Mick Lynch wipes the floor with Tory MPs at their own Select Committee

[@headgirlblues]

This government is an absolute shower.....Personally, I want well-paid workers and the ability to travel safely on the railways. I'm elderly and disabled, so no guard, no driver and no platform staff would mean no rail travel for me. Despite plans to see my son being hampered recently, both of us agree that we don't have an issue with the strikers - we do have an issue with the cynical way the government and press present workers - especially railworkers - as being recalcitrant for wanting fair pay and conditions. Pumping money into shareholders' pockets whilst impoverishing workers and degrading services is damaging to the public and ultimately to business - as in so many sectors now.

[@henrydemonfreid1985]

100% agree. Clear and concise analysis with personal evidence. Thank you.

[@kayew5492]

I'm in exactly the same position, and agree 100%. It's an issue of public safety., as much as pay. What is a traindriver supposed to do if there is no guard on the train and precious few on the stations if a passenger has a heart attack, or assaults another passenger, or who knows what else? How long do you think it would be before skimping on maintaining the tracks, or signals, or the trains even, causes a crash? The safety regulations we have now were only introduced as a result of past tragedies, now they're willing to risk our lives for the sake of profit.

[@headgirlblues]

@@paulhiggins6024 I suggest you look up "driverless train crashes" for starters. Unmanned space craft and trains with passengers are not comparable in any case. Expunging real humans with their pesky requirements and behaviours from techboy dreams and profit forecasts will tend to lead to poor analysis.

[@andrewtregoning]

You need to pull yourself up by your bootstraps, you should work harder and buy your own train, let the free market do its job

[@LittleCarol]

Same for me. Does this mean the Equality Act 2010 will be changed, to enable the railways to be inaccessible to disabled and elderly people?

[@heliotropezzz333]

All three Union leaders wiped the floor with them. I watched the whole session with the Union leaders, over 1.5 hours. It's worth hearing it all.

[@frankieseward8667]

And this will go viral. Effectively hurting the Tories credibility.

[@OwBrown]

good

[@alessandrorona6205]

@@frankieseward8667 you don't really need any more proof to think that Tories are not credible.

[@hammerofolympia3716]

@@frankieseward8667 tbf you need some to begin with for it to be hurt.

[@annandune]

@@frankieseward8667 But sadly, they don't care. I think they are just going to rush through as many of their stupid policies as possible now. Starmer is showing no signs of wanting to correct anything they have ruined just as Blair didn't. They have nothing to lose. They will probably get voted out next time so they can push through their most unpopular policies, and then set on the opposite benches for a few years putting their feet up knowing full well that however badly they have screwed the country, none of their policies will be reversed and they will be back in power before long doing even worse.

[@Mullan84]

This guy is an absolute hero, a very, very clever guy, and doesn't take any crap. We need more Mick Lynchs in this world.

[@maxine2798]

Made to look more intelligent by the MPs

[@whatwentwrong4599]

@@maxine2798 Agree with both, it's just the fact he actually knows what he is talking about, while MPs rarely ever do. Especially Torys who mostly just spout pre-written catchphrases as far as I can tell.

[@cognacandgreenstick]

What we called normal back in the days of old before the woke brigade zombies came about and now the whole country is a complete shithole embarrassment. Things will never get any better until we remove every last one of these scumbags from power and start again.

[@juanhunglow2220]

If actually knowing what you’re talking about and believe 100% in what you are doing makes you clever,then I agree

[@whatwentwrong4599]

@@juanhunglow2220 The definition for clever is hard to pin down. He's certainly a genius when it comes to expressing what he believes. Yet could he smash an A level maths test? I'm not sure but our education system is terrible, it's purely how well you can retain information, not what strengths you have to help you achieve the most possible, on this planet.

[@naseby1399]

In response to the comment "more members of your union are returning to work..." Mick responds "How do they know they are members or my union? That's a 'protected characteristic' " (i.e. data not allowed to be gathered). Well done Mick. Caught them out there. Pure propaganda.

[@philgriffiths5514]

But I still don't think they understood...🤯

[@SubhiSHashwa]

@@philgriffiths5514 they're politicians. They want to speak but not listen

[@jimbo2075]

@@philgriffiths5514 they understood it perfectly. They're tories though, they only know how to push propaganda, meaning if they're hit with facts or a great counter argument they'll just push the propaganda again. Hit them with proof that its lies and whatll they do? Push the propaganda again. They genuinely believe if they keep pushing it that a large enough majority to keep them in power will believe it. I'm hoping that people are wising up to it now that people like mick lynch are able to talk sense that we can all understand!

[@mariafhp]

Yes and the idiot asking him still persisted in making himself look more stupid even when Mick clearly stated that there’s no way of knowing what union the workers belonged to …

[@simonturner1]

Tories are chronic liars. They're physically incapable of telling the truth, and I can't tell if it's because of some psychological defect that renders them incapable of feeling shame and embarrassment or if they just had really shitty parents who failed to impart basic values of decency to them.

[@Loneman_OG]

Mick Lynch: _"Something completely sensible, logical and factual."_ Tory MPs: _"We don't accept your reality and choose to replace it with our own."_ They really don't like the mirror he continually holds up to them, do they?! You tell 'em, Mick! ✊✊✊

[@benjones3466]

Mick Lynch straight up telling the MPs he's more popular than many of them made my day. It's so rare to see truth spoken to power like this. The silence in the face of Mick describing the literal scandal of the Government torpedoing the talks is HUGE. I notice I've never seen a proper attempt to refute this argument by anyone, ever. Just telling silence...

[@lindacurrie8817]

Spot on. Can't refute truth to power. Tories as always have power and will abuse it but never the truth will come from one of them not in their best interest so scapegoat, lies is what they do. Ace at that. Heinous government.

[@Patrick-jj5nh]

Better yet millions of people know who Mick is, I didn't know a single one of these backbench farts lol

[@mrdeanvincent]

Right? He absolutely demolishes them every single time, then without having any kind of rebuttal to put forward, they just move on to another daft question so he can demolish them again. It's amazing to watch!

[@njkip]

Well anyone with two eyes in their head can see what's happening....it's thatcher .2 smash the workforce smash the unions...how dare we stand up for ourselves....you little oinks!

[@DashDriver-z1r]

He sounds like the Labour Party spokesperson more than representative of his members. He was there to put their deal and position across talking about the nhs was a waste of time

[@PjD-pk1fg]

Mick against Tory questioning? It's not a fair fight! Mick Lynch is intelligent, articulate,working class and actually cares about what he is doing. The Tories are just thick mouthpieces for their superiors.

[@97Opal]

Ah, but they're 'aspirational' mouthpieces mind you. Aspirational now of course being a by-word for greedy barstewards.

[@derekibison6644]

Nailed it.

[@lizcollinson2692]

Knowledgeable, they didn't have the sense to separate TOCs, Ops and maintenance, allowing it all to remain cohesive means things that are issues for one group doesn't affect the other. However if they separate anything they can't defend leveraging everybody's dispute against passing DOO.

[@njkip]

Yeah and unfortunately we put them there....time for change, I don't know what to but definitely time for some sort of change!

[@bridgetveldhuis4473]

Fortunately Mick Lynch is a very astute and intelligent man! He is amazing. 👏

[@GaryDarbyshire]

This what happens when .... A. The Tories get rid of every alternative view in the party (as they did with anyone not supporting BREXIT) which leads to .... B. The bottom of the barrel idiots we see running the country today. C. Those idiots think they can manage the huge budgets and departments that run the country with no idea what they are doing. Good luck to Mick and the strikers in whatever sector they work in.

[@kevincroke7741]

I agree with you, except where you call these people idiots. They are not stupid.

[@jackdaw7781]

Spot on.

[@HotAxleBox]

Thanks Gary

[@salmonesque]

Dead on. Power to the workers.

[@chriswilcox1270]

@@kevincroke7741 correct, they should be behind bars.

[@algfourty9185]

Mick going full beast mode on this one: "What about the days when we're not on strike? When it's absolutely useless as well." 🤣 People like him are heroes to be celebrated!

[@darrylrichardson7940]

Yes lets celebrate with him. He can get the drinks in on his 90 grand a year wages. Not forgetting the 54 million that the union has in its war chest.

[@fricozoid1]

@@darrylrichardson7940 what’s wrong with earning £90 grand for being good at your job? You sound bitter and petty to me. Join a union, you might earn a pay rise 😂

[@billgreen576]

@@darrylrichardson7940 There are a lot of people in the UK making £90k plus who do not have your interests at heart, unlike Mr Lynch who does. Wake up for the health and safety of those you care about.

[@darrylrichardson7940]

@@billgreen576 Health and safety ? How does a guard sitting at the back of a train facing the wrong direction help with health and safety. How does a person sitting behind a screen in a ticket office contribute to your health and safety. The ticket office staff are there to sell tickets but are often bombarded with stupid questions from stupid people who have no clue what train what platform what time they need. As a train spotter who knows how to read a wtt (working time table) I often give advice to people who do not know what to do.

[@maxpowerii7368]

@@darrylrichardson7940 your figures are absolute none sense. For a start he earns £84k for managing an organisation of over 100,000 people. To put that is comparison the Network Rail CEO earns £800k plus bonuses for managing an organisation of just under 40,000 people. And unlike the Network Rail CEO Mick’s wage is democratically approved by his members who have no issues with it. The only people who have a problem with his wage are people who hate the RMT and unions to begin with and looking for a red herring to attack them with i.e right wing newspaper editors and Tory politicians. Actual union members have no issue with it or would vote for reductions. And the RMT does not have a war chest of £54m. The only way you could have come up with that figure is doing membership dues x years over decades which completely ignores that the RMT has operating costs which eat into it such as employee wages, office rents, maintenance costs, taxes, solicitors fees, accountants fees, hardship payments to members etc etc. BUT even if that was true that would be £54m saved from working class members dues and donations. I.e nothing to do with you.

[@vicesquadpunk]

Mick has far more nouse, attention to detail and intellectual ability than those attempting to grill him 😊

[@sixer6er]

They’re asking him questions. That’s all

[@eddiesmith6132]

You are delusional

[@sixer6er]

@@eddiesmith6132 hardly. Lefties are brain dead

[@jamietful]

Asking highly effective, valuable questions, especially within the context of being a member of a highly influential committee of the nations Parliament - legislative body - is a very important skill. It requires good levels of nouse, intelligence and attention to detail.

[@raphaelhythloday2035]

What we have here is a person who is articulate because he speaks with clarity. Someone who has worked - and surrounded by - working class, "normal" people all of his life. That is meeting clueless ideology. Well done Mick!

[@vapofusion]

Gotta love Mick, what a legend!

[@anthonymichaeldurkin6244]

hear, hear

[@Teamcrapsheep]

Great comment,there’s nothing to add

[@darrylrichardson7940]

I am working class I wish I was on the reported 90 grand a year fellow working class MICK LYNCH is on.

[@darrylrichardson7940]

@@yupindeed5422 OK I WILL IT WILL BE CALLED WANKERS OF THE YEAR AND YOU WILL BE MY RIGHT HAND MAN.

[@samcooke343]

'And you'll do the same with health and the rest of it eventually when you get the opportunity; so you'll fund them, then you'll shovel it into the private sector. That's what you've been doing.' 👏👏👏

[@thepodbaydoorshal]

To their bloody faces. Legend.

[@radiophone3965]

Well said..

[@bdf8608]

As long as Mick Lynch keeps calm and not regard the slurs he receives from the dark forces of Government and the press he will and his members come out on top. ....ML is a VERY intelligent man and if he continues to play with a straight bat as he has been doing he will win......

[@rogernichols1124]

This guy's clarity of vision, command of data and sense of justice is why the public are behind him. He is defending not just the rights of railway employees but standing up for the working public whose rights are being trampled underfoot by a government that has abdicated its responsibility for national infrastructures and is hell-bent on saving parliamentary seats, political careers and the investor clique. That's why we like Mick Lynch.

[@corneliussmiff2773]

The working publlic whose life he made measurably worse by openly supporting Brexit? The current cabal of Tory criminals in power are there partially because of Brexit, he supported it and he has to accept he helped in some small measure to put them there.

[@philipcummings1454]

How Trute

[@philipcummings1454]

True

[@iainclark4835]

No laddie, Mick is not interested in quid pro quo, Mick does not give a sh#t about the people using the railway ...as long as his members can say" I'm all right Jack"

[@iainclark4835]

​@@AJ-fo2pl Sorry but his kind of "integrity" ruined the UK car industry and now they are ruining the railways. It cheaper to fly than travel by rail now.

[@davidmckeown9936]

For sure the UK needs more people such as Mick Lynch. Good luck to him and all his members who are standing up for their families and livelyhoods. God bless you all.

[@meatwagonx33]

Imagine being one of those Conservative MPs & you’re being mugged off and wiped the floor with at your own select committee. Well done Mick Lynch.

[@daftwod]

"Mugged off" is foreigner talk.

[@christaylor3911]

@@daftwod no it isn’t 😂

[@poltronafrau]

@@daftwod rasclaat

[@daftwod]

@@christaylor3911 Sorry for not being lit, fam

[@christaylor3911]

@@daftwod cringe

[@Muzalam]

We need people like Mick in Government not these plebs who mouth words from their wealthy masters.

[@DashDriver-z1r]

Yeh his crystal ball for 2023 inflation mick is amazing let’s work it out to 2025 and pay them 30% and also I want 80k a year and council flat

[@DashDriver-z1r]

@Mike Treneere-Kernow I am not a fan of labour or Tory I think they are both shite

[@vintagespeedshop]

From their wealthy masters? Mick is wealthy. He Lives in a million pound house earning £110,000 + bonus based on union membership. He is exactly the same as all politicians lining his own pocket

[@Metis1337]

Problem is these people don't run for government. I know a few people who'd make great MPs but they're just not interested.

[@bctiger7882]

@@vintagespeedshop he’s nothing like a politician he’s actually fighting for his members rights. Get a clue.

[@andreaclarke2745]

The Conservative MPs were cringeworthy.

[@henrydemonfreid1985]

always are. they haven't a clue. it's like watching alan partridge working in politics half the time.

[@fabmack1961]

Can't quite remember the name of the MP in the blue polka dot tie but i recognize him from here in Norfolk. He let a Ukranian woman and her child live at his house for a short period of time and we never heard the last of it! He is the epitome of the kind of self serving, virtue signaling over paid Twit that has somehow infested politics today!! Jeremy Mayhew is another one, ask him a question and you'll get copy and paste reply. The pair of them get my back up BIG TIME!

[@Johnyperks]

They just don't listen.

[@LabRat6619]

They have a face like a dog caught licking its ###$#

[@buzz1867]

Especially the spotty kid like he's just auditioning for university challenge

[@ScorpIron58]

One of the very few genuine people in the public arena left. Compare this man to the self-serving ,money grabbing, idiotic lot we have in government. I would vote Mick for prime minister any day. He actually cares about this country and the people, not his investment portfolio.

[@C0ldWarrior]

At first I thought that this man is just another 'champagne socialist' who is more interest in stepping up his own ego and agenda through strikes etc. - and that's before I actually started to listen to his arguments and logic. Now I know that he actually cares about not only railways but ALL of the British working people; and this is not what someone does if he's only after propping up his status quo and his own position in some union. This man is actually making sense, and I'm ashamed of the fact that I actually thought something far sinister of him. I mean, how does it make any sense that you are working full time employment and still have to choose between eating and heating ?? This should NEVER be the case in a modern society now should it ?

[@janegreen9340]

No spin, no coaching - a man who cares about the people he represents speaking with authority and with a deep knowledge of his subject - so refreshing.

[@darrylrichardson7940]

He cares about the people he represents ? . The members do not get paid when they are on strike. but still have to pay their union fees next pay day. Lynch gets paid a reported 90 grand a year (M.P.'s salary 84 Grand). The union has a reported war chest of 54 Million will its members ever see any of that ?. The reality of the dispute is the union do not want to get rid of guards or ticket office staff, you know the people who pay into the union. Less people paying in means less money for the union. Lynch obviously has a deep knowledge of the railways its his job where as the M.P.'s mostly have a back ground of being lawyers Barristers and business leaders so know next to nothing about how the railways run.

[@b62boom1]

@@darrylrichardson7940 pipe down Baron Von Tory Edgelord. We get it, you hate ordinary working people.

[@mattymc6802]

Laughable comment unions don't care about their members that's like saying politicians care about their constituents

[@waynewalsh8811]

@@darrylrichardson7940 wow you’re a clown. They pay so that the unions can fight their corner against a government that’s systematically underinvested in every public sector service so that they can privatise and move vast amounts of money to private interests, who MP’s then go and “work” for when they are no longer Mp’s

[@darrylrichardson7940]

@@waynewalsh8811 Absolute bollocks. Paid into a union 23 years, on the day the administrators had a meeting to say the factory was closing, the top union man then stepped forward and said anyone not in the union can sign up and the union would help them out. The room was full of boos People like me paid in to the union for 20 plus years and they were trying to sign up new members how is that fair.

[@Todischo]

They keep telling me to hate Mick Lynch, but the more I hear him speak the more I admire him.

[@derekibison6644]

We must all learn to love Big Brother.

[@iwantmycountrybackkg4482]

Just don't listen to media then.

[@derekibison6644]

@@iwantmycountrybackkg4482 I was of course being ironic, but maybe it was lost in you? Good luck with getting your country back.

[@iwantmycountrybackkg4482]

@@derekibison6644 lost on me? If only.If you want ironic,you said it yourself .Good luck in getting your country back.I'd say there's nothing more ironic.Would you?

[@derekibison6644]

@@iwantmycountrybackkg4482 Youre a very perceptive person!

[@judithmatthews8460]

Passengers do not want driver only trains. My son as a 15yr old travelled home every weekend he had to change in Birmingham. I had no concerns for his safety because railway staff were amazing. These changes would make it impossible. I cannot speak highly enough of the service these guys currently make to the community in terms of passenger safety and efficiency. I back the strikes 100%

[@DashDriver-z1r]

Driver only is daft i agree with him on that but the railways model is broken the government are propping it up hence they don’t want massive increases

[@peterharris4589]

Me to 💯

[@TimWeizman]

I back the strikes too but I don’t get the point about driverless trains, it works on the DLR, what’s the big deal?

[@DashDriver-z1r]

@@TimWeizman the Union can’t be seen to support a move that will reduce jobs

[@akakskdk]

I don't want staffless trains, but whats the harm in a driverless train? I'm 100% behind the strikes, but I can't see the problem with driverless trains. Look at the DLR, look at Copenhagen. Whats the problem?

[@ispy3836]

"Youll do the same with health when you get the opportunity" thats some powerful statement Mick and how true.

[@ole1111]

The sad thing is that they are doing it already, the NHS is near half way privatised as it is. It's shocking how little is being done about any of the many problems with have.

[@clovermark39]

So it seems. Tragic.

[@philipcummings1454]

@@clovermark39 2:26 To TRUE

[@philipcummings1454]

Bring this GOV DOWN

[@chrisdodson8118]

Indeed.

[@johnnypatterson7512]

Like watching a group of children trying to argue with an adult.

[@pixelambience1767]

Don’t insult children, I’ve seen many run circles around adults. It’s like watching idiots talking to someone intelligent.

[@southyorkshiremountainbiki3003]

All working class people should be supporting Mick 👍👍👍👍👍

[@SarahRickard]

Conservatives trying to deflect their responsibilities

[@andybraid4263]

They don't like being spoon fed their own droppings.

[@davidstone-haigh4880]

as ever

[@Mcfreddo]

Absolutely correct.

[@stevellljones]

Spot on. Don't they realise what fools they make of themselves

[@listenmullahsb]

@@stevellljones Thats why the Conservatives have sent grade-C unknown faces to take part in this charade... why aren't any of thr seniors here instead of sending these nobodies!?

[@_vallee_5190]

"I am popular than many of these politicians in this room unfortunately." Absolute beating by Lynch, oh my days.

[@thepodbaydoorshal]

He doesn't mince his words does he?

[@paulhumphries8210]

Mick - speaks sense. Tory MP's - speak in riddles and look stupid

[@dougaltolan3017]

Polls say support for strikes is falling... Which polls? Network Rail. .... ....

[@Taz6688]

You should add just MP's Labour is no better, they squirm and wriggle when asked anything, they have nothing for any group except words.

[@kellyk5946]

Should of worn his Palestinian shirt, the Bottler!

[@truthaboveall7988]

Reality = truth Gaslighting = bullshit It’s easy to wipe the floor w truth

[@truthaboveall7988]

@@dougaltolan3017 billionaire owned polls in America said the maga would win all elections

[@James92453]

Those smug pricks don't like it when someone succinctly explains their bs to the public. Keep it up Mike!

[@ysgol3]

It's so heartwarming to see Mick and the way he wipes the floor with those daft tories.

[@ChrisMacG060]

Mike Lynch really skilfully wiped the floor with the tory politicians on this select committee. The tory's should now go away and think about what their very narrow dogma and ideologies really mean in the persecution of ordinary British people, then they need to reflect on what those actions actually mean to the this country as a whole and do those actions really have a place in a democratic country.

[@carlm2181]

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair

[@ElanovaAutumn]

just leave it at "the Tories should now go away"

[@ankaretharmer3362]

No guards & no ticket offices mean that loads of people will have no access at all to the railway, including me. This is what they call "modernisation.". And keeping workers poor means they have no money to spend so that businesses go bankrupt, thus leading to more out of work, more poverty and so on & so on.

[@owstonlad3859]

Those tories on that select committee are just whipping boy's, sacrificial lambs for ministers, they opposed everything that the three rep's voiced.

[@derekibison6644]

Tories think….come on. They have reptilian brain stems only.

[@blqeddie2946]

I love when they try another gotcha question and Mick eloquently proves them wrong

[@sarahclayton7751]

I like having guards and ticket staff. It makes me feel safe and they always go above and beyond to help in any situation.

[@cherryred1732]

Yes certainly need the guards . Or can see that the toilets on trains are going to be constantly occupied with bunking on without paying.

[@WindTheClock]

We are amazed when a guy like Mick Lynch comes along who is articulate, well-informed and able to put forward a case built on facts and evidence. Why? Because it's so rare when the usual crew of legislators, journalists and opinion formers are lazy, prejudiced and ignorant. As always my question is: why do we put up with it?

[@anne-mariemarshall]

Why indeed. I wish I could answer that one Philip. We must be a bunch of sheep and you know what happens to them (eek).

[@JHatLpool]

Because any journalist who provides analysis which comes into conflict with the political Right, that journalist will be marginalised or pushed out all together. You only have to look at the BBC to see that is the case. If you are a journalist and not a Tory, where do you go ?

[@fr_z_n3727]

Because we're in the late stages of capitalism and the imperialist dogma is crumbling. Only now might we see the seams unravelling due to previous generations being so entrenched in the systems of war, collusion, corruption and manipulation of class systems

[@jakobfromthefence]

I could listen to the man all day. And I’m not even British.

[@impossiblenamechoice]

Every time I hear Mick Lynch speak he goes up in my estimation. Clear, insightful, knowledgeable, principled - no wonder he stands out when placed in a room full of politicians

[@darrylrichardson7940]

SO THATS WHY HE GETS 90 GRAND A YEAR WHICH IS MORE THAN THE M.P.'S. I bet he really struggles with his gas and electricity bills.

[@zodiotekgaming]

@@darrylrichardson7940 Funny enough Mick is standing up for the working class and within the unions in particular the lower paid jobs cleaners being one example and ticket office workers, not just the train drivers. You don't see a Tory MP standing up for working class anymore

[@retroray58warby98]

@@darrylrichardson7940 - That’s a straw man argument if ever I heard one.

[@chrisl9620]

Modern day Arther Scargill.

[@fricozoid1]

@@darrylrichardson7940 but if you used your brain for once you’d realise that is the most useless comment anyone’s ever made on the subject.

[@TheBuckspygmy]

I watched that committee meeting live. It was the most entertainment I had had for years. All the Union reps were more that a match for the committee and wiped the floor with the Tory members of it. No wonder the Tories are scared to negotiate with the unions.

[@ianlacey6588]

Well remember who set the template. When he was mayor, Boris Johnson never met the London Underground Unions.

[@RC-9]

Wow you need to get out more ..

[@jaxcoss5790]

@@ianlacey6588 I keep telling people who was the worst mayor ever.

[@allegory6393]

@@RC-9 You need to pay attention more rather than rush to plant empty rejoinders on YT's comments pages.

[@RC-9]

@@johnlancaster770 took me 5 secs though matey.. lol 🤡

[@aidencurl2532]

I was at a major train station today for about 15 mins and there were 2 delays and one cancellation. Today is not a strike day. These Tory clowns are living in another reality.

[@caroltodd6691]

spot on

[@darrylrichardson7940]

A train driver has to have ROUTE KNOWLEDGE to drive a train. A train driver does not always drive a train from start to end of a journey. He may only Have route knowledge to drive part way. And then change trains to take one back where he came from. If his train is late then that could mean the train he would change on to drive somewhere else would be delayed or even cancelled. Next time you are at a major station listen for announcements the next train to xxxxxxx is delayed due to lack of train crew, so is the driver late or has the driver even turned up for work. The last train I travelled on was from Kings Cross to Newark North Gate. The train came from the Depot at Bounds Green less than 10 miles away from Kings Cross. The train Guard or as they now call them selves is Train Manager made an announcement that the train would be delayed as the the driver had to have his mandatory lunch break so we left Kings Cross 40 minutes late. Thanks to the government making the train operating companies pay money back to the delayed passengers (known as delay repay) I got some of my money back. The train operating companies (T.O.C.'S) run the trains and the have to pay a dividend to the government as if they were shareholders. Its not the Governments fault the staff of the train companies wont modernise. The train operating company Northern runs trains where some train crews based on one side of the Pennines only have to work Sunday on a voluntary basis whilst on the other side of the Pennines the crews are rostered to work on a Sunday, how does that work, one company two sets of rules depending on the post code of the depot they work at ?. When I was getting off a train at Manchester oxford road to do some train spotting I over heard a driver stood on the platform talking to the driver of the train i had just got off of saying he was not happy has he had to work for 4 straight days. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh poor thing.

[@frankshailes3205]

@darryl richardson quote a rant. You do know the profiteering private rail company call guards managers, right? They did "call thenselves" that by.choice.

[@b62boom1]

@@darrylrichardson7940 Tory cretin.

[@darrylrichardson7940]

@@b62boom1 Mid fifties never voted for any m.p. they are all there to line their own pockets just like the head union men. Do like a bit of William Orbits, Orbital/Chime its one of my fave tracks as I was there back in the day raving in fields. 808 state not so much. L.F.O BY L.F.O (LEEDS WAREHOUSE MIX) IS ONE FOR YOU TO TRY. OR TRY OUT JAM And SPOON / STELLA.

[@mrshifter9582]

He's upfront, no bullshit, what a joy to listen to.

[@davidpearn2484]

The public are behind you mick, make no mistake about that.

[@RC-9]

No we’re not..

[@Paul-df7jk]

Yes we bloody well are

[@uglyboy4067]

Oh yes we are!

[@devonprince]

Rubbish.

[@pjcamp1on]

SPEAK FOR YOURSELF! Don't give in to the money grabbing ba---rds . luckily there usual tack tick of holding us to ransom with there strikes is not working as when there is a strike day whoever can work from home does so

[@TheLegenDacster]

The audacity of these minted bureaucrats in their continuing manipulation of hardworking railway workers is utterly ridiculous. This remains an undeniable war of the classes.

[@DashDriver-z1r]

Yeh let’s all be union reps on 80k with a council fiat then u can be a big man

[@ste43343]

@@DashDriver-z1rbetter to be a politician on a lot more than 80k with no clue

[@derekibison6644]

Correct on the last sentence. I wonder where the adjective ‘hardworking’ came from?

[@Ian-mj4pt]

@Dash DriverUK so because he's been chosen and earns that much and is the face of the union you have a problem 🙄 so you ate just like others thar make that the reason he's wrong ffs typical tory aren't you

[@DashDriver-z1r]

@@Ian-mj4pt social housing if for the poor not this guy! 110k a year! You probably never been in money talks but you can’t demand inflation based on your view of the next 13 months! Inflation is retrospective

[@clarewadey384]

As a disabled traveller I am very concerned about lack of ticket offices as is my elderly parent. This alone would prevent many vulnerable individuals from using the railway

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

Sorry that i have to ask. But what are ticket offices? We in Europe have had no ticket offices since about the 1980s. Do you mean travel agencys? We also have no such thing like guards or ticket agents in regular trains. Only servers in overnight international trains.

[@clarewadey384]

@@wolfgangpreier9160 they are offices based at most stations which is manned by staff. They are able to help with tickets and travel.

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

@@clarewadey384 Ahh, yes, i remember in my youth there was something like that. Long time ago... We even had "Schaffner", conductors in the tram about 40 years ago.

[@Neil070]

@@wolfgangpreier9160 A train guard saved a passenger's life recently by applying CPR. Guards helped my blind cousin and his guide dog locate and get on and off the train. They assist other disabled passengers. I would be very nervous about using trains in your country after what you have told us. Frankly, I'm shocked. I thought European train networks had higher standards of safety and passenger's comfort. On the other hand with no ticket office and no guard, presumably one could simply avoid paying altogether

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

@@Neil070 I don't say its a bad thing. I just say our public transport could not finance such folly. You must live in a real rich country! WoW! We have the climate ticket here. For 3 Euros per day you can use ANY public transport, anywhere at any time for as long as you want. And for 3,30 your whole family can do the same. Why should we not have higher standards for safety and comfort? Maybe we have less criminals? The larger trains have conductors, the night trains have servers, but you can only buy a regular ticket there +50% in the train. Very expensive. Local public transports are being checked and if you have no valid ticket it costs you up to 450 Euros each time.

[@JASON-rq5gl]

Mick hit the nail on the head when one of the select committee said that money is been provided to the rail network, but Mick then said yes but all that money is just going into the pockets of the private sector. This is the problem been faced by all companies in the county Rail, Royal Mail, NHS ect. All the money is just going into the pockets of millionaires, share holders, Chairman's, Directors, because of privatisation, everyone who works in these companies are been bleed dry.

[@gregsimmons3323]

A privatized -- or rather, pillaged -- public service. What an absolute racket.

[@darrylrichardson7940]

Really. some of the money paid to the R.M.T. union members goes into Lynchs pocket. One of the select committee should say an M.P's wage is 84 grand a year Mick lynch how can you say that all the money goes to millionaires when you are paid 90 grand a year i.e. more than an M.P.

[@philrushton6868]

@@darrylrichardson7940 he gets paid to do a job. I'm not sure what your argument is? The fact that he is intelligent, articulate and can run rings around this lot is a sign that the union are getting good value for money. The Tories are corrupt and always will be.

[@darrylrichardson7940]

@@philrushton6868 Tories corrupt not according to the electorate who voted for them . And no i did not vote for them.

[@philrushton6868]

@@darrylrichardson7940 the reason the Tories are in power is because they used populist rhetoric and lied to votors, the fact that Labour are weak and have been too busy tearing themselves apart over which direction they're going in has only helped. Don't get me started on Labour...

[@glynisstewart6869]

" It's your governments Fault" Awesome Mick.✊✊

[@lynnmurphy9823]

Mick Lynch is an amazing man. He knows his job inside out and everything he has said in this clip is 100% correct. Hes got my support.

[@gustavgron2252]

Mr Lynch is amazing in the way he refuse to let lies and bs pass without correcting it and how he represents his members calmly but with force and honour. Love from Sweden

[@johnwilliams7653]

... & from Scotland too... If Mr Lynch were leader of the UK Labour Party we here would be far more worried about regaining our independence... As it is the Tories. Labour & the 1st-past-the-post electoral system may yet help us right our mistake made in 1707.

[@lizfuller400]

Solidarity Mick. You are clear and concise. Wonder what MPs would do if it was decided to cut their numbers and also get rid of House of Lords.

[@marierobson8144]

They would use every dirty tactic in the book. They have no honour, no integrity, they are quite simply charlatans, liars and criminals.

[@derekibison6644]

I think we should have MP only political offices.

[@darrylrichardson7940]

The government tried to alter the house of lords to bring it in line with modern times you know modernise it but Labour who have the most to lose said no. The government are trying to modernise the railways which involves getting rid of staff. (guards , ticket office staff.) The union says no as it has the most to lose. Less union members less money paid into the union.

[@derekibison6644]

@@darrylrichardson7940 I hadn’t realised that Labour had the power to veto constitutional reform. How did the stop reform of the Lords?

[@darrylrichardson7940]

@@derekibison6644 How did THE stop reform of the lords ? THE ? WHATS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN ? Taken From the CONSTITUTION UNIT website. The labour party's standing lethargy over House of Lords Reforms. Quote. "what is notable is that the most popular option among Labour M.P's was that of a fully second chamber, which strongly suggests that once the vast majority of hereditary peers had been removed from the Lords in 1999, many labour M.P.'s were broadly content with its composition. " unquote. The article was posted on the previously mentioned CONSTITUTION UNIT website 5 July 2018. Read it you might learn something.

[@jockmaxwell8200]

Well done Mick,and good wishes to all the brave men and women on picket lines across ‘Great’ Britain.

[@samuelbarrett9403]

Brave?? Bloody bone idle greedy arses you mean.

[@pauleaton3578]

I want all stations to be fully staffed. I want staff looking after the platforms and station buildings. I don't want floating contractors. I don't want shareholders taking money from what should be a public service. Neoliberalism and privatisation has wrecked our decent jobs and infrastructure. You get my full support! I'm 60. I've lived this crazy economics.

[@trockfield4593]

With every question to Mick Lynch, these idiots roll the ball across the goal-mouth for him to blast it into the net. They are terminally useless. Mick Lynch mops the floor with them, and then buffs it to a high sheen. Good luck to the striking rail workers; we are behind you 100%, simply because we are all in the same position. Solidarity!

[@michaelarchangel1163]

The Tories here were very consistent - their arguments were a fine match for their low intellect.

[@garyh1572]

Brilliant !!!🤣

[@NVofus]

Haha...nicely observed. 👍🏽🎯🤣🤣

[@derekibison6644]

What a sad shower they’ve become. This is what you get when you boot out the likes of Clarke, Hammond, Stewart et al. They’re now flapping about in the shallow end of the political gene pool…and don’t it show?

[@bernardcribbins7083]

@@derekibison6644 that's a bit harsh. What about Rees-Mogg? Andrew Bridgen? The lettuce? Did I mention Rees-Mogg?

[@derekibison6644]

@@bernardcribbins7083 Exactly…just look what a posh accent and condescending demeanour can cover. Anyone not inclined to doff their caps or tug their forelock can see his limitations.

[@davidstone-haigh4880]

This government would be a laugh if it's wasn't so bloody tragic.

[@johnwilliams7653]

Trouble is it is our blood, not theirs being spilled.

[@andrewl4587]

I love watching qualified Electrician Mick Lynch, running rings around these Politicians and media broadcasters alike. Keep up the good work Mick 👏

[@jamesj97370]

The fact the government guarantees the income of the train companies whilst the strikes happen is absolutely absurd!

[@darrylrichardson7940]

It stops them handing the franchises back like Virgin and stage coach did a few years back because they could not make it pay, hence the franchise being taken over by Avanti West coast. (partly owned by a company called TRENITALIA run by the Italian government). Abellio who did own Cross county trains and East Midlands railway could not afford to run them either so the Abellio part owners the DUTCH Government sold the Abellio U.K.. brand to its U.K. Management team. Did you get 80 percent of your wages paid by the same government during covid lockdowns like most people in the country did. i.e. the same government paying companies money to run trains paid out money to all the workers affected my the lockdowns. The franchises are in place with the train operating companies ( Avanti, East Midlands railway, Cross country trains, Great Western Railway, amongst others) have to pay a dividend every year to the government. Without the subsidy from the government on strike days so the government would possibly be at a greater loss as any dividend paid back would be less.

[@jamesj97370]

@@darrylrichardson7940 This goes back to my point, the fact that the system is set up like this is a fundamental failure embedded at it's inception. Let the TOCs fail, if they can't survive without the government then they need to be renationalised or we just don't have a rail system. I wasn't furloughed in COVID, I was still able to work and be paid by my company. The UK spends more money on the trains than any other European country and it's the worse service out of all of them. It's not the governments fault that TOCs can't make their business models work.

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

And its very nice of the British Government to continue to give money to those EU companies. We very much appreciate it. Similar to the US financing VW with their own tax money. Very good! Thank you very much!

[@wolfgangpreier9160]

@@darrylrichardson7940 Yes, thats one point the English do not understand at all. The Government protects the EU from the Unions. Perfect! Thank you!!! Brexit forever!

[@darrylrichardson7940]

@@wolfgangpreier9160 As an English man who knows how the Railway System works its a shame the clowns who keep disagreeing with me do not. The Biggest freight transport company D.B. Cargo. is German based. The second biggest G.B.R.F. is owned by a French investment company. The third biggest is FREIGHTLINER, Owned by a company called GENESE AND WYOMING an American based company so its not just the E.U. That gets subsidized.The west coast mainlines biggest train operating company is Avanti West Coast partly owned by TrenItalia. the country of ownership is in the name but people dont get it.

[@brickshitenhauser4746]

he can’t get caught out,cos he speaks the truth

[@TheNemocharlie]

This is one good reason for telling the truth and knowing your subject. Or is that two reasons....? Whereas you are arguing with entitled twats who have no idea about railways and lie as second nature. Driverless trains are a complete impossibility given the multiple billions that would need to be spent. For reference, the Isle of Wight have just had their 5 trains replaced with newer ones. The trains, built in 1938 and over eighty years old have been replaced with trains built 40 years ago and decommissioned on the rest of the network in 2017. Following electrification, the only suitable trains are tube trains because of infrastructure clearance issues and flooding. As far as I can see, these were the only new trains Chris Loder ever commissioned.

[@tawAAkul]

Interesting that he's getting very little real robust challenge from these MPs. It's because they can't argue against what he's saying. These MPs are not subject matter experts in the area in which they are challenging. Basically getting exposed.

[@JuxtaPositionings]

Those Tory snakes are still trying to manipulate statistics and use semantics to “win” an argument. They really are pond life 🐸

[@jujutrini8412]

He’s also a very good communicator. He knows how to get to the nitty gritty of the subject so that ordinary people can easily understand his point of view. It’s a marvellous skill and I admire him for it.

[@tawAAkul]

@@snowyowel7961 when is the right time to strike?

[@julianshepherd2038]

Levelling up for the wealthy Levelling down for the workers.

[@johnwilliams7653]

Trickle-down economics is now obviously Piss-on-the-poor. When signallers are conscripted they should leave all signals on red, the system being not safe as standard operating procedures are not then being followed. It will be interesting to see how long it is before the Neo-nazi tories up the pressure further. This is a necessary evil as we have got to a position where the ordinary inhabitant of Britain needs the hard-core criminal conspiracy that is the modern tory party dismembered, dismantled & discredited to the point where being a tory is as socially unacceptable as being any more blatant mass murderer, for that is what the tories have become: their policies leading to excess deaths by the thousands each month - & likely to worsen further the longer these toxic tories continue to trouser taxpayers' funds that should be ameliorating the worst cruelties that have been the inevitable & entirely foreseeable consequences of all aspects of the Conservatives' economic cannibalism. John Williams.

[@pjcamp1on]

Levelling up for the wealthy!! Do you mean the train drivers?

[@derekibison6644]

Private profit/public liability

[@decentcomment9447]

Absolutely beautiful. Politicians tried the usual tactic of spinning something/ bordering making it up by saying people are walking away from picket lines and going back to work , then he gets countered by someone who knows what they’re talking about. I honestly wish the media in general had comebacks to politicians like how this session went Politicians should be held accountable for their lies and because they aren’t they just do it

[@petercockerill7366]

The working man has been saved by this one man!! He doesn’t only speak for the railway, he speaks and defends every working man in this country. He is our HERO!!!

[@christinasibley2791]

I work too! 🙄

[@Olyfrun]

@@christinasibley2791 we'll send out another Mick to save you!

[@eddiesmith6132]

This man is only interested in his £80000 (plus bonuses per year) He isn't there for the working man he's a total twat that just likes to stir the pot

[@King-balloon]

Whilst lining his pockets with a very nice pay packet. I still don’t understand how the wages of rail staff is the problem of the government and our tax money

[@christinasibley2791]

@@Olyfrun ok Gary 😐👍

[@seanirwin431]

Brilliant chap, educated and to the point knows his industry

[@raymonddixon7603]

What a fascinatingly brilliant man. From Ireland on the outside looking in!!!!!

[@DavidJohnson-dc8lu]

How can there be no ticket offices, is this Gov't insane. Things happen to your tickets, you can lose a wallet, you can be over charged on your Oyster, shops can be closed etc. I remember needing to get to a job at 7am in the morning by bus, if Oyster weren't topped up I literally had to walk because I couldn't get on the bus and the shops near me weren't quite opened. So stupid. Trying to be efficient without cash and offices becomes a problem for the public using these services.

[@marierobson8144]

They're going headlong for 'full tech solutions' because they've got their heads up their arses. This is happening right across the economy and our general infrastructure. They're trying to leap into a future world without any kind pot properly planned - or funded - transition that might actually work in the long run. This government are a farce and the opposition appear to be pretty weak and strangely unable to see (feel?) the 'zeitgeist'.

[@johndean4765]

Dave Johnson it's very devious as getting rid of ticket offices means it's harder to pay cash and if cash goes it is one step away from total control of everyone's assets ,just what they want ,a Chinese totalitarian system that will be sheer hell for all but the rich.Wake up people they have this in mind for us.

[@davideastwood6365]

Not only fighting for the RMT but taking the Tories to account on their policy of trying to privatise the NHS and the transfer of wealth from the working /middle classes to the mega rich.

[@fds3415]

As a middle class person with a young child we get almost no help from govt and are completely shafted by the fiscal drag and withdrawal of services by the tories. They are only the party of the super super rich. Even millionaires would do better under labour which shows how bad this cabal of tories are. Since 2010 the decay of this country is astonishing. They have no answers or vision and promote peasant economics. Utter disgrace.

[@JohnJohn-cu7nk]

💯

[@abbersj2935]

Typical tories, screw the public (rail workers, nurses, ambulance drivers etc) for £50 a week extra, but give their cronies £5 Billion or even £34 Billion for scrap and failure, all the while giving new tax breaks to the rich.

[@geoffbentley8774]

And MP's get an automatic pay rise every year+ the perks.

[@ronnieswh2630]

out with the torys NOW1!! WE NEED TO STOP THIS AUSTERITY

[@jimwatson8199]

The constituents of these politicians need to watch this and think again

[@fabmack1961]

Yeah! I've had a run in with one of them!

[@marierobson8144]

Most of them won't, unfortunately. Many people are ignorant of politics and believe the constant propaganda promoted by 'sound bite' politicians, aided and abetted by the mainstream media.

[@stephenhill8790]

Most don't think they'll need to use public transport, of course they will moan if the roads are congested because people are having to use a car

[@jonbrooke8308]

The reason these Tory MPs are in Parliament isn't that their constituents have sympathy with the trades unions. One of the MPs was Chris Loder who's constituency includes Tollpuddle, where not much has changed since the 1830s

[@piccalillipit9211]

*HERE IN BULGARIA WE HAVE AN AMAZING BUS SERVICE* but one of the things that makes is SO FAST and so reliable is the fact we have conductors taking fairs and checking tickets This means the bus can be 15 seconds at a bus stop - not 3 minutes whilst everyone files past the driver. Driver only is for the benefit OF THE COMPANY PROFITS

[@EggBastion]

it's amazing isn't it, just pay the right amount for the right amount of people to do the work right not pay 60 people to do the work of 100 and then have the government and the entire media blame Putin, the pandemic, small boats _et al_ when the remainer quit, go off sick and/or on strike

[@ballbag7295]

In England we used to have conductors and electric milk carts in ye olden days

[@andrewtregoning]

Profit above quality every time 👌

[@EggBastion]

@Mike Treneere-Kernow _Ooh_ I like it, it's very concise

[@GrumpyL5]

How very true. We had that here too, and buses were much faster. Now they are privatised and deregulated with different companies and tickets and now electric ticketing - takes ages at each stop longer and longer with all the problems.

[@jedjones9047]

There's always money for the already rich' but not for the people who actually do the graft' it's a pity that there's no more people like mick lynch left in the Labour Party.

[@karazor-el9596]

try making something of your life instead of sitting at home waiting for your dole you work shy lefftie malingerer's think the world owe's you something

[@darrylrichardson7940]

I totally agree money goes to the already rich like the 90 grand a year Lynch reportedly gets compared to his fee paying members who do all the graft

[@funkydinosaur]

Mick is an absolute legend - straight truth talking is such a refreshing sight. Also love how the Torry tried to claim that strike days are unpredictable 🤣 they're the only the days that ARE predictable FFS

[@geoffbentley8774]

Before a union can go on strike they have to give notice of strike action and the date and length of strike.

[@Winter-CIG]

F in chat for the ten year old in glasses who got absolutely slapped.

[@deborahjervis8843]

Boy got schooled.

[@adb9231]

Scrapping guards and ticket offices makes for a really dangerous service and also discriminates unfairly against the elderly, disabled and vulnerable. Why the hell are the Tories pushing this? It's cruel.

[@AntonyClayton-eq1ul]

One word for it: Mammon corruption. It's all about saving the money they pay the guards to maximise profits for the vested interests. And booking office staff. As Mick Lynch has called out, that's a more important imperative than providing a service. Normally the revenue income would come from providing a service - that's the philosophy of capitalism. There is a rub here: No station ticket offices. No guards on the trains to take fare payments. Which psychopaths are responsible for that madness, and insanity? However, it doesn't matter whether the TOCs actually run any services. They still get the subsidies from this bent government, taken from tax payers contributions. Same as with working tax credit subsidy of employers paying poverty level wages. It's corrupt. And needs putting a stop to.

[@simoncardie9371]

Simply because the Tories are cruel. They honestly don't care.

[@gregsimmons3323]

you answered your own question

[@frankshailes3205]

You answered your own question. You do know they're The Nasty Party, I presume?

[@pauldixon4418]

Ever heard of the DLR?

[@cgrady4255]

I guess what we are seeing here is a man who is a professional in his field and on top of his brief, against a bunch of also rans who have been given a script without a clue beyond that.

[@johnwilliams7653]

Is it possible that Mr Lynch did not go to Eton College?

[@cgrady4255]

@@johnwilliams7653 I think it is something that should seriously be considered.

[@derekibison6644]

It’s truly amazing how little talent has been recruited to fill the void in the Tory party. I think come the next election most won’t even bother to try to campaign. I’m against complacency….but it’s going to be a massacre.

[@SmegCro]

man I never wanted to punch a smirk of someones face more than of that younger sleazeball tory. Mick is my hero

[@englishcitystone1663]

You must be talking about Greg Smith. Nasty little rat, I bet he was a little sneak at school.

[@derekibison6644]

I looked at him and immediately saw his calibre.

[@ItsOnlyRyan]

I could listen to Mick Lynch speaking all day long… I bloody love this man. Everyone is 100% behind you Mick Lynch. A national treasure.

[@jimstan23]

'The answer is it's your governments fault....when you get there'(finish rambling) 😁

[@TalisSolepsis]

I watched this live. The session was hilarious. Mick and co just made the Tories look bloody stupid.

[@ScottyDog345]

In the words of George Osborne"Theyre all in it together " All politicians (from all parties),all MSM . It's us and them

[@DarkFire515]

100% support for everyone in the RMT.

[@thechongwolla]

I only wish more sectors were heavily unionised. I just joined a unionised job role and got a 14% pay rise due to strike action before I was joining. The wage was meh beforehand and i was using the job as a stop-gap but now I will probably stay long term. Almost like the parent company that owns multi-million dollar businesses worldwide found the cash for a decent wage.

[@LaughingGravy.01]

Thank God a real and articulate human being has the attention of the media for a change

[@barrysimpson9645]

What Mick Lynch has that outshines any of those committee members is honesty, integrity and compassion. Its way past time the TUC pulled its head out of its arse and called a general strike. This government has to go, now!

[@keithdyer5453]

Mick Lynch is a man that knows his brief,he is cool,calm and collected and he has all the answers to the questions posed to him,cannot be faulted .

[@mikeheap7978]

This man has more patience than a saint, I'd be swinging for these smarmy tories. Give it to em straight Mick, doing a fantastic job leading the RMT strikes, your members should be very proud of you.

[@darrylrichardson7940]

Leading the strikes ? When his union members go on strike they do not get paid but still have to fork out the union fees in their next pay packets whilst Lynch gets paid 90 grand a year which is mare than an M.P. I bet the union offices are nice and warm no matter how much it costs to heat them thanks to the 54 million quid they have in the R.M.T War chest. If the union cares so much about its members give some of that 54 million back to them.

[@mikeheap7978]

@@darrylrichardson7940 Sir your a ludite !! Let's bring back the workhouses as well. I wouldn't want to live in your dog eat dog world, where's your compassion ?

[@bobwatts5662]

What about the days when we are not on strike and its still absolutely useless as well. Love you Mick. Keep it up. Thousands of working class people in this country are with you.

[@jofewstonings7216]

I find myself looking forward to my next Mick Fix be it Mick taking on petulant presenters or Mick tearing Tories a new one.I think its because not only is he articulate,humorous and completely on the details but he also cares about the people he’s representing.This is in stark relief to those who try to trip him up with cynical sloppy questioning-they don’t care and they they’re only looking after No. 1.

[@darrylrichardson7940]

Looking after number 1 yes I agree to a certain extent. The real reason Lynch will not agree to the modernisation the Government wantS to put in place .i.e. getting rid of the guards and ticket office staff. By getting rid of them means there are less people paying into the union. According to the latest information the R.M.T. Union has reportedly a war chest of 54 million quid. With less people to pay into the union the money will soon decrease so Lynch might have to take a pay cut from his 90 grand a year wages (M.P.'s salary approx 84 grand a year). So it might look like hes fighting for his members hes also looking after his own arse. If he cares about his members who do not get paid on strike days give them a share in some of that 54 million thats in the unions bank account to help them pay their gas and electric bills as I bet the union offices are nice and warm for him and his cronies on a cold day.

[@jimclark3120]

The members of the RMT must be very proud of their outstanding leader.

[@billybhoy32]

100% 100% 100% 100% SUPPORT ALL STRIKERS

[@SarahRickard]

No nonsense Mick

[@andypaul999]

I feel for Lynch, he is fighting a government who couldnt cqre less about the people he represents.

[@andyr2203]

@trixiek942 sadly labour are the same is there anyone worth voting probably not due to the sad state we've allowed our system to become. its not for the people any more

[@Stiffytheenlightened]

Neither could lynch. His agenda is political. He must know that the government will not back down under the current political climate, but the disruption caused will aid his political intent. Why should he worry on £80000+ a year and not needing to strike. What happens to the millions taken in subscriptions? How much goes back to the workers?

[@elsonck2523]

@@andyr2203 Labour is still a better bet than these Tory scoundrels though...especially if they can see past "austerity" policies and the excuse about having to "balance the budget".

[@raymondrowson]

Abdul he’s on £70,000 a year and he lives in a counsel flat, got a tip for you don’t believe all you read in the daily snail . See Abdul you learn something new every day, no need to thank me

[@andyr2203]

@@elsonck2523 keep believing that folk thought Brown and Blair were refreshing how conned were we. same with Farage bet he made a pretty penny from Brexit. these lot will screw you to make money no interest in saving the public or the country if it aids themselves.🤔

[@garypotter2998]

Amazing man...he told the truth through and through..Mr Lynch you're amazing.

[@benji.B-side]

We should have a kind of Select Committee where Sunak, his MPs and company owners are grilled by Union leaders. Accountability should work both ways. Most of the better working terms and conditions in the workplace today, was hard fought for by unions over many decades. Many people who benefit from these better conditions, forget or don't realise that is the case. The more people stand up to exploitation of workers and working practice by government, organisations and business, the less they'll be trampled on. If it's not right, then it is wrong, so always stand up to what is wrong and be the voice of change!

[@darrylrichardson7940]

The M.P'S are held to account. Its called a general election. LYNCH mention what the rate of inflation is in this video. So when the rate of inflation comes down do the R.M.T. members have to give back part of their pay rise. The rate of pay for an M.P. is 84 thousand per year Lynch is reportedly on 90 GRAND A YEAR. The members who are on strike do not get paid but are still expected to pay their union fees next pay packet. Lynch does get paid, According to the latest figures Lynch's R.M.T. Union has a war chest of 54 million quid. Come on Lynch look after your members who are struggling to pay gas and electric bills.

[@QT5656]

Same with the NHS. The government puts more money in but it doesn't go towards infrastructure or staff, it goes to private companies, companies that often either do a worse job or the same job for more money.

[@QT5656]

Mick made the same point immediately after I posted my comment 👍

[@zakgault4209]

@@QT5656 great minds think alike!

[@QT5656]

@@zakgault4209 thanks, although it all seems so obvious now. Everyone should be aware of it.

[@sinesurfing6029]

There's a small apart of me that thinks "oh another strike, that's annoying". Then the better part of me thinks "Keep going Unions, turn the vice on the government for as long and as hard as you can".

[@rodneycooperLMSCoach]

Get rid of drivers too if they can get away with it. Getting rid of Guards and Train managers puts passengers at risk when a train is mid-station if predatory people roam about the train looking for victims and doors and windows cannot be opened. It's the policy of lunatics.

[@mattevans5631]

Can see some dirty tactics being prepared by these corrupt politicians because they know these unions cant be blagged . Also you have got our public support hold firm fellas 👍🏻.

[@marcuscazenave6968]

Mick Lynch is incredible.

[@DashDriver-z1r]

Yeh I should say I want financial advice I mean he knows the inflation till the end of 2023 even economists haven’t got that worked our how come this man isn’t a billionaire

[@Pandemonius88]

Cannot get enough of Mick making the establishment squirm with un-wavering truth. 🤣

[@MB-tz6yc]

Mick needs a payrise putting up with these slimeballs 👏

[@coloaten6682]

Imagine if Mick Lynch was PM. The country would actually function in a meaningful way, unlike with Tories it's completely broken.

[@eddievanbasten1751]

He’s the only person willing to tell it as it is, willing to call them liars when they lie, willing to see through their bullshit. Starmer should be his understudy, he’s useless otherwise.

[@jonbrooke8308]

I don't think so. Starmer is also very smart and a good man, but he has a different audience to win over. Lynch can say what he says because he is already in position with a big democratic mandate from his members. Starmer is yet to win his mandate and has to take a much broader constituency along with him. This is also the difference between Starmer and Corbyn for example - Corbyn put principle ahead of everything despite the fact that it made him unelectable, but Starmer is smart enough to realise that he does actually need to get elected to be able to make ANY sort of difference. Are you more interested in your personal principles, or would you rather make some compromise and actually be in a position to do something?

[@johndean4765]

Eddie Starmer not good enough to shine his shoes.

[@malcolmbrown5261]

Very clever man, delivers his point well, easy to listen to and understand

[@stonehengemaca]

I'm so impressed with Mick's stamina. Having to constantly answer the same stupid questions and having to steer the conversation towards reality. It must be exhausting. Keep it up Mick. Just write a script and keep repeating it.

[@bumblingborisbuffoon6259]

Tories keep on grinding down, kind of like Johnson did to the British public with his “ Get Brexit Done. Professional Con men.

[@theojenner1902]

Interesting how the press never show these committees or discuss them in the msm papers