LBC caller hangs up on James O'Brien after failing to offer a Brexit benefit

James O'Brien hosts a phone in asking callers to identify the most memorable Tory moment from the last 14 years.
James hears from caller Anne, who argues that the Brexit vote was 'not ridiculous' and those who voted for it are 'quite intelligent and quite informed'.
James goes on to ask Anne to outline the 'best bit' of Brexit but she refuses to give him an example.
They argue back and forth for seven minutes before Anne hangs up...
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[@Matthew-bu7fg]

This woman is the type of woman to reply to people on Facebook claiming "you have been brainwashed" without being able to see the absolute irony

[@jannovak304]

she's brainwashed, but independent! 😆

[@kanedNunable]

and likely she calls the rest of us sheep ;)

[@Holliethedog]

She reminds me of the people who say," If you love the EU so much, why don't you go and live there!" without realising the irony of what they are saying.

[@hayleyxyz]

"I'm right, just Google it!"

[@chatham43]

@matthew But you astutely did...and we thank you for that.😊

[@Solsbeary]

This woman is the definition of cognitive dissonance

[@supernoodles91]

Isn't she just!

[@leroysimon5692]

👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾

[@Kevinacharles]

Sadly there are many more out there like her.

[@cameronfateweaver2206]

they all act like this - total waste of space.

[@hg82met]

She's lived in her own echo chamber so long that she can't even comprehend there are alternative explanations or viewpoints or facts that contradict her beliefs.

[@rgrtnyjjc]

Welcome to Brexit Club. The first rule of Brexit Club is: you do not talk about Brexit benefits. The second rule of Brexit Club is: there ARE NO BENIFITS of Brexit!

[@nadinewiseman4995]

My husband communicates with these people regularly, I cannot do it. He has "friends" who voted Brexit and continue to defend it. And all he asks is, over and over and over again, "Please, here's your chance to destroy me. Give me one - JUST ONE - Brexit benefit. Go on. Anything. Any little thing that you think benefits this country. Doesn't matter how small or seemingly insignificant. Just one." They can't. Because, like MAGA, it's a cult. It's about blind faith. They HATE being questioned. They HATE being asked for data, facts and sources. They simply resort, like this woman, to, "Well Brexit hasn't been done properly" oh PUR-LEASE.

[@apb2081]

Also now 60% want to rejoin The EU. Brexit fiasco.

[@chrisprice6405]

Oh...you forget, Rees mogg found some benefits didn't he.....like having more powerful vacuum cleaners.....lol

[@RELEONSK]

People voted for brexit to reduce immigration and get control of our borders, ultimately it hasn't happened because the people in charge didn't want it to happen. Either way isn't our economy in better shape than most countries still in the EU?

[@apb2081]

@@RELEONSK brexit is against logic. Btw the EU on average is growing more than stagnant brexitland. Plus the uk was in recession last year. You are lowering the bar a lot not that brexit is failing , you said that is was about thriving. Now you pretend to celebrate as the uk is barely surviving.

[@michaelc3051]

She’s been reading Daily Mail anecdotes for fourteen years and thinks she know it all. Clueless.

[@MeNanWazaHowitzer]

I doubt she’s been reading anything other than tweets

[@chatham43]

@michael So where do you get your anecdotes from?

[@northbriton6884]

​@chatham43 He hasn't come up with any, unlike the pompous Anne who thinks you can present a valid argument on hearsay and personal, uncorroborated opinion.

[@arthurlincoln9093]

That's unkind Michael. Are you more Socialist Worker?

[@arthurlincoln9093]

​​@@northbriton6884Anne held her ground well against the usual O'Brien taunts and her central point is that you cannot trust Labour with money. I would add that you cannot trust them with free speech as your snide comment proves.

[@akaski777]

She’s the reason the country is broken

[@Mark-Haddow]

What country? Asking from Scotland.

[@dub604]

@@Mark-Haddow The UK (replying from Canada)

[@ItsANiceDayAlways]

​@@dub604 Uncle Kryptonite? (replying from Australia)

[@milkshake3350]

Why does James O'Brian always look constipated?

[@dub604]

@@milkshake3350 Not enough fibre.

[@andrewleong8643]

That fact she’s allowed to vote is terrifying.

[@bobdarrick2628]

No it isn’t. It’s just 1 vote.

[@robertanderson6776]

Just like voting Labour voters

[@bobdarrick2628]

@@robertanderson6776 voting neither the Tories nor Labour was right, based on how they didn’t let their MPs support Palestine

[@danieljohnston2379]

I agree I think iq tests should be mandated especially for older voters

[@garryferrington811]

"We're quite intelligent, we're quite informed." Really? Everyone thinks she's very silly.

[@DJLDomino]

"We're quite informed." Name me one law that's changed. ... ... ... "No."

[@noelfleming3567]

That's d problem exceptionalism 😂

[@Fragenzeichenplatte]

@@DJLDomino "I won't fall for your evil tricks, like giving you an example of what I believe!"

[@LusyPicker-sm6su]

"I can't defend the Tories. There have certainly been mistakes but, the Tories are perfect and have never done anything wrong. And another thing, I never said I'm the most beautiful woman in the world. I merely suggested that no woman on earth is as aesthetically pleasing as I am."

[@esemusic8294]

😂

[@johnrussell3961]

8 years later and they want to applaud the Tories for given them something with no benefits! It’s called a con.

[@gavinsmith9564]

They've gone around telling their mates how amazing Brexit would be, and repeating the three word slogans they were given, and now they look silly.

[@EskiLdn]

Tories gave nothing

[@DeanoOwls]

Boris the quad glazing window salesman.

[@AppNetEnt]

It's called *con*servative for a reason.

[@listerofsmeg884]

It's called gutter press brainwashing

[@robertmolnar9196]

This is what reading The Daily Mail for 14 years does to the brain

[@martinmcnulty8155]

You do know that James actually wrote in the daily mail do you? If you know that then your comment becomes a bit ridiculous.

[@NinoCristianini]

​​@@martinmcnulty8155 he was their video games correspondent. How does that interfere with OPs comment?

[@martinmcnulty8155]

​​@@NinoCristianiniWell if the host actually wrote in the paper the OP is criticising then it's surely worse than reading it, isn't it? And not only did he write in the daily mail he also wrote in the daily express and the Spectator... That beacon of socialism James O'Brien 😂😂😂

[@NinoCristianini]

@martinmcnulty8155 you're describing professional actions from years ago when he was just a man trying to make ends meet, in the industry of his adoptive father. I am sure you aren't suggesting that previously haven written for some newspapers, makes him permanently unable to criticise or be less than beholden to them for the remainder of his life.

[@martinmcnulty8155]

​@@NinoCristianini😂😂😂 Are you for real??? No of course I'm not saying that. Of course you can zigzag your way to success. Sometimes picking up a bit of money on the right sometimes a bit of money on the left. Whatever floats your boat. Why have any principals when clearly you can go through life selling yourself to the highest bidder?

[@juergenweidner1]

One Brexit benefit is: this lady will get finger printed, if she wants to go on holiday in Europe.

[@johnrussell3961]

All those outside of Schengen have to..

[@juergenweidner1]

@@johnrussell3961 Exactly. I just wonder, whether that lady knows it

[@georgeclayton]

Yes, but she feels more "control" 🤣

[@pansepot1490]

I live in the EU, recently renewed my ID and I got finger printed too. Apparently the fingerprints are digitally stored in the new electronic ID. I am told you can do a lot of cool stuff with it, like easily paying your taxes online. 😅 Hopefully the new Labour government will introduce a mandatory electronic ID even in the uk. After all, if they want to control immigration the government must have an easy and quick way to check who is a citizen/legal resident and who is not. Right? 😉

[@TheWebstaff]

​@@pansepot1490😂

[@CharltonCharles]

People like Anne are why voting Tomorrow is so important.

[@echobay5040]

Absolutely right.

[@echobay5040]

​@@timvella1817I'd say this lady is voting Reform and she is clueless.

[@MrMessiah44]

​@@timvella1817vote reform get putin

[@richardharrison903]

@@timvella1817 Hey buddy, is that Moscow or just a bot doing that?

[@chatham43]

@Charlton Is that a new party?

[@davidmacdonald7679]

I wonder why these people keep calling James. If they’ve ever listened to the show, they know he’s going to (rightly) expect claims to be backed up. But they call just to rant, then fumble when they realise they’re talking to an better-informed individual outside the bubble they’re used to.

[@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14]

It's amazing how these people can blame what Gordon Brown did 15 years ago for the state of the country now, but they can't accept the impact of Brexit

[@cenninbach]

The financial crisis of 2008 that started in America meant that Gordon Brown was forced to bail out the banks, that's why there was a shortage of funds.

[@nekozombieraw]

Also hilarious that when asked about why the current economy is a state, the answer becomes COVID! 😂 embarrassing

[@Databrokersarethedevil]

And it wasn’t even Gordon but us banks and sub prime mortgage bonds yeah I’ve watched the big short 😂

[@davidsmith5523]

Especially when more money was wasted on Test and Trace. But hardly gets a mention.

[@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14]

@@davidsmith5523 £40bn on PPE!

[@pplesandoranges]

Thank you for giggling openly and yawning when that woman blathered about Labour being responsible for the financial crisis that Sunak personally profited from.

[@johnrussell3961]

It’s a not about who caused it. It’s about who fixed it badly. Everyone else had a growth plan .We had a spending cut plan..

[@darthwiizius]

Profited from? We were insulated from the US crisis until Two Fines and his 3 gang members collapsed a Dutch bank to extract £400,000,000 for themselves from. Two Fines literally cost the tax payer over half a trillion Pounds in 2008 alone. Then Pociophile Dave publicly interfered with the prosecution of his 2 co-conspirators in the UK to the point the judge had to shut the trial down on the grounds that they could "no longer be guaranteed a fair trial". If not for that interference they would have been jailed and Two Fines extradited back to the UK for trial.

[@acerimmer1023]

Not only profited by worked for the hedge fund companies that caused it

[@BadgerBoy59]

@@johnrussell3961 The problem is, who caused it IS what it's about, because that's all the Conservatives ever go on about - lying that "it was Labour who crashed the economy". They've managed to successfully convince people of this lie regardless of what the follow-up plan was.

[@polarisnorth4875]

What an awful woman

[@chrise202]

Imagine having to deal with her at work. What a nightmare.

[@Grogeous_Maximus]

'Giga Karen' energy

[@DavidHubball-x2q]

Imagine her as your line manager-I had one-Ive made up my mind(such as it is) -dont confuse me with the facts!

[@adeofbass]

I work with a few people like this

[@robinwaters2455]

omg how much did the Tories pay her to embarrass herself on national radio

[@pspr33]

She did that on her own accord. Gratis.

[@narannavan]

She is better than most of the cabinet for the last 7 years

[@brianperry]

Many believe they will embarrass this Presenter...After the phone call she will be telling all her equally brainwashed friend ''You just can't get though to that Man''

[@MikeR-pq8qe]

She's utterly clueless. Various laws 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnkeilloh2682]

Control of our borders lol

[@jamescollins6085]

There are millions just like her. It's so frustrating.

[@RichardPierpoint-di8fi]

@@johnkeilloh2682 Yeah, I mean there are thousands of foreigners pouring in from Eire, aren't there?

[@fasteddyuk]

I voted Remain. Not because I'm intelligent, but I thought it foolish to take such a massive risk.

[@Fordnan]

Sounds pretty intelligent to me. Very few of us were party to all the information we needed for such a complex decision, we depended on experts; hence Gove's call for us to ignore them. My decision to vote remain was largely based on the knowledge that anything the likes of Gove, Farage and Johnson were advcating for was bound to be bad news for most of us.

[@simondjumic5697]

@@fasteddyuk. No, you're not foolish. Remaining in the EU is the best thing ever. Don't doubt yourself mate. Stay confident.

[@Toasty_93]

I voted remain because I didn't think such a seismic decision should be left in the hands of people who have no idea what they're talking about.

[@PeerAdder]

1:45 - "Name one?" "No, I'm not going to fall into that." Fall into what? The trap of actually backing up your ludicrous claims with some actual evidence?

[@D4nnyC4tz]

This is my biggest hate with these arguments with disingenuous people. Just have some substance. Have an actual argument. Have evidence. James would destroy anyone like this because he knows what he is talking about and has the facts stored in his head and the brains to see things for what they are. As well as the humility to accept when those he supports mess up and admit it.

[@James-tt7mr]

That was the line wasn’t it. Never have brexiteers been so perfectly summed up

[@davidreynolds6718]

Indeed the very idea of asking for evidence was appalling to this caller. I too have had someone (a Canadian conservative) claim I had deeply insulted them when all I did was ask for a link to an article or some piece of evidence.

[@IkhlaqAhmed-ir6tn]

This is a joke. Uk should STOP spending taxpayer money on high Mp salaries as well as ON manufactured wars, which the UK spends heavily on when there are uk citizens under poverty line as well as homeless. And now all benefits for people who need it are being slashed but mp salaries. Bankers being bailed out etc these kind of things, Rob from the poor and profit the rich literally.

[@maeburekaiser]

Yes, actually. When winning an argument is the only goal then you can't fall into the trap of involving factual information that might go against your argument. She doesn't want a discussion or to talk through solutions, she wants everyone to agree with her and validate her without having to actually be right. To an unfortunately large number of people across the world the perception of being right is more important than actual reality.

[@gemmapike1778]

Another person with literally nothing to say but wants to broadcast it to the nation

[@debb6393]

😂

[@cameronfateweaver2206]

it's always that generation - completely pointless to have around.

[@swgm29]

It was very important to those listening and not listening!? Ok, Anne.

[@rufanuf1]

Yeah James is like that.

[@normanchristie4524]

Reminiscent of the lovely Mrs Whitehouse!

[@lizziemartin2382]

I live in the EU. They survived COVID and don't miss the benefits of England. Mortgage rates are low, I see my dentist within two days for free, my G.P on the day, my midwife on the day, no queues in hospital, the drs and nurses have a normal workload, insurance remains low, food prices are normal, cheap trains, refugees are processed through language and civil school for free and then supported to fill skill gaps, schools aren't overloaded and I earn more money looking after kids than I did as an NHS nurse. People like this woman are why England is broken. They regurgitate random headlines from the daily mail and the Sun.........

[@Jo-yp8wy]

Same here, I too live in the EU. Saw it all coming. I know about import/export etc. It's sad, but I wouldn't move back to the UK.

[@mehdi5391]

I agree with you but I just wanted to say that the E.U is not homogenous when it comes to the economy, in fact interest rates are really high in France and might go up after the election...

[@johnou.k.3780]

Where do you live , the Eu is a big place

[@enigmatic474]

Same. The moment the Brexit vote happened, I knew the writing was on the wall and moved to Spain. Best decision of my life.

[@MrShanester117]

I’m from the US. Hearing all that makes me so jealous 😂

[@rosemarycuthbert4623]

😂 you can't argue with a Tory propaganda victim

[@Oflaherty86]

It's like arguing in the youtube comments section 😂

[@sheebweeb]

​@@Oflaherty86no it isn't 😁

[@sheebweeb]

@@wheyayeman404 haha yeah! I'll be right back! 🤣

[@richardlewis7498]

neither can you argue with a remoaner

[@DerIchBinDa]

@@richardlewis7498 Then, give us your favored benefit of Brexit? And I mean benefit, not some empty words.

[@dub604]

I hope her poor parents didn't waste too much money on her education.

[@farazvfx]

no you did as a tax payer...

[@dub604]

@@farazvfx I demand a refund... Where's the manager? 😂

[@timedwards5734]

Obviously not!!

[@jackryder-sw9rk]

They spent nothing, I promise you.

[@gerhardma4297]

@@Mee-n3e Are you now playing the fool's advocate? Then you've got your work cut out for you. Get started and start by teaching them that they shouldn't just spout phrases but act with truths and facts.... Anyone who goes out in public like this must expect reactions. I would say it's pure stupidity on her part.

[@capitalb5889]

O'Brien has been doing these "one benefit" lines fir years, even before the referendum, and no one has ever managed to give a straight answer. And yet still they call him.

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

The saddest part about this video is that Anne will think that she is still correct in her beliefs and that she was just harassed by James O'Brien, despite her having no evidence to support her position.

[@angiehaddington6462]

Ask her how she was harassed and she'll reply 'a number of ways'

[@grumpygrumpasaurus]

​@@timvella1817 google it!!!😂

[@Peace4MEarth]

You mean what country in G7 and G20 have better Economy right? Or maybe only Eurozone?

[@WasabiDreams]

Its scary

[@drn.o.thunderfinger9738]

It is probably even more tragic. Anne will probably feel that she made O'Brien look the fool. Like so many, she is the toxic lovechild of the Dunning Kruger effect and Idiocracy. The only hope for the likes of Truss and Farage.

[@eskylent7962]

Her arrogance is incredible. Arrogant & ignorant.

[@richardjames6087]

Exactly the same as MAGA

[@nick9e452]

@@richardjames6087 took the words right off my keyboard.

[@jimmyjambon9206]

Like peas and carrots.

[@phecube]

most of the ignorant people are arrogant just like trump.

[@barryfield-o4y]

Exactly like the rest of the 51% that voted for Brexit

[@sthp2484]

No wonder Liz Truss lost her seat with arguments like this

[@mhoppy6639]

She so desperately wants to be heard but is utterly unable to listen.

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

It's a trait of the Tory voter. I should know, I have one as a relative. Doesn't listen to a thing I tell them, tries obscufication, straw man arguments. Then asks to stop the conversation.

[@neilburton6121]

Typical right winger

[@johncarroll5178]

Or say anything factual.

[@scottchegg1355]

12 years of free education and it produces things like this woman. 🙄

[@chatham43]

@scotchegg Free education?...so you don't pay your taxes..hope HMRC aren't reading this.😊

[@ruthgiles8926]

12 years?

[@interest2006]

Now it's education? We are all in the same system either private or public you will always produce dumb and smart people from both.

[@MinimaAmoralia]

@@chatham43 I certainly pay less in tax than I would have to pay if the education wasn't free

[@brentea65]

University of dumb memes 😅😅😅

[@tushoo4938]

That lady is why parties can do whatever they want because the country is filled with ignorant people who learn their politics from sound bites. Utterly pathetic we need a yearly license or something to test a person's competence to vote because just being over 18 isn't cutting it.

[@patrickporter1864]

Team tory did not want pr. I bet they are sorry now. It would probably have saved a few seats.

[@georgeholmer8563]

Why do people still call up James O'Brien and think that they can say things like this and he won't call out their nonsense. And yeah, if you voted Brexit you are not "well informed".

[@jeffsimon9594]

Ideal scenario is no-one calls him at all and LBC gives him his walking papers.

[@MikeR-pq8qe]

@jeffsimon9594 Ann.... is that you? 🤣🤣🤣

[@pauln6803]

Oh some people were very well informed. Some people made an absolute killing on crashing the value of the pound.

[@col.hertford9855]

@@jeffsimon9594and yet you are here, every day, every video. Don’t you have a life?

[@petelawless811]

No one informed you that your picture was a bad idea look at yourself Poundland indiana jones

[@stephenotoole-pu7jp]

She's the classic right wing and tory voter - "yeh the Tories were bad but better than Labour" ..very ignorant - very dangerous and impossible to reason with

[@paulbird3235]

Her tongue isn't attached to her brain!, WHAT does her husband put up with!.

[@zenbear9952]

They're the kind of "team sports" voter that votes for their "team" no matter what. out of some kind of loyalty

[@markfeland2285]

British version of maga

[@paulbird3235]

@@markfeland2285 Yeah she could stand in for Steph Bannon, until he is released from prison. ........

[@jossypoo]

"Sunak vs Labour" was very telling.

[@noneofyourbizness]

'It's Easier to Fool People Than to Convince Them That They Have Been Fooled' M Twain.

[@maneshipocrates2264]

She is the reason that educating everybody MUST be compulsory.

[@marcdaniels9079]

No amount of education will help people like this 😮

[@chatham43]

@manes Depends who's doing the educating. Hopefully not you.😊

[@roseannemain9957]

But we need education to tell truth not lies. Hundreds of years of brainwashing people through the education system has led to this point.

[@Jonnyonthespot123]

​@@chatham43 You got all that from one sentence on a KZbin comments section? Do tell me your secrets!

[@arthurlincoln9093]

I do not equate Labour with the proper education of kids. Education standards in the UK get worse year on year because prejudice, ideology and propaganda in education, especially higher education, have often replaced facts, evidence and balance.

[@anonitachi6966]

Arrogance is a horrific thing. All mouth and no ears

[@nicholasmartin297]

I’m sure she has ears, it’s just that the brain they are connected to doesn’t work.

[@velouris76]

9 times out of 10, Arrogance goes hand in hand with Ignorance, like Tweedledum and Tweedledee...

[@aliorr9356]

I assume you mean James.

[@tmcd5049]

​@@aliorr9356 no, we mean you and the caller.

[@KevinJones-qp9er]

BRILLIANT COMMENT AND CORRECT !!!!!!!!

[@PaulEllis147]

The worst thing is, is that around 17% of voters from the latest General Election share this lady’s views and unequivocally agree with her. If you’re reading this and that’s you, you’re part of the problem, not the solution.

[@_HMCB_]

Consider yourself fortunate. Here in the States, Trumpers are about 40-45%.

[@paulbird3235]

She has lot's to say about everything she knows F-all about, a true Tory-brexiteer. 🤣🤣😂😂🙂...............

[@mandyharewood886]

lots

[@chatham43]

@paul And we certainly don't want them returning to Labour!

[@paulbird3235]

@@chatham43 🤣🤣🤣. Fall for that one!. I don't think she ever supported Labour my friend do you. But don't you forget, if you want change you have to vote for it. Jokes aside, we are blessed. millions of people would love to have a democratic vote. Guard it with your life!.

[@obstantiadiscindo]

She's an ex-Tory Reformer: gullible, prejudiced, shouty; all hot air with no tangible evidence.

[@boxingday11]

Absolute ignorance from this woman .

[@cameronfateweaver2206]

it's everyone of that generation that act like this - pointless.

[@hayleyxyz]

And arrogance. She wants to spout nonsense, but when she is challenged she just states "no" or "just Google it"

[@gjaxx]

She's a tory. Goes with the territory... though I suspect she'll now be voting for Reform and 'change', because they'll be so much 'better'

[@shuggiemcg1]

@@cameronfateweaver2206 hey! Im 54 today and I am against brexit and i hate the tories don't use age as a scapegoat! There are millions over 50 that are not like this!

[@allthingstravel8404]

This is what happens when you read the Daily Express/Mail for 30 years.

[@thierry2648]

I live close to Malaga in Spain. Asked some Brits visiting here if healthcare had improved since Brexit. Their answer: no. If the immigration "problem" had improved. Answer : no. Would they vote in favor of Brexit again: Yes, because at least we're independent.

[@StOrMmaGiiKz]

@@thierry2648 because the British who voted leave think there 💩don’t stink

[@danbroughton1]

Independence is very important- much more so than a few GDP points

[@DeskDesk19]

Lol mug ​@@danbroughton1

[@gleebybooer]

@@danbroughton1well, the though of independence😂. It’s a nice thought :)

[@parster2010]

Independence from nothing 😂😂😂😂

[@superreds1904]

She is an absolute clown

[@Oceans_Sail]

Except nobody is laughing

[@domefford864]

Come back to this comment in 3 years lol

[@superreds1904]

@@domefford864 she'll be a 🤡 then too 😆

[@juliecole8260]

Very silly lady, i voted Brexit because i was ignorant about it.I now deeply regret that vote and I am educating myself . Never again will I vote without some knowledge!

[@DAB-2023]

I have a massive amount of admiration and respect for people who have the guts to admit they were wrong. It shows intelligence, integrity and backbone. Well done to you.

[@MrCsifan55]

Wise is what you are. I too voted for Brexit largely hoping most folk will vote to remain. As I saw many businesses using the influx of Eastern Europeans to continue to depreciate wages and undermine the British working classes. I hoped that my protest vote will cause the government to correct these issues. But unfortunately I must have been alone in my views. As the fools took charge. Hence I regret my vote to leave. I hope there is another referendum on re-joining Europe. I would put three x in one box to join.

[@taranullius9221]

@@MrCsifan55 Hubris is astonishing. Self-important much?

[@sarahpengelly8439]

​@@MrCsifan55thank you for being so honest Sir.

[@stevenclarke5606]

People were lied too!

[@rneumeye]

"Name one thing?" has to be the most brilliant and simple dismantling of any conservative argument Mr. O'Brien has ever discovered. 😏🏆

[@davidhilton4656]

Closer political integration, start there?

[@brunaburg9377]

51% of those who voted wanted brexit. Not 51% of the country. Not by a long shot.

[@jeffsimon9594]

Hey genius, those who did not bother to vote DID NOT COUNT. That is how it works.

[@Mark-Haddow]

Scottish Independence referendum had every English politician demand every registered voter would be eligible to vote. Brexit referendum, they support only British nationals having a vote. My point, swap the eligibility rule and both results would be the opposite of what they ending up being.

[@milkshake3350]

Should have voted then.

[@delgriffithification]

Highest voter turnout ever.

[@camo68]

But the biggest turnout in history Untill July 4th Reform is coming 🇬🇧

[@fredsmith1970]

Says that people who voted for Brexit were intelligent, then can't provide one example of the benefit of Brexit.

[@10md.]

Ive got one, I think (just from my memory of reporting at the time) a lot of people wouldnt have made it through the lockdowns if we were in the eu, we bought enough vaccines for ourselves and the eu bought as a group and had to ration out what was left amongst everyone, we were faster to act and only had to look after ourselves

[@10md.]

Just looked it up, the BBC have an article on the eu being too slow, everyone trailing behind the uk, and that the countries involved must have wished they'd went it alone... looks like leaving literally saved lives, its weird that its not (and wasn't) a widely reported benefit from brexit

[@Rejoin_2023]

​@@10md. It was widely reported at the time and quickly debunked as being a highly dubious Brexit benefit, EU members always had the right to go it alone in drug procurement if necessary.

[@Unclemaths]

​@@10md. Our Vaccine started in Dec 2020 while we were in the EU. Hungary despite being in the EU had own vaccine procurement. There was no reason to leave the EU

[@chatham43]

@fred You wouldn't have the opportunity to be a moaning remainer?😊

[@saintjimmy456]

I wish she would spend 5 minutes asking herself why she was so furious that James asked her for one example of a Brexit benefit... than 5 minutes angrily bleating down the phone about the benefits (of which she could name none)

[@Robmwe]

democracy is all fine until you hear people like this

[@jamieblanche3963]

so true

[@janjochem20]

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Churchill

[@M0J0-RL236]

democracy works. But in America the current democracy amplifies voices like this lady because of the electoral college/gerrymandering/being pandered to by conservative propagandists

[@chatham43]

...the irony!😀😀😀

[@zoeherriot]

The problem with the alternative is when people like this get in power.

[@philyewin4880]

It's frightening that people like her are allowed to vote on the future of our country.

[@chatham43]

@phil Well hopefully you'll cancel her out.😊

[@johnstirling6597]

I constantly refer back to the late George Carlin, "think of the average voter, then remember that half of the voters are dumber than that".

[@Light-lp8rn]

Think about the question James is asking. Hypothetically, if Brexit did have the opportunity to Benefit the U.K, do you honestly think those benefits would come to fruition under a Tory government ? LOL.

[@StOrMmaGiiKz]

@@philyewin4880 and that’s how we ended up with Brexit

[@angelasharif8303]

James is a British treasure. An absolute legend

[@CurtisRouse-]

JAMES, IM SO GLAD YOU REFERENCED THE NOTE ISSUE! 1960s Tory chancellor did it as a joke and it has been a running joke since! I’m so glad you have addressed that classic Tory bout of misinformation. Like someone else said, this lady is the definition of cognitive dissonance and what is wrong with the country

[@grahamlees4394]

can't wait to see what note the current Chief Secretary (Tory) will write 🤣

[@adrianhjordan1981]

This time it won't be a joke.... 🙈

[@GraemeRoberts]

"We're not all ridiculous" Proceeds to be ridiculous. I despair of these idiots.

[@TheSecondof5]

The 2008 financial crisis was caused by rogue bankers, not Labour. The Tories are the Bankers party. Labour had to clean up the mess.

[@mart73100]

51% of the country did NOT vote for Brexit. 23% of the country did.

[@col.hertford9855]

And over two million of those Brexit voters are now dead

[@jacqdanieles]

That was the inherent flaw with the referendum in the first place. Something as monumental, that would have generational implications, should have had a threshold of at least 2/3rd of the population participation.

[@col.hertford9855]

@@jacqdanieles yes, minimum participation level and a super majority (60/66%)

[@pauln6803]

​@@jacqdanieles Not only that, the same lies and unrealistic claims were allowed that is at the core of why people are becoming less and less invested in democracy. We seem to be sleepwalking towards a Russian style autocracy.

[@arghjayem]

Percentages shouldn’t have really mattered. There was nothing legally binding about the vote. It was basically one big opinion poll. They could have ignored the vote entirely and would probably have gotten a better election result than the one the Tories are about to get! 😂

[@dareensooraya9615]

She left thinking she was right , and thats a big problem

[@stevenmoore3480]

Nah these people are impossible to reason with, they haven't the capacity.

[@twentyfirstidentity]

"I don't have to give you an example" But you honestly, literally do have to.

[@maxplanck66334]

Typical Tory: unwilling to concede the global financial crisis was NOT the Labour Party’s fault, indeed suggesting it was all their fault, whilst blaming covid for the recent ills of the UK economy and ignoring the negative effects of Brexit. I despair of these people!

[@tonybrett5209]

Thatcher/Reagan fault technically

[@chatham43]

@max So the disastrous lockdown had no effect on the economy?..keep taking the tablets pal.😊

[@mrgzola25]

​@@chatham43You mean the 30 billion PPE that was spunked up the wall. The 150 billion lost through leaving the single market which included lost tax. Our gas and electricity is the most expensive in Europe.

[@brofe1]

@@chatham43 bot

[@adrianhjordan1981]

The financial crisis in the UK was largely down to the collapse of Northern Rock.....now who was one of the main people involved in that.... A certain Rishi Sunak and his chums in his investment firm.

[@richard_ager]

That woman is awful.

[@ajr2641]

Most reasonable conservative voter.

[@northernbohemianrealist]

She would fit in perfectly in Alabama.

[@EnjoySackLunch]

@@northernbohemianrealistfar too coherent

[@teresasellsatl]

These people are EXHAUSTING just to listen to. Mr. O’Brien is patient, funny and brilliant. We need him desperately in the US.

[@johnou.k.3780]

Take the sarcastic see you next Tuesday

[@joelbusald6416]

We did get John Oliver

[@joescott54]

Yeah right 😅😂😆🤣

[@stuartbritton4811]

He's the opposite. Impatient, dull and dishonest. He uses his intelligence to humiliate and bully. Socialism has produced nothing but hardship and misery.

[@Deleted11100]

@@stuartbritton4811 you described farage perfectly. You are my hero. Mr O’Brien would love you for that z

[@Abu-Y-Rashid]

If she didn't hang up, she would have started to blame the foreigners and said the small boats' campaign and Rwanda are exactly what this country needs to get back on its feet 🤦‍♂

[@RichardFraser-y9t]

Sunak made millions from the 2008 colapse.

[@col.hertford9855]

As a partner of TIC, the company that caused the crash no less.

[@mrtankalotrctankschannel]

Exactly, the definition of a Tory.

[@Lynnefromlyn]

Yes, he’s a real disaster capitalist - the new type, the ones who actually cause the crisis in the first place. And then he says he’s not a fan of betting!

[@beng7845]

​@@LynnefromlynI'm sure he isn't but gambling isn't gambling when you know the outcome. Wouldn't surprise me if he short sold the pound before truss crashed the economy

[@Baresi-Unico-Capitano]

If she decided to call the programme, I'm assuming it is because she usually listens to it. So to call the programme, know she would be speaking to O'Brien, and yet still decide to come on unprepared is quite frankly the reason why the country is broken. Because of these people. Brexit happened many many years ago now, and yet they still can't offer up one win. Instead just revert back to waffling and the old favourite 'taking back control'. Control of what?

[@blechtic]

It's not "what?". It's "who?". They assume far-right bigots used to run everything and do whatever TF they wanted with impunity. Whether they are right about it or not, they are literally telling you what they want. You just have to realise who is saying this. What you have to determine is whether people realise they are parroting far-right talking points and if they own the label or not, because the source of the content is not in question.

[@TerribleCovers11]

People with the least amount of understanding are always the most confident in their opinions.

[@BadgerBoy59]

Dunning-Kruger

[@a1paulh911]

I've never heard a brexiteer give any straightforward answer to show me a tangible Brexit benefit.

[@John-ks6si]

You need to do your own research though 😁

[@MikeStock88]

The only one I can think of is the government cannot blame anyone else for their failures Even though they try

[@karlmorgan9793]

It's made the UKIP party completely irrelevant

[@kevlee80rudals]

“I’m just regurgitating what I heard but I have no idea what I’m talking about.”

[@kalebdaark100]

"We're not all ridiculous. We're quite intelligent. We're quite informed" Clearly not.

[@neverman3398]

She was really well informed, by the side of a bus. 😂

[@frogandspanner]

She has learned to talk over people by watching Sunak.

[@kylezo]

They were both talking over and under each other the entire time in what could be described as normal behavior for political talk radio since the 1950s but do go on

[@ukbloke28]

@@kylezo she was utterly relentless though. the status quo is to fight to get a point fully made, not to bluster down the other person so they cant talk at all.

[@steft7903]

I love that O'Brien calls them out and asks simple questions, which then just shows how much people fall for the propaganda and then double down when proven wrong.

[@VincentPeters-vs2us]

If that woman uses the adjective 'intelligent' in her CV, she could and should be sued for misrepresentation.

[@blackstter6317]

14 Years of Conservatism has left us £2.7tn in debt

[@TheBaldOne]

No mate, that would be worse if labour was in power for these years. Just wait and see now, just wait and see they're going to spend all the money the Tories have saved. Probably on futile things like education, health-care, and social programs!

[@blackstter6317]

@@TheBaldOne I'm not your mate.

[@airfixx_8952]

@@TheBaldOne - You're no better than the woman on the phone... No facts; just hypotheticals and 'trust me bro' hot air.

[@inglejuice]

@@airfixx_8952 They’re being sarcastic, I’m pretty sure

[@slapdashskiii]

@@airfixx_8952you read that as a serious comment?

[@fedos]

"We're quite intelligent. We're quite informed." All evidence says otherwise.

[@evidence4all-re6gf]

Don't confuse her with the facts. Facts can be very troublesome.The debt went up three times under the Conservatives. But blame Gordon anyway.

[@BadgerBoy59]

AND it was still higher than pre-2010 levels before Covid even was a thing

[@johnrussell3961]

Brown who managed to persuade Bush Jnr to intervene. Now our leaders are ignored.

[@TheWebstaff]

​@@BadgerBoy59then why did we do all the austerity?

[@KevinSheedy10]

@@TheWebstaffthere was a mistake in a spreadsheet.

[@BadgerBoy59]

​@@TheWebstaff it was an ideological decision by the Conservative-led coalition government at the time, as an excuse to cut public services to the bone and gradually privatise/outsource as much as possible. The country was actually already seeing growth by the time 2010 came about and the Conservatives stifled that with austerity. They then continued austerity for the last 14 years, which is why the country is in a complete shambles. Even BEFORE Covid and the war in Ukraine came about as convenient excuses, the country was still in a dire state due to the aforementioned austerity.

[@exoduspod40]

This person precisely represents why this country is in a mess. Totally clueless.

[@TheEnterthedreaming]

The same ignorance is here in the states.

[@KingSidJames]

Wow...just....wow! She's made her mind up, there's no informed opinion, no critical thinking and no logic to her argument. 😬

[@Celandines]

As someone that works in customer service on the phone, for every wonderful person I speak to, there are about 10 like this woman. Mind boggling.

[@paulbird3235]

YOU deserve an MBE my friend!.

[@hectorhaus1823]

People like this caller are the reason the Tory's got in power in the first place.

[@gernolan6932]

And that Farage is on the rise

[@robertanderson6776]

​@@gernolan6932see ireland getting so many problems from mass immigration the left love it though 😂

[@yapp2yapp2]

Remember that woman of the tory voter that was crying when her benefits was cut? She was shocked, after the tories have been cutting benefits EVERY TIME they were in power. 🤦‍♂️

[@jdizzle1779]

Tories got in because labour were abysmal before them. Labour are in because the Tories have been abysmal previously. I see a pattern, both main parties on the table are useless

[@marythorpe928]

OMg, this woman is one of the reasons why the Tories were so very corrupt and got away with it..

[@seanashmore8785]

The logical deficit at the heart of every Brexiteer.

[@tristianobrien5114]

i'm with Anne! Ever since i was kicked in the head by my horse!

[@TheBaldOne]

Look at this guy over here with his own horse...

[@ktopgunnersmate2172]

If I could heart react to this comment, you've made my morning 🤣🤣​@@TheBaldOne

[@theophrastusbombastus1359]

Didn't say it was his own horse lol ​@TheBaldOne

[@PoppyCorn144]

@@theophrastusbombastus1359 they literally said “my horse”. 😂

[@theophrastusbombastus1359]

@@PoppyCorn144 haha my bad 🤭

[@noneofyourbizness]

she uses every cliche in the murdoch playbook

[@kelladoo]

Love this expression

[@dylanmckeith5500]

Scary these people live among us. This could go into the greatest hits James, bravo. Stay away from scissors Anne

[@pipando]

They walk amongst us - and yes she is ridiculous. Well done James calling it out.

[@prettyokandy230]

idiocracy wasn't a movie, it was a documentary...

[@grahamjames1614]

oh dear, oh dear, oh dear - Britain really is broken!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@a.c.4732]

after everything , how can anyone still say ANYTHING in favour of the Tory Party ??

[@DatDirtyDog]

🐶

[@TorpisoulYT]

Blind indoctrination for one colour team over another. Sad, regardless of which team you support.

[@sufmeister786]

🧠 washed simple. 😂

[@kanedNunable]

im guessing her husband maybe works as a tory councillor or something?

[@cupguin]

A lack of critical thinking beyond "Brexit meant control therefore there must be more control".

[@randomdisplayname]

So sick of hearing "51-52% of the country voted for Brexit" It was about 17-18m people. Which is about 25% of the country. Around 50% didn't bother voting.

[@jamescooke7243]

Irrelevant. We base our statistics on the number of people who voted.

[@karlmorgan9793]

Was that more than voted for the current political partying power?

[@Deano14397]

She's probably the kind that is posting "Vote Reform" every 2 minutes on the local buy and sell Facebook group 😳

[@moerocco775]

🤣

[@ThatDudeCalled]

From an outside view (I emigrated to Canada) i was terrified that reform would win enough seats to be a thorn. I was seeing "vote reform" spammed everywhere online... So glad they only got a couple seats.. Their vote share is worrying though.

[@PaulHooton-w8w]

Definitely a Karen 😅😅😅

[@BadgerBoy59]

Probably the sort of person to kick-up a fuss in Starbucks because her coffee was "too hot"

[@fjustine8718]

😂😂😂 I love it she’s definitely a KAREN

[@Lynnefromlyn]

I bet she phones LBC and “asks to see the manager”😂

[@neverman3398]

You just know she’s got a “Karen” haircut 💇‍♂️ 😂

[@StOrMmaGiiKz]

@@PaulHooton-w8w think of her poor partner or husband Having to live with a person like that I bet my last pound they don’t get there leg over more than once a year with her but she’ll demand a new range and million pound plus house

[@shaheenmuhammad6468]

Top notch journalism. Biases and half truths picked apart with fact upon fact. Well done

[@jak1590]

Not another Tory Councillor pretending to be normal 😂

[@candyman5912]

James O'brien is the only journalist who challenges the 'no money left' con trick that so many people have fallen for. Kudos to him.

[@HorusHeresy1982]

"We have control over our laws and borders again" is the default stance every person who voted for Brexit takes, while in defence of it. My Dad tries to use that counter-point with me. It's the last refuge of people who had no understanding of what they were voting for and are buried deep in a sunk cost fallacy.

[@gjaxx]

When you absolutely know you're right 'because', but have nothing to back it up other than an obvious joke from 14 years ago

[@ukbloke28]

cite some evidence supporting your point : "I don't have to". I mean that's literally how sense and logic works but you do you.

[@redeyegooner]

"Banking crisis,. COVID,. inflation,..". How comes the richest in society kept getting richer, and these things only affected us?

[@jamesculverhouse4657]

Socialize the losses and privatize the profits as always

[@buzzomi]

For one, the rich pay attention. If you were paying attention during any of the crisis situations you mentioned there, you would have noticed by now that the rich profit from crisis.

[@redeyegooner]

@@buzzomi if the rich profit from crisis, which they do, then don't you think they'd have the best motivations to *cause* the crisis's, so that they can profit?

[@Lynnefromlyn]

@@buzzomiwhat a weird and pointless comment! A family on the breadline might have paid attention but how on earth could they have capitalised on the knowledge? Don’t be silly.

[@TheBaldOne]

Stop being poor my dude! It's easy, just need a small loan of a million pounds!

[@singleta]

"I'd like the 5 minute argument please"

[@FasterThanSnakes]

Underrated comment

[@patrickryan5570]

Anne is your average Brexit voter - total gammon.

[@martynharvey4767]

i SaId GaMmOn On ThE iNtErNeT, lOoK aT mE

[@ukbloke28]

@@martynharvey4767 Spot the gammon with hurt feelings.

[@WinstonMelbourne-vt2vt]

SHE IS LIKE A FLAT EARTHER no matter how much you show them that they are wrong it will not get through

[@briannelson27]

This is more accurate than you think. once you believe something without proof, then you are WAY too easy to trick into believing other things. That is why religious people are more likely to be flat earth, and conservatives are more likely to be religious, and antivaxx people are more likely to be white supremecist.

[@tommyfergusson2502]

she needs reminding that 51% of those who voted is not a majority of the country.

[@dirtycitydisco]

This allows us to study wilful ignorance. Fascinating.

[@CnutLongsword]

Almost needs a David Attenborough voice over

[@GEricG]

Trouble is that as soon as she was challenged on her views, she fell back onto the classic 'they're all as bad as each other'.

[@adrianjacobs5444]

How do people STILL get themselves into this situation? Its unbelievable

[@DerIchBinDa]

"We are quite intelligent, we are quite informed" - proceeds to proof the opposite (what we suspected already)

[@SH-bm8yp]

That looong dead silence when she was like: "Can you repeat that?" Omg, ha, yes lady, so intelligent lol.

[@TheStitchOutlands]

@@SH-bm8yp You hear that a lot on call ins when they've clearly been stumped. They're desperately trying to think of a retort so they come out with "Can you repeat that?" to try and buy themselves a bit more time to think of a response. The standard response after the question has been repeated to them is to change the topic without answering the question.