Jonathan Pie: Welcome to Britain. Everything is Terrible. | NYT Opinion

So Liz Truss will be Britain’s next prime minister - the nation’s fourth in seven years. And she’s inheriting a nation falling apart at the seams.
Ms. Truss’s victory on Monday followed a long summer of overlapping and escalating crises in the country: Inflation soared to double-digit figures and continues to rise; nationwide strikes have crippled the train networks, the postal service and trash collections; a heat wave brought the first drought in 20 years; and Brexit and the pandemic conspired to ruin many families’ first overseas vacations in three years.
We turned once again to the fictional broadcast journalist Jonathan Pie, performed by Tom Walker. In the satirical Opinion video above, he takes viewers on a tour of a broken Britain and argues that Ms. Truss is not well equipped to fix it.
The video contains some strong language and adult humor you don’t normally see in The Times, but we think Mr. Pie is the perfect conduit for the frustration and desperation of millions of Britons.
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[@KashouWannabe]

To our American friends, this is not parody or exaggerated; this is true and accurate.

[@johnking7685]

As someone born in the UK during the 2nd world war & who has lived here ever since I fully confirm this is true.

[@superfakerbros]

Oh no, I can believe it. Our conservatives are somehow much worse and would happily love to subjugate us to the same things

[@mrs3lfd3s7ruc7]

How does the majority of British people think about whether Brexit was right or wrong, atm?

[@LuisAldamiz]

@@mrs3lfd3s7ruc7 - I'm not British but I'm pretty sure that it almost doesn't matter anymore: the situation this side of the channel (I'm EUropean) is not much better to be honest. British leaders are just more ruthlessly Thatcherian if that's even possible and the Brexit (which was all the time nothing but a farce to get Corbyn's Labour Party, now totally purged by the Zio-liberal Blairites but then a semi-socialist menace to the bourgeois regime, off side of the political debate, suddenly focused on a issue that did not even matter at all) has only increased the problems. Much of Brexiterism was about rejection of immigration and Britain has worker shortages all over the place and new laws are being issued to try to facilitate immigration after all. But it's not just Brexit, it was the covid paranoia, it is suicidal "sanctions" against Russia, it is a total mismanagement and absolutely lack of a plan. A plan that whenever it comes it will only be, it can only be a Five Year Plan that would make Stalin himself blush.

[@jonarific8504]

@@mrs3lfd3s7ruc7 The original vote was 52/48 split in favour of leaving. May and then Boris interpreted that as winner takes all in negotiating the current Brexit mess. While there was an age split with older people in favour and polls regularly show a gradual change in perception. However, people have almost invested their identity in that position and right leaning coverage declares anti-brexit beliefs as practically heretical. So change is slow despite the evidence before our eyes. This is not helped by an opposition terrified of it as a wedge issue and national TV coverage that has to be 'balanced' - most often defined as presenting two sides to an argument irrespective of accuracy. The BBC are under constant threat of being commercialised that would decimate it's seevices, with part owned channel 4 already due for full privitisation despite being profit making with the former culture secretary basically admitting it's because she didn't like it's news coverage. The irony of course is that the current incarnation of the conservative government has thrown out all economic orthodoxy in pursuit of growth while ignoring the biggest reason for our failing growth.

[@imagination43]

He started out as satire, but now he's just the voice of common sense

[@l2farm862]

An actual documentary

[@BB-qp9ri]

Apart from his hysterical mask rant

[@lawrencevincent1]

@@BB-qp9ri The guy is a genius.

[@BB-qp9ri]

@@lawrencevincent1 Hardly a Genius if he was pushing mask wearing

[@mrnameless7637]

He is saying the leaders of Britain are worse then the leaders of North Korea. I think he needs more reality in his life.

[@Claudia-gv6lf]

Omg... You know something is terribly wrong, when satire has turned to a man screaming facts into a camera, and instead of laughing you just start screaming too... Nailed it...

[@disobeytoday4685]

The cherry on the cake is that we all felt the same way, turned it off, and watched something else

[@Mailliwoediv]

@@disobeytoday4685 Not all of us want to drown in denial - face reality and fight injustice!

[@neilherman9735]

Brilliant comment Claudia

[@ajaxtelamonian5134]

This isn't satire though.

[@franciscocarvalho2843]

On this topic, I vehemently recomend The Network (1976)

[@TheGohan09]

Four doctors are talking. "The Indian doctor says, medicine is so advanced in India that we cut off a man's liver, put it in another man, and in 6 weeks, he was looking for a job." The German doctor replies: "That's nothing. In Germany, we took part of a brain, put it in another man, and in 4 weeks he was looking for a job." The Russian doctor replies: "Well, we took half a heart from a man, put it in another's chest, and in 2 weeks he was looking for a job." The Britain doctor laughs: "You are all behind us. A few years ago, we took a human with no brain, no heart, and no liver, and made a Prime Minister. Now, the whole country is looking for a job!"😂🤣😂

[@cookiecola5852]

haha xD

[@razvanbuliga4395]

This is so underrated FML mate.

[@jasperlawrence5361]

boom, boom, (weeps)

[@rogersharman7107]

Yes now we will have another Prime Minister who does'nt know what a woman is.

[@anibalfernando3027]

I agree eith you..150 per cent ...at present thd BIGGEST SHUT HOLE ON EARTH.

[@mrmonkeyman79]

In case any of you Americans were wondering, no he's not exaggerating.

[@oliknowles7645]

“It’s called petrol. It’s not even a gas, it’s a liquid”. After 40 years of living I finally get it. 😂

[@Dancingmonster414]

Gas is short for gasoline.

[@pip393]

I don't give a fiddlers what they call it as long as there is enough, reasonably priced, in quantity, made ready to solve this energy crisis.

[@animaltvi9515]

@Rosellen Tsujimoto. Petrol is short for petroleum Gasoline" (often shortened to "gas") is an American word that denotes fuel for automobiles. The term is thought to have been influenced by the trademark "Cazeline" or "Gazeline", named after the surname of British publisher, coffee merchant, and social campaigner John Cassell

[@JamesWilliam70]

Must be all that Government/media gaslighting that's caused the shortages eh? If any...

[@paulstewart6293]

​@@animaltvi9515in the beginning model Ts ran on alcohol.

[@Goutenberg]

As a Brazilian, I can absolutely say “I know this feeling, Brits”.

[@Lollol-wq4bl]

Yeah, it's like to stop migration from our poor countries to richer countries, they decided to make every rich country go full garbage dump.

[@David-ft7xz]

It's not so bad, Tia. We're mostly doing fine, one or two people are just a bit grumpy 😊

[@grayfoxv]

@@David-ft7xz It's a little more serious than that

[@adambinnie1332]

Blame it on the Democrats

[@jkholtgreve]

At least you guys have *some* hope left. Poor Brits don’t have any viable alternative left.

[@visiongroove]

Lived in the UK for 14 years the decline I saw in those years was astonishing.

[@janesmy6267]

Yes lots of public welfare and emergency services, healthcare budget cuts and UK still voted in the Tories. Then they voted Brexit and it showed how woefully ignorant the nation is. They kind of did it to themselves to be honest. I grew up there and the blind patriotism and privileged colonial mindset is a big part of the problem

[@Johnnymagnet92]

​@Jane Smy Privileged colonial mindset? I'm 30 and lived here my whole life and I don't really know what you mean. There's a lot of people here who don't like the monarchy and who aren't patriotic.

[@razvanbuliga4395]

10 years for me now, if my partner wouldn't be so stubborn I would of left first thing... mate is a disgrace out of this world what is going on. But ppl to be honest have started to unite too late. Look at the french man, respect for them.

[@hereandthere4763]

@@Johnnymagnet92 Patriotism - thinking one country is better than all the others, just because you were born there.

[@Adipsia1]

@@janesmy6267 Sadly many of voters in the UK and US have never spent time outside a 5 mile radius of where they live and never will. They feel angry and disenfranchised and so go nationalist and vote for Trump and Brexit Boris. Turkeys who vote for Christmas or Thanksgiving. :(

[@muddyweb]

Yet another Pie video that made me laugh out loud, and then almost immediately feel depressed and angry.

[@tomconnor7786]

Well as it's identical to all the others that's not surprising.

[@swamiohm5681]

You are angry because you are not a relative of the great queen. She is not elected but who cares? They are still democratic. lol

[@tiestokygoericprydz3963]

At least Britain is producing better musicians The 1975, Anne Marie, Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, harry styles, Louis Tomlinson, Ellie Goulding, Rita ora, ... Bjork of Iceland USA isn't

[@chestermosburger3113]

@@tiestokygoericprydz3963 Bjork is from Iceland the country, not the UK frozen food chain

[@tiestokygoericprydz3963]

@@chestermosburger3113 uk has food from all over the world And Costa coffee And tons of cheese shops and bakeries

[@cmyk8964]

I’m Japanese. Our country has been ruled by neoliberals for who knows how long. This hit close to home. Fortunately our leaders don’t outwardly display this level of flagrant disregard for average citizens, but their fiscal policy always seemed to prioritize bottom lines of banks and investment firms over quality of life.

[@contemplating1015]

The UK is circa 7 years behind Japan in terms of its currency et al. Central Banks are meeting their targets perfectly 👌

[@thatweatherman4411]

Your political party has been in power almost uninterrupted since 1955. The only time it was ever out of power was from 1993 to 1996 and then again from 2009 to 2012. and I think that the 2009 to 2012 period like most Japanese people say I bet you think was a nightmare?

[@thatweatherman4411]

Was it?

[@thatweatherman4411]

Was it?

[@Bruh-zx2mc]

You mean your country is ruled by conservatives

[@MaBaKar]

“Wipe of any residual charisma with a damp cloth” that summing up of BlunderTruss was excellent

[@lesskeels3417]

What blunders has she made? She's BARELY been Prime Minister all of 24 hours!!

[@MaBaKar]

@@lesskeels3417 She doesn’t need to be PM to blunder e.g.raw sewage discharge more than doubled from 14.7 per overflow in 2016 to 29.3 in 2021. This coincided with Truss cutting £80m of sewage monitors as part of a £235m Tory axe to the Environment Agency's budget

[@rosemaryclarke2348]

I LOVE THE NEW NAME!

[@sixbeesix]

Probably the best line.

[@TheInterestedObserver]

@@lesskeels3417 24 hrs as PM yes but she has been in government **cking things up for a while now, does not have to be Prime Minister to display utter incompetence and putrid disdain for the general populace. She is on-brand and is in danger of being slaughtered for the sins of her predecessor at the next election. I feel another coalition administration is on the way in.

[@Highland_Moo]

I’m from Scotland and he’s right. Our mortgage doubled in less than a year. Britain sucks.

[@BeardedGuy_Tawhid]

In Islam interest is forbidden. It is the only solution for your broken society. You are debt slaves.. when you should only be a slave to the creator alone and live dignified and decently

[@communistshqiperia]

@@BeardedGuy_Tawhid I think there's better advice than the ramblings of a 7th century schizophrenic.

[@BeardedGuy_Tawhid]

You mockery and ignorance does not change the fact that you are wrong and your society is a vile failure collapsing on itself. There is only only one hope and solution for mankind. Islam. Whether you fools like it or not

[@BeardedGuy_Tawhid]

@@communistshqiperia you will see soon how wrong you were. No second chances once the bell rings right? The warning has reached you there will be no excuse

[@S4Minactive]

@@communistshqiperia yeah you are not funny with that one

[@britishrose9417]

Genuinely true Liz Truss claims £79 for Amazon Prime. Her expenses make interesting reading for someone that doesn't like handouts.

[@bomberbinz]

All MP's claim dodgy s**t on expenses. As if this is some kind of pearl clutching moment.

[@MiniM69]

Oooo! Where can I find them? Nevermind. I’ll just Google it. Happy reading, all

[@JollyRogerTheDodger]

@@MiniM69 Link it here when you find it please!!

[@compass2201]

For one, she claims £5000 a year for her energy, on top of claiming for council tax...

[@howler6490]

Howdafuck can you claim amazon prime as an expense ??

[@nightshadegaming1735]

The Tories are desperate to return to the days of the aristocracy, and they are mindlessly cheered on by those they despise most because they say the things they wanna hear. Trees voting for the axe because it's handle is made of wood.

[@blackeyedsusan727]

🎯🎯🎯

[@sew_gal7340]

I don't get it, here in the USA the bidens are in charge and we are just in a sad state of affairs...but its blamed on russia...which is it?

[@pauls3204]

Jim Jeffries calls it a Trumpian mentality , the dumbos cheer at speeches when they understand the nasty bits but they are to thick to understand everything else

[@stanisawzokiewski3308]

Its either corrupt torries or racist labour

[@garyburchgb]

Watched this numerous times, as a Brit this is absolutely spot on. It's not even bloody satire it's the truth!

[@davidwuhrer6704]

It wouldn't be satire if it wasn't true.

[@EasyEight3674]

As a Californian in the US, this is all dismally familiar. But as long as my fellow citizens keep voting for the same people who *caused* these problems, it's not going to improve -- just get worse and worse.

[@someblokecalleddave1]

@@EasyEight3674 Yep - same here. It's bizarre.

[@rabbit251]

@@EasyEight3674 I'm neither Democrat or Republican, but you do realize that Republicans openly advocate for Big Business while Democrats do the same but behind closed doors. Either way you're screwed. But if you openly vote for trump then you're biggest fool ever.

[@garyburchgb]

I guess it just hit home with such brutal honesty. That why I said, what I said.

[@elliewuzzup7689]

"Ruled by a government that is ruled by corporations." Perfectly summed up. True in the UK and America. This is why *company* regulation is needed, because when they say "deregulate" they aren't talking about us, the people, they're talking about billion-pound/dollar companies that want to do whatever it takes to make more money.

[@jasimmalik8078]

Corporations are great at extracting resources, problem is they view everything as a resource, hence the human resources department.

[@whodarboilebamnames3990]

The main difference between the two however is that local governance is way more powerful and can completely undermine state and after that federal policies if needed. Also the bill of rights in America are much more respected than the English bill of rights. You can see this how the supreme court of the united states has said that rights must be approached with text, history and tradition. This is inline with section 1 of the magna carta which is still in effect in England and Wales. However, in the UK, these two very important things don't exist. So at least in America, your state, city or county can bar the federal government and you can live free from their tyranny much more so than in Britain where your rights don't matter, and nor does the text, history or tradition of English common law matter as well. Giving anyone who has the government's ear complete power, or more correctly stated, the government complete power.

[@alexanderharris8310]

Regulated capitalism is still capitalism i.e. an irrational and deeply unfair socioeconomic system.

[@brianjacob8728]

yup. people ignore the corporation part.

[@独孤求败-d6i]

communism​@@alexanderharris8310

[@janetgough6585]

More truth in that 5 minutes than I've heard from the Tories in my entire lifetime.

[@lookingforsomething]

Two party politics fuelled by first past the post (yes the UK has more than two parties, but barely, and in an election you do have to decide between two in a constituency nearly as a rule with some exceptions).

[@gjaxx]

Brilliant! The comedy wrapping just adds pathos to the obviously deeply felt disgust. A true master of foul-mouthed eloquence

[@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3]

So why do we care what a pro-russia extremist thinks about the UK?

[@Competitive_Antagonist]

He needs to learn the difference between hyperthermia and hypothermia.

[@Not_really]

@Alex Holmes : That was Boris Johnson, incognito.

[@SunofYork]

@@Competitive_Antagonist I am with you on that..the oiks need to learm English

[@tiestokygoericprydz3963]

3:05 🧐

[@hashanshalitha]

As a Sri Lankan, I can absolutely say “I know this feeling, Brits”.

[@ruthmccabe3527]

Keep going, Hashan. I hope things improve for Sri Lankan soon. I was reading about how bad things are there just the other day. :(

[@tom50402]

Best of luck, I spent a month there 4 years ago, finished off trip in Unawatuna and they were building Araliya Beach (local people talking of nepotism) which didn't fit with everything else there, hope that you get some decent politicians - don't take any advice from here in the UK, our current lot are just as bad.

[@hashanshalitha]

@@ruthmccabe3527 Yeah. I hope so. : (

[@Arltratlo]

sitting on an island with an corrupt, ignorant government? you got it!

[@hashanshalitha]

@@Arltratlo Totally

[@philipadam7870]

This turned out to be an understatement, time for an update from Mr. Pie where he features people in desperate need of an ambulance and/ or medical attention while they rot on a gurney in a frozen hospital ward corridor. And why stop there… every industry has lost its workforce due to Brexit. Professionals are low wages and are leaving, another brain drain. Meanwhile, the rich get richer! Up the revolution people, strike be it criminalised or not!

[@thelaundryman9287]

We need one forreal

[@systemsouth]

I utterly utterly despise people who are so thick that they need to blame Brexit for things that are nothing to do with it. Absolutely spanner!

[@Elenrai]

A strike is good, we broke the Danish Monarchy that was in a couple days, just sayin, a good bit o unionizing and a brief yet firm general strike, that is all you need :)

[@101dannybhoy]

@@systemsouth ...I despise people who refuse to blame Brexit when the evidence of its idiocy is staring them in the face.

[@systemsouth]

@@101dannybhoy That's because you are a Fascist

[@karambos2]

Brilliant! I love this guy. He's always spot on with his analysis.

[@danielabbott6859]

As a Brit this is depressingly spot on. Even our legendary love of satire is pushed to the limit when Pie hits it this much on the nose

[@helveticaification]

@@Curmudgeonist As if you make any sense at all.

[@davidrobson3853]

The government is not going to help us.Time to start pushing back !!!

[@bothi00]

@@Curmudgeonist grow up

[@bothi00]

@@Curmudgeonist who cares. Literally, how and why is that an 'issue', exactly ? Grow up

[@borisbadenov8613]

I would love to see Pie and Oliver together on Last Week Tonight. That would be a real killer if he were to roast Trump like he did Boris.

[@adamabele785]

The choice between going hungry and freezing in winter is not necessarily exclusive. You can have both, hunger and freeze, at the same time.

[@leisti]

And don't forget being ill!

[@emmaanear7730]

@@leisti we get sick because we can not afford to eat properly or in a healthy way and then live in cold damp houses...well i do anyway and ive worked hard all my life for THIS!

[@lesskeels3417]

Well which one would YOU YOURSELF choose then, Adam?

[@adamabele785]

@@lesskeels3417 I´d go to a warmer place. You can be hungry and not freeze, even when you have no money.

[@zuzanazuscinova5209]

England is just not conducive to human thriving. Yes, there are people in other Northern European countries but their populations are small and they are very rich per capita. I suggest emigration.

[@Yocambio]

A true national treasure in the tradition of Jonathan Swift.

[@Struieboy]

It’s unfair to criticise the Conservatives for not imposing windfall taxes on energy companies. When government ministers retire from politics they will be appointed to the boards of companies like Shell and BP so it would be very foolish of them to upset their future employers.

[@gonufc]

Absolutely, totally unfair to expect a lack of obscene selfishness from a publicly elected official. They've got a (third) home to look after!

[@patty4349]

Perhaps their current employers should rethink their employment.

[@nancythecat1079]

So, greed and not foolishness. They know what they are doing.

[@gonufc]

@@nancythecat1079 Fair point well made.

[@Lord_of_Dread]

@@nancythecat1079 They 'will let the bodies pile up' before they work in the interests of our country. I wish I could say they didn't actually say that, but the quotation marks were not for literary effect.

[@orificebungus7716]

I’m so glad the world is beginning to wake up.

[@lonehawk3164]

Glad?

[@nevarran]

Is it though? Half of the USA votes for the Republicans, whose mantra is maintaining the status quo. In the UK the Conservatives won the last elections in a land slide. Russia is under a brutal dictatorship yet again. China's totalitarian regime is trying to see if the doctor had recommended dictatorship as well. I'm from Italy and it seems the far right is going to win the upcoming elections...

[@Simmons8519]

Is it though? Because every seems to be complaining, but doing NOTHING to change the system. Everyone seems to be waiting for someone ELSE to do something so they don't have to.

[@entropybentwhistle]

@@Simmons8519 Are there enough Brits alert enough to general strike demanding an early election? Probably not. They might miss a Kardashian Tik-Tok.

The world is fine england's brexited.

[@glory_1412]

It's sad to see what's happening in Britain, the UK has all my heart. I really hope better times will come soon for the strong British people

[@davidwalsh2008]

They are. We've had a few curve balls thrown at us in quick succession but we'll get through. Pie is a monster of exaggeration and rabble rousing.

[@undevelopedcell3800]

@@davidwalsh2008 Not really exaggeration when everything he's said is basically the truth

[@gavster023]

It's going to get worse I feel like they wanna see how far they can push us for there gain, untill we stop and Rebel

[@metetural9140]

@@davidwalsh2008 not even a week and this has aged like milk

[@cookiecola5852]

If enough brits dont think its worth squader new opportunity away

[@INFINITY-oe4is]

What people think Britain is like: The Queen! What Britain is really like: This Video!

[@janelawrence98]

Thank you Jonathan for speaking the truth. Thank you for being our voice. Many British people agree with you totally. The tide is turning

[@darrendennison6806]

What started out as a comedy character reporter is now doing a better job of delivering the actual news than the mainstream reporters who supposedly do this "professionally". I wonder if we could find a similarly talented comedian with a politician character they have created that we could install as the actual Prime Minister

[@davidwuhrer6704]

He could run with the Servant of the People party.

[@debb1137]

Spot on.

[@eagercadet4059]

Volodymyr Zelenskyy (current president of Ukraine) was a comedian and actor before he entered politics

[@andyg00d]

Zelensky has his hands full at the moment...

[@eljanrimsa5843]

Again? You just had a clown for 3 years.

[@fredmidtgaard5487]

Even here in Norway, we have started to reduce champagne consumption, but only slightly. But then of cause, instead of giving all the oil and gas wealth away as the UK did under Thatcher, we kept the profits in a sovereign wealth fund.

[@fredmidtgaard5487]

@@yosserc I could not agree more! Thatcher stole the future wealth of Scotland and destroyed Scotland's possibility to be a wealthy independent nation. If we Norwegians could do anything to help our relatives over in Scotland we sure would.

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

@@yosserc one caveat here England also has the North sea, it's not Scottish. Most of the oil is in Scottish waters but actually most of the gas ( the thing that we need ) is English

[@howler6490]

Well said fred...good one

[@borisbadenov8613]

You did the smart thing. Canada tried to emulate you but they stupidly left a backdoor that let the Tories loot everything.

I feel that a few bottles in the fridge acts as a moderator on temperature fluctuations. Less hunting and seeking is more efficient.

[@modernlondonmusic]

This was hard to watch - because it is 100% accurate! We need a big change, and we need it now.

[@LuisAldamiz]

Corbynism was destroyed, from outside by the Brexit charade and from inside by Starmer. AFAIK there's no working Worker Party in Britain anymore, so how can it be fixed? It won't until that worker organization emerges again.

[@tomwells8030]

Can someone pay to air this on prime time TV like a party political broadcast? Everyone needs to see this

[@nickygreenfingers]

Thank you for this , People are angry about this & I’m prepared to walk the streets & protest our rights

[@Smeejee]

Haha he had me at "I'm not saying gas....it's petrol! And it's not even a gas. It's liquid." BAhahahaha so true.

[@joness7453]

I love how this is a restrained version of Jonathan Pie. He usually doesn't hold back as much.

[@iranianwatercolorhorsepainting]

I feel that this time it's less Jonathan and more Tom, even though Tom does claim to be not so politically fervent.

[@keychainere]

I actually prefer this version.

[@LjuboCupic1912]

@@iranianwatercolorhorsepainting Tom describes himself as a centrist and a moderate, but he’s not apolitical.

[@beachcomber2008]

I'm always telling him not to mince his words.

[@leonrobinson8180]

Well he's on the New York Times. He's gotta keep it PG-13.

[@hectorhaus1823]

Makes a change to hear the truth about Britain instead of our pathetic newspapers telling us it's all great. Thanks Jonathan, keep up the good work.

[@oufc90]

What newspapers are you reading?

[@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3]

Yah let's all listen to the pro Russian apologist for some "truth" meanwhile I'll go to the US and listen to Trump for his truth on classified documents

[@anonymousthanks4718]

@@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3 get a life.

[@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3]

@@anonymousthanks4718 that's ironic.

[@lookingforsomething]

Two party politics fuelled by first past the post (yes the UK has more than two parties, but barely, and in an election you do have to decide between two in a constituency nearly as a rule with some exceptions).

[@grimTales1]

"Rather than leaving immediately and spend a relaxing summer on holiday, he decided to stay in charge... and spend a relaxing summer on holiday" xD Depressingly accurate as always from Jonathan.

[@Wazza931]

Big up Jonathan Pie! Been watching him since the beginning - it’s crazy I have to trust his reporting more than mainstream 🤦🏻‍♂️ He always hits the nail on the head

[@levisimpson516]

This makes me feel horrible for the people there and yet it doesn't seem to be far off from the problems we face here and everywhere. I hope the people see a turnaround there, I hope we as people of many of these nations who are, on the one hand, in more privileged positions than other nations, but on the other are being absolutely crushed by corporate interests and political figures willing to sell themselves to the highest bidder. Meanwhile they've found many ways to turn the people on the people and we fight back and forth while getting screwed over and over and over and over again. I hope to visit both England and Scotland next year and I hope to find both in a better state than they are now, as well as my own country here in the US. Cheers to you all, you deserve so much better.

[@dec335]

It would be a good time to start buying Sterling for your trip. The U.S. dollar is very strong at the moment. Maybe you could get Euros too and visit Ireland. The Euro hasn't been this weak for twenty years

[@rtlemon]

@@jamesandrew1750 Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[@conradburdekin722]

@@jamesandrew1750 it’s not that bad for the lucky few who are wealthy enough for it to be not that bad.

[@ReaderMeetAuthor]

I wouldn’t feel too sorry for people here as it isn’t like that at all - the truth is every bar and restaurant you walk past is full of people spending loads of money 💸

[@conradburdekin722]

@@ReaderMeetAuthor with every bar and restaurant severely understaffed. Calling their ability to earn

[@saydvoncripps]

I didnt laugh all the way through as usual. Cos it's too true. All of it true...reminds me, I asked the german embassy if the fact I lived there for 4 years in the 80s and did nothing wrong, means I can go there. And ireland hasn't got back to me on my step grandmother being born in dublin qualify me for a passport. At this rate boats will be passing illegal immigrants going the other way in the channel.

[@jillybe1873]

Seriously I think France will accept British asylum claims

[@chestermosburger3113]

@@jillybe1873 "Non"

[@GudetamaSit]

@@RhysoTV Jeez, I had the impression you lot had it better. We're all screwed.

[@GamingWeird]

Can we all just start a kick starter to get videos like these stuck on billboards around London so even Lizz Truss can see what she is doing to the country .

[@NIDELLANEUM]

Hasn't she only been appointed Prime Minister about 2 weeks ago? How do you go into a "what she's doing to the country" feel after a fortnight?

[@internetroyalty]

She doesn't care. She has no morals.

[@jennybertenshaw7694]

by the time I saw this video 44 days Liz Truss was GONE and we have ANOTHER unelected non Brit in charge

[@a24396]

What a terrific gift to find a new Jonathan Pie video. It's also a great way to keep track of the s#it show that "conservative" governance (i.e. -"Graft"- "Grift" and "mismanagement") leads to. Thanks so much for posting.

[@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3]

So you're happy to have a Marxist, a far left extremist, speaking on behalf of the conservative party...how very impartial. That's like asking Trudeau to talk about the Harper government.

[@juanribeiro73]

I think you misspelled "Grift"

[@a24396]

@@juanribeiro73 ah, that dreaded autocorrect strikes again! Thanks for this, I didn't even notice.

[@juanribeiro73]

@@a24396 You're welcome

[@clarerobards3781]

Beautifully expressed (as usual)! Thank you for telling it as it REALLY is.🙀🙀🙀

[@apauseco]

I love British humor , the best humor all over the world , greetings from Spain .

[@rredford01]

He is not joking or exaggerating it’s total sad truth

[@markandrews6054]

This isn't humour or satire anymore - just stone cold facts. Jonathan Pie says exactly what we're all thinking but can't say because if we try and say what he say's...we all get de-platformed and silenced.

[@itsablack1]

He is accurate , this isn't comedy anymore

[@brianbogholtz9485]

Just because the timing of this video's release was "unfortunate", it doesn't take away the extent of truth being conveyed within.

[@bugsie857]

That's your "truth" . Just not "the" truth. :) x

[@expl0sive778]

@@bugsie857 oh Andy, are you one of those filthy Tories? Seems like you'd rather cover your eyes and believe everything is sunshine and rainbows in this country.

[@cubeyuk]

@@bugsie857 Please don't breed.

[@CazTanto]

I think what you mean by "unfortunate" is Timely. Like, right when we thought the only way things were getting worse is if Putin actually nukes us... Nope. Wrong!

[@RichardASK]

Yes it does!

[@nilsp9426]

We need a Jonathan Pie in Germany. You should celebrate him as a national treasure.

[@prophetsnake]

He's just another whiney Brit.

[@followtheboat]

@@prophetsnake better to just keep quiet then, eh? 🤦

[@jonmurray2350]

Take the Putler loving c***

[@prophetsnake]

@@followtheboat Oh no. The more squealing, the better.

[@artbess]

I mean, we still have Hagen Rether

[@peshdadibrahim5308]

Not a Brit but I live here and I feel absolutely terrible for the country 😢

[@kyleroberts4180]

Don’t we brought it all on ourselves and are learning the hard way.

[@Neilhuny]

Many thanks, Peshdad: we are indeed in dire straights after 10 years of incompetent Tory government. To be fair. I agree with @kyle_roberts - we brought it on ourselves (or the minority of the voting public that voted for Brexit and the Tories brought it on the greater majority - about a third of "us")

[@g4joe]

​@@Neilhuny Poor england kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJ_GmqqtqNuBmcU The Norwegian Blue, Liz Truss 😄🇬🇧

[@jimbo_1312]

@@Neilhuny the remain camp didn't help things at all, instead of engaging with the leavers they basically derided them and told them they were stupid and/or racist (granted, some of them were) but there was virtually no healthy discourse. With regard to the Tories... Let's be honest the opposition didn't help, they shat all over Corbyn, who himself was a bit of a wet blanket, they constantly undermined themselves and handed the Tories two GE's in a few short years. So in a sense we actually did bring it on ourselves.

[@Neilhuny]

​@@jimbo_1312 ​What an appalling and hideous comment, Jimbo! I agree completely. Corbyn was very wishy-washy, Starmer is barely any better. Genuinely intellectually and politically weak Tories are currently challenged by uninspiring opponents, though the Tories are supported, as ever, by many newspapers. We need someone with charisma AND compassion. David Lammy? Angela Rayner? Jess Philips? Could MPs unite behind a coalition led by Ian Blackford?

[@willitauber7545]

Tom, you have spoken the feelings of millions of us here, and you share our exasperation at this awful and immoral nation. Please stand for parliament!

[@bimble7240]

It's the vacuous open mouthed smile of the Trussmistress that really frightens me. I'm waiting for the "let them burn their furniture" speech.

[@jillybe1873]

Furniture is inflammable now because of EU safety rules.

[@JessT2K7]

It's really hard to see it getting any better when you know all this damage was, essentially, self-inflicted. (Brexit, 12 years of voting for Tory majority, lack of accountability and tolerating all the blatant corruption in Government) The worst thing is still witnessing and giving a public platform to those who think the last 12 years have been 'great'.

[@roasthunter]

You missed covid, probably the biggest factor in all the sheet going on

[@alanpattinson6211]

Spot on comment.

[@sew_gal7340]

Or...the fact that you sanctioned russia and russia retaliated...that is truly self inflicting.

[@yellowlynx]

Brits got company - look at Trump and GOP in USA

[@wildlings305]

Life is sh1t in the EU too! Look at Germany. They are in more trouble than Britain regarding energy. And it says a lot about Labour, the Left, if people vote for this rather than for Labour , the working class party that hates the working class.

[@tiktech2u893]

The truth eloquently announced and demonstrated. Well done Jonathan

[@Koexistence13]

Lucky the Queen passed to distract the commoners from this insanity for awhile

[@donnaer]

We need more like him in the US. We are following in Britain’s footsteps. Edit: To respond to comments, I think you are right- Of course it’s the other way around. We still need someone who can let it fly the way Pie does, it’s the same at any rate and ours is coming back.

[@tomfinney3416]

almost correct Donna but i tend to find it is the other way round , neo conservatives are an import in political ideology , we copied american reaganomics , and called it thatcherism and its screwed the uk up since the 80s

[@vylbird8014]

I think the other way around. Truss is just a sort of Trump-lite. Lots of patriotic cheering, pledges to cut taxes, and an immigration policy that is frankly inhumane: Deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda, a country famed for their poor human rights record and political persecution. Without any chance for appeal, without even a full hearing, and without any legal representation.

[@pysq8]

Britain has muddy footsteps all over the world.

[@wifflebat14]

I feel like we're following in your footsteps. Maybe we're both right in different areas

[@pysq8]

@@wifflebat14 maybe they're both wrong where it actually counts

[@BiodegradableYTP]

I don't even live in the UK and I'm angry beyond belief! The place is in utter shambles.

[@jamesoakley4570]

lol try living here..... in fact, I'd stay where you are.

[@yvonneparmenter9251]

It is dreadful here. It really is, I am dreading this winter.

[@themfwestcoast]

He spent more time on Liz Truss than she did in office!

[@3506Dodge]

Britain has failed to adapt and grow for generations at this point. They need more of everything, houses, trains, hospitals, universities, energy systems, room for new businesses.

[@bernierose719]

And why is that do you think

[@3506Dodge]

@@bernierose719 It's self-serving elite. They depend on control of land and elite institutions for their wealth. They are a less brutal version of Russia's oligarchs. Britain needs more real democracy.

[@michaelaegger3260]

And empathy.

[@ruthmccabe3527]

....and electricity. Don't forget that. It's almost as though hopelessly overpopulating a wet, cold island in the far North with limited natural resources is a bad idea. Or something.

[@3506Dodge]

@@ruthmccabe3527 Don't blame the weather or geography. This is a political and economic failure.

[@jamezday]

And yet people keep voting Tory, like Tyson once said "Everyone's got a plan until they punch themselves in the face"

[@telebubba5527]

Exactly. Only the British need quite a lot of punches to their face I'm afraid.

[@shauntaylor6040]

Due to a serious lack of opposition.

[@naxxtor]

*almost said. 😂😂

[@TheInterestedObserver]

@@shauntaylor6040 lack of opposition is a terrible excuse for self-harm. 'Why did you stab yourself in the eye?' ..'It's was Labour's fault they are not electable nobody told me not to do it'. No stop it, everyone was screaming what was going to happen and unfortunately a lot of working class people in this country walked straight into a burning house and now trying to blame those outside like Corbyn for not being electable. You get what you vote for and this has been an absolute S-show. Cameraon, May and Boris all resigned, Truss about to last under two years until she is voted out. A 14 year run under one party when so much good could have been done.

[@TheInterestedObserver]

@Dnpe Maybe you are missing the point. There are more than two parties, nobody has to vote for the conservatives and they certainly should not be blaming labour or Corbyn for them doing such a self-harming thing. The next government will undoubtedly be a coalition anyway so the blame can be spread around next time for people trying to justify their awful decisions.

[@elrored]

The sequel we all needed. Please keep 'em coming Pie & NYT!

[@andykeith1]

UK has been left behind. If you travel around Europe or further afield you can see it clearly. I moved to Spain and won’t be coming back. It’s a shame, but unfortunately, it’s knackered

[@juliad368]

100%

[@purificacionbarandiaran5899]

You're magnificent in the way you express how a lot of us feel. Thank you Jonathan By the way you nail

[@W-xx-Dy]

This should be played in Parliament. To all them. People need to stand up for themselves and this country. Spineless

[@danielstopps]

The people are nothing more than sheep and the mp and government are the shepherd

[@tonyharrison4848]

Or on a massive video screen in the centre of London like in v for vendetta.

[@davidwuhrer6704]

I'm sure the Peers and MPs _are_ standing up for themselves.

[@HT-lr1rs]

@@danielstopps bruh tell me you are not unironically a fascist... pls

[@Ominousheat]

@@tonyharrison4848 V's look is actually based on a historical terrorist called Guy Fawkes who wanted to blow up parliament for taxing the church. Fun film but completely out of context.

[@johnmcdonald828]

Sadly, there are still a lot with their eyes shut. Still thinking this gov can do no wrong. Still pining for Johnston!

[@agoodday9247]

So much respect gained immediately at "It's not even gas...it's a liquid." Edit: Also don't they also run their stoves on actual gas? How is that not confusing?

[@M3PH11]

yes it is common in the UK to have a "stove" (we call it a cooker if it has an oven too or a hob if it's doesn't) in the kitchen that has actual natural gas burning hobs.

[@mattus3157]

how else are our hobs supposed to work?

[@eh1702]

It’s not confusing because we have our kitchen stoves which run on natural gas, which is a gas. And then we put petrol, which is liquid petroleum, in our cars

[@eh1702]

Although loads of people have electric cookers. In a lot of homes, the hot water plumbing and the central heating (hot-water radiators) are heated by a “combi boiler” that runs on natural gas. Actual gas.

[@Jay_Johnson]

@@eh1702 Sitting here with an electric hob and boiler that is using Electricity that is 50% produced from natural gas.

[@fabienauclair6715]

How incredibly sad state of the UK but so true. We are genuinely falling apart..

[@daveroberts2914]

Oh mate. Oh mate. You're being sarcastic yeah? You gotta be. You are.

[@daveroberts2914]

@MrsMojo I agree with you there. I have no idea what could be so appealing about affluent tolerant liberal western democracies.

[@dopepopeurban6129]

And half of britain will hear this but still choose to blame immigrants…

[@cioscully3572]

Most truthful news I've heard in a long time

[@audreymott5879]

’ Wipe off any residual charisma with a damp cloth ’ hits the nail on its head JP. Thank you again

[@tara34952]

"Wipe off any residual charisma with a damp cloth". That line cracked me up!

[@johnmanderson2060]

Jonathan Pie is a British national treasure and the most fit for office.

[@Bingo12331]

He’s quite funny sometimes, but not always. As a politician, I doubt he would actually have anything constructive to say or do.

[@tomhulse7484]

@@Bingo12331 He could probably still do more than what we have had the last several years.

[@crowbar9566]

@@Bingo12331 It's a difficult job, even more so in the social media age where everyone can broadcast their 2 pence worth - and I seriously doubt he could do it better

[@ag-om6nr]

No he is not ! He is far too honest !

[@DJ-xf2sl]

I’m not British. But I can tell from the language, this guy is more like US talk show host if anything. And US talk show hosts should not run for office. Ever.

[@Jo-jj7ve]

From an American I'd like to say welcome to the club of suffering at the hands of rich people involved in government, it sucks here and I would highly recommend you get out of that situation ASAP because the slope of everything getting worse is very slippery my friends, good luck!

[@Mr.Patrick_Hung]

I used to live in America and took a job in China. Life is comfortable here and I am never going back.

[@TrueMachwind]

He is channelling the anger we feel in the UK

[@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3]

No he is channeling the far left, because he is far left. Believe it or not, most Brits are normal, and not extremists.

[@MsRainingDays]

As s non English hearing this being described as channeled anger at this point in the story it's adorable. What is non channeled anger? Refusing tea?

[@MsRainingDays]

@@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3 so most Brits think that the situation in UK at the moment is bright and breezy?

[@lazlo2]

@@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3 I mean i guess objecting to horrific mismanagement by a sleazy conservative government backed by a metric truckload of sources is now a partisan ploy that can whitewash the intent of the message. My guy you should be a campaign advisor for Trump you got his mindset

[@CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3]

@@MsRainingDays he is basically the Bill O'Reilly of the UK. He is connected with a pro Kremlin news group Russia Today and has tried to distance himself with it ever since leaving

[@Awakeningspirit20]

This aged very well, things got a LOT worse within days

[@alinaigrad]

Can you imagine this was posted just 2 days before the passing of the Queen?

[@Sjalabais]

What a heartfelt opinion. The UK has been crumbling into desaster for generations, but this might finally wake people up. Alas, a majority voted for Brexit, so what the current situation might wake up, could possibly be even more scary.

[@serinadelmar6012]

Not a majority of the population even then, and given how many were in their 70s, 80s, many have now passed away. Even more regret their vote. Limited sympathy though I have, and Tories have always been predictable. EU is bringing a tax transparency legislation, the UK/stories/ultrarich decided Brexit was the only way to keep their cash safe. It’s just sad that so many believe the lies printed in Murdochs media (who supports the Tories), instead of actually researching facts, especially with Brexit. The disinformation was obscene and remains so. But not crumbling for decades. The 70s were hopeless, 80s improved, 90s to 2008 were exquisite, then 12 years of Tory leadership and Brexit happened.

[@cuthbertgrichardsfuck7235]

No a majority did not vote for Brexit. And out of the 17.4 million that did, very few voted for what we are experiencing now.

[@andrewwalsh2755]

People now realise the dangers of depending upon imports (when you can't have them anymore, and you don't have alternatives, your economy is in danger of collapse)... Who knew? (hint: some Brexiteers did)

[@bx8321]

At least they can no longer blame their own shitshow on the EU

[@davidfaulkner1984]

💯

[@nieskeolinga4556]

I really enjoyed his preformends and describing the UK government, excellent 👏👏👏

[@jackoalltrades5510]

This man is me, everyday me. It hurts to be able to see and understanding what you see.

[@sohambanerjee99]

Excellently said! We have had enough!!

[@hiss9989]

I wanted to move to the UK before, and I was kind of regretting not doing so before Brexit was finalized, but now I’m glad I dodged that bullet.

[@reubenfrankau6766]

I was born here, and I've completely lost track of why anyone would claim to be "proud to be British". It's an almighty EMBARRASSMENT to be British! We've spent the past forty-plus years making a virtue of being stupid and nasty, and now we have the temerity to whinge about the consequences (for us) of the very policies we've been eagerly voting for throughout those four decades. If only I were not a fourth-generation English-born Englishman, I would be jumping up and down and laughing at the English as a bunch of comical self-destroying morons... Alas, instead I am stuck here among them, and living with the consequences of their short-sighted, media-influenced votes. Jonathan Pie is 100% right: it's s**t.

[@chrisgreenhough2792]

I got out to New Zealand in 2011 and God I'm glad I did.

[@hiss9989]

@@reubenfrankau6766 It’s hard to feel bad for some people, since the Brexit vote was heavily based on xenophobia, but then again almost half the populace was against it. Poor scots left the EU despite not wanting to. I can’t imagine how wronged they feel.

[@skyborry]

If you believe his tripe you are easily convinced, find other viewpoints, most of Europe is in the same state or worse regarding energy which is the main problem.

[@chrisgreenhough2792]

@@skyborry France has capped energy price rises at 4% and has confirmed it will maintain this through 2023. While not a move that can be used for ever, it means millions of French families will not be left unable to pay bills this winter. In the UK, energy corps are simply left to file obscene, record profits quarter after quarter. How's that the same?

[@stevejoannis144]

You are soooo spot on, thank the universe for people like you

[@antoniomontero4989]

What terrible thing had commited that country in the past to deserve something like that? Oh... nevermind.

[@alyssatruman631]

The same is happening in all developed countries, and it will get worse, until people realize that it is done on purpose, and not due to negligence or incompetence.

[@Robocat9000]

The common people well know that all wrongdoing is done on purpose. It's just that those in charge are not held accountable and people can't do much about it

[@beachcomber2008]

@@Robocat9000 It's rather difficult for young apes to grasp their unspoken cultural environment, especially as it has naturally evolved. If there is to be a 'future history', then it might not include *_this_* age as yet being in the 'Age of Enlightenment'.

[@TheGreeny38]

It is done on purpose. Noeone could be this negligent.

[@toriesdontgettazered7464]

It's this country that we live in that's being systematically destroyed but the CONservative and unionist.party for profit and greed nevermind other countries this one will be on life support shortly at this rate

[@theforcedmeme]

Just wait until they realize that they can't up end the system because its to entrenched and they do have guns

[@stiofanocathmhaoil2318]

Jonathan Pie is on form tonight. Oustanding!!!

[@araven3888]

Well sed dear boy. Love your words and they ring so true. Big thanks for getting the real message out there for the world to see.

[@Syulang-nt4kj]

I'm Aussie but have family in the UK. One has already moved to NZ, and another is desperately working out their move over there. The UK has become a zombie.... shuffling around and having the resemblence of a functional society, but it's already died and started to decay.

[@Feltay]

'We live in a country where causes are always seen but never effects'. Fine summary of our hopelessness nonetheless.

[@tonysardjono2905]

I lived in England during my college days. I can understand this feeling of frustration.

[@ldf4064]

The tide is turding.

[@handsomeT-zf8to]

Im not a brit but I hope everything is okay there. My country Philippjnes is also going thru rough times and I hope we all survive

[@bobbysausagefingers4405]

When we all stand up to these corporations

[@delmanpronto9374]

what's going wrong there?

[@handsomeT-zf8to]

@@delmanpronto9374many people go through an endless cycle of voting for the worst and most unqualified candidates, complaining how hard their life is and doing the same thing over and over

[@MaryamofShomal]

God bless and protect the Filipino people 🙏🏽

[@bobbysausagefingers4405]

@@MaryamofShomal one god helping one people is it the answer I'm afraid . May the universe help us all

[@derekdedurk]

Many of those about to die this winter because they can't afford heating, actually know they are about to die. Years ago I worked in a bar where OAPs would spend the day because it was cheaper than heating their home. Something has to give..

[@AngelaH2222]

This is eerily true....

[@oliviachipperfield6029]

I'm a Canadian, and this enrages me!! Children going cold and hungry 😥 - disgraceful.

[@omerkorkmaz6093]

I love this guy lol

[@darraghtormey1500]

Congratulations GB. You have learned well from Ireland - why on earth would you allow the electorate to choose who leads your country when the political elite can simply choose someone they like. We've done it twice now. Democracy in action right there.

[@richardkavanagh8450]

Last time I checked Ireland is a republic and it votes in its government - yes it’s a coalition and you may not be happy that whoever you voted for did not get in but the coalition, did make up a majority and that’s what’s great about a republic you cannot form a non majority government , Ireland is nothing like the uk in any way either economically or politically

[@darraghtormey1500]

@@richardkavanagh8450 Not quite. The will of the people has been wilfully trampled on completely. Our current coalition is NOT what the people of Ireland voted for! Just like our last Rainbow Government. Like it or not the fact is that SF have clearly been the single most voted for party in the last 2 elections. But the FF/FG wasters decided to forget about over a century's worth of political differences and jumped into bed with 'the enemy' just to deny SF a crack at Government. I ain't saying they are going to be any better that what came before - I'm saying that this is an abhorrent affront to democracy and a functioning Republic. I am truly embarrassed about the state of our nation as we commemorate (not celebrate) a century of independence. Pitiful to say the least.

[@georgebishop4941]

@@richardkavanagh8450 " and that’s what’s great about a republic you cannot form a non majority government" Sorry WHAT? WTF has them being a republic got to do with a PR system of voting? just stop typing you're clearly just thick.

[@kalvinbaker6398]

What can I say. That was pure class. I'm sure you expressed what most of the public feel and then some. Sadly every word was true but you had me in stitches none the less. Well done Tom.

[@tortysoft]

Gosh - and it got worse ! MUCH WORSE !

[@fuzzylogic3017]

Loved it. He hits the mark again and again.

[@gillinacook1477]

Yep, that hit the nail on the head.

[@MaroonedInDub]

Brilliant. At last somebody is being real.

[@ericmesser1]

Always brilliant and very much needed

[@harrycooper5231]

The parallels between Boris and Trump are staggering.

[@serinadelmar6012]

Fr

[@banarama4144]

Now its Truss and Biden

[@lazlo2]

I mean at least Boris left office without trying to instigate a autocoup