Ken Clarke MP on Brexit chaos, being a Tory rebel and answering critics

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Channel 4 News

5 жыл бұрын

Ken Clarke has been a Member of Parliament for almost five decades. As the longest serving MP, he talks to Krishnan about why Brexit is in such chaos, his long-standing Conservative views and why he thinks it’s important politicians talk honestly to the media.
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Recorded: 4 July 2018.
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@Jimbatron
@Jimbatron 5 жыл бұрын
We will all be poorer when Ken finally retires from Politics. We need his calm demeanour and common sense now more than ever.
@zooropa33
@zooropa33 4 жыл бұрын
Correct - we will all be paying his pension.
@propjoe1060
@propjoe1060 3 жыл бұрын
His calm demeanour and common sense are badly needed right now!
@jeremysmith8035
@jeremysmith8035 2 жыл бұрын
He is one is the decent tories ,intelligent, empathic and thrown out of the party by fascists
@Jimbatron
@Jimbatron 2 жыл бұрын
@@jeremysmith8035 spot on unfortunately. And we’re stuck with the incompetents currently running the show and the media are too timid to call out how dreadful they are.
@wemuk5170
@wemuk5170 5 жыл бұрын
Great man. He says what he believes & means what he says. Did not pretend to be a free marketeer in Thatcher’s time to advance himself. True to himself. Charming. A rare gem in politics.
@hallmark2012
@hallmark2012 5 жыл бұрын
I've always liked Ken, always interesting, sensible and middle of the road, and always speaks his mind.
@davidfreeman2119
@davidfreeman2119 4 жыл бұрын
hallmark2012 just fat cats
@KarlHainer
@KarlHainer 5 жыл бұрын
One of the true political greats.
@kljmaq
@kljmaq 4 жыл бұрын
LOL.
@zooropa33
@zooropa33 4 жыл бұрын
LOL! Behave yourself, hes one of the most risible politicians that i've ever had the misfortune to come across. LOL.
@lawrencecaile
@lawrencecaile 4 жыл бұрын
He's been a tory all his life and now that he's had a good innings he wants to hand this country over to the EU. I hope the old bastards retirement is very short.
@bmker5469
@bmker5469 4 жыл бұрын
Political great? Ask the NHS workers from the 80's how great he was!! Ken Clarke as chancellor was caupible for black Wednesday and 3 million unemployed. Please drop the rose tinted spectacles..
@bryangeake5826
@bryangeake5826 4 жыл бұрын
@@lawrencecaile 'Hand over' that totally misses the point that WE were a major PART of the democratic institution called the EU! Running away from reality, pulling up the draw bridge and manning the ramparts is a bit like the Albanian experience-its a thrust for power, the demonetisation of the EU (which you like to go along with) is a convenient vehicle!!
@onlygazza
@onlygazza 5 жыл бұрын
A relative of mine worked with him when he was a minister and she used to say that he'd go off at lunchtime and come back hours later pissed everyday !
@hmq9052
@hmq9052 2 жыл бұрын
Everyone used to have a liquid lunch. Nowadays people queue all round canary wharf to "onboard carbs" or pick up a protein shake.
@jeremysmith8035
@jeremysmith8035 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah gazza you are in a lot of trouble mathew and sarah eliot run johnson from 55 tufton street where billlionare anarchist capitalists plan brexit.they want no .cops.no courts.no health care.no rights no pensions no minimum wages. Ribert kock tge us billionarre and barara koln head of austrain bank had their plans rejected by tge eu which is why you are out.best of luck from madrid
@m.cseaford6840
@m.cseaford6840 5 жыл бұрын
Ken Clarke, Michael Heseltine and John Bercow are the voice of wisdom
@lawrencecaile
@lawrencecaile 4 жыл бұрын
Control and greed.
@jasmineluxemburg6200
@jasmineluxemburg6200 4 жыл бұрын
Voice of sanity - yes, voice of wisdom ? Only within right wing opinion !
@hmq9052
@hmq9052 2 жыл бұрын
Bercow has a vanity and self regard the other two lacked.
@spitefulbob9254
@spitefulbob9254 5 жыл бұрын
Never voted or thought of voting Conservative. However, brilliant interview and completely changed my opinion of Kenneth Clark- such a clever guy.
@propjoe1060
@propjoe1060 4 жыл бұрын
Ken is one of the last remaining voices of reason in the Commons. Be a sad day when he retires. Great man.
@TrevKen
@TrevKen 5 жыл бұрын
Good video. Well done Channel 4 for this long form in-depth format. Stick this on TV as well, you are not Joe Rogan :). The masses are more intelligent than you think... If they're not, they can learn.
@pr4442
@pr4442 5 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this interview. Thank you.
@jamesroberts1964
@jamesroberts1964 5 жыл бұрын
Whether it’s Brexit, or remain, one thing we can be certain of, the rich will get richer while the poor will get poorer.
@1984bigface1984
@1984bigface1984 5 жыл бұрын
I've always had a lot of respect for this guy. Nice to hear someone explain their position in a calm and reasoned manner. If we had more like him, we'd be in a much better place.
@anth5122
@anth5122 3 жыл бұрын
Never voted Tory, but was always a fan of Ken
@ellegriffiths4955
@ellegriffiths4955 5 жыл бұрын
just come across your podcast Krishnan. Thanks for this, very much needed.
@bunkerbill
@bunkerbill 5 жыл бұрын
I like Kenneth Clarke. He makes good points here.
@kimlog7476
@kimlog7476 4 жыл бұрын
"" In hindsight we didn't realize that a large part of the population were being left behind "" - "" We failed to ensure that rapid economic growth was shared widely"" - some honest hindsight from 20:00
@jascough
@jascough 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting comments: lots of bile with, mostly, no evidence of thought, economic insight or constructive comment. Ken Clarke seems politely to have hit the nail on the head. If I have anything controversial to say I guess it's only because people won't like it, despite it being true. - referenda are dangerous because 10% of the population have an IQ on or less than 83 (untrainable), whilst two-thirds are somewhere between 83-115. Most people simply lack cognitive capacity, irrespective of how they voted,, and are easily manipulated by the likes of the Express or Mail (having their own agendas), let alone income inequality arguments etc.
@teresaharrison5773
@teresaharrison5773 5 жыл бұрын
John Ascough Pointless to debate an issue when the horse has bolted
@jascough
@jascough 5 жыл бұрын
Not me and yes, very strange. The above isn't meant to be pro or anti Brexit, though I was a Remainer. I only found out about this statistic recently and how it strongly correlates with job role and a generic conception of cultural success. It's not meant to be pompous. However, if I had an agenda, and large amounts of money to spend, it would be of great interest to rebrand myself as Cambridge Analytica and dive into micro-targeting, or acquire papers like the Express, Mail or Sun; the IQ observation explaining, cynically, use of language, topic etc. I'm as much aware of other interesting correlations relating to susceptibility and it doesn't paint an attractive picture of those papers...or some politicians. As to being pointless, that's never true.
@jayinbrighton
@jayinbrighton 5 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree with you more
@Jimbatron
@Jimbatron 5 жыл бұрын
Intelligence is only part of the issue. John Barnes, a Footballer of all people, made the most astute point on QT recently - most people don't understand Brexit because our trading relationships are hugely complex - even if you're smart, it takes a lot of time invested in researching the issues to fully grasp it. I have a PhD, so I don't think I'm totally stupid, but if someone asks for a medical doctor I'm not going to be much help. Not because I'm not clever enough to be one - I spent 7 years at University studying something else (economics).
@SuperFerdie1965
@SuperFerdie1965 4 жыл бұрын
You lost.
@williampatrickfagan7590
@williampatrickfagan7590 2 жыл бұрын
Will never forget his reply when asked why he returned his mobile phone. People kept ringing me. He said. I told them to write to me. They seldom did.
@jackmclean55
@jackmclean55 5 жыл бұрын
Labour supporter but he was one of nicest Tories
@bennyk3799
@bennyk3799 5 жыл бұрын
A brilliant interview.... really enjoyed it.
@patrickh8602
@patrickh8602 5 жыл бұрын
I never supported him politically but he knows what he's talking about. Dismissing someone like Ken Clarke is typical of people who lost the argument, won the vote and now wonder why their stupidity can't be delivered.
@karlheaton8276
@karlheaton8276 5 жыл бұрын
Patrick H glad you love the fourth Reich.worked out well for Greece,Portugal, Spain and Ireland didn't it?
@melvynrutterreedbeds
@melvynrutterreedbeds 5 жыл бұрын
Ken was the best Chancellor we have had in my lifetime. He followed economic theory to the letter. Gordon Brown continued with Kens plans, because they were so good for the country. He has his views on europe, and he should be totally free to have them. But this man is no fool
@melvynrutterreedbeds
@melvynrutterreedbeds 5 жыл бұрын
He has his thoughts and I have mine. I like to hear his arguements and value what he says, even though I believe the opposite. We don't need to hate people who don't believe what we do. That is not a society I want to live in.
@melvynrutterreedbeds
@melvynrutterreedbeds 5 жыл бұрын
all I said was I value his opinion. This appreciation of him was from his role as chancellor, and he was the best chancellor I've known. Its good to hear both sides. We don't have to be so personal when his view differ from ours
@vaughanie23
@vaughanie23 5 жыл бұрын
Ken Clarke love him
@andyinsuffolk
@andyinsuffolk 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting interview - my opinion of KC has gone up a little. Considering that he makes it absolutely clear that he's against Brexit he made some very good arguments for voting to leave!
@Rich0029
@Rich0029 5 жыл бұрын
Well I’m not a conservative but old Ken Clarke talks a lot of sense and it’s good to see he recognises what the governments of 80s, 90s, 00s and current did wrong unlike so many politicians.
@forkinhell5915
@forkinhell5915 5 жыл бұрын
Ken Clarke is a pragmatic, intelligent sensible politician without a personal agenda who talks loads of sense, not many like him around.
@snowyowel7961
@snowyowel7961 5 жыл бұрын
Marshejsi Qyteza Kenneth Clark is a remainer he is also vice president of movement in the EU so maybe he is looking out for his own interest
@forkinhell5915
@forkinhell5915 5 жыл бұрын
Snowy Owel well that's quite irrelevant really. To me that doesn't sound like a personal interest but simply looking and fighting what's best for his country.
@snowyowel7961
@snowyowel7961 5 жыл бұрын
Marshejsi Qyteza your opinion I do not agree with you and you don't have to agree with me but with most MPs it's always about self interest
@forkinhell5915
@forkinhell5915 5 жыл бұрын
Snowy Owel that's fine and I appreciate that. To me he comes across as genuine, something that we don't see these days. Have a good day.
@snowyowel7961
@snowyowel7961 5 жыл бұрын
Marshejsi Qyteza yes that is their job to come across as genuine , we have to read between the lines and the bigger picture MPs are very good at what they do,, look how corbyn nearly fooled people with is nice old man act believe me their is nothing nice about corbyn , That's just my opinion as an example
@MohammadAhmad-fx4om
@MohammadAhmad-fx4om 5 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe how old ken Clarke had become since he was the Health secretary in Margret Thatcher ‘s cabinet !! He was one of the young Tories then .
@willie5958
@willie5958 5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting to hear a tory admit the failings of his government miss management of wealth. Healthy.
@Em-wb4kf
@Em-wb4kf 5 жыл бұрын
Mr Clarke, Gibraltar took 3 referendi to settle their loyalty. Just make sure the next one here expects a 2/3rds majority before going ahead with anything to make sure the country is really behind the decision.
@gavinturner5565
@gavinturner5565 5 жыл бұрын
Good call!!!
@SuperFerdie1965
@SuperFerdie1965 9 ай бұрын
Referenda not referendi!
@xelakram
@xelakram 5 жыл бұрын
Ken Clarke is a thoroughly decent man. He's a rarity in the Conservative Party these days, because he speaks such common sense. A man of principles: good principles.
@dickhamilton3517
@dickhamilton3517 5 жыл бұрын
I've never voted Tory, never will, but Ken is a very decent chap, a genuine One-Nation Tory, what Tories used to be before Thatcher took up Hayek's neoliberalism, called it Thatcherism, and convinced Blair and his 'New Labour' Party that they should adopt it too.. Neoliberalism got us into this mess, and has to end. Strangely though, people still fail to see it - they've just voted in _another_ neoliberal government, and people that get pissed off with this one and would rather vote for Boris and Rees-Mogg or a revivified UKIP would be voting for yet more neoliberals, yet they _still_ have NO clue that they are voting against their own interest. Ken, at least, will be speaking up against it when we are reduced to being the US' newest colony.
@xelakram
@xelakram 5 жыл бұрын
You have spoken a lot of truth in that one short post. But is there really any end in sight for this disastrous experiment? It has led to so much inequality. The rich just keep on on getting richer and richer; and the the rest keep on getting poorer and poorer. Trump is only making the situation ten times worse.
@dickhamilton3517
@dickhamilton3517 5 жыл бұрын
the great irony extends over there too - Trump is also a neoliberal (like both their parties), even though he doesn't know it. The current choice is restricted to neoliberals or people who won't get elected (or, if you happen to be in eastern europe, barely-reconstructed nazis). But I have hope, because I believe in us (we, the british) still, enough that we will do the right thing in the end. The 'noises off' that really worry me are that we might see the current bunch get _so desperate_ to get a "Comprehensive" and wide-ranging 'Trade Deal' that they will join the TPP (as they have already been invited to do). 'TransPacific' aside, it has no geographical restrictions. Trump has already made comments along the lines that maybe he was a bit hasty (and is reviewing his position, under the stern advice of the GOP), that maybe the TPP can be 'cleaned up' a little and then the US might rejoin (he has, god knows, a house and a senate still strongly in favour or it and keen to resume it). He has already let his voters down by reversing his apparently-solid dislike for NAFTA (now that he knows a bit more about it). If he reverses his position on the TPP likewise, and we _still_ haven't got a deal with the US or enough bipartite deals of our own on the go, we are in huge danger of getting sucked in to that. The TPP is not a trade deal, though - it's much more dangerous. What price 'Sovereignty' then, eh?
@xelakram
@xelakram 5 жыл бұрын
I don't want to give up the high standards of the EU for the much lower standards of America. I have spent a lot of time in the US, and I can assure anyone, that food standards in the US are much, much lower than they are in Europe. Stuff the TPP and NAFTA. Give me the EU every time.
@dickhamilton3517
@dickhamilton3517 5 жыл бұрын
I've spent time in US myself, and turned down the offer of a job at three times what I earned at the time, because I didn't want to have to live there. So I'm with you. If the government look like they are going to end up signing up to the TPP, will you join me on the barricades?
@shanehill8189
@shanehill8189 5 жыл бұрын
Ken Clark for PM.
@lawrencecaile
@lawrencecaile 4 жыл бұрын
Post mortum
@samsonlovesyou
@samsonlovesyou 5 жыл бұрын
Just had to come here when I saw "Ways to CHANGE the world" Let's ask a CONSERVATIVE.
@BobSmith-cx4og
@BobSmith-cx4og 5 жыл бұрын
I've always liked Ken - he's a decent guy. But he's wrong about Brexit. I still like and respect him.
@hypnotechno
@hypnotechno 5 жыл бұрын
lol. what are you? some kind of economic augur
@MohammadAhmad-fx4om
@MohammadAhmad-fx4om 5 жыл бұрын
I think the pole Tax should have been the worst issue faced by any Prime Minister in your memory , because that was the issue which unseated Margret Thatcher as The Prime Minister. And Ken Clarke was one of the influential young ministers who had convinced Margret Thatcher to step down .
@jacke8214
@jacke8214 5 жыл бұрын
If you liked this, read his book, its a great read if you agree with him or not
@bryanogrady3146
@bryanogrady3146 5 ай бұрын
'A kind of blue' is Ken Clarke's 'political memoir' ........ I urge you, do get and read this book.
@Scubadooper
@Scubadooper 5 жыл бұрын
What was cut at 36 minutes?
@mavericmorph5358
@mavericmorph5358 5 жыл бұрын
The title's wrong. Change the word 'Brexit' to 'Conservative'. Being independent from the eu is quite straightforward.
@ericv197
@ericv197 5 жыл бұрын
A statesman.
@MightySheep
@MightySheep 2 жыл бұрын
best part about Brexit is listening to all the people like Ken Clarke having absolutely no idea why people voted to leave and clumsily trying to explain it
@amosoliveira8246
@amosoliveira8246 5 жыл бұрын
It sounds like some berk is shaking a corrugated metal sheet in the background.
@StigEtDump
@StigEtDump 5 жыл бұрын
"he talks to Krishnan about why Brexit is in such chaos, his long-standing Conservative views and why he thinks it’s important politicians talk honestly to the media." Because who cares what the public think?
@carlarthur4442
@carlarthur4442 Жыл бұрын
Not a fan of Mr, Clark but listening to this interview he obviously believes in British democracy, and wants what the people vote for , think we need someone like him back in our Parliament.
@garysymons410
@garysymons410 5 жыл бұрын
As an observer of UK POLITICS from afar I have the utmost respect for Ken and for this reason cannot understand why he is so pro EU , he says for economic and security reasons the UK is better off , but it is these reasons that the UK will be worse off ,eg, EU is a protectionist and uncompetitive trade block whose share of world trade is declining , whilst the the asia pacific area is rising . In many ways the EU members helped create the migrant crisis , then made it worse , and now want an EU army , in order to attack or intimidate who , ?? because that is why armies are raised for in the first place .Has the British lion become a pussycat , I mean even little Switzerland , Singapore , South Africa, New Zealand , Iceland , all of Asia , and Africa are fully independent , and more independent than the UK , ?? Then his anti Trump stance is pre-judging Trump , The USA is roaring ahead economically (the S&P 500 is up) N.Korea is better ,and so on ,
@ryanfletcher4203
@ryanfletcher4203 5 жыл бұрын
How is being a Tory remainer a rebel? He tows the true party line perfectly.
@nataliemiller6448
@nataliemiller6448 5 жыл бұрын
The next time a remainer talks about that bus, they won’t have a leg to stand on.
@totalfreedom1282
@totalfreedom1282 5 жыл бұрын
You mean the bus with the lie on it?
@jlodge7897
@jlodge7897 5 жыл бұрын
Another bildeberger spouting bo110x.
@bluejules80000
@bluejules80000 5 жыл бұрын
A good interview, it would be a good idea to get on Jacob Rees-Mogg.
@justjackman
@justjackman 3 жыл бұрын
Pah! Nowhere near the same league
@MontyCantsin5
@MontyCantsin5 Жыл бұрын
Umm...no.
@TrevKen
@TrevKen 5 жыл бұрын
Time for the rise of the Extreme Centre, best bits from the Left, the Right, Libertarian-ism (top) and even Nationalism (bottom). Full spectrum vision.
@Truthseeker1515
@Truthseeker1515 5 жыл бұрын
+ Housing crisis + Cap on BTL, people are angry, Mr Clarke!
@bethanyhunt2704
@bethanyhunt2704 5 жыл бұрын
All these problems and failings to the working population that Ken, correctly, outlines, are CAUSED by the free-market capitalism he's such a fan of! The wealth will always accrue into a few hands, and they'll use this wealth to change politics and get even more of the nation's wealth for themselves. Ken has no real idea how to redistribute wealth - his heart's in the right place, but he's hampered by labelling himself a conservative, and not looking outside that paradigm. How about an economic system that works for everyone, instead of the top 10%? The only way to do this - regulation doesn't work because you're always fighting against the flood of wealth and power flowing to the top, and it's been overwhelming - is to put the decision-making power in the hands of the workers. We need worker ownership and control of their workplaces - Democracy at Work. Check out Richard Wolff for a great description of how this would work.
@bad307207
@bad307207 5 жыл бұрын
They made a difference, half our country hate ourselves!
@C0nstance1
@C0nstance1 5 жыл бұрын
Like almost all politicians, Ken C talks smugly and with RELISH about himself
@BrionyDavid
@BrionyDavid 5 жыл бұрын
The one thing that can be said for channel 4 news on youtube is at least they are willing to allow comments on their posts. BBC's newsnight on the other hand are often too cowardly to have any posts at all. presumably they don't wish to hear views that might be contrary to their reporting narrative. So much for their role as a true public broadcaster.
@non-sense7084
@non-sense7084 5 жыл бұрын
Politicians talk honestly, WTF dude.
@737walaa
@737walaa 5 жыл бұрын
I love Ken Clarke, hopefully I meet him one day in the Ronnie Sott´s
@johnryan866
@johnryan866 2 жыл бұрын
He should have stood as an independent in the last election then perhaps coaless with the Liberals.
@JwayT
@JwayT 5 жыл бұрын
Completely disagree with Kenneth on many things but he has always been a good and welcome contributor to political discussion in my experience. Shame he never had a proper 1 on 1 debate with Nigel Farage about the EU, he would have been a far better debater than Lyin' Clegg.
@A2Z1Two3
@A2Z1Two3 5 жыл бұрын
Still time for Ken and Nigel to get together in debate, Nigel is thinking of leading UKIP again giving a true Brexit supporter option for voters .
@Mewster62
@Mewster62 5 жыл бұрын
That means he will spilt the conservative vote, effectively giving them no chance of power next election. Sounds good to me.
@RobertK1993
@RobertK1993 5 жыл бұрын
Clarke should become PM only sensible Tory left.
@SuperFerdie1965
@SuperFerdie1965 4 жыл бұрын
Hard to differentiate between Ken's voice and Chris Tarrant's.
@Ystadcop
@Ystadcop 5 жыл бұрын
'Er gorblimey, 'e's a proper gent, innit.
@robertewing3114
@robertewing3114 2 жыл бұрын
Your comment will outlive every other u-tube comment, yet only today got a like.
@Ystadcop
@Ystadcop 2 жыл бұрын
@@robertewing3114 High praise, Mr. Ewing!
@iwantmycountrybackkg4482
@iwantmycountrybackkg4482 Жыл бұрын
If only people would have listened Tory or not.Btw. How was your 2 day holiday on a Folkstone motorway? I love paying more for shopping and fuel.At least I've got my country back...
@frankfearn1264
@frankfearn1264 4 жыл бұрын
Can't understand how the juvenile Tory cabinet ministers haven't taken Ken's great advice on Brexit they wouldn't be in the mess their in now.
@tomgraham3206
@tomgraham3206 5 жыл бұрын
I'm a Labour man and would rather stick pins in my eyes than vote Tory, but I have always liked Ken Clarke. Doesn't mean I agree with him on everything by any means...on some things I would strongly disagree. He just speaks with an honesty, warmth and sense of width and breadth of thought that I can always respect. And I've always said he's to the left of Tony Blair and some of the Blairite/Progress Labour MPs the party is unfortunately still beset with. He's been less scathing of Corbyn than they are.
@hjtgjjmjjhh1395
@hjtgjjmjjhh1395 5 жыл бұрын
Participant at the annual meeting of the Bilderberg Group in 1993, 1998-2000, 2003, 2004, 2006-08, 2012 and 2013. This guy has so much money invested in EU he's willing to do anything to keep us in.
@BuddahUK
@BuddahUK 5 жыл бұрын
A decent, clubbable Tory. Rare. Love Ken Clarke
@32shumble
@32shumble 5 жыл бұрын
F**K Ken Clarke - for years he was a lobbyist for the Tobago Industry - fighting against legislation and going on TV and radio telling us all how safe smoking was. Thousands died but Ken got his money and that's always going to be the most important thing for him.
@BuddahUK
@BuddahUK 5 жыл бұрын
Good for him. Smokers are useless arseholes that deserve to be thinned out.Huzzah!!
@32shumble
@32shumble 5 жыл бұрын
It's very likely that your parents and grandparents were useless arseholes for the same reason at some time - should they have been thinned out? Huzzah?
@xenophon3681
@xenophon3681 5 жыл бұрын
lol, I love leftists pretending to like cuckservatives now that they're losing. It's the same as the simpering in America from the media over George Bush and Mitt Romney now that Trump is in office, even though they used to screech "NAZI!!!" at them too when they were in control of the right. Leftists just attack whoever is furthest right in order to push people to the left; if the Tory Party were even more centrist and weak than they are now, and Clarke was the furthest right politician in politics, you'd be screaming "FASCIST SCUM, OFF OUR STREETS" whenever he appeared in public.
@OldglenSea-cw4ps
@OldglenSea-cw4ps 5 жыл бұрын
Budda, you really love paedophiles? Or just good old Ken the perv?
@YorickReturns
@YorickReturns 5 жыл бұрын
20:44 -- "I grew up in the '30s with an unemployed father. He didn't riot; he got on his bike and looked for work and he kept looking till he found it." -- Norman Tebbit, at the Conservative Party Conference 1981. What happened to that Norman Tebbit? What happened to that Conservative Party? It's now the party of the whingers and the whiners and, if one takes their threats seriously, future rioters.
@32shumble
@32shumble 5 жыл бұрын
F**K Ken Clarke - for years he was a lobbyist for the Tobago Industry - fighting against legislation and going on TV and radio telling us all how safe smoking was. Thousands died but Ken got his money and that's always going to be the most important thing for him.
@YorickReturns
@YorickReturns 5 жыл бұрын
If people want to smoke, let them smoke.
@LouiseAnnHalliday
@LouiseAnnHalliday 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, you can tell this is C4 Not Ken Clark's views on Brexit It's Ken Clark's view on Brexit chaos. Completely impartial
@gillwil
@gillwil 5 жыл бұрын
Ugghhh can't even watch this....
@cliffmatthews6106
@cliffmatthews6106 5 жыл бұрын
Ken you are an intelligent man, but what baffles me is why you will not accept the decision of the British people !
@propjoe1060
@propjoe1060 4 жыл бұрын
He's voted at every opportunity to leave the EU since the referendum. I wish people would at least do some research before posting shite on the Internet.
@calengr1
@calengr1 6 ай бұрын
31:30 "message discipline.."
@stevebbuk
@stevebbuk 5 жыл бұрын
20:13 Ken for the first time since the Industrial Revolution we imported more manufacturing goods than we exported. So world poverty was slashed as China made the goods more cheaply, but at what cost to the working classes in this country?
@chris5478
@chris5478 5 жыл бұрын
What's wrong with his hands?
@benmayhew2K
@benmayhew2K 5 жыл бұрын
Very good politician shame he's a Tory.
@davidboskett5581
@davidboskett5581 5 жыл бұрын
He talks a lot of commonsense
@somersetnewsnetwork2198
@somersetnewsnetwork2198 5 жыл бұрын
He has to that's his game, he is anti Brexit he is working for the Bilderberg group not us.
@TorbjornMain
@TorbjornMain 5 жыл бұрын
He's also a very nice chap but childish oafs abuse him online who we know didn't even listen anyway.
@OldglenSea-cw4ps
@OldglenSea-cw4ps 5 жыл бұрын
David B, that's what I thought, too!
@davemurphy2020
@davemurphy2020 5 жыл бұрын
Saying he didn't see Brexit coming is not a display of commonsense, He just talks a lot.
@michaelrowsell1160
@michaelrowsell1160 5 жыл бұрын
Are you some kind of nutter or just drunk.
@LETHALAPOLLOGAMING
@LETHALAPOLLOGAMING 5 жыл бұрын
were in no trouble the quicker we get out of this single market and close our boarders we will be fine WE NEED A TRUMP TO SAVE THE UK were almost dead and buried it's disgusting hardly any British left in Great Briton
@ganrimmonim
@ganrimmonim 5 жыл бұрын
An articulate, measured and responsible voice from a different age of British political life. It is a sad reflection on the extremes to which we have fall that this interview casts such a striking contrast with today's cohort of MPs. The age of sound bites and even more so twitter has reduced attention spans and the quality of discourse. Additionally the centre of UK politics seems to have given in (in both senses of the word). I am hopeful the moderation (the hallmark and mainstay of UK politics for most of our history) will once again rise phenix like for the ashes of Post-Brexit Britain, but its a shame at what cost it is going to come.
@Ystadcop
@Ystadcop 5 жыл бұрын
Adam, you are dead right on all counts.
@eggandchipsman7373
@eggandchipsman7373 5 жыл бұрын
Globalist Grandee!
@grantogilvie3458
@grantogilvie3458 5 жыл бұрын
Together we will stop brexit
@hypnotechno
@hypnotechno 5 жыл бұрын
let's hope so, or England is in serious poop until it sees sense and begs to get back in 20 years later
@wessexguy1
@wessexguy1 5 жыл бұрын
a great Man
@MrPrincesssuperstar
@MrPrincesssuperstar 5 жыл бұрын
Soft Tories will always win in the end.
@zzooeecastles
@zzooeecastles 5 жыл бұрын
a common sense politition, a stable force for a bunch of lonnies
@A1Motivator
@A1Motivator 5 жыл бұрын
A Great Podcast such a wealth of information on present past and current Government matters. On You-Tube. Any Man/Woman considering a career in Government should watch this many many times and gain Priceless information on the basics of Governance. Likewise also take in the mind that Never has Governance demanded that No.1. Women should have equal 50/50 position in all matters of Governance and No.2 Spirituality/ Once The world of Governance demands the MAN/WOMAN Equality in Parliaments of the world Wars killing humanity would stop. Religious Clerics would be prevented in the interfering of our youngsters.
@Nathan-sc7hs
@Nathan-sc7hs 5 жыл бұрын
I used to like and respect Ken Clarke. However, I now struggle to, when his intellectual contempt for Brexit voters is so clear and unrepentant. He's a an old-school Conservative, the social reformer type, who despite perhaps having good intentions is arrogantly paternalistic towards the masses. Paternalists have no respect for democracy because they have no respect for the knowledge and opinions of the average joe. And yet regardless of education, most people voted tribally, anyway, and based on personality (which according to social psychologist Jordan Peterson is the most important factor in electoral outcomes). In the end, he wouldn't have a problem if the vote had gone the other way!
@Ystadcop
@Ystadcop 5 жыл бұрын
Nathan, perhaps he is out of time, but I think his heart is in the right place. Cut him some more slack?
@Nathan-sc7hs
@Nathan-sc7hs 5 жыл бұрын
It's more about the arrogance, the assumption that they know better, and the automatic subversion or circumvention of democracy along with it, that I have an issue with.
@dantory1
@dantory1 5 жыл бұрын
How can this guy say he's a Conservative? Pro EU, supports multiculturalism, mass immigration, wants to massively raise taxes. Sounds more like a Lib Dem to me.
@MellorDR
@MellorDR 5 жыл бұрын
a vote on lies , led to this procession of doom
@polaris7122
@polaris7122 4 жыл бұрын
David r Mellor Yes immediate punishment budget. Pound will crash! House prices will crash! Interest rates will go sky high! Job loses! Food shortages! So you are right lots of lies and more lies!
@somersetnewsnetwork2198
@somersetnewsnetwork2198 5 жыл бұрын
Under WTO rules and EU rules if will pulled out of the EU today the same tariffs would be payable to the EU as we have now for ten years. So we will still trade tariff free with the EU for ten years. BUT they are not tell us that.
@carlossaraiva8382
@carlossaraiva8382 5 жыл бұрын
Really? And why is that? You care to explain?
@andybaker9
@andybaker9 5 жыл бұрын
brexit is change and would be the best for the uk
@snakeplisken9276
@snakeplisken9276 5 жыл бұрын
I basically trained my polish replacement at work because he could bring in a steady supply of polish people to do work, once they were in I was shut out, after 3 years of a perfect work history I wasn’t even being contacted about overtime, my 30 hr per week contract was disregarded and my hours were cut to 25 illegally, and then as I said I wasn’t even being told about overtime to keep the polish people sweet, and then the tribunal costs were through the ceiling, companies have ZERO incentive to try and attract british people to work for them, it’s too much effort
@snakeplisken9276
@snakeplisken9276 5 жыл бұрын
Eventually I was just bullied out, given more work than it was possible to complete, I couldn’t work with the team because they refused to speak English, and eventually I broke a piece of plastic worth literally £2 and easily replaceable and fired without much argument just to settle the situation, and it’s the same everywhere I go, that’s just one example, the polish look out for only the polish, end of, there looking to stick together and get their friends jobs and there’s more of them
@snakeplisken9276
@snakeplisken9276 5 жыл бұрын
The next place I worked, a polish couple a gentlemen from the middle east, the manager spoke some English, either polish or Romanian gentlemen, complete sh&& show, no one could properly communicate and everyone was mad all the time that work wasn’t getting done, f@@@ the lot of them
@snakeplisken9276
@snakeplisken9276 5 жыл бұрын
AS FOR STUDIES WHICH SAY IMMIGRATION DOESNT LOWER WAGES, I will explain why they’re false, at the job mentioned I was fired from we could not attract staff, that company now pays the higher minimum wage, it could have afforded to at the time to attract british staff, it didn’t, it didn’t need to, benefits guarantee a minimum wage, a minimum wage isn’t required and neither is immigration, I don’t need a study to tell me what I saw with my own eyes was bull rather when I worked in the unskilled sector
@snakeplisken9276
@snakeplisken9276 5 жыл бұрын
Also even after Brexit we’ll still be able to go on holiday, it won’t stop internationalism, it just stop us from trying to end poverty in some god forsaken backwater somewhere, no one cares, these people are so far removed from the wreckage of 2008 they just don’t understand people here aren’t much or at all better off than countries they claim they want to help, and a lot of these countries have systemic problems we cannot fix anyway
@karlheaton8276
@karlheaton8276 5 жыл бұрын
Believe me your story is by no means rare.4/5 jobs in the UK go to migrants.then they say "they do the jobs the British won't do". What needs to happen in the west is what happened in Eastern Europe in 1989.
@benbow7
@benbow7 5 жыл бұрын
Traitor
@MarjorieMay-kc6ls
@MarjorieMay-kc6ls 5 жыл бұрын
F.... off Ken Clark. You just wants to keep the money the EU is giving you. Also the big Pension. You would hate to loose that maybe you wouldn’t be able to have the great life you and get pissed up every day. We the tax payers paying you to moan and get pissed up.
@VallaMusic
@VallaMusic 5 жыл бұрын
what a blithering aged fool of a politician - he's either totally oblivious (or intentionally feigning ignorance) to the bigger picture and high stakes for humanity's future involved in this most critical political battle of our time
@VallaMusic
@VallaMusic 5 жыл бұрын
'tis true, I confess ~ I am Kermit the frog
@UpTheMags74
@UpTheMags74 5 жыл бұрын
Urgh...creature.
@lavoxii
@lavoxii 5 жыл бұрын
It makes me wonder are those remainers really fight for our country or fight for their pride? because they lost the referendum. They are reaction like all the losers try very hard to fight back to win next round, but Remember referendum is not the game.
@roblewis5044
@roblewis5044 5 жыл бұрын
UKIP FOR NUMBER 10 .
@jamesscurr8304
@jamesscurr8304 5 жыл бұрын
YOU Mr Clarke have weakened the country politically. I am so pleased you don´t lose any sleep at night. Time for you to move to France, sit on a swing and read all of your speeches when you were important.
@dominicfastbender4029
@dominicfastbender4029 5 жыл бұрын
Ken Clarke is a car crash. Always was, still is. A man irrelevant in his own time is boring us to death in the present. I admire his resililence. Unfortunately, unlike Gina Miller or Tony Blair, Verhofstadht or the drunky Juncker, some of us do quite like the old duffer. I am juxtopposed to his position but he is like a drunk uncle. You remember them for what they were, not what they are.
@russellhogben6628
@russellhogben6628 5 жыл бұрын
Dominic Fastbender Yes indeed, so irrelevant in fact that his constituents have returned him to parliament every year since 1970.
@spex357
@spex357 5 жыл бұрын
I've been waiting since 1975 for another vote, just the sound of Cameron saying a referendum was enough for me to have made my mind up.
@spex357
@spex357 5 жыл бұрын
What ever happened to Margaret didn't happen fast enough.
@harold4506
@harold4506 5 жыл бұрын
Oh yes Ken, it will be a disaster if we leave, but once we've given the EU federal government control of our country (where the UK population would have no chance of casting a democratic vote ever again) everything will be fine.
@backfromcuba
@backfromcuba 5 жыл бұрын
Jay Simmons well we won't be able to vote for them or veto them once we've left the table, no.
@backfromcuba
@backfromcuba 5 жыл бұрын
joe caterman sources for any of that? since what i said is just self evident truth and what you said is.. speculation? i don't know.
@Mewster62
@Mewster62 5 жыл бұрын
Sigh. The express. Please don't give them views. A better article www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-tax-digital/eu-commission-aims-move-to-reduce-governments-veto-powers-on-tax-idUSKBN1CT2FC They are debating a proposal to reduce the veto, particularly regarding small low tax states, and no plans have been set. There are many components to the veto system and personally I don't see it passing in it's current form since EU member states need to agree with this (obviously the UK and others wouldn't). Edit: seems he removed his comment just as i posted
@backfromcuba
@backfromcuba 5 жыл бұрын
Gigabyte thanks gigabyte
@harold4506
@harold4506 5 жыл бұрын
backfromcuba If we leave then they won't have any control over us. If we stay, we will be forced to join the Euro and accept being controlled by a single federal government. It won't even be like the USA where individual states can make their own laws. It will be an unelected neoliberal dictatorship. You might think that's not possible, but it's what Verhofstad, Barnier etc.. have already proposed to the European Parliament. Good luck with that, I left the UK years ago. Thankfully.
@HYUKLDER1
@HYUKLDER1 5 жыл бұрын
EU collaborator, agent of influence, Kenneth (Lord Haw-Haw) Clarke singing from the EU's hymn book again. All Remainers should be barred from public office.
@jeremysmith8035
@jeremysmith8035 2 жыл бұрын
Your obsession with the eu is getting a bit tedious mate ,one of the reasons I left with my wife to work in Madrid
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