LONGTON - STOKE Is Finished! Dust Head Central.

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[@canadianloon6433]

Love the older gentleman. He is so healthy physically and mentally. His words are filled with hatred. I fully agree with him.

[@hara3435]

Yes theres a great old poem Called ""when the English began to hate "."

[@orbytl2799]

he is at the point in his life where he isnt bothered no more, just says it how it is he has lived there 9 decades, he has witnessed the change

[@colonelconnelly2072]

My grandad is 93, and he said to me 20 plus years ago that all this was going to happen if the government keeps this up and looks what's happening all over the country.

[@iSynergyFusion]

His words are certainly filled with hatred, mainly racism & hating the younger generation.

[@judiehenderson8904]

Got to say this is probably one of the worst areas you've been to. Happy new year Bill to you and your family 🎉

[@mollyandcracker4951]

I am a born and bred “Stokie” aged 64 . The way my City has been allowed to decay over the last 30 or so years is nothing short of disgraceful. Believe it or not Longton was once a thriving town, with pottery factories busy market, several pubs and prosperous retail businesses. “Jollee’s” was a famous Entertainment venue which had loads of world famous stars appearing ( check it out Billy) you will be amazed. It was also the original venue for the World Darts Championships. “Shelly’s” was another popular night club, notorious nationwide for the raves held there. These have now all gone, the town has been allowed to decay into the absolute tip it is today. Sadly this is typical of the City in general now. Stoke on Trent was once a thriving City, famous for its production of Pottery, also of Steel and coal. It is the home of Sir Stanley Mathews and Sir Reginald Michel( the inventor of the Spitfire). Self serving politicians, business men and a small thinking Council have led to the City becoming the embarrassment it now is. Don’t even get me started on the Monkey Dust scum !!

[@500gsma3]

Are you sure it wasn't the convenience stores and barber shops that singlehandedly brought Longton to its knees?

[@ryandwarka9321]

@@500gsma3 too right bro 😂

[@ratcomuk]

I used to travel to Stoke most friday nights during the 1990's ...... bangin nights out I will never forget

[@mrw1783]

​@500gsma3 it was done 20 years ago mate. You've mentioned the final nails in the coffin.

[@illdrainyoursoul]

Internet shopping is killing the high street,don't get me wrong I love the convenience of Internet shopping but it's having a bad effect on brick n mortar stores

[@Red-Revolution708]

The Uk is dying a sad death.

[@Jimmyc992]

We are fast becoming a third work country, failing/failed infrastructure and services on every level from top to bottom, crime out of control. No money for uk but loads for other countries. Will only get worse

[@garyrigby21]

We should never have left the EU that was a massive mistake

[@-The-Darkside]

@@garyrigby21 leaving the EU crippled us, and the best part is the halfwits who voted to leave think Farage the answer to this mess.

[@The.Omnipotent.1]

@@garyrigby21Absolutely. Sadly, I’m in no position to leave, I’m just glad I’m nearly 60 so have maybe 20 years left on this planet, maybe less given my father died age 76. I just dread to think what Britain will be like in 20 years, even 10 years.☹️🤬

[@garyrigby21]

@Mat-kr1nf Same here I'm 62 and totally agree! I've outlived my Dad he died ages 60

[@megaflux7144]

what pisses me off the most is that britains kindness has been its downfall.

[@TonyDoubleTrouble]

Or it’s stupidity more like.

[@megaflux7144]

@@TonyDoubleTrouble almost one in the same in't it?

[@TonyDoubleTrouble]

@@megaflux7144 sure is.

[@BaggaSingh-n9t]

Kindness? It's called Karma 😂

[@colindoherty1891]

Don’t forget how the so-called Empire exploited stole and destroyed the country’s they occupied

[@Ology3121]

Carla and people like her are the true social hero's who go unrecognised. Applaud her and her kind.👏👏👏👏👏

[@ianharley1726]

Well said.

[@itsDPB3]

@@Ology3121 anyone can say something nice with a camera in their face. Ask her about the security guard they had who was abusing and assaulting vulnerable residents and recording it for a laugh - then it got covered up because he was dating the manager. It’s a disgusting building that’s infested with bedbugs, that are using the homeless community to get money from the local authority - because they damn sure aren’t earning it from paying guests.

[@Polo365]

@@itsDPB3sorry to hear that pal, I’d commented saying for Carla, to keep up the good work maybe she will find it in her to speak out if she reads some of the comments. This whole country is down the pan and it’s looking even bleaker for the future. I hope you have a great 20225 and beyond my mate

[@stuck-in-the-80s-e5h]

​@@itsDPB3oh no....

[@PeeJay7290]

No. They’re being paid a fortune to house drug addicts and flood them into the local area. Shut it down

[@antheaalecto]

Woolworths folded in 2009. 15 years that has stayed vacant. Disgraceful.

[@jasonbrown9327]

Not quite that 1 there in longton was being used as a massive herb growing factory until quite recently if you get my drift.

[@BigDaveZoot]

Someone was growing weed in there

[@bennyboy2079]

I used to sell the big issue outside Woolworths haha grim memories

[@matthewwilliams3827]

Almost half the time I’ve been alive that’s been vacant, that’s absolutely insane to me lol.

[@mrbig891]

The rent and no one will shop will close everything

[@geoffhughes2804]

The Old English man and his wife feel your pain old school the best❤

[@mohammedrucsaal6100]

yh nice when he says pakis ain't it 😅😅😅😅

[@hamblet458]

I’m glad my father’s long gone, it would break his heart to see what’s happened to Longton and the pottery industry in Stoke. He used to take such a pride in his job at Aynsley China , not far from where you were Billy … ‘Portland works’ on Sutherland Rd, bit further from Noshers. Potbanks were busy with workers and work was plentiful for anyone who wanted a job. Although the potbanks could be rough!! I used to love walking around Longton Market with my mum when i was kid in the 70s. There used to be 2 brilliant toy shops in there, selling action figures ‘Cyborg and Muton’. After shopping in the market, we’d get a cup of tea, from the Dorothy cafe. Then go to the bus station, back to Blythe Bridge.A different world back then.😢

[@johnhunsley8860]

why do you think they dont make pottery anymore?

[@hamblet458]

Cheaper to import, there are still plenty of independent potters. There’s a studio and cafe Kiln at No 12 just opened up in the strand.

[@stevenbrown786]

Will has had enough. The Country is on its arse

[@Itsmetheworldsgreatest]

@@robd733they won’t come back because the government don’t want them too , or the WEF

[@VloggingALife]

💯

[@VloggingALife]

@@robd733he has no choice

[@Feed_me_daddy]

​@@robd733hit the nail on the head there. Use it or lose it. The cheek of the older generation to blame the young uns for not shopping in places which they abandoned a decade ago is outrageous. Hypocritical old farts

[@wavell14]

At least we aren't speaking German

[@mikesmart390]

Don't need to build houses repair the ones we got

[@stuck-in-the-80s-e5h]

Exactly...and would give people work. I don't understand why so many derelict houses boarded up and not being renovated 😢

[@Gman-nb9ge]

Yeah they want to build millions of new ones

[@satch7123]

They don't have shares in renovation companies. Just the massive building corporations. Remember, any party only does anything if it can make money from it. Never been more corrupt than it is now.

[@caitgems1]

Old boy giving it both barrels 😂

[@tompepper5326]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@qtrax100]

I enjoyed that too

[@Dav_Rock]

Old school pulling no punches lol

[@Itsmetheworldsgreatest]

Take note

[@paulbeasley5026]

Every word he said is true

[@mistyblue1057]

How to destroy a country from within. Is what we are witnessing

[@leannepownall6406]

Our poor old folk who have worked hard all there life's to be shat on from a hight from local and central government uni party ..fkn vile disgraceful and embarrassing 😢

[@ryan.1990]

Old poor folk spent years voting us into this exact mess

[@spursp2321]

​@@ryan.1990voting is pointless

[@-The-Darkside]

Uni party? Thats an odd way to describe thatcher and Boris and leave campaign.

[@user-ht9fr6eh9u]

their, height, fookin

[@paulg.1883]

​@@ryan.1990no matter who they voted for, or if they didn't vote at all, we'd all still be in this funky mess. That generation also didn't have the luxury of accessible alternative media or in earlier days any ability for online research..they simply trusted a rigged system because they mistakenly believed it was a democracy they were living in . At least Will was honourable enough to speak his mind despite the risk of doing so.

[@yetijohn80]

The Councils would rather see empty units than offer potential new businesses decent rates.

[@JoeBloggs-q8u]

What about the re generation area other side of woolie not in the filming ...

[@stevo728822]

Business rates are set by central government.

[@philipduttonlescorlett]

Great channel mate. I totally believe a lot of the problems in our towns and cities are caused by huge Corps killing all the local businesses. They generate less tax and act like leaches sucking the life from our towns and cities. Even local taxi ranks are being killed by Uber, another multi Corp creation. All our towns have left are what the Corps, so far, have left alone. Vanity e.g. tattoo, hair, beauty, gambling and charity shops...

[@spursp2321]

Great Post

[@AdamFaulkner-t2t]

Charities are the biggest corps

[@philipduttonlescorlett]

@@AdamFaulkner-t2t Yeah, a lot are now started by various entities as a way of avoiding tax. Sad but true.

[@zacklevy1449]

Yeah looks like Ubers killing taxis in my town - but an Uber was £3.00 to go to hospital - where as a taxi is £6.00 to same hospital ! So you can imagine how now Uber is gonna be the first call as it’s half price 😂

[@TheoriginalSpaceboy]

My grandfather was a Longton character, was a semi professional pub singer and I dread to think if he was still alive what he would think of it now. The old man talking at the beginning really sounded like him, in fact probably knew him as similar age 😁

[@leearmstrong38]

Our pride has been stolen from us heartbreaking 😢 the death of the UK

[@DavidWhitehead-uh7yw]

@@leearmstrong38 only if you let it

[@mrbig891]

What pride stealing other people’s things

[@SpecialOpsss]

@mrbig891uneducated comment

[@catherinesummers5057]

This channel is historic! A boots on the ground journey around our beautiful and deeply injured England I love the bones of this country Perhaps we just talk to each-other and listen to each town .. and publish

[@ringostarr3555]

Yr chatting Sh1te knibhead 😂😅😂

[@mrsmith6529]

Hey Billy! I'm a stokie and love your content, I'm an ex junkie (51) and still on a script but try and promote positivity and change when I talk to the heads in town. I was the biggest head , crack and gear, but cleaned up, see my kids etc . Your mission is a good one and if ever you need an insight to stoke for last 30yrs I can help mate

[@Hoxton66]

Stay safe, fella. I'm 30 years of class A both...59 now from London...❤

[@excemptfrombs2124]

Obviously a woman MRS mith in the username 🤨

[@mohammedrucsaal6100]

all sokies are junkis or ex junkis even my pakky mates😂😂😂😂

[@poisonedchalice]

Well done mate. You should be proud of yourself. You sound like an amazing father who is willing to address his shortcomings and make a change.

[@Nigel-k1g]

Stop using that word junki it's a derogatory term for a substance user and before you start I'm on methadone 33 years started aged 22 I'm now 56 I've had one detox in that time I don't smoke drink or take street drugs just stop it with that junki shit

[@gordonmclees95]

Billy I'm from Scotland but consider myself British, but our nation has gone to the dogs, we are spending so much on illegal immigration that other services are being sacrificed! Im basically disgusted with a Nation i once loved !!!

[@garypauljohnson9884]

I see the passion Rangers vs Celtic today. As an Englishman I enjoyed it and respected it 100%

[@Polo365]

Ditto mate

[@peteymyster]

Illegal immigration has nothing to do with the state of our services. They'd be the same regardless. Brexit costs 100 billion a year. Why don't you have a moan about that one... 🤔

[@somisak]

​@peteymyster it's easy to blame immigration.but many brits can't even be arsed working and many don't even look after and respect their own area

[@GuzziHeroV50]

Its the corporations and rich twats selling off the heart of the nation to investors and multinationals that are mostly to blame.

[@user-jx2ei1kh4q]

Morrocan cafe .another child tax scam . 4 kids that's on average £30,000 for £1,100 tax contribution... WTF .

[@jammabubbly522]

Respect to the OAP Will,i totally agree with him 👍🇬🇧

[@naheemhaneef123]

Well then you will end up as him, a spiteful old man who still shops at tescos and hates it, and moans when empty shops are reopened with p’’kis as he stated, thats ignorance on hard to find level, good luck!!!😂

[@mustaphaluke]

Thanks for the insights Billy. Keep up the good work.!

[@stevelinnen4971]

Everywhere is depressing! The amount of people that could be housed in these boarded up places

[@WanderingEnglishman]

I love England but some things have gone wrong

[@SavannahK0]

The whole country is a dump.

[@WanderingEnglishman]

@SavannahK0 there are still some beautiful places in England

[@qtrax100]

The system is not designed to help people, its all about the $

[@SavannahK0]

@WanderingEnglishman Very true. Just avoid the cities and major towns. I live in Surrey and there are still some nice places here despite it being so close to London.

[@dominicpayne4393]

Love the way you always have a sympathetic ear and tone with the most needy. Been homeless myself at 15 so I know the vibe. Ya a good lad Billy.

[@stuabo8613]

The whole country is like this and it's getting like the 3rd world

[@Itsmetheworldsgreatest]

It’s literally everywhere it’s mad how they are getting away with it , everyone knows about chicken shops , barbers , vape shops , car washes are all laundering

[@antreb15]

Import the third World, become the third World.

[@andrewlivesey945]

were already there

[@Jimmyc992]

Yet those responsible in government live in their little bubbles and don’t see this, live amongst it or choose not to see it. Failed at 🎉very level😞

[@RAM335D]

The whole county is not like this he’s going to the most scruffy areas loads of nice places too

[@stew2514]

Massive respect to Will, says it exactly as it is👏

[@lindaw-q7u]

I just love the older generation they have no filter just say how it is😂🤣.💙 from Liverpool All the best Bill.

[@iSynergyFusion]

They’re to blame for how messed up our country is right now, they should’ve voted for better than this. They’ve got no right to complain.

[@spursp2321]

​@@iSynergyFusionpeople blame politicians for their own mistakes. White brits need to value family more and be less submissive to gambling and alcohol

[@-The-Darkside]

I wonder if he voted Thatcher and helped close industry, or voted Leave which has crippled us. Country is only going to get worse, because of peoples decisions from before.

[@missmuffet3874]

@@iSynergyFusion oh so these older generations are to blame for the internet and online shopping habits, are they are also to blame for greedy manufacturers taking their business over to China and India for cheaper labour and maximum profit possible? I could go on.

[@JohnBrennan-pt9kg]

Two tier probably has him in the next cell to Tommy for speaking the truth

[@scousebadger0077]

Billy you’re an absolute top bloke you make all of us scousers proud. God bless you Billy Moore!

[@DonnaHetherington]

The charity shops arent going to charity its going on bosses .

[@stevenhull5025]

Even the charity shop has a sale. Desperate times.

[@lloydcov87]

must be a mint place to work, first dibs on all the stuff that comes in.

[@troydeeney9]

All scams sadly a long list of charities!!

[@hardlines2635]

The BHF CEO gets £218,000 basic pay.

[@alanrogers9589]

Great vid Lou macari the ex footballer has got places in stoke for the homeless give him a check out 😎👍👍❤️

[@MarkSteele-yn3bl]

i've commented this on hi hanley/shelton video

[@JAlbertz9478]

Brilliant what he does

[@shaungallagher1947]

@alanrogers9589 Lou played with my club.. Celtic back in the day. His family had a chippy in Largs… west coast 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿… lovely place but like most of Billy’s vlogs…. The whole country.. ie.. Britain, nothing great about it to us anymore. It’s all about the haves and more importantly the the don’t haves. Happy new year to each and every single person who have the same values we were raised with. Power to the people who’ve been shafted by the 2 tier brigade.

[@alanrogers9589]

Yes your right with what you said was a great player for Celtic and my team Man Utd. Celtic and Man Utd both great teams happy new year to you 😎👍👍👍

[@neilmoore5387]

Didn’t know that and I’m a big United fan. “ Lou,Lou skip to the Loo , skip to the loo Macari”.

[@kittyroo-x4p]

That poor old couple living in that dump. They will remember better days, which makes it worse. Stoke once had a thriving pottery industry and you can see the factory chimneys in the distance 7.12. The only thing keeping the place from sliding into the mud are the old Victorian buildings, and they look in a sorry state.

[@alancooper5147]

Great video Billy, as a Stoke resident. U got it spot on 👏👏

[@raaraa-1]

And they say we don’t have enough housing and all I see in these places are rows and rows of empty houses ! Another place to totally avoid!

[@Jimmyc992]

Not many people can walk in your shoes Billy what you went through and what you’ve over come. Watched your film, “A prayer before dawn” all I can say is WOW, so emotional, what a film showing your life. Nothing but love and respect for what you do and what you’ve achieved❤️

[@dbcooper7326]

Fair play to that hotel, they are taking in the homeless and not just taking the new overlords like the other hotels.

[@itsDPB3]

@@dbcooper7326 it’s the only way they can generate money. Nobody’s staying there for leisure - check the hundreds of reviews and videos on here. The homeless people are simply the key to obtaining local authority money. Don’t be fooled that there’s compassion in it.

[@JoeBloggs-q8u]

Fair play? Dont believe every thing on camera or unless you've seen it your self .. they house immigration for many years there , bail you from etruia cells or court and homeless... been in there my self multiple times in last 20 years ... they own houses and flats all over Stoke-on-Trent and the pub with hotel bottom of birks street and Campbell rd stoke ... kath use be the big manger and morris use be part of the landlord private let's..

[@bmadbproudbwesthamloud6172]

Fair play?? They are still allowing bookings for everyone else too. You are not informed of the fact they are allowing drug users and homeless to stay. If it was sole use for that then I would say yes that’s brilliant. But when you book and are the. Kept up all night by shouting and fire alarms sounding due to them smoking in their room coupled with ‘security’ filming themselves kicking out at people to remove them from the premises and laughing Not great when u have kids with you either!! Nope no fair play from me 😡

[@deanishere7237]

The world needs more people like Carla, good video Billy !!! Keep highlighting what you do mate eventually the councils will have to take notice !!!

[@scotty3463]

A lot of people posting on here how bad the UK has become but what's the solution? Personally, I think the whole of the UK should take a stand irregardless of the financial implications imposed on us. Without that, future generations will be in total immiseration. The Americans are standing up and now it's time for the Brits. The UK businessmen / women need to use their influence and help to rebuild a better Britain. This is total dystopia.

[@hairyhands8259]

Politicians gave Amazon tax-free status, and it's killing retailers.

[@hairyhands8259]

@robd733 You clearly don't understand my comment. Amazon is able to sell cheaper products since it only pays voluntary tax which is about £5m per £1 billion turnover. They are allowed to expand their business and include such costs into the tax right off, which is paid for by the UK taxpayer. Sainsbury's pay more in taxes for their supermarkets than Amazon does despite it earning less money. Once Amazon is the monopoly, they will push up the prices. They are already squeezing retailers on the platform and forcing them to sell at low prices to kill off the high street.

[@stuartbrown8259]

​@@robd733Not exactly true, business rates for a small retailer in or around any town centre are big. Plus the costs and difficulty in parking in town. Why do you think the big supermarkets have out of town sites?

[@stuartbrown8259]

@robd733 It can go a long way to fix it. Plenty of people I know are always on the lookout for premises. Unfortunately the overhead costs, the business rates especially put them off. They could open, but they would be always running at a loss, so what's the point?

[@mandychadwick9262]

​@@robd733Don't agree..my town is busy Evrry single day..the shops are clean and tidy..it's a beautiful place ..Definitely not on Amazon getting Anything delivered..Shop local and you Reap the rewards..FULL...

[@krishnan-resurrection714]

again Mass-immigration has caused this . . . .

[@tonyska]

I'm not from Stoke but used to visit it many times through work. The people there are some of the friendliest in the country. They deserve better. Massive respect to Carla and the staff at that hotel. A fine example of the good side of Stoke. These are the people who deserve honours.

[@sassy_brit1975]

Great video Billy ❤ Loved that old fella 😊 he said how it is, no filter..bloody love it ❤ xxx

[@ladyscarface1]

This was a good one, nice the lady speaking to you at the homeless place, and Will your a trooper 👍

[@robertstanley1857]

The barber shops round Bristol must charge a fortune for a haircut because they're always empty but still manage to make enough to prosper

[@rayrice9060]

To be honest I think alot just clean there dirty money in them

[@robertstanley1857]

@rayrice9060 that was the subtle implication

[@orbytl2799]

yeah man, there is one particular one thats never got any one in it but the owner`s mclaren is sometimes parked outside, its laughable

[@SmartShooter-40-20]

😂😂😂

[@mrsmith6529]

Yeah the barbers and vape shops are all fronts to launder money from drugs and trafficking

[@leec4027]

You domt see amy foreign homeless .....can't believe how our own people get treated

[@velvetinedrapes4359]

Part of it is because the older generation were enjoying their free love and consumerist, self centered mindset with the youth revolution. Rockers, mods, hippies said goodbye to the old traditions and blew their minds on all sorts then came the punks, metal, ravers etc etc. With that came consumerism, materialism, self-centered mindset of "me me me" and they said goodbye to the old and the young. Meanwhile foreign families always look out for their own

[@poisonedchalice]

Cos they’re lazy, on benefits, spend everything on booze, have no family structure, throw their parents out as soon as they’re no use etc etc.

[@davidjarvie9546]

Its the same everywhere, theres two sides of the same street, those with and those without. Thanks Billy 🇬🇧👍🙏

[@chris78ceecee72]

It's actually quite evil when you think bout it, all the money flowing up to a handfull of massive company owners all small business's killed, leaving the High streets with only gambling, alchol stores, vape shops and cash generator type places to slowly off ourselves with ...must be all we are worth now. They hate us.

[@Nigel-k1g]

That is the truth we'll said mate

[@stevenambler9560]

nice to here the young girl in hotel how she understands there problems and the old fella was right about supermarkets there was 2 built just outside my town and over the years the town slowly got full of charity shops and wine bars never mind all in the name of progress ha

[@mirandamcmanus2097]

Tesco owns a lot of land. If you watch the 2 part program on TV a few years ago. Of how Tesco started. A guy from 1st world war after the war his £30 he had bought lots of tea and sold it on a market and got more with the profit. Then put his money into shop's. In the 2nd world war could get fruit and veg for his shop's. Went around the country and bought all the farms with land that was for sale. And grown his own fruit and veg for his shops. After the 2nd world war everything went back to getting food stock. The Tesco owner had prime farms and land stock. Which over the years would now probably have houses and new towns built on them. He was a clever man with good work ethnics but now Tesco seems to open mega stores in town centres, which are killing local long-standing businesses.

[@beachamgroup2482]

Carla, an absolute legend. Thank you for your service.

[@UK-Blue]

When seconds count, the police are hours away! 🙏🌄

[@clairelouise-z7z]

God Bless Barry and Martin, I hope life gets better for them both 🙏

[@SteveJohn-w9q]

It’s not only Longton that is finished unfortunately. And it’s not only our permanent visitors making it 3rd World. Contributions towards that coming from all angles.

[@CharlesCollins-tx6ih]

This is the first of Billy's fascinating vids where I have thought that the whole place needs bulldozed till the homeless hotel rite at the end, The one and only shining light in a somewhat despairing insight into a forgotten Town. And of course Billy helping the needy with cups of tea. Slowly turning into a national Scouse treasure.. Well Done Billy. 10/10

[@kevinbennington887]

Top man Billy, You showing the true result of this corporation takeover is amazing, it is utterly depressing but Your scouse humour shines through.

[@dzdali3055]

Was homeless once went through hostel there's help out their people like Carla do fantastic 👏 job will have to come from with in

[@SteAnderson]

Will is a real one.

[@RegDHarris]

Another good video, Billy. The lady at the end, Carla, what a lovely lady.

[@WanderingEnglishman]

Vote for me as Prime Minister and I'll sort this country right out.

[@AndrewLever-x6k]

You will never be as sexy as Cameron 😂😂😂

[@qtrax100]

Impossible because the Prime Minister does not pull the strings around here unless you had not noticed.

[@WanderingEnglishman]

@@qtrax100 true but I have a plan

[@tigerstripey4885]

If voting could actually change things we wouldn't be allowed to do it. Illusion of choice.

[@BelleLothbrok]

WEF won't allow it

[@Watsgonewrong]

Nice old chap 👍 will …speaks the truth

[@Hoxton66]

Sad how the country got worse, not better in my eyes. Online shopping killed it, foods deliveries, inflation, weak government's ruined it, landlords want more money but don't fix anything, no wonder people leave. Next generations we wouldn't even recognise them, fallen Britain.

[@krishnan-resurrection714]

add Immigration from outside Europe and youve got a full house . . .

[@lindagallagher3711]

Awee bless the old couple they have seen it the way it was and look at the difference now so downtrodden it's so sad . All the boarded up places so sad . People so nice their. Great video Billy love the accents you do your so funny 😂😂

[@mohammedrucsaal6100]

they've been borded up for years the first clips of this video I remember walking down that rd with family back in the mid 80s they where borded up then its always been a shit dead up town the old fella is only upset cause the local pubs are closed and he's gotta catch an uber to another pub then he's gotta get into a pakis car to get there😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@timmy-u7k]

100 people in a hotel makin the council big doe.while we have loads off empty properties this country man is twisted.

[@itsDPB3]

@@timmy-u7k how is it making the council money? The council is paying the hotel to have them.

[@krishnan-resurrection714]

@@itsDPB3 kickbacks ..its all organised scam .

[@FrankBough-d9i]

My hometown of birth & breaks my heart to see how destitute it has become. The whole of Market St with buildings full of history just falling to pieces without any care, the drugs issue which has ripped the heart out of the whole city. I know you visited Hanley Billy, and "The neck end" which is the old Potteries nickname for Longton area is just as bad. Honestly your videos are raw & hard, but essential viewing for those who wouldn't generally have an idea. Oh and I would certainly agree with what another comment says if you can speak to Lou Macari it would make for a very interesting & honest opinion of life in Stoke On Trent, and their is a man who should be honoured for his work

[@freespeech198]

Thought parts of Ireland were bad but English cities are depressing

[@CharlieTheCaneCorso]

The government say there's no money for regeneration while simultaneously spending billions on illegal immigrants housing and care There illegal immigrants, criminal immigrants, jail is where they should be not hotels

[@dbcooper7326]

have you been to Dublin recently ? It's more like Mogadishu

[@K.M.S.2024]

Both are fucked.

[@haroldland5834]

Same here in Liverpool the town centre is surrounded by Mogadishu districts and the disease is spreading.

[@briwire138]

@@dbcooper7326 Ireland is 20 years behind the UK, but catching up fast. The west will be unrecognisable soon.

[@Darkdestroyer-g6w]

Billy, next time you're in Stoke take a look around Tunstall and Burslem. They're even more run down than Longton and Hanley. Burslem in particular is full of once-beautiful old Dickensian and pre-Victorian buildings that are now derelict, burned out and falling to pieces. And in Tunstall recently there was a mass street fight between warring factions of homeless drug addicts. It was also officially named as the most boarded-up town in the UK a couple of years ago, so it's pretty rough around there. Might be worth taking a look sometime...

[@Franko-Gaming]

I live around the corner was about to comment that. Stoke has been left to rot.

[@paulamountford9837]

Loved going tunstall yrs ago with my kids. I'm 54 now and seen it rot for a long time. It's such a shame because it was so busy on the high street with the likes of Ethel Austin, peacocks, dorothyperkins, burtons, etc. Look at it now, breaks my heart to see what's become of it. Total shit tip, the council should be ashamed of themselves!

[@Franko-Gaming]

@paulamountford9837 All the surrounding areas have been left to rot, mate.

[@paulamountford9837]

@Franko-Gaming yes I know. Tunstall was a regular place for me that's why I only mentioned it. Stoke is not what it was years ago, it's a place to be ashamed of now 😭

[@angermanagementstudios]

I’m 7 miles from Longton. It’s so, so bad. Nip just round the corner to Normacot, where the brand spanking new Mosque is. It’s literally like being in a foreign country. Rinse and repeat for countless other UK towns. I hate to say it but the country is finished.

[@ryan.1990]

Coward

[@1gerard47]

The buildings of hate.

[@Rayhan17x]

You all have serious issues, what harm is the mosque doing to you?

[@ChristianTaylor-o9i]

Not mention people mainly gangs asians hanging outside children centre round corner or deal drugs from car park

[@greggorygarrethgabe]

@@Rayhan17xdid you watch the video

[@garethbenson363]

Good on you Will for saying how it is .

[@RyanDiBart]

From all the cities & towns I've seen Billy and others visit I'm not sure if England can be fixed at this point. Far too much decay. Would need radical reform to turn things around.

[@shaun4443]

Because some people don't have a place to stay, they want to be seen and shown some kindness, you do this and I've subbed and liked it. Carre on the good work fella.

[@DonnaHetherington]

Start giving your unwanted things to our own people in need . Help people out free cycle .stop taking good stuff to skips .if you put it on line people will come for it .time to help our own people . Charity shops are greedy not enought goes to the charity .

[@tigerstripey4885]

Even if you give people things they don't appreciate it and will try and sell it soon as you turn your back, it's all well and good but the ones who put their hands out to take are the least likely to give to you in your hour of need, I can't get on that wavelength but some humans are just ungrateful takers and they will see you skint and destitute even after you've done things for them, had loads of people like that around me, always promising to pay back but never do, now most of them are doing better than me I never heard from them since. Pretty much 99% of my generosity has been forgotten about, some people just don't care and don't ever intend to do anything for you, they just see you as a easy target.

[@paulamountford9837]

There are many free sites out there where people of stoke give away their unwanted items and people can ask for help with anything they need, food, clothes, white goods, furniture etc with no judgement . They are great sites but sometimes you get the odd one that abuses people's good nature.

[@Hayleighx0]

We need to do something about all of this mess in the UK

[@philhollinshead9143]

Great vid Billy , sad to see what's happened to our city in the last 30 years , people used to travel from miles away for a night out in Hanley ( The Place nightclub) and Shelleys in Longton, now the locals get out of the city for a decent night out . We have imported the 3rd World and have become it unfortunately 😢

[@rafrick]

the problem with stoke is productivity. It lost the industry and now produces very little

[@RaveDave871]

Pawn shops, betting shops, vap shops, tattoo parlors. No wonder high streets desearted.

[@AndrewLever-x6k]

The chat with Carla was really good

[@polskiasg2473]

As a pole who moved to stoke at the age of 5 now 25, seen stoke in this way is horrific, I went to primary school in abbey hulton, which at the time was your typical council estate but it was thriving with local shops, people coming together, local clubs where people of different ages use to get together. moving on to high school which was in Longton (st Thomas moore) longton use to be so full of life. Cafe, local businesses, market full of people everyday, the market with cex etc the little square 13:00 use to always have live music, buskers, every shop been open, nothing boarded up etc kids could runaround care free and parents didn’t have to worry. Those were the days, unfortunately the local council and politics them selves haves ruined places like stoke and other places like it and the hard working people of stoke have to deal with this on a daily basis and it’s only getting worse.

[@JuStAdIrTyReDdOg]

The land of Shelley's

[@edglue6138]

I was off me cake in there. Next thing you know, I was at the cruciable. 147 break an tha

[@Be-ep9]

Live love dance

[@garygrimmett7945]

Used to have great bands on at shelleys..80s😢

[@Franko-Gaming]

All the money we send to other countries. They've squeezed every ounce of joy out of these areas, and there is no money to revive them.

[@daisymay3287]

Happy newyear tommy 84 yre.old wolverhampton watch.you every day fantastic

[@davidbailey4544]

I was born in Stoke-on-Trent now I'm ashamed to say I'm from this area. . I'm 78 years old and the councils are just in the job for the money, I don't know who my council is and NOTHING ever gets done, the streets are a disgrace liter everywhere I've Not seen a road sweeper in my area for years, potholes in the roads and we have one of the highest council tax going and For What ??? I could write a book about the disgrace of this city....

[@Taz-yt4tj]

Billy you’re a fantastic human being ❤️✅⭐️.I lost 3 of my brothers to drink and drugs 😢

[@HarryG88]

Not a single dumped mattress in sight Billy, things are looking up 🙃

[@cottoncandyflaps4347]

I live in Longton mate, there is one dumped in one of my neighbours gardens 🤣

[@orbytl2799]

the tripadvisor reviews for the crown hotel are great guest woken up in early hours by someone knocking on the door asking for rizla 🤣

[@BACK2PORT]

Its like this everywhere. That chat you had with Will ive had countless times. Im a delivery driver and deal with similar people on the daily. Always make time the elders and always end up having the same conversations regarding whats happening to England

[@jonathanclarke4445]

Did the doors in longton many years ago. Used to be heaving and had great times. Same with hanley.

[@kenhawkins5469]

A great interview to finish your blog made my heart swell 💖

[@SarahLBanks]

It’s a shame Longton has so many beautiful buildings, and the pottery industry gave us a pin on the map. Not any more.

[@leytonculverwell1210]

Club kinetic [Shelly’s]@ the old leisure bowl also put a pin on the map for longton! We used to travel up from south 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿. The only place to be every other Friday night!

[@SarahLBanks]

@ yup I was there alright, every Friday 😎

[@tobyb4304]

I'm Longton born and it truly is a disgrace what's happened to this place! Longton is a town of rich industrial history - the sort of history that put this city on the map. But despite it being an area that - in other countries - would be a well preserved and nationally respected UNESCO site which governments protect...this is what we have left of it.

[@edglue6138]

Yeeeeeessss William!!!

[@michaelbyrne5507]

I loved your attempt at a Geordie accent Billy. I'm from Newcastle and I'm trying to learn Scouse. You're my role model for the accent. Keep up the good work. Your videos show how bad this country is now.

[@TwistedCarbonite]

I used to go to The Longton Leisure Bowl for Club Kinetic. Shame to see what has happened to the area☹️

[@Gti245]

Me too and i used to go to shelly's aswell.

[@Gti245]

@@TwistedCarbonite i was shocked when i saw what a state the place in in. Its gone from rave central to slum in 30 years

[@Be-ep9]

Live Love dance

[@andomj8785]

@@TwistedCarbonite blame Labour in the 90s and guess what there back at it again not allowed to have fun under Labour kick the bstards out now I say there meant to be working for us not the other way round!!

[@EchelonDnB]

"You're walking down the street, You're picking out the fruits, You're shaking hands with people, That you know you'd rather shoot..." - MC Connie

[@djjudgev]

Well done Billy. Another real view of what it’s like in our towns and cities. Great chat with Carla. Carla is a hero, reaching out to help people. A tough job probably most days. Multiple Barbers, vape shops with few customers is a regular sight.

[@MoorlanderEDC]

Ots mad watching you walk around Longton buddy. There used to be a lot of money around Longton when the pot banks were there. You can see from the architecture of the building. Mum and dad used to go there shopping in the late 80s. The large Tesco did kill off the town centre. The market used to be a real hussling place as well. The local council also put up their rates which also drove out businesses. There's some cracking building around the old pot banks but they're that run down now that they're past repair. Keep up the great work buddy

[@StevenSegundo-kk7cb]

Go on the old boy Will 😂😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@danw5525]

The sad truth is racism would’ve prevented this entirely.

[@ailinofaolin8897]

Be racist or cease to exist it's a tough choice.

[@krishnan-resurrection714]

racist - pro race

[@MP-mr8rj]

Or a bit of common sense wouldn’t go a miss….

[@prefabmissing9380]

How so when Stoke is overwhelmingly White?

[@CharlesWright-b6m]

What you mean it was English politician and English councils nothing to do with anybody else u sausage, blame margarate thatcher

[@SuB-mr7ci]

Good job you make me laugh uk is depressing x🎉

[@timst1983]

Shame… in the 90s was home to one of Europe’s Greatest Dance clubs

[@Be-ep9]

Live love dance

[@andomj8785]

@@timst1983 not one of thee greatest club

[@ianmorrey2031]

Shelley’s ,entropy, kinetic longton was the place to be

[@Sirdickymint]

That's the style will.. Tell it how we used to.. 👌👍

[@andysimkin5200]

Longton used to be Rave central when Shelleys and Entropy were open. In the early 90s people would travel from Plymouth, Scotland , all over the UK to come here every week. Even in America it was know as "Techno Town"

[@davebates9663]

Remember kinetic.... mad nights.❤

[@freespeechisdeadrip]

Shelly's, Sutherland road

[@andysimkin5200]

@@freespeechisdeadrip Edensor Rd.. Opp Kwik Save

[@andrewhayes7055]

@@freespeechisdeadrip Wasn't on Sutherland Rd was Edensor Rd

[@freespeechisdeadrip]

@@andrewhayes7055 my mistake thanks, I was thinking of another place

[@Flickering-candle]

Hi billy .. not been about as not feeling great .. Catching up now with the videos

[@R.EGrantham]

Join the Homeland Party. Start to take our country back.

[@LeeM1992]

All these small town centres in the UK are fucked. You’d miss local business’s in places like this. Country’s on its arse. I’d love to know you you keep a positive mindset spending your days walking around these places everyday Billy mate 🤦‍♂️