Conversation with Andrew Neil at CIS

Andrew Neil joined Tom Switzer at CIS on Wednesday April 12, for a conversation about political and public-policy subjects - from British politics and the travails of the Royal family to the energy transition and the changing media industry to the Ukraine crisis and the rise of China.
Andrew Neil is one of the world’s most prominent print and broadcast journalists, having been a long-time editor of the Sunday Times and chief political interviewer on the BBC. He is chairman of Press Holdings Media Group, which publishes The Spectator and Spectator Australia magazines.
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[@deanunio]

The interviewers laugh was so irritating Also, although I love Andrew Neill, you don’t understand why younger generations want to ignore economic rules - it’s because they don’t have hope, don’t have affordable housing, and don’t have anything to lose. It isn’t because they are woke

[@BobSmith-fx9sz]

The claim Gen Z has no hope and so will ignore economic rules actually supports Neil's claim - it's a victim narrative that doesn't quite align with the economic facts Gen Z, as a cohort average, earn more than other generations when they were at the same age. The issue is the increased cost of large ticket items such as housing and university which was historically cheap for boomers. Small, essential items like grocery items are still cheaper now than for boomers.. This doesn't mean Gen Z "has no hope." It just means the experience of their 20s/30s will be different. "Woke" means being hyper aware of discrimination and is something some boomers and millennials are just as obsessed with - look at the university curriculum and you'll see upper generations pushing dated sociological theories from the 60s/70s in degrees such as medicine without any economic theory being taught alongside. We now push a majority of students through these institutions and so it's unsurprisingly a majority of Gen Z are "woke" and are seen as not being economically literate. In previous generations university students were a minority of their generation and so such effects were limited. The claim Gen Z has no hope and so will ignore economic rules actually supports Neil's claim - it's a victim narrative that doesn't quite align with the economic facts

[@user-hu1yi8ox9z]

Fantastic analysis from Andrew.

[@alastairhunter353]

Brilliant ... thanks Andrew.

[@seppomuppit]

Surprised to hear Tom claim that Russia wouldn't have invaded of Trump was in power. Feels naive.

[@ianfinnity2732]

Perhaps it’s you who’s naive.

[@ascott6328]

russia acted to stop the biden controlled kiev aggression, trump would not have pushed the aggression so there would not have been a russian escalation, this was the case during trumps presidency. trump basically did nothing including not causing war. biden is the devils representative on earth

[@jackthemac132]

@@ianfinnity2732 Trump and Putin had an understanding that Trump would pull the US out of NATO in his second term if he won. Instead, Trump lost and Putin's original plan was in tatters but he went for it anyway. The success of Putin's invasion hinged on Trump being in power.

[@TedATL1]

Russia DIDNT invade Ukraine when Trump was in power. He invaded with Obama, he invaded with Biden.

[@jasonmcmullan7283]

Fascinating interview. I would vote for Andrew Neil for PM in a heartbeat.

[@skymanifest8339]

How are his freemarket, open borders, pro-multicultrual Boomer views any different from what we have now?

[@alanhamilton9856]

I enjoyed Andrews take but disagree with his views on Ukraine even if his views come over as compelling. Enlightning nevertheless.

[@aravindan9931]

Good interview

[@roberthay7554]

Neil is marvellous

[@folasadegiwa6305]

thank so much miss folasade giwa safiyat good bkessing you todary am?

[@user-sg8vn4mi5y]

Not looking well, is he? The interviewer isn't the sharpest knife in the draw, is he? If the Aussies are so worried about China they should have been getting in bed with the USA and UK far earlier.

[@dsmith657]

A country that issues its own currency can always pay its debts. The treasury is the monopoly supplier of the currency. Therefor all so called borrowing by government from private sector must have at some time been issued by government. Therefore all government borrowing is self funded. Government deficit must equal private sector surplus. This is the basic rule of accountancy: assets - liabilities = equity.

[@Kidderman2210]

Your third sentence "Therefor all so called borrowing by government from private sector must have at some time been issued by government." is incorrect. True, the Government can in theory print as much money as it wishes, but that will lead to inflation. If it borrows too much from foreign sources and lenders do not think this is sustainable, this will caus an increase in interest rates on the debte and the value of the currency to fall . This is what happened when Liz Truss was in power. At least that is my understanding.

[@anothersucker-Youcantfixstupid]

Scottish devolution has failed the Scottish people.

[@DaboooogA]

Gifted and knowledgeable speaker (Neil that is, not the guffawing interviewer)

[@shamster7182]

Good.

[@philmoore71]

loved AN. a pity its was placed here a few weeks after the talk

[@highvoltageswitcher6256]

@1:19:00. The idea of ‘woke’ is to prevent successful multiracial societies and to cement the power of the tech elites by distracting the masses from issue of class and wealth inequality. My Grandfather was a Red Clyde socialist. He used to buy a magazine called the ‘Socialist Standard’. I found an article in it titled “Scratch the Liberal and find the Facist”. I laughed out load reading this and thought it a ridiculous oxymoronic statement. Now I know how wrong I was!😊

[@Kidderman2210]

The term "Liberal" has been hi-jacked by the right. The Liberal party of the UK used to be progressive. Liberal governments introduced pensions, unemployment benefit and votes for women. It was a Liberal (Lord Beveridge) who first proposed the welfare state in 1944, which the Labour government of 1945 put into effect. Unfortunately, since Thatcher, "neo-Liberal" has come to mean free market, small government.

[@highvoltageswitcher6256]

@@Kidderman2210 👍

[@alanhamilton9856]

Andrew was at his best in Oz, so why isn't he interviewed in Britain for that length of time so we get the benefit of his erudite output.

[@thomas77777]

Just keep him there... he is a walloper...

[@thomas77777]

@@lyndaralph2335 who’s truth??? His truth...

[@thomas77777]

@@lyndaralph2335 in his role as a journalist he needs to be impartial.. If not then find a new profession.. you just need to see where his prejudices lie... look at his background ... i detest people of his ilk... oh and he is in no way Scottish or speaks for the people of Scotland...

[@mrvillan6951]

In Britain he is the interviewer. If he starts giving his personal views he could no longer do that job.

[@markr002]

He is. He’s worked here in the uk all his life and had both interviewed and been interviewed many times.

[@docholiday8818]

That time

[@VernonGoddard]

Great interview……..I mostly agree with his analysis……but as regards Ukraine he seems not to be so enlightened……nor up to date.

[@davidgraham913]

didn't spot Saville

[@pezushka]

He's brilliant, one of the finest minds on the plot.

[@5385simone]

Doesn't know much about Ukraine.

[@TedATL1]

The suggestion Ben Shapiro lives in an echo chamber is absurd. He is famous for speaking on college campuses to raging left-wing student audiences, which he eagerly debates for hours, point by point. Come on Andrew. You should be big enough, and informed enough, to recognize Shapiro is a major conservative voice, regardless of your small run-in. It appears to me you have scarcely listened to him at all.

[@MrSillenomis]

Andrew Neil is a sell out

[@skymanifest8339]

I fail to see how his open borders, pro-free market, pro-multicultural Boomer views are radically different from what we have, and have had, for the last 40 years.

[@lucianopavarotti2843]

Neil is the master of wiki searches dressed up as erudition.

[@roberthay7554]

Cheap shot.

[@parkification83]

That is unfair

[@jbooks888]

@@parkification83 Totally fair - he's a fucking liar

[@Jason-yy5dt]

And we can fairly deduct that you are not even that.

[@lucianopavarotti2843]

@@Jason-yy5dt I think you mean 'deduce'.

[@ThomasBoyd-tx1yt]

Scottish parliament failed Scotland. If that the case politically why did Australia and New Zealand get it independence from Great Britain England London in 1908 by Liberal party British governments 1906 to 1922. Scotland alright. It has North sea oil. £10 billion Pounds north sea oil industry revunes go British government England London Britain. Vote No Scottish independence. Pietro Boselli Italian runs Italy he got British passport he vote Labour party England London UK general election in October 2024. Italy said No UN migration pact. Tories Flopped in England London Britain. God bless USA. I am Italian citizen nurse with British passport. Australia said no UN migration pact. Support STV voting system for House of commons UK general election in England London Britain. Martin sellner Austria Vienna he socialist yes Thomas. Did push me politically yes get Art Bezrukavenko tidy up politically in England and Scotland it Labour party Landslide victory over the Tories.

[@eckie4679]

He’s a right winger and has no valid thoughts on anything. Full of rhetoric without decent analysis, facts and data to back it up 🙄

[@aggressivecalm]

The referendum should be on the removal of references to race in the Constitution. Not the addition of (the discriminatory doctrine of critical race theory, and structural racism,) more division. Australia for all Australians, equally, regardless of race, gender, (and perhaps most importantly whatever their cultural background, upbringing, and or acquirement.) The Voice is a race based position. The Voice will not be unrestricted because of race. The Voice will literally be restricted especially because of race. By definition The Voice will employ segregation and discrimination. By definition The Voice is not open to all Australians. The Voice is exclusive and race based, and has no place in a modern democratic, representative political system. The Voice fails to represent all Australians. The Voice will embody structural racism. The Voice will serve as structural racism. The echo chamber that has created ‘The Voice’ in its current form needs to take a long hard look at themselves; and their shameful, unjust, and discriminatory doctrine of critical race theory. And instead of pronouncing: racism, discrimination, unfairness, and bigotry upon any Australians who stand against ‘The Voice’ in its current form. They should examine the structural racism they intend to widen and inflate with the same furious incrimination.

[@stephenlennon7369]

You don't need to worry about race based for the Aboriginals you've already got that in your country and that the white settlers race based

[@aggressivecalm]

@@stephenlennon7369 All white settlers are the same race? And all Aboriginals are the same? I guess critical race theory forgot to introduce you to the concept of equality, justice, egalitarianism, and equalitarianism, not to mention how it cultivated your own bias, discrimination, fanaticism, injustice, and clearly discriminatory racism.

[@mihaelatudor2417]

I am consistently amazed by the lack of logic and basic economics when nationalistic and "progressive" ideologies are promoted. Ex: a coronation takes place once every so many dacades. Presidential elections take place every four years. The costs are that many times more funded by the taxpayers.....The monarch is there to provide balance to the power of the politicians. Any president is part of a political party, so where is the balance? And why not mention that the monarch should uphold the common law i.e. the rights of the people, and not the laws passed by the political parties for their own interests? And how much is the big government costs the nation ? As percentage of GDP? While the Royal Family costs each taxpayer cca £1.29 per year.......Just simple arithmatic and basic constitutional logic 😊

[@anothersucker-Youcantfixstupid]

Scottish devolution has failed the people.

[@catherinehughes7519]

Scottish Devolution has saved the people of Scotland from the UK's total trashing of Englands NHS, Economy and the whole of peoples lives. Every corner and every sea full of dirt.

[@anothersucker-Youcantfixstupid]

Politicians don’t vote for less power or smaller budgets. We need less politics not more.