PoliticsJOE reacts to PMQs with Mhairi Black

[@PoliticsJOE]

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[@caelrooney4021]

flynn has absolutely zero time for the pomp and shite of westminster and i love him for it

[@simonhart2186]

My favourite bit of PMQs

[@songsofloveresistance8549]

Mhari is right: not just philosophically but economically. Our addiction to austerity politics is perpetuating our economic crisis. Starmer can't just keep ignoring people's need for an alternative politics now.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

He will do his best to. This is new Labour mark 2 re running the nineties. Never mind that the nineties look like a utopia compared to the problems of today, new Labour is back to serve the interests of the rich.

[@TheGava4]

@@eightiesmusic1984notice he STILL won’t talk about BREXIT!!

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@TheGava4 Absolutely disgraceful. Denial of reality won't make the dire consequences of Brexit go away. Starmer is shaping up to be a disaster as PM.

[@richardmaynard4942]

Starmer is a Tory cuckoo in the Labour nest. His latest act of betrayal of grass roots socialist values is to renege on free school meals for the children of this country. He does not care for an alternative political view as embodied by Corbyn. His main concern is maintaining the status quo of the establishment.

[@andydyer6591]

A cynic might say that Starmer is there precisely to make sure that there is no viable alternative politics on offer.

[@azena.]

It seemed like Flynn really got under Richie Rich's skin with his first question today, was a joy to behold.

[@AndyArmstrong88]

Mhairi is brilliant. A class politician!

[@blackniall8509]

In what way ?

[@seraaron]

If the SNP ran candidates outside of Scotland, I'd probably vote for them

[@trevfindley]

😂😂 this is so true.

[@tbrooke3016]

Can Yorkshire join Scotland if they leave pls?

[@regfairbairn6272]

@@tbrooke3016 aye, check your history you have been before, I'm a scot and I'm a Fairbairn :)

[@tbrooke3016]

@@regfairbairn6272 THAT IS THE BEST NEWS I HAVE HAD ALL WEEK! History is SO COOL!

[@nickblackshaw9660]

​@@tbrooke3016 as a Yorkshireman, I'm not sure I could stomach being labelled a Southerner if we joined Scotland 😂

[@andrewmaccallum2367]

Go on yerself Mhairi, excellent as always 👏👏👏 Roll on independence! Saor Alba 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@metalhead2550]

Fantastic episode, great production level! I love having sitting MPs on to critique PMQs and live policies. Mhairi was fantastic, so down to earth but also straight talking, keep it up!

[@palacefan4286]

Mhari Black is such an impressive politician. So much more direct and a far better communicator that most senior politicians out there. A real breath of fresh air.

[@blackniall8509]

What good has she done ? Apart from Take coke and get pissed up on trains of course ?

[@myce-liam]

The fact she's willing to go on a podcast and actually answer questions and discuss the issues says a lot. She seems very genuine, which is sadly quite rare as far as politicians go.

[@palacefan4286]

@@myce-liam such as shame she’s stepping down although I can understand her reasoning

[@darshnarach8889]

Love Mhairi, when she speaks, the logic, the commitment show what the future of our politics should be.

[@stevepipenger4651]

She's one of those people you listen to and think: "Hey, yeah. THAT'S what we should be be doing!"

[@darshnarach8889]

@@stevepipenger4651 absolutely

[@blackniall8509]

How can you have more houses and more green spaces ?

[@bodricpriest8816]

God Mhairi is depressing, she's so obviously honest, clear and informed, WHY THE HELL can't we have another 600 of her in the house, or at least in my area? Is it really so much to ask? She stands out from the background highlighting just what we've got for representatives for most of us, Caroline Lucas was another one that showed what could be if fewer people were sheeple...

[@keithpanton7486]

I read a great idea for a policy, only one MP per school, college or university. Wouldn't change much for most people, but it'd hose the Eton shortcut into power.

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Look at Penny Mordant's face falling further and further to the floor, miserably more and more unimpressed with her own political party.

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

I was thinking the same, wouldn't be surprised if she defects soon.

[@trevfindley]

​@@jonnylumberjack6223 Defects? To where? Reform?

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

@@trevfindley Lib dems is where I presumed, that's the usual! I don't know much about her politics though, is she a frothing right winger?

[@nickblackshaw9660]

​@@jonnylumberjack6223she'll be running for the Tory leadership again in 18 months

[@Neil-qg9cw]

​@@jonnylumberjack6223She did a flippin sword performance for the King's Coronation. Ofc she's a frothing right eejit 😂

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Neoliberalism is the root of the problem- it is the word that should be part of every conversation for those interested in a route map out of the mess. Until it is widely understood and the dots are joined, nothing will change. The SNP and Greens have rejected neoliberalism in favour of social democracy or democratic socialism in the case of the Greens, while Labour and the Lib Dems cling to its wreckage as society and economy collapse in front of their eyes. Labour abandoned its founding purpose to represent the workers against capital under Blair when it embraced Thatcherism. No wonder she described 'new' Labour as her greatest achievement. Starmer has nothing at all to offer.

[@evolassunglasses4673]

Nonsense. You embrace open borders Globalisation ( rule by international finance capitalism ) and have no solutions. You never talk about manufacturing or controlling mass immigration. Immigration is international finance capitalism importing an OVER SUPPLY of labour in, which is a race to the bottom. Oligarchs love immigration. Capitalism will never invest in training or increase pay and conditions if it can just fly in labour. You have no solutions. That why the Left is in decline across the West. Pancaked in Greece and Germany this week an example.

[@richardmaynard4942]

I agree with all you say. The majority of British people are ready for real change; nationalising water, energy and the railways are all popular with the majority but not with the managerialist class of current politicians. They all vie for power in order to better serve corporate interests rather than those who elected them. If we want to be sure these self serving chancers are deterred we need much more transparency throughout the political system. We also need to introduce proportional representation. The two party, winner takes all scenario just ensures nothing will ever change.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

@@richardmaynard4942 Thank you. PR is vital but Labour has ruled it out, another example of its timidity and hopelessness in the face of growing support for it and the fact it would clearly help to make democracy more representative. It does carry the risk of extremist parties gaining seats which no right thinking person wants to see but they would not have much influence ( hopefully). Neoliberalism is an extremist ideology that is so insidious, not just because of the damage it has caused, but also the way it has infected every aspect of life to the extent that much of the time people do not even notice it. The price of everything and the value of nothing to coin a well known phrase. Lack of faith in politicians is both dangerous and understandable in many ways but it is up to the public to channel that disenchantment into demanding more from the system and properly engaging in the issues. Knowledge is power, etc.

[@onenation9510]

Stephen Flynn’s direct style of questioning at PMQs is so pertinent to the public mood!..👏👏👏 It’s a shame English people residing in England can’t vote for the SNP! I think Stephen would be a great stage actor 🎭 !

[@orraman5427]

He has learnt that there's no point in asking a question and expecting an answer, so you might as well use the opportunity to deliver a comment which is disguised as a question.

[@ronkenny609]

@@orraman5427 A spot on piece of commentary. It makes me seethe when Starmer asks his questions at PMQs, when will he realise The Game Is Rigged. Sunak is allowed to ignore any questions served to him and score a political point. You cannot win against that. Stephen Flynn seems to know this and has decided to Change The Game, by scoring a point anyway.

[@tbrooke3016]

I can categorically say that outing me as a trans person would have killed me. Their is no if but or maybe. It would have. I have friends that are still dealing with this and it's terrifying what the new guidance might do to them

[@SkyEcho7]

💗

[@metalhead2550]

Labour: "We'll be completely different" But then attends a Murdoch party.... WTAF

[@sss-ol3dl]

The only labour government that has won an election in the past 40 years also talked to Murdoch. Unless we destroy free press there isn't much you can do about him, so do you just not want labour to win?

[@I_am_Spartacus]

Mhairi hits it right on the head and it's my issue with Gov and Kier... too slow and ponderous.. Kier imagines he's in court cross examining a defendant at the dispatch box in PMQs. He doesn't adapt quick enough, think on his feet quickly and is too scared to offer any real kind of policy for change... he actually makes Corbyn look like a maverick!!

[@BadgerGirl]

Mhairi is a legend !!

[@nicodesmidt4034]

Just wish Scotland would join EFTA and leave the UK behind with it’s Brexit

[@trevintheshed6707]

I would love to have an mp like Mhairi to vote for. Unfortunately I live in England where the Labour Party stopped doing anything for the working class for years. In desperate they've been driven down blind alleys like Brexit or the bnp or the English national Party or even Boris Johnson ffs. If the Labour Party is happy to receive money from the unions the least they can do is try do something to improve the lives of the members.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

More unions should cut ties with Labour and leave it to its neoliberal delusions. Some have seen the light in this respect and more broadly there is a recognition by the union movement that it is wasting its time with Labour to a large extent, hence the focus on winning industrial disputes. Labour's lack of support for this speaks volumes and vindicates the changed approach by the unions.

[@johnogroats3318]

They don’t even acknowledge the working class now…. It’s always ‘working people’ which is a totally different thing.

[@stevepipenger4651]

Mhairi Black!!! AWESOME!!!!! Talk about the A-List!!!

[@spoof1992]

Honestly, I just miss Jeremy Corbyn

[@stuartmelville5684]

so do the tories

[@pastyman001]

What for ? Extreme uselessness, hopelessness and putting his foot in it

[@charlottescott7150]

Me too. If only he had been supported by the right wing of Labour now in power. Labour might well have won the GE if they hadn't worked so hard against him. Also the Tory run or funded MSM including the BBC were so against him as they were scared of what he was going to expose once in Government and how he would have changed their ability to asset strip the UK.

[@keithpanton7486]

We just need good left wing people, is all. We can take some of his better ideas and get fresh young people to carry them on. younger they are, the less baggage they have and the less scumbag rags like the Sun can dig up dirt on them.

[@sarahjaneross2918]

​@stuartmelville5684 Yeah, it's hard for them to fight Starmer as he's basically offering nothing much different.

[@Tamaxlia]

Yeah Joanna Cherry is my MP and I'm ashamed of having voted for a TERF too, still, better than a tory. Got to love first past the post...

[@chrissilver7719]

Their own report into home insulation upgrades went from 250k to 160k in 2022. We need to be at 1-2 million a year. There is no policy on hydrogen heating and new hiuses will have to be retrofitted. We simply aren't building enough especially social housing. Well said Mhairi, indy is our only option, we need to get out. Mr Sunak just an ordinary bloke , flying about in a helicopter.

[@camxi2416]

I could listen to Mhairi speak all day ngl. Love her

[@KaloMorace]

You notice that Sunak lied about inflation is causing mortgages to rise, no its not, it's interest rates that are causing mortgages to rise.

[@KaloMorace]

@PorthLlwyd no they don't, interest rates are set by the Bank of England. They can raise/cut those rates for any reason.

[@KaloMorace]

@@PorthLlwyd The main cause of inflation is corporate profits and price gouging atm

[@yttommy76]

Main causes were energy rises partly due to Ukraine but mainly due to cartel pricing experienced by supermarkets and energy retailers who in response pass on costs and cartel,profiteering

[@freestyleskier18]

Hoping Mhairi will do this again, great to see her more visible

[@MadCatLady28]

YAAASSSS MHAIRI !!! You put her in any video, I will click like a clicky thing. ❤

[@treatmefavourably9825]

hahaha

[@Elizabeth-qi5fx]

Mhairi- how totally smashing you are. It’s devastating that someone as bright, committed and passionate as you are is being lost to politics. I hope you stay in the public eye in another form. Possibly interviewing politicians? That’s something I would love to see.

[@faves2064]

Always live to hear what Mhairi has to say. I think Starmer has to act the way he does so the slime in the mass Tory backing media can't find a target to hit. He's giving the Tories rope to hang themselves with by throwing their own incompetence back at them.

[@cybergornstartrooper2157]

My problem Starmer is he has 6 questions he diligently asks. And then appears to completely ignore the response! It’s PMQs your supposed to engage in “ banter”

[@OldManBryan]

I think the part where she says “being in opposition Labour’s not doing much of it” position is a loaded statement. It’s one of the reasons not alot of good gets passed through parliament on virtue of “it’s the opposition’s idea we’re going to oppose it” bullshit.

[@LimeyRedneck]

Love Black and Flynn!!! 🤠✊💜

[@temporary4384]

Every council house that was sold should have been replaced like for like

[@jasonswan7646]

Still the same issue with rent in Glasgow. Landlords and letting agencies still ripping the piss completely.

[@user-mx7fh2ms3z]

Right. I love mhairi black. But that response to housing in Glasgow needs challenged. It's not sorted. It's an ongoing problem. The SNP government is creating the problem by going in partnership with landlords like Wheatley and funding regeneration and so far the demolition of 17,000 social homes in glasgow. Wheatley have only build around 3500 to replace them and a big proportion of those are private and mid market homes. The SNP, and the Greens, ignore local campaigns calling for retention and retrofit of not just homes but beloved community centres, because it is deemed a 'local issue' - but letting it be determined by Scotland's biggest landlord, Wheatley. Who they are in partnership with. Wheatley operate very badly in neighbourhoods and manufacture consent through a range of tactics from disinvesting in buildings for years before demolition so the residents are sick of living with broken lifts etc, to racially profiling and bullying residents out their homes. So no. It's not okay now in Glasgow. Follow the Wyndford residents union on Facebook or @savethewyndford on Twitter to be kept up to date with how residents are fighting back against Wheatley

[@andreafisher7799]

I want a heated mug for my red wine of a winter’s evening … hmm

[@chrishowells4474]

Parents or guardians should ALWAYS be consulted on conversations concerning THEIR children.

[@xThronex]

As someone who had violently abusive parents; absolutely not. Teachers' safeguarding responsibilities require them to prioritise the needs and best interest of the child, not the parent, and sometimes that will require keeping the parent far away from discussions.

[@jsd8981]

I dont know about hymn sheet,,i call it they both piss in the same pot and both have they're snouts in the same though...😮

[@tinyweegiant4045]

Good video. Enjoyed the chat

[@markdaly2374]

Big fan of Mahiri. Come out to see us in NZ sometime

[@stephanieking4444]

If only Mhari,and similar 'tell it like it is' people, like Caroline Lucas, could lead and redefine British politics. Instead, they leave the epicentre, exhausted and unsupported by a dominant antiquated old guard that wants to see them fade into political oblivion

[@xanderjames8682]

Finite land means finite home building. Eventually we'll run out

[@theyoutubeguy1]

90% of land is not built on.

[@xanderjames8682]

@@theyoutubeguy1 we still have a long ways to go

[@charlottescott7150]

Sunak also helped cause the global economic recession in 2008 with his gambling on the sub prime mortgage market with Goldman Sachs. Along with Javid and probably many others

[@mastermal8358]

Put MPs on minimum wage and watch things change

[@gary1642]

I wonder if Mhairi would have gone to George Osbornes wedding if she had been invited? Yvette Cooper and Ed balls went to their eternal shame.

[@TheBOFAcookie]

red Tories and blue Tories are Tories

[@Quebecoisegal]

The SNP have the best UK MP's. Plus of course Caroline Lucas.

[@RR-sp3ey]

Mhari should have been first minister.

[@Scotland2306]

Mari should be first minister one day

[@jamiemcmullen3647]

in time shes only 28 so in 5 years she may well be n at that age shes done rather well

[@anthonydavies6021]

Fabulous honest no frills but insightful politician. If only we had more like her instead of the tawdry outdated puerile insulting clownshow we see each week at PMQs. Have to say how much I shall miss Caroline Lucas another shining beacon of hard work and commitment. There are other principled decent politicians, vanishingly few on the Tory benches, but frankly I think our Mother of Parliaments is now just a pointless talking shop, ruined by party loyalty over principle and lack of willingness or desire to stand up for what you passionately believe in. Starmer has dragged Labour well beyond right of centre, so I dont view a Labour government with any real enthusiam. God help us.

[@emccrapple2503]

Mhairi Black for Queen of the Scots

[@paulyandle6081]

Mick Lynch for Prime Minister...and King, too !

[@philipdurling1964]

Labour/Tory, two sides of the same coin.

[@johnmcphee6098]

You have to ask yourself why Westminster is so desperate to keep Scotland a hostage ?

[@richyhigg3042]

Velvet revolution now

[@paulfairbairn1066]

Coalition government the way forward but not tory in the mix.

[@keithparker1346]

Extremely unlikely. I don't like the Tories but they regularly poll around the same as Labour. Denying them a say is kind of anti democratic

[@samsamtherising]

To refer to the Glasgow Housing issue from last year, GCU (Uni I attend) made a post advising students to find student accommodation as quickly as possible. Come September I wouldn't be surprised if there is another housing shortage in Glasgow.

[@peterscott2395]

Personally, I think the huge focus on university education (earning these universities a lot of money) as opposed to vocational training is one of the main problems in this country.

[@peterneijs387]

love you miss Black, i am a male lesbian. xxx

[@callibea]

I can no longer believe anything the Tories say anymore.

[@mattjackson7221]

around 17 minutes in, the fact that MPS can abstain for a vote completely ruins the idea that every vote counts. Any constituents that would have voted for or against the bill/question? i dont know that much about parliament :P is rendered null by that MP abstaining. I realise that it is a majority so the MP is "trusted" to vote the way their constituents would want, but a person may support that MP like 90% but 100% oppose that specific bill. Seems broken.

[@matthewdunning3865]

Does anyone else think the snp have realised that our attention span to receive media has been reduced to a matter of seconds and that may be why they have begun shortening the length of their questions? (Definitely not a criticism)

[@karinakaminski1945]

👍👍👍

[@3D_Printing]

The same money off the poor

[@TheArtSouls]

So what's the opposite of Woke ? Asleep.

[@dean9118]

If you believe that Labour and the Tories sing from the same hymn sheet then you have fallen for Tory propaganda and your are engaging in pretty shitty politics with very little ability to critically analyze. It is quite apparent they aren't singing from the same hymn sheet if you take just a paltry look.

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

Go on then, where's all the differences? Brexit - start there.

[@archvaldor]

"If you believe that Labour and the Tories sing from the same hymn sheet then you have fallen for Tory propaganda" I don't "believe" it I just have the brain cells necessary to observe their policies are mostly identical. If they were not you would be listing them-you cannot because you are full of bs.

[@trevfindley]

​@@jonnylumberjack6223they will work towards greater alignment in regulatory standards so that when it's politically feasible we'll be primed for re-entering the cu and eventually the sm, whereas the Tories are very deliberately seeking to diverge in the most difficult to reverse manner (such as their tpcpp bs and retained EU law bill) so they can lock in gains for their disaster capitalist donors. Like op said, you only need the most paltry understanding of politics to recognise these simple facts. Yes, they're not going as far as most of us would like, but they do need to maintain their appeal to an electorate who were dumb enough to vote for Brexit and BJ.

[@dean9118]

@@trevfindley I wrote a response earlier similar to this but for some reason its gone? Odd.

[@trevfindley]

@@dean9118 that's interesting. I had a reply disappear on me recently on this channel too. It made me wonder if maybe they have a filter that looks out for certain rude or controversial words...

[@hashburystumble8808]

UK debt = 101% GDP & Unionists say Scotland couldn't afford to be independent.

[@keithparker1346]

Debt is irrelevant unless you can prove that it is

[@hashburystumble8808]

@@keithparker1346 Scotland is a currency user. The UK is a currency issuer meaning it can indulge in quantitive easing which is basically debt to itself but also causes inflation. As the debt to GDP ratio rises, it affects the countries credit rating. Do you believe that an independent Scotland's fiscal position would be inhibited by being a currency issuer or not ? Your comment does not make that clear. If you wish to study the issue, tune into @IndependenceLive where economists provide some insight into setting up a central bank & issuing currency.

[@saorsa5]

Labour's distaste for tories ,not in Scotland they are in coalition in councils all over Scotland tactical voting red tory blue tory

[@robbieshand6139]

I like Black a lot, she gives wonderful speeches in the Commons, but of course she would say Labour and the Tories are the same, after the recent SNP debacle Labour are the biggest threat to them. It's a strategy.

[@stevanbankier707]

Labour in Scotland are dead and definitely not a threat

[@keithparker1346]

Or that Labour and Conservative are basically the same now

[@declangilmour8184]

Kier stammer has literally said "if that sounds conservative I DONT CARE" We live in a world where wheat field loving Theresa May had a more left wing stance on trans rights than the leader of the so called left wing opposition. Kier and UK Labour in their votes or abstains have not been an opposition in a long time. Kier has outlined no new radical policies. Refused to condem current polices as a way to make them obsolete. In regards to scotland, I will give labour MSPs seem better than labour MPs (as a general rule of thumb obviously every individual can be different) - but of course, even when they voted in favour of self ID (had cross party support from every single party bar tory) kier stammer and labour MPs completely turn their back on them. In Scotland our voice simply isn't heard in Westminster so to me indy is the only way to change that.

[@robbieshand6139]

@@declangilmour8184 Self ID was the wrong hill to die on for the SNP. It may well have had cross-party support but it did not have majority public support. In many ways it was a democratic outrage for Westminster to block the law, but interestingly, polling showed that 60% of Scots were against scrapping the medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria and actually agreed with the section 35 order. Which rather complicates the picture the SNP likes to paint that 'Scotland's voice is being ignored'. Plus, it's kind of darkly hilarious that the one thing the SNP said would never happen - that self ID wouldn't have an adverse impact on women's only spaces - literally happened within weeks of the bill passing. You couldn't make it up.

[@declangilmour8184]

@robbieshand6139 the bill was 6 years in the making with 2 of the largest EVER public consultations from the Scottish Parliament that had overwhelming support from the public before they went forward with the bill, and again in Parliament Cross party support from every single party bar tory. (Even then, 3 torys had free vote and voted in favour of it) After the bill was passed there was a drop in support but it also wasn't overwhelming against especially when considering previous polling that was favourable. I'd argue the drop was mainly pushed by media outrage as nearly all news and newspapers had near constant coverage that was largely negatives but alas regardless of reason you're right that support dropped but at the end of the day the job of a politician imo isn't to be swayed by public opinion. In the words of Tony Ben: "I have divided politicians into two categories: the Signposts and the Weathercocks. The Signpost says: 'This is the way we should go.' And you don't have to follow them but if you come back in ten years time the Signpost is still there. The Weathercock hasn’t got an opinion until they've looked at the polls, talked to the focus groups, discussed it with the spin doctors." Public opinion while it has an impact of course, as a leader I think any politician regardless of party or alliegence left or right wing etc should act based on what they believe will actually make a positive impact backed up by facts and experts, not swaying based on public opinion. As example of public opinion being wrong racism and homophobia used to be deemed okay (by government too tbf but it shows public doesn't always know best) As for basing off facts and experts gender ID is no threat. Its been in numerous neighbouring countries like Ireland for YEARS with 0 reported issues. There was 150 ammendments to the bill to make it more safe. The bill even directly mentions the equality act is supposedly cometes with according to the UK stating that it doesn't change public policy around provisions of single-sex spaces and services. The SNP claimed it wouldn't have an impact because legally, as far as the bill goes it wouldn't have any impact on women only spaces etc. Which case are you referring to where self ID had an adverse impact on women's spaces due to self ID in scotland?

[@gyszabolcs]

I don't get this: not interesting, boring? Like it needs to be entertaining and not questioning the government and demanding meaningful answers?

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

I agree it shouldn't matter. But a wee bit life about a person is more attractive than a complete dullard. Just the way it is. He's not terribly inspirational, is he?

[@blackniall8509]

2 Posh donuts and a Coke Head

[@videooldlady]

Love her. Can't Stand her party

[@django3422]

I think she's one of those whose existence supports the idea that we need charismatic, socially minded political representatives and also to abolish political parties.

[@videooldlady]

@@django3422 oh, a person who watches One Piece supports a more free, open, society where you can follow your dreams, not surprised lol

[@django3422]

@@videooldlady Luffy is the hero we all need right now.

[@videooldlady]

@@django3422 too right, Luffy for PM. Zoro as Deputy, Nami as Chancellor 😂, Chopper as Health Secretary and that all I can think of lol

[@selfpreservationsociety]

​@@videooldladyhow middle class and dull, working class no surrender to the snob leftie

[@theshadowdirector]

Would be easier to take if she came from a party that actually gave a damn about most of us.

[@django3422]

Maybe the answer is getting rid of the parties. Certainly on a national level. Then we can all enjoy the governance of representatives that actually live in and engage with the community they serve.

[@theshadowdirector]

@@django3422politicians grouping together is inevitable but we should at least have a system that enables more choice and doesn't necessitate tactical voting.

[@django3422]

@@theshadowdirector I really do think we'd be well served to put laws in place to stop that kind of grouping. It'd put an end to party-before-country, it'd massively reduce the power of lobbyists and, within a couple generations, hopefully eradicate politicians too. Leaving us with civic minded folks whose only interest in seeking election is to improve their community.

[@richardgreenhough]

If you think woke means sound then you are missing the point completely!

[@stevec7028]

But SUNAK IS A liar 🤦🤦🤦

[@sarahjaneross2918]

I can't listen to Starmer’s nasally bore fest, Sunak sounds like a patronising teacher, always slightly irritated... thank goodness for politicians like Black... she will be great whatever route she takes.

[@himoffthequakeroatbox4320]

Once you get into "yeBUTNObUt tHE'rE All tHe sAmE iNniT" territory you're supporting the incumbents. Yes, Novarra, i did look at you.

[@keithparker1346]

What different policy or idea are you looking forward from a Labour government?

[@django3422]

I see it more as recognising that Labour will be better, just. And that once they're in, we need to be holding their feet to the fire to make real change.

[@jameswalker5158]

This panel makes me feel unwell 😕.

[@Believe-you-me-]

The cult of Corbyn?

[@fabiotabaton314]

Nae answer....!!!!!! Ciao

[@jameslyon2338]

Love Mhairi but she's a bit disingenuous on the reason SNP and Labour won't work together, that's because the SNP's condition for any kind of help is always a new indy referendum when Labour get into power and Labour don't want that to happen.

[@declangilmour8184]

I mean, on fundamental issues surely labour should still vote alongside the SNP to block tory policy that will be literally life changing to people instead of abstaining?

[@hiigara2085]

I like mhairi but she is a nationalist and I struggle to marry the fact I like her with the fact her politics are to destroy the union

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Scotland has a right to decide on its future- if the will of the majority is for independence, so be it. The English have no right to deny this. I am English but there is no future for the country and the rest of the union under failed neoliberal policies that have caused the only destruction you should be concerned about, i.e of economy and society.

[@djmarti7773]

If the union is not working for Scotland then why should Scotland be held back by westmonster and english voters. Independence is normal.

[@darshnarach8889]

I agree we are stronger together, I hope the snow remains as they provide a dynamic that adds a layer of unique forces on Scottish interests. But I don't hope they succeed with independence.

[@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922]

Well I vote them to get independence why should we be colonized by your corrupt establishment

[@britnatzaredemocracydenier5922]

It's not a union if one can overrule the other and we get Tories that we never voted for since 1955

[@vulgartrendkill]

Its about time they stopped slinging insults and work to make the country better. This isn`t a game, this is peoples lives.

[@CockWomble1000]

Starmer still has to win over the the Redwall Keyboard Enoch’s and Eva’s. He’s not daft. He will bring them back to the fold. 😉🤘

[@coraltaylor8159]

Go Mhairi! Such a breath of fresh air in politics today.

[@blackniall8509]

In what way?

[@PalookaD]

Love Mhairi Black. Keep up the good work Joe.

[@djmarti7773]

Mhari black is a breath of fresh air un a cesspit of corruption.

[@jondoe-qi3vo]

The snp corruption?

[@jonnylumberjack6223]

@@jondoe-qi3vo You know she works in Westminster, yes? And you also know that the alleged corruption is within the Holyrood party? And that absolutely nothing has been proven or disproven? And that the alleged money concerned isn't as much as Boris spent on wallpaper, to say nothing of his legal fees? Sit down and hush your face.

[@djmarti7773]

@jondoe-qi3vo prove it ??? Bur we can prove the corruption in westmonster, with a wealth of evidence. Even down to the Russian money in westmonster HOL... police over 1 years investigation and still not one ounce of criminal activity says it all...only rhe muppets believe the English tory press..

[@josephhenry4725]

​@@jondoe-qi3voproof ... ? Tories...proved ..

[@beachcomber1able]

​@@jondoe-qi3voA Tory/Mi5 underhanded conspiracy to destabilise the Scottish Independence Movement. 😮

[@Kaltagstar96]

Mhairi is one of those things that should be considered as rare as unicorns or a British bus arriving at the time it's supposed to. She's a politician that is actually likeable. I look at people like her and Flynn and am like "Why can't all politicians be like them??" Because she's 100% right when saying that Labour aren't that much different to the Tories.

[@taylorsouthall739]

I didn't find her remotely likeable for these same reasons. I don't know if she's silly or just being knowingly dishonest to overcompensate for the recent SNP turmoil.

[@richardmaynard4942]

@@taylorsouthall739The condescension and arrogance of your statement says much more about your innate right wing prejudice than any reasonable, analytical thought.

[@taylorsouthall739]

@@richardmaynard4942 Cool.

[@djmarti7773]

@richardmaynard4942 agree with you. She shows her real self wirg confidence and truthfulness. Unlike the other parties in westmonster pishy bojo mogg and mad nad so bent up with snobbery and greed..

[@giansideros]

​@@taylorsouthall739he has a point, you're being contrarian for the sake of it, not giving a proper reason to dislike her, just speculative hogwash. I like Black, I'd welcome her in the Labour Party, not that she'd want to join any time soon.

[@richardmaynard4942]

Mhairi, is honest, intelligent and eloquent. She also is solid working class. This makes her a living nightmare for the private/public school educated brown noses in the Tory/New Starmer parties.

[@cathygarlick9321]

I could listen to Mhairi for hours; she talks so much sense and is one of only a handful decent MPs with principles.

[@HelenaMikas]

Not all that long ago Truss was forced to answer a Committee & said she'd have to look it up and get back with ehe answer .It was astonishing to watch her face as she was informed no problem the answer is zero. All are more than economical with the truth..

[@SkyEcho7]

Mhairi Black & Stephen Flynn are not just superb politicians that are across their brief they're also down to earth & genuinely decent people ✊🏻💗🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@blackniall8509]

What positives have done brung Scotland?

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@blackniall8509for one, tons of English people in my generation have a much more positive image of Scots in their head thanks to people like Mhairi, than did English people of prior generations (with by and large very stereotypical ideas). That’s a hugely important cultural investment, and will continue to have relevance all our lives. It defangs all sorts of well-worn anti-Scottish arguments about competence and intelligence.

[@jamesmacd]

Steven flynn should get 6 questions. Mhairi is a class act.

[@janephillips6031]

I do not recall the government advising the banks to hold their nerve, they bailed them out!

[@keithparker1346]

I guarantee they will bail out Thames Water too

[@oldschool3670]

She's great

[@pedrothewise2584]

inflation is caused by corporation price gauging and corperate bonuses.

[@Gph0367]

Well said 👍

[@iangarner8857]

Exactly so even if inflation drops by half , the profiteering by the supermarkets and energy companies will mean we hardly notice a difference. So holding our nerve and waiting for it to drop is absolute bollocks.

[@kavgp]

Love Mhairi, a real breath of fresh air. Be great to have other younger MPs on the pubcast like Zarah Sultana or Ben Lake. Also great stuff from Ava & Ed as per

[@graemebeard]

Always worth listening to Maihri Black is excellent and a breath of fresh air at the boys club known as Parliament. Keir Starmer? He could bore an arsehole in a wooden horse.

[@johnwelch5132]

SNP has done wonders

[@helenspedding-lowe5469]

Oh Mhairi Black I love you! You're so honest, so truthful, no avoiding the issues, you just go straight to it. How I wish UK politicians were as brilliant as you!