James O'Brien's Best Brexit moments of 2020 | LBC

The UK finally left the European Union in 2020 after 4 years - and James O'Brien has been there for every twist and turn. Here are some of his best Brexit moments throughout the eventful year.
00:00 - The last ever James O'Brien Brexit caller might just have been the best
05:06 - Which EU regulations can we now remove? James O'Brien gets four bizarre answers in a row
18:52 - James O'Brien caller "ashamed to be British" after new Brexit bill
21:10 - James O'Brien schooled on borders after Brexit by Port of Dover worker
25:25 - James O'Brien's must-watch Brexit Day monologue
38:43 - James O'Brien tells Remainers: Don't blame Colin, blame the leaders he believed
42:31 - James O'Brien's most powerful Brexit monologue yet
52:12 - Brexit voter didn't know Australia-deal and No-Deal 'were the same thing'
56:38 - James O'Brien's powerful response to a pro-Brexit caller who labelled him "a snake in the grass".
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[@TestTubeGirl]

What a horrendous woman. She tries to pass it off as a quest to give people autonomy but in reality she just want to remove people's defense against bosses telling them to work endless hours. Despicable.

[@keithpanton7486]

And there's the simple question, why not hire a second person? Because you'd have to pay them instead of just hoping people will do unpaid overtime? Add to that, excessive hours cause huge losses in productivity.

[@robertsmith3672]

You really have the patience of a saint James

[@julielevinge266]

No wonder brexit was so popular with Torys! 👀

[@tinajakielski7765]

When she started talking my alarm bells started ringing, As she continued to poison the airwaves I found my blood pressure rising, She tried to come across as altruistic for her employees but her true colours as a bully of workers who didn't want to work to her agenda shone through. Glad James allowed her to dig her hole

[@audreyclarke2228]

❤oò😊

[@aonary5382]

People who voted for Brexit can't explain why....well I'm shocked

[@sonjaanderson6933]

What is Brexit, explain lease.

[@aonary5382]

@@sonjaanderson6933 British exit from the European union

[@marcosolegariobaezlopez6615]

They voted for leaving the EU, but now they hated the results because they didn´t know what were the advantages to be in the EU (nor the desadvantages) but they will NEVER accept their ignorance of the fundamentals.

[@mrs3274]

Why, because it’s our right to vote, there’s your WHY

[@aonary5382]

​@@mrs3274so...you can't explain either then?

[@Sara-sn5gd]

I'm amazed how quickly the ex manager told on herself and how fast her point made much more sense. It's not that she wanted to work 100 a week (which means shed be working 14 hours for 7 days straight), but that she wanted to make other people work as much.

[@therealrobertbirchall]

It's the English disease, 'begger my neighbour', ie I don't care about my own privatations as long as someone else is worse off.

[@leod-sigefast]

Of course, they want a system with zero protections. You don't get overtime pay, you have fixed contracts and pay, and can be forced to work any hours within that or you lose your job.

[@philwill0123]

@@leod-sigefast this is it. Forced work with implied threats and the ability to spring it on people last minute and without complaint. As the term is, they dont want employees to have the "whip hand".

[@bdelphan]

Yep. If she has to record it, she can't cheat people and exploit workers.

[@kronovore3583]

She sounds like a nightmare. I'm glad she's now retired and I've never met her.

[@DeletedDelusion]

The man who asks that you are not going to harsh on him, wants the death penalty to be reintroduced... oh the irony.

[@Archermit]

Which was abolished because of EU membership....12+ years before joining haha

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

Hypocricy is a virtue to these people..

[@lennyrussell8954]

So she wants people to work over 48 hours if instructed to by their employer but she has retired and does not need to work anymore. Sorry but how selfish is she and does she know how bad she sounds?

[@amierussell1453]

Be grateful you werent around 150 years ago

[@lennyrussell8954]

Definitely Amie

[@Gixerthouk3]

You have the option to opt out don't you ? I did anyway.......

[@chiip90]

@@Gixerthouk3 yes. the whole point of the law is that workers make the decision to work more if they choose to; they cannot be made to work more than 48 hours by their employer or punished for refusing to.

[@henryjohnfacey8213]

Another selfish baby boomer early retirement I'm alright stuff you. You work longer and pay my pension my health care and free travel. You bus/ Lorry driver work till you drop or crash then we tack you to court.

[@tomquittenton6335]

'I beg your pardon' 'Yes I bet you do' 'Sorry' 'So am I' James is a one liner genius

[@nanimoyom3]

Far from it, he exposes cretins that can't support their flag-waving opinions.

[@ExcaliburX37]

It was really sad. Now we are all sorry.

[@rickygbr103]

Are you mad there is no conversation with this mad man , one sided single track he must be on eu payroll … most annoying man to listen to … how can anyone paise this bias behaviour

[@ninafox5041]

@@rickygbr103 Me - I love him.

[@sl7sos]

@@rickygbr103 sorry 😜

[@GavHTFC]

"I beg your pardon" Yes I bet you do 🤣

[@Alex-de8em]

Cracked up at that point

[@patrickcaproni8600]

"sorry" So am I

[@gusmac6634]

My fave was "Sorry" "So am i" Edit * just seen your comment Patrick...

[@patrickcaproni8600]

@@gusmac6634 hahaha I'm just glad someone else loved that line as much as me great minds think alike!

[@simonpaul8472]

Leave means leave

[@nicktrue7915]

I live in the US and work from home As a customer service rep for a reputable company. Our warehouse for the UK is in the Netherlands. Every parcel we ship to you now takes 3 times longer because it has to go through customs and half of them get lost. Even I am suffering from Brexit, as customers from the UK constantly email us angrily about the wait. I bet a majority of them voted for Brexit

[@Raggandrist]

None of it is to do with covid 🤡

[@cbensonis]

I live in the UK and there are lots of suppliers on the continent who no longer ship to the UK. Nothing to do with Covid, it's the tax , import charges, delays and paperwork caused by Brexit. Covid is covering up a lot of Brexit fallout, but it won't do that for ever.

[@cbensonis]

@Michael Rosenzweig Who said it did? I didn't. The only person who suggested it is you. If my normal suppliers are specifically stating they are sending orders to every other country in the EU, but are no longer trading with the UK, because of Brexit, and that it is absolutely in line what what you knew and feared would happen a a result of Brexit, then it's most likely Brexit isn't it. if Brexit had taken a holiday, I wouldn't have said Covid was obscuring Brexit issues would I.

[@NorthernChev]

Sounds like that’s the fault of your company and not Britain. It’s not the fault of Britain that your company has chosen to force parcels through the Netherlands…

[@NorthernChev]

@Michael Rosenzweig Correct, the fault lies with his company for using such a convoluted method for parcel delivery. ...and you DO know the Internet does extend outside Britain, right?

[@desmneylon]

“If there is an idiot in power, the people who put him there are well represented”. Mahatma Gandhi.

[@JelloTR]

I’m memorizing that for future use.

[@imalwaysright]

Unlike James, I’d include some Colins. They cheered and went along with the despicable people telling them lies, despite the warnings. They’re not all pure souls or vulnerable people that were conned

[@wanderer1955]

@I'm Always Right The only person who conned us was Bojo.

[@cantido56]

@@imalwaysright you are not immune to propaganda. That should be the main lesson for everybody

[@adomaspivoriunas4294]

Sums up ruzzia perfectly

[@stevesutcliffe3490]

I love how James very calmly and effortlessly reveals how shallow and ignorant most of his callers are.

[@TheRAYZZOR]

It's probably because they can't a word in ...he NEVER shuts up -he asks a question then butts in whilst an answer is trying to be given.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

@@TheRAYZZOR what answers? 80% people start waffeling on about something unrelated when asked a question. Is everyone a politician nowdays? The 20% that actually try to answer the question get all the airtime they want, to the point that he needs to warn them that if they stay silent for to long the emergency tape will kick in.

[@vangledosh]

@@TheRAYZZOR Because they're not providing an answer... Evading the question and going off on random tangetnts isn't them trying to give an answer.

[@BT-sf5db]

The rayzzor....absolutely bang on

[@tarhunta2111]

Takes one to know one.

[@GethWish]

"stay away from sharp objects" has to be the most elegantly brutal way to end a conversation. I'm stealing it, and the EU can't stop me!

[@jaxcoss5790]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@malcolmwilkinson4449]

I am truly truly thankful that I am in the twilight of my life. I don’t give a sh** about my time I have left to me, but I am disgusted that the life I have been able to live as being part of the EU has been denied for my grandchildren let alone my kids!!! I am SO angry😡😡😡😡😡

[@colloquialsoliloquy3098]

Leavers : "We want control of our borders" Also Leavers : "Scotland,Wales and a part of Ireland belong to us"

[@leehogg6248]

They are part of the UK and free to leave. Last chance Scotland had they voted to stay. Leavers , like remainers are a broad and varied group.

[@leehogg6248]

@Grumpy Skipper they had one not long ago

[@leehogg6248]

@Grumpy Skipper not at all. They can leave anytime. They just need to vote to do so, oh yeah. They already did vote to stay. How often should a vote like this be ? I'd say every 10 years. Maybe at the same time as the census. I believe in fairness. I'd say that's fair.

[@leehogg6248]

You're making things up lol

[@leehogg6248]

@Grumpy Skipper not when I decide but at sensible intervals. I call it common sense , I am actually pro Scotland and part Scottish myself and if Scotland wants independence then I'm fine with that. What I think Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland actually want is fairness and equality. Which is all I want too

[@ozzya9977]

"Blame the people that sold it, not the people that bought it" Absolutely bang on We have a bunch of absolute crooks in charge unfortunately

[@michaelccozens]

Except the people who bought it, wanted to buy it. And if they won't admit they were wrong, they'll drag us all down into the abyss with them again. And again, and again. This is who Britain is; the remnants of an Empire built on white supremacy. That's the only way Brexit makes any sense, unless you think a nation spontaneously decided to strangle itself. And until that fundamental, ludicrous, and dangerous bigotry is dealt with, it will continue to fester and attack the body politic. Yes, the people who sold it were well-funded liars with ulterior motives. Yes, the people who bought it were lied to and manipulated. But they wanted to be. They had every opportunity, including that provided by a basic grasp of reality, to realize that it's impossible to simply wish your garden full of unicorns, but they got on-board with those obvious lies anyway, because it gave them a chance to feel superior without having to do any work. There's nothing admirable in that; quite the opposite. And while the people at the top should get far more of the blame, there's more than enough to go around, and will be, apparently, for the foreseeable future. This isn't going to get better. That's where James is both tremendously wrong, and, honestly, being quite self-serving and naive in exactly the way MLK described "white moderates" as being; this is exactly who these people are, and always were. Nobody waved a wand and made all these people bigots overnight. British (and Western) culture has rot at its core, and unless it is excised, it will be fatal. For everybody.

[@111oooo]

I'm Canadian and have stumbled across James, now a bit of a fan, thank you. So many times James: give me one example. Callers: Oh there you go again making me back up my statement with facts

[@nicolakirton2252]

I particularly enjoy listening to the English making absolutely complete idiots of themselves, they clearly have no clue.

[@JwayT]

Example of what?

[@jaxcoss5790]

@@nicolakirton2252 Say what now?

[@TheSnoeedog]

high five from Soviet Canuckistan! ❤✌

[@robdimambro1674]

Sorry, I don't understand the question?

[@MrVampireBill]

If I were a brexit supporter I’d be absolutely livid at what they’d told me and how hard they’d deceived me.

[@becksy539]

they deny reality and believe the fantasies they read in the daily express instead

[@wanderer1955]

It might surprise you to know most of the world is NOT in the European Union and most of those that are not in the European Union are doing a darned sight better than those that are in the European Union. The European Union is failing, and lots more countries want to leave like us. When those countries have finally left ( because they will like us eventually leave) the European Union will be finally laid to rest.

[@marclewis2500]

@@wanderer1955 instead of posting this gibberish listen to the feeble attempts of Brexiteers to argue for Leave.

[@bryangeake5826]

@@wanderer1955 Talking claptrap!! Failing EU? How? The Euro is not tanking if it were failing, the Right have been saying the EU is about to collapse for at least 2 decades!!! Yes most of the world is not in the EU, they are on the other side of the globe thats why!!! And we are on its doorstep where we have (had) 46% of our trade with!! So what are we going to do now? Send more cod and shellfish to Papua New Guinee????

[@becksy539]

@@wanderer1955 state facts not feelings

[@BYoNexus]

basically, James has revealed that Leavers are all about buzzwords, but dont actually know anything about how the EU works, How the Uk works, and what they gained from voting to leave

[@jimp9742]

... And remainers ask questions without having any answers - they'll just argue with people with no substance to what they say and discredit what doesn't fit their narrative, seriously... watch the comments after i write this...

[@RanEncounter]

@@jimp9742 Of course remainers don't have any answers to leaving the EU! That is not what they wanted! If you actually would listen how things work, instead of projecting your own ignorance to other, you would not be in this mess right now.

[@RanEncounter]

@@jimp9742 Great, do you want a medal for responding to a comment? Why not actually tackle with the substance of the comments instead of dodging them?

[@RanEncounter]

@@jimp9742 Hahaha. No you did not. You don't even understand what the substance was. You know participation thophies are for children right? Oh, my bad.

[@RanEncounter]

@@jimp9742 Just saying you did something does not make it true, but I don't expect a child to understand that. You should better get that memory of yours checked, everyone can see how wrong you are about the comments above.

[@padzzz9377]

"Well, there you go, mate. And stay away from sharp things." 😂😂😂

[@FuriousImp]

He's so hard but so funny at times. And sharp as a knife!

[@Raggandrist]

What O’Brien does is akin to a professional boxer setting up a ring in a town centre and then trying to ply his professional skull against any amateur that can pull on gloves. When he debates anyone who knows anything about these subjects - see Jacob Rees Mogg - he throws his teddy out of the cot and has a tantrum. I don’t know why you would celebrate such a ridiculous premise. I thought James was hoping to enlighten people?? All he’s done is indicate that remainders are completely insufferable and bolstered the resolve of all brexiters who are unfortunate enough to have heard his ramblings.

[@padzzz9377]

@@Raggandrist Using Rees Mogg as an example of somebody that knows (anything) about Brexit tells me everything I need to know. You should throw inn Farage as well whole you're at it✌️

[@abcde4141]

@@Raggandrist why don't you ring in?

[@Raggandrist]

@@abcde4141 because we’ve left the eu now. The argument is settled. I doubt there’s even anywhere to ring now.

[@rayxav]

I’m so glad I found this program! You Brits have people who can’t put together a coherent thought just like we Americans! “I want what I want and anyone who wants to stop me is anti-democracy!” We have that over here, too!

[@Raggandrist]

Yep, the left are pretty bad, wherever in the world you might find them.

[@AreMullets4AustraliansOnly]

@@Raggandrist oh, because these people are left-wing?

[@crabbyj]

@@Raggandrist - Sadly, your comment might have made even an iota of sense, had you not tried demonizing the left. You do realize we can see with our own eyes that, it's the right who seems to be the problem, right? Nice try though.

[@stephenreeds3632]

Depressing isn't it?

[@depfeffel6455]

@@Raggandrist unelected in both the UK and when your comment was posted, the US. So what are you saying about the left?

[@DontCallMeAaron]

Hearing James’ voice lightly saying “mmhmm”, “yes”, and things like that while a caller is just going off on their tirade is hilarious to me 😂

[@rickytravis3023]

Awww... Its the simple things that amuse folk.

[@marvinstorm9153]

@@rickytravis3023 Particularly the simple minds of callers like these.

[@MrKellG]

Agreed 😂

[@kingLroc]

My favorite was the callers long pause followed by "sorry" james: " so am i"

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

Very relatable feeling.

[@kekule71]

Seems Churchill actually did not say it but still makes sense - The best argument against Democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter

[@ElCatrinMuerto]

"imma let you go mate, stay away from sharp things" 🤣

[@Carl-im9gh]

We have left the EU.

[@lytwilliams]

@Blackie BMW Motorwerks I would have voted to leave the EU even if it was an economical disaster and I'm glad since covid, a lot of immigrants have gone home. This makes me happy. Really happy.

[@Carl-im9gh]

@@lytwilliams I think you will find thousands of Illegal Immigrants landing on our shores In the pandemic.

[@FuriousImp]

@@lytwilliams Foreigners are evil, right? Remind me again, how many job vacancies does the NHS have?

[@lytwilliams]

@@FuriousImp I didn't say evil. Why aren't we traing our own doctors and nurses. Lay off the soy milk. Look up 'soy boy face'

[@ffi1001]

7:36 ‘How is my life going to improve by reviewing washing machine legislation?’ 😂🤣

[@cypherdk85]

What many people supporting Brexit seem to forget, is that UK businesses still have to abide by EU rules if they want go export to any EU country.

[@Raggandrist]

I don’t think anyone is surprised by this. It’s how we interact with every other country in the world.

[@leod-sigefast]

Exactly, we have tied yourself up in even more red tape if we want to trade with the largest trade bloc, on our very own doorstep, in the world - not less. The hilarious irony is that we helped to defined the single market and draft the standards with which 3rd countries have to obey (in order to protect countries in the single market)....we decided to put ourselves outside that club as a 3rd country. It almost deserves a Darwin award for stupidity.

[@leod-sigefast]

@@Raggandrist every other country is not on our doorstep or supplies us with our daily essential provisions (about 50% of our trade was EU trade). That is why Brexit is a shock to the system and few Brexiters accepted the impact, even many businesses are shocked and are struggling. Unless, we are to buy our tomatoes from Japan or Australia (mmm, fresh!) I don't see the logic in pretending the EU is 'just another country/trade bloc'.

[@vincentvangogh8092]

not just EU countries they have standards agreements akkover the world because most countries want to trade with the EU

[@serinadelmar6012]

Exactly they have literally voted to become a rule taker over a rule maker.

[@garyjohnson3751]

I asked people why they voted to leave! And the reply was that they were sick of it all! 🤔 and when I asked them to explain exactly! What! They were sick of! They’d get all huffy and tell me that they were just sick of it all!

[@MrMadVideo]

Question is who are you to challenge their opinion... It obviously mattered to them? Its a bit like when the remain team sat down to lay out their stall... And when asked to come up with benefits of remaining in the EU... They couldn't think if any... Right?

[@garyjohnson3751]

@@MrMadVideobless you

[@MrMadVideo]

@@garyjohnson3751 there you go I unburdened you in a paragraph... You are welcome 🤣🤣

[@Leicht_Sinn]

@@MrMadVideo free movent, no roaming, infrastructre projects, rule of law ? Never heard before

[@MrMadVideo]

@@Leicht_Sinn we voted to stop free movement because its not condusive to our economy. We will get foreign investment through trade deals on the infrastructure that we want. But thanks for chipping in... Despite the fact that you appear to have no idea why we chose to leave!

[@DDuMas]

Caller: "I would ask Sajid Javid to bring back the death penalty" James: "What, in the budget?" 🤣

[@mrbearbear83]

I don't understand Leavers obsession with the death penalty

[@martinvickers7349]

@mrbearbear83 I do They are reactionary ill educated bigots

[@darrendiggins9853]

@@mrbearbear83 what, they get to get rid of peasants who would take up money by being in prison. Also it should reduce poor people. Christ I really shouldn't be giving the tories ideas

[@mrbearbear83]

@@darrendiggins9853 that might be the leadership or their mouth pieces but what about ordinary leave voters? Also, the UK abolished the death penalty before joining the EEC. Is there a Venn diagram of leave voters and death penalty supporters?

[@darrendiggins9853]

@@mrbearbear83 not really sure what normal leave voters are any more. We're u one of them?. Is Britain today how u want it

[@daydays12]

How is James O'Brien able to put up with these people? Extraordinary patience.

[@FarFromZero]

Bats, unlimited working time, death penalty (probably for bat growers ;) and ... of course ... bananas. I'm so happy the Britons got their beloved Brexit. They really really deserve it!

[@thefoxhat6163]

I get offered a form to sign for "working time directive". The form is an "opt out". I get to choose if and/or when I work more than 48 hours. No one can force me to work more hours. I can work more hours if I choose to do so.

[@frances5954]

@Elizabeth Evans that isn't a problem due to the EU. Why not lobby your MP? Not fully implementing law,if this is the case.

[@sebastianlavallee706]

@@frances5954 That is a problem due to leaving the EU...

[@nicolakirton2252]

Make that the English deserve what they are getting, we Scots voted to remain. I would not be surprised if there was a breaking out of the champagne when it was announced that the English were leavingi the EU, after all they have been a constant source of trouble, bringing what should be internal Tory Party and English matters into the EU and getting others involved in their problems.

[@chriswarr3676]

😂

[@kensavage7657]

Over a year later, and this is still one of the best shows ever! Every caller more ridiculous, and clueless, than the last!

[@davependragon1]

It is the Working Time Directive woman that gets me the most. Basically, she is upset because she force people to work as many hours as she wants.

[@Jaymzmiller]

Ahh yes, I love the British democracy we have, with the unelected House of Lords, a Prime Minister only chosen by their own party, and the lobbying and donations that sway parliamentary policy and decision making. I feel like such an empowered voter in "British Democracy"!

[@user-wj4et6gh5n]

And? Who said people wanted to be ruled by unelected bodies where ever they are seated.

[@MrQwertyman111]

@@user-wj4et6gh5n Quite few pro-brexit folks argued that EU mechanisms are not democratic and it was one of the key reasons to leave the EU: to be a democracy again. Jaymzmiller summed it up nicely, how many "democratic" bodies the UK has and locals seem to be fine with it.

[@user-wj4et6gh5n]

@@MrQwertyman111 siemano. The local and national democracy in the UK may be poor. However, they still vote in which party they want in government and can change that after 4 years.

[@florag9998]

the “donations” problem is not unique to the uk.

[@joecurran2811]

You forgot an unelected head of state

[@TheNefastor]

I'm French and I can confirm our supermarkets have a dedicated "wonky vegetable" section full of odd-shaped bananas and carrots. True story. And those shelves have actual veggies on them, unlike the printed boxes in UK's non-wonky-vegetable supermarket shelves.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

I still have no idea how UK Supermarkets decide what's "wonky" and what isn't. "Wonky" and "Non-wonky" grapes look exactly the same to me.

[@TheNefastor]

@@TheSmart-CasualGamer wondering what goes through the mind of the insane is nothing but a waste of time. You're looking for logic where there isn't any.

[@randyschwaggins]

What is the word for 'wonky' in French?

[@TheNefastor]

@@randyschwaggins depends on the context and wonkiness level. I'd say "tordu" (low wonkiness) to "déformé" (severe wonkiness). There's probably a couple more.

[@stephenwildsmith8594]

@@randyschwagginsFrench translations of Wonky. (pronounced as ˈwäNGkē) Wonky can be feminine or masculine when expressed in French language bancale(feminine) 👩 and bancal(masculine) 👨

[@billpugh58]

Karen wanting her employer telling her to work 100 hours a week is making her angry:) I agree I think all brexiters must now work 100 hours a week.

[@rubberyowen1469]

They do that in America with no holidays and say how fantastic America is because they have been brainwashed to believe it. I guess it is all part of that American dream. BILL, try getting a backbone and get over being a loser, and take James with you.

[@alimantado373]

Except leaving Europe will result in no employment :)

[@rubberyowen1469]

@@alimantado373 Oh, an expert on future employment. Where is that from Troy? a crystal ball? A futuristic analysis by a financial logistics economist workforce forecaster? WOW, tell me more Troy.

[@Toywins]

@@rubberyowen1469 actually, most of us HATE it.

[@Brian-rs4xg]

If nine of the ten people who call into James O' Brien's show just came to the conclusion that they know less than they think they do it would be a HUGE victory.

[@serinadelmar6012]

Where did they all come from? There seems to be an unlimited supply of astonishing stupidity.

[@keithm9513]

This reminds me of my last job. Talking to idiots on the phone all day.

[@micmacnz]

My last year in the NHS I averaged a 75 hour week, and my biggest week was 115 hours. The working time directive is wonderful and redressed a massive power imbalance between the worker and the management. Brexit is nothing but the powerful reclining their right to exploit

[@shuddafukkup]

What about the £350 million they promised the NHS that never came? That’s what Brexit is

[@craigstephen7634]

@The viewer im guessing you don't work in the NHS. When you are on a ward and you are half your staff down due to sickness holidays, staff that have left what are you meant to do, just say yes I know Mr Smith is on a ventilator fighting for his life, we have barely any staff and I have finished my shift so I'm going home? Its nothing to do with not hearing about trade unions its the fact thousands of front line NHS staff put their duty first and stay back to help patients otherwise the NHS would be in an even worst state than what it is now.

[@wanderer1955]

@@shuddafukkup That money was never promised. You need to do more research, lad.

[@shuddafukkup]

@@wanderer1955 nah, they only wrote it on the side of a bus and paraded it round town claiming that’s what we were sending to Europe. Do your own research ‘lad’

[@MrJohnybirchall]

Nice bit of overtime 💴

[@passiveagressive4983]

These callers are more concerned about ‘owning’ JOB in an argument, rather properly than articulating the benefits of Brexit which means they’ve already lost. Forget about your egos and you might actually have a proper debate.

[@julast6658]

"No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot." -- Mark Twain roll on Brexit ;-)

[@dustyboi8975]

That quote is applicable to you mate.

[@adriangriffiths4750]

No amount of lies will convince an idiot otherwise

[@sebas8225]

No amount of cake, will allow you to eat and keep it.

[@areyoustupid.....]

@@dustyboi8975 sooo salty! Hahaha o'biased is an idiot

[@JohnSmith-ho8up]

Reach for the volume control when he doesn't like the truth

[@PhilippBlum]

"I would rather stay part of the largest trading bloc in the world and enjoy freedom of movement to just over 30 countries in which you'd be free to work, study, live and love." Best line ever.

[@anonomous8719]

The Soviet Union said it better

[@MarcosFerreira-kz8he]

@@anonomous8719 What did the Soviet Union say?

[@rathcooleposse]

@@anonomous8719 cry harder

[@anonomous8719]

@@MarcosFerreira-kz8he Union makes trade easier, ask Poland, Lithuania, Hungary, Czech whether independence from a union was worth it.

[@atomiccritter6492]

@@anonomous8719 I think the general opinion of the EU in Poland is highly favourable

[@diegolove173]

When did we abolish the death penalty ? I think in the 1960's when did we joined the EU 1973 hahahahaha

[@guesswhoscomingtoyoutube]

This guy is LEGEND we need him over here in the states

[@rodneyparker5313]

Agreed. 100 Percent. CNN, MSNBC

[@tomtheeagle1]

We've already let you have Mehdi Hasan (on The Choice). You can't have anyone else. We can't spare them.

[@fishplug10]

This guy is a legend

[@mooingAlong]

Watch David Pakman or David Tyler Cohen

[@debbieallen3861]

@@tomtheeagle1 he could do a quickie zoom interview here and there...please?

[@cr0uchingtiger]

A friend of mine dedicated his life to researching the facts of Brexit and trying to convince Brexiters of the lies being perpetrated. He ended up not changing a single person's mind and it made him completely lose faith in humanity. He's pretty suicidal now. For him it meant truly understanding the depths of people's delusion. It broke him.

[@stephenduke412]

I'm sure there's a few people Who would agree now..

[@stephenduke412]

The last minute alone Could be one of the greatest KZbin moments

[@cr0uchingtiger]

@@stephenduke412 yeah I do wonder if a few folk have changed their mind. But many wouldn't. You see them on facebook still being smug that they effectively aided in ruining the country.

[@monkeynews8784]

Dedicated his life? What is he 5 years old

[@KeiKAndLies]

​@@monkeynews8784Definitely smarter than you m8.

[@alexanderson4582]

I worked in Bruxelles for two years. i worked 120 hours a week. All they did was ask me if i was ok. And tell me if i was tired i could take a break or change my hours but i was free to do as i wish. They were the kindest people, they never forced me to do anything. I was never told that i had to work more or less.

[@alejandrofrancetich4607]

You worked over 17hs a day?!?!?

[@FrikInCasualMode]

It's the second half of 2023. Positivities of Brexit still fail to materialize. As a matter of fact, things keep getting worse for Britons.

[@lesleyrobertson5465]

OMG I’m just so embarrassed, I hope Europe doesn’t tar us all with the same brush. These people are really deranged

[@COM70]

Look on the bright side, bad and all as that interview was, he didn’t lie and concoct something, he just obfuscated and it was a reasonably intelligent and respectful conversation. Think about America.

[@ixopo6715]

I didn’t grow up in the U.K. so I wonder if this unbelievable dislike of the EU was latent and Brexit just brought it all to the surface. It is truly ironic that it was Sir Winston Churchill who first suggested a ‘United States of Europe’ after WW2, and our country will be diminished in so many ways by leaving.

[@lesleyrobertson5465]

@@ixopo6715 in my opinion, England are brainwashed into disliking Europe especially Germany, it’s a generational thing, Scotland has always been close to Europe and it needs their people for employment as Scotland has a dwindling young population.

[@GetGwapThisYear]

I feel your pain. Now the UK has left the EU, it feels more isolating than liberating.

[@imastaycool]

We, in Ireland, do not tar you all with the same brush... despite the fact that Ireland is tirelessly used a political football each and every time by Britain (the British government). Brexiteers need their own little island in my opinion where they can inevitably destroy themselves.... instead of everyone else.

[@ToothbrushMan]

"Washing machines" and "bats". Jesus. I thought Brexit was going to be rapture.

[@thisfacebelievesyou8862]

The Rapture precedes the end of the world... so you may still be proven right.

[@zaidsyed8187]

*Pauses for 3 seconds..* "Sorry." "So am I."

[@cineastik8220]

I‘m only 10 minutes in, and I‘m laughing my as off like never before!🤣🤣🤣 How tf didn‘t I know about this awesome channel before??!!

[@gretareinarsson7461]

It seems to me that Brexit had far more to do with internal politics within the UK, and massive xenophobia of course, then it had to do with the EU🤔

[@AKAtAGG]

It was about immigration more than it was about anything else. Lots of people who voted for Brexit are going to get hurt next year and wonder why. They're all moaning about how there's not enough NHS staff to fill our new 'Nightingale' hospitals, well why not?! Well you all made them want to leave because you voted for less brown people. And now we're in crisis. Great work, guys.

[@mrtambourineman6107]

I blame Colin...

[@Formakiwi]

@@AKAtAGG see right there is the principal irony; voting to leave the EU because of a fear of immigration from Africa and Asia.

[@gretareinarsson7461]

@@AKAtAGG Do you think some sort of post colonialism had influence. A longing for Empire?

[@AKAtAGG]

​@@gretareinarsson7461 I wouldn't go that far back. But I saw far too many people in the build up to the vote saying things like 'I want things to be like they used to be' meaning before we relied on immigrants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or the West Indies (who we asked nicely to pop over and help us rebuild after WWII, before making them feel extremely unwelcome from the '70s onwards). Those people gave more to the country than they ever took, and made us a much greater country. But they're not white, so they are no longer welcome.

[@grouchomarxist5612]

"Facts lost; feelings won." Le mot juste.

[@TheLeahygirl]

Facts lost racism won

[@ChrisMcCandless77777]

Well said

[@jeffreyamos7288]

I'm 69 years old, have voted in every general election I've been able to vote it, my vote has never counted , I've never voted for for a candidate that has won. The EU elections, being proportional representation, at least I feel that that vote counted.

[@sirstarrydah5293]

That’s because you’re a lefty, and nobody with a brain would vote for the Lib Dem’s. 😂

[@jeffreyamos7288]

@@sirstarrydah5293 at least I've got a heart

[@j.p.vanbolhuis8678]

At least there is no democratic deficit in the UK..... First past the Post is truely superior are aware, considering your voting history [/irony OFF]

[@darrendiggins9853]

Hi Jeffrey, amazing comment. I live in a democracy (ireland) and I ain't a fan of our voting system. My vote counts more than yours but voting since 1997 I don't think I have elected too many people

[@stingersplash]

Incorrect Jeffrey....your vote always counted. It's not about winning, it's about your right to vote and that is a wonderful thing that always matters.

[@Nemesis-pe7mw]

So she doesn't want to work more then 48 hours. She wants to be able to force others to work more then 48 hours! She finds it not acceptable if someone wants to maintain a healthy work life balance. See the regulations are working :) Yay!

[@onesilike9838]

It always amazes me when the average citizen votes against their own best interest. Same thing happens in the U.S. I’m afraid the brexiteers are going to repent in leisure, and will slowly realize how badly they were conned.

[@eddieingalls534]

You are aware of the (sad, tragic) vaccines fiasco, instigated by the woefully incompetent EU elite?

[@eddieingalls534]

@Jah Campbell Who won't take the vaccine? Uptake in the UK is extremely high.

[@myx0myc0t4]

There's some hope left in me, that the people who call in are the marginal brexit voters, not the average. That they're the blingfolded minority who protect the idea of brexit above all, and don't realise they aren't even paid to do so (and they could). I still have hope that these people are the enthusiastic minority with their heads so deeo in sand, that they go as far as pick up the phone and call in. I still have hope that the average brexit voter is sitting at home, face burried in their palms asking themselves "what have i done...?"

[@TheLeahygirl]

@@eddieingalls534 Whose ahead on vaccines now. UK tried to block vaccines going to EU. That was why we had a problem initially. Btw how much is your government putting into recovery program? Precisely nothing. Check how much EU is.

[@lil-g4879]

@@eddieingalls534 what sad tragic vaccines fiasco?

[@monolith2001]

It is so cold how he forces them to tear down their own argument.

[@FuriousImp]

These are people that have been persuaded to believe that up is down, and the moon is made of cheese. There is simply no other way to speak to people that have been so incredibly swayed.

[@cypriano8763]

pure comedy. thats what happens when you just parrot right wing media without actually understanding the issues

[@FuriousImp]

@Jamis Billson What can you do apart from finding humor in the most absurd trade policy in living memory? Apart from trying to talk to them and make them "have a little think", there isn't much else. I'll be ok I think though... I'm living in the "evil EUSSR".

[@Raggandrist]

@@FuriousImp if only we could still be in the eu and part of their failure of a vaccine program. How are you still speaking in defence of the disgusting union that sought to try mess up Britain’s excellent and world leading vaccine program.

[@Raggandrist]

@@cypriano8763you should be thankful that we’re free of eu tyranny. I’m amazed you’re still speaking in the eu’s defence after seeing how they’ve dealt with the vaccine situation. Both messing their strategy up and then maliciously trying to disrupt Britain’s.

[@user-pn1fe6sg2w]

"I beg your pardon?" "Yeah I bet you do." 🤣

[@jameslochridge4265]

The very first one Jeff shows perfectly the ignorance of the English people that caused Brexit.

[@xetalq]

James - I don’t know how you’ve put up with the sheer stupidity, ignorance and dishonesty of your pro-Brexit callers, over the last 5 years. It would have driven me out of my mind. So, thank you for being a voice of reason and sanity in the lie-storm of Brexit: I’m glad you did it because I simply couldn’t have. My hat off to you.

[@bigrich1023]

Idiot

[@darrenwhite3103]

My sentiments exactly, and couldn’t agree more. I would lose the will to live if I had to speak to the knuckle dragging plebs you deal with James. It’s funny to watch at times though, love the way you don’t pull any punches in a ‘debate’!

[@Inatsikap]

James just challenges callers with common sense and logic which simply leaves them tongue tied!

[@addmin5487]

Its actually even simpler, he just asks questions lol. Its called the socratic method, brilliant method to lead ppl to their own conclusions (only leavers get clueless quickly)

[@flasfynest855]

That Part!!!!

[@shytalk7654]

James O’Brien ... a beacon of light in a void of darkness!!!....

[@jeffrey8154]

Super entertaining, just calmly savage. You know how to stay calm and ask the questions.

[@kevinthomas6203]

That's his job?

[@Toywins]

@@kevinthomas6203 not everyone does their job WELL. Give props where props are due.

[@annekathleen4498]

It's great to know there are still some sensible people in the UK James. I a Brit living in NL and have just found your channel. Love it.

[@EpikMunk]

"suicide bombers are the worst" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 fk that got me

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

"I'm so glad we voted for a Better Britain." - Jim Caddick 2021.

[@englishsteve1465]

I was going to tick the box marked "Worse Britain" but then a wonderful article in the Daily Mail persuaded me that we had been mere slaves under the German and French combined boot ! I don't know how it ended up that way but no matter, Boris and Co are onto it !

[@kindmulberry7196]

Which video was this on?

[@chrispitchforth621]

You can tell that the callers have never tried these augments with someone who does agree with them.

[@cookiecola5852]

Its like when i was a kid and was late to school with no reason, i make up something on a fly, an excuse that just gets laughed off

[@boahnation9932]

Well put.

[@telenochek]

Thanks for educating us here across the pond in the States about nationalism and fear of immigration

[@markomuller9045]

Ironie … I hope?

[@Lildoc911]

Absolutely brilliant. So glad that the algorithm let me stumble across you from across the pond.

[@jcdenton7242]

Just an observation. 3 points people constantly criticise O'Brien on in the comments. 1. He interrupts the caller. Most of the time O'Brien does this because the caller starts the argument by saying something that isn't true. So O'Brien stops them before they carry on. For example if I was to say: "Everybody knows the moon is made of cheese, so because of that I think...." There's no point allowing the person to continue as the rest of the sentance is irrelevant. The usual responds he gets is "You're not letting me finish!" or "Says who, I don't believe that" or "MSM blah blah" 2. He asks his callers to explane what they mean. An example of this is, there was a caller who rang up to say "Jeremy Corbyn is a cultural marxist". O'Brien stopped him to ask what do you mean. The caller got very angry. I don't think it's unreasonable to ask someone what they mean with the words THEY choose to use. If you want to understand their POV then you need to understand what they mean first, The usual responds he gets is "You know what I mean" or "Your just being awkward" 3. Points out the callers ignorance on the subject they phoned up on. For example there were many in the brexit debate. "I voted for brexit because of EU laws" O'Brien simply asks name one. Sure anyone can have an opinion on anything without knowing all the facts but you can't make the case for why you're pro or against somethig without even knowing what they are. A lot of people say that they agree with O'Brien but don't like the way he says things that you belittles or patronizes people. I think if a caller has a genuine point to make but struggles to use the right words and O'Brien is mocking them, then fine I would agree with that argument. But lets be clear all the callers who ring up are all adults and it's their chose.

[@jonnewman6332]

I know your post was a while ago, but just wanted to say, 'I concur'.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

Anyone who actually tries to answer his questions, the reason they call into a debating program on the radio, actually gets as much airtime as they want or need. Sometimes to the point he has to warn them that if they stay silent for to long the emergency tape kicks in. People who are angry have the same arguments and simply don't have an answer either. And instead of googling for 30 seconds to find the answer they get start to lash out.

[@creyes4182]

“Omg you’re serious” savage

[@patriotsquill]

Why haven't I heard of this guy 'till today? Oh, that's right, because I'm American and live in the U.S. Wish we had a guy like O'Brien on this side of the pond because this is just fabulous!

[@wanderer1955]

Why would you want somebody who isn't patriotic to their country.

[@patriotsquill]

@@wanderer1955 You only think you understand patriotism. You don't.

[@wanderer1955]

@David Flores Clearly I understand it better than you 🇬🇧👍

[@patriotsquill]

@@wanderer1955 Ummmm.... no.

[@wanderer1955]

@@patriotsquill 🙄

[@Na-eo1gx]

this absolutely brilliant, couldn't stop laughing.

[@engdaa]

You mean the bats 😁😁😁

[@billm9775]

I'm glad the UK has the same crazies the US does, but we need a person like this on the US side to just calmly answer the crazy with fact.

[@Mythraelis]

You have your own english man. John Oliver (for example). Or Trevor Noah (he would be better at calming down, i guess).

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Not the same thing (He's more of a Russell Howard equivalent), but I'm a particularly avid viewer of Stephen Colbert.

[@caterthun4853]

The very rich pay money for propaganda to persuade the easy lead to follow leader that will make their life poorer

[@Scruffed]

​@@Mythraelis I don't think either talks to ordinary people and argues with them in real time, so not quite the same thing. Even when they have famous guests with an opposing view, they don't really dig that deep into their beliefs, at their best they will just poke fun at them in a shallow way. Jon Stewart did occasionally have robust debates with other talkshow pundits like Bill O'Reilly, but I don't recall him ever talking to regular people like James is doing here. Maybe there are American radio hosts that do this, but I'm not aware of any.

[@alexanderson4582]

i can't believe these people are for real. they destroyed my life and future over what? for what? a hoover manual? a washing machine setting? should i be angry with them?

[@huwpickrell1209]

Yes

[@leafygent84]

My favourite brexit myth, was it was EU laws that took away newspaper wrapped fish. I moved just before brexit D-day to an EU country, thinking of opening a chip shop that wraps orders in newspaper, making it a big part of the marketing, all other tourists get newspaper , but when brits come, wrap it in different paper and just say, "sorry, brexit" and shrug

[@artnull13]

Did you do it? 😂

[@geoffaldwinckle1096]

As a kiwi can i say to Brits, James is a national treasure. Can you clone one, so we can have one in our media?

[@TheDubhill16]

Bat guy went in to this totally blind. What a gem of a guy.

[@jeova0sanctus0unus]

Oh now i get it, to these people, "Democracy" in the EU would be if the British people vote on it and everyone else accepts that they have descided. Well sod that for a game of Soldiers.

[@goldenpony822]

well they were used to that last century with other countries

[@erichoberg3502]

@@goldenpony822 you mean they weren't going to those countries to assimilate?

[@goldenpony822]

@@erichoberg3502 I think yes but not overtly, a bit of a common thread with this... Like when democracy is brought to IK

[@jimwright1148]

Typical Engish sense of entitlement

[@AJ-vm6by]

ignorance is bliss...until it ain't and reality starts slapping you in the face...

[@debbieburton938]

😂😂😂 Bat's are a protected species because they are endangered in the UK.. That won't change when we are out

[@kishendooken1856]

But the washing machines though...

[@debbieburton938]

@Wischmopps I don't know what that has to do with bat's but I agree.. I'm in to animal care I don't really know much about fruit and veg... But bat's are endangered so whether we are in the EU or not bat's will stay protected

[@breed187]

Bats are around 25% of the entire mammal population on the planet. Just a “fun fact.” I’m not saying they shouldn’t be protected.

[@debbieburton938]

@@breed187 we have a lot by me as I live near a woodland reserve.. If you go walking down the canal at dusk you can see them swoop to catch insects.. Problem is I have a bird and bat phobia... 😂

[@LloydWaldo]

James O’Brien is the radio host we deserve.

[@jnorth9431]

Thank you ever so much James and LBC, I come and listen to this whenever I am looking for a laugh 😂

[@americase7en]

- Sorry - So am I 4:55 LOLOL

[@jimmiadja]

Brexiteers really do deserve brexit. It’s just a shame the rest of us get shafted too.

[@angussoutter7824]

Yep that is the true tragedy of this

[@an9886]

Just imagine if that Bus or the breaking point poster didn’t exist.

[@tony4235]

17.4 is bigger than 16

[@an9886]

@@tony4235 had Brexiteers been told the truth from the start, Brexit would have lost in a landslide.

[@wakefieldyorkshire]

Democratic vote

[@wil11911]

I'm in awe of his patience.

[@BT-sf5db]

William edde. What patience???? He either talks over his callers or cuts them off. Lefty muppet

[@matthoward6130]

'I think I prefered the bats'. I died, I needed a little lie down

[@philiphowell1505]

James, this brew has been fermenting for as long as i can remember, Im 68, so glad i got out before tasting day. Salud de Gran Canaria.

[@alkante2962]

Have you got your Spanish passeport?

[@zion9860]

Love it how he used the callar's own logic to destroy their proposed argument. 🤣

[@WokeBegone]

no, you loved his smugness because you're also smug.

[@itsMrNoble]

@@WokeBegone but that’s exactly what he does. He does it time and time again across this video where he asks the callers to elaborate or explain exactly what they mean and more often than not they can’t.

[@shookone568]

Hats off to the people who call in because this guy is brutal.

[@amigopheasantkiller]

Sometimes when something makes James laugh he reminds me of Ricky Gervais....they should do a podcast together!

[@jjoriordan2670]

He interviewed him in 2019. It's on Spotify if you search their names.

[@ThePiitteri]

What a eye opener the Brexit has been for us Europeans. Big thank you for testing if the ice is strong enough to hold your weight.

[@zergnub7426]

We've always been trailblazers :)

[@MrMadVideo]

And we've left the door open for those who wish to walk through 😁

[@joerobinson93]

@@MrMadVideo I guarantee we are the only country who genuinely believe being outside the EU is better

[@MrMadVideo]

@@joerobinson93 I would say that Switzerland and Norway believe that too. Well throughout history.we have led the way on certain things in Europe... This is no acception.

[@joerobinson93]

@@MrMadVideo Switzerland who are famously neutral in all matters of multinational agreement and Norway who have a government and infrastructure that vastly outclasses ours in care for regular people and quality of life. The idea that others will leave the EU after us is a pipe dream for those anti-EU at best - Brexit so far has been shown to bolster SUPPORT for the EU in the other countries of biggest influence still a member.

[@deanwong6565]

"Stay away from sharp things" best quote.

[@TheZooness]

I just found your channel, pure gold.

[@looseycanon]

Caller: "Yeah, so I want to bring back the death penalty." Me: "Excellent idea, we have to determine the method. You'll be the test subject, dear caller. Hope you won't expire after the first test."

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

He starts the conversation with " dont be to harsh on me".... The irony.

[@dashkeci6716]

James you are one of the best debaters I have ever seen! Well done!

[@jokibud-sm1kr]

Where in the world are you.

[@Raggandrist]

James is the equivalent of a professional boxer setting up a ring in a town centre and then wanting cheers and accolades when he’s seen beating up anyone who can pull on a pair of gloves. Watch him debate someone who knows the finer points and all the inns and outs of Brexit and see him come unstuck. See Jacob Rees mogg and watch James start acting like a baby.

[@ohnoohnonono3458]

@@Raggandrist thats a funny joke, rees mogg literally could not answer a yes or no question.

[@Raggandrist]

@@ohnoohnonono3458 I don’t expect you to understand it. Someone so ideologically driven could never open there mind enough to accept reality.

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

@@Raggandrist you really bring up mogg as an exemple? You sad sad puppy.

[@Sean-fc6jl]

I have listened to the banana story twice, I had to change underwear . Absolutely hilarious. Best comedy channel ever.

[@tewrgh]

Does anybody else remember the massive anti-bat protection legislation march of 2015?

[@yuna1971]

Caller: Bendy bananas James: Mind how you go, mate. 🤣😂

[@garyh1572]

We have the most Right-Wing Government and population in Europe.

[@Emanon389]

Bold of you to assume that. Sadly.

[@Empyre18]

Eh...Hungary? Don’t get me wrong, I get there are problems in the UK, but let’s have some perspective.

[@alainpereira6442]

Nah....

[@kindmulberry7196]

We make Giorgia Meloni look politically mild

[@sueharper581]

I love it when you say "yes" when these people are trying to back up their claims . Hilarious

[@drew1317]

Only one standing up for truth no matter the threats. He’s got courage and honour.

[@crabbyj]

He is simply brilliant! What I wouldn't give for him to come to America, to straighten out our homegrown hooples.

[@Rapscallion2009]

I actually think the US are poorly served and under estimated by their news media. It's so hyperbolic and sensationalised. The Americans I know are calm, considered intelligent people. This style of presentation would do better in the USA than their industry thinks.

[@Toywins]

@@Rapscallion2009 it absolutely would. I'm American, and I know I can never get the full story from traditional media alone. I watch lots of things, including this savvy gentleman right here. It's crazy to hear the dog whistles in the U.K. that we hear so much in the U.S.