
He is the most talked about man in the United Kingdom, a social media phenomenon whose ability to tell simple truths about equality and social justice has captured the imagination of millions struggling in the country’s cost-of-living crisis, which could see many forced to choose between heating or eating this winter.
Yet Mick Lynch, the union leader behind Britain’s ongoing rail strikes, part of a wave of industrial action sweeping the nation, wears his social media clout lightly.