Russel has such a refreshing way of talking about depressing relevant topics, mixing humour with an important message

@taras6806

Жыл бұрын

So very true. We think mainly about the message afterwards, methinks, while at the time entertained. He's the best.

@mikeeroony6683

Жыл бұрын

12 years of tory austerity it's 12 years too late

@SchgurmTewehr

Жыл бұрын

agree. that's why I keep watching even the videos about the UK only (I don't live in the UK and have no real connection to it. I just care about the suffering people.).

@taras6806

Жыл бұрын

​@@SchgurmTewehr ​ I LOVE your reply. I'd humbly suggest, though, you sound humanitarian, & thank goodness for this... & as such, you do have a connection to the UK for its human beings, as to those anywhere in the world. However much the Tories here may wish to turn us into robots. :(

@SchgurmTewehr

Жыл бұрын

@@taras6806 thanks! I often think about whether I really care and I think I really do. I am currently working on a short-film of some minutes about the UK, combining articles and clips from KZread with sad music. It will probably take some days to weeks until it’s done. Maybe, if you remember my channel you can watch the video when it’s done and published. Have a nice day.

In Blackpool the council is still giving free school meals for kids. The local Tesco is giving them away too. There are some places trying to help but it's absolutely disgusting that we subsidise politicians when they pay is meant to reflect the cost of living, and it reflects it more than the average person because we are all cutting back. I bet we even pay the energy bills for these malevolent scum.

@LunaTrimming

Жыл бұрын

We do. Lizz Truss is claiming expenses to pay her energy bills

@NoRezos

Жыл бұрын

It's a pity to see the state of UK now. Politicians are pushing for tax break, while the policy didn't help poor family who even didn't pass the limit to pay the tax. They are pushing for privatisation while companies pursue profits above all (like water company discharge raw sewage to rivers and sea. They are pushing for "handouts" for people affected with high energy bills while their "handouts" is not enough and benefit the companies. Funds and tenders given to shady companies while claiming no magic money tree for poor family. And yet, there are still cults who will vote Tories for all 12 years of fuck-up and still blaming other or even making comparison "but others will be worse"

@Shebeast3

Жыл бұрын

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

Assuming this is all footage from a couple of years ago, it’s quite depressing that the cost of living crisis is only making this unbearable for those in poverty

@justmenotyou3151

Жыл бұрын

And it's putting more into poverty.

Russel Howhard. If you ever decide to run for public office you do understand that, the amount of people behind you will dominate most of lower England. Let's be honest here, Russell. You outclass most of the politicians serving in all parties sitting in a corner, writing jokes about your mum.

@R0swell5104

Жыл бұрын

Without wanting to insult Russel Howard, outclassing current tory politicians is a pretty low bar.

@taras6806

Жыл бұрын

Diamond comment. Yep, we'd all be behind him - whereas current Tories don't tell jokes, they just ARE jokes.

I honestly couldnt agree more. Food poverty is getting out of hand fast.

@Mrtamps

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@mikevoogd1619

Жыл бұрын

while the people with way to much money get diner for a week for free each day for some reason

@pikaboi1318

Жыл бұрын

@@mikevoogd1619 exactly

@crynne66

Жыл бұрын

The normalisation of poverty has been happening more and more over 12 years of Tory rule. Food banks should not exist in a G7 economy but they're everywhere now. Warm banks are next, they'll be forcing parents to sell their kids for medical experiments

@Sam-xq8xh

Жыл бұрын

There's a YT channel which talks about politics (A Different Bias) and he makes a good point on food banks... a first world country (which the UK is regarded as) should not have anyone reliant on food banks to be able to eat regular meals.

I'm going through hell with not be able to feed my kids properly, im going hungry but you make me laugh and that's what keeping me going, please don't stop.

My ex’s little brother is actually a cook in parliament and apparently all the cooking and serving staff get so much grief over the food despite the fact that the food is all free and that the food is prepared according to the instructions of several world famous chefs

@alfsmith4936

Жыл бұрын

Maybe some of them can taste spit and pee...

@SamuelBlack84

Жыл бұрын

Overpaid, entitled, posh twats who were given everything their whole lives and convinced anyone that isn't them is a waste of oxygen😡 Arrogant twats

@Shebeast3

Жыл бұрын

if I was him I'd do what Russ was saying about his special sauce 😎👍😁

I struggled with period products at school. I didn't quite get to socks, but I'd take a handful from No Limits, a mental health charity, and when I couldn't get them there then tissues or two pairs of underwear when I couldn't access any. Our school offered them- for a pound each. A pound for a tampon that wouldn't last the day. Pads were even more expensive (I think about £1.50) and while they'd last, they were the massively thick ones which showed through your skirts or trousers, so you'd have to tie your jumper around your waist, which wasn't allowed. If you couldn't afford them, the nurse would give you a sympathetic look and ask if you could wait until the end of the day. Did she think? We could just? Suck them back in? I have PCOS, and I wasn't the only one, at least five that I knew about, and probably several more did as well, or some other kind of reproductive disorder, meaning that it wasn't just a week of bleeding a month, it could be a couple of weeks, a couple of times a month, while your period is like Niagra falls. By that point, a single tampon is about as much use as a cotton bud. The problem was, if you couldn't afford sanitary products, your parent(s) were often working a lot and couldn't just come and pick you up just because you'd bled through your skirt. 30% of our school was free school meals, about 50% on benefits. If our parents couldn't afford to feed us, did they think we could afford a pound a day for a week? The disgusting thing was, they were donated to our school for *free*. They were donated by No Limits and women's charities, but the schools wanted to make a profit, to the point where girls' attendance was terrible and our uniforms were stained. It was disgusting.

@SamuelBlack84

Жыл бұрын

Why does everyone obsess over profit above all else? I couldn't give a rats how much cash I have in my wallet

@cazzabojangles

Жыл бұрын

@@SamuelBlack84 There are some that believe that money makes the world go round, but they forget that it doesn't go any faster for them by taking it out of somebody else's pocket

@SamuelBlack84

Жыл бұрын

@@cazzabojangles Profit means absolutely nothing. All it does is get you shiny things to gloat over, it doesn't make your life any happier. I know for certain that if I was rich I would still be very unhappy. Being rich doesn't get you someone who says I love you or hugs you. It's just paper, metal and tacky little objects that fill your home

@cazzabojangles

Жыл бұрын

@@SamuelBlack84 I completely agree. Those who hold onto obscene wealth out of greed and insecurity, have lost their souls. People who use their power for good, like Marcus Rashford, are the truly rich.

@bilindalaw-morley161

Жыл бұрын

That is the most shocking thing I've read in quite a while.

The UK government tries to imagine that period poverty isn’t a thing and therefore doesn’t exist………how sad is that really?

@cazzabojangles

Жыл бұрын

The majority of the government is men, and the few women who are there are likley post-menopausal. Either way, I would bet my life that they'd never had to beg someone in a public toilet if they had a spare tampon as they didn't have a pound for the machine.

@Bear_the_shepherd

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately I've been through this, i struggled at school and when I was homeless. I really hope they do something about it someday :/

@vylbird8014

Жыл бұрын

They're tories. They don't talk about 'that sort of thing.'

I would VOTE for Russell to be prime minister of this embarrassment sh**show of a country, he's got all the answers and would definitely get us back on track

@christopherbedford9897

Жыл бұрын

Uhh... no. He has _a comedian's_ answers which are superficial cheap shots and most definitely *not* the solutions that would get the country back on track. Just take a moment to consider more than one angle on a problem, not just the one-dimensional analysis.

@Alan-hq6ei

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherbedford9897 I get what you’re saying but at least he actually cares about people, is empathetic and thoughtful compared to 90% of the current government who couldn’t give less of a shit about the people of this country.

@christopherbedford9897

Жыл бұрын

@@Alan-hq6ei For sure. But sadly it's an attitude that gets you nowhere in politics - an occupation driven by horse-trading, back-stabbing, and perceptions.

@AngelBeeps

Жыл бұрын

Or you could just vote for a party that isn't the tories.

@Shebeast3

Жыл бұрын

me too X

Those with privilege are the one who need to suffer to get real change to occur.

This is why we love you Russel ♡ you tell it like it is & always make us laugh

@chaseshadow

Жыл бұрын

You're being entertained by an actor . . . . . . . .

@Sheik2791

Жыл бұрын

Cool story bro

@chaseshadow

Жыл бұрын

@@Sheik2791 Myopic carcass bruv!

Was answering a census a few weeks ago and asked if I'd used a food bank and simply replied that while I could I'd rather not potentially take away from someone with kids. Food being slightly wonky is natural, it's the supermarkets that want an idealised shape. Same supermarkets that sell shit strawberries which are bred for size, shape and often pretty tasteless.

@SamuelBlack84

Жыл бұрын

I was once offered products from a food bank, but I refused for the same reason as you. Many others needed it more than me

@tytn9978

Жыл бұрын

agree! "designer strawberries" have absolutely NO taste!

@R0swell5104

Жыл бұрын

You can't blame the supermarkets entirely, the only reason they sell this tasteless designer fruit and veg is because there's a demand for it. If people didn't buy it then they wouldn't stock it.

@andybrown4284

Жыл бұрын

@@R0swell5104 That's only valid if the supermarkets offer a choice, usually don't, and for the likes of a strawberry outside the natural seasons the choice is take it or leave it. You are correct that supermarkets aren't the only ones to blame, the tv cooks/chefs promoting out of season crops have also done their part to create the demand.

@R0swell5104

Жыл бұрын

@@andybrown4284 Again supermarkets will only offer a choice if the non perfect item sells. If it doesn't then they lose money and have waste. Given the choice between perfect fruit and some that is a bit wonky looking, people will choose the perfect one every time unless there is a significant price difference. I take your point about those ridiculous tv chefs though,

I can guarantee that no politicians would be watching your channel Russell. They are so far up themselves, they would not want their conscience pricked over all of their so called benefits.

9:55 I love how he does the car-insurance Churchill voice for Prime Minister Churchill.

Food Poverty is an extremely vital topic. We need solutions from MPs even if it takes a long time.

@Salomessanctuary

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree with you. Well, at least we had Marcus Rashford called for food for the poor children. But now he is not in England Football Team, shame on the manager. Rashford was harassed by the papers and they published his investments in properties. They should investigate and publish the MPs investments in properties. 🙏🖤

@fish5645

Жыл бұрын

You want solutions when it comes to the MPs? Get an axe and join the mob when it forms, at this rate people will be reduced to basic instincts and the rich are the first ones to get cut up.

I love how Russell laughs at his own joke.

Russell you are wonderfully awesome! I hope things get better for the kids of the UK. 🤗💖

@ragdoll1603

Жыл бұрын

It's hard to see that happening any time soon as things are about to get hell of a lot worse for adults, the trickle down being children are going to get it even worse.

Supposedly inflation has topped out, someone needs to tell grocers. Items that not too long ago were sold 2 for $5 are currently 2 for $7 ON SALE, or even 2 for $8. Apparently, the 2 fers are supposed to cushion the shock for people who buy a lot of a particular item.

I work in a food bank and honestly it’s so sad because we get less and less food and lots of it is also rotten and we get more people coming every week

It's depressing that the first part was from when Theresa May was PM and yet the problems mentioned there are still a problem, if not worse. And yet, people continue to support a government that treats them like this..

It s great that uk children get lunch at school. In france they get fed a starter, hot main dish and dessert. In others countries, like belgium, they get nothing at all ... some forget to pack a sandwich at home and get nothing to eat at all. Btw, in belgium the minister of health had all covid masks destroyed at a huge cost by mistake.

The part about the $900k plane rebranding always gets me, I love how Russell explains the problem with that and then we get the example of a free rebranding for a fine finish

Many thanks Russell for addressing these topics in your unique way

3:15 that joke sill works in 2022

@shadophaxx2401

Жыл бұрын

I think being wonky is a qualifier for being PM at this point XD

love watching russel howards videos, he talks about serious topics in such an interesting way.

How the hell are there so MANY HUNGRY CHILDREN in a developed country in the 1st place?! 😳🤔😔

Russell Howard is wonderful.

One thing I discovered (family in UK told me about) is Too Good To Go, I know it is in the US too but not sure elsewhere. Essentially, shops and restaurants sign up and you are able to get things like end of the day food that would otherwise be thrown out at a fraction of the cost if available. Not saying it is a solution but if you are able to get $20 worth of food for $5 it is something to look at!

Absolutely lovely!

People don’t like ugly veggies and fruit and there’s absolutely nothing common sense can do about it as long as the supermarkets indulge them 😐

@littleman6950

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately true. If produce has blemishes people assume they're rotting, blighted, or something got into it. Even more bizarre, the last produce doesn't sell. Doesn't matter how good it looks, there MUST be something wrong with it (now apply this logic to social gatherings and forming relationships...)

@cazzabojangles

Жыл бұрын

Soup is soup. Someone lend Sainsburies my recipe book- wonky carrot and corriander tastes just as good as taste the difference.

@magdalena_dewinter

Жыл бұрын

in new zealander one of our supermarket chains has a thing called odd bunch, they sell weird looking fruit and vegetables for cheaper in bulk.

@cazzabojangles

Жыл бұрын

@@magdalena_dewinter Same in the UK! For Sainsburies, one of our supermarket chains, we have imperfectly tasty, which is just the same fruits and vegetables for half the price- you can get a box of blueberries for £2.50, or the wonky ones £1, and they taste exactly the same. I'm surprised more people don't get them, my mum won't even get a can of something if the can's dammaged

Russel is my HERO!

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 you're an absolute legend Russell

Cmon Russell my guy speaking facts

I watched your interview with JP and it was civil..I'm a fan now

I think they should make it illegal for power/gas supplies to be cut off during the cold months of the year.

@SamuelBlack84

Жыл бұрын

Denying you something designed to keep you alive just because you haven't got enough cash to give them? What a pathetic system

I love his stuff, but when will something more recent be put out?

The last thing you want is for the government to get involved. The multitude of failures speaks for itself.

Oh Russell ... every word you said here I've said for years (tho with nowhere near the hilarity / impact) ... dear God we need you in Parliament love!

3:37 the problem is that MP's are NOT public SERVANTS, as you have shown multiple times. They serve monetary and power interest, not the people. If they served the UK public, your country wouldn't be falling apart.

In the heatwave a few weeks ago, there was a bus driver in a long line for the tills with a lot of drinks and water etc. My mum let him in front of her. Only right thing to do in my mind. To be sweltering in a bus all day, the last thing you want is to have to wait for ages to get a drink of water. I always do the same if I see paramedics or nurses etc. It's human decency I think.

Russel Howard for MP

Oh Russell this is nice and all but when you start doing shows again?

💓 breaking.

gluten sounds expensive... I'll stick to cardboard until my tax refund comes in, I think.

Here farmers every year do "harvest yourself" weeks when anybody can go harvest fruits and pay much less then in the shops..

one of the main supermarkets here in the netherlands sell "buitenbeentjes" ("odd ones out") for some fruit and veg. It's essentially all those ugly ones sold for a cheaper price. That way they get eaten, and lower income families can afford to buy proper veg. I don't see it with nearly enough products though, I wish they would offer more of a selection

i fluckin love this guy😆😆😆😆

Russell Howard for PM.👍😎

the first bit was brocasted when TM was incharge but yet were are now in a more desperate place!

Had to Google shreddies. Now I know more than before.

Se also have the same problem in Brazil. But unfortunately, many people, supermarkets, bakeries, etc, also don't help. They throw away the food here, and many believe that people (including children) lives on streets and don't have a job that pays enought to a roof and food everyday because they don't want, etc etc.... It's hard times everywhere...

ROFL!!! Ya the shits bad across the pond too!

The ghost of Jimmy Saville?! Savage!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Same issues with Malaysia but the deference is that we can’t air it out like Howard can, on a live television and in comedy

I'm watching this whilst eating Coco Shreddies!

@shadophaxx2401

Жыл бұрын

You monster

Russell: If you see me hanging around a school? Just to let you know, I am not a BAD GUY! Also Russell: **has a segment of his show where he talks to kids about specific topics. Whilst in a SCHOOL**

Seriously The UK make the best undies for those cycles each month. They cost less than €7 each and last three years.. You'd think they would consider for the teen students. 🇨🇦 has a drop off at each public library once a week that get distributed to each school. We also have a community program twice a week selling and giving veggies and fruit. If you can afford, you don't pay. Bakers among others donate. Any money earned buys food during the winter for the same program and groceries receive tax credits for not throwing out. In the 21st century, no child should go hungry. Why can't our government's realize that by now?

Govt MP's have a subsidised restaurant in Westminster. How nice for them.

release the bears. ☠️ im dead.

that's the crazy thing, no one does complain but the companies think we would complain...

I'll have the special sauce Russell ☺️❤

"Who complains about ugly veg" - no-one. But they just don't buy them. And that's because Waitrose only have the most beautiful, manicured, polished, and individually wrapped F&V, and so M&S and Tescos try to emulate, and so on down the line, and before long all the lumpen, misshapen potatoes are just left in the field. Simple as that.

he sounds surreal but yet so true😂😂😂

No shreddies? Skill issue

@IIIIIllIIIIllII

Жыл бұрын

Shreddies are my favorite :(

Um hello, maybe the British people shouldn't have voted Tory austerity three times in a row. I think its good this has happened. It will teach people to take voting more seriously.

2:50 ugly veg: my supermarket (Countdown NZ) sell a line called 'The odd bunch' - bags of fruit and veg that aren't perfect, it's fresh, much cheaper, but not pretty.

"...the ghost of Jimmy Saville..." 😄😄😔

Russel How hard 🤣

So in UK school feed the students? Is that all the time, or a response to the financial impacts of covid?

Well we know what the problems are. So now, how do we start doing something about it?!

It won’t change anything.

You wanna breed 'em? You FEED 'EM!

Any country with a ROYAL FAMILY has already declared that the peasants are worthless, and may as well starve.

We should all plant food EVERYWHERE and share the produce freely!

Stop MPs from claiming free Food, Energy, And booze and make them pay tax and live in the real world!

This wasn't recent as showed fotó of May and corbyn. This was when things weren't too bad so imagine how bad it is now. Sanitary wear is now free in Scotland.

Agree totally, that ministers should pay for their own bloody food, several million individuals/families not able to provide for themselves who try their best to work hard, how the hell are the morbidly obese ministers getting away with this? Utter tripe! (Is what they should be eating!)

why did i decide to watch this while eating a chocolate bar

The government need to help out, not schools, families, everything is going up except money theres people out there hungry its wrong

💔💔💔

Although more parents are on the doll now more than ever, even still, no kid should ever live in poverty...

Politicians are not going to do anything about this, it up to the ordinary people on the street to mobilize and get the job done. No child should be allowed to go hungry,unfortunately this is the world we live today.

The truly depressing part is that this problem has been growing bigger during the last couple of years

I glance guiltily at the over sized carrot i bought earlier

@MrMonkey2150

Жыл бұрын

But when you put it where it needs to be all will all be balanced

I have an extreme gluten allergy. So I understand

Soggy Jam Roly-Polys sounds like a disgusting sex act. British English is so much fun.

Why doesn't the NHS provide women with the products they need. It is a health issue. I'm sorry if this sounds ignorant I'm American so I was just wondering.

@butteredcrumpet4446

Жыл бұрын

Because unfortunately, periods are deemed to be a women's problem, not a health issue. It's the same problem you're having on your side of the pond: reproductive issues, be it periods, pregnancy, and abortions etc are judged to be women's issues and not health issues. Tampons and sanitary towels have regularly been classed as luxury items, despite being a necessity. Women's health in most countries is overlooked and getting treated for conditions like endometriosis, PCOS and other issues is difficult because we're brushed off as exaggerating and so on. Periods aren't taken seriously despite the fact that they can be crippling, because we're just silly little women making a fuss. In light of all that, why would politicians (who set policy, not the NHS, and who dictate the budget) give a damn about making sure women have tampons or sanitary towels?

@carveylover

Жыл бұрын

@@butteredcrumpet4446 oh thank you for clearing that up. I am always willing to admit to sounding dumb. I always hear great things about the NHS and I am sure for some things it is wonderful, but it should be inclusive. It breaks my heart whenever I hear that a young woman has to miss school or work because they are on their period. It happens hear too in the States but for now we have things like planned parenthood that will provide free products if you are in need. It sounds like from other comments I read that there might also be a similar thing in Britain but not as accessible. It sucks either way and womens "issues" should be womens health problems and covered.

@butteredcrumpet4446

Жыл бұрын

@@carveylover The NHS is a wonderful thing. The problem is that we have had consecutive Tory governments that have cut their budgets, as well as cutting benefits and so on. It means that the NHS has to prioritise, and unfortunately things the Tories can claim are not a priority fall by the wayside. They'd like to privatise healthcare, something I would hate to see. The access you have to things depends on where you live, and also poverty is a real problem. Given the increase in food prices, more people have to go to food banks and are still not eating enough. Household fuel bills are doubling and only going up, and then there's petrol/diesel. If you are a family already pushed to breaking, how do you afford period products? If you have to choose between your daughter eating and her missing school and going with out period products, the choice is unfortunately an obvious one. Women's health being ignored is an almost universal thing. A quick glance on social media shows how uninformed people are, and it makes it easy for governments to act like it is unreasonable to want period products to be cheap and easily accessible, and for doctors to brush off health concerns. The reason sex ed in the US is so abysmal in many places is for this reason; it was easy to say abortions are wrong to people who believe the viability of pregnancies can be checked via a camera down the throat and so on. Ignorance is used as a weapon to strip away rights, and it's heartbreaking.

Well theyve found a way not for some kids to get it. They have to go to a camp to get the food. Whereas the vouchers could go a long way used properly breakfast lunch n dinner out of that 30

2:38

Well, Saudi Aramco seems to be making $700,000,000 per day, that's every single day, in oil profits, so the whole world is simply f-ed.

#mppaycut that will fix most of this feed the kids!!

People say awful things about Nicola Sturgeon, all based on her physical appearance (of course🙄) but 'period poverty' doesn’t have to affect girls/women in Scotland, free sanitary protection is available here! Oi, rest of the U.K., pay attention sort it out or, at the very very least, stop taxing jam rags as an effing luxury…mutter mumble…luxury my…er…"arse"🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Needs*

We know it's all true but the individual has little or no influence on the ruling 10 per cent of society!!

@danieljob3184

Жыл бұрын

Here's the thing about individuals, if enough of them speak out about a subject, they become a vocal majority. Pollies don't like that, VM are scawwy!

Vote them out!!! Kick their soggy bottoms out of the house!!

I'm surprised you blokes don't have a food stamp style program across the point.

@danieljob3184

Жыл бұрын

You mean like the one the Tea Party tried to abolish under DT45's fascist regime? Aussies can afford to look after the jobless and homeless simply because we have fewer of them, why don't both of you give that a go?

@cazzabojangles

Жыл бұрын

@@danieljob3184 Try saying that to a homeless Australian. Just because the numbers are low, it doesn't mean that they don't exsist.

@zacharyhenderson2902

Жыл бұрын

@@danieljob3184 why you changing the subject mate? U seem stressed

Victorian Britain baby, Victorian Britain! Just continue to vote Tory, they have a amazing track record over the past 12 years, right?

Shredless Behaivior

We need to make this man prime minister