.

[@xanthias2001]

The most articulate speaker on the political stage at the moment. He’s so on top of his brief that he can react immediately to a question with a rational response that sounds entirely considered and convincing. I admire him for this. Argument at this level isn’t “rhetorical”, it’s based on personal convictions. And it wins a public response.

[@lolly1811]

100%. It’s incredible to see it because we’ve become conditioned seeing the total opposite in Tory politicians for 12 + years.

[@redemrys5342]

The RMT appear to have several officials who capable of engaging in negotiation/debate at this level . All of them are from working class backgrounds, know their industry inside out and no strangers to conflict or condfrontation.

[@tcw8287]

He's so good because he talks the truth and doesn't have to stick to a strict script becuase he's not making stuff up or bullshitting

[@mylittlemaya6132]

Imagine ,Mick Lynch,Nigel Farage and Richard Tice running out government Plain,honest speaking men who tell it as it is unlike Government ministers who find it difficult to tell the truth No wonder this country is in the state it is We need a revolution

[@stjohnssoup]

Unfortunately he’s not on the political stage. Wish he was, move over Starmer!

[@brianrichards3119]

Very well articulated by Mick. The trouble with privatisation is that profits will alway come before public service. I agree with Mick inasmuch as paying a reasonable wage and keeping good levels of safety should come first. If it eats into profit, so what? We need to ask what are the railways for? Private profit or public service?

[@daviddeller7896]

Every industry deserves a representative like him.

[@roberttaylor1336]

Protect this man at all costs

[@tracya4087]

yes

[@toyotaprius79]

Your government will rather have him locked up with Julian Assange

[@djsmithe]

The people who are asking the questions help run the UK? The UK is doomed.

[@bmg2507]

It is a failed nation now

[@collettemcquaide1662]

No shit.

[@GuiR3X]

It s not UK, it's the whole of Europe. We've been swimming in energy at a relatively low cost and quite abondant for decades, and it gave us an unsustainable standard of living. Now that energy drops, so will economy, NOW is the time where everyone will see the behavior of the upper classes, we're going back to before petrol, which will ressemble the 18's with the godzillionaires on one side, and a mass of über poor, and nobody's ready for it.

[@jasontiemann6536]

@@GuiR3X isn't it odd then that the rest of Europe isn't experiencing the same problems as the Uk? The Uk was taking around 15% of it's energy from russia while much of the EU was taking around 45-50%. Uk domestic energy prices have increased by at least 150% while those in Germany for example have only increased by max 70% (and the German govt has guaranteed that those will be halved at least by December).

[@DannyLavaHead]

Big ups Joe for giving this man positive coverage

[@norwegianzound]

"Who's coming in today?" "It's Mick Lynch from the RMT"......"Oh, crap"

[@uk1simon1]

Mick Lynch, man with integrity.

[@jasonblakes]

Seriously, I want someone like Mick to represent and lead us

[@mrsalaam3654]

Mick for PM gets my vote defo 🗳

[@annette1765]

Sadly this will never happen because men like Mick Lynch will always be deemed as a threat to the establishment in this country.

[@barry5111]

If only our MPs were as clued up on their work as this man is. Truth is privatisation has made things a nightmare in most of the utilities and billions of pounds gets syphoned off in dividends.

[@paulbutterworthbillericay]

I'm glad I got out of the Railways listening to this, 17 years was enough for me, I seen more swept under the carpet than you could imagine

[@MurphyOCP-001]

As a railway man, it almost sounds like these MPs don't have a clue what they're talking about

[@scottwhitley3392]

They don’t. They know nothing about transport, military, police ect. MPs usually have no qualifications in the sector they run.

[@annenunney9907]

Three against one and they still can’t win

[@gtavmj-1852]

They DONT GET IT...... CLUELESS on REAL LIFE.

[@oliver556]

Absolute hero and exactly what we need

[@KieranThomasSmith]

Mick is brilliant, he's doing wonders for labour movements in the UK, hope he doesn't let up!!

[@margaretdundas680]

Great to have Mick on the side of the people 👏 👍

[@joemoore7447]

Yeah on £84k plus per year salary

[@brendan2415]

@@joemoore7447 why shouldn't he earn a good wage?

[@joemoore7447]

@@brendan2415 For doing what exactly other than shooting his mouth off. Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah!

[@tricky9770]

You think he's on the side of people? Wake up lad, you clearly don't have season tickets. Greedy bastards should all be fired

[@brandenburgquentinthe3rd532]

@@tricky9770 yeah, the private system and those who profit off it, not those trying to make things better for the customer and staff, are we watching the same videos? I can't find a single video worth it's salt demonising him, but oh 'HeS HeLpInG pEoPlE bUt He DoEsNt FoLlOw My IdEoLoGy, He MuSt Be CrOoKeD!!' grow up, and recognise that Change is needed, and I don't exactly see you doing it, so support someone who does!

[@annettemichaelamccafferyod1485]

Mickie so intelligent and informed, just brilliant 👏

[@Gagagagaggagagasfafafa]

Always get great pleasure watching this man.

[@robrutledge2933]

The more I see of Mick, the more impressed I am with him. He articulates the issues so well and puts forward some very sensible ideas.

[@robrutledge2933]

@@rtbt12 apparently not that common

[@brianjamieson8653]

They sat down round that table and thought we are going to run rings round Lynch and make him look like a working class do no better. He tore them into bit's and showed them up for the bubble living unrealistic fools that are running this country . A brilliant day for Mick Lynch 👍 .

[@lindseyscott3011]

That first question from the boy about voting every time is embarrassing. He should not be a politician.

[@Jah-Know]

Long live the spirit of Bob Crow in Mick Lynch ✊🏾💪🏾

[@ricky6foot]

Mick should never have to put his hand in his pocket for a pint ever again. I would shout him each time I saw him. An absolute gent of a man. The epitome of knowing your trade and having your members' backs. He even knows how democratic representation works better than the MPs!

[@amadan9999]

Both his parents were Irish.

[@ricky6foot]

@@jenny4204 if I am ever in Guernsey I'd happily buy you a pint , too.

[@Stuboy]

When you lie you have to work hard to keep the lie going , when your honest it's not a problem , Tories do take note

[@glowwurm9365]

Precisely why he outwits them time and time again…

[@kevh6948]

You're*

[@SteveDorrans]

Sadly their note simply says "Just BELIEVE!"

[@Stuboy]

@@kevh6948 no one cares least of all me so your stuffed

[@ledsalesoz]

@@Stuboy Nope, sorry, even to an Aussie, you look like an ignoramus with that response.

[@dvaidr]

We need more Mick Lynch's.

[@paultursner-upcott3651]

Cool, calm and collected, but he also knows hisn subject and dispatches the overpaid MP's with ease..superb.

[@johnbarton7833]

Mick is a calm, assured, plain-speaking legend. The antithesis of the committee members attempting to unsettle him.

[@bretton_woods]

Yep or when Piers tried to humiliate him on TalkTV and it backfired massively

[@Juesh]

He wipes the floor with all of them. Coherent, relevant answers. Pushes back on nonsense questions and brings everyone back down to reality. Refreshing to see. He is needed in public office!

[@deebefree]

Forgive me if this is a stupid question: but why do we have someone like Starmer in control of Labour rather than Mick or someone similar? Is the system rigged from their side too?

[@thebbwwatcher]

@@deebefree Yes it's two wings on the same bird

[@nathanseibold3819]

Mick wouldn't be stupid enough to go into public office. Public office is for becoming wealthy and powerful. Union leadership is for actually helping people.

[@davidorr484]

He's incredibly articulate! Runs ring around these Tories!

[@simplesplayground7871]

@@deebefree he will do far more good outside of the office than in. His whole stance is hes working class and he's had enough, in order to get into politics you need a wider understanding of law and figures and you are much more open to commercial manipulation. What we need is more people like lynch in union leadership roles and more unions in general. This would give us as close to a technocracy as were ever going to get.

[@tomsmyth4836]

I never in my life thought I would hear politicians fighting for driverless trains. mIck has the makings of a world leader. How good would the UK be with this man as PM? No BS, just a good business head with seriously fantastic logic and well thought out processes. 10/10

[@ivanteece]

We need to keep this man safe

[@colinmelling6369]

Mick educating those who have absolutely no idea how railways run and where all the profits go. Brilliant speaking.

[@zzhughesd]

Thanks Mick. Warmed no end to you. Talk sense. Talk down these muppets

[@Charlie-gf4mv]

The question is why does rail need to make money. It helps the economy grow and are of utility to the citizens of a country, no one is debating if we should make motorways private since that is a ridiculous point.

[@grahampitchy8691]

IN THE BACK OF THE NET..! Well done Mick. You should be running the Railway network.

[@davidpearn2484]

Don't get into a shoot out with mick sunshine you will lose 🤣🤣🤣

[@markriding1267]

Mick is talking to the wrong government these guys are just the spiv's who sold UK railways..he should head to Europe... Railway infrastructure-things like the tracks, signals, level crossings, bridges, and tunnels-is run by Network Rail, which describes itself as a “public company, answerable to Government”. Trains, most smaller stations, and routes are split into franchises run by different companies. Around a dozen of the franchise holders are linked to governments in other countries. A German company, Deutsche Bahn, runs several UK rail franchises-Arriva Trains Wales, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, Grand Central, and Northern. The German government is Deutsche Bahn’s majority shareholder. Rail travel in France is run by a state-operated rail company, SNCF. SNCF is also the majority shareholder in a French private transport firm called Keolis which in turn jointly runs railway company Govia with the UK Go-Ahead Group. Govia operates UK franchises: Thameslink, Southern, South Eastern, Great Northern, and Gatwick Express. Greater Anglia, Stansted Express and Scotrail are all operated by Abellio. Abellio is run by Netherlands Rail whose only shareholder is the Dutch government. Abellio has partnerships with other businesses to run rail franchises. Along with the Japanese companies Mitsui & Co. and East Japan Railway it runs London Northwestern and West Midlands Rail. Abellio also runs Merseyrail with UK-based Serco. The c2c franchise is operated by Trenitalia. Trenitalia is part of the FS Italiane Group which is owned by the Italian government. Other franchise holders are UK companies FirstGroup, Stagecoach, and Virgin Trains (which is in part run by the Virgin Group and partly by Stagecoach).

[@errydeo8865]

They always lose...kkkk

[@michaelblaquiere6147]

As an ex railway man, man and boy, I can rest easy knowing the likes of Mick Lynch is about. He knows his stuff and the so called government experts, can’t lay a glove on him.

[@michaelblaquiere6147]

@@jenny4204 Certainly have, some good some bad. I joined as.a 19 year old in 1983, it was only supposed to be a summertime job! Back then, the railway was either in your blood or not. There are lots of great steam railways to visit and trips to take. I can’t wait to do that now I finally have the time😊

[@mohamedali-zk5ht]

British working class are known for producing men like this gentleman. Music to my ears. Greetings from Canada.

[@stephancurrie3937]

The DM reading sheeple need to see Mick Lynch in action.. Ffs Starmer should take a look as well...

[@perrylindsay6682]

said it before and I'll say it again ,this man is a legend ,good on ye Mick👍👍

[@MatthewWilliams-vl1ox]

Eloquent, clear, precise, every question answered directly without BS and all the facts in place. Mick is the kind of person we desperately need right now.

[@muzzyizzit350]

Damn, he is good. He is also very well prepared.

[@highdownmartin]

Prepared yes. But he knows his subject inside ou so this is a walk in the park for a smart bloke like mick These muppets know nothing and they shoot their killer bolt and realise it’s flying straight back at them. Faster.

[@errydeo8865]

He actually doesnt need any preparation,he knows his stuff,they dont!!!Wherever he goes ts same silly questions.

[@archerversuslight]

@@errydeo8865 chiming in to second this. Lynch is a man who lives and breathes his brief. Not a professional mercenary like some of our politicians who jump from department to department, carrying no expertise, experience or vision forward with them as they gk. It's a hard sell to most to devote themselves to public service in this way. We laude the late queen for a lifetime of service, and likewise lynch is among those ordinary men and women who commit to the their labour and so become excellent advocates for their area. A certain Tory party said Britain has no need for experts but here is a shining example of what a man of knowledge, action, and conviction can achieve.

[@bahialynch3037]

Brilliant answers mick. Loved it

[@MurrayCowell]

This is very unfair. These Tory MPs are heavily outnumbered.