Life after the Queen's death: 'I care, but I don't care' | Anywhere but Westminster

Far away from pomp and ritual, Anywhere but Westminster's John Harris and John Domokos spend time in three places where the themes of the Elizabethan age played out: Milton Keynes, inner-city Birmingham, and a former Yorkshire pit village.
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[@lmusima3275]

The guy with the wife and daughter my heart goes out to him. He’s the same age as my brother. We went through the same thing taking care of our mum who was struck with cancer. She passed away last year summer

[@davisholman8149]

Sorry for the loss of your mother, Musima 🙏🏼

[@stereomagic1]

Sorry for your loss, Musima and yeah, that bloke hit the nail on the head as regards it all x

[@fidelisonyemah]

Sorry for the loss of your mum 🙏🏾

[@Tali5899]

Why should people who are struggling to heat their homes and afford food,care too deeply about the death of someone from a family who could live a very long life bc she could afford the best health care and the best of everything else? It's not a lack of respect so much but just not very relatable,is it?

[@puggirl007]

My deepest condolences to you. My mother passed 13 year's ago. It still seems like yesterday. Life is not the same. Yet. We have to go on. Take care

[@EMKWANREVIEWS]

This serious does an excellent job capturing the raw, unedited and actual mood on the ground. Politicians and policy makers need to pay attention.

[@muggedinmadrid]

* this series does an excellent job

[@thisisprogress6817]

Britain needs an African Queen. That way she will blend in better with liberal London.

[@cakepudding3220]

They don’t give a flying 🐒 just like when Elizabeth was alive. Nothing really changes

[@dutch6947]

Unedited hahaha.

[@barnbersonol]

How do you know it's unedited? Any mug can interview ten people and only show the best five. "Best" meaning the ones which promote the maker's own agenda.

[@D_isco_D_ancer]

Videos like this are the only thing that gives real insight into issues. People, normal people talking openly and freely. Real people with real problems talking openly.

[@TranNguyenVungLay]

@@888ssss I disagree because you have no proof. What do you think when the interviewees complain about their words were omitted ?

[@khar12d8]

Yes but then why does he not take a trip to the nice suburbs of London or to the nice villages and towns of SE England or to the charming towns up north like Richmond, Yorkshire? Yes, I get that he's doing a great George Orwell impression and visiting all the poorest places but that doesn't actually give you a full picture of Britain. Because there's plenty of fairly successful and fairly prosperous places in Britain. This is why the left are always shocked when the Tories win, they always focus on the people at the bottom (which is fair enough) but not everyone and everywhere in Britain is at the bottom. And certainly many take pride in being more in the middle, not the bottom.

[@thehoneydeev]

@@khar12d8 because mainstream media already covers those nice places 😄

[@lollyel943]

@@khar12d8 The point of this series is to go to the places and hear the voices that the media doesn't go to. We hear plenty from London and the SE, and richer places already.

[@ms9771]

@@TranNguyenVungLay kingdom ruled all PEOPLE should pay 40% of their will by tax but now queen died no tax on Charles 40 billion

[@craigsmith7457]

We were discussing it at work in the days after and think the best way I heard it articulated was 'I'm about as upset as I would be if someone I didn't know very well told me their nan had died! I feel bad for their family but ultimately I didn't know her!'

[@kaze987]

Most people 1 on 1 are quite articulate and reasonable. Its the mob mentality that ruins us as individuals. Great video.

[@luguy8347]

You right, look all over the world , even America split hairs and threatening due to differences of opinion but it’s the equality too, the extremely rich, to the extremely poor. Gosh the human condition.

[@Arcaryon]

Anonymity is extremely toxic. In person, most folks are quite reasonable.

[@piixelmaster116]

morbius

[@ginandromeda1618]

@@Arcaryon Yes, online anonymity can be quite toxic because some people feel quite brave hurting others behind a keyboard. But I feel like anonymity can give you the power of staying more true to your beliefs than when you're suddenly faced with cameras on the streets, you're conditioned to filter yourself for obvious reasons

[@ebonyanyu2769]

I could not understand a word those people were saying?

[@Darkangel-hy8ev]

Very real, not everyone is obsessed with the royal family! Piers Morgan said it was the saddest day of his life, i thought wow, losing my Dad was the saddest day of mine, isn't even comparable, night and day apart! and he had lost a grandmother, not sure if his parents are both alive, i really hope so, else he has problems!!

[@denydeni144]

Saddest day in his life ? 🙄 ok...

[@bloodclaat]

Piers Morgan is an absolute monarchist? :0

[@afrocentricalbion]

The gentleman being interviewed on Soho Rd, Handsworth at 7:16, has actually received an MBE in recognition of his years of community service. His name is Hector and he is known in the Handsworth area as "Mr Handsworth".

[@MeiinUK]

I was going to say, how come Birmingham has such a focus on the relationship of the state, to the wider community and things like that? It has never occurred to me that, kids in the UK, is not aware of the country that they live in? I can now see why he is "a focused community leader", or is awarded. Like a sheep herder, he is herding people into the right way. To focus on those goals to be achieved by the masses. This is interesting. Cos I had no idea.. how... and yet, I can tell you that, as I am a part of a "community"... or so the state's media will always pitch me in as... I only see these people, as certainly... "just someone who gets paid by the public purse". Cos how else, can one change their destiny and to get ideas in ? The very idea that, "to raise the elders in the community to be the higher pedestal" is exactly opposite to..."I need to do something for myself and for my kid's future by bringing in new ideas".... Youngsters want to have new ideas, they are born with the energy to have new ideas... But how do you make that movement happen, and to change the course of their own future's and destiny ????

[@tbam73]

The most honest thing Ive seen since her passing. Great job. And you want to really know, talk to the people

[@missyrahrah6991]

Agree 100%.

[@etcetraetcetra3173]

Well, if you watch BBC, every single person in GB is mourning. 😀

[@selenaclarke]

All the people lining the streets across Britain was the most honest thing you've seen

[@dmrshadow]

I think it just comes across that people have bigger issues than about someone they didn't know dying. Yes, we can be respectful but that doesn't mean we are a country in mourning.

[@tybeecontroversh7103]

Most the country IS in mourning actually

[@jessicam9121]

@@tybeecontroversh7103 heck I’m in mourning and I’m in America.😥

[@callanbiehn2992]

@@jessicam9121 You will be true mourning when gas and electricity bill comes in this winter, I doubt you'll remember this, when things are going to get much worse

[@dmrshadow]

@@tybeecontroversh7103 it is difficult to say whether the country is in mourning. I think being respectful isn't the same thing. Yes, lots of people will be saddened all around the world, she was a mother, grandmother and great grandmother and part of people's culture for so long, but for many more it will be about respecting her achievement then mourning her loss

[@PsilentMusicUK]

@@888ssss I read your comment and did not see any issues that were not related to dogma and ignorance.

[@christopherchurcher7319]

Such a fascinating video; capturing the public mood in such a raw and compassionate way as always.

[@Arcaryon]

That is what I love about random street interviews from random places. Rich, poor, in between, it’s just so much more honest because you just get random people and they also have more time to express themselves than a statistics which is quite intriguing and gives more insight.

[@elliotnicklinmusic]

“What do you think?” “I don’t know” just sort of sums up the totality of our time.

[@Patrick-jj5nh]

so depressing, all these people want is something to believe in. what they get is one empty lie after the other.

[@JAKE-ng8yr]

Sad because they dont believe in a monarchy? Yeah 1 person rulling is an excellent idea

[@inthenebula92]

The only thing that is depressing is your cynicism being projected onto everything.

[@leonardodtc1493]

@@JAKE-ng8yr its a constitutional moncarchu

[@smc130]

Why do people put so much responsibility for their own personal happiness on the Queen?? What did they individually do for Her Majesty? Grow up and set your career goals. Now go out, work and achieve those goals. I’m 73 and that’s what I did!

[@redlightmax]

@@smc130 "Now go out, work and achieve those goals." Or just be born into a monarchy, and watch the money roll in.

[@galgal2275]

Why are people worried to say how they feel ? Not everyone is a Royalist not everyone thinks they are the face of Britain. To me they are very privileged family who have the best of everything. They have a job that most of us would love to do .They have the best healthcare most of us would like to have They live in houses most of us can only dream about and they have enough money to never have to worry. Yes I may be envious but so what that's life we cant all like the same thing.

[@dannycrotch5188]

I have never been a Royalist and I fear for the future with the new King and his ideals, what with him being 1 of the main protagonists of the WEF and WHO along with cronies like Schwab etc.

[@TheFragilityOfIdeas]

@@dannycrotch5188 I’m with you Danny. I’m gutted almost that I don’t feel some kind of sadness about the current events that would enable me to feel a sense of shared experience. Instead, I feel more of a concern about Charles’ WEF association and the hysteria and royalist deluge that has engulfed the country via the media. Once things settle down and some time has past, I believe attitudes will reverse as the problems we have won’t go away and Charles will no doubt continue to push the WEF’s agenda.

[@thefirstchampster]

Well said mate.

[@gedrooney9305]

Indoctrination

[@katie8325]

A job that most of us would love?! I couldn’t think of anything worse! I’m not a royalist but I think most people seriously underestimate how hard and mind numbingly boring being a monarch is. Not to mention the invasion into your private life and having to attend multiple tedious public events. No thanks. It looks hideous!

[@ourkidof91]

“Doornt say that ya dicked” was like a perfectly timed, real life sitcom moment.

[@Jamietheroadrunner]

Can u explain the meaning to an American?

[@bluecollarlit]

"don't say that, you d---head" It's the accent that makes it different from how we would pronounce it here in America. In some English accents, they drop their "h"s.

[@Montasia1112011]

When are they giving back the jewels and artifacts?

[@nanayaa.5325]

They will never.

[@stormship1647]

The young girls said it right …some sentiment for an old family woman dying …but she didn’t do anything for ordinary people so you be frank …she is off absolutely no consequence to most therefore

[@mrscitrine3592]

It probably just didn’t trickle down to her. Sometimes unless we see or get it personally we think we didn’t benefit. I am sure she did benefit

[@harry.flashman]

Are you kidding? Which other country can that girl go to and have the life she has here? What did the Romans ever do for us apart from irrigation etc springs to mind. She showed people how to behave with dignity.

[@harry.flashman]

@@francescapowell1538 Shame on you.

[@an2thetonio191]

The Guardian's reporting is so much more informative and objective than the BBC. Thanks for still believing in the basic principles of journalism!

[@TranNguyenVungLay]

I agree with you.

[@mistasluz1216]

Support the cause, make a donation to the guardion on their website is detail

[@johnprince5931]

Really? I'd say they're both as bad as each other.

[@caratacus6204]

The Guardian is the left wing daily mail. You like it because it confirms your biases.

[@stephenbrown4211]

Yeah, right…….

[@cerievans803]

She could have a private funeral and the state funeral fund can go to the regular people like us to help pay the energy bills.

[@enishalihoward8119]

That shouldn’t happen because after watching this I can say poor people love the rich and pretend to cry and out equality. I’m so glad I’m from a family that taught me to look down on the poor and after watching this I see why. Their mentality is so dumb. Like how are u crying for a woman that literally looks down on your for your class and race 🤦‍♀️🤮

[@Jesus420.69]

Fair play to John for still doing this series 10 years since he started

[@rolandhawken6628]

Here lies the greatest problem in Britain this man personifies it " People need to be looked after " Socialism all over .

[@Jesus420.69]

@@rolandhawken6628 we need to smash capitalism. It only serves the greedy bankers.

[@dottieland7061]

This is why no one buys the guardian

[@Jesus420.69]

@@dottieland7061 it’s the people’s newspaper. If you don’t support ending capitalism and aren’t an LGBTQI+ ally why watch? The tories aren’t interested in you they only work for the greedy bankers. ✊🏿 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

[@dottieland7061]

@@Jesus420.69 I actually live in Japan now. And nothing is ever going to change so take off your coloured specs and stop taking the drugs. I

[@fuckbankers]

She had a long and privileged life. Can we get on with our lives now?

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

No, and you cannot have any football. Nanny will spend you to bed if you argue.

[@EdBabb]

SO GLAD to see this series return. Please do more, your coverage is always the best of britain

[@jbri1]

They seem to have started a US version. Should be interesting

[@kasetophono]

That couple in the end are just absolutely lovely. They said things exactly how they are

[@eavannicgabhann]

Agreed.

[@MrJason005]

Thank you John for this series, it really means a lot

[@claudiomatera7211]

Anywhere but Westminster videos and this one are gems and and so insightful; John is so gracious when talking and listening to the individuals he interviews. I haven't missed any of these; thank you!

[@deficator750]

why would anyones life be different after the queens death? its not like she did anything

[@beaulieuonnp593]

agreed. My friend works in a charity that has her as a Patron but she only bothered to come twice and the last time was in the 80s.

[@jonjohnson4981]

4:24 even teenagers are taking the piss out of Liz Truss...

[@VenusEvan_1885]

But he is an immigrant

[@patricia7606]

Really terrific reporting. Fascinating to hear from people in all walks of life. Blessings to all!

[@mommommy6135]

It sounds like the queen's life or death didn't make a fifference in the poor People's lives in the country. These people are hoping and looking forward for a new chapter that might make it better for their poor living.

[@babajaga158]

maybe just maybe they need to find a job

[@kay6257]

that's because the royal family have cornered all the wealth that should be distributed among people

[@Dbodell8000]

People live in poverty while a handful of people live in pampered luxury. It makes no sense.

[@amethystfeathers7324]

That's such an unoriginal cliché. Have you any idea how much the RF to help and support disadvantaged people, people who would suffer enormously if the RF abandoned their patronages?

[@veroniquevesta7516]

It makes sense there will be no poor if the rich didn't exist There will be no rich if poor people didn't exist The rich make money off the poor

[@davothedon]

It makes perfect sense. If you gave everyone in the country the exact same amount of money, right now, I can guarantee you that within a few years there would be those with none left, and those who have made millions. We aren't all the same.

[@thispersonrighthere9024]

hey, the sheep need someone to worship. as for me, i say we get rid of the monarchy altogether. william and kate get to be the last royals, and all their kids get to be commoners who go to college and get a job just like everybody else has to.

[@edinacamden4346]

Welcome to the capitalist .

[@henryoliverferns]

I'm not a monarchist or an anti monarchist and have struggled to understand why as a 55 year old ex-pat male I've been so upset, I think that I've come to the realisation that the Queen to me was such an integral part of being British, I didn't question the rights and wrongs of her reign or her place in todays world, she was just there. My feelings toward the new monarch are entirely different however and I've started to question the validity of the monarchy, not that my opinions or views are of any interest to anybody else.

[@blessingsbest6838]

Their validity!

[@Freemouse159]

Your upset cos your probably thinking about you our own mother/grandma... Compartmentalise the situation.

[@rankine67]

I understand completely where you are coming from .

[@ashleyburns6752]

Speaking from experience as another expat, nothing makes you feel more British than emigrating.

[@revol148]

@@ashleyburns6752 very profound comment - I'll remember that ! From my own experience of living and working in Spain, Greece and Australia ovee the past two decades I always have this belief that many ex-pats are rarely happy with their lives and almost all have a love hate relationship with the UK which becomes more love the older they get.

[@randomobserver8168]

Well I mean I wouldn't really expect many people to care all that much on a personal, emotional, direct experiential level. I don't even do that. I can't say I've ever mourned or celebrated any public figure. Monarchs, Popes, politicians, actors, etc. I note their passing. That's all.

[@jdlc903]

I was upset about Anthony bourdain

[@thelaw1441]

It seems weird to me that when someone says the monarch needs to make changes to the country, people in the media immediately interrupt and say "that's the Prime Minister's job" (very normal media btw, Britain), yet will give credit to Elizabeth II for decolonization, stable leadership, or anything that happened while she was Queen. Either the monarchy has power, in which case unelected people are able to have influence on things, or the monarchy is powerless and symbolic, in which case it's a waste of resources for the monarch to not be doing anything.

[@tbam73]

Here here

[@PeterPete]

The Monarch rules absolutely through his Constitutional Parliament. Alot of people are misled thinking Liz Truss and her Cabinet have the authority but that's a load of tosh because they all; Lords, MP's, PM and Cabinet all swear an oath of allegiance to the Monarch. The Monarch takes the Coronation Oath which allows the Monarch to swear that s/he will Govern the people of the UK; that responsibility is not given to anyone else in the land!!! Even the media mislead people about the Governance of the country because it protects the Monarch. For example if people really knew the Monarch had the ultimate power, lots of people would be rattling the gates at Buckingham palace demanding change and the King wouldn't like that!!!!

[@ecclairmayo4153]

Thats too much critical thinking!!😉

[@fuckbankers]

She just happens to like a cup of tea once a week with the PM

[@PeterPete]

@@fuckbankers A lot more than just tea and biscuits - they discuss business!!!

[@clarnistoulon4946]

You need to go from that part of the world and visit us where our cultures were destroyed by this queen and her royals .the carribean Islands.

[@vindolanda6974]

What did they destroy? There's another tropical island former British colony which has done very well since independence: Singapore.

[@avianlezama8075]

I don’t understand why people think everything should be the same since the queen died. She did her time. Now is time to move on and not compare Charles to her. Everybody has their own style of doing things. Out with the old and in with the new. A lot of countries have too many old people in charge. The countries are at a standstill. The only thing that is constant in life is change. We have to move on. Those old ideas are not working anymore. There has been no progress in the world for a very long time. We are going into a new world with new ideas.

[@BusterCapInYoAss]

A lot of people overlook that "old" is a matter of perspective. When I was 10, looking at a 20 year old was considered "old", when I was 20, a 40 year old was "old", forgetting that when I was at 20, my 10 year old self had me written off as "old". "Old" people have experience and skills unmatched in the young, due to life span. I'm in my early 50's, I say from witnessing it, this country has gone through massive changes just in my lifetime, and it continues at a pace.

[@coolperson962]

I think its because everything DID change when she became Queen. Communication and technology took off beyond anything that came before it and accelerated at incomprehensible speeds during her reign. The whole world was looking to the future after the end of World War 2. The world was becoming a lot smaller. New superpowers were rising it of the ashes of the two wars and popular culture was being born. Now obviously the two things coincided at the same time coincidentally but I think people are applying this social shifts to Charles's reign too. Think about it like this; people watched her coronation on a nine inch screen on a machine the size of small cupboard, now people can watch her funeral on a 9 inch screen that can fir through a letter box. So, how will we be watching the monarchs funeral from 70 years from now?

[@edithputhy4948]

LOL Charles is old asf and even if he wasn't, a monarchy doesn't stand for change but the exact opposite. also the British monarch isn't "in charge" anyway, they're the representative head of state, they are not political leaders.

[@avianlezama8075]

@@edithputhy4948 they have a lot of clout whether you know that or not.

[@adamreilly5264]

"The only thing that is constant is change," was skillfully deployed here , mate. Well done! Where would we be if we stuck with tradition regardless of new learning? Well, we'd still be slime-moulds, wouldn't we? Spineless.

[@tescoprimark1299]

This is more realistic than other news channels!

[@rhiwright]

Proves my partner's theory correct. He said "the further north you go, the less people care about it"

[@dakotakollar5257]

As an American-so my lack of understanding may be creating a blind spot, so I apologize-but is there not a connection seen between royal decadence and the country’s poor…their wealth is contributed by taxpayers money. What a difference it would make if even half that wealth was put back into the Country itself…? I just don’t see the use of a monarch at all let alone in the 21st century

[@alasdairgeddes]

As an American you're allowed to say that without being arrested!

[@03.achyuthans39]

The RF has few sources of income. 1) the crown estates - Lands owned by the monarch/crown. They don’t belong to the family privately but the family is entitled to the profits from those lands. Since George III, all profits have been surrendered to the Government and they get a specific % from it. It’s at 25% now ig. That’s basically 75% tax. 2) the Royal collection - this has private and crown owned thing from palaces to jewels to artwork. The family can decide what they want to do with the private stuff but can only use the crown owned stuff when performing duties for the state. 3) Duchy of Lancaster and Cornwall - these were established to give the Monarch and Heir a parliament free access to money. This money goes to their privy purse. It includes profits from lands and estates (kinda like Downton Abbey) and investments made by the duchies. Since the 1990s both duchies also pay income taxes. All of this put together is used to calculate the wealth of the Royal family. But in reality they own/can make profit out of less than 1/2 of what is listed. In fact the British monarchy subsides the taxpayer money due to the profits they surrender from the crown estate and the amount of subsidy only increases when you factor in the tourism. There are castles in my country too (India).. far older ones than the ones in the Uk but still I’d like to see the Tower of London not only cause of its history but also because a living monarch uses them. The use of a monarch is ceremonial. The head of state in the US is the President. Although elected by the people, they are not elected unanimously and will definitely tend to save their party. That partiality is gone in a constitutional monarchy. The job of the monarch is to represent Britain as a whole, not any particular ideology or party or vote bank

[@dakotakollar5257]

@@alasdairgeddes wait seriously? Do ppl in this day and age still get arrested for that? That is utterly nuts

[@alasdairgeddes]

@@dakotakollar5257 Yes, it's been happening recently. The UK has a different idea of what freedom of speech is than in the USA.

[@caratacus6204]

So no poor in the republics America, France or India? We spend 200 billion on social protection in the UK, 43% of British adults dont have to pay income tax, we spend 150 billion on a free NHS healthcare. The Crown paid 2.6 billion in profits to the Treasury over the last ten years.

[@mechasartre3694]

This is beautifully put together.

[@stellaboulton9531]

Particularly John's little red pac-a-mac. Stunning.

[@marks.6480]

The last girl said it all: "not relevant to my life".

[@ianwatson5605]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR FILMING THIS DOCUMENTARY. This is the most balanced piece of journalism that I've seen since the Queen died.

[@tbam73]

Here here

[@tanyajackson622]

How is it balanced? do tell

[@BaronMichaelDeBlone1066]

It is perfectly balanced on one side.

[@LondonBoness]

@@tanyajackson622 It's balanced because he's interviewing people from all walks of life and they're saying their views about the Queen, spontaneously. Now, prop a local MP or someone from Parliament talking about the Queen's death, in a professional setting, you'd get a one-sided view alright...

[@Bojo98]

The king cannot make changes. It actually worries me that people don’t have a working understanding of how our government works….

[@s_shaleh]

I think that's precisely why so many people are indifferent to her and the entire royal family.

[@nimrodfly626]

The agenda here is to normalise hatred towards anything British.

[@hazel5189]

That was quite astonishing!

[@georgeryan3310]

The two young girls at 11.00 and the couple with the child near the end were spot on.

[@iang-lb7nx]

Does anyone else think the blonde guy at the end, from my hometown of Leeds, would do a better job as prime minister than any politician?

[@WhatIsBacon]

That seems highly unlikely.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Totally.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

@@WhatIsBacon Tory warning 👆👆👆👆

[@ablack4908]

coming from south London a lot of the younger generation dont care. There has been a whole lot of surprise by how much especially ehtnic minorities have been critical of the monarchy in general.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

You’re surprised by that? Or these ignorant Tories are?

[@danielsuciu73]

Just to summarise the issues raised in this video: Poverty, housing, jobs, pay, discrimination, infrastructure.

[@nedthumberland]

A mere mortal passed away. It won't cause the world to collapse. Many are mourning, but don't expect everyone to mourn. People still remember her initial inaction when Andrew was first investigated for a terrible, despicable crime and, according to the Mercury News, how she paid for the settlement for Andrew to protect him. They also remember, according to The Guardian News, how her representatives lobbied the government in regards to a law that enabled her to hide her private wealth.

[@joybuckman8795]

And you know all this as fact? Andrew is a grown man, don't believe everything you see in the media! Do proper research instead of listening to gossip

[@nedthumberland]

What does "Andrew is a grown man" have to do with what I said? Do you know how Andrew paid his settlement for the case of Virginia Giuffre? Do proper research. Hint: Mummy. So, everything negative about the "royals" is just gossip, according to you? Don't believe in royals. They are mere mortals and can be terrible human beings.

[@ragsrama]

Maybe they should teach a bit about British colonial history in British schools . Nobody has any idea the atrocities inflicted by the empire and crown. And now they want us to mourn ?

[@charlie1037]

Who is us

[@ruthmccabe3527]

Of course we remember - they did the same to us! You seriously think life was wonderful for the working poor in Britain in Georgian / Victorian times?! They stole our land in the enclosures act / clearances and herded us into factories and foundries and mines to work us to death like slaves! They murdered us if we tried to protest - ordinary people didn't even have the vote until the early twentieth century. You need to read the Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, stat!

[@lifelongbachelor3651]

you mean the advancement the british empire brought to the world... worry about the atrocities committed by subsistence on subsistence cultures...

[@dirkbogarde44]

Don't come then. Simples.

[@Jmcinally94]

I'm glad this came out. I thought the closest thing we were going to get to this was the "view from the street" clip which obviously only showed royalists outside the palace (who else would have been there?)

[@beaulieuonnp593]

agreed

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Is a 96 yo dying, weird now? Why?

[@beckygail9454]

This video shows the Monarchy is not as Grand as Pierce Morgan and others let on.

[@Sthmohtwenty]

No grand like nutmeg"" she is all over d f/ing media

[@HitmanSmithuk]

Love the guy from Leeds. The industrial North built the South. Modernising politics. All great points.

[@WhatIsBacon]

Some would argue the problems are entirely the result of modernising politics. There's a lot of kids in that video who would have benefitted immensely from a more disciplined education.

[@shonagriffiths8907]

The guy from Leeds we need more like him standing as an M.P.

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

@@WhatIsBacon the 19th century is looking everywhere for you.

[@jdlc903]

I agree,with the point that Britain's wealth was built on industrialisation. But I have no interest in doing away with the Parliments little traditions that give it a depth and heritage.

[@africareigns]

I thought they were from Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire. 🤔

[@paulamiddlebrooks7875]

There's a disconnection btw the monarchy and the people

[@garrybowers414]

She was a 96 year old women who never wanted for any thing .I care about the people who are struggling not the privilege

[@LastCommodore]

You can see the difference in attitudes along generational and ethnic lines.

[@aydagunes9130]

'prince Harry maried a black woman' what!!??? She isn't black, Sun kissed olive skin

[@vindolanda6974]

She's a Harfoot

[@murieloduro1274]

They found a sunken Ghanaian to say all that nonsense. So embarrazzing

[@CaesarAugustus.]

"Once the King steps in, he needs to do some changes." This is worse than Americans getting mad at the President for the faults of Congress. At least the President has some political power here. The monarchy in England has none.

[@PeterPete]

The Monarch IS the BIG BOSS of UK plc. LIz Truss and her cabinet along with all other MP's and Lords swear an oath of allegiance to the Monarch. The Monarch has the power to sack the PM and any minister. Liz Truss had to seek permission from the Monarch to form a Government. The official title of the Government is HM Government. What does the prefix HM stand for? Her Majesty's as in Her Majesty's Government and it's now His Majesty's Government. The Government belongs to the Crown. So many people are misled into thinking the Monarch has no power when in fact they have absolute power!!!! The President of the US cannot be compared to the Monarch because the President is elected and can only serve two terms. The Monarch is there for life and can pass on the throne to their heirs!!!

[@rosahacketts1668]

He can't change anything. He has no power over parliament. Like the Queen he will just be a figurehead.

[@rosahacketts1668]

@@PeterPete Get an education. Parliament and the Monarchy were separated in the 17/18t century - the Monarchy is just a figurehead.

[@ssansu]

@@PeterPete 100% incorrect

[@PeterPete]

@@ssansu is that all you can type in response, 100% incorrect? Are you saying MPs and all people in the armed services don't swear an oath of allegiance to the monarch? Are you saying liz truss takes the coronation oath and swears to govern the people? People like you are the problem, you think you know it all yet you know very little!!!

[@JoeStudd96]

Would it be fair to say that the monarchy as an instituion is one thing, but Liz as a person is another, of which people feel they have to pay respects to her? It's as though she rose above it, even though she was only in that position due to the institution.

[@adambrickley1119]

If i said one of my grand parents was racist, or that there was racism in my family, a complete stranger could not with any conviction or authority tell me its rumours, but when Harry did it, its OK to doubt him. Thats gaslighting on a national scale.

[@janesmith8831]

Mm…but….would you believe that person if they had been caught out in not just one or two fibs…but many many whoppers….it’s context innit?

[@adambrickley1119]

@@janesmith8831 Not aware that Harry has been caught out telling huge lies?

[@thisisprogress6817]

Britain needs an African Queen. That way she will blend in better with London.

[@janesmith8831]

@@thisisprogress6817 Well last time I checked…our monarch was king of Great Britain…not King of London…..& we have every colour of the rainbow & all sorts of mixed up nationalities & ethnicities across the kingdom, not just black n white! ……& an “African” queen…would be …in Africa wouldn’t it?

[@floflo8153]

@@ianclose123 He clarified who it WASN'T lol so perhaps those who know a lot about the RF can do the math?

[@luismanuel2612]

I don't understand how poor people can support the Monarchy, especially in a country with such serious wealth inequality as the UK, where 2 million people cannot afford to eat every day, according to an article by Patrick Butler published in the Guardian, in May. They are unable to politize their anger...

[@michealpallett5708]

Well said

[@cambs0181]

The Queen didn't cause that. Austerity, pay freezes, borrowing money, potential recession and dare I say the B word. This is the work of Boris and his cronies not the monarch!

[@sugarbertie1143]

That's more to do with Government policy rather than the monarchy. The monarchy are still there whether its a right or left wing Government in power. Gonna get even worse for poor people when you've got £6m a day being spent on keeping illegal migrants here getting everything free at our expense and who have contributed NOTHING to the UK. Have you though that that money could be going to our own poor and homeless not people who break in to the UK, some of who wish to harm us by getting involved in serious crime and conning us when they are exploiting our generosity? Think on before just blaming the monarchy. 😡

[@kathrynhewitt7972]

The point is privilege n vast inequalities in wealth will still exist monarchy n no monarchy.

[@WhatIsBacon]

Watching a left-wing journalist bumbling around flabbergasted that most people quite like the Queen is hilarious. You can tell with his questions he was hoping for no one to care.

[@WhatIsBacon]

Also the priceless moment when he says "there is a soul to Hamsworth" as a bloke in trackies walks by sipping a beer. Oh yeah... looks lovely.

[@cottonhillfiddymen]

Honestly am not shocked that the two of yous are ignorant to the fact that the queen has blood on her hands for years of suffering and economic plunder in her colonies. King charles is no king with his nonce bruva

[@thomasf1531]

Totally agree! He seems very hung up on the wealth divide, and astonished that working class people can feel a connection to Queen simply due to her privileged lifestyle. How bizarre!

[@alexliberti9679]

i respect the read head girl for calling Tottenham hotspurs stadium white heart lane. I'm a city but I know football fans miss their old grounds

[@MrJm323]

03:00 ....I must give credit to the Guardian for having kept in (not edited out) this man, who expressed a frank disbelief in the rhetoric of Meghan and Harry about the Royal Family being "racist". (He should have also pointed out that in most parts of Africa and the African diaspora, Meghan Markle would hardly be considered "black". In Brazil and the Caribbean, in South Africa, certainly, she would be regarded as a mulatto or "coloured". ...She's about as black as Vice President Kamala Harris. ...Not very.)

[@121evans]

What a refreshing reporting, real people, real opinions not staged. X

[@albin2232]

Britain suffers from Collective Amnaesia. Nobody remembers when things were better. And they *were* better - not that long ago.

[@richmck007]

Yes, it’s true but when you’re back’s against the wall it’s time roll your sleeves , pull up your socks and make amends. No hand outs are coming which will save the day. We will always look to a brighter past when it is a brighter future the country needs.

[@sojounourtruth2980]

Britons can see the country is at a disarray due to mismanagement by an incompetent and corrupt regime. We are extremely frustrated as the electorate is being taken for a ride

[@anthonybell4554]

Keep up the great work, John. Great series

[@fuckbankers]

She wasn't popular when Di died.

[@cottonhillfiddymen]

That Ghanaian dude was deluded it actually hurts

[@user-pr7cz1uj8t]

Been waiting so long for another instalment of this series!

[@Andrew-zp7mc]

I care that this funeral is costing everybody in the country around £80 each.

[@stueypinnock8875]

Next month most of the people that queued for 16 hours will be moaning about there energy bills but alot of the tax will be going to the richest family in the world..

[@kari8187]

The young man in blue is pretty sensible, new chapter right.

[@GetToDaChoppa-k5r]

What a wonderful and open piece. Well done and thanks for this. We need more raw and real people dealing with real hardships. Royals are just people too but they are beyond privileged. The wealth gap in the UK is just too wide and it is time to end this charade.

[@jimmcloughlin]

Vote Labour.

[@carlpierce2486]

Vote for the party best placed to kick out the Tories.

[@bethcurtin4201]

'Royals' are sisters period

[@chatterboxreb]

What a brilliant video, thanks very much for this. Would've loved to have seen some interviews from folk in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland too 😊

[@suspiciouschicken]

I mean it's sad but it's not my Nan or Mum dying so I'm not extremely bothered

[@jean-lucpicard5510]

I cried when my cat died, not for her.

[@parvathivaidyanathan6195]

Nicely made. Down to the earth.

[@carlosfurtado1164]

I don't care much for the monarchy, however I do hold specific admiration for the Queen, more notably the woman wearing the crown. She has been monarch for SEVEN decades, fulfilling her duties with dignity, humility and grace until the day she passed at 96. I don't think many people, let alone royals can do that

[@harry.flashman]

👍 absolutely

[@richardland9668]

Nobody seems to mention that she was a major shareholder in BP and its oil and gas that underlies the whole of the inflation in Britain

[@dagmarbubolz7999]

How much is major?

[@mattruzh8470]

bs

[@alicebayntun3050]

A genuine & real perspective on the situation. Awesome!!!

[@AlecChalmers]

Wish there were more interviews like this. I feel like I've just heard people say what they really mean on TV for the first time

[@mikeymantler1560]

These are so brilliant. So much of the country seems to have been forgotten by those with the power to change things. Thanks Johns.

[@kaytsippy1981]

So much wisdom on the streets. I love it! Great piece of journalism!

[@nifapz9596]

That man from Ghana is an embarassment.

[@David1991.]

Send that guy back to Ghana

[@WeatherGirlWares]

I am glad that this video exists. Thank you for sharing.

[@Google_Does_Evil_Now]

I don't judge you by what you say. I judge you by what you do. Ignore the articles, look at what is actually happening. 12 years of Tories: people are poorer in almost every way. Enough is enough. As for the royals: all that land, all that wealth, what do they do to help the British people? We have British North Sea gas that's ours. But the rotten government has done exploitative deals where we are ripped off. It's just getting gas out of the ground. Regular engineering. So just give them a fair days wage for doing it. £120 billion in exploitative price gouging profits - It's not profits, that's the money taken from everybody in Britain who've been overcharged by our own government with the dodgy laws that rip us off everyday.

[@dee78xx90]

And why should they have all that land and wealth, they don't even do proper jobs

[@canyildiz5966]

people need to understand that the reason why so many of us are so apathetic is that the queen never did anything. And people argue that it wasn't her job to do anything, to enact change, but that's my point; she was unexceptional. She's exactly what we expect of her class. That's the point.

[@bethcurtin4201]

Bottom line they do NOTHING and live off the earnings of these hard working people. I know you were raised with the BS you're adults now, THINK for yourself

[@newnormal1841]

People are to afraid to say anything against the 👑 Stockholm syndrome conditioning 🤺💐

[@Joe-vb4pg]

Outstanding work, it perfectly captures opinions, feelings and people in general who are completely overlooked by Westminster, media and the country in general.

[@f6876]

Meghan is NOT black!

[@elora179]

Some old woman died, how are we supposed to feel?

[@AccessKelly]

Britain is looking trashier than America. Depressing. RIP Elizabeth. Godspeed to the new King. Regards, Yankee Doodle Dandy

[@sugarbertie1143]

It's getting to be a sh*thole , especially London.

[@mobjectivems7652]

India is looking much better than us BTW….been there last month for a cheap holiday.

[@mlg4163]

Interesting video but not sure this went as John had hoped. The monarchy is part of the fabric of this country, it's culture and tradition. People care about the makeup of this country and what it means do be British, no matter what background you are from.

[@fuckbankers]

Thatcher was a nightmare

[@barblessable]

This shows most people are more concerned with winter heating and cost of living than the death of a very wealthy woman who lived a life of luxury and privilege for 96 years .

[@zippymo672]

@4:15 Dude literally thought the King would have control of the gas and electric prices.

[@fordprefect4345]

Not happy with being told 'I'm your king and you are my subject' then being obliged to bow or curtsey in deference not to mention paying billionaires for their funerals and coronations.

[@shh_you_are_wrong]

We never have any money until the Monarchy need us to pay a big bill for them...

[@dagmarbubolz7999]

The monarchy brings you more than it costs you at the end of the balance. Now other people however are a real burden. Maybe people should focus on these.

[@shh_you_are_wrong]

@@dagmarbubolz7999 actually, it doesn't if you go through the costs properly. This is a lie perpetuated by sycophantic royalists. People would come to see the Palaces anyway, as they do in many other countries. The royals and hysterical royalists are the real burden.

[@5511ab]

@@dagmarbubolz7999 the monarchy brings in 7 times what they cost in tourism alone

[@dottieland7061]

We’re did you get that from??

[@Ltforlife22]

Videos like this is what we need more, kind of like 90s & 2000’s TV

[@valeyard6650]

As an American (immigrant from an Asian country), my understanding of the range of emotions about the Queen’s passing is that it further highlights how antiquated the concept and system of this type of monarchy is. How ridiculous it is to have a government formed in the name of a monarch, yet said monarch can have no influence on the elected officials who enforce and uphold the laws and welfare of the country she lives in. Yet she herself and her family is not subjected to whatever misfortune falls on her subjects. The sacrifice of duty seems to be silence, which only serves as to make her not controversial so as to not upset the realm. Because the second these people feel like the royal family should have no power, influence, or status due simply to birthright…then what is the monarchy.

[@TK-oj2ml]

well, that's why it's called a constitutional mornachy, as opposed to an absolute mornachy

[@jusplay7309]

She his head of state not supreme leader. It is a legitimate job much like the president of many nations whilst having the executive leader in the prime minister. She did more than just head of state though. Just think of her diplomatic influence around the and among the commonwealth.

[@TK-oj2ml]

@@jusplay7309 for real though, in presidential system like the US, the head of state is a very big deal tbh even in some semi presidential countries, the president (also the head of state) still has a really big power (like in Russia)

[@MeiinUK]

@@jusplay7309 : When the Executive leader loses their power, which sometimes they do, or that they cannot get their goals.. It is the Queen that stands out,and pave the way sometimes direct to direct interaction with other leaders of the world.

[@matictelic]

I think way to many people have to many problems to deal with in their lives, this almost reality show type of setting and the long debates are just a huge distraction from a country that is fundamentally flawed