Do you support the RMT?

[gordondaviesmoustache]

We're hamstrung by what we can and can't do under strike laws.

We wanted to do a revenue ban so members wouldn't lose out but legislation makes that illegal.

The only thing we can do is withdraw our labour and disrupt that way.

I know mate. Not saying you shouldn’t, just saying it’s not as effective as it once would have been.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

L

My questions were somewhat rhetorical. If you could have answered them constructively, you could go on to a good career in arbitration.

Looks like I’ll have to stick to the day job!

 

[TinFoilHat]

I know mate. Not saying you shouldn’t, just saying it’s not as effective as it once would have been.

I feel more shackled everytime I take action.

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

Same argument makes you wonder how high speed rail can be justified.

That’s totally fair comment, but I think they are too far in to pull out of the London-Birmingham part.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Tube strikes for a week from 23 July now too! Brilliant. What a shit weekend I’ve chosen to go there. No trains on the Saturday and now no tubes on the Sunday/Monday.

 

[Stephen230]

Will they be closing all of the ticket offices and putting even more people on the exits at terminals?

There isn't even a ticket machine at stations like Ashburys, if you are forced to buy online and show a QR code what happens if your phone runs out of charge or gets nicked?

We as a society are moving too fast we need to slow the fuck down.

As it stands at the minute, if there’s no open ticket office or working ticket machine you can board a train without a ticket and pay at the first opportunity, without penalty.

How long that lasts before you’re obliged to buy a digital ticket when there’s no alternative is anyone’s guess.

As for your other question, if you claim you’ve a ticket on a non functioning phone, you’re treated as if you’ve no ticket.

 

[bluethrunthru]

As it stands at the minute, if there’s no open ticket office or working ticket machine you can board a train without a ticket and pay at the first opportunity, without penalty.

How long that lasts before you’re obliged to buy a digital ticket when there’s no alternative is anyone’s guess.

As for your other question, if you claim you’ve a ticket on a non functioning phone, you’re treated as if you’ve no ticket.

This will put people off from travelling by train. When its a normal working day ( some operators wouldn't recognise one of those ) and revenue is down so Govt doesn't have to fill in the shortfall gap for them what happens then? We all know - when revenue really falls they will just hand the keys in and walk away unchallenged and without penalty

 

[TinFoilHat]

Finally a fair interview that doesn't attack Lynch and asks proper questions.

 

[bluethrunthru]

Finally a fair interview that doesn't attack Lynch and asks proper questions.

Andrew Marr had to leave the BBC to win that freedom

 

[MCFC Wirral]

Are there likely strikes in August? I’m planning trips which involves tickets etc.