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  1. #101

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    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    The crisis the Tories blamed Labour for was a worldwide crisis in the same way this current euro wide inflation hike is a country wide crisis

    The Tories are in charge and if and political gain can be made by poking a stick in them , give me a stick

    They don't like the boot being on the other foot
    You have a point here. For years lots of people believed wrongly that Labour were to blame for the crash in 2009, because that's what the media told them.

  2. #102

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee View Post
    You have a point here. For years lots of people believed wrongly that Labour were to blame for the crash in 2009, because that's what the media told them.
    I am brighter than I appear

  3. #103

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    https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/...-of-mick-lynch


    Very interesting and rather unexpected article from the spectator. That Kay Burley was an absolute disgrace, trying to paint decent working people as violent thugs. Absolutely despicable woman.

  4. #104

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    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    I am brighter than I appear
    Don't peak too soon lol!

  5. #105

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisp_1927 View Post
    https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/...-of-mick-lynch


    Very interesting and rather unexpected article from the spectator. That Kay Burley was an absolute disgrace, trying to paint decent working people as violent thugs. Absolutely despicable woman.
    She's a tory weasel

  6. #106

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    Wonderful to see Mick Lynch handle the press like he has.
    He'd be a politician that I could support.

  7. #107

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisp_1927 View Post
    https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/...-of-mick-lynch


    Very interesting and rather unexpected article from the spectator. That Kay Burley was an absolute disgrace, trying to paint decent working people as violent thugs. Absolutely despicable woman.
    I watched that exchange between Mick Lynch and Piers Morgan about the Hood - surreal, cutting edge stuff, there was only one winner and it wasn’t Morgan.

  8. #108

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    Accidental double post, ignore.

  9. #109

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    Seeing Mick Lynch's tour of him absolutely bodying tories/right wing media across the UK is absolutely warming the cockles of my cold dead heart. Starmer should be doing this ffs.

    https://twitter.com/Rachael_Swindon/...1EaVvnNmg&s=19

    https://twitter.com/supertanskiii/st...rLpg980Tg&s=19

  10. #110

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doucas View Post
    Seeing Mick Lynch's tour of him absolutely bodying tories/right wing media across the UK is absolutely warming the cockles of my cold dead heart. Starmer should be doing this ffs.

    https://twitter.com/Rachael_Swindon/...1EaVvnNmg&s=19

    https://twitter.com/supertanskiii/st...rLpg980Tg&s=19
    A great compilation here. What a great leader he is https://twitter.com/politicsjoe_uk/s...MWA6355Nk5-Y3A

  11. #111

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doucas View Post
    Seeing Mick Lynch's tour of him absolutely bodying tories/right wing media across the UK is absolutely warming the cockles of my cold dead heart. Starmer should be doing this ffs.

    https://twitter.com/Rachael_Swindon/...1EaVvnNmg&s=19

    https://twitter.com/supertanskiii/st...rLpg980Tg&s=19
    Starmer is a waste of space

  12. #112

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wash DC Blue View Post
    Wonderful to see Mick Lynch handle the press like he has.
    He'd be a politician that I could support.
    Yep . But he would still be too hard edged for the middle ground voters .

    Alan Johnson was what the centre left needed .

  13. #113

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    Mick just being interviewed saying the right wing press are following him everywhere, searching in his bins and calling on neighbours and family looking for stories to try and discredit him. He’s really got them rattled.

    Time for the workers to fight back in this country. Solidarity

  14. #114

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    Such a shame we haven't got a clone of dear Maggie, our best ever PM. She would sort the Railways out 🙂

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    Quote Originally Posted by ninian opinian View Post
    Mick just being interviewed saying the right wing press are following him everywhere, searching in his bins and calling on neighbours and family looking for stories to try and discredit him. He’s really got them rattled.

    Time for the workers to fight back in this country. Solidarity

  16. #116

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    Quote Originally Posted by Talksport View Post
    Such a shame we haven't got a clone of dear Maggie, our best ever PM. She would sort the Railways out 🙂
    Well she was advised not to as the trains have always been so much more efficient than the roads

    Silly old bitch

  17. #117

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    These ranting union "barons" - well done Dan Walker as well.


  18. #118

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    Quote Originally Posted by ninian opinian View Post
    Mick just being interviewed saying the right wing press are following him everywhere, searching in his bins and calling on neighbours and family looking for stories to try and discredit him. He’s really got them rattled.

    Time for the workers to fight back in this country. Solidarity

  19. #119

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    ther doesnt seem to be many on these picket lines

  20. #120

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    Quote Originally Posted by Doucas View Post
    Seeing Mick Lynch's tour of him absolutely bodying tories/right wing media across the UK is absolutely warming the cockles of my cold dead heart. Starmer should be doing this ffs.

    https://twitter.com/Rachael_Swindon/...1EaVvnNmg&s=19

    https://twitter.com/supertanskiii/st...rLpg980Tg&s=19

  21. #121

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    Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
    Starmer is a waste of space
    Starmer is trying to win Tory votes that will never vote for anyone that isn't a Tory. He's petrified of the right wing rags. He's going to have a bit surprise when they really start gunning for him in 2024.

  22. #122

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    In a weird way, the strangest thing about how well Lynch performs is that he shows how simple it is. Be calm, clear, concise and assertive. Makes you wonder why the f@ck we seemingly have so few politicians/leaders who can master these relatively simple skills.

  23. #123

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    Quote Originally Posted by xsnaggle View Post
    I'm amazed. I've been waiting for a thread about the train strikes for some time now but there is absolutely nothing.
    We have threads on here about just about everything from partygate to immigration to curry gate, Scottish independence, anything, even football occasionally, but regarding the train strikes...nothing!
    The silence is almost deafening!
    why is that? Shirly someone must have an opinion on it!

    For me they need to embrace modernisation .

    Change working practices .

    Become more flexible .

    Provide by law a % of a service especially bigger cities .

    They have not filled vacancies in anticipation of redundancy , and transfers could be deployed.

    I'm guessing they are arguing on lumps sums..

    Ticketless booths has to come along with driver only trains and electrification as will more redundancies , you cant keep putting ticket prices up .

    There is a 25% drop in passengers that is unlikely to return due to permanent work from home ..

    We have seen this so many times where a heavily monopolised union does its best , gets great benefits , wages and then hits the ' we cannot sustain the cost due to drop in demand of passengers , fairs , consumables cost to keep maintenance flowing , renewal of track s , rolling stock and pensions .

    If you a business you can't sustain the cost if you seeing a drop if demand for your product its simply maths you have to balance it .

    I would certainly strengthen the lower paid support staff wage structures , I would not give train drivers any more money without a big agreement on critical modernisation and removal demarcation working ...

    So many big unionised workforces have trodden this track and ended up with less jobs , less pensions which eventually impacts on the consumer, taxes and future job prospects

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    Re: Train strikes

    Quote Originally Posted by chrisp_1927 View Post
    In a weird way, the strangest thing about how well Lynch performs is that he shows how simple it is. Be calm, clear, concise and assertive. Makes you wonder why the f@ck we seemingly have so few politicians/leaders who can master these relatively simple skills.
    It's easy if you know all the answers they are only asking him simple questions about strikes and trade union rules and the Railways, ask him what to do about inflation he wouldn't have the first idea!

    He might look calm on the outside, but look at the top of his right eye he's twitching like mad and it gets more twitchy when he gets angry or frustrated. He's good at answering the questions but it's easy as he knows the subject well, Stalmer can get asked anything, it's a completely different ball game.

  25. #125

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    Quote Originally Posted by North Cardiff Blue View Post
    It's easy if you know all the answers they are only asking him simple questions about strikes and trade union rules and the Railways, ask him what to do about inflation he wouldn't have the first idea!

    He might look calm on the outside, but look at the top of his right eye he's twitching like mad and it gets more twitchy when he gets angry or frustrated. He's good at answering the questions but it's easy as he knows the subject well, Stalmer can get asked anything, it's a completely different ball game.
    He will be very well briefed , its whether you will believe everything he says or how he delivers it and we interrupt it , id like to see him interviewed by someone who has a deeper knowledge of the industry and see how he performs , I bet you coudl get him riled up and lose the plot he looks like he enjoys bullying the weak ..

    Some interesting reads should cheer some up https://www.union-news.co.uk/rmt-sus...boris-johnson/

    https://www.union-news.co.uk/mick-ly...y-nec-members/

    Think he has been looking for the right moment to strike https://www.theguardian.com/politics...r-a-new-battle

    https://find-and-update.company-info...0/appointments

    Wonder if he had been in Corbyn's role he'd fair better

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