Show 289 - *Mick Lynch Live*
Matt Forde's Political Party
The Political Party
4.7 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 6 October 2022
⏱️ 96 minutes
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Summary
One of the most prominent public figures of the year demonstrates why he has captured the imagination of the country.
Mick Lynch has connected with people in a way that few union bosses ever will, with his dry sense of humour and direct style. He gives a fascinating insight into RMT negotiations with various transport companies, and tells us what happened off camera during some of his most notorious TV exchanges. He also reveals what his most conservative opinion is and why he'd never have a combover. It's gripping from the first minute and Mick even manages to make a discussion about the benefits of non-affiliation to the Labour Party sound entertaining. Open a can of beer, make yourself some sandwiches and enjoy the funniest conversation about trade unions you'll ever hear.
See Matt's completely rewritten stand-up show Clowns To The Left Of Me, Jokers to the Right on the following dates:
Tues 18 Oct - Leicester Square Theatre
Fri 21 Oct - Bloomsbury Theatre
Fri 28 Oct - Bloomsbury Theatre
Tickets: https://www.mattforde.com/2022tour
Buy tickets to The Political Party, live at The Duchess Theatre here: https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/
Forthcoming guests include:
17 Oct: Grant Shapps
7 Nov: David Dimbleby
14 Nov: Matt Hancock
5 Dec: Rachel Reeves
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the political party. Today's guest is Mick Lynch, general secretary |
| 0:15.7 | of the RMT. This is easily as entertaining as you will have hoped. Before I come on to |
| 0:21.0 | this phenomenal chat with Mick, just a chance to remind you of some of the future guests |
| 0:25.9 | coming up at the political party live at the Duchess Theatre in London's glittering |
| 0:30.1 | western. The next show, how about the timing of this for a guest? Monday the 17th of October, |
| 0:35.6 | a week on Monday, grant, shaps. Now, not only is he one of the most talented communicators |
| 0:41.3 | the Tory party has produced in recent times, as someone who's now an ex-government minister, |
| 0:46.2 | you may have noticed from recent radio and TV appearances, he is not afraid to speak |
| 0:51.9 | his mind about the current direction of the government. That will be a very special evening. |
| 0:57.6 | Two weeks after that on the 7th of November, one of the titans of British political and other |
| 1:04.1 | broadcasting, David Dimblebee, all those election nights, all those editions of question |
| 1:09.0 | time and all the other shows that he's made. What on on are that's going to be Monday |
| 1:13.2 | the 7th of November, David Dimblebee, two weeks after that on Monday the 14th of November, |
| 1:18.1 | Matt Hancock, you don't need me to tell you why that will be so fascinating. A Secretary |
| 1:23.3 | of State for Health, of course, guiding us through the Covid pandemic. He was one of the |
| 1:27.2 | most prominent people leading this country's response to Covid so much to talk to him about. |
| 1:33.8 | Two weeks after that, Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, who has really stolen a march |
| 1:38.8 | on the government and is really leading now the Tories on economic credibility. So four |
| 1:44.8 | for nominal guests and then on the 19th of December, it will be the Christmas special and |
| 1:48.7 | I've got some very special guests to announce for next year's show. So on to today's show |
| 1:54.8 | with Mick Lynch. He is as entertaining as you would have hoped and the humour and the direct |
| 2:02.4 | style that he's got that has really allowed him to cut through in a way that very few other |
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