Asking the most Brexit place in Britain if they regret it

Boston in Lincolnshire voted to leave the EU by a massive majority. 76% of voters chose to Leave the EU, the biggest proportion in Britain.
Ed Campbell went to Boston to ask voters if they regret it.
Reporter: Ed Campbell
Camera: Kesia Evans
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[@TheCriticalPolitician]

I live in France amongst a rather big number of Brits. Some of them voted leave because of uncontrolled immigration. When asked if perhaps they themselves could be considered immigrants by the French, they reacted quite surprised and irritated. Immigrants? Us? We're expats, that's different. By the way, we are talking about an area in France where you can find fish & chips shops, British builders of any kind, a pub, you can join a cricket club, enjoy a full English breakfast, and go to a British hairdresser. You can also sit on any terrace listening to the Brits around you complaining about French bureaucracy, French builders, shops closing between 12 and 14, the fact that restaurants aren't open all day and that so few people speak English. It's a shame that the word hypocrisy also exists in French, because I could have sworn it's a British invention.

[@dustingofthedecks]

Never understood that!

[@willieckaslike]

I to live in France, but thankfully there are not to many Brits in the area. I was absolutely 'gobsmacked' when I heard that a large number of Brits now living in Southern Spain, actually voted LEAVE ! Sadly, I understand that part of Spain is now called "England on the Med". With much the same attitude & facilities as where you are. TBH, various things I have heard or read, makes me ashamed & embarrassed to even admit I'm English!

[@dustingofthedecks]

I also live and work in France full time. I do think a decrease of Brits moving to France or Spain is underway. Resident permit is stopping people using their homes as a six month winter stop over, also reducing people working on the black, I am all for it. Take your choice, you can’t have it all your own way.

[@thebutchalmighty]

Bordeaux

[@roystonrichards1556]

Big difference between a Brit who goes to France and invests his money and an Albanian who rocks up in a dinghy and holds his hands out for welfare.

[@Willem-dd1fe]

BREXIT marks the first time in history a democratic country has put economic sanctions on itself.

[@PIOVRAME]

Accurate

[@Solon_2]

Nah

[@nick260682]

@@Solon_2 This isn’t something you can agree or disagree with. It’s just a fact. Your opinions don’t count in the face of facts.

[@charlesvanderhoog7056]

I love that phrase. Unfortunately, Napoléon did the same with his Mercantile system.

[@Solon_2]

@@nick260682 It's without a doubt not the first time a country leaves an economic block for political reasons, imposing de facto sanctions on itself. It's true that britain has done it, but it's something fairly common in history

[@CaptCanuck4444]

I have respect for the people that admit their mistake.

[@philizeed8938]

me too

[@oleksiychekin6756]

I have respect only if they do something that could prevent them from making similar mistakes in the future.

[@yourass7934]

That's why democracy is idiotic! most people are not competent in various matters, but they have the right to make decisions that will make it worse for them!

[@williamyoung9401]

Too little too late

[@cynic252]

“The best argument against Democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.”

[@alexandrostheodorou8387]

The best argument, against oligarchy is a conversation with the rulers.

[@dwaynekeenum1916]

@@alexandrostheodorou8387dumb

[@aziza000]

Plato.

[@theblog8413]

"Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time" thats from Churchill

[@theblog8413]

"Many forms of Government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time" Churchill

[@mechengr1731]

That man basically just said he voted no bc he didn't want his inlaws popping over 🤣🤣🤣

[@anomalocaris2593]

Okay that is based

[@surajhanda9096]

that was so funny 😝😝😝🤣🤣

[@sisenor4091]

I would admit. That is a great reason.

[@Thalia.Lambrou]

Baring in mind that Turkey is not an EU country, this guy makes no sense! 😂

[@Crosleyq]

Then proceeded to denigrate the less intelligent people for voting leave lol.

[@sarunas8002]

The worst is “i am a business owner - i voted to leave”. Boris really sold a fridge to eskimos

[@sarunas8002]

@@koschmxgood for you 🤜🤛

[@kimlog7476]

Practically sand to the Bedouins that is.

[@anthonyfrancis2374]

Unfortunately, Britain is a pretty low IQ society so people have to accept that they made their choice like it or not.

[@bunk95]

Imagine going to whats marketed as therapy so you sound like shit to William. Thats what that quote sounds like to me.

[@trambus1144]

Inuits, not eskimos. It's a slur

[@DaddySantaClaus]

chef from portugal work here 16h a day probably pay more tax than some british people. work in some of the finest restaurants in london, zuma le pont de la tour, city social and so on and on. i tell you this, very few british poeple working 16h shifts in the kitchen. i wonder why???too much work??? there are positions available and we are understaffed so why don't brits come and get a job? my back fucking hurts as i'm doing the work of 3. nevertheless, portugal is filled with rich british people and expats that drove the rents up and we portuguese people cannot afford to live in our own country. sadly ironic

[@inma2997]

Same here in Spain 😔

[@rafaelrp07]

No european citzen have moral to make that assesment. Sou brasileiro, amigo. Até hoje colhemos desgraça da colonização portuguesa. E o ódio dos portugueses contra brasileiros só aumenta em território europeu. Em 2020 o Alto Comissariado para as Migrações (ACM) de Portugal disse que 65% das novas empresas abertas naquele ano foram criadas por brasileiros. A presença criando empresas, novos empregos, etc é notável. Mas xenofobia e racismo também...

[@DaddySantaClaus]

@@rafaelrp07 a minha familia vem de mozambique manon, nao me fales de racismo

[@turolretar]

Brits can’t cook with a few exceptions

[@maxspechter4321]

Not enough labour, plain and simple

[@hothotheat3000]

This is sad. It’s like being determined to get a divorce and then realizing afterwards that you were the problem in the marriage.

[@Sidione]

I have to say, people regretting their choice and admitting a mistake infront of a camera, that does not happen everywhere. Kudos

[@HonestMan112]

Well its useless isnt it. The damage is done

[@igorsagdeev7881]

​@@HonestMan112Brick by brick, it can be repaired.

[@pinkyfloyd7712]

@@igorsagdeev7881 it literally can't be repaired, they can't get into the EU with the same exclusions and rights they had previously in the EU even if they got back into it... you couldn't be further from the truth

[@igorsagdeev7881]

@@pinkyfloyd7712 Exclusions, alas, will have to go.

[@hikkomori.official8640]

They dont admit their "mistakes" / racism , they are the type of people that always cry about everything.

[@deepisaddictedtoyt]

Brits telling others "go back to your country" is the most ironic statement ever 😂

[@seemyskill5543]

How so

[@Stanzafly]

Are you trolling or is this a serious question?

[@deepisaddictedtoyt]

Have we all forgotten about the erstwhile British Empire so soon? Not to mention that Britain is still holding so-called "overseas territories" far away from its European borders!

[@haizee2330]

​@@deepisaddictedtoyt you're welcome for all the schools, roads, hospitals, train lines and scientific theory.

[@deepisaddictedtoyt]

@@haizee2330 I don't know if you're trolling or simply uneducated, but I'll say this regardless, those facilities were not made for the NATIVES but for the COLONIZERS, and infrastructure was built to extract raw materials and wealth from the colonised lands, perhaps this wasn't taught in your English history syllabus (assuming you are English); also the post colonial countries should also thank Britain for the racism, communalism, destruction of their society, forceful conversation to Christianity, loot of their ancestral wealth, and the best of all - planned ethnic cleansing/genocide. Try to look at things from the other side; rather than seeing developing countries as "shitholes" learn why they became this way, and more often than not you'll find a European or American behind it!

[@ransom182]

"I was duped". Well at least some can acknoweldge their mistake.

[@annab9994]

The next step will be to finally grow up and take the responsibility for their own decisions…

[@awedsgtsvfcgtre7269]

Well, it if useful to notice that brexit propaganda was pushed by the same people who are pushig pro Russian propagada right now

[@nicholasweaver7809]

How was you duped, There is always 2 sides to every story, and I always like to hear both

[@hohohohehehe6910]

Have you been asleep? How can you ask how they were duped?

[@anthonyduncalf6190]

Duped by what ? Most people had a pay rise straight after Brexit as it was harder to get staff which proves that mass immigration was driving down wages. The Labour party finally admitted that they messed up and totally underestimated how many people would come from Eastern Europe after 2004. The real issue in this country is the property market has been allowed to run wild for 20 years so now with even the minimum wage at £11.40 it barely covers the cost of living. Mass immigration didn't help that either.

[@kogure7235]

As someone in the EU, I used to order things from British web stores quite often. That includes expensive musical instruments. Now I rarely order anything because of how shipping from outside the EU works.

[@tomislav5689]

Indeed, Amazon UK and eBay offered the most competitive prices and availability. They also served as a conduit for acquiring items from the USA and India more conveniently and affordably.

[@minoguirguis7932]

Same here!!

[@Ghenesa]

I don't order anything, just because i don't know if there will be customs fee. But to be honest all sellers from UK, started selling from EU shops...didnt order much though maybe up to 500 eur per year.

[@vedyp5992]

I can’t even order a perfume from All Saints store , they wrote me they can’t send it to Italy

[@dapred00]

That blonde woman doesn't want Europeans to come to England for paid holidays and benefits. She is still glad her husband who is a farmer got "lots of gifts available to farmers" from Europe. She genuinely sees no contradiction there.

[@honestabe411]

Farmers nowadays are heavily subsidized, wined and dined by politicians, yet still have a chip on their shoulder that their work is more important than anyone else’s. Part of the strategy is to affirm their victim status

[@Marcel_Audubon]

You didn't listen to her, did you - she did not support her husband's viewpoint. In the end, they did not vote because their votes cancelled each other out.

[@wotreplays8896]

​@Marcel_Audubon well, when you live with Karen thin lips what can you expect?

[@Marcel_Audubon]

@@wotreplays8896 That lady was in no way a Karen (nor were her lips particularly thin) ... you must be one of the lucky few who have never had the misfortune of an encounter with a true Karen, a Karen never finds herself lying in a field in Glastonbury, a Karen never encourages people to treat each other better, a Karen never speaks articulately. The stooge with the misguided facial tattoos whining (or was he whinging?) about "coked up posh boys" was more Karenesque than she (and had thinner lips)

[@wotreplays8896]

@Marcel_Audubon she is very bias to say the least. Imagine having a conversation with her trying to prove your point of the argument, if she didn't even managed to get on the same plate with her husband when they ware voting to remain or leave lol

[@NZobservatory]

"I voted for Brexit to keep foreigners out of Britain, not to make it harder for me to holiday in Spain!" screamed a woman at the employees in a London travel agency. She actually said that. The lack of self-awareness of the Brexiteers is almost as breathtaking as that of America's MAGA Republicans.

[@RichardABW]

Do you know what an anecdote is?

[@rorykeegan1895]

@@RichardABW Tell that to the Brexiteers who were living on the Costa del Plenty and forgot to register to remain. They didn't think for one minute that Brexit cut both ways.

[@rowalan1]

Where did you see that? I'd love to watch it. Obviously if World Cup game is on, watch that first. We've got to support our Media and Footballers who are playing on the graves of migrant workers. I'm a massive fan of Gary Linekar as he supports migrants and stands against racist Brexiteers. Don't get me wrong, making money off of Qatar whilst ignoring the deaths of migrant workers and being in someone else's country, taking their money but disrespecting their culture is slightly hypocritical. However Its to educate us ordinary people, so all good.

[@NZobservatory]

@@RichardABW It was in the FT.

[@RichardABW]

@@NZobservatory So what?

[@MarcosFMolina]

- Why did you vote to exclude your country from a 14.5 trillion economy? - Well… workers were bringing their families here, you see.

[@klabauterlach6499]

Well. In germany there is an INSA study telling that most of german people including citizen with migration background do feel foreign due to the fact that their melting pot of culture is undermining german habits and values. Just a matter of time until a change is set.

[@GorGob]

LOL oh boy we are doomed

[@marcnawezi1877]

Dont be an idiot, like France and Germany, UK use to pay more to the EU than it was receiving. They were asked to suppress theirbmoney and replace it with euros many many times. And when they asked for a special status lile Switzerland and it was not given, they just went their way. Now of course the EU is gonna do EVERYTHING it can to make it look like hell, blocking trade routes for examples, resulting in a lack of choice when you go to supermarket. Anyway some countries benefit from EU, some dont, France Germany and UK have no business giving 10 billion /year to other europeans for god knows what.

[@timothyarmstrong9351]

Most British people voted to leave the EU because the EU with literally forcing them higher prices for their goods and buy at higher prices for goods from other countries then the EU sanction them heavily to prevent their economy from catching up

[@EliasBac]

The « take back control in immigration » is such a dumb thing excuse. The UK is a freakin island. It was not part of Schengen. WYF are they talking about ?

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

They're just regurgitating the bs they read on the papers.

[@EliasBac]

@@TheFakeyCakeMaker lol I can easily believe that indeed 😅 Folks need to start thinking clearly, especially when it is as simple as ABC. but I think that is asking for too much 😒

[@enieniz]

i know!! always amazed me the level of brain deficiency

[@kayvee256]

Propaganda works.

[@aacmove]

Don't forget they kept their money and voted in parliament and had a veto. It's like trying to explain chocolate chips to a chocolate muffin.

[@peglegmotoring]

voted leave to stop his crazy exes family coming over has to be the most bizarre/funny thing I've ever heard

[@maneesh77]

it actually makes more sense that anything else they've offered. The rest is just dripped in not racism but really racism, wanting things to improve as a nebulous idea without any real plan sort of thing.

[@Aardvarked88]

Most rational brexiteer

[@cooper512]

It’s actually a rational reason though

[@willsoe]

@@maneesh77 that's bollocks though and doesn't help the situation, and your attitude is most likely the reason we're in the situation we're in. You can't just call everyone you disagree with racist. That lady saying "come over here to work, don't come over here to simply claim benefits", takes some real mental gymnastics to claim that's racism.

[@nillybetty7599]

Why of course all Turks are crazy just like his ex wife. Not to mention the entire population of Türkiye is waiting in line for the country to join the EU so that they can ALL emigrate to the UK.

[@colmivers]

That classic "we should be looking after our own" followed by not looking after their own

[@Hurc7495]

with regards to the classic line “they’re getting X,Y,Z and we’ve got homeless people on the streets” street homelessness has much more to do with mental health rather than housing supply. You cant just hand someone the keas to a flat and expect it to work out. You need a comprehensive package of education mental and physical health support and sheltered accommodation, the issue is that these same people who complain about migrants will complain about “benefit scroungers” and vote for politicians who promise to “be tough” with them!

[@Andy_val]

Imagine the nerve of saying "we should be looking after our own" and then voting Tory.

[@uniteddreamer]

And then vote Tory...

[@aureliangepu636]

🤣👍

[@alanhat5252]

@Dog boy no, that's Torys.

[@hokkaidohats]

What infuriated me about Brexit at the time (and still infuriates me to this day) is that the majority of reasons why people voted to leave were to do with solving problems that have almost nothing to do at all with the EU. Yet, BoJo and his ilk sold Brexit to the disillusioned public as a cure-all. The reality that I could see however was that leaving the EU was absolutely not going to make life any better because these problems were almost all caused by our own government or global situations that required a concentrated response from several nations. They were not the fault of the EU. And now, almost five years after we have officially left, leaving the EU has solved very little. It has not solved the crisis of people risking their lives in unseaworthy rubber boats. It has in fact gotten worse. Brexit has not made life easier for farmers or fishermen, they now work harder than ever for less than before. Brexit has not saved money for the NHS which, after years of Tory austerity, is in a dire state. The people were lied to. Plain and simple. The sad thing is, they've realised it far too late.

[@davec8730]

i give farage and bozo their due, they knew a good portion of british working class were thick as treacle, and they could get into their heads. the same crew are trying it again with reform. you can see now why putin helped fund the brexit party, to split the uk from europe, weakening europe, whilst isolating and badly damaging the uk.

[@MrCarol666]

Eu has nothing like nhs its dyer because managers misuse funding

[@erichodge567]

Every analysis by competent economists said the UK would be poorer after Brexit. And so it came to pass.

[@tianzhou1244]

Lol they weren't lied to, you guys just didn't want to see the truth, two different things..

[@HannaSahlman-ez5cv]

“i am a business owner - I voted to leave”. I am Swedish and I used to buy from a few online UK businesses and as of Brexit there was import tax added to pay and it became expensive and a pain in general so I stopped ordering from them. I am quite sure I wasn't the only one that stopped ordering from UK businesses.

[@khadarm1884]

I'm not British but what I learned through your Brexit experience is to never make decisions based on emotions.

[@veselinivanov7208]

They thought this is vote without consequences to their life .

[@kst6153]

What's even mad about the British is that they're all over Mick Lynch who voted for Brexit. This country is confused and messed up.

[@CarlosMorenoV]

Totally agree with you. I am from Colombia but I live in the UK from 5 months ago. At Latin America happens each time we have elections, we vote using emotions, not brain. We are repeating the same mistake done by the British over and over. I hope that the UK citizens have learned.

[@koayty]

Yes, not making decisions based on emotions is ideal but it's almost never done that way. There are perfect examples in almost every country, majority of the humans alive simply make decisions irrationally based on greed, fear, grudge, hate, insecurity and even jealousy. The more humans come together and form groups, the more vulnerable they are to these feelings taking over their decisions. Human beings are simply arrogant and dumb.

[@Iazzaboyce]

You're watching propaganda - the majority of UK people want Brexit.

[@Foople30]

'Lying in a field in Glastonbury' sums up British politics 100%.

[@121evans]

Thank you sister 😂

[@Ribod]

Sums her up as well.

[@the_local_bigamist]

Tory politics nowadays. Most working people couldn't afford it.

[@liamjones9115]

Honestly the most bare faced xenophobia you will see in your life

[@sham5280]

Spot on. Very opinionated for someone who couldn’t be bothered voting.

[@Nabium]

I talked with one Brit I met who complained that Brexit didn't work because, as she said, "you see more of them now than before!" Meaning people who looks different to her. A lot of businesses lost workers and had to get new ones, and many of the new ones came from commonwealth countries, so when the Poles left and South Asians and West Indians came in to replace them she got offended because to her that made it look like there's more immigrants now. I tried to explain this and that Brexit is the reason she _sees_ more 'foreigners' now, but she refused to even try to understand it. Brexit just meant less people looking like foreigners to her, and it really bothered her.

[@BCNpod]

Us. vs Them mentality and lack of humanity is cancer that will break those types of people

[@TonyZoster]

" Meaning people who looks different to her. " That is wild one . I migrated to another country close to 60 years ago. By now in 2024 29.7% of the people in the country are foreign born. I think there must at least some people from every country in the world living there. I don't even notice it that people look different to me . Well fair enough some are women and I am a man which is different. I hope this woman doesn't travel the world. She would get a shock because she would come across so many different people.

[@davec8730]

RUE BRITANNIA

[@Nabium]

@@davec8730 Britany street?

[@waxhawguy]

This woman would not do well in the United States.

[@jakey4683]

Imagine being able to live anywhere in 27 countries, from the coasts of Spain, to the vineyards of Italy, to the tech center of Berlin, to the islands of Greece and the French countryside....No questions asked, no visa or job needed... and preferring to instead limit yourself to a cold, rainy, northern Atlantic island, about the size of Wyoming, never able to leave again and thinking as you sip tea in your damp overpriced terrace house that no one is taking away your jobs anymore and you've taken back control. There literally hasn't been a more stupid choice known to man.

[@jaredhallett3547]

“No visa or job needed” yeh you have no idea what your talking about. 1 France, mostly because it’s insanely expensive for a Brit to move to a nice part of france. Trading some shitty city life in London for Paris is pointless. 2. Germany, it’s the fucking same as the UK but even more industrial with some mountains. They pay €80 for a 45 min driving lesson. I paid £25 for 1 hour. 3 Greece, seriously? They have some of the highest rents and bills in europe with a stagnant economy. The UK is actually very beautiful in a lot of places. Your comparing a life in a major city to a countryside rural life. You can have the same sunny beautiful experience in Yorkshire.

[@jakey4683]

@@jaredhallett3547 no job or visa is needed to go there. What you have done is added context as to why you personally wouldn’t do that, but it’s a way of expressing legal right and is correct. You, on the other hand, just admitted you’re broke while misspelling “you’re”. In other words, you’re an idiot. Much love from a dual British/American soaking up the sun right now. Have fun in Yorkshire.

[@jillbaldwin3005]

Right? I would volunteer for any campaign that Canada join the EU if it were only possible. Boggles my mind.

[@jakey4683]

@@jaredhallett3547 Imagine thinking Yorkshire is sunny and beautiful. Sending this from my home in Colombia - kisses.

[@jaredhallett3547]

@@jakey4683 Colombia? Hell nah please don’t tell me your comparing a third world, crime ridden shithole with England?

[@nellyboot]

Top marks to the interviewer. No leading questions, no trickery, leaving the contributors all the time in the world to express themselves. Nice piece of work.

[@grai]

All he showed was remainers speaking at length about something he agreed with which is fine but let's not pretend this guy's videos are impartial that's nonsense

[@nellyboot]

@@grai I never said nor implied that the interviewer was impartial. The point is that he was able to get those Brexiters to admit they'd been had, without putting words into their mouths. To be impartial on Brexit would be weird. It would be like being impartial on burglary 🤷‍♂️

[@JD-pp6gx]

Seems very selective in the people interviewed. The best he could really get was someone who voted leave because his ex wife was Turkish. There is no doubt in my mind that there were people who voted leave and said they were happy with the decision using coherent and educated answers that were left out.

[@nellyboot]

@@JD-pp6gx - fair point. You never know how many interviews have been discarded in the process. That said, the results are roughly in line with what you'd expect. Apart from the "true believers," there seem to be very few people in real life with a positive view of Brexit. Even those who voted for it think it's been badly done.

[@JD-pp6gx]

@@nellyboot I do not agree with the second part of what you said. It in many ways highlights my point. Over 17m people voted for it, and saying it is "roughly in line with what you would expect" is a very broad comment to make. We forget the number of voters who said they would vote remain and were voting leave all along. Fundamentally you can't read someone's mind. Remember all the 'polls' before the 2019 election that everyone had changed their mind, then Boris Johnson won a landslide and the Lib Dems (who offered to overturn the result) got hammered and their leader lost her seat. When you ask a divisive question, people are more likely to tell you what you want to hear than give you an honest answer because they don't want the hassle. The media are peddling that everyone has changed their minds and choose to back the narrative that it was bad. This is the same media that was vehemently against Brexit back in 2016. I do not take any side in this debate and have no agenda other than to point out how absurd and one-sided the media is on this subject. It serves to get clicks and create more division.

[@JenOween]

"They have to listen to us." Did you vote? "No." Now, there's some logic.

[@pigs18]

Still doesn't want to actually solve the homeless problem. Same thing happens here in the US. The only time homeless vets get attention is when immigration comes up.

[@Grigsy]

“Politicians think they can run the country”- that’s the point. Populism is stupidity in control.

[@bridgecross]

View from the states here; I find it crazy that you could decide to change something so fundamental by 51% of the vote. We know from opinion polling that people change their minds all the time, and stances on any issue often swing 5 points up or down. The vote was a snapshot of the people's mood *on that day* When 49% of people would rather go the other way, and what is at stake is the structure of *your entire economy* ?

[@jepulis6674]

Plus its quite clear now how Brexit is the best work FSB or even KGB ever did. They just underestimated how much everyone hates russians raping their way through a country.

[@seifenspender]

Well the USA political system is even less sensical tbf

[@bridgecross]

@@seifenspender truth

[@craftinghome]

Plus I know lots of people who didn't bother to vote because they thought remain was winning and their vote wasn't needed. I remember being told something about elections decades ago...that if you don't vote for change then everything stays the same. I think many people had that mindset, because they didn't really understand what brexit was about, and were ok as things were, just going about their usual routines.

[@Sreeve94]

In the US you need a supermajority to change the constitution. So 2/3rds not 50%.

[@omnitraveller]

I think that the British working class have been and still are used and betrayed by the upper class. It is not the EU who caused their relatively poor living conditions, it's their own politicians. Every time I am in England I feel like the average person there is much worse off than in Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria etc. and it is not because the UK is poor. There is enough to go around, but it doesn't.

[@SorbusAucubaria]

Thatcher began. Uk is in a way similar to U.S. that it thinks poor are poor because they are lazy and rich are rich, because they are smart and hard working. Most of the time it is that the rich were already rich, lucky and are lazy and the poor were already poor and hard working. I doubt the rich elite do the night shifts and 12 hour work days on their feet, with barely enough time to eat lunch or go to the bathroom.

[@boogiedahomey]

This!

[@jimmiller5600]

LOL. You should see the US. Voters keep voting for people who cut taxes on the rich while cutting services for the working class. You can't fix stupid.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

Still a class based society.

[@edeledeledel5490]

Money ends up in the pockets of people like Jacob Rees-Mogg.

[@jpjapers]

"I didnt really look at it in depth" Sums up the entire situation

[@pmojl2]

yes..Britsh apathy towards the EU over the years or viewing it simply as a joke meant they felt they could leave, consequence free ...they never did the "due diligence" at any level from top to bottom and are now stuck in spledid isolation from their nearest and by far their most important trade partner !

[@rowalan1]

Unlike the vast majority who are brainwashed into thinking it was Racism they were fighting, by voting to stay. Why does every single person whom voted to stay, infer racism to those who voted to leave? I'm sure they factored in all the other factors, unlike those thick, racist Brexit voters.

[@jpjapers]

@@rowalan1 not everyone who voted to leave is racist but every racist voted to leave.

[@rowalan1]

Not really an answer to what I said, is it? So what proportion of people who voted to leave are racist? Can you tell me whom they are racist against? Given the vast majority of EU workers are white are the white Brexit voting racists actually racist against white people? That's confusing...

[@rowalan1]

So If I'm white and voted for Brexit I'm assumed to perhaps be racist by those who voted to stay? So due to my skin colour...race and my democratic vote, I'm possibly racist or I side with racists? That my friend seems, eh racist...

[@IulianPatache-rf9pj]

Used to work as a chef in Glasgow and all accross UK for 10 years,real hard work and real hard time in that type of work,used to pay 150-200 just taxes a week (was better to work less getting more money,nvm....) but i was happy because i was part of a welcoming community .After i heard from british friends they wanted so bad this stupid brexit i felt bad tbh ,didn't feel that welcome anymore.Left UK just before they voted.Give them what they want so bad , a Britain for britons only.However UK remains the most welcoming country and friendly to me .Had an amazing time with high value people which from i've learned alot.May God bless UK and it's people.Much love from Romania

[@fastasfox]

The brutal truth is that the brexit referendum vote was too big and too complex for your average Joe to get their head's around ( me included).

[@danstobbart4406]

"It is easier to fool someone than to persuade them they have been fooled" Mark Twain

[@peternielsen2156]

You are right! That is why the dictatorship state of the EU unfortunately still exists

[@anonanon7713]

Listening to all the justifications given for the Brexit, looks like they deserve the consequences..

[@phunnymannfromphunnyland]

"dictatorship state of the EU", right. get a grip and form coherent sentences with the right words.

[@mobsiesixsixsix9785]

@@peternielsen2156 You're the fool.

[@johnmurphy4814]

Unfortunately, Mark Twain, credited with nothing but great wisdom, never existed. At least credit the author of sayings instead of being lazy

[@ADAMSDIABEL]

Lived in London for 15 years. Worked legally for Hackney Council as a dustman (many Poles work waaay under their qualifications in the UK). I was qualified as "settled" by the day England would make its way out of the EU, therefore I could stay in UK after brexit. But I have decided to move back home to Poland. The reason was that I never felt like England is my home. Never felt respeceted and welcomed. Although I had some friends, they were almost only foreign, I felt lonely in this huge city. Englishmen tended to feel better about themselves only because of being British. I moved back to Poland in 2019. And it was the best thing I could do really. I met my wife here, our daughter has been born in 2021, got myself a good office job. And finally feel like life is good. Sorry England, U thought me a lot about life. But I regret that I didn't leave U earlier.

[@davediesel90]

We have a lot of Polish in Ireland, hard working decent people, always admired their attitude. Glad you're doing well

[@ADAMSDIABEL]

@@davediesel90 ❤

[@27moniczek81]

Well done!!!! Człowieku tu jest trumna Europy w tym kraju. Bardzo dobrze zrobiłeś. 🎉

[@javiervs2827]

The point about feeling lonely in a huge city is not only happening in London but basically everywhere if you are an inmigrant. I can guarantee you many foreigners feel the same way in Warsaw.

[@kamel3d]

I am 15 years here I have no english friends

[@jakehands]

I was born in Germany, but I grew up in England. I am not allowed to return to live and work in the UK, even though my family still lives there. I have a UK university degree and worked full-time up until I left to work overseas in 2012. No one I talk to can believe I can't return home.

[@romanborris7919]

blame the xenophobic morons who didn’t do their homework on what they were voting for.

[@A_friendwithoutbenefits]

Couldn’t have got indefinite leave to remain? I’m born abroad too and got that after a number of years in the UK

[@marcoscozzai9500]

Stay where u are. 😂

[@jakehands]

@@A_friendwithoutbenefits I didn't qualify as I moved overseas and came back too late.

[@chacka1140]

Surprisingly, the Mark Twain quote often holds true: “It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” It was easy to deceive the British with half-truths about the Leave campaign because the reality that Great Britain also had many advantages in the EU was not as readily apparent to those who were not experts. And, like René Descartes said, "The most fairly distributed thing in the world is reason, because everyone is convinced that they have enough of it." Most people believe they know everything if they have little knowledge about a matter (see also the Dunning-Kruger effect). This, for me, is the best explanation of why many Brits voted to leave and this against their own interests.

[@JackBlack-gh5yf]

My niece, who is white and English, grew up in Boston. When she was in her teens, she went on holiday to Greece for a week, came back with a sun-tan, and was told: Get back to your own country!'

[@CodonQuixote]

Oh

[@earthsign99]

Yeah that’s what Aussies call an “English Lobster” 🦞😂

[@EM-tx3ly]

@@earthsign99 Blimey What a hot take

[@daviddaviedavidson]

Oh my god 😂

[@hans7856]

Brits with a sun-tan? They always look like fiery red lobsters or a baboon's behind.

[@Perryno1]

" I don't like my life so I voted leave" - echoed thousands of times across the country. And it just wasn't the answer. Fools be fooled.

[@ChrisM541]

An uninformed public given a vote is the definition of insanity.

[@Bertaut]

Truth

[@daverobrson7779]

😂😂 keep crying

[@barrystubbs983]

I.Y.O. not everyones

[@donharrold1375]

That’s politics full stop. The perennial promise of jam tomorrow only if you vote for me.

[@Warhead-haggis]

76% of those who voted. Which was in fact only 26% of the country/Union who actually vote. No minimum limit was ever set. You should at least need to meet a minimum voting requirement for such an important issue. And then there is the validity to the claims most people made as a justification to leave to EU. Which have all been shown to have been a load of bollocks. In my own country only 5% voted to leave the EU, yet we got dragged out because of the English. Who sell their shitty houses for hundreds of thousands of pounds then come up here and buy up our housing stock for far less. Our imigrants don't come in a dingy, they're the bloody English.

[@nmm2177]

Before Brexit, I never had trouble finding a job (I am French). After Brexit, recruiters suddenly found me all sorts of faults, even though I was applying for the same type of jobs. I went back to France and I must say my life is much better now. So it was for the best really. But I loved London.

[@Captn_Slow]

For those of you who don’t know anything about immigration legislation of your own country, people who apply for any visa, student, work, spouse, entrepreneur, or whatever, their visa condition explicitly stated “no recourse to public funds”. They can’t claim any benefit, not until they get their permanent status (ILR). And when they apply for visa, they need to pay something called Immigration Health Surcharge, which is £624 per year. So if they apply for a two year working visa, they are paying £1,248 of health surcharge while they are also paying NI and tax. So they are not getting medical care for free either. Home Office are making millions through visa fees and Immigration Health Surcharge. I wonder if those money is actually going to NHS.

[@edjohnson8017]

Explain why half of my tower block in London doesn’t speak English and isn’t white. It’s council owned

[@naijaman6639]

@@edjohnson8017 You need to ask your council. What he said is so true.

[@Ignatiousreilly947]

@@edjohnson8017 because they migrated here and most likely went through the process described above. Case closed.

[@forestrf]

@@edjohnson8017 tower block full of tax payers is better than half block of tax payers

[@Ignatiousreilly947]

@@edjohnson8017 also not being white? Why does that matter?

[@kn0bch33s3]

Respect to the man who admits he was wrong

[@rowalan1]

If you wore a mask, followed lockdown rules and supported pharmaceutical companies to inject children with unnecessary drugs, will you do the same?

[@jamesroyle6888]

Wrong? Why do you think the majority of traditional labour representatives wanted out of and warned against EU membership? From Dennis Skinner and Jeremy Corbyn to Tony Benn. To say its "wrong" to have independence is to imply there are no reasons or advantages to obtaining it. Do you believe there were no valid reasons whatsoever for becoming an independent country? I'd wager if you thought about it you'd agree there are. And respect to the man who admits he was wrong.

[@stephenobrien5909]

He THINKS he was wrong.

[@janetmalcolm6191]

He didn't say he was wrong...but after the vote it wasn't handled as it should have been...so he's now not happy! They should have got on with it. Trouble is they didn't know how to..... PROBLEM.

[@patdigney7945]

EH? And how has leaving the the EU impacted in your daily life 🤔. pray tell ?

[@ihateunicorns867]

Did that guy seriously just describe people fleeing war and travelling across the sea in a dinghy as an "easy ride"?

[@thebristolbruiser]

That is what they are seeking when they cross the English Channel, yes. If they weren’t then they would seek refuge on the continent or even closer to home.

[@ramclen]

“Smiling, be nice with each others” i completely agree, it might sounds stupid but it helps a lot to a society to improve because they want to help each other

[@pallao3500]

Well, thats the same woman who a minute earlier basically said "Stay away from me and my country if your skin color makes me believe you are a lazy piece of trash". So much for "being nice with each other"

[@liammurphy2725]

The farmer's wife who admonished anyone wishing to come to Britain for a DSS meal ticket whilst grabbing every freeby the Gov had to offer.

[@tessy28]

She was so stupid and clueless.

[@niikasd]

To play the devil's advocate: If your competition is taking benefit, you must do the same or your business will be uncompetitive. Doesn't mean you have to like it.

[@AK-tl2nm]

Where does this perception of great benefits even come from? The dream to collect £50 a week under extreme scrutiny? Immigrants are the ones willing to work more jobs than Brits born there.

[@robertdegroot8302]

Well, the difference is that government benefits can not exist for anyone in the world that wants them, as the pie is just not big enough. It's not hypocritical to want government to use tax funds to look after its own citizens first.

[@liammurphy2725]

@@niikasd True.

[@honeyflower67]

“We need to stop immigration and look after our own..” Our own: we need help Government: f*ck off

[@col.hertford9855]

You missed “release the hounds”

[@evolassunglasses4673]

Immigration is capitalism importing an over supply of labour in. Conservatives love mass immigration as its cheap labour and future consumers for capitalism.

[@jonathanbowen3640]

@@evolassunglasses4673 Not really. Most conservatives want to increase salaries within the country for obvious reasons, strengthened domestic consumer market, higher tax revenues etc. The mass immigration from EU was chosen by UK and Ireland whiles many other EU nations like Germany implemented policies that were allowed by the EU that reduced it when the eastern Europeans joined. That was all under a labour government. Most conservatives surely would want the cheap labour to remain overseas and use it there. Not here. That's if profit is the motive. Cheap labour in UK can be a little bit usefull domestically but conservative theory is more global than this and about competitiveness internationally speaking.. Labour philosophy is also to have a well payed populace and increase consumer demand so that the activies can be taxed rather than profit led. Anyway either way you're wrong..

[@supersardonic1179]

"Our government's not helping us, it must be cause of those bloody immigrants. Coming over here taking our jerbs, our wamen!"

[@angryherbalgerbil]

That's the government. The people would come together had their spine not been weakened by the WEF and CCP insurrection and the decades long propaganda from the left and it's intersectionality politics and culture war. I stand with our people. We were right to leave Europe. We didn't lose all those lives in WWI and WWII only for the nazis to get in by the backdoor.

[@Lala.H.R]

3:17 sad things most people that cime to the uk want to work.....i dont know where is that therory

[@kor_di]

Thank You guys for honest, more or less, from each side. I believe what to those who regret brexit is “lesson learned”. Sometimes we have to make mistake to understand what we can do better next time. Greetings from Poland 🇵🇱

[@oskarkuelz2706]

"I was duped really" at 4:40 is so strong. It takes a lot of courage to say you made a wrong decision. We need more of this. Con-artists rely on our shame to admit we were duped. But we all sometimes are.

[@nick260682]

Yeah I was impressed with that guy. Had the courage to admit he’d done something stupid.

[@flightlesslord2688]

aye, good on him.

[@seanclark2085]

The remainiac cult in full swing, and as with all cults the rules are the same. You can't leave the cult. If you do leave the cult you are insane, only the cult tells the truth, only cultists can make inane propaganda videos that just so happen to reflect their prejudice. You fanatics are different to scientologists or Moonies .

[@Flotter-Flo]

How were you duped? Tons of people pointed out how this was a bad move. You just didn't listen. Stop trying to rationalize.

[@oskarkuelz2706]

@@Flotter-Flo I never voted on this. I still live in the EU and that was a quote. Your reaction shows what makes it so hard for people to admit to a mistake. I get your anger. But why are you talking like this to people? Without even reading what say had to say in the first place?

[@maximbollansee]

"I'm a business owner and voted leave." Well... You tought that through.

[@rosehill9537]

And the woman's partner is a farm who wanted to stay. Smh.

[@ChrisM541]

Giving the uninformed braindead a vote is never going to work out. I'll bet you anything, that if we don't annihilate ourselves, in a distant future your voting rights will depend on you passing a test on FULLY understanding what you're voting for.

[@stephenhartley2853]

further proof that capitalism isnt a meritocracy. person is rich because their dad/ grandad etc was succesful.

[@chris-4566]

We were only allowed to have a referendum at all because Remainers (mp’s) voted to let us have one. Have a word with some of them and ask “why did you vote to let us have the choice and then after the result, change your minds and start with the fearmongering”.

[@airplanemode101]

@@stephenhartley2853 "person is rich because their dad/ grandad etc was succesful" - How is this proof that capitalism isn't a meritocracy? All you've done is highlight another way someone can be rich. Last time I checked, you can also become rich through merit of your hard work....

[@johnhammond5379]

"Smiling". I especially like that one.

[@ttz4m3]

A lot of them have a long-winded way of saying 'I don't like immigrants'.

[@JayAmber]

Asking a Tory councillor what would improve residents’ lives in her town and she says “erm… smiling?” is such a perfect illustration of the Conservative Party in 2022. They’ve jumped the shark and now they’re just flopping about with no aims and no momentum. A government without purpose.

[@dakrontu]

Labour will do the same. Brexit hit, but so did Covid and Ukraine. We cannot separate out the effects. People are in denial that WE HAVE A WAR GOING ON. They think Covid is over and expected the NHS to return to normal when large numbers of staff have got long Covid or retired early due to stress and some have died or left to look after sick family members, and the big bills we ran up during Covid have (along with Ukraine) caused recent high inflation. Those problems do not go away just because we change government. NEITHER party has solutions. Politicians are just people, many of them trained in law, the classics, or whatever. Many are sociopathic or psychopathic. Few have a clue about how to run a high-tech nation but some of them manage to create a facade, a charisma, with nothing behind it. If you are waiting for a new government to wave a magic wand, you are in for a long wait.

[@LPVince94]

So what's the difference between the tories now and like 5/10/20 years ago?

[@dash3693]

@@LPVince94 they know they're probably going to loose the next election, and it's every man for himself, and dig your face as far in to the trough as you can

[@katemacdonald9172]

Smiling matched with compassion and curiosity along with convening spaces to connect across difference could be the start of a process of people powered building of a society which works for 100% and the planet. I liked what the person with ski jacket said about the polarised all or nothing views brexit bad, EU good and vice versa. As citizens we need to unlearn passivity and looking outside ourselves for solutions. The ex union person talked about collective action enabling collective bargaining. Perhaps we need to do some visioning too on what encompasses a good life. Step outside the neoliberal narrative of what success is and how the world works. It’s a powerful story which has destroyed us.

[@Morelife22]

@@LPVince94 Marge gave them a solid foundation and they fucked it up

[@AndyD070568]

"I didn't really look at it in depth" - and that ladies and gentlemen is the problem.

[@jacqdanieles]

That's why it's a poor idea to have uninformed, under-educated people making generational-affecting decisions. And especially on a simple majority -- & also without a participating voting threshold of at least two thirds of the country.

[@alphamikeomega5728]

The problem wasn't the simple-majority referendum: the problem was that there was never a referendum on the final deal. Brexit was already unpopular a year after the vote, and was by a large margin in 2019.

[@fnfcgdcv15873]

You hit the nail on the head 👏

[@edaindaimhin6009]

Bullshit, this false narrative that the Brexit vote was due to stupid racists who know nothing is another contemptible lie promoted by the media. The Brexit vote was about much more than immigration. It was about the working classes getting screwed over for decades on jobs, housing and social and political mobility. Just look at Britain in the 1960's and compare it to the sorry state of the country today. I voted leave and would do so again tomorrow. I do not want to be ruled or dictated to by an unelected council of globalist and corporate puppets/shills. But if that is what you want. there are boats and planes leaving every day. And I did look at it in depth.

[@AndyD070568]

@@edaindaimhin6009 We weren't ruled by unelected people. The EU is actually more democratic than the UK - it has a fairer voting system and the UK also had a veto on any legislation it didn't like. The "unelected beurocrat" line was one spun by the right wing press for over a decade and was swallowed up by the credulous masses. Brexit has been an unmitigated disaster and the only beneficiaries are the ultra rich and disaster capitalists.

[@breakingbadest9772]

People in Norway don't understand what happened in England and most of Norway wants out of Eu... People are disillusioned.

[@matteodotdpsatgmaildotcom2451]

How can you want out something you're not in?

[@underground9560]

Norway is not EU

[@breakingbadest9772]

@@underground9560 we basically are

[@hohohohehehe6910]

That man who said the eu was authoritarian so I he voted to leave. But the Tories are authoritarian.

[@AakeTraak]

The UK had the best deal of any country in the EU. Most of the regulations they complained about was their OWN rules the insisted on having going in.

[@rjhtrucking5429]

So what's the problem then ?

[@abcdegh468]

@@rjhtrucking5429populist arm of the tories wanted to sieze power by duping the unwashed masses

[@sirianofmorley]

And we still left. Just because its the best deal doesn't mean its a good deal.

[@skenderbegshala3247]

it was a good deal better than you are now

[@alexanderlenssen5948]

​@@sirianofmorleyyou literally had a special rule that you had to pay less money than ever members☠️ What better deal could there be? Among lots of other priviliges that the uk got themselves(like not having to adopt the euro, which other countries are required to do) I mean I don't really care. When the uk reenters we will be Happy about it but it will be treated like any other country. No special treatment anymore

[@teddysknives6761]

Obsessed with immigration. I get it, it's the narrative they want us to worry about but it's keeping people fixated on race rather than a class war, of which there is a real disparity in this country. The Tories don't want that.

[@kkibela]

Exactly.. exactly i hope more people wake up to this

[@kyanamaaf6314]

Couldnt have said it better. Blame immigrants and once we're out of the EU and the same problems still arise - who are they going to continue to blame?

[@Telcontar1962]

@kyanamaaf6314 invasion hasn't stopped you moron. It didn't even stop when the country was incarcerated on their own homes by the million. The reason you make such stupid comments is because you have no understanding of Parliament at all even when they are shouting it at you.

[@tonyves]

You're obsessed with immigration - please don't ascribe your problem to Brexiteers.

[@alexjohnstonjohnston5374]

The idea that Britain is the only place in Europe that people want to come because it’s a ‘soft touch’ is nonsense. Brexit took the UK away from the negotiating table regarding the control of cross channel migration, and left us making very dodgy trade deals with other countries outside the EU that involve making immigration to the UK easier. Personally I think that immigration has enriched the UK over the centuries and I embrace it. The reason why our economy is currently in a worse state than our European neighbours is Brexit.

[@rwb3562]

Some of these with such strong views....then say they didnt vote.....

[@fablewalls]

I've always been of the opinion we need 20 years outside of Europe for people to really realise what they voted for. It's too early to offer Brexit supporters who regret their choice another referendum. People to suffer for those 30 years and we have to watch Northern Ireland reunite with Eire and prosper for people to really understand what Brexiters did to the country.

[@joegeiger1106]

guy who voted for brexit because he's scared of his ex-missus' family turning up from Turkey cracked me up

[@stevesheppardmusic]

Turkey lol cannot believe you fell for that one. They will never get in the EU with their record and also like Russia, they illegally occupy one 3rd of my adopted country of Cyprus, we will always vote against them until we get our whole country back.

[@RichardStottComedy]

Absolutely wild

[@johntooth1886]

Turkey . He'll no.

[@soapbrick9482]

Its true tho we dont want turks

[@damp2269]

what a legend. my in-law get to come over or I tank the national economy? guess that is not a choice at all.

[@safy907]

What was stupid was that they could've just changed their own laws regardings subsidies, benefits and immigrants instead of leaving. They basically blamed EU for their own laws.

[@FoobsTon]

Or the EU could have changed theirs. They were given the chance.

[@safy907]

@@FoobsTon EU can't change each country laws. They give guidelines, but each country has their own. Do you see the EU changing Turquia or Italy laws? Italy just passed a law that cuts subsidies to those who can but won't work. I have the same problem in my country, too much subsidiodependentes and the government lacks the courage to fix it because it could cost them votes. But that is not the EU problem. Even if the EU highly suggested "receive x amount of refugees" how you receive them, how much you spend, how you strive to make them productive, it's internal, it's each country decision.

[@NavySeal2k]

Exactly, same with "Ohhh we don't want 40 EU regulations on pillow cases so we gonna leave!" Problem is a huge majority of trade is with EU countries and if you want to still sell to them you have to adhere to the norms anyways....

[@anthosm]

@@safy907 by turquia I assume you mean turkey? I understand mentioning Italy but why would the EU change laws of a non EU country? it's a weird thing to bring up as an example? EDIT: and technically EU "can" change a country's laws by passing regulations that they are forced to accept and supercede national laws (although as far as I know they are EU wide laws so they can't have an EU law that applies only in one country)

[@gardenguru461]

An eu country cant change alot of their own laws regarding freedom of movement because it contradicts EU law

[@nigeledward-few9650]

All in all it's been a complete mess.

[@StuartMiles74]

“I didn’t really look at it in depth”.

[@thomashodge9270]

Politically, it has always been easier to blame the ‘outsiders’ for our problems rather than look inward. It has been a tactic for hundreds of years and sadly worked again for the referendum.

[@passaroquetemasanaovoa]

That's it

[@opinion3742]

The fact that people at large keep falling for the blame the immigrant game doesn't speak well of us as a country.

[@opinion3742]

@@tadaaaa952 My statement stands. Money and corruption is what we are up against. You are a fool.

[@tellitlikeitis-rg4ny]

Funny im from inner city brum we had a lovly st quiet friendly , now hmo full of drug taking prostitution rubbish dumping immigrants , women are not safe we have had five fatal stabbings this year and a shooting ,,, 30 years ive lived here this is the first time ive felt unsafe

[@abbersj2935]

@@tadaaaa952 What's your point?

[@aidanmasterson50]

Interesting that the lady in business didn’t quantify what she gained from a leave vote but was able to define what her remain farming partner lost.

[@funoff3207]

Normally they are so desperately skirting around it but it's just normally good ole racism

[@jamespaul6315]

@@funoff3207 no it isnt lol

[@gordonstrong5232]

@@funoff3207 You're right that oftentimes the real reason is racism, or at least low-key xenophobia, but I don't think that's the case with that particular lady. She seems pretty open to immigration.

[@sbruns90]

Also, has she never heard of a postal vote? I was in Sweden on holiday on the day of the referendum but had voted before I went away!

[@Tommykennedy101]

We've been betrayed on all levels, so what are we going to do about it? Traitors all from top to bottom. Simple solution in less than 4 minuets kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4C3iJ6Hj7B4grc all it needs is for enough to take responsibility by showing their support and things are put right. Plain and simple. Evidence: FCO 30 1048. Article 61 (Lawful Rebellion) invoked in 2001, and ignored.

[@makeaspell2299]

Support🤷 Home is home It’s so interesting when we are different and meet each other and discover the culture.. but what’s gonna leave after we all get mixed up?? I am Russian, I don’t support the war so I can’t be there anymore. So I am in USA with my wife and I am so grateful to Americans that we can feel safe. But there’s no day I wouldn’t be missing my home. My mother. My friends. I speak pretty good English ( used to be an English teacher back in Russia), but I stay Russian anyway! And I understand Americans which want to stay Americans. Same as Britain and people all over the world.

[@Bob-fj7lr]

The guy at around 6 minutes reminds me a lot of my grandfather. Very empassioned about protecting people but it took him time to learn how to do that without brute force, I think Brexit was the brute force in this guy's eyes and he's learning from that mistake

[@thedude8948]

4:24 I have respect for this man. It takes a lot of guts to openly and fully admit that you were wrong

[@paulgoodman4545]

@Simon John this is such cope 💀 he clearly outlined why he voted leave and why he regrets the vote. If the reason you would have left is different than his then that's one thing. But if you're pretending as if voting to leave has been a good thing for the British people and not just a satiation of the British racist class, you're either delusion beyond help or high from sniffing your own farts.

[@paulgoodman4545]

@Simon John "how is leaving the EU racist? We're all European race" -that right there is a beautifully hilarious statement LOL. Well first I didn't say the act of leaving is what's racist -its just dumb and dangerous. What's racist is the *motivation* many ppl had to leave. That being to keep Britain white. The second half of that statement makes no sense. How do you figure "European" is a race? Did you mean ethnicity or something? The rest of your comment is you pointing to either non issues or real issues with actual policy solutions that exist but then being mad at the ghost of migrants. Buddy, head on over to your local university economics department or better yet, just open up Google, and search "does immigration improve the economy"? I assure you, the vast vast majority of information iseither very positive of immigrations impact on things like your labour market, housing, etc. I'm not wasting my time arguing immigration when it's a settled debate. The immigrants are not the cause of any of these issues, if anything they're the ones keeping your ship still running. But you know what has been disastrous for your economy? Pulling out of the biggest trading block in your region and eating billions in losses then shifting it onto the cost of living crisis! You fucked yourselves just to say "fuck you" to immigrants. This hyper fear of immigrants is *exactly* the racism I'm describing Edit: grammar

[@deanmanley3853]

@Simon John so 6 years on that'll be all of those issues sorted right? What's that? Many of them are worse?!?

[@guifdcanalli]

@@simonjohn6156 sure right, its not like you guys are in complete crisis right now, consequence of isolating yourselves from your closest economic block Everything is fine

[@CaminoAir]

@Simon John No one is arguing that the referendum result wasn't a valid vote (i.e. more voted to leave). However, arguing that someone made the right decision without understanding their decision, or understanding what they were voting for is A) Trolling? B) Completely partisan? C) Dishonest? D) A comment showing a complete unwillingness to acknowledge anything except the word 'Brexit'. So, no problem with voting 'Leave', but then there can't be any complaints or regrets for voting 'Leave'. Brexit has to be accepted, regardless of what it actually involves.

[@saffrons12]

"We're a has-been empire." Bro speaking truth.

[@sadanandpadala1042]

And killed more people then Hitler and mao

[@occamraiser]

Yes, and the little Englanders who voted Brexit seemed to think that this would magically be reversed by leaving the EU. WE ONLY JOINED because this was already a reality in the 1970s

[@tekpic04]

Taken foreign landscapes and it's people by force.

[@jgnclvgmng5408]

Yes, but the number of deluded people aiming for the "old days" is huge.

[@tekpic04]

No!, the population did not have any empire, in fact the ruler's had their hand's on those countries and they used their unwashed Masse's to do their dirty job. As always the lesser mortels will forever do their masters bidding any where in the world and history have shown it.

[@wendyreed9682]

Maybe you should tell this guy that, compared to many other European countries, the UK actually doesn't have that many immigrants

[@MellonVegan]

"So I voted to destroy the economic future of my country bc I was afraid of my in-laws." Wow. I have no words.

[@patrickgallagher8886]

And that is exactly why the "ordinary person" shouldn't have been given the power to make such a decision!

[@bucklogos]

And then goes on to praise Eastern European immigrants for reviving Boston, so he's clearly very intelligent and knew rightly that immigration was positive for his city. I know quite a few people who voted leave because they were sure majority will vote "stay" so they looked at it as a protest vote to make the government listen to their concerns. Wonder if the result had been different if joke votes and protest votes had been removed.

[@dxcSOUL]

Dumbest shit I've read all day. Politicians have statistically done worse. Not to mention, the reason why "ordinary people" caused Brexit is because they were manipulated by Politicians. A well functioning democracy requires an informed public. We need smarter "ordinary people." Unless you want feudalism to return and y'all have no say in how your lives go...@@patrickgallagher8886

[@Sheilanagig]

Around 4:10, the Latvian woman talks about hearing "go back to your own country" directed at other people, but not at her personally, and it gave her a feeling of not being welcome indirectly. I can relate. I am living in another country and I've had that experience. It can make the people around you seem really unfriendly, even if they're telling you, "No, not you. You're the good kind of immigrant". Like they don't like immigrants generally, but they'll make an exception for you because you blend in. It can feel like a dubious honor, and it makes you wonder if they'd remember you were a "good" immigrant if times got bad and they needed someone to blame for it.

[@annalang5687]

I had the same experience living in Germany. People will talk about how much they hate immigrants, so I would ask: " You mean immigrants like me?" And they'd backtrack "no, not like you! You speak German!" So I would ask: "so it's fine as long as the immigrants learn German?" Which they also weren't happy with. Made me feel real welcome. Not.

[@JimuelEnero]

Yeah felt the same way in Germany I feel like wether we are good or bad we are all categorized as one

[@Sheilanagig]

@@chronicreader I'm from the US too, and from a part of it where it's so rural that people from anywhere else were outsiders, even if it was from two counties over or another state. Someone from another country was just too much for them. So I get it, but I didn't really get it until I experienced it for myself outside of the US. It made me seriously respect anyone who moves to another country and tries to make a life there, because it is not easy. It takes an enormous amount of grit.

[@staLkerhu]

@@annalang5687 ""no, not like you! You speak German!"" WOWS! When I was young (10-20) I always had an image in my head about germans like they are super smart and educated people, yet some of them can't really speak english as well as I do, while I'm quite bad at it. Funny times... I also experienced it time to time they just did not want to speak in english in calls (while they could, maybe not easily, but puttig in the effort was maybe too stinky for their majestic class 🧐), and I had no idea what is going on, they just spoke with each other in german about nothing and there was effectively 0 progress between us. 🤣👌

[@domhuckle]

Heartbreaking - how many "go homes" does it take to shame a nation?

[@Biskawow]

you kindof cut off the lady at the end there, innit?

[@allred6505]

I really respect the people who changed their mind. Takes a lot of humility

[@konradxtofik]

The Brexit referendum was played as if it had been to sort out all Brits’ problems. I Brexited back to Poland right after the referendum and it was the best decision of my life.

[@GibaGouvea]

🇧🇷❤️🇵🇱

[@Zauchi]

my friend lives in Poland and has done very well over there.

[@KS-yn5zw]

left England because the British voted against immigrants to a 99% white country...

[@mitchyoung93]

Pretty sure that brits don't miss you.

[@bialyabnormal]

​@@thenetworker1773I've emigrated to UK in the year of referendum (but b4 it) because of the salary and life conditions. I've left after 3yrs and went first to Netherlands, now 2nd year in Belgium and it's a lot lot better than Poland and UK when it comes to life standard, opportunities etc. Or maybe I'm just lucky.

[@ishaqjaafar7520]

It seems like most of them voted to get out of the EU due to their personal insecurities

[@Kurruchi]

I mean that's usually the case with things like this. People with issues in their personal lives want change for change's sake, hoping somehow that'll alleviate that issue. Even if it's unrelated. And the media will try its hardest to prey on that.

[@ishaqjaafar7520]

@@Kurruchi but it sad to see not only the media using it a weapon to get there sound bite but also the politicians who prey on such people due to their emotional concern. I don't want to over reach but to honest that was what brought people like Hitler and Trump into power.

[@dynamo1796]

Honestly that was a big part of it. Towns like Boston, things have been going downhill for them, they feel left behind. They see the immigrants coming over and trying to make a life for themselves, they see the support that the Government provides them and they feel like they're just being left to get on with it alone. That sense of abandonment boiled over into anger for many people who then voted Leave on the simple premise that it would force the Government to focus on its own people for a change, instead of Europe.

[@MsMimi127]

I have deep dived on these videos for an hour and the amount of fluff and rubbish people say that makes absolutely no point at all is, quite frankly, astounding.

[@CrunchyNorbert]

I work door to door in Boston fairly regularly; its a stressful, dpressing place. Even the French-born mayor said that there's too much immigration for that one town to properly cope with. There's no sense of community there, no one knows their neighbours, there's frequent crime, there's a run-down, broken, half-abandoned feel to much of the place.

[@alexandermarquardt597]

HUGE respect to the people that say "I was for leaving the EU, but I was wrong". That's a huge thing for me, being smarter today than you were yesterday? No shame in that.

[@martensy89]

Yes, but it’s a done deal, saying sorry I was wrong does not do a thing.

[@swedneck]

​@@martensy89 Yes it does? People recognizing that they made a mistake means others may do the same, and those who recognize that won't repeat that mistake next time they vote.

[@alexandermarquardt597]

@@swedneck and it might change the behaviour of others, I agree. (Also it is much better than stubornly refusing to change their mind)

[@edeledeledel5490]

@@martensy89 It does if the next Labour government holds a referendum on going back in.

[@samoke4527]

i agree but i can also see that the fault shouldn't lie with the voters because the politicians lied out of their teeth to us all. The shame should lie with the government

[@Uri18]

How ironic, a country famous for "visiting" far away lands, don't want visitors from far away.

[@mitchyoung93]

They gave up their empire, and the peoples of the empire have idependence. Why do they have to 'want' visitors, who aren't visitors anyway.

[@Uri18]

@@mitchyoung93colonizers were doing what every human being has done for hundreds of thousands of years, migrate to survive. Nothing can stop a person from moving to where they can make a living. It's in our genes, it has been in our genes since before countries existed. And to be honest brits don't have to like having migrants, it doesn't matter. As long as there's work for migrants to make a decent living, they'll keep coming.

[@hk.32]

@@mitchyoung93yeah they gave up the empires after committing slavery, mass murder, genocides, causing famines, mass looting. Not a big deal tho haha.

[@archielogo4463]

The empire benefited the elites just like mass immigration does..... working class lose from cheap labour and rising rents

[@jamesb4729]

@@hk.32and providing schools, agriculture, roads, railways, the rule of law, police forces, courts, governments, science and an elevated standard of living to literally billions of people.

[@argentiniandorito8610]

Too late.....

[@burry218]

Anyone know what the font is in the thumbnail, by any chance?

[@shaz3r786]

The man voting to leave so his in laws wouldnt come is the most British thing ever

[@Velobetty]

That guy at 4:46 deserves a lot of credit because people were lied to and it takes a lot of strength to admit to that.

[@qubedoo3289]

They choose to be lied to by Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson. There was enough true information and politicians giving them the real facts. But these pro brexit people ignored them because it didn't coincided with their own racist views.

[@westmantooth6846]

yes admitting your thick as champ

[@flamfloz]

We should also give more than a lot of credit to the people who realised the lies were lies in the first place.

[@rjhtrucking5429]

The only lies are the ones told in favour of the closed and bankrupt market , commonly referred to as the eu.

[@lloydnaylor6113]

The only lies were project fear.

[@Heathen.Deity.]

1:47 - classic leave voter blabbing about an immigration issue wholly unrelated to membership of the EU 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@richardparker5425]

Most of 'em doesn't even know what they were saying.

[@heronimousbrapson863]

Brexit supporters: We have to stop people coming to this country to keep them from living off the dole. Also Brexit supporters: We have to stop people from coming to this country because they'll take all of our jobs.

[@perimetrfilms]

🤔🤣🍵 We need better immigration controls, not less trade with the EU and more Indians here, whose nation they all tell me is great.

[@superjohnnygamble6328]

@@Gary-bz1rf Well who then is going to do the jobs that Brits don't want to do.

[@RR-qq3jo]

@@superjohnnygamble6328 which is most jobs, just go to the School gates and you can see what the British white people bring to the table, its usually disabled children and sliders

[@NatTheWise]

I believe that's called Schrödinger's immigrant - someone who simultaneously steals your job and your unemployment benefit. Of course, it's a crock of shit spouted by racists.

[@RR-qq3jo]

@@NatTheWise oh god don’t use terms like that. They won’t know what that means 😂

[@reza310]

As a german , i understand the value of immigrants to an extent . The huge number of students come here for free education end up working their prime life here and contribute to their field of work in germany . We get the expert workers and they get the free education . We are both happy .

[@chrisjones6351]

I voted Brexit not because of EU citizens, I voted against the centralised nature of the EU and the way the EU was handling immigrants that ended on the French coast. Brexit and France hasn't solved the problem with the illegal immigrants.

[@geroutathat]

@@chrisjones6351 Why not vote for a govt that would use the british veto to control the centralised nature of the UK, instead of remove yourself from the equation altogether and watch the EU integrate tighter and tighter with no input, while you will have to comply with that integration from the outside if you want the money. So not only have you caused a more centralized EU, one that you have to deal with, not only has it not fixed migrants, but you have added financial difficulties and limited future prospects, and ended up with a govt that has been freegliding for years and blaming the EU for everything and forgot how to run a country. I mean the multiple prime ministers is a bit embarassing, the infaltion, Ireland doing better than the uk, its all just a bit embarassing

[@tellitlikeitis-rg4ny]

As a german your used to invasion etc

[@MrXyzasdf]

Is there a reason inhibiting the local Germans from doing the very same thing as the immigrants?

[@geroutathat]

@@MrXyzasdf when you give something for free it hurts less that there person taking it has brothers, sisters, parents and ancestors who contributed to the system. There is no reason why a brand new migrant to your country should be given anything at all. When these things were brought in it was thought you'd have a few migrants every year. It was never meant for people to march across your country saying no to every country that offers them nothing to get to the ones that will treat them like a native and give them money. Look at France they give the migrants nothing so they pile up trying to get to UK and Ireland. Why? We all know why. I'm not English but I can see their logic, and I can see that logic spreading among countries who are starting to panic that they simply can't afford to house the poor of the world

[@issei4561]

These questions are such a waste of time

[@curtisjones9372]

Brevity never had anything to do with stoppers immigrants, no idea why the vast majority of people thought it was.

[@geoffreysearby3181]

I'm so pleased my daughter is a dual national and is brexit-proof. I don't think I'll ever stop being salty though. So many people voted for ridiculous reasons.

[@creightonjason]

voted for ridiculous reasons - to remain

[@Jinkypigs]

Ridiculous lies even

[@Jinkypigs]

​@@creightonjasonLOL. Ah a brainless brexiteer detected eh?

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

@@creightonjasonRemain is intelligent and inclusive. Leave is a 19th century colonial notion.

[@helloworld7818]

And immigration increased lol

[@KaptifLaDistillerie]

- Did you vote to leave ? - Yes ? - Are you happy ? - No UK in a nutshell, if I was a Europe official and it were up to me i'd embargo the whole Kingdom and just forget about it. One thing is sure though, we'll never take you back even if you beg on your knees crying and starving.

[@blueskyalldayeveryday]

A councillor saying we were pro-leave but we didn’t vote because we were drunk in a field at Glastonbury. WHAT THE ACTUAL FARRRRN Are you aware that you are playing with peoples lives / livelihoods???????

[@adamhurd1560]

Lol FFS, "my ex wife is Turkish and her whole family coming over is a bad idea", my man, that's an exceptional answer.

[@michaelccozens]

Dude's a bigoted fool, but at least he's honest about it. That's not much, but it's something, and more than we got from basically any other interviewee in this piece.

[@hps362]

Genuinely legendary answer, more power to him!

[@bearwynn]

@@michaelccozens I don't think it had anything to do with them being turks, more he just can't stand her family lol

[@tomatbebo]

@@jamesmccaul2945 the only thing personal about his argument is the limited sample size. He anecdotally explains how he thinks all Turkish people are crazy based on experience with his ex-wife and her family

[@clivemortimore8203]

@@michaelccozens Later in the video the same bloke praises the Eastern Europeans for many Boston a vibrate town, I think his first answer was a bit of a joke.

[@billsmoke3929]

Guy at 0:42 is hilarious about the Turkey lie, but on a real note as someone from Turkish heritage it was one of the most pig ignorant things I heard throughout the Brexit campaign. The fact that Turkey, a country with a long list of human rights abuses over the years and one that would need at least 50 years of continuous human rights progress to even qualify for EU membership, was on the verge of joining us. Not to mention how many countries would veto them joining even if it got to that point. It was an absolute crock of shit - equal to the NHS magic money bus, but it worked. Unfortunately we are now weaker, poorer, have worse healthcare, trade, food quality, energy security, infrastructure, global power than we did before and under the most pro-Brexit, right wing government in UK history have record levels of migration. Brexiteers were masterfully duped into making their country a shadow of what it once was.

[@michaelccozens]

But all the billionaire Brexit leaders are making bank on rolling-back worker and environmental protections while rolling-around in illegal Putin cash, so... yay?

[@ridenar1456]

calm down snow flake. He was making a joke about his ex-in-laws, and a playful jolt that the current immigration policy conveniently keeps them from coming here to be around him. Everyone in England sooner or later makes a joke about something that (at least keeps the In-laws away). Storms, hurricanes, Covid restrictions..

[@fba90130]

Well Turkey did give the UK Boris de Pfeffel Johnson.

[@highdownmartin]

Bloke in the red anorak at 9.00. Incoherent cliche ridden talking nonsense idiot. Final answer? I don’t know! Well done mate

[@HowTheMikeyHasFall]

Not to mention that officially, they still militarily occupy another EU member state.

[@JustSomeTommy]

I wanted to come and work in your country; my girlfriend grew up in London, and we love it there. However, the hassle with the visa makes it not worth it anymore.

[@johnjeanb]

Impressive video. Thanks! Impressive because the way interviews were conducted: no bias, let people talk, express emotions sometimes contradictions. The ONE thing that many Britons (not only them though) lack is RECIPROCITY. They complain about immigrants but believe they are "expats" when they travel to Europe. (Expat is an Expatriate person, paid by his company to work abroad for exporting systems and high end products, not a tanned, old Briton drinking his beer at the beach). They complain about those strangely-speaking people "stealing" their jobs when, in truth those people are doing all the dirty and poorly-paid jobs that the British don't want to do (picking fruits / veggies, collecting garbage,..). Those Brexiter guys come to France and complain that "they" don't speak English. These guys spend the best part of the year in Spain, paying no taxes, buying cheap house and complaining about the locals. Brexit stupidity explained in a very funny and candid way THANK YOU.

[@Mattmerrison]

If you look at this collectively- it’s all emotive based on their frustration with poor quality of life in the UK. The capital class from Eton were very effective at laying blame for the UK’s decline with foreigners, when in reality it was bad governance and corruption causing the problems (which are now coming to light).

[@bwobislota]

Bang on, how did i have to scroll so far for the correct answer. The country has been paving over big issues with cheap foreign labour which is now causing new issues. Small wins, no long term planning. These people are frustrated and don't know who to blame so the easiest targets are offered up, which were all brought here to keep the NHS, pensions and benefits afloat. The ruling class will always exploit the working class

[@dynamo1796]

Great comment. I’d recommend anyone who watches this goes and listens to Anand Menon’s Grisham College lecture on Brexit. He has an excellent section on the class warfare that’s exists currently

[@thebristolbruiser]

Except the Conservative Prime Minister at the time, who attended Eton, opposed Brexit and resigned over the referendum. Meanwhile the Labour leader was himself a Eurosceptic. Brexit was never as simple as you make it out to be.

[@Ramschat]

Interesting how that one lady says "Everyone has the right to look for a better life" but then restricts it later to "If we need you"

[@StickItUpYrBumGugle]

She was the biggest hypocrite. Wants to have her cake and eat it.

[@xxxq226]

It is her country. She is right to say that

[@StickItUpYrBumGugle]

@@xxxq226 She's right to contradict herself?

[@Ray03595]

Don’t see the problem with that. Countries should have some say as to who they allow in. And what do you think happens if there are no jobs available and an influx of immigrants come? They will inevitably become part of the welfare system since there’s no work.

[@SloeJuice]

The way she phrased it doesn't do justice to the point made. I think everyone will agree that having leech immigrants gaming the system on benefits that do not contribute to society is an undesirable thing. Thing is, this issues could have been fixed without the Brexit.