Cuts, anger, frustration - and Labour still can’t break through | Anywhere but Westminster

[@elliottanderson2453]

"I'm not voting for him 'cos 'e's not gonna get 'lected." Great logic mate. Very good. This is not gambling! You back the one you want to win not the one you think will and hey, maybe if enough people think like that the one you want to win will!

[@juliet7703]

I know right...🤯

[@matthewmoss1589]

Its apathy, I canvassed and doorstepped and spoke to people and so many of them just can't be arsed. "They're all the same" "nothing will change". Its very difficult to get people engaged when everything they see is negative. We were all sick when Labour lost Lancashire, people just didn't get out and vote.

[@zacf991]

this is so fucking true. From what I see in the London suburbs people agree with Labour policies but think they'll never do it so might as well just vote Conservatives.

[@matthewmoss1589]

It is incredibly frustrating all we can do is try and explain how important it is they vote.

[@mgrimble3975]

It's, not accidental, they want people to feel this way. It's how parties of the establishment survive. "They are all just as bad as each other" message that won trump the white house. Hillary was pretty shit tbh, everyone on the left told them as much in the primary. But she was in no way comparable to trump. The media use polls as a tool to lower expectation, making sure that everyone in the media says your choice is a loser, you are somehow weird for not picking May because she's so popular, Corbyn is portrayed as extreme/radical to infer a warning - he may be dangerous, your weird if you like him despite the fact he's anything but. For example, in the video they use from the public, you don't know how long they were there, how many people they asked, which parts of the town they were in, whether or not they even started putting the balls in the anti Corbyn box themselves to reinforced the message that your not normal, it's all hopeless and you should stay home. The Tories like all parties on the right rely on very low turnout from people who would oppose them, the young and the poor, and high turnout from those who are likely to support them. The rich and the old. As you say once apathy kicks in its hard to turn around. I fear if the torys gain a landslide in this election we will lose an entire generation of voters to non-engagement as they have been abandoned by the public. Even making voting mandatory I don't think would make much difference, as people just don't think about what they're doing. Like the old guy, hates the cuts, usually, votes labour and yet is voting Conservative because Corbyn doesn't look smart. That is so stupid it almost makes my head hurt lol. Maybe since there is a minimum age requirement to voting, there should be a maximum age too :D.

[@whatamalike]

We've become a politically thick country. It's that simple. It's come about due to both Labour's previous lies and disillusionment and Conservatives nasty nasty cutthroat approach but with a smile on its face. Now that we, after many many decades, have a Labour leader who actually gives a fuck about people they don't know how to react. There's a great sense of Stockholm syndrome amongst people i've spoke to and a over saturation of right wing newspapers; we haven't got a bloody chance :/

[@agdgdgwngo]

@@whatamalike Keep being hopeful, try and change people's minds. Look at the desperation of the smear attempts, people are starting to see through it

[@blah9876ish]

this is terrible, so sad and bitter. The tories are consciously cruel and arrogant but nothing is touching them. :'-(

[@ahdhudbbh]

Because few believe that Labour would do better. Would you trust Corbyn & Abbott to run a bath? What if a massive crisis occurs during one of Corbyn's lieu days?

[@ascendancy425]

Well-meaning local Tory candidates can campaign on anti-austerity all they want but it's their government that is putting pressure on the community budgets they claim to protect. Wealth might not trickle down, but piss definitely does.

[@FilmFallon]

My heart breaks when I see that poor, lovely woman and her father. I wish Jeremy and Labour would win with every ounce of love I have for this country and people like that, but I believe our government is elected by Murdock and the sheep that read his trash. They will never see this woman, hear her voice or feel her pain and these things make me loose those last ounces of love I have left for Britain.

[@BDaMonkey]

Ryan Fallon Well said.

[@greyasagoat]

The people are still good Ryan - it's just that the politicians are crap and as you say the press etc have it stacked. Take care Buddy

[@greyasagoat]

Full marks to the lady in the video for stepping up. That took courage and at least you tried. Be proud of yourself lady you gave it a shot.

[@JJ-te2pi]

This was very very sad, quite a tearjerker. The Tories are nasty, there is no way about it really.

[@stephenmurray2851]

Joseph J No, no labour are nasty. They got us into this mess. All that spending with other people's money.

[@SRPC21]

When Labour were given a chance they blew it massively and put most people off voting for them again

[@phobiandarkmoon]

I'm not going to vote for a guy who wants to reverse cuts because he can't get elected because I won't vote for him. Just... gah

[@Ted335i]

Nicholas Hayes "I'm a really dumb turkey and I'm voting for Christmas because I want to be slaughtered." And that's why what people read matters, because idiots believe bullshine.

[@BDaMonkey]

Nicholas Hayes What.

[@Isaac-ny9kl]

Bandwagon principle, humans like to be part of the winning group. Generally nobody likes to be in the minority. Its shit ain't it?

[@thomashackett1058]

So who do you plan to vote for?... A party spewing empty rhetoric, promising no change, and is actively and openly dismantle the public sector?? I'm going to be voting to get the Tory's out, not so much to get anyone in, like it or not, it's Corbyn or May. It's like a cliche archetypal battle between good and evil 😂 Edit: I just realised you were being sarcastic lol ! .. Still, I'll leave my comment since I made some amusing points

[@grapiken7766]

Nicholas Hayes The Tories love you. You've got no mind of your own. The media have taught you to dislike Corbyn and you have - like a good pupil. You get a good star.

[@JessWasMistaken]

Long haired bloke at 6:17 should be utterly ashamed of himself. he understands completely that he is voting against his own community and that he is voting against HIMSELF, but he does so anyway. Post brexit politics makes me feel like Democracy has failed. With so many people blindly voting against their own interests I fear that democracy will fail us again on June the 8th.

[@JessWasMistaken]

Its not "barmy", its political self harm.

[@caact7196]

? isn't that what democracy is

[@JessWasMistaken]

CAACT , a fool within the democratic system voting against his own interests even though he seems completely aware of what he is doing. Democracy exists so people can select candidates that represent them, this man is clear as day proof that the electorate have been brainwashed by the media and are now incapable of voting in their own interests

[@mobilechikane8574]

Turkeys voting for Christmas.

[@adam4757]

Thank you for this video. Blindly, I had voted Tory in the past (yes, sorry....). But this video actually hit home the impact this Government has on people like her father. I will never vote Tory again.

[@2005peasah]

Labour for me and for thirty years I have never changed.

[@jrgboy]

We had all this before, Labour wins and hands out blank cheques to councils, a year later its 'sorry mate we're skint', it's nothing new

[@thedeplorables1359]

Didn't Liebour say 'There's no money left'.......

[@esoxlucius2649]

None of them women in headscarves work... Who's supporting them?

[@beadmecreative9485]

I can't believe they closed the library, i thought that only happened in america.

[@ObsoleteMule]

This makes me physically ill, you see it all around you, the cuts to services, the playgrounds need repairing to be useable, some counties are completely shut off because no buses run through them. Public libraries close, pfft I can't even believe Lancashire got a Conservative majority for that council, well done, have fun living off tinned food for the next five years and live off the bare minimum and children moaning that they're bored because they have no-where to play because the play areas are completely unuseable. Sounds very strong and stable to me, give me a break don't friggin vote conservative, please do not do it. Vote conservative and they'll know they can choke the life out of you for the next 5 years with anything and no-one, but parliament will stop them.

[@MR-po8su]

I'm no Tory but the library thing is a dinosaur in the age of the Kindle, iPad and boot sale apps. And the demand is there it should be commercially viable. Money could be better spent on digital book vouchers than on heating a big building and hiring someone to administer the books. So with an alternative being provided there is an argument for a genuine economy. I wonder though if Amazon requested that libraries get closed down? Unlikely but they should be the clear winner from this type of cut. Anyway, closing childcare does seem like a genuine FALSE economy.

[@bertaga41]

why is there an ad before you can watch this. I believed that the uploader chose whether to allow ads . I want to know about Labour not watch ads!

[@Ed-ob4wh]

#VoteLabour

[@Harry-py6sy]

Ed 1 #VoteLabour

[@DrJams]

Labour sucks.

[@Harry-py6sy]

You suck.

[@Staceyatkinson4496]

Ed no thanks

[@hadi96100]

As they say in Lancashire, *"there's no fool like an old fool"*...

[@elliottanderson2453]

7:16. Well they definitely won't bloody listen if you don't SPEAK with your vote. Bloody hell.

[@jamescooke6032]

I really don't get why Labour didn't learn from series like this.. Everyone they asked said some very basic things.. We don't like how it is, but corbyn is a joke.. I why didn't they react

[@BGalManBGalMan]

Anybody else think the thumbnail for this clip looked like a woman holding a severed head?

[@benedictcase4290]

my grandma was the the leader of the torys in Lancashire so it's weird to see has my nans job now (I am not a tory)

[@Drumsgoon]

Why can't people just give their money voluntarily to those in real need, instead of forcing this vast redistribution, with government largesse and inefficiency?

[@mks8172]

I understand the implementation of austerity but who will pay for everything things cost.

[@IslandForestPlains]

Proportional representation would be fairer ... unfortunately this is a "protecting the rights of minorities" issue, so people and parties profiting from the current system are not likely to change it.

[@rubyjack9974]

Jeremy is Labour's problem.

[@Kraken54321]

It doesn't matter if Jeremy is in charge or not, he's got enough loons on his back benches that share his views. Labour won't get in power for years and years, they've gone from a party of the working class to a party of the extreme left.

[@Pkia-tm7gw]

Sad,to see good solid people treated like this! The Tory cheerleaders were 90% over 50's! Hmmmmm mmm!⚘🌻

[@steveaustin4118]

Talk to labour about spending and why the cuts happened

[@makarowce]

Yeah, invite more immigrants that should fucking help

[@MrBeny]

Vote Labour

[@way2tehdawn]

How do you generate more revenue for all this funding they want?

[@Zonaverdi_]

By actually enforcing tax legislation so multinational companies like Google and Starbucks actually pay the billions of pounds they owe for doing business here? By reforming and regulating the financial sector so executives and management can't skim the cream from the top? By investing in large national infrastructure projects and manufacturing concerns so that we can actually improve, diversify, and better profit from our economy?

[@way2tehdawn]

So you're saying... - Launch legal challenge against a slew of huge multinationals. - Introduce legislation to curb bonuses. - Subsidise industry. How do we pay for this? I agree with making big international companies pay their fair share. Regulating finance could prove troublesome, during the bailout a lot of money was promised to bankers even though they failed. The idea behind them was to keep them in Britain rather than taking their skills abroad, I personally say fuck em' let em' leave but that was the labour line in 09'. Jeremy Corbyn is actually going after corporate tax relief in an effort to reduce how much the treasury spends on it, so I don't think we'll see much investment. The other alternative is borrowing which we can't do while were in the EU due to their regulations of deficits. We do need to diversify. Lets also not forget that the labour party want to renationalise a whole slew of firms (which I agree with to some extent.) and buy/build a load of houses to give away at no cost. I wouldn't worry though, we will see. I think Jeremy Corbyn is going to win, I don't think populism can be stopped at this point. The current system is not working so people will latch on to any hope they can get. Personally I'm more cynical, I think we will just gradually decline or improve but accept a lower standard of living creating cheap goods for little pay.

[@Dylan-hy2zj]

When once prosperous people have their communities stripped away, their wages stagnate and they are surrounded by waves of people with nothing to give, they tend to vote for populists.

[@way2tehdawn]

I agree, it's just like with Trump and the coal/manufacturing communities... It doesn't make economic sense but they want to believe in something, I don't begrudge them, we've had strong socialism before and survived.

[@thisorthat4195]

God, this is better than watching Weiner twist in the wind.

[@heliotropezzz333]

Labour councils having to implement cuts to local government imposed by the Conservative government are getting the blame (clever of the Tories) and Conservative cuts are falling more heavily on Labour areas (clever of Tories). As the Conservatives have replaced Labour here, now the responsibility for cuts will be seen in their true colours and in the light of that experience there is a chance for voters to vote again on June 8th 2017. Read the summaries of the manifestos before voting please.

[@billbb]

yeah

[@tutenvanman2715]

Starts off public sector this public sector that two thirds of us work in the private sector try talking about us for a change.

[@mauiigiirl]

Lisa ❤

[@namefinder]

this is depressing.

[@The_Scarlet_Pimpernel]

it sounds like these people want government to do everything for them. clean your own parks, look after you own parents, own your own communities.

[@lisa1cares]

Incorrect I've been working as a member of the association in rising bridge to obtain grants for the park. We are waiting on approval from the local council to work on it.

[@The_Scarlet_Pimpernel]

Grants from whom?

[@lisa1cares]

There is loads of charities that help communities out with these kind of projects. The community it's self gave raised about £1400 but it needs about £50,000. The community understands our councils have no money do are working hard to find other places that can help fundraise.

[@The_Scarlet_Pimpernel]

I applaud your efforts, £50,000 is a big gap to fill given what you've raised so far. which charities have you contacted?

[@lisa1cares]

We are getting help from something called proffitts CIC have a meeting with the local council on the 16th to get through the red tape as no big grants from charities will give anything without the red tape being sorted first. Proffitts CIC have already helped 3-4 other communities to obtain grants for their playgrounds.

[@Broatch6]

the elephant in the room is this : corbyns a clown. how many times did that clown vote against anti-terror legislation ????????

[@seph9980]

excellent series.

[@mrmarmellow555]

That Nice Lady Lisa! Its justa the Right Dodgy Folks of Lancashire!!

[@lisa1cares]

It's a strange world we live in and frankly a very selfish one but I live in hope that one day people will wake up and realise what is really happening to other people.

[@saroise4477]

Corbyn hater John Harris coached these two that Jeremy was to blame. It's so obvious.

[@VaucluseVanguard]

So four children and a disabled dad. And where is the father of these four kids?

[@lisa1cares]

At work... is that ok?

[@VaucluseVanguard]

Good. That's great to hear - genuinely. Now look at Venezuela if you want to see what a Corbyn government will create and ask yourself, will I, the kids, my dad and my husband be better off? I admire your faith, because that's what it is. Britain certainly needs a better distribution of its wealth. That's why I have voted labour at most elections. But just as in 83 I could not vote for a party dominated by young violent Militant members, I can't vote for them now as the young 20 something militants of my youth are now the 50 something members of Momentum. Labour has always been a broad church, not a socialist party.

[@lisa1cares]

Seriously first you make a ridiculous judgement about "where's the father" the. Through in other countries.... I could point out loads of good left countries look at Portugal they threw out the right because of austerity and now they have a coalition left wing government and things are starting to improve.

[@VaucluseVanguard]

I asked an admittedly loaded question because I had not understood what you said at one point in the short video. However, I will stick by my point and the judgement you thought I made. My father was a NHS administrator from the time it was created until he retired in the early 1990s. I have worked in health care since for over 35 years and I have two sisters who have also done so and have two daughters who are social workers working in in adult disability and mental health. Three generations of us. And across that 70 years of experience what have we seen? More people abusing the system, more people with an entitled attitude and more people blaming everyone except themselves for their predicament. And I stand by my 'judgment' about men who do not support their children and women who don't want men in their lives when they have kids, but expect the state to foot the bill. These people were once a small number of whom social services would deal with. Now, it's just the norm. And yes I personally have known dozens of men who have children with not the slightest intention of supporting them and known dozens of women who have chosen to have children knowing they would have to have state support to bring them up. If you think that is moral and right, well you needn't ask why there is a real possibility that Theresa May will be the first PM to lead a party that gets over 50% of the electorate since 1935. Your dad's disabled, he deserves help. When you have work in the system and have seen the levels of waste, exploitation and an corrupt and corrupting attitude of "f**k everyone else I'm entitled to this' that is not confined to a tiny minority but perhaps 15% of those who you deal with every day, you soon get jaded.

[@ewangent]

10:33 spot a defence minister

[@Kraken54321]

Can't cut through because anyone of sound body and mind won't fall for Labours nonsense.

[@Staceyatkinson4496]

Both parties are to blame

[@Staceyatkinson4496]

Don't vote, can't have a say

[@monkeymox2544]

False consciousness at its finest :/

[@juliet7703]

Yes its totally barmy..6.41

[@captaincatguy636]

Maybe if Labour didn't overspend then we would not have to make cuts.

[@DFandV]

Conservatives are in power for 9 years. So that don't come with that. All the deficits under Labour in 10 years time should have now been wiped.

[@patriciabrooks5838]

Who was paying for these services, are they really necessary when the country is so far in debt. It seems to me there is always someone saying 'do not cut my handouts cut somewhere else where it does not affect me'.

[@ianedmonds9191]

We need to vote for a socialist government in the UK. Probably an SNP/Labour coalition will work just fine. Don't give May the rope to hang us! Luv and Peace.

[@jrom6263]

Fuck off

[@billylardner]

Bus services are being cut in stops where they are used less... That saves the environment. Fewer greenhouse gases, *Carbon Monoxide (Which kills)*...

[@davidulanovsky8943]

William Lardner Complete lie. Imagine 50 people on a bus. That's 50 less cars on the road. Just think about that before you use something as stupid as that as an excuse for the Tories destruction of the country.

[@billylardner]

David Ulanovsky What a stupid concept. They are cutting bus services where they can be cut and only have 1/2 people average taking these buses. Like you find 50 people on a bus... xD

[@davidulanovsky8943]

William Lardner I do actually.

[@billylardner]

David Ulanovsky Maybe in the heart of London, but not on a StageCouch bus in a village.

[@Caldo42069]

The guardian says its independent but it seems very pro Labour

[@katiestolealltheunicorns9309]

Ginger in Hell Every paper has a bias. But independent doesn't necessarily mean you don't form an opinion.

[@chrisharrison763]

Ginger in Hell Very pro-Labour yet they officially endorsed the Lib Dems at the last election. Hmmmm...

[@2005peasah]

The Guardian are no friends of lefties, they are so two face.

[@samarium557]

Chris Harrison They didn't en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorsements_in_the_United_Kingdom_general_election,_2015

[@agdgdgwngo]

They court the left on progressive issues but they are oppressively middle class

[@lordkibagami]

I clicked for the thumbnail thinking "Why is that woman holding a life-like head of an old bald guy?"

[@tdtvegas]

The problem with socialism is when you run out of other peoples money, then cuts happen…

[@NicholasYarde]

where is labour gonna find the money to spend??? the country is broke

[@razorray7688]

Nick Yarde stop nuclear deterrent and hs2. biggest waste of tax payers money.

[@awesomeavenger2810]

Didn't you hear? Commissar Corbyn has a miracle economic plan. Based on the Venezuelan model.

[@AICabal]

You cannot stop the Conservative tsunami!

[@davidsachdev5353]

Tsunamis kill people just like the tories

[@pgl0897]

Walter Khayyam point of order. That's New Labour you're thinking of. Who, as president Tony told us, were "a new political party.

[@pgl0897]

Walter Khayyam haha. Touché.

[@poshtart9279]

where I live a Labour vote will not be welcome a Tory vote would be

[@alikhan-ri5ye]

why do women not think before having babies who is going to pay for them. People who work full time, pay full tax,and dont receive any benefits,howcome these people and their kids are financially worse off than a single unemployed mother with 3 or 4 kids. If someone on benefits has money for cigarette and alcohal then they are paid too much money in benefits.

[@lisa1cares]

Think you will find I have a job as does my partner but you clearly think judging a book by its cover is a good idea.

[@alikhan-ri5ye]

I don't know even who u are. The austerity needs more tightening.more relief needs to be given to people who work full time.

[@lisa1cares]

I'm lisa Bloor the person in this KZbin that's who I am. And who are you to judge me? I work bloody hard as does my partner.... as well as having a disabled father I also have a daughter that spends a lot of time in hospital.

[@alikhan-ri5ye]

Well thank you for sharing your sad story. if you worked full time and didnt receive any benefit then u should be upset too for when see an unemployed person drinking/smoking then thats too much benefits and an unemployed single mother of 3 has better of quality of life than me. I will never vote for a bleeding heart politician who feels more money needs pumping into benefit system.

[@alikhan-ri5ye]

Agreed-children are all innocent-must not be punished,BUT unless there is an incentive to work and a stick to beat with if they decide to stay at home and breed.but stick only for the parent.

[@Joker-yw9hl]

Can't we all give the liberal democrats some love

[@awesomeavenger2810]

No

[@Joker-yw9hl]

Awesome Avenger red or blue m8

[@awesomeavenger2810]

I could never vote labour while Corbyn is leader. And I won't until the stain has been washed out.

[@NicholasYarde]

less then 1 min in and a bunch of Muslims