The Brexit Scandal | Corruption In The UK | Documentary | British Political System

The Brexit Scandal - What if Brexit was ultimately not about the “will of the people” at all, but about the interests of a small British elite?
The Brexit Scandal (2021)
Director: Tom Costello
Genre: Documentary
Country: Germany
Language: English
Also Known As: Power, Profit and Populism: The Battle for Hard Brexit
Release Date: 2021 Germany (Raindance Film Festival)
Synopsis:
Brexit was presented as a populist revolution against the elite. But in the years since the referendum, a group of men deep in the heart of the British establishment have been carrying out a coup of a different kind - using Brexit to try and turn Britain into a low-tax, low regulation, high finance utopia.
This revolution is funded by dark money - cash from unknown sources - which has been flooding into the British political system through mysterious front groups, opaque offshore firms, clandestine digital campaigns and corporate lobbyists in disguise.
Today dark money and shadowy influence operations continue to push an agenda that is anything but popular, and is deeply undemocratic. In this film, we follow the dark money trails to find out: who are the men who bought Brexit, and what is their vision for Britain’s future?
Reviews:
"The ripples of Brexit continue to look more like giant waves. And yet for all the chatter that surrounds our separation from the European Union, do we understand how we ended up with this version of divorce? Power, Profit and Populism: The Battle For Hard Brexit is here with answers - they won’t be the ones you expect, nor will they come from the people you’d expect to give them.
Presenting this most unpalatable of topics in a bite-sized, digestible format proves a winner for Tom Costello’s documentary; as does the calm, cool narration from Semira Zadeh. They balance out the rising rage you may feel as a group of avaricious larcenists manipulate poverty, patriotism and peace for their own ends.
Coming from German documentary production firm A&O Buero, the outsider’s perspective is useful here; as are interviews, remarkably, from both sides of a most divided isle. This is a powerful, precise dissection of the methods used post-referendum to secure a particular type of Brexit; it’s also a stark warning against demagoguery and dislike of others who are simply different from us.
Ultimately, this film offers its viewers the strength to continue the battle for fairness, openness and international co-operation."
- written by "Pauline Rieux" on raindance.org
Also Known As (AKA):
(original title) Power, Profit and Populism: The Battle for Hard Brexit
Germany Power, Profit and Populism: The Battle for Hard Brexit
Sweden En hård brexit - elitens projekt
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[@michaeldoig9881]

One thing you can be sure of. If the very wealthy put their hands in their pockets to finance something, you can be absolutely sure that it is greatly for their own benefit and not for that of the ordinary people.

[@tonycook7679]

The only billionaire who really benefited from Brexit was Putin. The idiot who released Brexit was David Cameron,​pathetic weak character.

[@seanclark2085]

The Remain campaign spent more than double that of the leave campaign . They received the backing of the most powerful people in the country, all the Banks, the CBI, all the mainstream political parties, all of the multinationals, the vast majority of the press and you try to portyay Brexit as a rich mans whim !!!! One thing you can be sure of ! Remainiacs lied through the whole referendum and have spent the last 7 years lying about why they lost . You have learnt absolutely nothing in the past 7 years .

[@georgesdelatour]

The three largest funders of the Remain campaign were Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley. Olly Robbins, the main civil servant negotiating Brexit for Theresa May, now works at Goldman Sachs, where his boss is the former EU Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso.

[@dreamdancer8212]

@@georgesdelatour So, what is your message. What do you want to tell us with your post?

[@elsaflora9181]

@@georgesdelatour Rishi Sunak worked for Goldmann Sachs as a hedge manager and made millions, his wife was a Non Dom to avoid paying taxes which came to light through investigative journalis 🤑🤑

[@MyBlargh]

Brexit: where the ultra wealthy convinced the poor and middle class to make them wealthier .

[@marcom2248]

Excactly my thoughts.

[@brianjacob8728]

they are funding both sides, like always.

[@Akoalawithshades]

that doesn't make sense. Most of the wealthiest individuals support EU membership and mass migration.

[@edoardoturco8780]

@@Akoalawithshades Most Educated People* that by percentage are the richest ( since you need money to study for a PhD), but the people who financed the leave campaign are from the richest part of the United Kingdom. Besides that, it is the concept of Global Britain that requires "Open Borders" with the World. The EU required the free movement of European citizens only.

[@lembagnol5882]

that happens when people's gulliblety is the norm, I mean, listening to and sallowing demagogy.

[@2InsertNameHere]

Politicians need to be held legally accountable for spreading lies to achieve their own agenda

[@alexscott1257]

To pass laws like that the politicians would have to vote on it ;)

[@user-ij9xt6hs5n]

@@alexscott1257 citizens should vote on big things like that, not politicians.

[@beewhy001]

More like we should pay more attention to politics. Rather than say BS like take politics out of sports.

[@georgethepatriot2785]

Remainer MPs promised to respect the leave vote

[@tigading2177]

Sadly that is now how democracy works. The beauty of democracy is you have essentially a 2 party state, both are owned by various groups of oligarchs. Each elected govt will blame the other and any campaign promises may be reversed, any treaties with foreign govts may be renegaded and politicians / govt simply blame each other. The important bit is that voters "feel good" that they have a choice which didn't really matter the slightest. LOL

[@mimamo]

It's enraging to watch this. To hear all their outrageous lies again and knowing what happened a couple years later when everything's worse, much worse.

[@del8boy]

@@thetruth9210 FFS open your eyes and ears to the country. Just look around and listen to your countrymen.

[@reevesc1986]

Everything's worse because we closed the world economy down for 18 months. Ah yes, remember that??? Did you think that wouldn't have any consequences???

[@micbroc6435]

Billionaires calling other people elitist. And few seemed to notice. Kinda like America.

[@ukporkpie7829]

Eggs zactly

[@carlosdrfx]

From a moral standpoint, they were right. They are the bottom feeders of ethics, so basically everyone else is 'the elite'.

[@reddog5031]

Uncanny how public relation companies have managed to successfully portray: trade unions, journalists and social workers as the elite.

[@ltsjustchris]

Its because we in britain arent told the truth, its not a real democracy 😢

[@kumarg3598]

No, we noticed. We also noticed how badly the UK didn't notice.

[@livelife5947]

The problem is calling them donors instead of customers. They don’t “donate” all of that money for nothing. Political “donations” are always transactional & politics is nothing more than a business.

[@tobymaltby6036]

Maybe a better term: *employer*

[@RankinMsP]

Sponsors or my preference, bribery.

[@vaclavkrpec2879]

If it's done this way then yes; but it's very dangerous to generalise like that. That only leads to distrust in engagement in public matters and in democracy. Another step towards even greater degradation of the (or any) country. Just because one (or two, three) political party is corrupt doesn't mean _all_ politics is. That's just like saying "I've heard of a physicist who faked their research, ergo all science is fake." Obviously not true and highly damaging notion to spread around.

[@chilesauce7248]

Yep, like the unions donating millions to the labour part. All corrupt.

[@Oscuros]

Yes, that's the way things were in the 18th Century, and we apparently moved away from that. Until Thatcher. You must be too young to remember how politics was before then.

[@lunaskye621]

Before Brexit, I was naive in thinking British politics wasn’t as corrupt as American politics but that naïveté has been blasted apart. The inner party politics, backstabbings and lies have really cast a shadow for me over British politics. I don’t trust the established political parties at all. They are filled with careerists who only care about which lobbyist group pays the best or which backer can provide the best bribe. The uneducated working class fall for the lies time and time again. That is why I believe being aware of issues is so important but unfortunately, most people just get their information from bbc and other news outlets who are likely just paid out by the same groups. This country is a far cry from democracy.

[@Stand663]

Britain invented the modern democratic world. It was Europe who traditionally run by dictatorships. The Eu was just the latest modern version of dictatorship

[@josron6088]

As a American you just described our political system with very slight differences.. We have a lot in common and you're right we are equally corrupt." We live in a sham of a democracy and a two-party dictatorship" Pat Buchanan.

[@georgemay3196]

The word your looking for is called Neoliberalism... unfortunately it's not corruption it's normal what is happening, that is... It is normal if you understand what Neoliberalism is 👍 and what we have failed to vote against for along time.

[@brucebartup6161]

Please, what news items is the BBC unreliable on? I seem to remember the BBC dloing a big expose of offshore banking (Paradise papers) the London Laundromat. the LSBR scandal; Lehmans, the Litvenienko affair Or do you mean the BBC were Remain biased Who do you believe (not the Mail, surely not) Thanks

[@carlosmanuelgonzalez310]

if you want democracy, first you have to let go the kingdom and become a republic

[@ELCNUmorFnaMehT]

This is like watching a horror film in how a group of rich shysters can go about wrecking a country and its prospects for their own personal gain while tricking a population into thinking it's to their benefit. I hope this serves as a lesson to other European countries not to take their current political systems for granted

[@jrobs1133]

Well said. The EU has wrecked countries, particularly Greece and the German economy is a a dumpster fire. EU politicians have enriched themselves (see QATARGATE) and do not have the population's interests at heart. It's a shame so many got tricked into voting remain, and indeed, lets hope that other European countries that have not joined the EU do not take their current political systems for granted.

[@alexscott1257]

If you watch Adam Curtis's documentaries you will see that what you have just described has been going on long before Brexit, long before we were even in the EU!

[@hakoskosko2053]

​@@alexscott1257link please

[@sandormacneil7580]

That is the basis of capitalism. Profit over everything

[@jrobs1133]

@@sandormacneil7580 You’d rather no one made a profit?

[@keith2366]

It's always funny when millionaires and billionaires talk about the elites that are in power.

[@charlesk22]

Tbf, even when you reach those heights, you'll find that there are more elites way above them with much more power

[@bakedbean37]

@@charlesk22 The people they refer to as the elites are the people that represent us and reign them in a little bit here and there. They want unfettered capitalism not beholden to the labour class at all on any level.

[@sejanus855]

​@@charlesk22 That doesn't matter though as you are still powerful enough to influence those events and thereby still part of the rich and Powerful elite. Especially in Europe and other countries, you'd really need to be in the US or maybe China where the scale of wealth is so much higher to maybe not be part of the elite elite anymore. And even then as a multimillionare you could still influence many people just on a smaller scale

[@Foxglove963]

The present PM. I don't find it funny at all.

[@georgesdelatour]

@@sejanus855 Right now, Forbes lists the "World's Richest Man" as Bernard Arnault, who is French. Arnault owns most of the most famous French luxury brand names, such as Louis Vuitton, Möet and Dior. He supported Emmanuel Macron's election campaigns.

[@kenharris5390]

In 1949, Albert Einstein warned that the time would come “when the very rich so controlled the means of communication that it would be almost impossible for ordinary people to make informed decisions and so democracy would then be broken”.

[@margplsr3120]

I didnt know this sentence.... horrible true

[@davideyres955]

When the politicians decide to ceed control to a foreign power where there’s virtually no accountability and all this happens with no mandate and no referendum you give people ammunition to spare. Literally none of the general population voted for the EU. The only asking of the population was joining the EEC.

[@janetmalcolm6191]

We have crawled our way to this now then. Einstein could see it clearly. No wonder people would love to have his brain.

[@luciavalente1002]

William Casey: "We will know that our disinformation campaign is complete when everything the (US) public believe is false."

[@gnrseanra9070]

Very elitist comment are you not an ordinary person?

[@basiaszendrei1603]

I wonder if the money can also be traced to Kremlin.

[@arndbrack2339]

I'd suggest changing the question to how much

[@LeGioNnd]

I'm absolutely appalled of what the full of bots internet & corrupt media can do. People can be made to chant with the utmost conviction for corporate interests and against their own.

[@shuidifengliu]

How does an economy benefit when a country cuts itself off its closest economic partner and biggest market?

[@vasilemarcoros443]

Greed... Stupidity...

[@west5828]

Looks like lots of still have blind eyes and cannot see the benefit of leaving , unfortunately you lost the election and you must obey the citizen will and keep your mouth closed.

[@jrobs1133]

Well, the UK has growth whilst Germany, the economic powerhouse of the EU, is in recession. You're welcome.

[@LudwigVaanArthans]

​@@jrobs1133the EU keeps growing along side the rest of the major economic powers of the world, the UK is slowing down to a halt, even admitted to by the Bank of England

[@jrobs1133]

@@LudwigVaanArthans I guess that's why the UK economy grew again whilst Germany's did not. Are you aware of anything that is happening or do you just talk nonsense?

[@philtreman9944]

"Brexit benefit " - a total OXYMORON .

[@Evian457]

Real GDP growth since Q4 2019 -- UK 1.8% -- France 1.7% -- Germany 0.2%

[@AA-uf3bl]

*Poor people and not-so-poor people are the largest number among those who voted in favour of leaving the EU (Leave/Brexit). But guess what! As soon as Brexit has started to bite, they've become the ones who are paying the highest price, as they're the ones who are hardest hit by the impact and consequences of Brexit.* This is one of the extremely rare times when you get what you've voted for!

[@leftgrrl]

Not all of us who are poor voted that way but all of us are lumbered with the consequences. Shouldnt have been a secret ballot - then we could just put up prices for the people who wanted that!

[@AA-uf3bl]

@@leftgrrl Not only are naïve people taken for a ride on Brexit. They're now made to believe that by making inflation fall down, prices will fall down. When in reality prices will never fall down, and curbing inflation simply means stopping prices from rising further up. For instance, just before Boris was shown the door, he was saying to people, quote, "inflation will fall down soon and prices and everything else will go back to where they were before! Needless to add 30p Lee Anderson, who claims that a nutritious meal could be cooked on 30p, when the electricity or gas alone for cooking anything costs more than 30p and the only thing that one can buy with 30p at a supermarket in the UK is a basic supermarket carrier bag. I commend that you call yourself, leftgirl, if I'm not mistaken, even though it's hard to distinguish the current Labour under the dictatorship of Keir Starmer from the right-wing, which is quite sad.

[@meljk6431]

@@leftgrrl You don’t have to defend yourself! It is known that most of people vote for it

[@MijoShrek]

Did you not watch the phantom plays being made by all these politicians and special interest groups lines within all levels of the government. So now you are not even able to make informed decisions. The portray themselves with inauthenticity in what they're actually pushing and campaigning for and lies upon lies to the public. Straight to your faces. So who knows if even the voting processes and it's systems are not themselves compromised, at that as well. They're deliberately pushing for the NHS to go to the private healthcare system. Deliberately making things dysfunctional.

[@edwinkevin6741]

They get richer, and the poor gets screwed 😢

[@CaptHotah]

That bus with 350m saved for nhs is hilarious since the nhs has become greatly worse since then 😂🤦

[@reevesc1986]

The NHS has a 6m waiting list, something which was increased dramatically due to lockdowns in 2020 & 2021.

[@Ni-NeModa]

The irony of British people complaining about migrants when they were the worlds greatest colonisers is sweet.

[@dub604]

Indeed... Or the irony of citizens of one of the worlds largest arms exporting nations complaining about refugees.

[@td4dotnet]

We'd apologise but... no.

[@1cpascal]

And a lot of the politicians who complain about migrants are themselves the children or grandchildren of migrants.

[@therealrobertbirchall]

Greetings from the colony of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@charlesjay8818]

There is a big difference between a poor economic migrant now and colonisation which happened 300 years ago

[@frusia123]

I said this from the start: the only people who will "take back control" are the rich, and they'll do it precisely by leaving even less control in the hands of everyone else in Britain. The thing is, regulations and rules of the EU protect the average person, as well as the balance within the whole Union, that's what is so powerful about the structure. And that's what is so annoying to those who have the means to dominate over others but can't because of the regulations. Those very regulations that protect you and me - from them.

[@oldishandwoke-ish1181]

Try explaining that to the thick racists.....

[@frusia123]

@@oldishandwoke-ish1181 That's how they sold Brexit to the public - by appealing to shallow nationalism. Before Brexit I read comments on KZbin about "feeling the English blood running in the veins" as if it was some kind of mystical experience. It's not mystical, it's just nationalism, it feels the same regardless of your nationality. And it usually means that you've become a tool for someone with very un-mystical, down to earth motives.

[@seanclark2085]

Loony

[@ChibiOlia]

Well said

[@DrJams]

@@frusia123So how does flooding the country with lots of migrants help the public? That elite love mass migration to lower your wages, pay higher house prices and live in tiny homes.

[@cstephen98]

So basically Brexit was a way for the rich in England keeping and maintaining *their* money and power and once they got the masses to vote their way they abandoned them and the country to retreat to their estates.

[@wor53lg50]

Yeah and if their sharp they'll will help those who can help them best, and get things on a even keel... That might become a civil issue, so best to stop the certain numbers gaining advantage HENCE brexit with immigration policy, you might have to pay to stop the so called entitled thinkers from eating them..

[@dgs6315]

Political traitors, should be jailed - including the financial backers. Pure corruption.

[@michaelsteane9926]

Unfortunately, it's a bit late. Macmillan and Heath are already dead.

[@flemmingmorgan1929]

The UK will, as a result of the actions of these selfish lunatics, be permanently poorer. Of course, the very rich won’t be affected, just the rest of the population.

[@clincpb8903]

Good.

[@seanclark2085]

Loony

[@thornil2231]

Yes, but they will be richer... that's the only thing that matters.

[@banagan4604]

Majority of the population voted for it, they did it to themselves.

[@madriditunes7021]

Besides that they were the most whiny and problematic people in the European Union, not this, not that. It is the best thing that has happened in several years in the EU without having the crybabies

[@nickbonzer]

Nigel Farage ....why is he still around. why has Boris not been called to take responsibility for his lies

[@czgibson3086]

Only a few million of us predicted this.

[@Evian457]

Real GDP growth since Q4 2019: -- UK 1.8% -- France 1.7% -- Germany 0.2%

[@dub604]

Anyone that voted Leave in 2016 was naive, gullible and easily fooled. Anybody that still supports it today is just plain thick. 😂

[@redbeard3923]

How's Germany economy going

[@dub604]

@@redbeard3923 A lot better than the UK's is that's for sure, then you have the fact that Germany has excellent infrastructure and a strong manufacturing sector and the comparison becomes a bit silly. Comparing Germany to the UK is like comparing NASA to Star Trek. 😂The EU's economy has grown 3 times faster than the UK's since 2016 and the largest stock exchange in Europe is now based in Paris not London. Every single prediction the remain side made prior to the referendum has come true. Once again the UK is the sick man of Europe, it's just a matter of time before we go cap in hand to the IMF for a bailout.

[@zorrodm]

​@dub604 you liar. Germany is in recession. The UK isn't. I'm glad we outvoted you lying remainers.

[@iwasntaguntilimovedouttheh3961]

May I suggest you type in Barbara Castle Oxford Union. Do you know the history of the EEC/EU. Do you know the key people in it right up into the 90s and whom wrote the majority of it's policies that still remain. Did you know that Britain had to turn it's back on the common wealth after 400 years of protection from European threat first through the empire. Did you know that Britain had to back stab the common wealth countries by reneged on the promise of free trade in return for having suffered slavery, colonialism and still having defended the UK. Pretty sure you will find most ppl know more than yourself about Global politics throughout time. By the way NATO was formed to keep peace, The EEC was to formed to encourage co-operation between corporations in different European countries, it was never meant to be a political union due to the fact most of its members were former high ranking Nazi's. Britain never wanted to join the EU even in the 90s as most of us already knew it's history and knew it should never have been a political union based on its members. Another thing most of the EU members in Brussels are now right wing, the irony of the so called liberals in Western Europe singing it's praises whilst all along it as supported right wing ideology in Eastern Europe to a point of dividing land into former states that supplied SS divisions and whom still promote Nazi ideology today even through their armed forces.

[@vincescotian8083]

@@redbeard3923 Germany has a massive Trade Surplus the difference now between the German Monthly Trade surplus €18B and the UK's deficit €(22)B is circa €40B or €0.5T P.A They are also reporting realistic stats on their GDP and growth. The English Economy is dying, the UK's non EU Economic activity has also been infected by the decline of overall Economic activity, Brexit is not simply focused on EU Trade. This detail of trade reduction and demise of Economic activity is already deeply established in the UK's Trade & Economic figures. BOJO the oligarch's EU 'Brexit agreement' is so bad it simply deters investment, inhibits growth and provides an additional wall higher than any tariff walls to exporters wishing to engage in business within the EU. It is unattractive for EU members to export to the UK and the WTO trade rules that are now being introduced include tariffs and as a result higher prices, the UK can no longer defer taxation on imports. UK Farming is in big trouble facing the largest structural change since the invention of the plough, all the Tory trade deals are with Agriculturally rich nations so remote most UK exports are prohibited by costs. UK tax and Tariffs ensures low cost EU producers can still make a healthy profit with additional costs and higher pricing , all UK farms now must question their profit margins in a highly restricted market with a reduced workforce. The UK now pays higher costs for goods, Transportation, Tariffs & Taxes, inflation is being imported; this ongoing reduction in exports and overall Trade is only the start the effects of the Hard Brexit have years to run.

[@ludekosicka6540]

Dear Brits, your politicians make our politicians look honest and reasonable. 😂

[@hugodragno7569]

You probably don't want to talk about scottish people, you probably don't want to talk about people from Nothern Ireland, do you really mean "british"? Cheers from Germany

[@ludekosicka6540]

@@hugodragno7569 Bist bescheuert, oder was?

[@seanclark2085]

What’s your point ?

[@curt3494]

​@@hugodragno7569You think Scottish and Northern Irish politicians are paragons of virtue? Lol.

[@clincpb8903]

He means English people.@@hugodragno7569

[@gianluca5777]

The only positive outcome of the Brexit scandal has been to strengthen Europe and show what happens if you leave.

[@karlbassett8485]

Early this year the Eurozone was in recession. The UK wasn't. Germany is still in recession. The UK isn't. The EU itself has just downgraded their growth forecast for the rest of the year. Meanwhile the UK led the way supporting Ukraine while other European leaders dragged their feet. The UK has troops in Estonia right now as part of a huge NATO mission. The UK signed a defence pack with Sweden and Finland to protect them while they waited for NATO membership. And last winter France was buying electricity from the UK because over half their nuclear reactors were offline and Germany was importing natural gas from the UK, with the undersea UK-EU gas pipelines running at full capacity to help keep Europeans from freezing.

[@reevesc1986]

Yeah now the EU will become a federal dictatorial superstate where national states will have little to no powers at all. Sounds wonderful

[@martinecoyle8223]

This was a gift to Northern Ireland, United Ireland here we come, love it!

[@grahamtomlin2289]

Unfortunately the only people who'll watch this are those of us who hated brexit from the start. Leave voters don't want to hear or admit how wrong they were.

[@larryocarroll9046]

Spot on

[@AK-gb5kh]

Too right

[@GilbertTV]

what's wrong with with running your own country , I just don't get why all the remainers suck up to the EU that is run by the corporations & is so corrupt its unreal..

[@dawncole551]

I wanted Brexit because the EU is corrupt - but I didn’t want it under the Tories as I knew it was only ever about it benefiting the rich. The western world has gone insane and feel heartbroken for our children and grandchildren 😢.

[@InnuendoXP]

Did "you" watch this??

[@TheBushdoctor68]

Brexit being delivered much harder than was promised fully depends on what you expected to happen. To anyone capable of objectively informing themselves, for example by listening to experts instead of notorious liars, it was crystal clear what the results were going to be.

[@yuglesstube]

Well, May did seem to have a reasonable deal, at least to me, but she was blindsided by a swipe from the Right.

[@californiadreamin8423]

What do I know , except I’m poorer, I’m losing my rights , and I’ve lost my freedom of movement.

[@audreymcgready4329]

@@californiadreamin8423 And we will lose a lot more. Give them time. They are working on it. Threatening everyone will be the new norm.

[@yuglesstube]

@californiadreamin8423 that is unquestionable. I'm sure that if we could go back in time the result would have been Remain.

[@markhumphries5191]

The people who ultimately decided on the hardness of Brexit were UK MPs, specifically the ones who voted against 'softer' options. I presume those are the notorious liars you must be referring to, the types who claimed there would be bloodshed in Ireland if we had some customs borders etc etc

[@siekierkaKam]

Unfortunately it only shows how naive ordinary people were who voted for brexit

[@gnrseanra9070]

Really how is the EU now... Germany is tanking and that is the 'powerhouse' ...are you not following?

[@1983pety]

@@gnrseanra9070 So Germany is tanking, how is that making Brexit OK for us? Because I'm paying more mortgage, gas-electric, fuel and cost of living than ever before. Where is the cheap food, clothing and food that Farage and Rees-Mogg promised during the Brexit campaign?

[@gnrseanra9070]

@@1983pety Yeah, we had the world shut down for a year and a half, supply chain something called COVID 19 and a War in Ukraine did you miss? Germany has closed last 3 nuclear power stations and Nordstream gas lines blown up and losing businesses to America and Asia, food banks TAFEL struggling. So you claim that EU is unaffected with inflation, shortages and budget shortfall of €66 Billion? America also affected badly with cost of living in some places gas prices, average house prices in California $800000, $18 for Big Mac combo in some places and yes wages are higher but not keeping up with inflation. It's affected the whole world why don't you watch the news instead of whining a lot of countries have got it a lot worse than us.

[@gnrseanra9070]

@@1983pety I took a screenshot shot of my reply before you deleted! 🤡

[@gnrseanra9070]

No I just replied to 🤡 1983pety he deleted my answer inflation all over the world including US, priceless fortunately I learned to screenshot when I discuss with Remoaners who have selective memories......

[@Cat-ee-jik6715]

It's a tragedy that won't be fixed for at least 10 years (because it's completely toxic here). As someone said 'an exercise in self harm.'

[@reevesc1986]

Bit like lockdowns then? But don't see any of you moaning about that 😂

[@mikestock1848]

Not one single benefit has been named That tells you all you need to know, it was a flag waving exercise based on absolutely nothing It was a national embarassement, we have been absolutely humiliated on the biggest stage

[@malthusXIII-fo3ep]

£500 million a week spent on our schools, NHS and pensioners instead of funding greedy parasites in Brussels.

[@malthusXIII-fo3ep]

SOVEREIGNTY.....NOT subservience.

[@jrobs1133]

UK not in recession. Germany in Recession. You're welcome.

[@LudwigVaanArthans]

​@@jrobs1133Germany will recover, cause the Union is helping each other UK has a plummeting economy and has noone to help it out, in fact N.Ireland and Scotland will not be members of the UK for long now. Thank you brexitbongers

[@terror1234]

​@@LudwigVaanArthans Thanks Nigel Farage 🥳🥳🥳 Europa is freeeee of England.

[@darshanjayakumar2966]

The MPs who misrepresented and lied about BREXIT should be put on trail and punished accordingly. It's the common working class person who's suffering, not these millionaires/billionaires

[@karlbassett8485]

The politician who came up with the infamous £350 million a week slogan and put it on that bus was a Labour MP in the leave campaign....

[@leftgrrl]

Glad both of you are in loud agreement.

[@neilbradley100]

In that case we should also put on trial the MPs who lied on the remain side. There were far more remainer lies. For example the supposed need for an emergency budget, the inevitability of Scotland independence, the huge loss of jobs in the City (hint, there are MORE people working in the City now, the years it would take to replicate the trade deals we had via the EU (most were replicated in months, and now we have new deals with major blocks), etc etc etc!

[@karlbassett8485]

@@neilbradley100 To be fair, to both sides, those claims were impossible to predict with total accuracy. On the Remainer side many economists DID forecast that Brexit would be damaging, and on the Leave side others predicted the UK would be fine. As a leave voter I believe that the leave campaign were far more honest but even then there were claims made that were inaccurate, the infamous £350 million figure on the bus for example, where that was the gross contribution figure rather then the more relevant net figure. As Nigel Farage said the day after the referendum that wasn't a claim he would have made.

[@neilbradley100]

@@karlbassett8485 As I remember it (and I may be wrong), even the bus claim was not really a clear-cut lie. The claim was that we would be able to "take control" of the gross figure and spend it however WE decide to spend it. And that we MIGHT want to spend it all on the NHS. But of course the Brexit Campaign were not a government that would be able to make that decision. So perhaps I could agree it was a simplistic claim, and even underhand in that it could be taken as a promise from people who were unable to make such a promise. But not in mhy opinion an actual lie. UNLIKE the lies on the Remain side, such as the precise figure that was announced that Brexit would cost each person in the UK. Or what about the one where they said Brexit would increase the chances of World War III? I actually don't want to make too much of all these examples, just to say that it is unfair of Remainers to say that the Brexit side lied, with the assumption that Remain were whiter-than-white.

[@jmasl7]

was it perhaps worth mentioning that May's chances of getting her own kind of deal through were fatally undermined by her decision to hold an unnecessary election which she then performed extremely badly in and lost her majority?

[@MikeBaldock-oy1pt]

Surely an election she called with the intention of losing it?

[@lawrencelinehan4602]

Trump warned us there would be no UK/US deal if there was any compromise and the ERG stabbed her also.

[@GP9c75]

the british elite talking about fighting against the elite is so comical its sad

[@thecheesefactor]

As with Austerity, Cameron assured us that 'we're all in this together'. We weren't. Austerity paved the way for the dissatisfaction that enabled Brexit.

[@T.2.S.A.]

its called a " banana republic" . A banana republic is a country with an economy of state capitalism, whereby the country is operated as a private commercial enterprise for the exclusive profit

[@SonOfViking]

And at least has bananas to sell.

[@elipa3]

Well said.

[@jonnyc429]

Christ I can't afford clothes as fancy as that

[@bm8641]

Banana monarchy

[@georgesdelatour]

A banana republic is a military dictatorship.

[@mattharris8622]

Cameron, Johnson & Farage should be held accountable and sent to prison for what they did!

[@Hongaars1969]

Where is Dominic Cummins in this reportage??

[@vasilemarcoros443]

And Farage is making national scandal that his bank account was closed. I would like a comment from Farage, in his daily podcast... Lol...

[@josephclarke9279]

Ridiculous hyperbole, you lost, get over it.

[@rodrigovonkruger9338]

Please all this donors and the currupt think tanks should be exposed as well and be sent to jail as well. For that guy who hired Farage it was like a game... Why don't we get this people rounded up and exposed. Johnson is still a politician, how pathetic...

[@west5828]

What about yourself then ! Join the trio in the cell!

[@rupertsimmington4143]

Ask most people on the street if they thought the Brexit Party was a political party and most would say yes ! It was a private company . . . That speaks volumes !

[@karlbassett8485]

By that argument so was the Remain campaign......

[@rupertsimmington4143]

@@karlbassett8485 Yes, they had their agenda too . . . We have never had a referendum about taxation, housing, health, education or immigration, why not ?

[@Chrioracticmalta]

Now the common person suffers

[@jay23cr]

No wonder Scotland is wanting out of Brexit Kingdom!

[@Mr-Foad]

the unionists/loyalists ruined it for all of us in 2014.... but we won't give up.

[@allancrotch2953]

they do not want out anymore than when they voted in 2014 and when they get another referendum the vote will be the same.

[@451greenwood]

No wonder Scotland wants independence only to give it away lol😅

[@seanclark2085]

Scotland is still in the union , they are going nowhere .

[@Hugomad2]

It’s funny that they are all soooo pro-Brexit but don’t allow Scots to make their own decision on a referendum

[@jeonlyxoxo]

It's baffling how a developed and relatively educated country can be misled so profoundly

[@den264]

Relatively educated ! Like glued to TV watching Corrie, football, horse racing, swilling pints in pubs, betting half your family income on horses, etc.

[@jrobs1133]

@@den264 Ah classism. You're the good guys, right? Not prejudice and arrogant at all.

[@banagan4604]

Obviously a majority of gullible fools.

[@georgethepatriot2785]

You mean file FCO 301048 hidden from the people?

[@PanglossDr]

@@den264 The truth is, compared with other European countries, relatively uneducated.

[@vinniekrieg5441]

Visited England along w 4 other European countries last fall and the only place where I didn't feel welcomed was England. I found many of the people were super crabby and rude. Whereas I found everyone in France, Italy, Spain and even stoic Switzerland to be super friendly, helpful and welcoming. I wonder why?

[@reevesc1986]

Maybe because they were not impressed with your"super" expectations?!

[@vinniekrieg5441]

@@reevesc1986 Basic courtesy and friendliness would have sufficed.

[@reevesc1986]

@@vinniekrieg5441 I suppose all British people are like that in your eyes?

[@vinniekrieg5441]

@@reevesc1986 Nope. Just the crabby ones, but they worked at tourist venues. Maybe they shouldn't.

[@reevesc1986]

@@vinniekrieg5441 I'm sure you get those all over the world. Maybe your dislike of the British isles fits with your experiences. Best to stay away, not to be missed.

[@rschloch]

As a Citizen of the United Corporations of America, all I can say is…duuuuhhh.

[@Evian457]

Real GDP growth since Q4 2019 -- UK 1.8% -- France 1.7% -- Germany 0.2%

[@etaokha4164]

Everything is about greed. GREED rules the world.

[@mariafilomenamarquesdecarv5942]

Greed and snobery

[@teslapower18]

As a European Union citizen I am more than happy about hard Brexit. Stupidity is such an expensive luxury that EU members just cannot afford.

[@simoncollins6529]

That's because the EU is bankrupt

[@LordOfLight]

I notice you say "EU citizen". No doubt you'll claim this is because you transcend national boundaries etc. What nationality are you in reality?

[@janbanan7768]

I agree. The EU is far from perfect. But its a much better place now without the UK. Its sad. I used to admire the UK before.

[@LordOfLight]

@@janbanan7768Purest BS from a weak-minded individual whose priority in life is to disparage others because it makes him feel better about himself. Europeans with, you know, actual functioning brains know as well as we Remainers do that both sides have lost. Attempts to look "cool" always end badly.

[@juliantaylor2223]

The EU has never been stronger now that the world has witnessed the disaster Brexit is for the UK. The 17.4 million idiots that voted for Brexit deserve everything they get

[@stephenarcher8929]

These people have wrecked my country.

[@nickbonzer]

David Cameron ....let’s start with him. He started it ..........he must have profited

[@thecheesefactor]

And how he's back, as Lord Cameron no less. The UK needs rid of Tory government.

[@CherylCold]

They make their money, they move on and no repercussions.

[@reevesc1986]

Bit like lockdowns really

[@Kit2Canada]

Politicians not telling the truth? I’m shocked….

[@Olga-ht3yx]

😂sarcasm is a joy

[@tintin4914]

British democracy has insufficient 'safeguards' and this documentary proves that once again

[@thrlfwbbl8038]

@tintin4914 This is one aspect of British political culture that I always found most baffling. The idea of inalienable civil rights that cannot be overridden by a simple majority of a first-past-the-post Parliament (which often means representatives of a minority of voters even nvm adult citizens or even all people in the UK) doesn't really appear to be a concept with majority support in the UK. American style checks and balances are nowhere to be seen within the British constitutional setup. One of the reason so many prominent UK cases ended up at the ECHR is that there really isn't an institution of similar standing inside the UK that can effectively reign in the executive and legislative branches of government.

[@seanclark2085]

The only thing this documentary shows is the complete dishonesty of those who refuse to accept the referendum result . The lies start in the first minute . Talk of safeguarding Democracy whilst trying to overturn the biggest democratic vote in our history shows how warped you fanatics are ....... the Remain campaign chose to campaign with fear and lies, it backfired, their bluff was called .

[@dreamingflurry2729]

Ok, that is wrong! Democracy should not be used as an excuse to depower the people in favour of elected representatives (who are often no experts either and thus listen to lobbyists and/or are easier to buy because there are much fewer of them! Take Germany for example: About 80 Million people, but less than 1000 members of parliament, so much easier to bribe etc.)!

[@sambailey5791]

British "democracy" died with Enoch Powell brother.

[@tintin4914]

@@dreamingflurry2729 Democracy means, among other things, maximum prosperity and well-being for a group as large as possible. That principle is not fully achieved in any parliamentary democracy of course, but certainly not in contemporary US and UK.

[@francescocatalano5855]

Powerful financial lobbies had interest in keeping UK out of the control of EU authority

[@T.O.A.D.U.K]

Very depressing. I remember telling my friends in the EU that we wouldn't commit such an act of self harm but I realised I didn't appreciate that the citizens feel so powerless (as a result of the very things the Tories did) and yet felt that the EU was the problem. Since Brexit we can see that it was never the EU, Infact it got worse.

[@discoboy8169]

many of Brexiteers hoped that that would stop imigration, but ignoring fact, the EU status creates jobs and markets access. Now, immigration is same, but from NOn-EU countries, meaning that British culture would die day by day due to diversity and markets are lost and factories and business are closed, fishermen now lost they money and businesses due to second factor - sanctions against Russian fish, which was a massive part of their sales...great politics..

[@reevesc1986]

​@@discoboy8169fishermen had their industry ruined when the UK joined in 1973 😂

[@reevesc1986]

​@@discoboy8169factories and businesses have closed all over the world. I wonder why. Have a think!

[@Wegivesp]

This shows how the people who fall for divisive issues to be evil towards humanity can easily be manipulated against their best interest.

[@senianns9522]

Yet the Immigrants even increase after Brexit! How many voted for Brexit to end immigration to the UK? Probably 80% of voters?

[@Kenyon712]

Yep. Racism destroys.

[@Todestelzer]

Before Brexit I did buy items directly from UK. After Brexit I stopped buying because I had to deal with customs and taxes myself.

[@RoyvanArem]

Same here

[@robmthe1st]

So you never buy anything from any country outside the EU?

[@WinkingWhiskers]

@@robmthe1st EU member who constantly shops online, I rarely buy outside the EU, we have Amazon DE, IT, FR and so on, if I cant find it in amazon DE, AMAZON, then yes, I will go through the hassle of imports, which is again, rare.

[@MexxProtect]

@@robmthe1stNo, why would we?

[@Kurio71]

@@MexxProtect Chelsea buns are nice

[@AstroAri504]

I know a guy who got framed for wire fraud. I know it was a setup because the same people tried to frame me the same way. They obtain your banking info, wire you money, then call the cops (that are on their bankroll of course) and say they didn't authorize it. I had been homeless for months and thought I had finally gotten my big break. Sadly, I realized something was amidst when the interviewer refused to give me an offer letter unless I gave them my banking info. They said they didn't write checks. Luckily I was flat broke at the time and all my accounts were closed for being negative for too long. Once I started to question it the interviewer locked me in the building while she talked it over with management. I also found it odd that there was no new-hire info. Just "Hey, you got the job! What's your banking info?" Scariest interview of my life.

[@soapytowel1565]

The millionaire/billionaire backers of the leave campaign just wanted to get away from the EU anti tax avoidance directive that was to be implemented for all EU member states

[@yomismo8444]

Bingo

[@martinmcdonald4207]

That was the main motivation and powerful force behind Brexit. But did they really believe that it would get over the line? Champagne for Brexit breakfast, as hedge fund monster Crispen Odie said while his investment company made a whopping £350, 000,000 on that referendum result, while his old friend Jacob Rees Mogg made £7,000,000 commission from his old buddy Crispen Odie, indeed a splendid breakfast was had by all !

[@user-kq5qp6dh8l]

Correct

[@sararichardson737]

Well it worked. So there’s that. Ie a Brexit benefit.

[@seanclark2085]

Deluded loony

[@stephanschmidt2334]

People were taken for a ride by a plot against an imaginary plot. Beautiful!

[@garyt.8745]

Beautiful population that is generally as _thick as three short planks_ and couldn't even see the most simple con.

[@seanclark2085]

The con was being taken into a political union without consent .....

[@seanclark2085]

Why are the EU signing deals and negotiating deals with the very same countries then ? You morons can’t see past your own noses .

[@garyt.8745]

@@seanclark2085 Why lie? The UK was instrumental in most all of the decisions, even had _full veto power_ over _everything_ yet continued to vote in favour (voting no on 56 occasions, abstained on 70 occasions, and in favour 2,466 times over 47 years). So that's hardly "without consent" is it? The veto was used once, by Cameron in 2011. Nothing to do with political union, but to protect his mates' profits in the banking and finance sectors.

[@jrobs1133]

@@garyt.8745 UK has economic growth whilst the Eurozone is in recession. Seems we were smarter than you. Maybe try not to think that you're smarter than you actually are.

[@eoinbyrne2521]

They played the public like a musical instrument.

[@davidreynolds9910]

Let's be clear only c.67% of the eligible voters didn't cast their votes. Why? Perhaps the non-voters weren't engaged enough. Another way of understanding this they were content. Of course, there were other factors but probably not of major significance. In reality, the Leave campaign failed the wishes of the people but served the interests of the passionate few - one-third. Now, we are paying the price.

[@jillybe1873]

We thought it was a stupid joke, and it was touted as an opinion-only referendum. I voted but only because I was whipped

[@reevesc1986]

We are paying the price for lockdowns. Don't see you moaning about that

[@dagmarueberfeld-lang4088]

deeply troubling how easily people fall for the promises made by politicians when all they have in mind is their own agenda. Thank you for this excellent documentary.

[@bereal6590]

It is and it can happen anywhere and does happen over many different issues. People look at britain and think it couldn't happen in their nation. Most often it already has.

[@Talentedtadpole]

​@@bereal6590💯 It's dangerous that people don't realise this.

[@seanclark2085]

It's extremely troubling that anyone would believe a word of this piece of propaganda . It lies from the very first minute . It's nothing more than propaganda for gulible idiots who want their bias confirmed .

[@jrobs1133]

The German economy and the repercussions for the rest of the EU members is deeply troubling.

[@seanclark2085]

Do not tell the truth in this thread, the only permitted comments are those that confirm the lies the documentary peddles from its first minute .

[@FreestylerAlbert]

UK products are not competitive in the EU with the current customs, so their exports are all time low. Look at how many car manufacturing companies closed, how many small businesses closed because they can't export their products to EU because noonoe wants to buy them for that much. Many companies made products for export, now these are closed and replaced in other countries.

[@karlbassett8485]

What car manufacturing closed? Nissan did close a factory. In Spain. And moved production TO the UK. VW have just spent billions upgrading the Bentley factory, BMW have upgraded the Mini factory and have just announced the new Mini EV will be built here, Stelantis have upgraded the Luton factory and are making Peugeot and Citroen EV vans here, Tata are building a gigafactory here and Toyota have upgraded their Sunderland factory. The only manufacturer that has left the UK since the 2016 vote was Honda, and they said it was nothing to do with Brexit and they closed their Turkish factory at the same time.

[@Evian457]

Real GDP growth since Q4 2019: -- UK 1.8% -- France 1.7% -- Germany 0.2%

[@lambarahul89]

In the western context, it's referred to as "lobbying," while in Asia, it's commonly labeled as a "scam."

[@whtwht]

Why was the voice of Farridge amplified over other MP's? An utter shambles from the Uk Government.

[@sambutler8127]

Who is...Farridge?? Did you vote for Brexit? Are you british??

[@whtwht]

Nigel" the utter bellend" Farridge I'm sure you're heard of him

[@therealrobertbirchall]

​@sambutler8127 You know dammed well who Fartage is he uses the French pronunciation of his name to make himself sound sophisticated and clever. Yet he claims to be an English patriot, to fool the mugs into voting for their own self-destruction and more money in the pockets of his backers, Tice, Banks and Dyson the Brexshit criminals.😊

[@pauln6803]

​@@sambutler8127 I believe "Farrige" is how Nigel Farage's surname is actually supposed to be pronounced, or rather how his Father used it before little Nigey thought it sounded too common and chose a pronunciation closer to the name's French (?) roots. That's something I've heard, don't know the actual truth. But then old Nigey ain't always that fond of the truth, so...

[@ftumschk]

@@pauln6803 From the Oxford English Dictionary: *farage* or *farrage* = cattle fodder... _see also "farrago"_ *farrago* = A confused group of people or things Not making that up.

[@1967deek]

The sad thing is the English will probably line up and vote them to power again.

[@steverobinson9763]

It was the UK not the English, not everybody in the UK is English same as not everybody in the EU is German or French

[@1967deek]

@@steverobinson9763 Yes i know that, but it's the English that mostly votes for right wing parties even when it's obvious it against their own interests like Brexit even the illegal immigration problems is caused by the Tory Brexit deal, but it seems that's all forgotten now, and the mostly English seem to want to vote them in again or worse if you can worse the Reform party.

[@steverobinson9763]

Some English, and if you think that the current government are tory or right wing or that the labour party are left wing then that is not right. they are different cheeks of the same , well you know the rest. We have a potential leader saying he would rather be in davos. Its time we took a look at them all. The leader of the labour party is a rich man, the previous leader is a rich man and the less said about the so called conservatives the better. Keep up with the engagement and keep being engaged on a polite level. Thank you for your very polite response.@@1967deek

[@1967deek]

@@steverobinson9763 👍

[@thecheesefactor]

The polls would indicate that the electorate has learned its lesson. If the UK votes the Tories in again after this level of corruption, it is doomed.

[@arianbyw3819]

One of the telling points of brexit? Not one of the companies on the ftse 100 backed it, as they knew what the repercussions would be. Instead, we had Johnson brought it, with his American contacts, and that started the sell off to shareholders in the U.S.. For example: got car or house insurance? Then the U.S. Is profiting directly. Can't find a dentist? Need a funeral director? Even your friendly neighbourhood vet...all owned by American interests. And the American model is about mega profit. Their pet shelters are overflowing because people can't afford get bills and it's getting that way in the UK. Take a look at the dentistry or medical insurance in the U.S. They've got their eyes on the nhs, too. Watch this space!

[@reevesc1986]

Or maybe they were having their strings pulled by the very billionaires who created the EU in the first place?!!

[@BanterRanterr]

Great documentary it's real shame that mainstream media failed in pre referendum debate No one voted for hard tory brexit... 😕 🤦‍♂️

[@jaaput]

In many western countries there is a separation of church and state, and not without good reason. A likewise separation should be installed/maintained between "big money" and state. It will take time and it requires awareness of the electorate, but it is a necessity, a self-preservation requirement for a long lasting democracy.

[@thomasnewton8997]

Brexit was about the rich getting richer

[@christopheraliaga-kelly6254]

Damn Right!!

[@Mike-yc3lu]

My Scottish friend voted to stay in the European Union 🇪🇺 and now you have no idea how frustrated he is.

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Excellent looking documentary. Will watch it in full later this evening. Just gave it a quick scan. Sounds good. 👍

[@ATR-Bigoz]

And that's why after 14 years in UK we left a month ago. Now back in central Europe with my missus and our newborn son. Have it your way Britain.

[@reevesc1986]

Goodbye

[@ATR-Bigoz]

@@reevesc1986 life is soooooooo much easier now 🤗

[@reevesc1986]

@@ATR-Bigoz no need to moan anymore then eh 😁

[@ATR-Bigoz]

@@reevesc1986 I don't, you replayed to my comment from a year ago, eh? xD

[@reevesc1986]

@@ATR-Bigoz same difference

[@kev643]

Time for Public Enquiry NOW.

[@TheGamingSyndrom]

as a european i have to say; with all the fearmongering and panic about the UK leaving the eu, the economy has honestly been fine and the EU parliament has been a lot more quiet and productive... I think the UK leaving mighv just been what the EU needed to continue forward... its like reevaluating a toxic relationship where common interests no longer exist and thriving as individuals instead.

[@Bertrum123]

They are probably glad to see the back of farage and his insults ill give him this hes an expert at manipulating the feeble minded he must be laughing all the way to the bank and the oil b. Reforme

[@OYE1272]

Agree

[@Iazzaboyce]

As a Brexiteer this was in my mind when I voted Leave. A century has passed since Germany destroyed Europe and the UK, Russia, and US have helped Europe recover. This cannot go on forever it's time Europe stood on its own two feet.

[@nicgeorgescu6523]

Russia has helped Europe recover? What on Earth are you smoking, mate?

[@Iazzaboyce]

@@nicgeorgescu6523Russia helped free Europe from Nazis - do some research into an event known as 'World War Two'.

[@markelmslie6832]

I want more taxation in the interests of public services and economic growth. The Con ideology of low taxation and top down economics has been promoted for decades and is without any merit. The cons of the Cons are destroying this country!

[@br5380]

When the right wing talk about low tax they don’t mean low taxes for ordinary folk…

[@patarciepaul]

Correct. The Liz Truss mini budget handed billions back to the rich but there was nothing in it for ordinary people.

[@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc]

Trickle down Reaganomics, anyone?

[@nmilyaev]

This video should be on every public screen, on every Facebook wall. Do share it as wide as you can. Thank you for the quality journalism and telling people the truth.

[@honestcommenter8424]

Share it for what? The damage already done 😢

[@nmilyaev]

@@honestcommenter8424 So that those who were duped to be in the known, and those who are responsible be punished. And if in the end there is another referendum or otherwise move to re-join we've learned the lesson. People's pressure works, as this very video works. Sadly, back then it worked the other way...

[@olyfaa]

@@honestcommenter8424 90% op public in UK have no idea of this

[@chilesauce7248]

This report is not only biased but has a great deal of misinformation. It is a report by remainers with their own agenda.

[@rolandtennapel5058]

@@honestcommenter8424 To inform people, because these kinds of tactics are hardly limited to the UK. The people have a responsibility towards their respective countries to be informed (at least to some level) and vote in a meaningful manner. Situations like these are of the kind that go into history books after all.

[@d.a.t.7723]

It was never about the people, it was always about money laundering in London...sad story!

[@stanstreatfield3485]

Saddest thing about this is that so many were taken in by this. A sad indication of the level of awareness of a large part of the electorate.

[@stanstreatfield3485]

@@thetruth9210 Well who am I to argue with "THE TRUTH" ?

[@reevesc1986]

We assume by this statement that you are fully educated on the EU, who established it and what the intended goals are of the EU?

[@stanstreatfield3485]

@@reevesc1986 Is that the royal we or are you part of a team?

[@reevesc1986]

@@stanstreatfield3485 since you're the all knower I thought you'd have known.

[@stanstreatfield3485]

@@reevesc1986 Not a great comeback. I wouldn't claim to know everything, no one does, if people had to know everything in order to comment or have an opinion then no one would be able to give an opinion about anything. Except Jacob Reese Mogg , your hero of course.

[@alunevans2377]

Point is now, our MPs are now accountable for everything. No more hiding behind EU rules.

[@Janinex98]

You do realise this stupid statement of yours implies that the EU's rules covers up all of this insane corruption. oh good, then we agree, but we can't hold the EU accountable because it is a democratic sham, our own government can be, at the ballot box next year. Although 2024 election is gonna be even more polarising than 2019. because all our political parties are so unlikeable.

[@jacobjorgenson9285]

Like that will make a difference

[@StrongKickMan]

No more Brussels to blame.

[@gregorymendyka]

People of the UK believed and trusted the politicians. Well done.

[@lukebowler7946]

Yeah... brexit was correct... we had to leave... but the fact we trusted our politicians to do so properly was stupid of us

[@danieljeffers2169]

Told you guys years years ago

[@reevesc1986]

Like you did in 2020?

[@geronimo4511]

I don't understand why the opposition, labour, lib dems are not blowing this up all over the news!!

[@hithere9393]

Because they are now funded by the same people.

[@beavoxpopuli2572]

A true eye-opener although so many things had been more than obvious before Brexit happened. The questions now remain 1. "Where does Britain go from here?" 2. "Are the people involved in all the misrepresentations going to be held accountable?" 3. "Are the blindsided voters willing to take a lesson?"

[@FraudVonSchitzypants]

1 Ireland unification and Scotland independence. 2 not really 2 not really

[@1967deek]

@@FraudVonSchitzypants Hopefully number 1 is correct.

[@johnmcvey5805]

Scotland indy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 lreland United 🇮🇪 and Wales free 26:12 26:14

[@celionegrelli9253]

I bet Boris Johnson will be next prime minister…

[@kamysamaa]

I feel sorry for those few who saw it coming before it happened...and now they suffer because of the greedy bastards in politics and the stupid masses who supported them all the way

[@adiltair7162]

Very well done love it it just shows how a democracy can become a dictatorship under the rule of money 🥶

[@waqasahmed939]

Tbh the political class don't truly want democracy. They want the illusion of one If we truly had democracy, we'd have PR for starters. Equally the ONLY times that my parent's country (Pakistan) turned into a dictatorship was only when the US meddled to help prop up said dictators, with the help of our UK politicians If our politicians truly like democracy, they wouldn't be helping Americans prop up dictatorships overseas. We wouldn't be overthrowing democracies in favour of more imperialist friendly dictatorships too. The empire died mostly in name only. We still have a fairly imperialist role, helping prop up dictatorships that are beneficial for "our" imperialist interests. Democracy gets in the way of that because a democracy works in the favour of people in that country. I put "our" in quotation marks because those interests line up with the interests of the super rich (corrupt) politicians here, as opposed to the people who live in the imperial core

[@den264]

Like America for instance.

[@jrobs1133]

Or perhaps like a top down political structure where laws are created by an unelected Commission instead of by the people that the population voted for.

[@jacobcohen9205]

Dictatorships are more of a 'Continental' habit, not a British one. We usually end up helping to end European Dictatorships.

[@dantheman9228]

@@jrobs1133 Mate all you get is the illusion of choice all your elections are rigged by fake polls and media propaganda so you all think you actually voted these criminals into power,even the once so called peoples party Labour has been taken over by the neo liberals,they even infiltrated the SNP. The only time you get a change of political party is when the tories become so toxic they decide to go hide and put Labour in to make a huge mess so you all forget just how toxic the tories are. They even convinced you to defend the very treaty that steals your sovereignty as a people the 1707 treaty of union between Scotland and England and to hand back the only sovereignty you had as EU citizens to parliament. The UK needs to end and England needs it own constitution and parliament so that these politicians can be prosecuted and can not hide behind your stolen sovereignty and the only people who can give you all this is the sovereign people of Scotland. The end of the UK is not the end of Great Britain just another chapter in a very old book.

[@MrCyclist]

I left Britain in 1964 and it was the best thing for me. My dad made the right move.

[@Kurio71]

Miss tea and crumpets?

[@sheilafordham7659]

Very interesting to watch a more objective analysis of the whole Brexit fiasco. Excellent!

[@garyt.8745]

Best, and truest statement in the whole documentary "If you want to influence politicians [in the UK] put some money in these right-wing think-tanks, and then watch the country burn". The people should rise-up and hold these Brexiteers, and their influencers, accountable.

[@AnthonyTolhurst-dw1nc]

Rest assured, at some time ahead, history proves it, there shall be hard times ahead; no matter what any mouthy elite or puppet says. Including those c**ts from the WEF. Dams always burst, given time. Lotta bodies along the way. Us humans not much different from lemmings.

[@georgesdelatour]

By far the majority of billionaire resources available to fund think tanks and NGOs are on the side of globalist-aligned campaigns. Who do you think NGOs like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Soros Open Society Foundations actually fund? According to the Open Society Foundations own data, it provided funds to 127 EU MEPs between 2014 and 2019, describing them as “Reliable Allies”.

[@jacobcohen9205]

You vote Labour I take it, lol.

[@garyt.8745]

@@jacobcohen9205 Yeah, so it's your turn. The rest of us have been _taking it_ from your Tory votes for 13 years now.... Country on its knees, NHS destroyed and virtually non-operational, economy would be in total ruins if it weren't for the BoE.

[@garyt.8745]

@JupiterThunder "unlike the EU"? And which part of the EU isn't a democracy? (Hint, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, or China aren't members of the EU, so go on, give it your best shot!). Edit: BTW,,think tanks have actually _given you your last two Prime Ministers._ Also can you name _one country_ that has _more unelected religious lawmakers than the Islamic Republic or Iran,_ *AND* a second chamber (full of unelected lawmakers) which is larger than the first chamber, following the steps of the People’s Republic of China, Kazakhstan and Burkina Faso??? So who _exactly_ do you think is _democratic?_ Don't make me laugh!!! 🤣

[@williamthomson7820]

The trouble with this hard brexit is it badly affected both sides, a form of joint suicide that destroyed many businessess on both sides and almost destroyed our economy and many of those other countries inside the EU. A complete and utter failure, one that sent many countries including our own on the road to financial ruin.

[@terryfinnie2146]

What other countries has it harmed,27 states as 1, Britain now depends on EU, that's their best customers .

[@Matteuccishane]

it is benefit eu since many business leaving uk and moved to eu

[@karlbassett8485]

At the moment the UK is not in recession. Germany is, and the growth forecast for the Eurozone has just been significantly downgraded for the rest of the year. The UK is doing fine.

[@karlbassett8485]

@@terryfinnie2146 The Eurozone was in recession earlier this year, the UK wasn't. Germany is still in recession. The UK isn't. The UK has joined the Trans Pacific trade deal, is selling submarines to Australia and is making a next gen fighter jet with Japan and Italy. The EU is shrinking as a percentage of world economy, while the Pacific, south America and south asia is growing.

[@ATypiclaNPC]

​@@karlbassett8485German here. The German Recession is more an Intern Problem then an Problem made by Brexit.

[@rafaeldavid8398]

The NHS is broken due to lack of staff, the fish is more expensive than never, thr "fresh" vegetables taste disgusting, sewage discharging on fresh water...well done

[@leftgrrl]

It is what the people wanted.

[@LazyJack2003]

And? Did the UK gain control? Quite the opposite. And of course none of the thousands of laws - which the UK had influenced and ratified - has been changed or even cancelled.

[@Ni-NeModa]

The British who shoot themselves in their feet, are complaining they're leaping

[@alfredttarski4521]

limping

[@ftumschk]

Excellent point, but I think you meant "hopping" rather than "leaping".

[@Evian457]

Real GDP growth since Q4 2019 -- UK 1.8% -- France 1.7% -- Germany 0.2%

[@thecheesefactor]

@@Evian457 The UK’s economic growth may have matched EU nations since Brexit, but surging inflation has clobbered living standards. The UK government has delayed health and safety checks on food imports from the European Union for the fifth time in three years amid fears that the extra controls will push up food prices further and disrupt vital supplies.

[@Evian457]

​@@thecheesefactor UK inflation is the same as France around 4%%

[@chrismalcomson7640]

We produce about 60% of the food we eat every day, that means we have to import enough food for 20 million people every day. This tells us we need the EU way more than they need us.

[@georgesdelatour]

The UK hasn't been self-sufficient in food since 1846, when we repealed the Corn Laws. Nothing forces us to put tariffs on food imports, from the EU or anywhere else.

[@seanclark2085]

Not sure if you are aware of it, but the 85% of the planet that are not in the EU produce, export and consume food too ..... shocking ...isn’t it ?

[@jacobcohen9205]

Fun Fact. The rest of the world also grows food and rears cattle, etc.

[@radjalomas8854]

​@@jacobcohen9205the rest of the world is also farther so not the smartest choice

[@AnimanuiVasile]

@@jacobcohen9205 Classic morrown!

[@simonwilliams3399]

Wow watching this is painful. Brexit has aged like milk!

[@user-pv2qq6fv1w]

We public should never had a vote re Brexit as we never knew the truth about what would happen. Anything in any country where money is involved, leads to corruption. Take a deep look into even the UK London Olympics!

[@celphpwn]

it is so sad, that more than half of british people fell for the lies and still do. That tells you a lot.

[@den264]

About eighty percent of British women tune in to Coronation street every other night believing all of the lies perpetrated against men, so for them make the slight stepup to believing political lies would be easy.

[@Nils.Minimalist]

With the Union Jack and a large portion of nationalism, you can sell almost any Englishman a pup 🤣

[@jacobcohen9205]

Let us give some examples of these lies? I'll start off, shall I! The UK would lose eight hundred thousand jobs immediately just for voting to leave, property prices would drop like a stone, and we wouldn't get any free trade deals because nobody would trust us. Your turn. I'll wait.

[@georgethepatriot2785]

Lets have the lies then ........

[@georgethepatriot2785]

The eu empire funding this propaganda?

[@Vincentdixon4060]

The reason the citizen cannot access information regarding who is financially supporting candidates or organizations is the Privacy Act enacted by all governments. Criminal banksters buying silence.

[@margplsr3120]

horrible

[@leftgrrl]

Untrue but you do you.

[@comments2840]

Johnson's PM's pension should be revoked.

[@Neckelism]

It has always been about "taking back control", they just didn't mention who'd be in control.

[@johnholkham2420]

Did Boris read that thousands of pages deal , I doubt it very much . I imagine he’s hard put to read the menu at the Ritz.

[@leftgrrl]

Depends whether the waitress is blonde. If so he can't even manage the word menu.

[@BLUESKY-zt1nv]

Tice ..Farage Behind Bars ..They belong there.

[@musicalinanity7870]

Thanks for so clearly said who made this. So much 'stolen' (Un-credited) learning materials out there, glad to see you care! :D