Melanie Philips - an utterly odious bastard!

an ill informed leftie comic on QT, how original, yawn!

The first first time my ears discovered Mark Steel I became enamored, 20 years later they are as enamored as ever, simply wonderful man

We had rent control, it didn't work!

Mark Steel nailed it…..

Liz Truss is pure raging 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 spot on David.

11 years ago: "[London] is facing economic difficulties verging on catastrophe..." 2023: Prophetic.

Oh look. A loser to the right.

Why is everyone better at politics than politicians?

china was sadly vindictated, britain is falling apart

Mark Steel, the funny commie. Nah! No commies are funny.

When you consider the debate at this time and any other since the 2016 referndum its easy to observe a clear decline in intellectual discourse.

Imagine putting a fucking clothes-horse, pop-culturally obsessed...spiv like Elms against an intellectual of such power like Mieville...lmao whose idea was this?! Also the "soft-ball" approach sucked; China could have ripped Robert a new (intellectual) bumhole! Would have loved to see the outtakes

If you can't feed 'em, don't breed 'em! It's very simple!

Mark Steel is as prescient as one expects, having listened to him lot over the years. Like Jeremy Hardy but funnier and with a better grasp of public affairs.

Truss sitting there, not an idea in her head.

Even more relevant today

The old divide and rule, divert from the corruption, crimes of and exploitation by the rich

I fucking love Mark Steel.

Hes right on a few issues, But he's a Millionaire!. Plastic.

People on benefits getting more than people working????? It's not the benefits that are wrong. It is minimum pay that is wrong. It was started to stop a few farmers ripping imigrant workers off. They brought in a minimum pay if you payed less you would be in court. Then thousands of businesses jumped on board. The government's did nothing to stop them. Minimum pay is not a recomended pay level. It is the bare minimum to stay out of prison

China actually looks like an Olympic contender, yet he's WAY too interesting to be interested in any of that crap. Keep writing, China, and we'll avidly keep reading; The City & The City was so out there it almost made me give up on my dream of getting a book published.

why does the thumbnail look like china's going to beat the shit out of someone

stayed in Stratford a couple years ago. what a monstrosity. if that represents "character" then London is doomed

This guy's described as a comedian on wiki. Are there two Mark Steels or summat?

The problem is systemic and much wider and the only thing that matters is wealth. It dictates where someone can live, which in turn dictates which school they go to, which will have a massive impact on their future and work. Except now the jobs people would go into don't exist because of austerity, cuts on strained services etc. and zero hour contracts. Cost cutting measures economically strangle people yet make people richer. Whilst this is most people's reality, the rich can afford to live in the nicest areas, receive the best treatment and send their kids to the best schools and secure a highly probable good future for them. It has nothing to do with education or merit or talent. This system is designed to keep people in boxes and subdued. The divide is now predicated on wealth, not talent, nor education nor opportunity, and the gap has got bigger and bigger.

Still with austerity!! Disgraceful. This government should be ashamed. So many suffering. When will it end?!!!!!!

Good to see them bashing the bishop....

That tory thing with her nose in the air as he speaks, pretending to make notes. Comedy gold but in 2019 tragedy for the poor and homeless.

THE WOMAN IN RED SPEAKS SENSE !

MARK STEEEL THIS HAS ALL COME TO PASS AND IT IS GETTING WORSE - THE SLAVES HAVE VOTED FOR SLAVERY.

WELL SAID MARK STEEL !

Ever worried about squatters breaking in to your house while you’re out? That’s how Mark Steel used to find himself accommodation.

Globalism makes its impossible to tax the rich and the poor are the only ones who can be taxed.

Mr Lammy........oh dear!!! Although I do have sympathy with his opinions/views on benefit caps, I do not see him doing anything practical about it - even in opposition. Nope - "gravy train Dave"......

This is UK today. shameful

Why should anyone get 26000 a year on the dole !?I work full time I'm on 24000 a year the cap should be lowered to 20 ,000 ! I'm working class but give me capitalism over socialism any day! When you look at the history of socialism and it's big brother communism its horrendous!

Look at those chinless wonders in the audience at 0:31

david cameron in touch with the people !!!!!!! ( HE CANT FIND HIS OWN CHILDREN)

Bishops concerned about the poor, are you kidding, they don't give a shit for the poor. 24 of them sit in the House of Lords and there are people homeless. The bishops are the cause of the problem along with the bankers.

A mild call for them ( the rich) to show some restraint" withering words from Mark Steel about which boot HMRC chooses to wear.

Nice one Steeley

This vid is from 2012 B.C ~ before Corbyn

I love Mark Steel

It's simple it's called devide and conquer . Turn the middle class onto the poor .

Takes you back to the days when Labour was Tory light . . .

Good man Mark Steele not many like him with true honest answers .And the sheeple still vote Conservative hence Theresa May beggars belief.

"The upper class keeps all of the money, pays none of the taxes. The middle class pays all of the taxes, does all of the work. The poor are there just to scare the shit out of the middle classes."

The Banks were deregulated by Thatcher in the 1980's. In the real world Mark Steele, Tory austerity is about a Dwindling State because the Tory's do not believe in the role of the State. Furthermore the Tory's rely on attacking the welfare state to get votes of small minded people who believe everything they are told by the right wing media, the Tory Government, and the BBC uphold this carnage. Mark Steel does not grasp that this Dwindling State began under Thatcher over 30 years ago, when Thatcher cut the value of old age pensions for the elderly, and attacked the miners, the coal mines, and their communities.

... and then Jeremy Corbyn came along. 👍