Mick Lynch bodies other panelists on Question Time

[@flaneur5560]

They weren't "going round in circles". She lied, he pointed it out. Job done.

[@LeeH688]

She wanted to step on the laughs he was getting from the audience to try to lessen the blow. Bruce is an outright Tory.

[@millwallholdings]

He lied Job done Torys i will be voting for again His a starmer arse licker

[@tiffa01]

They all lie

[@kanedNunable]

@@tiffa01 no they dont.

[@tiffa01]

@@kanedNunable yes they do

[@PsychedelicGoo]

"It doesn't say what you said it said" . I hadn't even heard of this guy a week or two ago, now I'm searching for him on KZbin for the pure joy of watching a super-articulate truth teller bamboozle the media!

[@johnm2012]

Richard Madeley and Piers Morgan are amongst Mick's greatest hits.

[@kevinroberts3765]

Yes but he needs our support because the media are trying to discredit him like a pack of wolves on behalf of this wretched government

[@carmellewis2466]

His wee chats with Grant Shapps and Kay Burley...sheer brilliance. Finally!

[@eileenlawlor5855]

😂 me too. He is a hero

[@odiferousmusky1299]

Yes! Yes and yes!

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Just to point out that some of the railway cleaners in London are homeless, full time jobs and homeless and they are saying they should take a real term pay cut and bankers should have their bonuses uncapped.

[@redemrys5342]

The RMT are a fighting union

[@bobzilla211]

So depressing. It's hard to really grasp how much damage a decade of the tories has done to this country.

[@millwallholdings]

MORE lies from Labour bots

[@Alex-cw3rz]

@@millwallholdings what is the lie?

[@millwallholdings]

@@Alex-cw3rz ALL of it Bye oh Here to help

[@markshaz8691]

He is exactly what working class people need, an honest articulate working class man speaking facts and dealing with a media that’s rather dishonest.

[@dang2651]

Unfortunately that's not how the "working class" rags like the Sun like to portray him, so the message doesn't get through.... Yet.

[@Macron87]

Dishonest? Did they not tell the truth? That trade unions will selfishly try to hold the public to ransom, often putting them in danger and not only just massively inconveniencing them?

[@dang2651]

@Spartacus it's easier to pray on those who need help the most I suppose. People can be very naive if they assume you are helping them (see Brexit promises)

[@dang2651]

@Spartacus it is! Sometimes you feel like you are screaming into the void, or banging your head against a brick wall, right? It's not down to stupidity either.. They've been conned, (as I am sure we all have at least once in our lives) fed a lie repeatedly and over an extended period of time The trouble with populism is it easily becomes part of your identity, so before you know it, denying what you have believed for so long becomes more painful than broadening your view point. But, these are all things the Daily Mail and co. Understand, hence their sales figures I suppose.

[@beyond1957]

I reckon so.

[@Paul_Lucas]

Be good to get a few more trade unionists on this show. Good for him.

[@Macron87]

Trade unions should have been properly destroyed. Like, for example, holding people to ransom because £60k isn’t enough to drive a mostly automatic train down a tunnel, isn’t enough. Selfish

[@StaxRail]

@@Macron87 you, Sir, have missed the entire objective of the RMT strikes by a country mile

[@kinghenryxl1747]

Lynch for Labour leader!!!!!!

[@danielconrad399]

Paul good to see you here too.

[@bfc2155]

A few more and we will have cleared the £1m annual turn over. Eat the rich! ✊

[@Bdoc76]

"We're going round and round in circles ladies and gentlemen "....... Possibly the most toxic and cowardly thing said this year on BBC.

[@dominicparker6124]

Let's move on because it's not going to go my way if we keep going

[@daveruda]

yeah truth is slipping out and we cant contain it so joke and deflect

[@SW-fn7cl]

No he's just running circles round you and your chums Fiona!

[@foppo100]

@@SW-fn7cl Overpaid Fiona and what does she do? Nothing much spouting out government mantra.

[@MaxwelloftheClocktower]

and people wonder why I don't pay a TV Licence the BBC is one of the biggest scams of this country as they are NOT what they claim they take money from this so called tax but also profit from UKTV that is chock full of adverts (which btw you cannot watch live unless you have the Licence) and they sell dramas across the world via BBC Studios (which again, you cannot watch live without a Licence) the idea that this would be a fair and logical question time is laughable at best

[@smokerjim]

"There's plenty of talent in the Conservative party" How the bloody hell could she say that with a straight face?

[@cavalierwiththetruth]

Practice Jim, lots of practice.

[@xhshdd7113]

That's not fair they're all very talented, I don't think I could as many lies in a lifetime as most of them do in a minute

[@josephharrison8354]

She never said what their talents actually are. For all we know, there are extremely skilled water polo players in the party.

[@millwallholdings]

well their is NONE in the Labour party thats for sure Lammy Abbott Butler and KNEEsmarmy wot a team

[@brucass93]

😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@GrahamGeorge1]

Blue is her colour, Fiona is her name, she favours Tories without a hint of shame!

[@andyscot4844]

she is exactly what the BBC want right wing to her core

[@ChubbyChecker182]

she is awful in this show, hasn't been as relevant as it used to be since Dimbleby left.

[@Behappy62]

So true, it drives us mad how bias she is

[@buggerlugz6753]

To be a Tory is 2022 that is a pre-requisite.

[@g4joe]

Fiona kzbin.info/www/bejne/goSWaIaEjs-abtk Women know your limits

[@markspurgeon7162]

"It doesn't say, what you said it said" Simple, and perfectly put.

[@jasonwatson4475]

But that's what it really means, so that's the point.

[@LeakyBellows]

I'm American, but I follow UK politics out of what I can only assume is some sort of masochism. That being said, I love this man. It's great to see an intelligent, informed guy with real convictions refusing to bow to a media environment that's blatantly hostile towards him. The world needs more people like Mick.

[@stiffywatson2]

You’re an American? What would you know about anything then? Totally blinkered about who you are and what goes on in the world You need to sort your own country out.

[@kamilomar9134]

Unfortunately Britain is going from being a leading political nation to being a nation lead by political GOBSHITES - AND IT ALL STARTED WITH BLAIR!!.

[@PoleiceCidcorn]

Yes, we need Mick as our PM, Tories have been a corrupt embarrassment for the UK seen around the world and what's really sad is, they don't care, its blatantly being exposed and they simply don't care. Their argument is " there's no money, where do you think the money is coming from? If we raise wages inflation goes up". We have to listen to the lies as nurses and doctors have to pay to park at the hospitals they work in and their lunches (they rarely get) and we pay for the Tories expensive lunches as they hide their money in off shore accounts and avoid paying taxes. Our schools are a disaster with no teachers, no continuity, and endless supply teachers. Destroyed the Royal Mail as they now don't pay sick leave and shares holders get ridiculous bonuses as they lay more posties off. Paramedics...so bad for them as they can't get to calls and know people are dying. Terrible times ..

[@stiffywatson2]

@@PoleiceCidcorn so you’re a communist then ?

[@kamilomar9134]

@@PoleiceCidcorn LOL - it would/could NEVER HAPPEN - HE'S HONEST - NO POLITICAL PARTY WOULD HAVE HIM!!.

[@stephensmith2601]

Fiona Bruce seemed to be very antagonistic towards Mick throughout this Question Time. Not the first time she has seemed to show such a bias.

[@thetruth-loveitorhateit7999]

That's the corporate, globalist, neocon prerequisite to getting the gig in the first place. You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours. Jobs for the boys.

[@cmeonthemove]

There's a good reason for that. Fiona Bruce works for a Tory donor. The BBC don't allow anti-Tory agenda in its programming. That's why they also vet QT audiences to fit their agenda. It's also why I no longer pay for the BBC.

[@djdoolittle1315]

When the media barons program their pollution.. and puppets

[@monicawarner4091]

@@cmeonthemove • I know from the experience of my friend and her husband that the BBC vets the audience for question time, but their experience was totally different to what you're suggesting. After several failed attempts to get tickets, they changed their answer about political allegiance from Conservative to Labour. Their tickets arrived within a couple of days!

[@carol-f8f7d]

WE ALL NOTICED THIS AS WELL SHE IS A TORY

[@rumcelt]

I am so pleased to see workers in the UK finally standing up for the rights of all people in the UK, whether it be the RMT, teachers union or nurses union, finally looking to strike after years of provocation by a corrupt government and the establishment. It is not fair that people are starving in this country while corporations and individuals make billions off the back of the people work in this country. The political system in this country is broken; it is time for a change.

[@annenunney9907]

Quite right

[@neilsarath9812]

Hopefully the tide is turning.💪💪💪💪

[@casperwallace9685]

The people off today, are not the people of yester year who would stand up who would strike and their own helped them, not belittled them. Thats how the wealthy work - divide and conquer and dumb people have not worked it out yet.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@casperwallace9685 Maynard Keynes' Consequences of the Peace about Versailles sold 100,000 copies in 1919. It said peace and the European economy would suffer if Germany was punished too harshly. Public appetite for knowledge and understanding was clearly much stronger then. In 2022 a similar publication would be lucky to sell a few thousand copies.

[@casperwallace9685]

@@eightiesmusic1984 Pretty sure you just agreed with me.

[@eddjordan2399]

Media has been bought by the Tories. Mick Lynch is a legend

[@carol-f8f7d]

SPOT ON

[@RaysRailVideos]

Think youll find its the other way around the media has bought the torys and all the rest of them. Look up people like George soros who is a jew that as a kid helped the nazis in germany find other jews and send them to death camps, with his wealth which he got from the nazis he now owns all the main media companies and those media companies along with the rich pay governments to do there bidding

[@filipedias768]

He’s exposing them for who they are

[@annenunney9907]

@@filipedias768 I don’t think they need exposing but good anyway

[@jamieashton3835]

Well said mick there is no independent msm anymore it's a tory propaganda bs machine we now are under a fascist nationalistic tory government just like fetmany pre second World War when hitler got into power

[@thermodynamics458]

It's important that young people in particular get to hear plenty of Mick Lynch. He's very informative and educational and gives good insight into what's really on in the economy. Top class.

[@FalconOnFilm]

No... not just young people... ALL people. Because year on year, I see elderly continue to vote Conservative simply because, it's "just how [they've] always voted" and for literally no other reason. That's simply not good enough. Because that attitude has just perpetuated a government of austerity, and a run down United Kingdom. People of all ages need to listen to reason more. Like the words of Mick Lynch. And stop accepting what they hear from the media.

[@harrydavey9884]

90% of young people are fucked unfortunately. They spend their lives on TikTok watching addictive nonsense and dumbing down their brains.

[@rosstatham439]

I agree with red falcon. We’re not the ones voting Tory

[@MorganHayes_Composer.Pianist]

in many areas yes. On Brexit and the EU he's less invicible.

[@bodricpriest8816]

'I think we're going round in circles..' is now code for 'quick, shut him down as he points out the government lies....'

[@jasonwatson4475]

Not really, nice spin though.

[@EllenWst]

​@@jasonwatson4475yes. Exactly that. They weren't going round in circles. The letter simply didn't say what she said it did. That's not circles as if one was arguing one fact and one another. Her "fact" was wrong

[@joannanorma]

I just watch this guy cause he gives me hope and joy

[@stephensmith2601]

Me too. Makes me smile and feel optimistic about the future of the labour movement, which is badly in need of leaders like him: people who have actually held a real working class job.

[@Phil_A_O_Fish]

@@stephensmith2601, while I agree with you about the future of the labour movement it's a sorry state of affairs when the Labour Party itself led by Keir Starmer is intent on reprimanding and punishing its own M.P.'s for standing with the RMT and participating in their picket lines, isn't it? Actions like that by the Labour Party only prove that Keir Starmer and the rest of the Shadow Cabinet are merely a rehash of New Labour during both Blair's and Brown's disgusting premierships, aren't they?

[@stephensmith2601]

@@Phil_A_O_Fish I absolutely and completely agree.

[@blocktone8962]

Amen to that.

[@roughready5554]

@Brandy Snap it’s more then the train drivers and you really should know that before you post your opinion as if it is fact

[@lesmarsden2058]

Fiona was incredibly biased this evening but Mick refused to be intimidated and kept remarkably calm. Straight talking, no-nonsense, honest and principled- such a shame that most of our politicians can’t show the same integrity.

[@ianarmstrong9594]

Many here are saying it was a tory audience, what a joke question time is well known for hand picked lefty labour activists

[@billybeads3328]

Fiona Bruce is always biased and should stick to the antiques roadshow

[@teesman61]

@@billybeads3328 She is one....

[@limbothytimothy]

Asking difficult questions isn't bias. I agree she can be overtly contrarian at times but she is a pretty good question time host, she has hammered tories very consistently

[@michaelcoward1902]

@@limbothytimothy She wasn't asking difficult questions though was she? She was making leading statements, and held Lynch to a ridiculously higher standard than anyone else there.

[@craighicksartwork]

I never knew who Mick Lynch was until 48 hours ago. He is now one of my most favourite people.

[@dylanmurphy9389]

Mug

[@stevenobrien3763]

@@dylanmurphy9389 Shithouse

[@sprobablycancr4457]

@@dylanmurphy9389 Your comment is in the one percent.

[@RHKO]

@@dylanmurphy9389 the mugs are the ones that accept to be screwed over, It's not highlighted by the media for obvious reasons, but rail ticket pricing goes up every year with the rate of inflation (that the government sets), the staff don't see that money as they're on a 3 year pay freeze, so who's taking that money? the answer is the foreign owners of UK railway, soon you'll understand "taking back control" just means tax avoidance to the elite and removing Human rights

[@stevengascoigne8627]

Shame on U

[@sid35gb]

The thing about Mr Lynch is he recognises that getting angry, shouting and screaming or using bad language is what the Tories and the media want him to do. He doesn’t give them what they want. He is laser focused on highlighting truth from lies with facts and it is astonishing that the people we pay to lead our country spend more time lying then doing what’s best for the country. As for MP’s pay rises it should be linked to the same percentage that the lowest paid public sector workers get to keep them grounded.

[@joebatchelor9660]

Shows how bad the state of the country is that in order for them to actually improve the lives of their constituents and the people on the poverty line, we would have to link it to their own interests and ensure they'd actually gain from it just to try and force change

[@kaz555]

MPs : 14% pay rise and lavish 2nd homes. Me: 0.07% pay rise and living with family as can longer afford rent and bills. Verbal thank you's don't mean a thing when you are looking at being homeless.

[@robertpirsig5011]

Nail on the head.

[@jasonwatson4475]

Makes a change as that's what pretty much all Labour supporters do.

[@bobmurphy9380]

No one can handle the truth, well done Mick. Power to the people.

[@condal32]

What with the faces made by that tory MP and Bruce’s obvious biases, I think Mick Lynch did very well not to call a spade a spade, if you know what I mean. Unembarrasable, spot on Mick👍👍

[@drumpaul1347]

Aye, those over-exaggerated facial expressions by Mrs Tory made me cringe. She was difficult to watch.

[@paulinekelly4773]

@@drumpaul1347 Just an old Tory dinosaur 🦕 herself...

[@johnm2012]

That Tory MP is Rachel "people faced with having to choose between eating and heating just have to work more hours" Maclean.

[@pauladdae3130]

Mick Lynch did very well in front of a very hostile, predominantly fanatic Tory, audience.

[@annenunney9907]

He did indeed but why would people be standing up for the worst torie goverment this country as ever seen or were they planted by the bbc

[@andyscot4844]

@@annenunney9907 most likely the BBC didn't want to head for scotland were Boris is least loved its always about a balanced BBC that doesn't take sides if its inconvenient and bad for the established tory right wing people who talk about getting rid off the BC for being biased and left if they go places that don't reflect that respect for their friends at number 10.

[@StratsRUs]

And Tory host.

[@thelonegr00ver]

@@annenunney9907 because they don't care or are as I suspect as stupid as stupid can be

[@Peepshow789]

@@annenunney9907 The red scare did a hell lf a lot lf damage. Makes anything left leaning toxic to a lot of people. Its easy to stick up for Boris when the alternative is super scary communism in their eyes

[@chrisdwyer4360]

Mick Lynch is an honest man. Brilliant.

[@TheUntypicals]

He seems as bad as Johnson, Farage etc

[@mzm3976]

@@TheUntypicals how so?

[@lilgit9969]

@@TheUntypicals Oh do one. Fkn sick of seeing tory bots on youtube.

[@andrewganley9016]

@@TheUntypicals If you have never got up at 3am to take home less then 300Gbp .....like Farage and co...

[@andrewlane8949]

i like him because hes down to earth

[@alexc2505]

As someone who joined the railway less than 4 years ago Mick has become a real hero to me. His honest no nonsense approach and genuine concern fo ALL workers not just those in his union is a breath of fresh air . Mick for PM !!!

[@Twmpa]

I have never had a strong belief in trade unionism but Mick Lynch is certainly earning my respect. He is a man who is very much on top of his brief and I keep seeing clips where he continually shows up politicians for the dishonest and incompetent liars that they are.

[@ljnsaagaming]

Mick Lynch is a breath of fresh air, he’s a brilliant speaker and that is an attribute missing from other individuals that have tried to take a stand against the Tory government

[@vexdup949]

Not forgetting many of the current Labour lot, as something tells me they will try to get in on the 'Daily Mail' act to treat him like a 'troublemaker'.

[@esprit853okg]

Truth hits hard and time and again Mick Lynch has shown up politicians and journalists alike for their shoddy ethics. His put down of the Government hack on Newsnight with the words "You are a liar!" PRICELESS. He was insistent on pushing the line that the median wage in the rail industry was £44,000, despite being corrected by Kirstie that Mick did not represent train drivers. If Labour politicians can't stand on a picket line then can they really be called the Labour Party?

[@piccalillipit9211]

*THE THING THAT MAKES MICK LYNCH* the hero of 2022 is that he makes this about ALL workers and not just the rail workers - and PEOPLE ARE LISTENING AND WAKING UP...!!! EDIT: I have just emailed him at the RMT and thanked him - I suggest you do as well - let these people know we apreicate them and we support them...!!!

[@thetruth-loveitorhateit7999]

100%

[@annenunney9907]

Piccalilli well said I am going to e mail him to take care

[@TheUntypicals]

Should I thank him for not being able to go to work for 6 days?

[@Peepshow789]

@@TheUntypicals Yes.

[@Shiva289-t23]

@@TheUntypicals yes you should, join a union for yourself

[@hywelmurray]

I liked Bob Crowe and I like Mick , People like this are what is missing from GB public life. Men of conscience standing up for the workers .

[@redemrys5342]

Remember Bob Crow., a worker, an example to the labour movememt of 'the way forward' which curreot RMT can pursue

[@kb4903]

Bob crow took hundreds of thousands a year but lived in a council house.

[@ScottyDog345]

Was Bob Crowe bumped off

[@michaelcoward1902]

I love that they aren't even trying to look balanced...It just goes to show how terrified they are of Lynch.

[@ganggreene72]

the Tories will get rid off him before the ballot box gets rid of him because that's in their interest, Everything he said turned to be true, Bravo Mick!!!!

[@rossrennie182]

the Goverment is out touch with the Ordinary Public

[@HelenaMikas]

@Ross Rennie. Out of touch and actually wouldn't touch the general public with a barge pole They believe they are upper class and superior .Have we got news for them .Minus the public they would be out of a job and think carefully why are they in power a) the ordinary public voted for them via b) a ridiculous 1st past the post system ,So who is the boss .? If any worker gets a position and steals or messes up constantly they are fired instantly without pay .

[@Motspur]

Mick Lynch, top man. I've been in a union for 40 years, rarely if ever have I come across anyone like Mick.

[@rivgacooper5330]

Fiona Bruce Sat there listening to someone directly lying and then said "Well lets move on", honestly what a joke.

[@albeyl3859]

@@bekindalwaysx1g what do you expect she is employed by the BBC the next biggest government backed TV station in the country .

[@Marxamillian]

Mick Lynch is an absolute intellectual unit. Love that man.

[@TheKermit2110]

Wow! How prescient was that!

[@gerrypowell2748]

This man is epic fighting for his members rather than those fighting for profit or greed👹

[@West1Think]

Mick Lynch = Absolute Legend

[@millwallholdings]

Plank you mean Legend 🤣🤣🤣

[@West1Think]

@@millwallholdings O no , a child just stalked me with three rofl emojis ....

[@millwallholdings]

@@West1Think viva revolution broth a baldie has arrived Right on comrade

[@West1Think]

@@millwallholdings OMG ! The Roe v Wade unwanted escapees are upon us already . And they said , the revolution will not be televised.....

[@DmanDrums]

@@millwallholdings What is your line of work?

[@2e0vpx]

I can't get enough of Mick Lynch. What a breath of fresh air this man is.

[@lobintool]

Totally agree! He has stuck to his guns and demolished and embarrassed his interlocutors with some good old common sense!

[@jdbhoy88]

I love Mick, his Mother is from Crossmaglen not far from where I am from in Ireland & his hero is James Connolly the Irish Republican, Socialist & Trade Union Leader!! Up The Workers!! ✊️

[@Highland_Moo]

Superb!

[@k3v1n47]

_"Look what happened to the dinosaurs"_ *A:* _"Ma'am...would you kindly stfu?"_

[@tomikbunny]

that first woman has crazy eyes

[@thetruth-loveitorhateit7999]

They're all infected with it - it's called greed.

[@redbloodcell4047]

@@arraywaves And she thought it was a real mic-drop moment. Unhinged.

[@iancognito8047]

Wasn't just her eyes

[@lukewarm5356]

Yes but look what happened to the dinosaurs

[@Jd-ke2ku]

She just looked like a right pain in the arse to be around.

[@Ricks_Shorts]

When the bosses saw P&O get away with they thought they could do the same to rail. If they get away with it there, you might be next. That's why it is important we support the RMT.

[@SwissCheese112]

absolutely agreed, this whole privatization scheme of key industries has been a disaster from the start.

[@Adamb87]

Lynch is a voice for the working class that helps show how pathetic and infuriating Kiers none opposition has been since 2020.

[@annenunney9907]

If he was any good he would have taken Devon and wakefield

[@liamhoe3183]

@@annenunney9907 Devon was never a target for labour, too many true blue Tory's who would never vote labour regardless of how the badly the government is performing, but they can stomach voting lib Dems, hence why they won, at this point it's not about labour winning, it's about the conservatives losing by any means

[@annenunney9907]

@@liamhoe3183 quiet agree but starmer has got to be good enough to win a general election

[@liamhoe3183]

@@annenunney9907 it's unrealistic to believe he could win Devon, his target is the red wall and any centralist swing voters and he got a 17 point lead in Wakefield, I'd say that's pretty damn good, if he can replicate that across the rest of his target seats and the lib Dems keep taking blue wall seats then even if they don't get enough to win outright we can at least get a labour/lib dem coalition which will be a damn sight better than a Tory government, that to me seems more realistic

[@glenntaylor3559]

The working class tube drivers earning a minimum of 59grand ur having a laugh give them fuck all

[@ismailjames3781]

"We're going round and round" No they're not. he called her out on her bs, she kept trying to defend it.

[@MartianTom]

Well said, Mick.

[@brucefindlay]

Cool, calm and collected Mick Lynch didn't let the the Tory on panel or the Tories in the audience rile or unsettle him with their attacks and falsehoods. Unflappable articulate and right on the button. Solidarity Mick. #IStandWithTheWorkers

[@luisortizszimmerframe6933]

As an RMT member I'm immensely proud of the way Mick Lynch has represented both himself and his members in the face of a barrage of snide hostility designed to turn the public against us - the point he made about compulsory redundancy is 100% true yet it's constantly talked down or opposed with outright lies.... I personally didn't vote to strike over pay - I voted to strike because they plan to make 1 in 3 of my maintenance colleagues redundant - oh and for those not in the know - 'Modernisation' is a code word for 'Compulsory Redundancy and reduced passenger safety'.

[@JBurg_07]

Good on you 👏👏

[@johnmoore9862]

With you brother all the way 👍.

[@thecaptain5344]

They've never actually explained what they mean by modernising the railway, I imagine that was intentional to hide the reality of their intentions, reduce costs to line their own pockets.

[@fishmanfairclough7530]

Yeah they use modernization the same way they use 'increased responsibility' people feel different today and lots of people can see through the smokescreen.

[@TheKamikaze456]

He's a top bloke. Keep the support up 👍🏾

[@MrWolfgang2]

Mick Lynch is such a breath of fresh tornado let alone fresh air. Keep it up Mick, we are with you

[@millwallholdings]

"we" i and millions of others are not Lots to come out about him soon Bring it on

[@40yearoldvirgil15]

@@millwallholdings 60% back the strikes you tory bootlocking twonk

[@Paul-eb4jp]

@@millwallholdings I expect lots to come out and if the press can't find it they'll make it up.

[@kickstartavalanche]

Fresh tornado 😂😂😂

[@bartman01021988]

Majority of workers in the rail industry are classed as middle class,quite a few jobs in the rail sector actually make those workers part of the global top 1% earners.

[@lovinlife7983]

Love the way they use laughter to try and ridicule him and he still owns them lol

[@neneautorepairs1602]

Well said and well done Mick Lynch.

[@JohnClark-ew8dh]

I particularly enjoyed the part where Fiona Bruce decided she had to speak on the Tories behalf because their representative was being too quiet, and then suggest that by raising pay rates, the rate of inflation could raise too. All whilst earning over 400k a year just from the BBC and quite clearly being in the Tories pocket. Mick really has upset the establishment hasnt he.

[@BernieHolland-w4l]

Fiona Bruce is a greedy arrogant and self-centred neo-liberal hack - as is Kay Burley - getting paid a fortune to lie and obfuscate - they should both be sacked and put to work in a food bank - then they might understand the harsh realities faced by ordinary working people on a daily basis

[@paulcox3950]

Can't fault him for being honest

[@vivalaleta]

Thank you, Lynch, for using your 15 minutes to speak truth to power.

[@EvaluateAssimilate]

one thing I took from this is the urgency to focus the population on punching down as opposed to punching up.

[@virtualgran2980]

The panel and audience were chosen to take Mick down, and they failed

[@mikepurdy1738]

Mike's composure is unparalleled

[@AngelicusImmortus]

It’s always fun when a Trade Union rep knows more than the politicians and the loony campaigners who simply want to shout out against fairness.

[@alannairn9913]

When your argument is on solid ground, there's no need to lose your rag. I don't remember a Tory ever keeping as calm as Mick Lynch does while those around him are acting like spoilt brats.

[@carol-f8f7d]

their was a full house off Tories watch next week question time you will see the difference when they Thrash into the Tories

[@kevinroberts3765]

They are spoiled brats who have had it all their own way through lying and manipulation and they don't like it one bit when he doesn't take their bate and react to portray him as the bad guy

[@carol-f8f7d]

spot on

[@jaciwalker5667]

I can't get enough of Mr Lynch...I search him out now after never having heard of him.

[@pauljurgen-romrig9616]

At last. A man we can all listen to and support. He is our voice.

[@fatboydim.7037]

Insane we still have CEO on 1 million plus in 2022. I agree the system needs more levelling out.

[@elcristoph7380]

What’s wrong with making £1million a year?

[@fatboydim.7037]

@@elcristoph7380 Whats right about it ??

[@Nine-Signs]

@@elcristoph7380 If everyone was looked after, nothing at all is wrong with someone making a million a year from their own work, but even if all were looked after, there would still be something very wrong with making a million off of the back of the works of others you employ, which is the majority of the rich who got most of their income from rents and dividends, for no work at all, both of which are taxed at a lower rate than the waged labours of workers who created that wealth they never got. Those workers then leave the workplace that prevents democracy in 70% of their waking life from entering, where the 30% of democracy they get when not in work is bent to the wishes of the minority capitalist classes before the majority workforce whose interests are directly opposed to the interests of their bosses, workers need decent pay and conditions, bosses want lower pay and conditions to retain more profits and increase dividend payments to the handfuls at the top of each company be they investors of board members they are often one and the same, and always a handful at most. That wealthy minority then hands some of that extracted wealth to hedge funds, who lend to banks, who lend to workers as credit, meaning for the last 40 years at an ever increasing rate, capitalists have been loaning their workers the wage rises those workers never got, via the financial system, which workers then have to repay to their bosses via the financial system, in full, with interest. A good capitalist hustle till it all fell apart in 2008 and we have never recovered since, the UK economy is smaller today than it was near 13 years ago yet the rich have gotten massively richer. Now do you understand what the problems are my friend?

[@elcristoph7380]

​@@Nine-Signs You've told me a collection of 1/2 truths, and I'm not sure you know how wealth is actually created. Although I agree workers do contribute to creating wealth, this only exists within a framework, real wealth is created by the people who have the ideas and those who take the risk to invest in it. Workers come in after this and fill in the spots with either expertise, or repetitive tasks for which they are compensated.. some are compensated with low pay, other with very high pay such as CEO's who are basically well paid workers who are appointed by the board (time cook CEO of apple is an employee.. he owns less the 1%) As far as shares and dividends go. You can open a brokerage in the UK for nothing these days.. Next time you get paid put a % into the S&P500 and you can start building your wealth as well. I'm not sure why your talking about hedge funds, that industry has been in decline for decades. Cuts to bonuses, index investing and AI trading have pushed much of the wealth away from it. If you've been sat in a industry for decades with declining wages and pay rises, the smart and wealthy get out. Why would you remain in a stagnant work setup??

[@sajidraja1026]

This is the problem with the deferential British. They firstly worry about the CEO and the board retaining its privileges. Network rail and the operator companies have through slick accounting practices siphoned off funds to the fat cats pretty efficiently. They have been profiteering off the backs of the workers. This laughable comment about workers needing to move out of sectors with declining wages is about to be tested. Let's see how the small army of directors on a million plus will get the service running. Let's see who the real essential workers are and the real, net meaningfulness of the work of the overpaid parasites at the top. In 2008 the politicians perpetrated a state level heist in favour of the bankers. During COVID a mega heist took place in favour of Tory party chums winning plum contracts. It's high time for a general strike because wealth creation hasn't been seen for the majority for more than a decade. It's only been there for a tiny, protected minority.

[@dannyjones8712]

We all need a Mick Lynch in our corner

[@johnchristmas7522]

We need a lot more of Mick Lynch's, inside the Labour Party would help!!

[@carol-f8f7d]

she is another LIAR IN 2019 she went to court for Claiming Expenses and this was a room full off Tories

[@blueknight07]

Mick Lynch is a master debater. Never try and interupt someone ranting at you because they will never be taken seriously.

[@williamthomas2830]

Well said Mick. Keep on telling the truth.

[@jwsuicides8095]

Interesting how when someone talks about reality there is so much antagonism towards them.

[@paulinekelly4773]

The truth is bitter when it's told..

[@vexdup949]

Fear and a need to talk him/her down

[@lucabrasi3964]

They don't want to hear it

[@Michael020]

Truth hurts when you do well out of lies

[@dirtyden1]

This guy should be an MP

[@neilthewheelio]

No, he has too much integrity to lower himself to that level.

[@dirtyden1]

@@neilthewheelio True.

[@lew5142]

If he did, it would bring back truth.

[@asmodeus691]

Absolutely not. It would ruin him

[@qince15]

Well done Mick!

[@raffleticket4295]

That lady asking about dinosaurs has insane eyes going on

[@AnonYmous-lk9qy]

One of the best talking and intelligent people who actually understands the politics of the UK at the moment

[@Rich6Brew]

Always a pleasure to see people getting another 'Lynching'.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

An inappropriate comment that should be deleted.

[@adamgrayskull1587]

@@eightiesmusic1984 why?

[@adamgrayskull1587]

@@eightiesmusic1984 yeah I don't see it

[@nathanh5448]

@@adamgrayskull1587 as fitting as the wordplay is, just think about the sad and awful history of lynching

[@adamgrayskull1587]

@@nathanh5448 fair enough. I don't think the original poster meant any offence though, they just thought of it as a pun. Perhaps rather than telling people to delete stuff without explanation, they could say "perhaps this is a little historically insensitive given the history of the practice which still carries on in some countries to this day". Education is always the better choice.

[@deanoreilly2955]

Not only did the letter NOT say no compulsory redundancies it actually said the opposite “we do not have to agree on those redundancies”

[@leitfie3579]

Yes, and interesting isn't it, that her tactics are to speak more loudly and emphatically while putting the letter out of sight ..... I was pleased that the audience noticed this and eventually applauded Lynch.

[@willhovell9019]

What a human being of dignity and common fair sense

[@aliwhitwell]

Thank goodness for sensible honest people like Mick Lynch. So refreshing to hear him react to the idiots who are money greedy and cannot understand the needs of the working people of the UK.

[@johnroche6333]

Thanks mick,what would we do without you 👍👍

[@DaraM73]

More Mick Lynch please. Breath of fresh air

[@barefootnomad77]

This is guy that all the union leaders need to be like. Articulate, well versed, knowledgeable of his industry and capable of educating those who read scripted political talking points.

[@pantalisyianni8393]

Well done, Mick, for speaking good, honest words to cut through the lies and propaganda.

[@danzel1157]

If only workers would accept what they're given and stopped being dinosaurs!🤣

[@harrydavey9884]

That woman going on about dinosaurs is somehow able to say "I'm fucking mental" just with her eyeballs.

[@James333-n2q]

It’s a strange society when care workers have to use food banks and yet when bankers break the financial system and become themselves bankrupt they are not only saved from losing their jobs but are bailed out by working tax payers ..and they still get eye watering bonuses.. and what’s even more frightening the uk population seems to have been conditioned to think this is the way it should be. One day we’ll look back on these days as we do the Victorian age, with shame.

[@johnchristmas7522]

People are blind, believe the shite they read in newspapers. We should all watch out for the NHS because this government has a remit to make it go private.LOW wages for Doctors and nurses ,Underfunded, care workers left to rot, 90% of all dentists are private as are opticians. Lots of the NHS being shipped out to private companies off the back of Covid, Extreme waiting lists forcing people to pay and go private. Its done slowly by a thousand cuts until one day it will be just like the USA. £3000 for an ambulance £8000 for insurance on health care, that only pays to certain Hospitals, then only part not all, making you sell your house and go bankrupt. Not true? just watch the next move of the Tories. They earn money from private companies. The NHS is lagging behind European medical services, just do. a google check. you will see our NHS is being bled dry.

[@juliecobbina2024]

I love this man. He's for the people .... we need more of him .

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Fiona Bruce smirking while Mick Lynch is speaking, making a serious point. As a rule and out of courtesy I only smile when someone is making a joke and being intentionally funny. In a recent episode she referred to the Prime Minister as Boris. This is not acceptable. I have not heard any other presenter on any political programme for the last forty years refer to the Prime Minister of the day as by their first name only. Ever. That is because it is not deemed appropriate. Jo Coburn is a good example on Politics Live- she never refers to Johnson as Boris. Incidentally, the BBC should have given her the role of presenting its political programme on a Sunday as she is scrupulously even handed. The BBC claims it believes in impartiality.

[@stephensmith2601]

The BBC does believe in impartiality. The problem is that the people who control its funding do not. That's why we see people like Fiona doing jobs that should be done by proper BBC journalists who are willing to suppress their own views in order to uphold the integrity of the broadcaster. Fiona fails.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@stephensmith2601 It manifestly does not believe in impartiality. It is an establishment mouthpiece. It is not necessary to be on the left to see this. It is objectively so. I suggest reading some Media Lens, which provides incisive, granular analysis of why the BBC and other media outlets are not impartial. The way it frames issues is part of an establishment stitch up all day long. General Strike 1926- the TUC was not allowed to broadcast on the radio but the government did to great effect given Baldwin's fabled communication skills. In 1984 the footage of police charging at miners at Orgreave was reversed when broadcast on the 9 O' Clock evening news bulletin to make it look like the police was under attack. Government influence of some sort is the only plausible explanation. Even Jeremy Corbyn did not get blamed for that. BBC coverage of Brexit has been a disgrace and Farage has been given acres of airtime compared to others.

[@vilebrequin6923]

Jo Coburn would have made a far better host than old Fiona on QT. Ms Bruce would have been better sticking to poking around antiques and helping sniff out dodgy old masters...

[@charlielynes]

And the Tory party would have you believe that bias is left leaning... It's incredible.

[@petergaskin1811]

Fiona Bruse works for Mentorn Media Limited on Question Time, not the BBC

[@jaffat3560]

Here’s an idea: take the expense accounts off the MPs which would save the tax payers millions of pounds, make MPs click in and out like factory workers to show how much work they’ve done, take away MPs 2nd home allowances (we should do what Sweden does, a block of flats to be used by MPs when in London) cut their pay to minimum wage (just for 6 months so they can see how the rest of us feel) and then pay the rail workers, the nurses, the carers, the janitors, the porters etc a decent wage!

[@njgain1249]

In addition to him being articulate and honest, his biggest asset is his temperament. Always when confronted with false accusations, lies and complete bias he maintains composure. With that I hope his growing status and influence will shape Labour to some extent going forward.

[@DeltaMatt]

That women in the audience is unhinged

[@blairrobert3438]

Crazy Trump eyes. Same with Dorries. It's a cult of loonies.

[@WK2804]

No way she’s real. Like that’s the best thing she can spout out. 😂😂

[@superflatjellyfish]

It's because she hasn't blinked for the last decade of her life

[@SnafuFairy]

Her facial expressions made my blood boil

[@tybes99]

Mick Lynch is THE man of the people. Very pleased to see someone like him doing the media rounds and speaking real truth to power.

[@millwallholdings]

Man of the people on 100k 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@tybes99]

@@millwallholdings did you miss the part where he said "some of us that are doing better may have to give up some of what we have and transfer it to them through some kind of government mechanism" or did you just choose to not hear it out of ignorance?

[@jimkhana007]

Why aren’t the politicians who are supposed to be representing me and the British public talking as clearly and passionately about subjects to help the British public as this guy. It’s an embarrassment. After Mick Lynch succeeds in his objective, I would love him to create a new party to fight for the benefit and rights of the British public, and I for one would whole heartedly support him

[@geoffpoole483]

Mick Lynch's strengths are an eye for detail and the ability to communicate simply and effectively.

[@jimkhana007]

@@geoffpoole483 absolutely, and being open and truthful

[@frankiefire3968]

I’ll say it again time to listen to this chap 100% correct

[@peteconrad2077]

No. We’re not “going round and round”. She told an outright lie.

[@jamescrompton5260]

Joke of the year.. 2.32... There is plenty of talent in the tory party! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mariebarr1745]

🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@neilgraves5069]

SOLIDARITY WITH THE RMT . UNITY IS STRENGTH. 👊

[@Sickofdrawingcowboys717]

Everything about last night was bent. The audience to the presenter. Very curious completely right leaning show..

[@newageassholes]

I thought that as well.I noticed the business man at the end of the panel was cut off many times as well and a couple of the audience had unanswered questions as well.Ironically enough at the same time as the Tory's were getting stuffed in two votes.Terrible stuff from the BBC last night.

[@fieldagentryan]

doina cokehead sure

[@user-ey6rz3fv5y]

We need more like mick standing up for working people

[@nazyakhalid5995]

He says it how it really is out there for the working people Standing and speaking up for the little people Amazing and articulate bless you

[@Scoobydcs]

he ISNT corrupt AND knows what hes talking about! this is kryptonite to the tories

[@djdoolittle1315]

You tell them Mick 💚✊️

[@justsayen2024]

I noticed when she was reading from the paper talking about redundancy she looked like she was afraid he was going to grab that paper out of her hand..

[@ryanjohnston7844]

Could listen to him all day.

[@bladerunner9646]

Mick Lynch - A National Hero!