Brexit: 'When will the UK realise it failed?' | James O'Brien on LBC

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With the return of Donald Trump to the White House, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has said, "Britain should stand up for free trade and rebuild ties with the European Union", pointing the "fragmentation of the global economy".
He added a commitment to open trade was vital to boost weak investment in Britain and restore productivity growth, along with an unlocking of capital from businesses and pension funds, something planned by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
James O'Brien discusses Bailey's words, and explores what Keir Starmer's aims are in re-building the UK's relationship with Europe.
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@TheFridge0x
@TheFridge0x 2 ай бұрын
My wives family all voted for Brexit, they all holiday in the EU and are planning to purchase property and move away from the UK. They are now complaining its harder to go on holiday or move to the continent. I always point out this was the most obvious thing that was likely to happen and they still dont admit to brexit being terrible.
@jockauld3966
@jockauld3966 2 ай бұрын
I have property in Germany, warn them against Germany as a place to settle. We are spiralling downward economically. When DE bottoms out, the EU will collapse.
@26dipp56
@26dipp56 Ай бұрын
Same here. 2 members of the family members who voted for Brexit have got an Irish passport - because of Brexit fall out.
@haneytr3s
@haneytr3s Ай бұрын
Be careful what you ask for you just might get it.
@yojimbo103
@yojimbo103 Ай бұрын
The slow clap has definitely been awarded.
@1bigleapoffaith
@1bigleapoffaith Ай бұрын
Their failure is spectacular.
@WarV9
@WarV9 2 ай бұрын
People don't like to admit they were wrong. Politicians NEVER admit they were wrong. I listened to Boris Johnson on a podcast making excuses for literally everything that happened while he was in power
@alanjewell9550
@alanjewell9550 2 ай бұрын
No one gives a toss about past Tories. What the new leadership thinks is more important as if the Tory Party remains pro brexit, the EU will be very wary. The issue is more the mood of the country. And a significant number of those that voted for brexit have died. The referendum is becoming ancient history which is why we need to bring this conversation right up to date & end this ridiculous silence. So what if Nigel Farage throws his toys out of the pram. Spends more time in the US than here anyway.
@vullings1968
@vullings1968 2 ай бұрын
​@@alanjewell9550I think it does matter... With British FPTP voting system there is absolutely no guarantee that the next govt couldn't be Tory again. Maybe even coupled with Reform. 4 years of talks with EU could be undone. Talks which even haven't started, and Starmer being adamant that he doesn't want to reverse brexit in his lifetime. That is a very poor basis to work on.
@alanjewell9550
@alanjewell9550 2 ай бұрын
@@vullings1968 Yes, that's why I said past Tories don't matter, but present ones do. And the fptp system as we have seen can allow an extreme minority to take control. It's clear that the electoral system needs to change so this can't happen. Also needs to happen to qualify for EU membership according to the Copenhagen Protocol - have representative democracy...
@Prometheus4096
@Prometheus4096 2 ай бұрын
Voters will immediately vote out of office any politician that admits they were wrong.
@morvil73
@morvil73 2 ай бұрын
Rampant Narcissism among the power- and controlhungry….
@mattwho81
@mattwho81 2 ай бұрын
Brexit was like watching your local library being burned down by people who can’t read.
@yorkshiremgtow1773
@yorkshiremgtow1773 Ай бұрын
@@mattwho81 the EU is a pointless layer of government which appears to 'fix' problems caused by too much government in the member-states, in the first place.
@Lawrence4000-s3k
@Lawrence4000-s3k Ай бұрын
If you lived in the working-class areas the chances are that the library had already been closed-down by Osborne. I don't blame people for voting against the status-quo when it had clearly failed.
@Zeropointill
@Zeropointill 2 ай бұрын
Like the US, the UK seems to have a real problem realizing things.
@Fisthammet
@Fisthammet 2 ай бұрын
Should we all shave our heads and join the leftist cult?
@davidhoyles8595
@davidhoyles8595 2 ай бұрын
realizing self determination
@stuc3195
@stuc3195 2 ай бұрын
Who is the UK?
@davidhoyles8595
@davidhoyles8595 2 ай бұрын
@@stuc3195 should it be, what is the uk?
@tcaprecap1448
@tcaprecap1448 2 ай бұрын
The UK is much smarter than the US when it comes to realising things, since they at least voted out the tories for causing so many problems, whereas the US saw all the awful stuff that trump did, including stealing countless top-secret classified documents (for which trump would only have one use: to sell; it's not like he's a historian or an intellectual) and yet they still voted him in a second time. It would be quite hilarious if it wasn't so serious.
@jamaicantillidie6626
@jamaicantillidie6626 2 ай бұрын
Their Arrogance and Ignorance will not allow them to admit they failed. It was arrogance and ignorance why Brexit happened in the first place.
@RealMash
@RealMash 2 ай бұрын
All correct, but greed, xenophobia and sheer stupidity should not be counted out.
@alanjewell9550
@alanjewell9550 2 ай бұрын
A significant number of them have died! It's 8 years since the very unconvincing referendum. Why are we running scared of talking about this? There's no appetite for brexit, & very debatable there ever really was. It was a lie & a con from the get go.
@AndrewWilliams-ry6tb
@AndrewWilliams-ry6tb 2 ай бұрын
Oh! The arrogance and ignorance of people who don't agree with me. Both arrogant, and ignorant. Cope!
@JPG0072
@JPG0072 2 ай бұрын
​@@RealMashIt's called democracy you melt
@vullings1968
@vullings1968 2 ай бұрын
​@@AndrewWilliams-ry6tbWell, the ignorance bit has been called out now. How many of the 17.4 million had any idea what was going to happen? They voted for something that they couldn't predict the consequences of. I would say that pretty much sums up ignorance.
@Emanon...
@Emanon... 2 ай бұрын
Overheard in Bruxelles: _"Yeah, We're not doing too well. But it could be worse, we could be Britain!"_
@lestrem11
@lestrem11 2 ай бұрын
Before Labour formed a government we had the highest growth in the g7.
@Emanon...
@Emanon... 2 ай бұрын
@@lestrem11 "Before labour"... Sure mate. The entire British economy flipped before they even had a budget let alone implementation of one, right? You sound absolutely deranged.
@Bertrum123
@Bertrum123 2 ай бұрын
@@lestrem11 ha ha ye wasnt it great. been to a/e lately .wheres the 350 mill a week for the nhs the cheap food and clothes promised .brexit braught to us by nigel farage the man who said liz trusses budget was the best he had seen since 1985 .lol .
@Bertrum123
@Bertrum123 2 ай бұрын
@@Emanon... Reform mate .they think farage is the Messiah 👍
@lestrem11
@lestrem11 2 ай бұрын
@@Bertrum123 With the UK tanking in every direction I think it is time to compare Reeves with Truss. The budget was said to be ‘all about growth’, child. Growth stopped the day the budget was announced . Tragic. It now appears that Reeves isn’t even an economist……..wow.
@RH1812
@RH1812 2 ай бұрын
The similarities between the referendum and folk in the US currently googling ‘what is a tariff’ speaks volumes. Personally I don’t think the UK will return to being a part of the EU for many years, but that doesn’t preclude closer trading and travel options. Just takes talking
@daftgowk1
@daftgowk1 2 ай бұрын
The Tories are just an old money toffee nosed version of the republikkklans. No quarter for the party of malicious rule and mass manslaughter.
@beckynelson6786
@beckynelson6786 2 ай бұрын
You are spot on.
@michaelmurphy1127
@michaelmurphy1127 2 ай бұрын
THe EU is crumbling.
@spencerburke
@spencerburke 2 ай бұрын
The UK doesn't get to decide if it rejoins. The EU does. There's very little appetite to re-admit the member that was always the most troublesome. The UK ruling class needs to learn its lesson first before it can leave the dunce's corner.
@bladebrown1008
@bladebrown1008 2 ай бұрын
It's almost as if 1 single issue was blinding both groups that once they got what they wanted it freed them up to finally focus on the more important issue. But unfortunately too late.
@biganttalks4689
@biganttalks4689 2 ай бұрын
Wait...there are still people who generally believe BREXIT was a success? Must be in a state of shock.
@randar1969
@randar1969 2 ай бұрын
There always be people you can find who benefit the abolishment of some of the European laws. It's unfortunate though most didn't realize where it was a benefit to them. Hence some even didn't know those where EU laws in the first place.
@DemonstrableRealist
@DemonstrableRealist 2 ай бұрын
@@randar1969look at this word salad. Meaningless guff.
@lk-music
@lk-music 2 ай бұрын
@@randar1969 Which European laws have been abolished? It looks like they're not being abolished, but assimilated.
@insomniacbritgaming1632
@insomniacbritgaming1632 2 ай бұрын
It would've been if we had politicians with a spine... reindustrualisation would've made it a huge success
@insomniacbritgaming1632
@insomniacbritgaming1632 2 ай бұрын
​@@randar1969 we wrote most of those EU laws 🤣 ECHR was our idea
@BallooSky
@BallooSky 2 ай бұрын
Another benefit, slipped in recently. Your UK driving license is invalid if you are in EU states for any length of time.
@brearleydavid2194
@brearleydavid2194 2 ай бұрын
This is only in some EU counties....France where I have lived and worked for 20 years....your driving license is valid....until the current one runs out. 😮
@stuc3195
@stuc3195 2 ай бұрын
@@BallooSky not true at all. If you're visiting you can drive in the EU on your UK licence. If you live in the EU you should exchange your UK licence for a local one to the country you live in. That's it
@BallooSky
@BallooSky 2 ай бұрын
@@stuc3195 what I said yes
@stuc3195
@stuc3195 2 ай бұрын
@BallooSky ah OK. It sounded like you were making a point that another Brexit "benefit" was you could no longer drive in the EU with a UK licence.
@stuc3195
@stuc3195 2 ай бұрын
@Caerdan no you don't. If you have a UK driving licence it can be exchanged for the one local to the country you are resident in. There is no requirement to take a test for your normal licenced driver.
@fazerianducati
@fazerianducati 2 ай бұрын
It is easier to fool people than to convince them they’ve been fooled.
@hectorpascal
@hectorpascal 2 ай бұрын
NO... it's MUCH easier...
@paulgibbons2320
@paulgibbons2320 2 ай бұрын
Thats why they are deploying the whole media engine to undermine brexit.​@@hectorpascal
@TroelsNybo1st
@TroelsNybo1st 2 ай бұрын
For my own part, I am rather reluctant to admit, that I have EVER been fooled, but perhaps that's just me...
@TroelsNybo1st
@TroelsNybo1st 2 ай бұрын
@@fazerianducati Being a Dane, I had nothing to do with Brexit, but I did take part in some Danish referendums regarding EU, and I did change my mind. Not because I felt that I had been fooled, but because the world had changed.
@fazerianducati
@fazerianducati 2 ай бұрын
@@TroelsNybo1stFair enough
@XIJK
@XIJK 2 ай бұрын
Brexit for EU has had a positive effect. For many different reasons but one being not to have to deal with these islanders that were mostly trouble makers. Plus numerous other reasons. I feel sorry for the common people. They pay the price.
@paulc8799
@paulc8799 Ай бұрын
Alas, 'The common people' you speak of are those who actually voted to leave. For me there is little difference, one part of England doesn't make a lot of difference between another part of England. For me it is pretty simple: England wanted out. You got that, now let the UK break up and let Scotland and NI go. Wales is a problem, maybe. England can drown.
@Lawrence4000-s3k
@Lawrence4000-s3k Ай бұрын
@@paulc8799 'England can drown"! You're a right one, Paul. Why would the UK break-up? The desire for Scottish independence has declined and Wales voted for Brexit. NI has always been free to go but there's never been a majority in NI for that to happen. Do you really think Brexit is that big an issue? For most people it's completely unimportant now. the vote was 8 years ago and we will never rejoin the EU as its presently constituted.
@flashmasterp.2685
@flashmasterp.2685 Ай бұрын
​@@Lawrence4000-s3kyou will never never, that train is gone. 😂 Even if it would come up, EU States have to do a poll, so every citizen can say yes or no.... Take a wild guess what the people will vote for
@acrodave9287
@acrodave9287 2 ай бұрын
If 99 out of 100 people *know* that a grossly manipulated and potentially permanent snap decision has been a provable disaster and a Really Bad Call and one person keeps insiting that it's been an unqualified success, it's probably a bad idea to put that one person in charge of the whole circus. And yet here we are.
@stuc3195
@stuc3195 2 ай бұрын
Who's the one person?
@TheOutsider840
@TheOutsider840 2 ай бұрын
That's sensationalist nonsense. WeThink polling consistently shows there is a majority for staying out when the requirement to commit to adopting the Euro is factored in (which would apply as a requirement when rejoining).
@acrodave9287
@acrodave9287 2 ай бұрын
@stuc3195 Not at home to Mr. contextually easily understood metaphor are we?
@acrodave9287
@acrodave9287 2 ай бұрын
@TheOutsider840 Sensationalist? My word, I always thought that was the monopoly of a billionaire owned media, it just goes to show how wrong you can be. Out of interest, do you take *all* of your stats from just one polling source that just happens to confirm your existing opinion, or do you cast a wide view across all of them and arrive at a mean average concensus, albeit a general indicator? I'm sure that if you want a poll result that suits you, you can easily find one. "Bloke Down the Pub Said" is very popular nowadays, or so I've heard.
@RobertoLeo3
@RobertoLeo3 2 ай бұрын
It's been successful for rich people.
@dwdei8815
@dwdei8815 2 ай бұрын
Fond of metaphors? The Brexiteer is your loudmouth flatmate who just saw the phrase "To make an omelette you've got to break eggs" for the first time, went to the kitchen, smashed all the eggs on the floor and now sits on the sofa demanding you turn the mess into an omelette.
@AndrewWilliams-ry6tb
@AndrewWilliams-ry6tb 2 ай бұрын
Honestly. That is rather poor.
@MrEnglish-t5p
@MrEnglish-t5p 2 ай бұрын
Absolutely pathetic
@SteveStevieboy
@SteveStevieboy 2 ай бұрын
Brexit hasn’t been implemented so how can it have failed 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@MrEnglish-t5p
@MrEnglish-t5p 2 ай бұрын
@ precisely
@grouchomarxist666
@grouchomarxist666 2 ай бұрын
@@SteveStevieboy Huh? The UK officially left the EU on Jan. 31 2020. Been living under a rock, or just living off FoxNews?
@TroelsNybo1st
@TroelsNybo1st 2 ай бұрын
I sit in my peaceful Danish village and find myself almost as completely incapable of understanding British politics as USAmerican ditto.
@jaapruzius7976
@jaapruzius7976 2 ай бұрын
Same here in my peaceful village in the green north of The Netherlands
@NovaTheKelpie
@NovaTheKelpie 2 ай бұрын
And in a peaceful village in Norway, I sit, a Dane, wondering about everything
@TroelsNybo1st
@TroelsNybo1st 2 ай бұрын
@@NovaTheKelpie The ability to wonder is one of the best and most important human abilities that can be had... (Forunderligt at sige, og sært at tænke paa...)
@Saje3D
@Saje3D 2 ай бұрын
We Americans get most of our dumber assumptions from Britain. As our old anti drug advertisement used to say “We learned it from you, Dad.”
@geertstroy
@geertstroy 2 ай бұрын
på svenska....vidunderligt at tänka på , svårt att säga.... är det rätt sagt , jag är inte så överbevist av mina språk kunskaper i svenska språket dog... därför att jag är från Nederländerna....mmmm....
@paulelverstone8677
@paulelverstone8677 2 ай бұрын
To date - over 8yrs later - I'm still trying to find a single significant benefit of leaving the EU...
@dave2408
@dave2408 2 ай бұрын
While on balance I voted remain I did look at the other side Mates joiners 35 years experience in reality craftsmen On a complex job they get £30 an hour which is pretty reasonable Yet they were competing with lads from Poland charging £15 So that was ridiculous and they all voted leave I can see why
@andrewglover9874
@andrewglover9874 Ай бұрын
@@dave2408 I bet those lads from Poland are still undercutting them even now.
@dave2408
@dave2408 Ай бұрын
@@andrewglover9874 oh without doubt it’s still going on
@AndyLowe-net
@AndyLowe-net Ай бұрын
​@@dave2408on the flip side people who need joinery now have to pay more..? We are all submersed in outsourcing cheap labour. I bet all those same joiners happily enjoy buying 90% of goods cheaply made in China rather than supporting UK manufacturers, because they want the cheaper products. We don't have protectionism for those goods yet we want protectionism for certain trades? Make it make sense
@TheHOOD-ip7ke
@TheHOOD-ip7ke 2 ай бұрын
The rest of the world has moved on and we are left shouting, hello anybody there 😂
@foxkillingtime
@foxkillingtime 2 ай бұрын
Hello................................hello.....hell......o.....
@davidhoyles8595
@davidhoyles8595 2 ай бұрын
rest of the world "let us come and live with you"
@SirDavidCattenborough
@SirDavidCattenborough 2 ай бұрын
@@Connor-0p900 countries.
@SirDavidCattenborough
@SirDavidCattenborough 2 ай бұрын
and 'their', haha
@foxkillingtime
@foxkillingtime 2 ай бұрын
@@Connor-0p900 it's their And it's Countries. Other than that you're doing really well. You can move up to middle school soon.
@oliverseitz9215
@oliverseitz9215 2 ай бұрын
Nobody wants UK back in EU. Everybody knows that UK would try to leave with a better deal. UK does not regret Brexit, they regret that it did not play out as expected.
@Naessey
@Naessey Ай бұрын
I didn’t see them being allowed back in. Also, the conditions EU should put on the UK would bankrupt the country. Also, what is the advantage. EU got rid or a whining partner and got a better trade deal with the UK and US after their departure.
@AndyLowe-net
@AndyLowe-net Ай бұрын
UK does regret Brexit, those of us capable of analysing it. Majority of those that voted leave are not thinking about it because they've moved on, it's no longer topical
@adrianbriggs7028
@adrianbriggs7028 Ай бұрын
@@AndyLowe-net not really Andy, the repercussions will last at least another 10 to 15 years..., we are still in the start phase, laws just coming in this year and being actually being implemented
@sandorthehoundclegane2235
@sandorthehoundclegane2235 21 күн бұрын
@@adrianbriggs7028the repercussions will probably exist as long as we aren’t in the EU or some other equivalent IO. This is classic example of democracy failing
@hudsonrolfe9633
@hudsonrolfe9633 2 ай бұрын
If he said Brexit was bad then the Tory headbangers and reform would have a meltdown over "politicisation", "experts" and we need to "leave the jurisdiction of the bank of England"
@CoralRead-qr5en
@CoralRead-qr5en 2 ай бұрын
Yes cos labour and BLAIR before all this did no harm at all. all the red or blue the governments full of muppets. people vote on emotional bias rather than face facts they are all bums.
@daraorourke5798
@daraorourke5798 2 ай бұрын
Sell it to Musk innih?
@Hiwoklbr
@Hiwoklbr 2 ай бұрын
This is it. It isn't his job to step around this, it's his job to make a point (lean towards the EU). However, if he can make that point without stoking more tension then well done him.
@markfenlon7049
@markfenlon7049 2 ай бұрын
Sadly, the UK is in terminal decline, Brexit, Covid, added to our wows but we lost the plot many years before these events. We have no home grown car industry, we lost our motorcycle industry, shipbuilding's gone, numerous more examples. UK farming is going under. We've given up. Would the EU have us back?....I doubt it.
@BjørjaBear
@BjørjaBear 2 ай бұрын
I think the European Union would have the UK back, but it would be very difficult, and it would be on much less advantageous terms than your previous arrangement. No doubt every one of the 27 countries would have their own demands into such negotiations. You had the best possible deal, and you carelessly threw it away. That being said, we are stronger together. There are two kinds of countries in Europe, there are small countries, and there are countries that haven't understood that they are small yet. China, India and the US, as nation states, dwarfs any European country. The future in Europe lies within cooperation within the EU, it is the only way we can compete.
@stephenhodgson3506
@stephenhodgson3506 2 ай бұрын
James like many who want to rejoin suffer from exactly the same thing the the Brexiteers suffer from, namely British exceptionalism. The re-joiners suffer from the thought that if we accept it was a mistake then the EU will take us back because we are British. It simply doesn't work like that. We quite the club and caused a huge amount of chaos to the EU in leaving and constantly caused problems when we were members. Just why should they want us back? We are a great example to all the existing members of just how bad things can be by choosing to Leave. There were plenty of political parties in the EU that were of the same mind as UKIP who having seen the mess we created for ourselves and the economic chaos will now talk of many things but leaving is off the agenda. The people of the EU need to see just what a mistake it was to leave and the hardship it causes before they will even consider letting us back in. However we will never be re-joining we will be re-applying to be members. That means that we will have to agree to accept the EURO and join the Schengen Area. The EU will want to ensure that we can't become members and then once again threaten chaos if we don't get our way by ensuring we no longer have a currency to return to. Starmer recognises this and probably also realises that the older generation needs to die off before we would even be considered for membership. again. Labour may try to move closer to the EU but they hold all the cards and they and only they will be the ones who determine any timetable for us to become members again.
@clarecrawford9677
@clarecrawford9677 2 ай бұрын
Not ‘British exceptionalism’, please. Scotland voted to remain in the EU, as did Northern Ireland, although not technically British.
@TheOutsider840
@TheOutsider840 2 ай бұрын
@@clarecrawford9677 it is British exceptionalism. There are many cranks in Scotland and NI too who think rejoining is simply a case of UK asking to come back in. It's not a unilateral decision and there will be various assurances that need to be made to give confidence there won't be a Brexit 2.0 in the near future
@RealMash
@RealMash 2 ай бұрын
@@TheOutsider840 Again, you show British exceptionalism ;-) There will be no negotiations, no special deals., no special requirements. Just Article 49 and fulfill Copenhagen criteria. Which the UK fails by quite a margin today. 35 years of work can be expected.
@ulfosterberg9116
@ulfosterberg9116 2 ай бұрын
​@@TheOutsider840and then there is the the veto every member state have. Do you belive they all will be voting YES?
@Auctorion
@Auctorion 2 ай бұрын
The argument that the EU needs to mount us on a pike as a warning is fine and all, but it’s easily handwaved by other eurosceptic parties by saying they would be the exception. It would carry a lot more weight if we rejoined and it led to a swift recovery. Not only would leaving have been ruinous, returning would prove to be restorative.
@lloydbelle3406
@lloydbelle3406 2 ай бұрын
"Whilst respecting that very important decision..." Effectively the BofE Governor is protecting the egos of Brexiteers who are continuing to pat themselves on the back for Brexit.
@AndyLowe-net
@AndyLowe-net Ай бұрын
I think it's more a case of respecting the democratic process that lead to the outcome. Even tho it was 52:48, those were the rules of the referendum.
@lloydbelle3406
@lloydbelle3406 Ай бұрын
@@AndyLowe-net You need to move on, Andy. The democratic process happened; thus the UK are no longer EU members. The Issue is Brexit has failed, and no Brexiteer has the guts to admit Brexit was an error; and too many who oppose Brexit are giving Brexiteers arespect that is not deserved.
@martynblackburn9632
@martynblackburn9632 2 ай бұрын
Now they are all saying "Brexit would have worked if only..."
@jamjam2833
@jamjam2833 2 ай бұрын
Now you’re saying we’d have been better off if only…
@adrien5834
@adrien5834 2 ай бұрын
@@jamjam2833 If only Brexit had not happened, sure. That's always been the position of Remainers.
@paologat
@paologat 2 ай бұрын
… if only Brexiteers had migrated en masse to any of the remote islands far from Europe that remain under British rule, and declared independence.
@Non-Doctors-Music
@Non-Doctors-Music 2 ай бұрын
I can do that too ... If we'd have stayed in the EU we'd have more sovereignty now and be 25% wealthier. Brexit was a packet of used condoms sold as caviar.
@Glasstable2011
@Glasstable2011 2 ай бұрын
“… the EU had done everything leavers wanted without question or exception.”
@ljisbister3211
@ljisbister3211 2 ай бұрын
Can anyone name an actual "Brexit Benefit"? Anyone? And I don't mean meaningless comments about 'sovereignty', I mean a real discernable benefit.
@Paul-eb4jp
@Paul-eb4jp 2 ай бұрын
We've been asking for years without a response.
@ripperrouge5985
@ripperrouge5985 2 ай бұрын
we don't give 52 billion pounds to the EU each year anymore 😁hope this helps
@Blue_3rd
@Blue_3rd 2 ай бұрын
Tumbleweed.
@buddy1155
@buddy1155 2 ай бұрын
Easy, we got rid of the UK sabotaging the EU.
@medievelknevil8716
@medievelknevil8716 2 ай бұрын
The only one I can think of is that now we are not in the EU. we can now tax private schools!
@SeanDeTransman
@SeanDeTransman 17 күн бұрын
They realized - they just cant say it.
@abhishekpandey3244
@abhishekpandey3244 2 ай бұрын
So Brexit was essentially the worst 'F around and find out' incident in Britain's history? Atleast financially.
@alistairrayners
@alistairrayners 2 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@yorkshiremgtow1773
@yorkshiremgtow1773 2 ай бұрын
The EU does nothing that real free trade doesn't do better.
@carrie5490
@carrie5490 2 ай бұрын
@@yorkshiremgtow1773problem is that no one is offering any free trade currently so we have no eu and nothing else on the table
@yorkshiremgtow1773
@yorkshiremgtow1773 2 ай бұрын
@@carrie5490 all that needs to happen, is that the EU disbands, and free trade will begin again.
@sadjaxx
@sadjaxx 2 ай бұрын
Yes! And much more than financially.
@RichardForster-gu1ww
@RichardForster-gu1ww 2 ай бұрын
Didnt the EU say "there was no cherry picking?"
@RealMash
@RealMash 2 ай бұрын
Since when does the UK understand no in any way or form. But you will learn, how many years of suffering it takes.
@chindit6784
@chindit6784 2 ай бұрын
​@@RealMashDo you get your kicks insulting people that didnt even want brexit.
@oliverraven
@oliverraven 2 ай бұрын
Thing is, from the moment Thatcher banged her handbag on the table in Fontainebleau and demanded a rebate, right up until January 2020 there very much was cherry-picking. In the case of rejoining, there would likely be none.
@trident6547
@trident6547 2 ай бұрын
@@chindit6784 He was speaking of UK. Your governments represent all of the people. That is the sad fact for those that wanted to remain.
@iaingraham7586
@iaingraham7586 2 ай бұрын
@@RealMash Britain and Denmark had legal exemptions from the Eurozone due to having joined the EU before the mid nineties. Britain preserved that exemption in David Cameron's Remain Deal (he got more, but that deal was not on the 2016 Referendum ballot) Britain is unlikely to have opt-outs if it joins the EU. Point being, Britain had autonomy in the EU when it was a member.
@andyfoth66
@andyfoth66 2 ай бұрын
I've just read Barnier's diary and it's quite staggering that no-one in the Torg party of beyond had any concept of the seismic shift this is. They were incapable of understanding why the EU simply couldn't give us a better deal than everyone else despite the fact that this was obvious to anyone who had the remotest concept of how trade works
@samhartford8677
@samhartford8677 2 ай бұрын
Still isn't, if one looks at the Labour/rejoiner ideas...
@andyfoth66
@andyfoth66 2 ай бұрын
@samhartford8677 I think that's a peculiarly English thing where we don't seem to be capable of confronting the obvious and would rather persevere with a stiff upper lip. We could learn a lot from the European's in this respect where they are able to compromise in tricky situations. All we get is 'will of the people' etc and move on.........
@SuperRipper1888
@SuperRipper1888 2 ай бұрын
​@@andyfoth66yes. The last thing we want is democracy isn't it? 😂😂
@andyfoth66
@andyfoth66 2 ай бұрын
@SuperRipper1888 so go on then for the benefit of the idiots who voted remain what exactly was it that you achieved with Brexit ? - apart from economic suicide.
@andyfoth66
@andyfoth66 2 ай бұрын
@SuperRipper1888 it wasn't democracy though was it ? - neither Scotland or Northerin Ireland wanted it but they got it as well. It was the most ill conceived 'vote' ever a bit like voting for Christmas. If one more person voted for Brexit it was decided. So let's have all your Brexit benefits then ?
@stephfoxwell4620
@stephfoxwell4620 2 ай бұрын
Leaving the EU was a random act of sheer madness.
@chosen-j1i
@chosen-j1i 2 ай бұрын
Not when they dominate our country and way of life in every way.
@TheOutsider840
@TheOutsider840 2 ай бұрын
How so? How do you know that leave didn't align better with other people's values and political ambitions? Are you suggesting people were mad just because they voted for something you disagree with?
@HarryNottings
@HarryNottings 2 ай бұрын
​@@TheOutsider840They're mad because they fell for obvious lies that the EU was the cause of our problems If you fell for it that's not a difference of opinion, it simply is not true
@emekaokoye6388
@emekaokoye6388 2 ай бұрын
Share madness for you!!
@darlik1
@darlik1 2 ай бұрын
​@@TheOutsider840you seem to be one of the levers that doesn't understand consequences and can't think for themselves.😅🇸🇪🇪🇺
@derekwhyle1884
@derekwhyle1884 2 ай бұрын
Cameron is the real villain. He knew Brexit would be damaging for the nation but lacked the guts to stand up to his rebels. Sunak brought him back into public life, I hope he now crawls off back under his stone and stays there.
@LA-fr7fx
@LA-fr7fx 2 ай бұрын
Agree, Cameron should never have allowed a referendum. We had a great deal with the EU, with so many cherry picked opt outs. We are now in decline...
@RobertoLeo3
@RobertoLeo3 2 ай бұрын
People voted for it - Brexit was a great thing in terms of democracy. Just not in any other way. People can also vote to go back into the EU if they want...
@alexanderstefanov6474
@alexanderstefanov6474 2 ай бұрын
Unlike Major who stood up to them and they folded like a cheap suit
@porkyprimecut1834
@porkyprimecut1834 2 ай бұрын
Cameron is a lord for the rest of his life. Thanked for destroying the country with the help of his Bullingdonboy chum Boris Johnson. There was no "remain campaign" because they both wanted to leave the EU.
@paulworster3683
@paulworster3683 2 ай бұрын
@@LA-fr7fx no you fool, Cameron went to the EU and the EU said no. they had multiple times to compromise and give Britain a better deal didn't...so we had a referendum and the people said on your bike after getting a surprise EU bill land on our doorstep out of no where. if you think its Cameron put your rose tinted glasses down for a second and look at the actual facts of the situation.
@evertonfrancis640
@evertonfrancis640 2 ай бұрын
A serious question. Can anyone please inform me of a better trading relationship than the one we had with the EU ( except when the empire was in existence )?
@mickreaddin4979
@mickreaddin4979 2 ай бұрын
Errr... give me a minute, ahem... erm, thinking very hard... err no.
@LL-vk9zc
@LL-vk9zc 2 ай бұрын
The Empire wasn't a 'relationship'. It was theft.
@-slasht
@-slasht 2 ай бұрын
I will adopt a neutral position on this question
@atanaskrastev4491
@atanaskrastev4491 2 ай бұрын
No😢
@TheOutsider840
@TheOutsider840 2 ай бұрын
Perhaps you should learn why 17.4 mn voted against it?
@mangosamosa4378
@mangosamosa4378 2 ай бұрын
Watch how all the "winners" come out and moan about why you're still talking about this.
@JwayT
@JwayT 2 ай бұрын
How's the re-join the EU campaign going?
@daveturner4134
@daveturner4134 2 ай бұрын
@@JwayT Watch the video. It's going better than yesterday, and it will be better tomorrow. How's Russia?
@bladebrown1008
@bladebrown1008 2 ай бұрын
​@@JwayTwell I'm pretty sure the re-join the EU campaign hasn't lost y'all billions.
@JonS
@JonS 2 ай бұрын
@@JwayT it's inevitable. It just will likely take another 25 years or more for it to be possible to have a serious conversation about it.
@JwayT
@JwayT 2 ай бұрын
@daveturner4134 How exactly is it going better?
@alansmith4655
@alansmith4655 2 ай бұрын
Never. The hark back to empire is way too strong in some people.
@danmayberry1185
@danmayberry1185 2 ай бұрын
Brexit has turned US trade from important to absolutely necessary. The disempowerment that keeps giving.
@Paul-eb4jp
@Paul-eb4jp 2 ай бұрын
We have to tread very carefully around any trade deals with the USA, they'll want access to the NHS and they'll finish off UK farming.
@gdfggggg
@gdfggggg 2 ай бұрын
Trade with the US has always been extremely important, whether in or out of the EU.
@FrostekFerenczy
@FrostekFerenczy 2 ай бұрын
The US will rake us over the coals because they can. Or we could build stronger ties with the EU.
@goblinwisdom
@goblinwisdom 2 ай бұрын
We're still at the back of the queue and any deal we've got has been a severe disadvantage for us.
@goblinwisdom
@goblinwisdom 2 ай бұрын
The majority of uk trade has been with Europe​ @gdfggggg plus with America doing trump again with project 2025 and rise of Christo fascism there
@macheneso2011
@macheneso2011 2 ай бұрын
How many other EU countries have followed the UK’s example? The answer to this question alone is enough to understand that it was a big mistake.
@yorkshiremgtow1773
@yorkshiremgtow1773 2 ай бұрын
No, it's not. The other EU countries just haven't caught up. The EU does nothing that actual free trade, and freedom of movement, doesn't do better.
@catherineblockelet9382
@catherineblockelet9382 2 ай бұрын
Even Marine Le Pen, the far right presidential candidate has ditched Frexit from her program thanks to the Brexit disaster...
@yorkshiremgtow1773
@yorkshiremgtow1773 2 ай бұрын
@@catherineblockelet9382 'disaster' is an opinion, not a fact. If the EU is the answer, what's the question?
@jacob9327
@jacob9327 2 ай бұрын
​@@yorkshiremgtow1773 the question is how do you organize freedom of trade and freedom of movement in the most effective way. EU is the answer
@yorkshiremgtow1773
@yorkshiremgtow1773 2 ай бұрын
@@jacob9327 how do you 'organise' freedom of trade and freedom of movement? You don't. You simply allow it to happen. That's it.
@r3m1
@r3m1 Ай бұрын
The crazy thing is that the UK already had a privileged position within the EU, all sorts of special exemptions, discounts and adjustments that other EU member states didn't and still don't benefit from.
@CoolSocialist
@CoolSocialist 2 ай бұрын
*Brexit...one of the biggest self owns.* 🇪🇺🇬🇧
@chassetterfield9559
@chassetterfield9559 2 ай бұрын
You used the phrase " half the country voted for ...... "; but that's not the case. One quarter [ 17.4 million ] of the population voted to leave, & the other three quarters of us have to live with the consequences of their action.
@frankoneill5675
@frankoneill5675 2 ай бұрын
All eligible voters had the option to vote. Anyone who didn't vote implicitly accepts whatever result there is. The percentage vote is the percentage of those who chose to vote
@tmeagland5168
@tmeagland5168 2 ай бұрын
And a quarter of those 17.4 million are now deceased
@vullings1968
@vullings1968 2 ай бұрын
This argument is just an excuse, and way past its relvance. There was a referndum where every eligable voter got a chance to say yes or no. Whether enough young people didn't turn up, or elder people did, is irrelevant now. Furthermore it was made worse by election results of 2019. Before that there also was a referendum on the voting system. You might also add Corbyn and trade unions advising to vote Leave to that. All in all, brexit happened with a democratic mandate. No point looking back at that. Better look forward on how to improve things
@jamesgravil9162
@jamesgravil9162 2 ай бұрын
@@frankoneill5675 One of the problems with democracy is old people tend to vote more reliably than younger people. But it's the young people who have to live with the consequences. Maybe voting should be mandatory like it is in Australia, or people over a certain age shouldn't be allowed to vote. If you're 85, you probably shouldn't be making decisions that will have long-lasting effects.
@frankoneill5675
@frankoneill5675 2 ай бұрын
@@jamesgravil9162 Possibly, but the issue here is the legitimacy of the 2016 referendum
@nico4media
@nico4media Ай бұрын
his neutral position on Brexit so he does not hurt the feeling of the British ppl.
@Paul-eb4jp
@Paul-eb4jp 2 ай бұрын
Mark Carney the previous governor warned us but people stuck their fingers in their ears while he was speaking.
@paulbird3235
@paulbird3235 2 ай бұрын
They were full of Murdoch's red mist, and thought they were punishing the EU. This decision was taken out of pure spite, NOT RATIONAL THINKING.
@CatherineWatson-e9d
@CatherineWatson-e9d 2 ай бұрын
He was the only one. Lots of experts warned us. Wasn't it Hove who said we've had enough of experts?
@CatherineWatson-e9d
@CatherineWatson-e9d 2 ай бұрын
Sorry * wasn't the only one
@Lawrence4000-s3k
@Lawrence4000-s3k Ай бұрын
And the previous governor Mervyn King disagreed with him. It merely shows there's disagreement.
@MsCharlieBrown78
@MsCharlieBrown78 2 ай бұрын
It didn't fail for the Tories. They straight up lied, and knew what was going to happen. It failed for the rest of us.
@Ro-zanc
@Ro-zanc 2 ай бұрын
The Governor can’t take a neutral position (by law). He has to take the necessary action to control inflation. If Brexit is relevant he has to take that into account.
@jugatsumikka
@jugatsumikka 2 ай бұрын
I might overread his discourse, but he might try to be diplomatic toward the feeling of the hard brexiteers who are in your government currently (and still believe it to be a success), so he can protect his job (and ultimately the institution he leads) from the insanity of your government and a potential yes-man they might place in his position.
@LalaDepala_00
@LalaDepala_00 2 ай бұрын
I am Dutch and I have a friend here in the Netherlands who is an English immigrant (I refuse to say expat). She has to pay €2000 every time she fails the (pretty difficult) dutch language exam. Other EU-immigrants don't have to do this. She has quite a worse deal than them, even when moving to another country.
@rb1062
@rb1062 2 ай бұрын
You don't sound like a nice friend if you call them an immigrant.
@LalaDepala_00
@LalaDepala_00 2 ай бұрын
​@@rb1062 Is immigrant a bad word in your eyes?
@rb1062
@rb1062 2 ай бұрын
@@LalaDepala_00 Read your comment. You make it sound so. There is a difference on the perception of ex pats and immigrants. You refuse to call your friend an ex pat.
@Shadowman42z
@Shadowman42z 2 ай бұрын
@@rb1062key word is perception there is nothing inherently wrong with being an immigrant. Your own perception of the word is leading you to the wrong conclusion
@detorrV2
@detorrV2 20 күн бұрын
@@rb1062 may i ask whats the difference between the two? (non native english speaker here). i see them as sinonims.
@AmorosoGombe
@AmorosoGombe 27 күн бұрын
The only thing worse than making a mistake is not learning from it and correcting your ways. Brexiteers thought they were voting against coloured immigration when they were actually voting against free trade with the single richest economic bloc in the world. Error.
@brianferguson7840
@brianferguson7840 2 ай бұрын
Post Brexit Britain 🇬🇧 Half the country clutching their pearls! Half the country clutching at straws!
@jeffrejr1
@jeffrejr1 2 ай бұрын
And a flood of immigrants from the commonwealth because we lost a massive skilled workforce
@yorkshiremgtow1773
@yorkshiremgtow1773 Ай бұрын
@@jeffrejr1 how did we lose a massive skilled workforce? We don't need the EU for them to work here. Simply allow them to work here: that's it.
@pazitor
@pazitor 2 ай бұрын
I'm even changing my favorite tea now that Twinings is so expensive in the EU. With that, there is nothing remaining in everyday life to ever bring the UK to mind, as if it were gone. Brexit did mean exit.
@paologat
@paologat 2 ай бұрын
Twinings moved some of its production lines to the EU, didn’t you know? My Earl Grey Sovereign Tea bags read “manufactured in the EU from imported ingredients”.
@RobertoLeo3
@RobertoLeo3 2 ай бұрын
All teas taste the same anyway
@danielcraig4974
@danielcraig4974 2 ай бұрын
​@RobertoLeo3 No they don't
@michaelrowsell1160
@michaelrowsell1160 2 ай бұрын
Yes all the British products have disappeared from shops in Spain .
@jeffh8803
@jeffh8803 2 ай бұрын
That’s only because the EU decided to have a spiteful divorce. There is no inherent reason that much had to change in the trade sphere except the EU making it hurt as much as possible to warn other countries against following.
@baldwin9180
@baldwin9180 2 ай бұрын
Before Brexit Holland was always on UK's side with any vote to be given in Brussels. Still the UK betrayed her faithfull partner and let it to to mercy of Germany and France. Still we are economic partners in a diminishing amount of trade. We respect her choice and wish her luck in her splendid isolation. But never call on Holland's vote again. Other markets outside the UK have been found and for courses in the english language we can go to our EU partner Ireland.
@michaelrowsell1160
@michaelrowsell1160 2 ай бұрын
The EU is suffering as well as the UK . They have not gained new trading partners to make up for the of the UK.
@LeonLShaw
@LeonLShaw 2 ай бұрын
why punish a peoples for the actions of their government?
@druadh
@druadh Ай бұрын
​@@michaelrowsell1160even if that were true, it isn't, but let's say it is, you're saying that the EU is suffering from losing one trading partner and it's on a par with the UK losing 27 trading partners? If you really think that, then you are part of the mentality that caused Brexit in the first place.
@encoreunefois1X
@encoreunefois1X 2 ай бұрын
3 days after the referendum a friend of 40 years told me after hearing me say how down I felt at the result, that he had voted leave. When I asked "What did you do that for?" his response was "I dunno, it'll be an adventure."
@JMD-er5jq
@JMD-er5jq 2 ай бұрын
who does he think he is Peter Pan
@stuc3195
@stuc3195 2 ай бұрын
​@@JMD-er5jqI voted for Brexit purely to give a poke in the eye to people like yourself and James OBrien. Your friend probably did the same
@stephenphillips4609
@stephenphillips4609 2 ай бұрын
@@stuc3195 I hope you're happy with the damage you've done...just to poke people in the eye
@stephenphillips4609
@stephenphillips4609 2 ай бұрын
People can be remarkably foolish
@johnboren8928
@johnboren8928 2 ай бұрын
@@stuc3195 Your politics are based on "giving a poke in the eye" to people you don't like?
@davidjohntough9115
@davidjohntough9115 25 күн бұрын
Gutless Bank of England Governors
@yolamack7444
@yolamack7444 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Charlie. I'm going to start listening to O'Brien again. He's great. You've proved his worth today 😂❤
@AndyCampbellMusic
@AndyCampbellMusic 2 ай бұрын
All about greed power and control.. Rich people want to get richer. That means taking money from poor people. Nobody ever talks about having a maximum amount of money an individual or corporation can control.
@GoldenAdhesive
@GoldenAdhesive 2 ай бұрын
Yes this is the biggest weakness of modern capitalism
@williamwigmore1968
@williamwigmore1968 2 ай бұрын
Go read an economics textbook on productivity rises.
@robupsidedown
@robupsidedown 2 ай бұрын
It is neoliberalism, 'the wealth pump', and the well is nearly dry...
@AndyCampbellMusic
@AndyCampbellMusic 2 ай бұрын
@williamwigmore1968 Go look at an honest assessment of exploitation. Nobody minds discrepancy between wealth but too wide a discrepancy is bad. That's what needs addressing. Greedy parasites are not necessary. Overpaying underpaying bad. Only greedy, selfish ruthless people don't care about this..
@AndyCampbellMusic
@AndyCampbellMusic 2 ай бұрын
@@williamwigmore1968 Go read a book on exploitation.
@divinity176
@divinity176 2 ай бұрын
Increased sovereignty was the only argument for Brexit that seemed valid - I say increased rather than absolute because all international agreements involve some loss of sovereignty. While valid, it was never persuasive to me - as tested on this show several times, very few people can name the EU laws they like or dislike. In any case, the UK supported the vast majority of EU legislation. Oft repeated lies about Brexit allowing faster vaccine rollout or allowing the aid that has been given to Ukraine notwithstanding (I do wish Boris would be called out to his face when he repeats that guff).
@dooley-ch
@dooley-ch 2 ай бұрын
When are you going to cop on? You live in a country with no constitution, an unelected head of state, an unelected upper house, a PM who can use the king's prerogative to subvert parliament and a king who has interfered with the operation of parliament to his advantage. You never had sovereignty, the country has always been run for the benefit of the upper classes and the only break on them was the EU.
@paulbird3235
@paulbird3235 2 ай бұрын
The UK were drip fed a diet of anti-EU rheteric by the likes of Murdoch and his cronies for years, and eventually it worked. They didnt sell the policy, they sold the hatred. And the public didn't realise the implications of their decision.
@RobertoLeo3
@RobertoLeo3 2 ай бұрын
It's fake really because without the EU we become more reliant on the US and other countries. So now we have to cede sovereignty to them instead if we want a trade deal - e.g. the US has much lower standards on food than the EU. Also now if Trump sneezes we have to wipe his nose to avoid falling out with him
@john-r-edge
@john-r-edge 2 ай бұрын
Brexit even worse than electing Trump - that pain only lasts four years.
@paulinetill1043
@paulinetill1043 2 ай бұрын
I'd take TRUMP over Starlin any day of the week
@rodemadoli
@rodemadoli 2 ай бұрын
donald trump the voice of reason
@BurnCKC
@BurnCKC 2 ай бұрын
​@@paulinetill1043at least Starmer is trying to fix our issues. Trump is all about himself.
@paulinetill1043
@paulinetill1043 2 ай бұрын
@@BurnCKC Whatever Starlin creates more issues he doesn't fix anything and he won't because he hates our country and the British. As for Trump you just believe all the lies about him but that's your choice we'll just have to disagree about them both
@SweetJeopardy
@SweetJeopardy 2 ай бұрын
Not when the U.S. just re-elected him. That pain's been dictating American politics and political discourse for 10 years now, and we still have another full term ahead of us. 😩
@gopodge
@gopodge 2 ай бұрын
What mechanisms do you have to undo Brexit when everyone is scared of the front page of the newspaper.
@beyourselfbrave4115
@beyourselfbrave4115 2 ай бұрын
Great question!!!👏👏👏
@jodonnell8625
@jodonnell8625 2 ай бұрын
“We must respect the wishes of the British people” how often is this trotted out as if politicians ever respected voters’ wishes? Leaving the EU is increasingly apparent as a huge mistake. Someone in Labour should have the cajones to admit this and rejoin the CU and Single Market at least.
@takenoprisoners-u3x
@takenoprisoners-u3x 2 ай бұрын
The only vote that counted was the ENGLISH VOTE AS ALWAYS. Nothing BRITISH about it.
@scooby1992
@scooby1992 2 ай бұрын
It wont happen while ever a majority of the British Written media is pro Brexit .
@johnregan2443
@johnregan2443 2 ай бұрын
Labour wouldn't dare risk pushing to rejoin ,because there just isn't the support for it you.and the remainers, think there is - again!
@frankoneill5675
@frankoneill5675 2 ай бұрын
Not possible
@takenoprisoners-u3x
@takenoprisoners-u3x 2 ай бұрын
@@johnregan2443 Not in your bubble of self existence maybe but here in the real world a vote to return would win by a greater margin than the vote to take us out did.
@MrLekatt
@MrLekatt 2 ай бұрын
Why is it more important to respect the people's will then and not today?
@dora71803
@dora71803 2 ай бұрын
I personally voted for the Green Party, the only party which meaningfully mentioned brexit in their manifesto.
@sslaytor
@sslaytor Ай бұрын
Irish comedian Ed Byrne said on the Show Mock The Week that GB would be allowed to rejoin the EU if they changed the name of the country to We Are Sorry Land. Got a big laugh.
@maxanderson8872
@maxanderson8872 2 ай бұрын
The EU probably misses British goods and resources, but they respect the decision to leave and have made workarounds for the lost trade. Life goes on for them. Britain has been crippled, and the EU has been mildly inconvenienced
@Esemptius
@Esemptius 2 ай бұрын
What British goods does the EU miss exactly? There is nothing that we could get from the UK that we can't get elsewhere.
@maxanderson8872
@maxanderson8872 2 ай бұрын
There are plenty of British companies that are talking about how they are losing customers due to export/import fees and delivery delays. Like I said, the EU would rather get things like wool or timber from Britain, but can get them elsewhere. Longer travel distances, yet still cheaper and faster than dealing with British exports
@Ralph_NL
@Ralph_NL 2 ай бұрын
British goods? Like?
@michaelmazowiecki9195
@michaelmazowiecki9195 22 күн бұрын
What British made goods? The UK exported services and not much else. Non EU companies had assembly plants in the UK while it was in rhe EU. They have been closed or shrunk with the assembly moved to EU member states, eg Minis to the Netherlands, RR to Germany.
@mikerobertson7082
@mikerobertson7082 2 ай бұрын
I don’t read what he says as ‘neutral’… in the speak of people in a role like his, that was not a neutral position
@barrywalls7175
@barrywalls7175 2 ай бұрын
Because there's only one correct answer, Brexit has been a disaster
@vullings1968
@vullings1968 2 ай бұрын
Of course you can be neutral. When you have objective facts, he has a duty to call them out, together with the cause of them. If he didn't, he wouldn't be neutral.
@andal7404
@andal7404 2 ай бұрын
Accepting a lie as a proposition will always lead to a false conclusion.
@BenelliMr
@BenelliMr 2 ай бұрын
BREXIT is loose - loose. All EU countries have lost a lot. But less than the UK. Now, everybody in the EU is mad about the UK and the British; for a very long time, certainly. No tourist is hated more in the EU as British tourists. So now don't expect that the actual generation will ever forgive this arrogance to the Brits and accept that Britain would rejoin the EU. Brexit has created hate and anger on all sides
@yorkshiremgtow1773
@yorkshiremgtow1773 2 ай бұрын
@@BenelliMr what does the EU do, that actual free trade in Europe cannot do?
@TaxFraudEnthusiast
@TaxFraudEnthusiast Ай бұрын
​@@yorkshiremgtow1773 The EU is the free market. Except free market doesn't mean no regulations at all (safety norms etc), so leaving the EU means leaving the free market. Do you really think establishing a free market is so simple that Britain will be able to do it on its own ?
@yorkshiremgtow1773
@yorkshiremgtow1773 Ай бұрын
@TaxFraudEnthusiast if the EU is a 'free market' then why on earth do they need to have MEPs? What do they do?
@BenelliMr
@BenelliMr Ай бұрын
@ to control the tax fraud of the UK and other dishonest governments
@TaxFraudEnthusiast
@TaxFraudEnthusiast Ай бұрын
@yorkshiremgtow1773 if by MEP you mean Members of the European Parliament, then you need to learn what the EU is, it's not *just* a free market. Otherwise, as english isn't my first language, i do not know what you mean.
@6PBP6
@6PBP6 2 ай бұрын
The question isn’t when will it realise it has failed. It is when will it ADMIT it has failed.
@davemurphy9468
@davemurphy9468 2 ай бұрын
One thing i can never understand about Brexit. How the UK government could be that dumb & arrogant, that they would have a yes/no referendum about something that important.
@lk-music
@lk-music 2 ай бұрын
Because Cameron was afraid that otherwise he would lose the election.
@tonners.pettitt9938
@tonners.pettitt9938 2 ай бұрын
We need another referendum plain and simple, I think people have seen enough horror to have changed their minds and both the EU and UK needs each other more than at any time since the first one
@alanpartridge1385
@alanpartridge1385 2 ай бұрын
But your comment highlights precisely why we should never have referendums. People probably have changed their minds, but then in 10 years they might change their minds again, and so on ad infinitum. We should trust the government we elect to make decisions like this on the public's behalf.
@ulrichkristensen4087
@ulrichkristensen4087 2 ай бұрын
Well the UK does not fulfill the four pillars of the " Copenhagen" Criteria, and if you rejoin there are countries in the que before you , so at least 10-15 years from now, and if you rejoin, there will be no special deals, no rebates etc and you will loose the pund for Euro.
@alanpartridge1385
@alanpartridge1385 2 ай бұрын
@@ulrichkristensen4087 Well yes and no. Having the world's sixth largest economy which was previously one of the few net contributers to the EU, with nearly 70 million consumers, rejoin is slightly more attractive to the EU than having, for example, Moldova join. Theory and reality aren't necessarily the same thing... As for concessions and rebates, yes you are probably correct, but the UK holds far more cards in its hand than any other prospective member state.
@ulrichkristensen4087
@ulrichkristensen4087 2 ай бұрын
@alanpartridge1385 our export to the UK has remained the same your export to us has nore than halfed. Facts. Do you think you no longer import from the EU? It is your largest trade market, you have to adopt every EU rułe and have no influence, i call that an own goal😉 As long as you do not fulfill the Copenhagen criterias you will not join again.
@alanpartridge1385
@alanpartridge1385 2 ай бұрын
@@ulrichkristensen4087 As I say, there's a difference between theory and reality. Whether you want to accept it or not, the UK was the second most important market in the EU after Germany. If the UK ever comes to its senses and applies to rejoin, the EU will bite their hand off.
@james_library
@james_library Ай бұрын
I'm in the U.S. so pardon my ignorance on this issue. From my perspective it looked to me like Brexit's main issue was Middle Eastern refugees coming to the UK and "overrunning the culture" of Britain, but didn't really take into account the implications for trade or the economy in general. Is that an accurate representation? Or am I wide of the mark.
@wrestle2uk
@wrestle2uk 2 ай бұрын
Andrew Bailey got the governorship because he agreed to go along with Brexit. Bailey has buyer's remorse. His legacy is under threat because of the catastrophe Brexit clearly is. Mark Carney his much-esteemed predecessor called Brexit out for the economic disaster it was sure to become.
@CatherineWatson-e9d
@CatherineWatson-e9d 2 ай бұрын
When will the politicians admit they made a mistake and DO something about it?
@DoggleBird
@DoggleBird 2 ай бұрын
@CatherineWatson-e9d What politicians' mistake did you have in mind?
@CatherineWatson-e9d
@CatherineWatson-e9d 2 ай бұрын
@DoggleBird They all have a hand in it.
@DoggleBird
@DoggleBird 2 ай бұрын
@@CatherineWatson-e9d I was asking you what the mistake was and who made it.
@beekaydee7334
@beekaydee7334 2 ай бұрын
Which politicians are you talking about? Don't the people who voted to leave, take any responsibility for allowing themselves to be fooled and not using their brains properly? It was obvious that it was a bad decision but who was listening?
@davidlazaro3937
@davidlazaro3937 2 ай бұрын
Brilliant, James. Again. You’re not exhausting, you’re correct. What’s exhausting is those people who insist it was possible with no consequence.
@miniwhaledropit2738
@miniwhaledropit2738 2 ай бұрын
did you live under a rock?
@Brenco-l6x
@Brenco-l6x 2 ай бұрын
England failed, not the UK. Scotland didn’t vote not for for Brexit.
@michaelrowsell1160
@michaelrowsell1160 2 ай бұрын
Only because you were not targeted by the propaganda..
@StanleyKubick1
@StanleyKubick1 27 күн бұрын
Remember when James talked about Gaza?
@hassanhikmet
@hassanhikmet 2 ай бұрын
Britain and US thinks that the World should change to oblige them.
@PaulTalksGamesMags
@PaulTalksGamesMags 2 ай бұрын
Yes but as we are told by the hard of thinking, "we can't get Brexit thanks to MPs stopping it" I mean it this isn't Brexit why have things got so bad?
@johnnypatterson7512
@johnnypatterson7512 2 ай бұрын
It's the same as trying to say Israel is just defending themselves.
@andrewcolleyproperties4211
@andrewcolleyproperties4211 2 ай бұрын
And Hamas give a toss about the Palestinian people spending vastly more on arms and tunnels than hospitals and housing
@Professor_Pink
@Professor_Pink 2 ай бұрын
​@@andrewcolleyproperties4211In 2023, Hamas' annual budget was 590 million. It spent 100 million on military spending, and 240 million on health. Israel spent 106 billion on its military and 26 billion on health. Your accusation is actually false about Hamas, and ironically true about Israel.
@andrewcolleyproperties4211
@andrewcolleyproperties4211 2 ай бұрын
@@Professor_Pink make sure you are on the right side of history, the Germans denied the holocaust!
@andrewcolleyproperties4211
@andrewcolleyproperties4211 2 ай бұрын
@@Professor_Pink In sum, Hamas’s record of human rights abuses against its own population includes severe repression of political opposition, restrictions on women's rights, persecution of LGBTQ+ individuals, and the use of extrajudicial violence against perceived enemies. These actions have contributed to a climate of fear and oppression in Gaza long before the outbreak of violence on October 7.
@xTunafishx
@xTunafishx 2 ай бұрын
​@@Professor_Pinkyou dont build a tunnel system as large as the London underground on 100m 😂
@Dont_Believe_them
@Dont_Believe_them 2 ай бұрын
1984 - we are in Orwells 1984 - it is dangerous to speak the truth - Even for the GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND
@gen_x_dad
@gen_x_dad 2 ай бұрын
There is no point negotiating with the current English government, when we all know how long an English promise lasts...
@pietersrv
@pietersrv 2 ай бұрын
Your analogy with the sports club is spot on. And funny. 🙂
@jimhud134
@jimhud134 2 ай бұрын
We voted remain purely to keep the right to live in any of the European countries, now it seems we’re stuck here.
@Lawrence4000-s3k
@Lawrence4000-s3k Ай бұрын
I really do think that's why you voted. It wasn't because of any pro-European sentiment - it was pure self-interest. The fact that freedom of movement was massively damaging to the British working class never crossed your mind. You didn't care their wages were compressed, their bargaining power destroyed, their housing costs became unbearable. No, you cared only that you could holiday in your Spanish villa. The major downside for Brexit for me is that people like you are more likely to stay in the country, when we would be infinitely better off without your type.
@Steve-co1ic
@Steve-co1ic 2 ай бұрын
The UK drove itself off a cliff and as we plunge ever so slowly into world insignificance we are still told to shut up and admire the view
@yorkshiremgtow1773
@yorkshiremgtow1773 Ай бұрын
What does the EU do, that free trade cannot do?
@lucasmoreno5330
@lucasmoreno5330 2 ай бұрын
Andrew Bailey voted for Brexit, He was a Johnson appointee at a time Brexit was king.
@Andrew-zu7yn
@Andrew-zu7yn 2 ай бұрын
As an American, all I have to say to all these Brits worrying that they wreck their own economy is... WITNESS ME!
@AgnesReynaud-z6z
@AgnesReynaud-z6z 2 ай бұрын
We need our closest neighbours in Europe to survive. Britain needs Europe and Europe needs Britain. If it seems difficult to reverse Brexit we could at least negotiate and repair our ties, all the ties we need for a better economy.
@michaelmazowiecki9195
@michaelmazowiecki9195 22 күн бұрын
Unfortunately, the resulting pain of Brexit needs to be experienced by the English electorate for at least 10 years for it to be desperate to join the EU on the EU's terms. Any rejoining needs a commitment to, not an involvement with , the EU.
@jotttn
@jotttn 2 ай бұрын
I wish we could do business with U.K. suppliers but it ends up with us having to cover high admin costs and our margins just shrink dramatically. Before Brexit, it was so simple and easy. This impact was obvious before the ‘change’ but to so many it didn’t. That can only be denial or stupidity
@billybollockhead5628
@billybollockhead5628 2 ай бұрын
Surely for it to have "failed" there had to have been an actual benefit to it in the first place? Just like Trump voters, Brexit voters cant seem to be able to say exactly how they thought it was going to benefit them..
@zl132
@zl132 2 ай бұрын
Sovereignty! BLUE PASSPORTS!!!!!!!!!!!
@TheOutsider840
@TheOutsider840 2 ай бұрын
They have told you the benefits. You haven't been listening. Look up the 3 prime motivations for voting leave (per the Ashcroft polls). All have been delivered.
@miniwhaledropit2738
@miniwhaledropit2738 2 ай бұрын
Clearly a remain voter who lost. Sorry to disappoint you
@darlik1
@darlik1 2 ай бұрын
​@@zl132🤣🤣🤣🤣
@billybollockhead5628
@billybollockhead5628 2 ай бұрын
@@miniwhaledropit2738 : Seems to be the only "benefit" was to "upset the remain voters"? Because no-one can give me any other way it benefited them - and, watching James videos, neither can the callers in. I can honestly say I personally benefited from being in the EU, and I can give many examples (from my business exporting there easily, to me being able to live and work there freely), but yet - i know for a fact you have not benefited personally one bit from being out of it.
@arthursansnom4289
@arthursansnom4289 2 ай бұрын
He have to respect the decision of the majority of the UK people to "pay" the high price of Brexit.
@danishpastry2885
@danishpastry2885 2 ай бұрын
Todays show was bang on point 👍🍷
@theresenydahl9531
@theresenydahl9531 Ай бұрын
UK is their own worst enemy when behaving like this, denying effects of a major trade breach like Brexit .
@fintamaria2429
@fintamaria2429 2 ай бұрын
👏👏👏👏well thank you
@Culky
@Culky 2 ай бұрын
The lead on embracing the failure of Brexit needs to come from the PM, and the start of a new term would be the ideal time to start shaping the narrative. Not that Starmer seems at all interested.
@yorkshiremgtow1773
@yorkshiremgtow1773 Ай бұрын
Let's say that France left the EU. Would that make it harder, or easier, for UK-French buyers and sellers to trade?
@Jim-d3b3e
@Jim-d3b3e 2 ай бұрын
It was obvious from the very start that Brexit was about 2 things - The rich to get richer @ the expense of the poor - par for the course there; & Bo Jo wanted to appear a "bigger fish in a smaller pond"
@RobertWeigelt-df6lb
@RobertWeigelt-df6lb 2 ай бұрын
😊thx
@graemethompson3169
@graemethompson3169 2 ай бұрын
There can be positives from delivering information from an impartial position rather than taking a side.
@qwadratix
@qwadratix 2 ай бұрын
We KNOW it failed. It failed from the first moment. Whatever made anyone think it wouldn't? That's not the issue. The issue is what to do about it.
@Porto-m5w
@Porto-m5w 2 ай бұрын
The Sports Club analogy is perfect. Anyone can get that. If you're member you get benefits. Which leaves only one Brexit explanation: English nationalism, resentment and self loathing.
@yorkshiremgtow1773
@yorkshiremgtow1773 Ай бұрын
No. My reason for Leaving have nothing to do with that, and everything to do with the pointlessness of the EU, which actually hinders free trade.
@justinbryant-dehard8704
@justinbryant-dehard8704 2 ай бұрын
Brexit is the best thing the UK EVER did. The UK has been in decline since the 1950''s now we get the chance to personally manage our decline and not let foreigners interfere by trying to prop us up.
@danishasghar
@danishasghar 2 ай бұрын
It's an issue of ego. The British ppl and govt made a mistake they should go back to the eu
@sf40792
@sf40792 2 ай бұрын
Let it go!
@michaelsinclair2510
@michaelsinclair2510 2 ай бұрын
The referendum was initiated by Cameron in the hope that a 'no' vote would diminsh the power that the right wing 1922 Committee had over Tory politics. Extreme Eurosceptics as they were, they made the party ungovernable, not just for Cameron but for all others before. The economics of being a part of the EU, and the poiltcal leverage the UK had by being a member was never in doubt. It was simply, Party politics before country.
@billybeads3328
@billybeads3328 2 ай бұрын
Scotland and NI voted NOT to leave the EU and as usual in the UK England decides what happens
@dave2408
@dave2408 2 ай бұрын
Kind of a misleading myth on Scotland We seem to forget that 33% didn’t care either way as they didn’t both voting 40% of the electorate including me voted remain Leaving 25% of the electorate wanting to leave and 35% who don’t care so 60% (Enough) Now this doesn’t make the result any less crazy but it’s the unspun truth
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