In front of the picket line at Euston station in London, Mick Lynch continues the interviews. Impeccably shaved head, right eyebrow slightly raised, the secretary general of the powerful RMT transport union applies to defend the social movement launched this week in the rail sector. A perilous exercise: the strike of June 21, 23 and 25, which was closely followed by railway workers, affected the daily lives of millions of Britons, as the television channels repeatedly repeated in the preamble to the interviews. The Conservative government, meanwhile, accuses the RMT of driving the UK into a dead end.
Opposite, the 60-year-old trade unionist impresses. His calm tone and his direct answers embellished with dashes of tongue-in-cheek humor destabilize his interviewers. Swept away with an ironic smile, the accusations of political agitation and disconnection with the economic reality of the country. From punchlines to skirmishes, “he conquered hordes of worshippers” on social networks, note The Guardian. And drew praise from the press, including in the columns of conservative newspapers opposed to the strike.
“Quand Richard Madeley [le présentateur du talk-show matinal Good Morning Britain] repeatedly asked him if he was a Marxist, Lynch laughed and simply pointed out that he was telling