I would love to see a follow up on how Northern Ireland is doing relative to the rest of the UK, since it is still in the single market and doesn't have trade barriers with the EU. Has it caused problems for them having trade barriers with the UK, or is it so far an overall benefit economically?

@emilymcplugger

2 жыл бұрын

@Richard Cruise I refer you to the song “HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN” 🎶🎵 🤣😆😂

@AshWeststar

2 жыл бұрын

I live in Northern Ireland, the only thing that I personally noticed is that many GB based companies don't put a commercial invoice on the packages (which would normally be required for international packages and is now required for Northern Ireland), which leads to parcels getting rejected by the mail carrier and a bit of fuss to get the companies to get it sorted.

@emilymcplugger

2 жыл бұрын

@Ash Weststar I stand corrected, but that’s still miles better than here.

@code6499

2 жыл бұрын

NI is basically annexed by the EU so I’d hope so lol

@maxdavis7722

2 жыл бұрын

@@emilymcplugger things have barely changed here tho. What’s ur point?

I wouldn't have an issue with paying high taxes IF that money was actually spent both where its needed and efficiently. But when lucrative contracts are given out to old uni buddies of the current government why would this ever be realised?

@jonsmith5058

2 жыл бұрын

Nonono, you are saying the wrong talking points. We are supposed to blame tax wastages on immigrants and refugees. You aren’t supposed to pay attention to all the corruption and wastage the Tories or Labour do by giving contracts, jobs and stuff to their old chums where they deliver nothing but get paid millions. Stay on topic, we’re supposed to hate foreigners, get with the program Samuel!!!

@danielwebb8402

2 жыл бұрын

That cost, relatively, 5p of your taxes. Everyone says they'd be happy uo pay higher taxes of X. Especially for NHS. Government announce tax increase explicitly for the NHS. People happy? Or not been positively received?

@samburgess7924

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielwebb8402 Noone said they wanted more taxes. That's why they voted on Tories. A poll of people saying they want higher taxes means a lot less than an election saying the opposite. People vote for government with votes, and for products with there wallets

@hedgehog125

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielwebb8402 National insurance is more regressive rather than progressive though

@tanjoy0205

2 жыл бұрын

8:23 ,Singapore :Ha! How capable is your leadership ?

Food price would be lower, energy cost would be lower, tax would be lower.......how ironic.

@doom1894

2 жыл бұрын

And yet food prices energy costs and tax have still gone up in every eu country

@Korisniknovi

2 жыл бұрын

@@doom1894 Sure. Those are external factors, but the comparison ok s there: has energy become cheaper COMPARED to the EU prices?

The notion of a "entrepreneurial, low tax economy" does my head in. Some of the most innovative countries are the Scandinavian high tax economies. When people aren't worked to the bone and have spare time they can be more innovative, where there is a safety net if you fail there can be more chances taken to succeed.

@riccagiaco

2 жыл бұрын

You’re absolutely right, BUT you must consider that who’s written that has been able to sign a deal, hail it as the best ever and then go back on his word days later calling it “unworkable “. I’d read through the lines and it becomes“ not sure what to do, better leave now and blame my successor “

@FullMetalFeline

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair though, it is extremely hard to be self-employed or have a small business there. I lived in Sweden for a couple of years and the tax system and high cost of living basically made my little business as an artist impossible. It's a great country for the more ordinary 'proper' jobs, people working in retail, services etc. get paid much more, work less and have a better quality of life by miles in the UK, but the cost of that is that everything is super stream lined. Big companies provide everything, it's very commercial, there is no diversity of small businesses, very little variety in services and local products. It was the one aspect of Sweden that felt very dissapointing.

@MrPiccolop

2 жыл бұрын

Off the cuff I'd say the main difference between bus and Scandinavian countries is that they appear to be citizens and we appear to be subjects.

@AshWeststar

2 жыл бұрын

Could you point me in the direction where I can fix my knowledge gap? As someone who works in tech, I haven't actually heard of much innovation in recent years from Scandinavia, and a quick Google hasn't shown me either. I've seen a lot of innovations from Asian and American based multi-nationals though.

@PresAlexWhit

2 жыл бұрын

High taxes doesn't mean great nation. High taxes usually means half is being wasted or put into corrupt government officials pockets.

They also promised that environment standards wouldn't be lowered, but then they did so that water companies could dump raw sewage into UK rivers, this was due to not being able to buy the necessary chemicals from the EU, a Brexit bonus. Any reason why this topic was avoided when covering brexit negatives? Also the devaluation of Sterling hasn't led to more exports and a balancing of the trade imbalance, the reverse is true.

@christopherg2347

2 жыл бұрын

The only reason it was not adressed, was to keep the lenght to less then an hour.

@Veemo590

2 жыл бұрын

recently snuck in a bill that allows the killing of crows so they stop bothering the pheasant hunts and the like - double standards on the animal welfare laws

@2036scott

2 жыл бұрын

@@Veemo590 do you have a source for this? I'm interested in reading it. thanks.

@FowlorTheRooster1990

2 жыл бұрын

These sewage companies have compromises and answers at their finger tips such as bio gas fermenters, plant based sewage processing and other ways of dealing with the issue.

@jamesgrover2005

2 жыл бұрын

@@2036scott if you go on the Guardian and search Crow, you should get there. "Some wild birds can be killed in order to protect game birds bred for shooting in England, the government has ruled, in an update to guidance on general shooting licences. General licences give broad permissions to shoot certain species of wild birds to protect livestock, aid conservation, and preserve health and public safety."

The UK's net contribution to the EU was £8.5 billion. Now, UK businesses need to pay £7.5 billion per year to deal with red tape introduced by Brexit (according to government figures, others put it closer to £20 billion). The UK also nees 50,000 additional customs officers to deal with that red tape and with checking imports from the EU. They will cost an additional £1.3 to £1.7 billion per year, adding up to 8.8 to 9.2 billion per year, so already a loss of £300 to £700 million per year instead of the pormised £350 million gained per week. That doesn't even include a single business selling less or moving outside of the UK.

@freddekl1102

2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't matter if UK in economical aspects is losing on Brexit, what's more important is that it's free from Brussel's yoke and independent again.

@sardendibs

2 жыл бұрын

It's even worse. The UK net contribution was £7.7B a year (figure from the UK parliament's website). The new customs declarations introduced January 1st 2022 alone have been estimated to cost UK businesses (and therefore British consumers) £13B a year (figure calculated by The Times based on data from HMRC).

@Arltratlo

2 жыл бұрын

isnt that nice....! i think that are great news...

@sardendibs

2 жыл бұрын

@@freddekl1102 What newfound freedoms are you enjoying?

@thetragicyouth

2 жыл бұрын

@@freddekl1102 You mean 'free' from ourselves, 'free' from rules that we shaped? And what about the 'sovereignty' we gave up to get the (almost worthless) Japanese, Australian and NZ trade deals?

In 5.5 years since the referendum no one has shown a single quantifiable benefit of Brexit. It's was a huge gamble which led to the biggest fiasco of the century.

Brexit is the political equivalent of stepping on a rake and then blaming your black eye on your European neighbor.

@waerlogauk

2 жыл бұрын

Only stepping on a rake makes it sound accidental

@adrien5834

2 жыл бұрын

@@waerlogauk Purposefully jumping on a rake while shouting "Freedom"!

@tauceti8060

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe your neighnour carlessly leave the rake there.

@waerlogauk

2 жыл бұрын

@@tauceti8060 The rake has been there for decades, carefully guarded and labelled "For third countries only, not available to members" and even then most third countries avoid stepping on it.

In any case, the UK sets a good example for the other Member States as to why we should stick together. So thank you UK!

@seankilburn7200

2 жыл бұрын

Poland doesn’t seem convinced

@SpeakHearSeeNoEvil

2 жыл бұрын

@@seankilburn7200 they're welcome to leave the EU if they want. But something tells me they don't.

@handraalin4891

2 жыл бұрын

@@seankilburn7200 poland idiotic politicians the same situation in hungary but population wise around 80% procent are pro eu so i doubt any exit vote would pass

@doom1894

2 жыл бұрын

It set a good example that the eu act like babies when a country wants to leave and instead of acting normal they squabble over the littlest of things such as fish and will turn it to an 5 month long argument it’s been what 5 years and the eu still can’t resolve the Poland or Hungarian situation

@Iazzaboyce

2 жыл бұрын

At least 45% of EU citizens would vote to leave the EU - 200 million people...

I’ll answer that last question for you and spare some viewers the suspense. Have they funded the NHS with the £350 million a week they’re saving? No. You’re welcome.

@WhichDoctor1

2 жыл бұрын

Mainly cause there are no savings, only additional costs.

@DNRTannen

2 жыл бұрын

Shocked, I tell you!

@Paul_Davies

2 жыл бұрын

You could literally pump £500 million in the NHS every week and it'd still be crap service, highly mismanaged because of the bureaucracy and political football that it is, the whole structure needs to be torn down and rebuilt by people that know how to properly manage things efficiency and effectively otherwise just sell it off because its unfit for purpose

@speedy7040

2 жыл бұрын

@@Paul_Davies yeah, like PRIVATE ppl, right ? So you could enjoy medical bankruptcy like USA does.

@jamtea573

2 жыл бұрын

@@speedy7040 No, like a competent service. The NHS is a bureaucratic NIGHTMARE with far more people trying to ride on the coattails of hard workers than there are available.

The rate of unemployment had really taught a lot of people lessons not to rely on job opportunities that is not guaranteed

@zoeamber1703

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, I saw all this coming that was I why I ventured into crypto despite the so much discouraged words

@zoeamber1703

2 жыл бұрын

It's all paying off now

@thomasfreddie9235

2 жыл бұрын

@@zoeamber1703 When you invest, you’re buying a day that you don’t have to work.. I pray everyone reading this becomes successful.

@thomasnorris7285

2 жыл бұрын

@@anitaheather1315 You’re right ma'ma , it’s obvious a lot of people remain poor due to ignorance, it’s better to take risks and make sacrifices than to remain poor

@thomasnorris7285

2 жыл бұрын

Investing in crypto is a plan for the future so it's high time people understand the importance of investment

It's going just like a lot us us thought it would! People should learn to listen to experts not NOBS!

@Arltratlo

2 жыл бұрын

but nobs use easy words!

@alpardal

2 жыл бұрын

But "sovereignty" 🤦

@rollosinternet1853

2 жыл бұрын

But we need no experts!

Never let the brexit bus die. We need to bring that up as much as possible. Find the clip of farage laughing only an hour after the results and saying on TV that it was "sort of made up to prove a point". I remember it.

@earthman6700

2 жыл бұрын

Gollum should be held accountable. Mis-selling is fraud.

@MrMartinSchou

2 жыл бұрын

In fairness to Farage it was never his bus or his claim. That claim lies squarely on Johnson and his campaign.

@thisisaname3283

2 жыл бұрын

The idea of a country going nuts over a bus with misleading claims painted on it seems a bit odd over here in the states

@Its-Just-Gizmo

2 жыл бұрын

@@thisisaname3283 well you were the people that raided your own capital building, being led by an orange faced loser, and a guy with a buffalo headpiece, with no real objective. So I suppose advertising political lies on a bus would seem like nothing to you lol.

@Iazzaboyce

2 жыл бұрын

How did the Leave bus lie?

As a European, i would be laughing if not for the fact that half of Britain voted to remain and was still pulled out

@HiHowdyDoody

2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget, it wasn't half, but a measly 48.2%. Brexit was, clearly, the will of the people and every single person in the 51.8% definitely voted for this current shit-show

@bellycurious

2 жыл бұрын

And remember that a lot of them didn't bother to vote. Most of population deserve what is happening.

@Bushflare

2 жыл бұрын

@@bellycurious If you don’t vote you still made a choice in the election.

@nothereandthereanywhere

2 жыл бұрын

UK did not vote remain. As much as it pains me, the vote was to leave. If you would want to argue about the vote, it would be better to say that the vote was marketed as advisory and the government didn't have to follow it.

@timofeyosin

2 жыл бұрын

Well, to put it back into perspective: it was 17.4 million out of 46.5 million registered voters, who voted "leave", i.e. 37% of the registered voters. In 2016 the UK had a population of approximately 65.7 million people; so 27% of the population (less than the third) decided that Britain was to leave the UK. So please forget about "half of Britain voted to leave and half voted to stay".

What d'you expect when they're building on quicksand? And we're sinking fast. The camouflage afforded by the pandemic has well and truly slipped, as other similar western economies have already rebounded while ours hasn't. And if you still don't believe it, consider how NI has zoomed ahead of GB because they're still linked to the EU (due to the TCA). And we have well passed the point where we can unilaterally reverse Brexit and will now have to apply to rejoin, on whatever terms we can agree with the EU - not that the EU would have us back as we are currently (for fear of Brexit v2).

@danielwebb8402

2 жыл бұрын

We are going to get back to our end 19 size economy the same time as the EU. Might be a month before or after. But materially the same time. Certainly no sinking fast. And 22, post "back to 2019", UK growth is forecast to be higher than EUs. But that is IMF forecast. Who promised a 2017 recession if we voted leave. So probably best to ignore that level of economic incompetence

@thewingedhussar4188

2 жыл бұрын

That is probably why the UK should sign laws that state the UK won't leave the EU if it rejoined. As well as vote in a new Pm who is pro EU and who the EU can trust. Have the UK do what it can to show the UK is sorry and ask what it can do to rejoin.

@thewingedhussar4188

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielwebb8402 They weren't exactly wrong. The economy of the UK did start falling and has been falling. Maybe not as quick as the IMF said it was, but certainly falling all the same. An no sign of doing better. After all this Covid and economic problems caused by it are done. I am not really seeing how the Uk can pull itself out of the troubles its in like the EU can. Plus, as a American, I can see the EU being much more attractive to big business and trade. The EU also has multiple states working together. The Uk not so much. What does the UK have that the rest of the world wants? You have service jobs, sure. But so does the US, India, and China.

@danielwebb8402

2 жыл бұрын

@@thewingedhussar4188 We were about the same size economy as France. And are now... about the same size economy as France. As since 2016 we've grown about the same speed as France. No better, no worse. No falling.

@thewingedhussar4188

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielwebb8402 I think France has had higher states since 2018. Their only problem currently is a debt problem. Beyond that, its business as normal. Otherwise i just see the Uk sinking.

Maybe they should’ve prepared for everything before they initiate a referendum…

@Arltratlo

2 жыл бұрын

lol, that would mean they knew how bad it will become!

@LeDoctorBones

2 жыл бұрын

Why would they do that when the then-governing conservatives of course knew that the British wouldn’t be crazy enough to actually vote for Brexit and could, therefore, use the referendum to cheaply get more brexiteer votes? /s

@andymcdonald8922

2 жыл бұрын

@@LeDoctorBones thats one of the things that gets me... where is David Cameron in all this??? Boris Johnson is the one getting all the hate (deserved so imo) but without David Cameron I doubt any of this would ever have happened. He should be getting pilloried for giving Terry down the pub the option to vote for something that he had no understanding of, as well as the stupid wording of the actual question, which very few people (including the government) knew the full consequences of a leave vote

@ThoriberoCaroli

2 жыл бұрын

Or at least before triggering article 50. They had all the time in the world to prepare and negotiate, but still choose to activate it before they knew what they wanted and how they were going to achieve it. I respect the UK:s wish as a political entity, even though I do not agree with it, but that's just poor planning...

@aaroncousins4750

2 жыл бұрын

@@andymcdonald8922 stop acting like u somehow know more than "terry"

It's a great idea to import food, a product that needs to be fresh, from thousands of miles away instead from your EU neighbors. Everybody who thinks this concept is solid needs his head examined! It would only make sense, if that food was sterelized or otherwise durable stuff, which isn't the healthiest food anyway. UK food shortage and high prices is mostly in the FRESH food sector.

@Mondfischli

2 жыл бұрын

... makes totally sense to people who think fish& chips with vinegar is food 🤣

@Adderkleet

2 жыл бұрын

Most cooked chicken products in Ireland are made with Asian chicken. And a lot is first shipped to Norway for processing (and to get it into the EU trade zone, I guess?). The cost-cutting measures of food production are bizarre and global. And as the fishing videos showed, most UK fish consumption is from non-UK fish.

@piccalillipit9211

2 жыл бұрын

"Processing" is the mechanical process of removing the FOOD from food. You see bacteria and mound LIVE on the same things humans do - food. That's a problem if you want to make a lot of money from food - it goes bad. so what do you do? You "process" the "food" to remove the stuff they live on and make it last longer. Any "food" that can survive the trip from America or Australia is by its very definition not FOOD. Cos if it were - the bacteria / fungus would have eaten by the time it gets to the UK.

@Liodegrance

2 жыл бұрын

@@piccalillipit9211 wouldn't it make more sense to remove the bacteria?

@Liodegrance

2 жыл бұрын

@@piccalillipit9211 ...or the other 2 sides of the bacterial growth triangle covered on every basic food hygiene course: warmth and moisture?

It should be quite conclusive to show the impact of Brexit. Do the same vid again but compare, energy, food and inflation with: France, Germany and other similar EU countries.

@piccalillipit9211

2 жыл бұрын

I live in the EU - Bulgaria, hardly a super power. My Electricity has not gone up at all... Food HAS gone up, but not as much as the UK.

@MelbourneMeMe

2 жыл бұрын

How about they just compare the project fear claims to what actually happened...

@piccalillipit9211

2 жыл бұрын

@@MelbourneMeMe - You cant compare two identical things.

@KelticStingray

2 жыл бұрын

@@MelbourneMeMe it's bad but not as bad as we thought is not the positive spin you brexiteers think it is

@MelbourneMeMe

2 жыл бұрын

@@KelticStingray didnt see any mentions in the TLDR remoaner video that address the key reason Brexiteer's voted for Brexit: sovereignty. Did Britain re-gain it's sovereignty after Brexit? Yes. the AUKUS defense deal would have been a key example, or Britain's covid response vs the EU's etc...

British people were asked to vote on a referendum, which they actually had very little information about with the exception of a campaign led by a documented liar whose self interest was his only motive.

This video is far too soft on Brexiter promises. They lied.

@thewingedhussar4188

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps, but i hear the counter argument as well. Some on here have said the video was to harsh. An now its a question of when and how to rebuild. As well as seeing what is the best way to rejoin the EU. It won't be quick but we need to face reality in order to beat it.

@alfrredd

2 жыл бұрын

They played with our countries future, the country our children will live on. They should be punished.

@batcollins3714

2 жыл бұрын

You will never rejoin. At least four members will veto, Ireland is one

I am so confused by the argument that Brexit would bring lower food prices. Who was complaining before of high food prices? It was already pretty cheap and I say this as someone not on especially high wages.

@d3r4g45

2 жыл бұрын

it was a tactic to get some low income voters

During the referendum, prominent Brexiteers stated the idea of leaving the customs union and single market was stupid and merely Project Fear scare talk. The UK left. I have no idea why anyone think Brexiteers aren't entirely correct.

@Iazzaboyce

2 жыл бұрын

Good! The most important thing is we got out! Politics is about saying what you can get away with to get away with what you want. I know the pro-EU side would have preferred it if only they were able to campaign (they actually achieved this for several days), but Leave was able to defeat Remain lies and Leave won. The UK is now free to chart its own course and UK politicians are tasked with serving only the people that elect them and pay their wages.

@MelbourneMeMe

2 жыл бұрын

Correct.

@cpkingadam5

2 жыл бұрын

@@Iazzaboyce We've been free to chart our own course for 2 years now and there's still no objective in sight. Boris and his gang have no clue where they want the country to go, never mind how we'll get there

@Iazzaboyce

2 жыл бұрын

@@cpkingadam5 Well, perhaps the UK electorate will vote in a different UK government that will do a better job for the UK. Not sure what this has to do with the EU or even North Korea.

@slaterslater5944

2 жыл бұрын

@@Iazzaboyce Your politics might be about lying to enrich yourself, but most people have a moral compass.

Enterpreneurial economy? He means a low-wages economy!

Personally I'm just glad the UK exited. I was tired to death of UK's attempts to cherrypick regulations that suited them and to avoid the rest. That said, it is really difficult to evaluate the consequences of brexit and it will be for a few more years still.

@speedy7040

2 жыл бұрын

as an average european, I already see some benefits of UK leaving. Nobody talks about leaving EU in my country anymore ...if mighty UK has done such a mess of it , nobody is crazy enough to suggest it for us ... And all those bussiness leaving UK ... some headead to my little corner of the world ...thanks.

@nicolek4076

2 жыл бұрын

The British never really bought into the EU ideals. Look at other European countries and you'll see the EU flag flying next to the national flag in almost every town. This never happened in the UK. You might see the EU flag at meetings of governments or on car licence plates, but almost never anywhere else.

@KelticStingray

2 жыл бұрын

As someone who worked last yesr in procurement I can tell you it didn't take very much time at all to see the shitshow

@idraote

2 жыл бұрын

@@KelticStingray But the government can currently blame the pandemic, true or not. Only when the economical factors stabilise (will they ever?), will people be able to confront them and dismiss their excuses.

@samenjaimy

2 жыл бұрын

@@nicolek4076 I have honestly only seen the EU flag in Germany. Never in any towns or cities in The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Austria, etc (except on internationally important places ofc like the international tribunal in The Hague or in Brussels)

As far as I know most of my father friends I would call "solid working class" went back to Poland as this was perfect opportunity to rethink living here. None of them want to hear about coming back because living standards in Poland are nothing worst plus the fact it's actually home there. I imagine not only Poles decided to leave, not even mentioning the whole god damn Scotland soon😌

@aw2584

Жыл бұрын

Yeah pretty much. I stayed in England because its my home and I love the country and its people, but unless you're part of the "unskilled labour", the standards of living got pretty similar while 20 years ago UK there was no comparison, Polish minimum wage was like 150 quid with 20-25% unemployment while now it's about 700 pounds...

they all lied and people believed them it’s disgusting that people listened to boris when he’s been fired from jobs 2 times for lying

We definitely will lower taxes, once this thing in the future happens and you have voted for us, probably.

would be down to know the legacy of the red bus promises

@MushtaqAhmad-lx5gx

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not gonna happen

Who could have thought that lower food prizes correspond with lower food standards...

So, the sunny uplands promised by brexiteers hasn't happened - wasn't expecting that!

I can always count on these videos to make me feel better about how things are going where I am!

In my opinion it needs time. Too early to make any valid judgment for good or for bad. Let’s talk in 48 years

Anyone who thought this was going to turn out well needs their head testing. Lets be honest, the only reason most people voted for it was because they thought it was going to keep those filthy dingy riding foreigners out, right? Well done for being so forward thinking there, it really helped the manipulators get their way. Some people in this country just make me disspair, they are so chronically inept and easily swayed, we just deserve everything we get from here on in!🤦‍♂️

@User-3O3

2 жыл бұрын

Despair* Fortunately, we're not as "inept" as your spelling.

@Altair885

2 жыл бұрын

@@User-3O3 Thanks for the help, dunno what the internet would do without clever people like yourself 👏

@sogerc1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Altair885 Yeah, don't worry, people in all countries are just as inept and easily manipulable, it's not just you.

the conservatives : *ruins something * also the conservatives : "IT'S LABOUR FAULT!" people: but... it was ruined in your government! the conservatives : "THEN... THE EU MADE US DO IT!!!!" people: "but the EU didnt made you do it." the conservatives : "LOOK, vacines..." people: "but it was done inside EU law! and actually helped!" the conservatives :" LA LA LA LA LA LA IM NOT LISTENING .... ALALALLALALLALALAL"

@Dreyno

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but people also have them an 80 seat majority. So people should cop the f**k on.

@nigelsynnott7344

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dreyno But only 43% of votes cast gave them an 80 seat majority -so 57% were disenfranchised. Hardly democratic. If Remain had "won" the referendum on only 48% of votes, would you have been happy? Hardly democratic either! So who needs to cop the f**k on?

@Dreyno

2 жыл бұрын

@@nigelsynnott7344 Well, you do apparently. That’s the system that the British people insisted on keeping when given the chance to vote for an alternative system. It was rejected by 67.9% of the electorate who could be bothered to vote in 2011. How would remain have won with a minority vote in a two choice referendum? In fact, why are you even bringing that up? That’s a non-sequitur from my comment which was that under the FPP electoral system that the British electorate was adamant they wanted to keep, the British electorate then gave this government a huge majority of seats in Westminster. And even now, there no guarantees that the British electorate would vote them out either. People get the government (and election system) they deserve.

@nigelsynnott7344

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dreyno Without going into they whys and wherefores of the electorate's decision to retain FPTP, which as a democrat I accept, it doesn't alter the fact that that system is manifestly undemocratic - the reverse almost of the referendum. You're of course right to say that people get the govt they deserve, but they do deserve a better voting system than either FPTP or AV, as neither give as democratic a result as PR, as used in most European countries. Both the US and UK use FPTP, and both have had or have populist governments which have/are manifestly failing them.

@Dreyno

2 жыл бұрын

@@nigelsynnott7344 And if PR were proposed in the morning, it’s not certain it would be accepted. Latest polls put it at 52% in favour of electoral reform. After a no doubt divisive campaign, it’s quite possible/likely that people would stick with what they know. It’s a failure of the media, the education system and the opposition parties that FPP continues to fester.

Its going even worse that I expected 😪

Admit it Britons. Brexit is England shooting themselves in the foot.

Isn't it so easy for politicians to spout nonsense? Every time they move their lips you can tell they're lying.

@thewingedhussar4188

2 жыл бұрын

A wise American once said politicians are like diapers. You need to change them once in a while cause they both end up full of shit.

2:00 That legit doesn't even make sense it should've been obvious that leaving the EU means more regulations and the employees and traingrequired to meet them, along with additional time that goods are spent at the borders before being further transported. How the hell was that ever going to make things cheaper?

@HiHowdyDoody

2 жыл бұрын

The Tory press said it would, so it would. Common sense was never required

@neodym5809

2 жыл бұрын

Because the UK is SOOOO special, the EU has no choice but to give them all the benefits of membership without any obligations (BMWs and Prosecco).

@speedy7040

2 жыл бұрын

MAGIC. ...

@danielwebb8402

2 жыл бұрын

Because CAP deliberately raises consumer food prices. That is its reason detre. Tariffs and quotas on food that the UK can now lower. Your comment is true for food imported from the EU. Now more admin. But still subsidised by EU taxpayers via CAP.

What happened to that "£350 million" if it didn't go to the NHS

This video has turned out way too "both sides" than I'd expect. Where is the comparison to food price inflation in comparable EU countries?

@9:40 I think you meant 350 Million a WEEK for the NHS, was the promise. Not as you said, 350 a DAY. Not that either amount were realistic, anyhow, as was admitted years ago, now. And anyhow, we know that Sunak has been in talks with US insurance providers, so we also know that they are selling off what they can of the NHS, or at least that appears to be their intention. Would be interesting to hear your take on this.

@jamtea573

2 жыл бұрын

Well the £63.4 Billion extra spent in 2020 thanks to covid averages out to £1.219 billion a week, so there's no question of the fact that MASSIVE amounts of money have been funnelled into the NHS. Whether most of that went anywhere useful however will be the real point of contention.

@roryokane5907

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamtea573 yeah, that won’t help us in the long run. That level of spending on, say, pay rises to recruit and retain staff, and more hospitals, might be worthwhile.

@jamtea573

2 жыл бұрын

@@roryokane5907 it's really more to point out that Covid has utterly undermined any legitimate criticism or analysis of the impact of Brexit on basically any sector of society. Anything you could point to and say "Brexit did that" will almost certainly be more effected by the ramifications of covid and the policies surrounding it.

@mattd2129

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamtea573 All you need to do is see how our peers have recovered compared to us. The evidence is pretty damning.

One issue I think was ignored was the UK simplify ignoring deals they signed and thereby breaking their word with the EU.. This may have major ramifications for trade as no country wants a unreliable partner

@glynnwright1699

2 жыл бұрын

The rest of the world has no interest in a parochial dispute between the UK and EU.

@TheEvertw

2 жыл бұрын

It is fine to deal with an unreliable partner, as long as you make sure you come out the better. Unreliability costs you money.

@glynnwright1699

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheEvertw One of the main impediments to financial trading within the EU is that the rest of the world holds EU courts in much lower regard, for commercial law, than English courts.

Part 2 would be great!

Gimme that part 2 lads. That bus was a blight.

I think it's fair to say that a year after Brexit isn't long enough to show the true benefits (if there are any). Especially given covid and the energy crisis.

@LouiseT2405

2 жыл бұрын

I think they should have made it clear then to the public because I think those who voted to leave were fed a fantasy tale that their lives would improve overnight and things would go back to being jolly old England like they love to nostalgia over from the 50’s-70’s.

@georgejessup7938

2 жыл бұрын

@@LouiseT2405 trying to deliver political messages is difficult. You give a hint of doubt or a single opening and the opposition will quote mine you to destroy the message. This isn't a Conservative or Labour statement it's just universal.

@beingdoingtarot7261

2 жыл бұрын

Jacob Reese Mog has said Brexit benefits may take 50 years to arrive. Riiighhttt.

@georgejessup7938

2 жыл бұрын

@@beingdoingtarot7261 whilst I don't disagree that politicians and forward thinking people should be thinking about the ramifications of their actions 50 years from now. If it does take 50 years that would be ridiculous!

@stevebinning977

2 жыл бұрын

@@beingdoingtarot7261 So it doesn't affect him and his rich tory mates detrimentally. If he is trying to sell it, that was a very stupid thing to say even if it was true. Highly doubtful given the massive damage which will be done in the interim.

So, your conclusion is that all this mayhem is not likely due to brexit. But all projections point to brexit. Amazing... Well, I can only leave by saying " - Welcome to the Brexit, Sir!" LMAO

@maxdavis7722

2 жыл бұрын

What?

the actual assessment can only be carried out at the end of 2022 because the brexit was not complete until January 1, 2022.

@stephenconway2468

2 жыл бұрын

Actually some aspects will be delayed still a bit longer.

There’s absolutely no way they believed any of that twaddle

If Scotland and NI gain their freedom, it will have been worth it

@doom1894

2 жыл бұрын

I doubt Scotland will gain independence and a lot of people in NI especially the younger generation aren’t in favour of reminding in the uk or joining Ireland and most considered themselves in northern Irish rather than Irish or British. So not sure how that will play out

@tnickknight

2 жыл бұрын

@@doom1894 it's not a question of if, but when. Oh even the DUP now it's over that's why they are fighting to make things worse for NI, because they now it's soon game over

This video would better fit into the UK channel, it is about the UK, not the EU after all. Brexit is an UK issue, not an EU one.

@Paul_Davies

2 жыл бұрын

Well it kinda is about the EU too, after all the UK was one of the top contributors and it probably wouldn't have happened in the first place if the EU just remained the trading block it originally was instead of wanting to be the 4th Reich

@jounik

2 жыл бұрын

@@Paul_Davies None of the decisions leading to Brexit were made by the EU.

@Soordhin

2 жыл бұрын

@@Paul_Davies Brexit in itself might have been about it, to those misguided by russian paid propaganda, but this video surely isn't. After all it is about what happens in the UK after Brexit, none of which has to do with the EU anymore. It is solely the responsibility of the Putin elected committee of the Tory Party.

@Paul_Davies

2 жыл бұрын

@@jounik 'None of the decisions leading to Brexit ware made by the EU' yet decisions made by the EU were what caused many to want to leave the EU hence why Brexit came to be and that's the truth of it, even other member states was considering leaving

@Paul_Davies

2 жыл бұрын

@@Soordhin things are more complex than that but no one likes to look at the real reasons nor admit there's issues, its easier to just constantly blame Russia and Putin for everything instead

Why does "chlorinated chicken" come up so often in British discussions? It's never once brought up in the States, and apparently we eat it all the time.

Take a shot every time the narrator says “Brexit”

I am very against brexit but this video was ridiculous. Not once did TLDR mention that the possible benefits from brexit are long term rather than short term as they rely on British industry and market having time to take advantage of, profit from and grow as a result of possible better trade deals and lack of regulation and, "red tape". How can you expect this process to take place within a year even in the absence of covid? I would also like to point out that basically all the predictions about brexit (good luck finding any positive ones!) have so far turned out to be overestimates while we have yet to have anything to judge the possible benefits off of. imo brexit was a ridiculous idea driven into a movement by blind nationalism and half blind statements. That doesn't make this video any less half blind.

@ragerancher

2 жыл бұрын

Goalposts keep moving... We were told categorically there would be next to no short term problems with Brexit. When problems with the negotiations came up (after saying it would be the easiest deal ever) Brexiteers changed to saying the deal would be difficult (all Brussels fault of course, we were completely innocent) but the end result would be fantastic because we had all the cards. We then get a deal after having an extension and immediately Brexiteers are tearing up their own deal saying it is crap and we can get a better deal. We are then told we have an oven ready deal, only to find out there isn't an oven ready deal. We get a new deal signed with Johnson and not even a year later, the Tories are trying to renege on it and saying the deal they touted as "brilliant" before was actually full of holes and rubbish (all the EU's fault again, not ours). ONE side in this has consistently been moving the goalposts and one side has not. Now you are moving them again and saying yes the negotiation was difficult, yes we didn't hold all the cards, yes we short term actually does cost us, yes it costs us more than our contribution, yes we haven't got the great trade deals we said we would but LONG TERM! Given every single Brexiteer claim about the benefits has shown to be anything from hopelessly optimistic to outright lies, why should we believe these long term gains are coming either? You seem to act like somehow with the decision making being in Westminster, that the decision making will be BETTER!? Have you seen the decision making of our govenment?

@sunrae3971

2 жыл бұрын

The Video showed the so called "de-regulation" or fighting "red-tape" was already possible within the EU. The UK even had extra Member rights within the EU. Yet there will be no UK Brexit deregulated Tax heaven squeezing out European profits, while taking no responsibility in our Backyard. Maybe the UK should move their Isle to the middle east or asia, where many of these Tax Heavens are backed by massive resources like oil or gas. There is no modern economy with zero tax.

@williamseldon1383

2 жыл бұрын

@@sunrae3971 i agree with you about the EU but I disagree with you about taxes - or at least I appose your closing statement. Irland is the perfect example.

@sunrae3971

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Netherlands, Belgium, Cyprus are further examples with very low corporation or finance tax. However the races to the bottom will be closed and there will a minimum tax. I see this " brexit heaven" also in Context of these Brexit Free Ports, who were discussed. Personally i do not even think its possible as a Nation like the UK to achieve. UK is not small Monaco or Singapore. Thats why i some these Brexiteers already moved to Monaco (Ratcliffe) or Singapore (Dyson, seems it backfired). Just a lot of promised bs and the common brit will have to suffer with higher tax, to pay for the bs.

@williamseldon1383

2 жыл бұрын

@@sunrae3971 For me, the argument for low taxes is less about encouraging businesses from other countries to move over and more simply about giving them a bit of financial breathing room for expansion and innovation. As for the ports, we should remember that Britain does have a lot of potential as being just next to the EU and bordering the busiest shipping lane. I do not understand how a country being bigger would make it less effective for ports. However, if I'm going to be honest, I see lowered corpration tax (let's say down to 10%) as more of a necessity for a Britain outside the EU. PS: if i have any splling mistakes, it's because my keyboard dictionary thinks im Fr*nch

Thing to remember is.. the uk isnt getting back into the eu any time soon.. it would imo be at least a decade until the eu would even condider it

@sirecamelon

2 жыл бұрын

we are never going back. fuck that.

@tauceti8060

2 жыл бұрын

The swiss aint complaining so...

@SirAntoniousBlock

2 жыл бұрын

The UK won't exist in a decade and you will never be allowed back.

Singapore-on-Thames was never going to work, unless London was planning to secede from the rest of the UK (which I guess would end up being Atlantic Malaysia).

Oh the irony of the farage advert before this starts.

Thoughts and prayers to struggling Brits in the post-Brexit UK

@loopedandlucky4409

2 жыл бұрын

Fuck them... Ye reap what ye sow....

@mmtransport

2 жыл бұрын

"struggling"

@ryadhasanahmed5443

2 жыл бұрын

@@loopedandlucky4409 Not me, I voted remain. I knew Brexit was going to be bad in some way 5.5 years ago. Now it's much worse than I thought!

@loopedandlucky4409

2 жыл бұрын

@@ryadhasanahmed5443 unfortunately it's not even taken hold properly yet,I'm afraid it's going to get worse....my parents voted leave (I live in Germany 25 years) and now can't believe that they fell for it... Lies told by liars and a lot of Brits fell for it.... Good luck fella....

@ryadhasanahmed5443

2 жыл бұрын

@@loopedandlucky4409 I'm actually looking to move to Germany in the future and pursue a career in Automotive Engineering there just to escape the Brexit shitshow. I want to do my Master's there too, is Germany a good place to live?

I suppose that this exercise is useful this early into the new reality. However, Brexit did happen and I see no way it can be rescinded for decades. People in the UK need to look forward, toward building the best society they can as a separate island nation, or group of nations.

Just today the EU announced that it will allow member states to have 0% vat on certain products such as solar panels. So the UK could now have done that within the EU. So that argument is out the window.

Look forward to part 2

Part 2 please

Things are going as well as I expected. Expect HMS Brexit to sink faster this year.

@SirAntoniousBlock

2 жыл бұрын

As Johnson said: It will be a Titanic success.

@seriousmaran9414

2 жыл бұрын

@@SirAntoniousBlock well it did hit a very thick iceberk...

@SirAntoniousBlock

2 жыл бұрын

@@seriousmaran9414 It was fine when it left Ireland.

Thanks

Great video! Thank you!

Free market brexiteers seems like a bit of an oxymoron to me. We just left a free market with countries we do a large amount of trade with to find free markets with countries we trade less with ? Economics 101

@WhichDoctor1

2 жыл бұрын

When people say they are in favor of "free markets" they mean they don't want governments telling them they can't sell toxic food and dangerous products, dump pollution into the air and water, and not pay any taxes. The EU, slothlike and hidebound as it is, was still putting too much pressure on them to not actively hurt society. So that was unacceptable. I actually heard brexiteers during the referendum putting it forward as a positive that without EU standards we could start importing incredibly cheap food and household products from china that are currently not allowed cause they might literally kill you.

@veggiesupreme3556

2 жыл бұрын

@@WhichDoctor1 so unacceptable to stop actively hurting society. I suppose our market could be freer in terms of less regulated but also free trade is part of the free market with no tariffs which we just lost with the whole of Europe. Not to mention our passport is now significantly weaker. Such a step backwards

@WhichDoctor1

2 жыл бұрын

@( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Well of course! That's the joy of libertarianism. Without governments interfering with people and businesses freedom they are totally free off oppression, except by other people and businesses. So you need the government to stop other people and businesses from interfering with your freedom, while not stopping you and your businesses from interfering with anyone else freedom. That's what makes it such an internally consistent and practical ideology :p

@veggiesupreme3556

2 жыл бұрын

@@WhichDoctor1 exactly bro a completely free society would be the opposite.

There is also the effects of EU - UK border controls, and new custom declarations (new to the UK) that started this year, cause even more delays, and shortages, pushing up the cost of imports from the EU. And there is still more to come. Welcome to 2022!

@neodym5809

2 жыл бұрын

With the UK IT system originating somewhen close to the middle ages, it already broke down multiple times since new year.

I can't wait for video about that bus.

BoJo had a point sort of? Stopped clock analogy applies!

Imagine reviewing how Brexit is doing when we have had economic shutdowns due to a global pandemic.

@Joe-fn9mi

2 жыл бұрын

1. A lot of brexiters are saying Brexit is going well, so it should be reviewed... 2. Everyone has the same pandemic, so its all relative. We can compare ourselves to other EU countries

@williamwhitehouse8214

2 жыл бұрын

@@Joe-fn9mi Well they are ridiculous as well. No one should be reviewing economics on Brexit atm.

@bt3743

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamwhitehouse8214 is that because you don't want to come to terms with the fact you were lied to?

@williamwhitehouse8214

2 жыл бұрын

@@bt3743 No because to try and review the impacts of Brexit after a global pandemic where every major economy was shut down for more than a year is ridiculous. Now we have the massive implications to the global economy through too much debt from a failing economic monetary system and the pandemic. Inflation from the lockdowns and a failing economic monetary system. Fuel and Food shortages due to the war in Ukraine as well.

Can you do a video on the impact on the end of freedom of movement. As increasing wages for lorry drivers and warehouse staff I see as a net positive. However, it's foolish to think we can fully automate or get British staff for other sectors such as fruit picking etc. Edit- the comments on inflation I get the impression as long as these workers are on low wages and therefore aid in reducing inflation then that's okay for the wider economy. Personally these sectors have been overdue a payrise and inflation also has a lot to do with low interest rates and global supply chains (brexit Included).

@indogoUI

2 жыл бұрын

It's not a net positive because inflation is going through the roof. Workers in the UK won't see an actual rise in wages for about 20 years one report stated.

@KelticStingray

2 жыл бұрын

A net positive fir yourself =/= a net positive for the country. That's tory thinking there

@danielwebb8402

2 жыл бұрын

@@indogoUI Inflation same as EUs

@danielwebb8402

2 жыл бұрын

Lower uk unemployment than would have been otherwise

@indogoUI

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielwebb8402 same as EU's what?

Omnishambles , Disaster , Catastrophe

0:48 “It’ll go DAAHHHN”

What I want to know is: how likely it is for U.K. to rejoin?

@daviddikkers3671

2 жыл бұрын

Will proboly take a few years, so that the UK can prove they won't just leave again when they rejoin (I.e. have a few pro-EU goverment that's stable, and allign laws with how the EU does things)

@frankowot4

2 жыл бұрын

In about 50 years and assuming the Tory party no longer exists.

@Jordan_Warrington

2 жыл бұрын

Unlikely as the UK wouldn't get its old benefits. So the EU we left wouldn't be the EU we join. One example of this is that we would likely need to give up the £ and join the free movement area. All of these are very unpopular on both sides of government.

@jacquesclayton4180

2 жыл бұрын

The European Union won't be around by then

@thomasthornton2002

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty unlikely the British public still don’t like Europe, even a lot of remain voters were reluctant supporters of the institution, and the EU would definitely demand a closer integration, joining the euro and free movement would be likely conditions. That would be completely unpalatable to the British electorate

As a person who doesnt live in europe, this whole brexit failure seems funny to me and idk why

@Arrzarrina

2 жыл бұрын

As a person who lives in Britain, it would be funny if it weren't so tragic.

@WhichDoctor1

2 жыл бұрын

It was always a joke, thought up by clowns

@InTaco7

2 жыл бұрын

As a Dane, this is funny 'cause it absolutely killed all serious talks of Denmark exiting the EU. Brexit is a great example of why we shouldn't leave.

@Kj16V

2 жыл бұрын

@@InTaco7 What's even more funny is that there are still Brexiteers who think that Britain is the shining example, and that the EU is definitely going to disband any day now, lol.

@Texo333

2 жыл бұрын

As a person living in germany its also funny bec there is a rivalry between our countrys. But i was in England twice and i met extrempley nice people there that told me that they would not bother to vote against brexit because they fought its not necessary because who would vote for brexit. By not voting u are also voting indirectly.... its just sad that Britian left. We kinda need a strong britian in Nato and id would have been important for Europe has a whole.

What is the source for the opinion poll at 00:30 ? None of the sources in the description link to it as far as I could see. Thanks.

I for one... Told you so.

But these issues are global and not just limited to the U.K. in fact other countries have it worse!

4% remainers saying Brexit is going well. NI has only 3% of the UK population and not all of them are for reunification. Are there some Scotsman seeing an opportunity? 🤣

@WhichDoctor1

2 жыл бұрын

I think Nicola Sturgeon is pretty satisfied with how things are panning out

When the title is collapsing or needs more time , things are NOT looking good

NHS is underfunded and screwed. Saved you making the next video

First of all, thanks for these amazing videos. I recently came across your channels and I am amazed by your quality and massive output. I just have one remark. You seem to use the network Aljazeera as a source from time to time. Are you aware of the criticism it has received for not being neutral and tendencious some times? Additionally, it would be very interesting if you did a video about this.

@Retog

2 жыл бұрын

Can you give an example of where aljazeera has been disingenuous with its reporting?

Always balanced coverage. You guys are great! Would love to know where tge £350m has gone!

@lateknight4754

2 жыл бұрын

pretty sure its with bozzers mates on the way to Singapore/EU/etc with all the other British brexiteer businesses fleeing

@rbxrockettrio8650

2 жыл бұрын

Cheese and wine

@lateknight4754

2 жыл бұрын

@@rbxrockettrio8650 but there were no parties! ;D

@rbxrockettrio8650

2 жыл бұрын

@@lateknight4754 who said anything about a party lol clearly all the cheese and wine was only consumed at business meetings

Waiting for part 2

Part II on the Brexit Bus, please !

440 of the biggest companies left uk to EU 990 BN flew from UK to EU 7500 jobs gone in London financial district 260000 people moved from London financial district to EU; Dutch stock market overtook London with record value of exchanges; UK GDP is now 2.46 per cent smaller; UK GDP per capita shrunk 1.3 per cent ; 48 per cent of British exports had eu as destination; Job rate is better than EU but let's not forget 2.9 per cent of British people ( active population) is on 0 hours contracts . UK grown 6.3 per cent last year but let's not forget grown is based on year to date and in 2020 British economy shrunk nearly 10 per cent... So deficit increased 4 per more than twice of the EU deficit... Covid : UK worst situation in whole Europe and 4th whole world .

@raymondwebb4179

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t believe , fake news?

@batcollins3714

2 жыл бұрын

A brexiteer has to believe that.

Anybody that believed any of the crap they pedalled is a fool.

It needs time, in the same way that any fire just needs time until it puts itself out.

I care not for the £350m, as I'm still waiting for the "unicorn" promise.

The electricity you were using to make this video was probably coming from France... So ja... Macron has the vital resources we need. Electricity prices are mainly judged and decided by France. TLDR... You mind make a video on Assange?

@tauceti8060

2 жыл бұрын

UK is an island so...

@FowlorTheRooster1990

2 жыл бұрын

@@tauceti8060 There are cables under the sea.

@tauceti8060

2 жыл бұрын

@@FowlorTheRooster1990 Oh

The point is that after Brexit it would be the prerogative of the ruling government to do these things. Now we have Brexit, we now have the ability but not the political will or competency.

@thewingedhussar4188

2 жыл бұрын

I would argue that this whole thing was a farce from the get go. Brexit was just not worth it and the fact the Uk is now on its own and has yet to sign a real/good enough trade deal. I don't think its a matter of lack of political will. Cause of the fact if it was due to lack of political will, brexit would have been given up long ago. Its brexit failed BECAUSE it was unrealistic.

1:40 so at what point are you going to point out that about 20 years ago the government at the time changed the metric we used to measure inflation in order to reduce how bad it looked. The official numbers say 5%. I assure you it's more like 8-10%.

£350milliom a day of new money when you mentioned the brexit bus. I thought it was per week?

To be fair, there’s rising energy prices, rising food prices, and a general rise in prices literally everywhere else in the world so I don’t think you can blame Brexit entirely for all of these costs. That’s not to say it’s not partly responsible, but I don’t think it’s been long enough to determine the full costs/benefits of Brexit

How about another video seeing how many of the catastrophic predictions of a post Brexit Britain have come to pass?

@marcusaustralius2416

2 жыл бұрын

Apparently we were going to have no medicine, food or cars if we left Sounds awful, glad it's total bollocks and always has been

I do think it was pointless, but I also think after some time it will get back to where we were eventually once trade deals are signed. That being said now that we look back on it I wish we would have realised that signing trade deals would’ve taken time and so not left in such a hurry

Fun fact: It's cheaper to buy Dutch and Swiss cheese in Australia than it is to buy it in the un-United Kingdom.

Food, fuel, tax gone up in UK but also everywhere else too , doesn't mean I think brexit is going well just those factors are not related inflation is far higher in some EU countries

It's always fucking hilarious to watch videos about the "huge sucess" of Brexit :P I find it fucking funny watching the Leavers rage at everyone for the "lies" and insisting that Brexit truly has worked :D It's like Trumpits but without the coup attempt.

@LightninBolt

2 жыл бұрын

No it’s not like the US at all. And you wait it’s definitely better for the UK. And we’re still in Europe.

Wait until all the of the grace periods end for all of the goods going into Northern Ireland, then there'll be problems.

I have to say, I was looking for arguments against the narrative; but you dealt with every one of them, which impressed me a lot.