Describing everyone running for British prime minister

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[@gushardy4283]

3:56 "People liked him because he was witty and goofy in a way you don't expect a Conservative to be." I think JJ described the rise of his own channel

[@luisdergroe8944]

I totale agree. But this may be a problem of our time since, at least in my opinion the old style of conservatism is slowly dying and is all around the world replaced with this new, Fox News and conspiracy theory kind of conservatives. When we here conservative nowadays we think about these guys and that's why J.J doesn't really fit into the stereotype. Nevertheless I wish there would be more J.Js and less Trumps in this world.

[@CripplingDuality]

It's an inaccurate description of how conservatives are perceived in the UK though

[@JJMcCullough]

Natesh Mayuranathan didn’t say all conservatives, just Boris. I know the stereotype of most conservatives in the UK is that they’re a bunch of rich out of touch snobs.

[@clarice3263]

I honestly don't get how anyone would find Boris charming wtf

[@AeromaticXD]

J.J. McCullough that seems to describe Boris, at least in my personal opinion

[@ya_dad_sellsavon8718]

There's a video of him playing tag rugby with Japanese children and he floors one of them

[@bujler]

@@nonfinale685 Johnson. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3PXaXSlgad2pdE

[@michaeleddy2415]

I’ve seen it

[@brownjatt21]

Boris is a boss for that lmao.

[@hatefulgaming1800]

ya_dad_sells avon no survivors

[@geogamesreviews5405]

Don't mess with the unit boris

[@TheWalz15]

"I get so drunk, I don't know who I'm voting for"

[@gaz9434]

I always vote the same way as my parents, otherwise they yell at me

[@vladdythebear5872]

TheWalz15 gotta love Jay Foreman

[@matthewmccallion3311]

Woo! Where are all my fellow Jay Foreman fans?

[@erickrahi9765]

My people

[@RobRandomVids]

(Too bloody right!) YEAH!

[@TomJohnson67]

The caricatures are so much more interesting than just plain photos of the party leaders!

[@JJMcCullough]

That's why I did em!

[@TomJohnson67]

@@JJMcCullough they're really well done too, especially Boris.

[@kaiokendo]

@@JJMcCullough you made the 3d ones??

[@JJMcCullough]

kaiokendo I made all of them, even the Tony Blair one which I forgot until the last minute

[@alquinn8576]

@@JJMcCullough good work on them but why make them hyper-realistic the way you did when they are supposed to be caricatures?

[@lewismelrose4334]

You forgot the Monster Raving Loony Party !

[@geznicks]

No he mentioned Corbyn

[@hendrikdependrik1891]

Indeed. People should know about Lord Buckethead!

[@martasloane8081]

They used to be called the Stark Raving Loony Party. Seem to remember one of the candidates was either a comedian or a musician..

[@claymoreth]

Reminds me of the Vote For Yourself Rainbow Ticket Dream Party that comedian Peter Cook's neighbor came up with.

[@eelsemaj99]

HendrikdePendrik lord bucket head isnt in the MLRP

[@MaxwellTornado]

>USSR flag for Russia JJ... JJ why are you doing this to me?

[@danksheev66]

It's probably because Corbyn was in politics before the USSR collapsed.

[@TheWkc19]

@@danksheev66 correct

[@MaxwellTornado]

@@danksheev66 But then that's still not the RSFSR's flag.

[@danksheev66]

Well he should include both the USSR and Russian Federation to be the most accurate.

[@rehabwales]

That is not the only mistake in this video.

[@Bandecki]

For non-Brits, "Tories" is another word for "Conservative", just in case you didn't know :)

[@believeinjesus8862]

Still is used in Canada too, mainly by older generation......an old term.

[@NisarKhan-jm1uh]

It is also used in Australia and New Zealand

[@juwebles4352]

In the American war of independence it was also the term used to refer to pro-British colonists

[@Oldmanplum]

Nicola sturgeon isnt running for PM. To be PM you must be an MP in Westminster, Nicola Sturgeon isnt running to be an mp. She is the First Minister (not PM) of Scotland and an MSP (member of the Scottish Parliament). You can be both an MSP and an MP at the same time as was done by the previous SNP leader Alex Salmond but Nicola is not, instead the SNP MPs are led by their commons leader Ian Blackford. If anyone could hypothetically end up as an SNP PM it would be him

[@epicbeans5874]

Well, arguably, the only qualification that needs to be met to be appointed PM is that you hold the confidence of the House of Commons

[@Oldmanplum]

@@epicbeans5874 Technically yes but my comment was long enough already. Edit: technically you might not even need the confidence of the house. That might also just be convention

[@DGoldy303]

SNP is only running in all 59 seats in Scotland which is not even enough to form a majority lol

[@truedarklander]

@@DGoldy303 h y p o t h e t i c a l l y

[@neobe195]

Ian Blackford is my MP. I’ve met him and it would be weird seeing him a PM.

[@Shovlaxnet]

JJ has moved on up from Canadian politics to British politics. *tear falls* I'm so proud

[@Trashplat]

is that moving up? 😅

[@zzzzzz4110]

In terms of entertainment in politics, I'd say yes.

[@josephg12345]

@@Trashplat yes

[@sunvavachi]

Lol

[@KXMiddletonUK]

Up? British politics is currently awful. Watch a video of PMQs - it's like a school playground.

[@ya_dad_sellsavon8718]

Sinn fein don't even take their seats in Westminster

[@geznicks]

They're also the IRA

[@kevinclarke113]

In fairness, this election probably has the best chance in a long time to actually making them take their seats, since there is an admittedly REALLY small chance that they'll form a coalition with labour to stop brexit in return for a reunification referendum.

[@eruno_]

They are quite popular left wing party in Ireland. btw, it's spelled 'Sinn Féin'

[@domestosbleach7557]

Sinn fein used to never take their seats in the south of Ireland either

[@scifispaceman1557]

@@eruno_ They also are supported by quite alot of conservatives like maria gatland

[@tobeytransport2802]

If you were British though you’d know to never read the daily mail! 😂

[@rhsdinful]

The caricature of Nigel Farage had me DEADDDDDDDDDD

[@grahamlive]

It’s the only time seeing his face has made me laugh. Except for maybe that time someone threw a milkshake at the prick. 😂

[@sindraxo9249]

I saw you in a restaurant last week and didn't want to bother you so I'll say hi now. Hi!

[@JJMcCullough]

SindraXO I like being bothered!

[@maziemitchell1843]

Scotland : We wanna leave the U.K Quebec : Let's grab a beer

[@demonsoldierchem]

And find a room.

[@maziemitchell1843]

@@demonsoldierchem Exactly.

[@maziemitchell1843]

@Smash A Commie I know just jk bawd.

[@Semordnilaps]

Although with a name like that why not shack up with Nova Scotia? Also yes, it was only embarrisingly recently it clicked for me that it's just latin for New Scotland.

[@kaiser8159]

@Smash A Commie one of the main reasons they voted stay was the UK's membership in the EU, without it they deserve another referendum.

[@SA-ng4uw]

I love how JJ be like becomes sad after saying « socialism regionalism ... a bit like Canada »

[@swanstarr1441]

The SNP are centre left

[@Jellygamer0]

@@swanstarr1441 It's kinda more on a person to person basis, it's quite mixed.

[@swanstarr1441]

@@Jellygamer0 they want to to keep the queen, scottish nationalism is very anti monarchy, they are outliers in being specifically more right than others

[@mframedeye37]

@@swanstarr1441 snp and plaid and Labour are all the same, coming from a welshie, except snp and plaid want independance but other than that they are the same

[@xanderjcliffe-musicreviews7740]

15:29 hearing you pronounce "bollocks" like that makes me want to go inject tea into my veins

[@JJMcCullough]

Did you know we microwave tea here?

[@geznicks]

That's mingin mate

[@xanderjcliffe-musicreviews7740]

@@JJMcCullough You make me want to burn snow

[@Brooklyn-Manhattan]

I'm American and I don't even microwave tea.

[@GG-hi5if]

@@JJMcCullough That's an abomination.

[@philipohanrahan2448]

Sinn Féin is pronounced Shin Fayn, é in irish is pronounced like ay, and when there is a fada (name for the Irish accent) it immediately supersedes any other vowels. Just a small Gaeilge lesson :)

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Who cares they are terrorist party just like Hezbollah in Lebanon

[@af5579]

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv no

[@militantman]

AF 557 They are though

[@oswaldfigglebottom]

@@militantman they were associated with the ira heavily back in the day, but not so much now. It's like calling christianity now a cult just because at the start it was very cult like for everyone involved

[@Luke-vb3yl]

Terrorist Party

[@otterno.1128]

As a UK Politics student I have to say this video is incredibly well researched!

[@the_dw3500]

"[Boris] ...makes wry & witty jokes all the time" cuts to clip of Boris talking about bread... NOT THAT KIND OF RYE, JJ!

[@silverdarlin]

Nicola Sturgeon isn't the 'Prime Minister' of Scotland. She's the First Minister. Both Wales and Northern Ireland have a First Minster. Also, Nicola isn't an MP. She is only a MSP (Member of Scottish Parliment) The SNP do have a leader in the House of Commons, who just sorta yells in Scottish

[@lieutenantbigz938]

You mad? It's the same thing

[@georgeiii2998]

@Lieutenant BIGZ No it's not.

[@bobbler42]

When you say “unambiguously pro-Brexit”, it’s worth remembering the man wrote two op-Eds before committing to the Leave campaign, one from each side? The man’s a pure creature (frequently) naked ambition.

[@cameronbeattie3087]

12:00 to be fair the reason the SNP want another referendum is the fact that the main unionist argument last time was that an independent Scotland would lose its place in the EU. Now, independence is probably the only viable way to stay in the EU, so the issue has changed since 2014

[@edlenorgaeron8003]

Even then it might be hard to pull. Spain(and some say, Italy) don't like separatist regions.

[@CampbellFairs]

Nick Bana Both Spain and Italy are experiencing euroscepticism movements that trump separatist (maybe not Cataluña) so for them this issue will soon be more and more relevant, meaning the governments may be inclined to support attempts against Brexit

[@themightyskeletor7254]

They just want to change who holds the leash

[@rogink]

We were told by the Nats that they would still be part of the EU even if independent. Were they lying?

[@deano7939]

In Scotland nationalist parties have never gained 50% in any national vote and not to forget rejected separatism in 2014. We could not just rejoin the EU as we do not meet entry requirements

[@AvrahamYairStern]

The Scottish leader looks like a Chinese bootleg Angela Merkel

[@vexingvexillologist7554]

Brit here. On Nicola Sturgeon - she's mostly notable for having stayed with the SNP for so long, way before it was ever really popular, and for being the protege of the long-time famous SNP leader Alex Salmond. She's also notable for being the most powerful woman in Britain since T-May resigned. You've absolutely nailed the Lib Dems! In a way that many foreign commentators really don't. I live in one of the only areas nationally where they have any real base, and it's exactly how you described. Miles and miles of semi-detached housing, full of graduates from our city's university and their children. I loved this video overall, very well researched. I remember you saying in your last video on British politics that you think it's important to be humble when discussing other country's politics, and it really showed here. Thanks for actually trying to understand it.

[@vexingvexillologist7554]

If anyone is remotely interested, I wrote a blog post about certain electoral districts which could be important in deciding the outcome of this election, you can find it here: hortonshideaway.wordpress.com/2019/11/14/9-constituencies-ill-be-looking-out-for-come-election-night/

[@thatbritishguy7076]

Lib Dems claim to be "centre left" but when it came to it, they still backed up the Tory plans of austerity and higher tuitions. It's the reason they're now so heavily Remain. They're hoping that people forget the backstab they did to all the students that voted for them

[@peterharridge8565]

I don't think that is all the LibDems are, they actually have a base in rural areas. In fact they were only a rural party as I recall, before the merger with the old SDP. A bit of a takeover which didn't work that well. The South West is a good area for them, I doubt if they will take any of those constituencies at the GE.

[@alexh2947]

@@thatbritishguy7076 maybe then but nowadays they seem to be diet labour

[@thatbritishguy7076]

@@alexh2947 And yet they're being led by someone who voted for the tuition fees and austerity

[@xavier6037]

Love your channel JJ. Your edits are top notch and your content is always premium quality. Can’t believe it’s free.

[@bobshoe8426]

I love the new Claymation portraits. You should do something new for every country you cover.

[@juliusnepos6013]

I have no idea about this issue but this guy manages to make anything sound interesting

[@zephy5650]

That pronounciation of bollocks made me cringe so laugh that my monacle fell off my face and i spit out my tea.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

It was so bad I bet the sun came out over London for a minute

[@JoffesThoughts]

Nicola Sturgeon is the First Minister of Scotland.

[@bertaroo]

I love how the auto generated subtitles are in Korean.

[@elicrowleyycontreras1135]

Thatcher was for an Economic and not a political Union. She supported a small EU, she even writes a whole chapter about how she is disappointed about the way the EU works in her book "Statecraft."

[@tomofthetomb]

Funny thing is Corbyn feels the exact opposite about Europe

[@daedraq]

Thatcher at any rate was quite a devisive person. She was against the reunification of germany for an example.

[@caseysmith4206]

Grand Duke Eli kinda dumb considering European integration from the beginning very much intended to pursue further integration toward a common currency, freedom of movement, etc. They agreed to pursue a single currency in 1969.

[@wisereaper4747]

@@caseysmith4206 yes, the boomers are pretty odd in the way they vote, I was a year too young to vote in the referendum, but would've voted leave. I think that big government always leads to corruption, so a big government made up of big governments is obviously doomed, in my opinion, especially when it wants to create its own army and at the same time institute chinese level censorship.

[@elicrowleyycontreras1135]

@Nspnspker What referendum? I believe that a referrundum was also held, in which a supermajority were against a Common Currency

[@aliA-jz5ms]

I find it very interesting how much effort you put behind the scenes to make these extraordinary videos of international politics!!

[@jaxonryder]

Still not sure if Jreg's video was like a collab or something

[@matthewkearney833]

Sinn Féin is pronounced like “shin fain”. Good video JJ. The cake caricatures had me in stitches.

[@Luke-vb3yl]

I thought it was pronounced 'Terrorist Party'

[@Matthew-cw3gn]

Make one about Italy next, I'd love here your skeptical, deadpan reaction to the nonsense that goes on over there

[@vai559]

That’ll be their new flag in a couple years, don’t worry

[@FlyingFreckle5]

Tiocfaidh ár lá

[@DomenBremecXCVI]

They might just use the England flag in the near future to avoid confusion with the then ex-UK

[@malehumanperson7901]

Ireland can't afford a United Ireland :*(

[@tomofthetomb]

26 + 6 = 1

[@cameronbeattie3087]

Domen Bremec they would only use the English flag if England was the only one left. Scotland and Wales DEFINITELY would not accept that

[@WelshBathBoy]

As a Welsh speaker, your prononciation of Plaid Cymru was pretty perfect!

[@Guik1er]

8:12 Wait a second... This is not the flag of Russia, this is the flag of the USSR.

[@Marco-ui7bv]

I literally got an ad before this video of boris telling me to vote for him😅

[@Togepi-tj8kr]

Nice

[@kevinclarke113]

This was a really solid video JJ but I feel like you were a little dishonest about the Brexit delays. It's not that it's been stuck in bureaucratic hell, the issue is all around the Irish border, which the EU has consistently held as their main issue with any potential deal. This is also part of the reason why the DUP were so hated for going into coalition, since what they want (a hard brexit which would close the now open Ireland-UK border) has a very real possibility in restarting conflict in the north between Catholics and Protestants.

[@chrisdavies2969]

Well we did try for 6 months trying to get trade and withdrawal agreement negotiated side by side. And then the GE in 2017 and BoJo election in 2019, the third time's a... n Absolute failure. EU special summits to sign stuff off. It did get a bit stuck. 3 Brexit Secretaries! 3 Foreign Secretaryies! The Tories messed this up big time but now because it is oven ready to cast NI off into the Irish Sea you must vote *Conservative and Unionist*! 44% have swallowed this idea. What exciting times we have ahead.

[@odysseas_kratsas]

Pretty accurate picture of Blair tbh, that smile man, that smile...

[@benvallely1352]

Just a Correction Nicola Sturgeon only sits in the Scottish Parliament The leaders in Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland normally remain in their own regional parliment ( although in Northen Ireland there has been no government since 2017 thus meaning that the reprensetives are doing nothing and earning the salery)

[@barnaby4232]

The assembly was still there just not the executive

[@Jack-bx1vh]

As someone from the UK- it was great to hear your perspective on UK elections!

[@nedisahonkey]

Wow JJ those caricatures of the political leaders were absolutely amazing

[@sionsmedia8249]

16:44 "like everywhere that's not England, or Wales, or Unionist areas of Northern Ireland"

[@khem3275]

thanks jj i like the silver plaque in the background ;)

[@samw.1421]

To be clear, Sturgeon was the first minister of scotland, an MSP (member of scottish parlaiment) and would NOT have been prime minister if somehow the SNP would create a british government, that would be the leader of the SNP group in westminster. Currently that is Stephen Flynn, at the time Ian Blackford.

[@YourLittleBaphomet]

Great video, very fair analysis of all parties. Honestly I think you've got a better grasp of what's going on here than most Brits. Good job 👍

[@SauberC10]

EVEN THE NEW FLAG IS STILL WRONG!!!!!!! The Northern Irish Cross should switch sides when intersecting the Cross of St George, the side going bottom left to top right is wrong. Pls fix.

[@JJMcCullough]

I give up. Just have an easier flag, like the Italians.

[@seanie587]

@@JJMcCullough no a flag should be unique not generic

[@curbsideslav_1299]

J.J. McCullough why not just offend everyone and only use the St. George Cross?

[@TheSquirter]

J.J. McCullough it is our patriotic duty to annoy

[@rossmccluney2483]

There is no such thing as a “Northern Irish Cross”, it’s St Patrick’s Cross.

[@matthewroach815]

I'm sure you didn't want to do another video on politics, especially concerning an election that focuses so heavily on Brexit, but this election junkie thanks you for your service. Keep us informed, JJ!

[@akshat.jaiswal]

Yeah. Make videos outside of Canada. Great video btw. Loved it.😍

[@bobandveganlover9532]

18:21 that Farage is excellent

[@thatsaltybrit2603]

“I can tell you the price of a bottle of champagne” if that doesn’t sum up the Conservative Party then I don’t know what does

[@nic604]

The British/korean Guy your statement makes me cringe so hard

[@thatsaltybrit2603]

Nic found the tory

[@SamuriLemonX18]

Well done you got the joke

[@raymondgalvan459]

@@thatsaltybrit2603 tory?

[@warwickeng5491]

At least he's honest, and he doesn't pretend to be a "working man" like some politicians are trying to portray themselves as *cough* Corbyn *cough*

[@HawkGamerXOfficial]

It’s weird to see how close British and Canadian politics are: Canada’s 2 big parties are the Conservative and Liberal parties followed by the Bloc Québécois in third then the NDP in fourth. UK’s 2 big parties are the Conservative and Labour parties followed by the Scottish National Party in third then the Liberal Democratic Party in fourth

[@JJMcCullough]

Hawkk but Labour is more like the NDP. They’re similar, but the UK is more left wing than Canada. It’s because they had this whole militant socialist “trade union” movement that we never did.

[@MrPatoPotato]

I would’ve thought most countries would have liberal/conservative two parties in no. 1 and 2 with centrists in 3rd and 4th.

[@JJMcCullough]

Luke William Most Western European countries tend to have a party that identifies with “Christian democracy” and one that identifies with “social democracy” as parties one and two. The liberal/conservative dichotomy is much more of an Anglo thing.

[@misterkrazy8401]

@@JJMcCullough I honestly thought that the UK was way more right wing then Canada, especially with whats going on such as the immigration crisis in Europe. Plus, the Conservatives in Canada aren't as right wing like the Conservatives in Britain or the Republicans in America. I mean, most conservative prime ministers that Canada has had have been socially conservative. Even Scheer has been branded as a social conservative. I think the only two parties in Canada that are way more conservative and right wing to a comparable level like America or even the UK would be the Bloc Quebecois and the People's Party. Of course, I could be wrong, as I don't follow Canadian politics as much.

[@saxx9088]

Mister Krazy honestly I feel like Canada is a much better way of comparing things than the us for the uk For example if boris’ main campaign (after brexit ofc) was to get rid of the NHS no one would vote for him

[@darger3]

Loved this video. I am a bit obsessed with British politics and I think you kind of nailed it.

[@lawandrune3168]

11:54 Scathing! Never mind that remaining in the EU was one of the central arguments in favor of the “stay” campaign during the independence referendum. Or that Scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain in the EU during the Brexit referendum, with its outcome turning the Scottish public’s opinion in favor of independence (so as to, oh, I don’t know, rejoin the EU as an independent state). No, none of that is worth even a passing mention, the only conceivable motivation any politician could have for supporting an independence referendum is to further some self interested grift with no other basis in material and political realities, because sEpReTiSm BaD. Outstanding take J.J., truly a nuanced, objective analysis worthy of the Washington Post.

[@evaharrison1733]

furthermore: Not all of the UK outside is remain: Wales voted for brexit, like England. Its pronounced "Shin (which you got) fAYn" not "fine". can't blame you because its Irish. (I say this as someone with little love for the Lib Dems), but they descend from the Liberal party, who used to be a major party (they also are a big proponent of electoral form, since they used to have a fair bit of support but spread out). They also did have a massive cut in support in 2015 due to entering coalition w/ the Torys (Same name as the conservatives where you are too): for a while when Labour were centrist (called new Labour), they were more left wing.

[@missizette7017]

They're not even liberal or Democratic. Thank the bloody lord when I finally go to parliament i don't have to talk to her!

[@WelshBathBoy]

Interestingly, much of the support for Brexit in Wales is from English migrants.

[@lbc2013]

Eva Harrison the Lib Dems entered the coalition in 2010, not 2015

[@evaharrison1733]

@@lbc2013 I know. They entered in the coalition in 2010, and got hammered in 2015. Apologies for the vague wording.

[@WelshBathBoy]

@Cromwell of course they are, 'migrant' means someone who moves from one place to another, regardless of national or international borders.

[@Shivpi3141592654]

JJ’s looking cuter than ever in this video.

[@martasloane8081]

Better haircut/hair style.

[@makaylaallas-canares8197]

@OsTag AB lmao ik

[@KXMiddletonUK]

@OsTag AB Does that make him less hot?

[@geniusgeneral02]

OsTag AB when did he say that

[@snowcold5932]

@OsTag AB He's gay? That's great news for us, who also find him cute :)

[@FiendishStormForce]

Seeing this has made me remember that we watched Boris Johnson on Have I Got News For You when you visited in 2005! I don't think either of us predicted the context in which we'd see him again.

[@JJMcCullough]

FiendishStormForce What a long strange trip it’s been...

[@iratelibertarian3374]

Pretty good video, kept trying to jump in with my own points or counterpoints at various times then I remembered it’s a video and JJ is just on a screen, and it’s a year old...

[@oliverthomas-couch]

As a Lib Dem your comments on our party hit a little too close to home

[@Redrally]

I'm with you there. My constituency has been a Lib Dem seat for 22 years now - he's mainly re-elected for being an earnest hard-working PM. I doubt my borough is overwhelmingly in favour of Lib Dem policies and ideas in general.

[@brandoninglis6579]

Redrally Let me guess. Tom Brake?

[@nedisahonkey]

Oof even your name is sounds like a setrotypical British yuppie.

[@TheBreadthatcausedLesMis]

I'm surprised he didn't really touch on the whole MPs from both labour and conservatives defecting to us.

[@HolyBingus]

@Jake L Coming from another person in the UK, the lib Dems are not anywhere close to libertarian economic principles, and probably aren't liberal socially. All the major parties are wanting bigger government and more authority. Lib Dems may want to end some of the government overreach but they still like the EU, which is another bureaucracy with overreach. But to reiterate all the big parties are for big government which is a shame

[@caseysmith4206]

A big part of the NO campaign in the 2014 independence referendum was that remaining in the UK was the only way to secure continued membership of the EU. Low and behold, two years later after Scotland votes 62% to remain we face being taken out against our will you can understand why calls for a second referendum isn’t totally unsubstantiated or illegitimate. In fact I voted NO in 2014 but have now joined the SNP this year and will campaign for independence in the next referendum.

[@Adam-oc6pq]

So you want to leave a union for another union?

[@agustintasky9205]

Do you really think that when you leave the United Kingdom you will be accepted in the EU? They will go to the end of the waiting list, behind all the Balkans, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, among others. They will be left without the pound sterling and without the euro. Scotland outside the United Kingdom is a failure

[@caseysmith4206]

Agustin Tasky We are already in regulatory alignment with the EU, we have far stronger democratic institutions and living standards than the countries you mentioned. Not to mention the fact there is a great deal of sympathy within the European Parliament for our position. I reckon our entry into the EU will be fast tracked. It’s also in the EU’s political interest to let us continue our membership of the EU since it demonstrates the strength of the EU at a time where it appears weak; the fact a country would leave its former political union to maintain membership of their European Union. On the currency front, there is nothing to say we couldn’t continue to use the pound in the short term before either adopting our own Scottish currency or adopt the euro. Scotland outside the UK will be as much a failure as Malta outside the UK, or Ireland outside the UK, or New Zealand, etc. There is a massive precedent for countries separating from Britain and being a massive success story afterwards.

[@caseysmith4206]

Adam yes. One union constantly dismisses us and seeks to go in a very different direction with regard to Europe and domestic policy (UK). The other (EU) would actually treat us as an equal member (see how Ireland has been treated by the EU versus how it has been historically treated by Britain) and better allow us to fulfil our national objectives.

[@caseysmith4206]

Livestream Fail so handing over a vast majority of our powers to Westminster and being ruled by Conservative governments for decades who we haven’t voted for since the 1950s = independence, whereas participating in a community of equal nations, all with an equal vote and veto = tyranny? Also, I voted NO, my friends and family voted NO, we won’t be again. After the 2016 referendum and the SNP winning the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, and the 2017 Westminster election, and the European election I think we have mandate enough to reconsider our independence soon enough.

[@DasZombieProductions]

This was very informative, I didn't know about 95% of the source material. Thank you

[@chef1arjunaidi]

JJ! You have a clear grasp of British politics and society. I studied in the UK for 8 years in the late 70s/mid 80s. Congratulations on a very insightful video, I agree with most of your observations!

[@brenda_cowhen]

I love the sturgeon character, its amazing. Omg and swinson. Hilarious. Hahahaha omg Farage is great. I love this video so much

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

Those clay portraits are the $h1t, nicely done 👍👍👍👍👍

[@dnxls_]

Very well researched and surprisingly representative summary of British politics. Well done; nice vid

[@KINKObun]

There was a guy who wrote wank on every MP aside from the green MP, where he wrote “not wank” this vote was counted. I agree.

[@constructinglondon]

Two minutes without mentioning brexit, impressive.

[@helmutschmidt84]

He litteraly used the flag of the soviet union when saying russia

[@theishaanandankitashow]

Comrades unite!

[@seneca983]

Should have used this flag: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Soviet_Federative_Socialist_Republic#/media/File:Flag_of_the_Russian_Soviet_Federative_Socialist_Republic.svg

[@albingowa1507]

As always, lovely video

[@brian1206]

Winced at that pronunciation of Sinn Féin. It's shin-fayn.

[@SauberC10]

Brian Connolly Or the correct pronunciation The IRA.

[@seneca983]

Individual Retirement Account

[@seneca983]

@@louiscarpenter7144: Lol!

[@thedave8097]

More like Shit-Pain

[@ChrisSizzly]

It's pronounced car-explody 💣

[@WraithSeer-uv6tv]

11:54 "The SNP believes they should keep having them until they get the right answer" that was perfectly summed up, and there was nearly a point where the same thing would have happened to the Brexit refurendum also :D

[@tomfrazier1103]

"Keep having them 'til the correct answer"- how the powers that be treated us to the ever expanding $zillions rail project in Honolulu. The Kingdom was overthrown, but the Rule of the Chief never ended.

[@balsosnell2064]

If it’s in the parties manifesto and they keep getting voted into power then it has to happen.

[@Support-your-local-team]

This is such a bullshit take. The basis of calls for a second referendum is that in the first one Scots were told we had to vote against it if we wanted to stay in Europe. Then Scotland voted no and still got dragged out of the EU. Absolutely no one is suggesting that if there was a second referendum and Scotland voted no that we could keep having them again and again.

[@balsosnell2064]

@@Support-your-local-team Amen, shooter.

[@matt_9112]

@@Support-your-local-team 100% agree. This is probably one of the most obvious bad faith and disingenuous lines of argumentation in current politics around the world, and that's saying something.

[@FK-tz7gs]

Do a video on Don Cherry being fired

[@JJMcCullough]

7 N I don’t care about him

[@hudsondunn8385]

J.J. McCullough You do you mean by that?

[@JJMcCullough]

Hudson Dunn he’s just some dumb tv guy who cares

[@FK-tz7gs]

J.J. McCullough that’s fair I guess

[@jackieandrea]

@@JJMcCullough good call. Don't get pulled into this shitshow. I think people want you to take a side....

[@SamuriLemonX18]

Oh and you forgot to mention The Independant Group For Change, formerly know as Change UK (or CUK to pollsters) - very amusing story behind those lot.

[@StuJee1]

Good analysis! This guy knows his stuff

[@thenintendoman]

Love the chip butty endscreen!

[@the8thgemmer467]

I’ve been following U.K politics too much to have learnt something new, as most of us have I suppose

[@kittypine42]

Passwords being stolen because of public WiFi is not a modern problem. Your data is already being encrypted on every website that has the padlock icon next to the url, plus instead of sending the data information to your data company it goes to the vpn company which could be hacked, or have a government backdoor, or just have someone on the inside logging specific information. That being said using a VPN to pretend you're in another country to watch stuff is fine, but it isn't giving you loads more protection than you already have.

[@DOCTORKHANblog]

Who the fuck cares?

[@willowtree2060]

Nicola Sturgeon is the leader of the SNP and First Minister, but she isn't an MP like most of the other party leaders and instead there is a deputy leader in the National Parliament. Other Independence groups for like Wales and Northern Ireland's leaders generally do not sit the in the UK Parliament either.

[@gerberjoanne266]

One version of Corbyn's views of Brexit that I once heard was that he was pro-Brexit for the left-wing reasons that McCullough mentions in this video, but is uncomfortable with the issue because many Labour voters are Remainers.

[@tuuudes3449]

Essentially, British socialists don't like the EU because of the economic and financial regulations that the EU mandates for member states, which prevent those states from going any further left economically than mild social democracy. Most modern socialists are internationalists, so they don't want to end foreign trade or disengage from international politics, but they strongly oppose the economic policies of current international institutions like the EU, IMF and World Bank. Therefore any type of brexit that is controlled by the Conservative party is strongly opposed by most British socialists, because it could very easily take the country further to the right economically than simply staying in the EU with the current rules. If British socialists don't like the EU because it's too economically right wing, then it makes sense that they don't want a brexit deal that takes the country even further to the economic right. On the other hand, some British socialists think that no matter how brexit happens, the result will make it easier to transition Britain towards socialism, which is debatable. I for one don't think the World Trade Organization, which would determine international trade rules for post-brexit Britain, is particularly friendly to socialism, and the trade deals that the Conservative party is trying to negotiate will definitely be written in a way that makes it harder for the country to transition to socialism. So basically British socialists like Corbyn are not opposed to leaving the EU on principle, but the majority of them are absolutely opposed to a no-deal brexit or any type of brexit that is controlled by the Conservatives. But if they were fully honest about that belief, they would be hit with relentless bad-faith attacks for being "too partisan", as if there's any way for a socialist to be "non-partisan".

[@hungarycountryball1056]

Tudor Farcas What’s really interesting is how many left wing Brexiters actually went to Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party

[@ayylmao2190]

@@hungarycountryball1056 horseshoe theory in action

[@maryhildreth754]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for explaining this. I've become interested in UK politics over the past couple years, but dont understand a lot of it, because I'm American. Can you explain how their elections work and why they can just decide to have one shortly after having one, etc? I love your videos btw.

[@switchplayer1016]

This must be a running joke in the UK by now. Miss the election? Just wait about a month. Next one will be here before you know it.

[@hbrown4637]

kzbin.info/door/SMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA This channel is great for UK politics, will give you a much less biased take and the videos are short and simple.

[@nathandrake5544]

In parliamentary systems a government's term can abruptly end when the governing party/coalition loses a vote of no confidence, or on a major bill like the budget. So then there is a snap election in order to resolve the impasse.

[@blacklisted351]

@@nathandrake5544 If only we had that in the US, so the government didn't just shut down

[@robbicu]

Well done, JJ!

[@garrettmurphy2320]

You Should probably do an updated version of this video what with all that has change and with the Brits going to the polls again on July the 4th. (America's Birthday!)

[@Tokkemon]

That Bernie in the background was super creepy.

[@Basedindividual]

I’m triggered that you called her the prime minister of Scotland instead of first minister 🤬🤬

[@sertusdionyol]

Ok 😐

[@JJMcCullough]

Oh whatever, same thing.

[@JJMcCullough]

@Nspnspker It is the same thing, if you're head of a parliamentary government you can call yourself prime minister or first minister or chief minister or whatever, but we all know what it means.

[@joe972]

J.J. McCullough Scotland should be its own country anyways

[@calum5975]

@Nspnspker prime means "first", it's just a subtle choice of style.

[@DaMelloKittyy]

I would love to see a breakdown of the history of the Canadian healthcare system!

[@bujler]

Great video, just one small point. One of the reasons that the Lib Dems punch below their weight is due to our First Past The Post voting system, and the fact that the Lib Dem vote is spread throughout the country. UKIP also had this problem. If you come second in every constituency in the country, you still get no seats in Parliament.

[@VulcanTrekkie45]

I think an important thing you didn't mention about the idea of a second Scottish independence referendum is that they voted remain mostly because they wanted to stay in the EU and now that Brexit has passed the Scots feel very betrayed.

[@dagges]

So they should rightly be aloud another vote for a new referendum of independence exactly mate dunno why wer no getting one

[@LilithNakamura]

Can we PLEASE just rename Brexit to BoJo’s Bizarre Adventure?

[@seneca983]

Lol!

[@tomasroma2333]

*BJs bizarre adventure.

[@CaradhrasAiguo49]

10:07 the Isle of Man (in the Irish Sea due north of the NW tip of Wales) isn't part of the UK, it's a Crown dependency, the other being Jersey and the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the English Channel

[@TheKingMacgregor]

Thanks for covering my mess of a country JJ. Can I come and live in yours please?

[@odysseas_kratsas]

18:19 why is he breaking the pattern of caricatures, why did he choose a realistic photo just for farage... :D :p XD

[@Garcwyn]

A caricature of a pint of ale and an empty bottle of wine would have been more than enough for Farage

[@Martian-eu4ng]

The “bollocks to brexit” slogan became more popular than the Lib Dems. I live in UK and have seen the slogan loads of places but I didn’t even know it came from the Lib Dems.

[@GoogleUser-lk6xn]

11:44 the reason that the SNP want another independence referendum is because in the last one in 2014 they were promised they wouldn’t be leaving the EU, which was a big factor in convincing them to stay. The unionist campaign said that if the Scots left the U.K. then Scotland wouldn’t be allowed in the EU as the country doesn’t meet the necessary requirements to be a member. They convinced them that the only way of staying in the EU was to stay in the U.K. Obviously the U.K. is now leaving the EU, so the promise was broken, therefor the SNP want another referendum on Scottish independence.

[@oriolsalvador]

Good video, JJ! Spanish political current situation on a next video? I know is less relevant internationally and you might not have all the info, but it would be interesting to know your take on it

[@JJMcCullough]

Do they have good faces to make out of clay?

[@alberto1481]

-Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, President of the Spanish Goverment and leader of the PSOE (Spanish Worker Socialist Party) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_S%C3%A1nchez -Pablo Caado Blanco, leader of the PP (People Party) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Casado -Santiago Abascal Conde, leader VOX en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Abascal -Pablo Iglesias Turrión, leader of UP (United we can) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Iglesias_Turri%C3%B3n -Albert Rivera Díaz, former leader of Ciudadanos (Citizens), who has just resigned en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Iglesias_Turri%C3%B3n This foto of Albert Rivera is quite weird. From 2006, when Citizens began www.todocoleccion.net/carteles-politico/ciudadanos-2006-primer-cartel-grupo-politico-ciutadans-70x100~x161217182 -Oriol Junqueras i Vies, leader or ERC (Republican Left from Catalonia) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriol_Junqueras -Carles Puigdemont i Casamjó, leader of JxC (Together for Catalonia). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carles_Puigdemont -Andoni Ortúzar Arruabarrena, leader of the PNV (Basque Nationalist Party) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andoni_Ortuzar -Arnaldo Otegi Mondragón, leader of EH Bildu (something similar to Joining the Basque Country) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnaldo_Otegi -Íñigo Errejón Galván, leader of Más País (More Country) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%8D%C3%B1igo_Errej%C3%B3n There are more parties and leaders…

[@josephg12345]

No Sturgeon is not a very interesting person

[@geznicks]

Lol she's a dreary old bag with very little to offer. Has been repeating the same guff for years.

[@izaakgardnergardner9854]

Nicola sturgeon is a really nice person and I’ve personally met her at a university meeting in Glasgow she has positive view on Scotland’s future

[@missizette7017]

@White Brad Bad Mhm

[@Larkinhawk]

@@izaakgardnergardner9854 hahahhahahaha

[@izaakgardnergardner9854]

Larkinhawk ahha hahah?

[@ryaningham5374]

Few things about the SNP: - Nicola Sturgeon is not the Prime Minister of Scotland, she is the "First" Minister. Don't totally know why there's a slight difference in naming conventions. - Whilst Nicola Sturgeon is the leader of the SNP and gets a lot of national attention, she is not a national politician. She leads from the Scottish Parliament (Hollyrood), but the SNP also has their Westminster faction of the party, lead by the "Leader of the Scottish National Party in the House of Commons" aka the "Westminster Leader" of the SNP.

[@fixpacifica]

You missed the "Monster Raving Loony Party". I remember watching British election returns about 25 years ago on C-SPAN (an American channel that covers the US Congress), and there were all these British candidates who were dressed like Dr. Who. That's when I learned about the Monster Raving Loony Party.

[@DOCTORKHANblog]

Why should he, he didn't mention other fringe/joke parties and are they even relevant?