Do the public really support Mick Lynch’s rail strikes?

Britain is once again stuck at a red signal – with yet another set of rail strikes bringing the country’s trains to a halt today. The key question is whether most commuters will even notice the strikes are on, considering the dire state of the railway network.

Still, at least one person is in a chipper mood on the picket line: the RMT’s resident harbinger of joy, Mick Lynch. The union boss told Sky News from outside Euston station that the public had shown the strikers ‘massive support this week’ as part of the campaign to keep ticket offices open, adding that ‘our dispute is resonating with not just with RMT members, but with the public.’