What I couldn't say on the BBC

[@PoliticsJOE]

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[@dianapatterson1559]

As a woman of 75, I am not charmed by being called a "young man" because I subscribe to PoliticsJOE.

[@lateknight4754]

on the flip side, I'm a 43 year old man and I am quite chuffed to be called "young" :D

[@constantfear]

Calm down youngin ~78 year old

[@SSRT_JubyDuby8742]

😂❤👏

[@ChrisMinusHumour]

Good on you Diana for looking for multiple sources of news. Some people are glued to one channel.

[@mikepurdy1738]

Yes unchallenged

[@andymacdonald7126]

I'm a boomer. I turned 70 on Saturday, but I'm definitely in your camp. My daughter has given me 4 grandchildren, with a 5th due any day now. The future will ultimately be in their hands. They will hopefully change the world, and you are in the vanguard of that movement. We must overcome the outdated and clearly flawed idea that with age comes wisdom. Please keep up the good work.

[@petermartinaitis8166]

So you seriously think a 20 year old has as much wisdom as a 70 year old, the future was in your hands once , what did you do ?

[@voodoochile333]

Gave birth to a daughter that has created a huge carbon footprint with five kids

[@Godlike-87]

​@@voodoochile333 antinatalists are weird. You consume more than them. Why don't you just delete yourself?

[@andymacdonald7126]

@@petermartinaitis8166 Please describe your understanding of the word 'wisdom'. Otherwise, go away.

[@andymacdonald7126]

@@voodoochile333 What on earth are you on about?

[@stevejw52]

I thought kuennesberg's remark "aimed largely at young men" was a good opening gambit for her. It sounds like a blatant attempt to stereotype your audience as trouble makers. Perhaps I'm biased though, she always rubs me up the wrong way.

[@wrzlygummidge]

well said, the comment was reminiscent of how snidey journos level the same "accusation" at J Peterson.

[@skyblazeeterno]

If you wanted to aim a channel at young men it would be porn

[@MartinParnham]

I didn't think Politics Joe was "aimed largely at young men" but what do I know! JOE, may or may not have been but I don't really see how the politics offshoot is, if you've watched more than a couple of clips on the channel.

[@crayontom9687]

She could have gone full-on culture war and said ‘young men of fighting age’ 😂

[@wazeemwoz]

No, it was something that rubbed me the wrong way. We dont have newspaper editors introduced like “largely caters to old white men”

[@tonybennett4159]

I've just turned 80, and it's a disgrace how housing is now virtually out of reach to those who share the profession I'm now retired from : primary school teaching. In my area of London I bought my flat as a single teacher, now two teachers couldn't afford it. There is something seriously wrong with our system, so all power to PoliticsJOE.

[@wanklefish]

left_blank yeah who needs teachers anyway right? If they can't afford to live near the school they work at why don't they move hundreds of miles away and buy a house there instead...

[@greghiggs5375]

@@unknown_name_389 Then who is going to teach London's children?

[@wanklefish]

@left_blank so you don't think primary school aged children should go to school? If they all change jobs as you suggest, who teaches those children?

[@ifanmorgan8070]

@@wanklefish Nobody. Then market forces come in and push wages up or rents down. Isn’t that how it is supposed to work ?

[@wanklefish]

​@@ifanmorgan8070 maybe in some sectors, but relying on market forces when it comes to the long term planning involved in training the next generation seems like a very risky thing to do. Market forces typically favour short term returns over longer timeframes (like in the stock market), which is an innapropriate risk to take when we're talking about timeframes measured in decades.

[@czarekp3552]

2010 National debt £1 billion - There's no money left 2023 National debt £2.5 billion - Turns out, that there was lots of money left, but where did it go.... cause Tories didn't spend t on the NHS, services, education, patching up pot holes.... asking on behalf of Michelle Mone

[@mattygroves21478]

It's trillions not billions. I suppose you could say £1000 billion or 2500 billion though.

[@czarekp3552]

@@mattygroves21478 my bad.... i was broke before, but now you've scared me.....

[@mattygroves21478]

@@czarekp3552 The UK National Debt is indeed frightening.

[@DoktorLorenz]

​@@mattygroves21478 in the 70s they used to use the one thousand million to mean a billion, if we use that phrasing then our debt is Two and a half million, million pounds. By shortening it to billion and trillion it doesn't seem so bad but when the richest person in the world is worth two hundred thousand million dollars, you gotta ask how rich do you need to be and why aren't they taxed more because they can always outbid and outprice any normal people on the assets like housing.

[@mattygroves21478]

@@DoktorLorenz The moon is 1/4 million miles away. It takes a second for light from earth to reach it, and a car travelling at 60mph, 6 months to reach it. Saturn is 3/4 billion miles away from us. Light from earth takes an hour and a half to get there, and 375years for the car. The national debt is £2.5 Trillion. 2.5 Trillion miles is half a light year and the car would take 1.25 million years to drive that far. The fact that we'll likely see trillionaires in our lifetimes beggars belief, and is disgusting.

[@ChrisWhittenMusic]

I’m 64. I watch all the Sunday politics programmes through gritted teeth these days. So many people are frightened to step out and say what needs to be said. Lots of fence sitting under the guise of being fair. I agreed with everything you said 👍🏻

[@robertheap2911]

I’m the same age as yourself, but I don’t think it’s so much to do with people being frightened what they say, I think the truth is , unfortunately that, It’s more to do with media selectivity . They don’t like people who rock the boat, getting to close to the truth.

[@jaykaygxd8497]

@@robertheap2911 the concept you’re describing is the Manufacture of consent through media

[@robertheap2911]

@@jaykaygxd8497 Very possibly or blocking those , who don’t aspire to the narrative 🧐

[@ChrisWhittenMusic]

@@robertheap2911 I'm talking about all the politicians and commentators they get on every week. People continually sit on the fence, won't nail their colours to the mast.

[@robertheap2911]

@@ChrisWhittenMusic I understand what your saying Chris, I’ve noticed that myself. I think though , that the mainstream media and the BBC now , unfortunately, has let’s say tweaked its guidelines . To the extent of following the current narratives and making it difficult for any so called controversy to take place. And it might also be the calibre of guest. How is it for example, you don’t see enough of Peter Hitchens now from the Right wing, who doesn’t mince his words , regarding politics of the day. And Jeremy Corbyn is not invited on these programs ; almost a forgotten man. And you don’t see George Galloway on mainstream do you. There are many others, but you have to go on KZbin now to see anything of them. Whether I agree with certain people or not, I welcome their voice and opinions as a democratic right. I saw Peter Hitchens for example debating the merits of the war in Ukraine, which he fervently disagrees with. So it’s not a Left wing thing for example. And George Galloway speaks his mind just like Tony Benn used to do . But he has to host his own KZbin channel .

[@xphilli]

As a young person, I really appreciate the comments from older generations who recognise our experience when it comes to both renting and owning a home. I don't want to take away from anyone, and hopefully there is a balance and one day home ownership and a home having value will not be a political issue.

[@heatherhanks4869]

I’m 53 my partner is 55 and we watch you all the time and agree with you. How can she say only young me. Watch you.

[@Liverpoolboy01]

Absolutely.

[@alannairn9913]

As a young man soon to be receiving my pension, I'm able to see how difficult it is to rent let alone buy a home. We really need more of this information on the media.

[@anneankaspilling]

You are spot on I am the older generation and I know and see how difficult it is for the younger generation. We sold to get votes and forgot to build more.

[@odinallfarther6038]

We did not forget to build it was policy not to build and to privatise any thing that was or was not bolted down .

[@nickjanczak9665]

No one forgot to build more. It was a deliberate policy to create an artificial scarcity of housing, so hedge funders/ landlords with a property portfolio could see their investments always keep growing in value. Also, when Thatcher allowed council houses to be sold off, there was a deliberate policy to not have any more council houses built, so the stock of social housing was forced to shrink.

[@tommyrotton9468]

@@nickjanczak9665 100% correct and Blair did the same

[@nickjanczak9665]

@@tommyrotton9468 Thatcher called Blair her ''greatest achievement'' and he was - made in the likeness of herself. That man should be in prison for war crimes, amongst other things.

[@tommyrotton9468]

@@nickjanczak9665 Blair was far worse than Thatcher, he outwardly did Thatcherism, but secretly he introduced communism into the legal system. All the hate laws, woke laws, Human rights being more important than common law, the immigration crisis, all started with the secret Blair laws. When Boris got the 80 seat majority he should have destroyed every Blair law ever made rather than double down on them :(

[@faves2064]

Oli was absolutely right about having to move to other urban centers to get the best jobs. I live in Sheffield and had to look in Leeds, Manchester and Derby for jobs after graduating from a masters. I eventually had to commute ever day to Derby at immense cost to myself while stuck on low grad wages. All I can say is thank god for the pandemic and working from home which made me nearly £4000 a year better off.

[@UkSapyy]

Honestly, after seeing how the workplace operates. Picking agency staff over younger people, managers chasing figures when they could do a much better job listening to people. I'm solidly in the camp of silent quitting, the UK wastes talent. Companies should be insentifised to value their own.

[@christopherwright8811]

A lot of us had to go abroad. That was not he idea - but it is what has happened. And it's been happening in my case for more than 30 years. The levelling up has just not happened. And it never will.

[@bfapple]

For what it’s worth, I faced the same for my engineering jobs.

[@Ron.S.]

I don’t understand the problem. Why didn’t you move to Derby? I’m from North London and I’m sure rent/buying there is very cheap

[@faves2064]

@bulbulonOnEbayUK Very good question, it's all really usual stuff, my partner worked and still works in Sheffield plus all my friends and family are there. Also it would have been risky to move while in the probation period for that job. That finished after the start of lockdown which made moving unnecessary due to wfh.

[@adamfarkas7069]

That point you guys made on the government reimbursing train companies, etc... it's HUGELY significant and I have never heard about it before. And I listen to Today and World At One / PM almost every day.

[@pollytickle8346]

Me too. What a shock!

[@whatwentwrong4599]

Laura is very disappointing, they way she lets the big guns get away with anything, in utter fear of them not booking back on is disgusting. She needs to realise how important her role is, in holding these people to account, Raab etc had such an easy ride.

[@christophermcguire27]

She's disgusting

[@tippysdaddy7468]

Because she is part of the Tory Scum

[@laurieharper1526]

She is very well aware how important her role is. That's why she sides with the big guns. She sees it as her job to keep ordinary people ignorant and to promulgate the propaganda. So do those who employ and pay her.

[@arhael1]

you need to understand that legacy media journalists in this country (and most others), are buddies with political class, without option to opt out. And independent journalists usually are kept for mockery, and presenting them like some kind of extreme side.

[@callumbush1]

She's a propagandist.

[@ritaobrien7617]

I'm a 79 year old and I do care about whats happening to young people! I know I;m the lucky generation and I want the same for all of you!

[@alastairbrewster4274]

As an “ older “ person of 48 we are all being shafted , I’ve always worked and never been able to afford to buy a house , and I’m a teacher of 20 years

[@T1tusCr0w]

It doesn’t matter what you actually are paid. The rich own the distribution of the goods you need to live. - food, heat shelter. & as long as they can increase those the money you are paid might as well be play money. Watch the bail out that’s not the bail out all across Europe. "We are going to increase the money supply to ensure inter bank liquidity" The just made the money in everyone’s pocket worth less…

[@evelbsstudio]

I am 46 and I damaged my spine at work, been disabled I have found it hard to get the help I need, doctors are so over run your just a number these days. I always wanted my own home but it's always been out of reach even tho I have worked all my life till I became disabled

[@IndaloMan]

In my 60s and the more I watch what is happening in the UK I am glad that I moved to Spain a few months after the Brexit result. Would not like to be in my 20/30s as I do not see how things can get better in the next decade or so.

[@willrichardson519]

This is because of failure to build housing in the 80s and 90s.

[@brianevans9619]

I was watching on Sunday morning Thought you talked a lot of sense within an extremely limited timescale Subscribed immediately on the basis of your views Great job !!!

[@BarcombeBoy]

Well im 64 and i think Politics Joe and Ollie Dugmore (if that his name) are the best thing to come along in terms of political outlook/analysis and younger people for a very, very long time. In fact right now it's crucial. Keep it up Joe.

[@Ferrybobbins]

Thanks Laura, Been a while since I’ve been called a young man.

[@stuartweston99]

I'm a 76 year old subscriber and really enjoy your chats. I also thought you acquitted yourself very well on the BBC on Sunday. Keep up the good work

[@jonsteele7227]

Yeah I am 51, middle class have father 78 also middle class. We vote labour. We believe in the strikes, taxes for rich and we are on your side. I think my only criticism is the younger generations dont vote as much. I have voted in every single election at any level since I was 18, So please vote and then this awful govt will be out. Then we push for proper PR. Then this extreme change every decade will stop. Us left of centre oldies cant do it without you "young uns". So yes its your future and with 3 kids myself I am well aware of that. VOTE

[@markwinno]

I'm 56 semi-retired, I found you a breath of fresh air on that show. Lets hope you get more time on shows like that.

[@stephfoxwell4620]

1965/66. The peak of the UK babyboom.

[@markwinno]

@@stephfoxwell4620 1967

[@flipfilfip]

Excellent video! Would be nice to see more of you guys and your opinion on broader issues like this.

[@lynnsliney7262]

I am 69 a woman and love watching Joe, they voice my views.

[@tonycowin]

Nice.

[@caroledwards3465]

Ditto me too

[@markmaher4548]

I'm in my 50's, I still can't afford a mortgage, 1 wage family, my better half is disabled, we have two kids. I've got two hopes of affording a mortgage, one of which is Bob & he's dead. So our younger generations are not alone in this.

[@chancegough7429]

I definitely not a leftist, I would say I’m more in the centre. I don’t agree with you on everything but can’t be more grateful for the work your doing. Thank you!

[@RB-wl7ct]

I really want to see more of you and Ava talking please. There were things you could have delved much deeper into. Thank you.

[@brianarmstrong3731]

I'm 67 next week and I fully support your point of view. I know from the experiences of my children how difficult it is to make your way in the world today. Keep up the good work in combatting the right-wing mainstream media.

[@richhogg8074]

Thanks for mentioning Rob Burrow and Kevin Sinfield, I wish rugby league was more popular and their names were more out there

[@01karmacop]

I watch never miss the show god l feel young and informed. Watching from Scotland peace and love to all

[@awmillard7356]

Very good reflection of the interview format, useful analysis of the current strike strategy of the current government

[@bkendlerA4]

Would like to see you talk more often, both of you are thought provoking and interesting.

[@dorbid]

Refreshing to see such comprehensive, contemporary and coherent analysis in all your videos. Congratulations all involved in producing something worthwhile in a media landscape full of sludge.

[@dianeallan1114]

I will be 65 in May & I love politics Joe, keep up the great work 😃😃👍❤

[@davidwhite5894]

I watched live and thought Oli came across really well. Talked smartly about social media and A.Tate.

[@xafar67]

Housing, I'm GenX, and I know how lucky I am. By the time I got to buy a house I could only just afford to do it. I have no idea how young people today manage it. Something needs to change before the system gets worse

[@liamwarren7590]

Been following you guys for years now on twitter and facebook, however i love these long form youtube videos, keep them coming!

[@kinetic747]

I'm 61and watched on Sunday, like I do most weeks, and you made some valid points. The budget was a complete non event for the overwhelming majority. For example, where are the energy market reforms needed and promised to bring the actual cost down?

[@williamgeorgefraser]

Great to see you invited on LK on Sunday. House prices have now gone beyond a joke. Thatcher killed any hope for the poor and the young to ever own a house. My dad bought a house back in 1958 for £650. He sold it 18 months later as the row of houses were due for demolition. The house is still there and probably now worth £200,000.

[@BENTWOONEZERO]

Home ownership increased under Thatcher.

[@chrishampton2565]

​@@BENTWOONEZERObecause she allowed people to buy up, the social housing then never provided anymore. Thus creating more colour TV Tories. All part of the divide and conquer.

[@robertadams1054]

Thatcher did not, this was all down to Warmongerer Blair and his NEW Labour.

[@psyick9543]

The anecdote about your dad is irrelevant though, nothing stopping him buying another at the time was there

[@DoktorLorenz]

That £650 in 1958 is now £18,647.21 in today's money

[@alexwilliams4781]

What Oli says about TikTok and tech company surveillance is absolutely 100% bang on, it is so much more than people realise and its not discussed at all in mainstream media. Would have been good to see him talk about this on the show

[@alexwilliams4781]

Also I'm one of those sad fuckers who consume a lot of political content - and this discussion is absolutely top class, both in the sort of topics covered and the depth and nuance that they are dealt with

[@vickyking3408]

I am 71 and I believe in the youth!....The youth of UK arehaving a hard time,my life time was so far easier and p.s am a leftie

[@buddhajim]

I'm 55 and I fully support you views. I would say that the buying up of lower price properties by Landlords and developers is a massive issue that has a huge knock on affect

[@clivemortimore8203]

Oli was right about housing and the young. I am now retired but it was my parents generation who bought their council houses at a cheep rate, then sold them to private landlords which in turn make a profit from those who can't afford to buy a house......the grand children of those former council house tenants.

[@bereal6590]

@@tabularasa7775 it's not just grandchildren as the first comment says either, it's first gen kids (myself) of that gen and the poor and singles or those who genuinely are sick and cannot work so can no longer save for a home. It's simply capitalism, make the state smaller and make it a free for all and f*ck anyone who can't manage. The decision is bigger than housing, its who are we as a society and the boomers post war and Churchill had atlee a socialist government with the introduction of the nhs and benefits that followed as well as social housing which had always been part of britain but we threw it all down the drain with thatcher as we sought or rather some did the Reagan ism 'British dream' but for the majority it's as hamster wheel of a nightmare

[@finalcut612]

@@tabularasa7775 god who cares. Don’t you just want people to have housing? Stop being bitter and advocate for affordable housing for everyone

[@Neil-qg9cw]

​@@tabularasa7775 As much as it's frustrating, blaming the poor will never fix anything. Let's keep the focus on the politicians and elites who can actually fix these problems.

[@wrzlygummidge]

...and they continue to sell the farkin council houses when they know what's happening. Madness.

[@charlottescott7150]

55 year old woman and could not love this channel more. Thank you

[@jezbrown5446]

My rent in London went up 25% last year. Our landlord has just contacted us to say it will go up another 25% this year. That's 62% in a year. The power bill alone is five times what it was, let alone food etc. My pay hasn't budged. Frankly, it's hard to be anything other than completely depressed.

[@islandsedition]

There is nothing wrong with a policy that limits or reverses house price rises. A house should not be an asset, it should be considered a public good with the only thing determining the cost being the number of beds, the location and the associated land. If people want to consider it an asset, then they should be prepared for that asset to lose value, just like every other investment vehicle.

[@ALANL4460]

Hope you get invited on those programmes more. You talk more sense in the allotted time than most of those talking heads who go on.

[@CH-hq3pe]

Is politics Joe mainly geared towards young men ? Or young people ? Or ? Maybe I'm just an older guy watching thinking it's geared towards anyone who is interested in politics 🤔

[@MrSilverPants68]

geared toward lefties

[@allanmckeown8417]

Me too, I don't imagine as many young people would be watching the interview with Ian Hislop as older people.

[@mattygroves21478]

@@MrSilverPants68 Yeah, younger people.

[@urmum3773]

@@mattygroves21478 Millennials, generation Z is far more right wing than the previous generation.

[@mattygroves21478]

@@urmum3773 is [sic] they? Any examples to back that claim up?

[@brianferguson7840]

I'm 64, I live in France on my works pension. My current house was paid for with half of the profits from the sale of my UK house. Bought for 65,000 sold twenty three years later for 320,000. I was a recipient of a phenomenal change in social circumstances. I am not proud of myself but its not my fault, I struggled for fifteen years to afford my mortgage then found that I had an asset that I couldn't afford to keep in retirement. No one sells a house for less than it is "worth" but I am very aware that my good fortune has been a significant factor in the problems of younger generations, but what can I do. If I had 70 million like Sunak I could give some money away, but I'm not rich, just lucky, but guilty and ashamed.

[@keeshond8]

It’s £700 million, but your arguments still stand, only much more so.

[@kinggeoffrey3801]

You took advantage of the situation you were in. You made a smart business move. I would have done the same. It's dog eat dog out there, look after number 1.

[@willrichardson519]

It's a systemic thing, the people who set it up are responsible for that.

[@Henchman.24]

Don't feel bad Brian, you did what you could and it's unlikely you caused any suffering, unlike the banks that offer those mortgages. Enjoy your retirement

[@SarahRickard]

I watched this. Good job 👏 you

[@Mr---mr4ll]

Paying £975 for a room in London… from £650…. It’s just too much man… I’m at my wits end

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Ouch!

[@celticmist42]

Well done Oli, key issues, clear articulation of opinion and perspective. So refreshing!

[@mrswintersparrow]

I'm 60 year old woman and I have a son of 24, I don't think he'll be leaving for his own home anytime soon affording a mortgage or rent seems impossible for him at the moment and he has a masters degree in politics. I'm also one of those 'young men' ??? subscribed to politics Joe 😂

[@PastaSauce.]

I’m so thankful we have this channel 👏 keep up the good work guys

[@bazjoan]

Younger people are very important in our society and I do despair about the attitude from many in my generation. My only excuse for some of my generation is the pension age rise with 3 months notice has really affect some people. I enjoy your channel, hopefully more people with a more balanced view will asked on the show.

[@simonjohnson2103]

Great video, I watched on Sunday and thought you expressed yourself very well, as usual...

[@Padzilar]

The rail strike isn’t about the money - every one of them I’ve spoken to on my commute says it’s about the terms and conditions of the framework the government wants to put in place as part of the Grant Schapps white paper

[@stringcus]

Intelligent, rational young people. Makes me feel better about the future.

[@manekdubash5022]

As a boomer, I couldn't agree more with you. Thatcher and her successors may have (to use Nye Bevan's words) stuffed my mouth with gold, but thta comes nowhere close to buying my vote. And I'm not alone: not everyone becomes a Tory on receipt of their pension.

[@dominicc3107]

Top job from Oli as always. Hope to see more of him on BBC

[@chazza5891]

I'm 60 and have always rented. Housing is an issue affecting every generation.

[@54stevemac]

I am an old git,69 in April, and I feel so sorry for those younger types!

[@Alex-cw3rz]

The saddest thing of all is people still think peterson is a great thinker of this age

[@andrewrobinson2565]

To be clear... Peterson is straight-faced stand-up.

[@anfearaerach]

​@@ghostdog4330 don't you have shadows to bark at babes

[@Neil-qg9cw]

​@@ghostdog4330 Genius? The guy who only eats meat, is addicted to benzos, almost died due to it in Russia, now gets overly emotional and cries about everything, and tweets like 30 times a day about the most snowflake crap ever? "What does 'put' mean?" Truly one of the deepest thinkers of our time. Also weirdly obsessed with trans people and an illogical Christian. Go watch Steven Fry or Gad Sad tear him apart in debates. Actual smart people make Peterson look like the average mind that he is. He's just a grifter mate, try and be objective about him. He became famous regurgitating basic self help advice to incels. "Tidy your room" is truly groundbreaking stuff.

[@jikkh2x]

@@anfearaerach hello millennial npc. Have you met your pseudo-virtue signalling requirements for the day? The hive is disappointed by your slacking

[@skyblazeeterno]

​@@ghostdog4330 genius? The guy is a crank

[@imSatnav]

I am 63 and subscribed to this channel some time ago. I found it quite flattering to be described as a young male.

[@darrylsimpson4744]

@Ron Ainley .. I’m 74 .. I’m more than flattered to be described as a young mail! I voted remain. I hate Tories. I predicted Boris would be a useless prick. I predicted Truss would be useless. She was worse than useless. Don’t always think pensioners are pro-Tory brexiters!

[@inkysteve]

I'm a month short of becoming an OAP and I don't get my news from legacy media. The propaganda is just too strong.

[@granbyplungar2929]

Elderly geezer here and fan of the channel.

[@zarniwoopb6078]

Watched it live and was very interested to see you on their having been subscribed to this channel for a while (and I'm a bit older). I thought you came across really well.

[@namakudamono]

Well done Oli! Keep up the good work!

[@shambhangal438]

At 6:10 If anyone tells you there is no money - whether its at work or politics - it often means 'there's a queue and we've moved you to the back of it'.

[@willrichardson519]

Ask them where new money comes from

[@HyacinthFl0wer]

So informative! Much new awareness gained! Excellent video.Thanks!

[@poesie6279]

Grand parents are very worried about the younger generation!

[@marktaylor6491]

2:26. Not having a go at older people. A shame, because someone needs to. As for 'generational conflict', seems kind of similar to class war. As in, it's only there when we fight back.

[@clivemortimore8203]

As a retired old git, you are right, my selfish generation has a lot to answer for.

[@davidty2006]

Hmm back when they were 16 they could easily get a job. These days all require 2 year experiance.

[@californiadreamin8423]

Mark Taylor….I’m up for that generational conflict. “When we fight back “ !!! Who against ??? You clearly think it was easy being a “boomer” from a working class background, well it wasn’t and if you can provide any evidence for your “it’s not fair” self pity , go ahead. How long does it take to build a house ? 1 year at the most. How long have the Tories been in power this time ? This problem began with Margaret Thatcher whose narrow monetarist policy abandoned “lame duck “ industries to their fate, unlike in Europe who invested in their industries , with whole communities abandoned , and Norman Tebbit telling people to “get on their bikes”. People did just that and headed south where employment was available…..and this is what has put severe pressure on the housing market. Well it’s tough because my heart bleeds for every Tory with negative equity and a sky high mortgage, because the Tory voting heartland is in the lower midlands and the south . This problem has been created by Government, not the boomers.

[@patcampton7163]

​@Davidty 2006 would you have done something differently in our shoes? Many of us had to go to work to support family finances. Many of us had no opportunity to take up further education.

[@marktaylor6491]

@@clivemortimore8203 Thanks for the support, and I really do mean it. Usually whenever I bring this up, I get a tonne of defensive BS from people your age. All saying 'I've never voted Tory', 'I didn't vote Brexit' etc. Which is the prickliness you'd expect from those with guilty consciences. They know what they've done, and aren't able to admit it.

[@jamesgrover2005]

I happened to catch some of the Kunsberg show Sunday, I've not watched in a while. I'm probably not your expected demographic at 52, it's certainly a breath of fresh air seeing you on, I'd go back to watching if you were a regular guest. You are spot on about the tory base voting for themselves, probably the most egoistic generation ever, when if ever are my parents generation going to vote for their grandchildren benefit?

[@sindonophany7024]

I like that you ignored Laura's comment about catering mainly for a young male audience--interviewers like to try to undermine, make uncomfortable etc -- I am male and young( 65 ) haha I am writing this before hearing what you say later about strategy of interviewers etc

[@mammamiaculpa]

oli and ava's point about andrew tate that it's so difficult to try and sum him up reminds me a lot of the discussions going on around holocaust education right now. the holocaust was so big, its order of events often quite elliptical, its actors sometimes in contradiction with each other, that to try and properly address it in a few short classes is nearly impossible and moreover doing it in such a short amount of time can give a false idea of the events themselves

[@ivanteece]

Super impressed with this content. Thank you

[@patrickburns574]

Im 62. Woke lol. I'm aware and sympathetic. Shoot me. I did 43 years service for various govts. I despise what this cabal has done to this country. I'm glad I'm 60 done and not 60 to do. My children and grandchildren are debilitated by what they've done.

[@davidblackwell614]

Loving the humanising of your show and tv news production via this video ❤

[@teb__]

Enjoyed it all the same, thanks Oli.

[@PetaloudesTouYialou]

Loved your Andrew Tate bit. Well said. I'm raising teenage boys and I've had to deprogram a few of their mates. Hard work.

[@andrewhardman3216]

I wish people my age didn't like the walking skid mark that is Andrew Tate

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Tate is a reaction to the systemic hatred of boys and men that has become mainstream over the past 20 years. The girls have been getting all the breaks while the boys just get kicked by the likes of the Guardian and the BBC. It’s hardly a surprise that nearly 57% of girls go into higher education, while barely 44% of boys do.

[@f1remandg]

I am a 72 year old and have worked all my life, I’ve had three long term relationships and have held several successful jobs, I do love young people and understand the problems with this atrocious and parasitical government especially Johnson. I have three pensions, one from fire service, one from the state and a small one from B&Q total income £20,000 now and if I want to work I get taxed. The country is in a disgusting state and you are right on many points, however don’t alienate from people who aren’t in the wealthy. The issues have been caused by Tory newspapers supporting Tory politics and to wealthy MPs in politics for themselves, there needs to be a massive change in the political system. DG

[@andrewatkinson-dalziel1675]

Jess Phillips' tweets about being ignorant of Andrew Tate whilst being Shadow Minister for Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding shows you how out of touch and unserious many of our politicians are

[@wholeladalovenorthernireland]

Bollocks, it just means she isn't distracted by all the celebrity bullshit on TV and is actually doing some work for her constituents. Maybe you should take a leaf out of her book, Facebook Liker.

[@NewRetroRepair]

What annoys me is being in my mid thirties and called "young". No I'm not young. The problems faced by grown adults who by all means should be able to afford to raise families and own their own homes being chalked up to "young" issues is absurd and needs to stop being normalized. People in their mid thirties are often more than a decade into a career at this point. A typical single bedroom flat rental in the midlands cost as much as mortgage payments would have cost for an entire three or four bedroom house in most parts of the country just 20 or 30 years ago. People in their thirties that want to own a home that costs a modest £160,000 with a £32,000 deposit? Expect mortgage payments to be greater than £800 a month for a 25 year mortgage. About half the average take home pay in this country. You can then expect energy bills to be almost a quarter of take home pay. After bills most average Brits in their mid thirties have no money at all left at the end of the month. Considering that rents are usually more than mortgage payments, welll... You get the picture. Most spritely "young" people in their mid thirties can't afford to save for a £32,000 deposit. Then, if house prices increase by >10% a year it's a moving target. It really frustrates me when media outlets chalk this up to "young people issues". It isn't. The other elephant in the room is our ageing demographic. What good is having your wealth tied up in your home? It's illiquid. You can't do your shopping or pay your bills with it. "Young" generations can't afford to start families or foot the healthcare costs of our ageing demographics indefinitely. Eventually the older demographic is going to have no choice but to convert those assets into liquidity to foot the healthcare bill. It's all a bloody mess.

[@coopsnz1]

You voted for more socalism you screwed yourself socalist . Socalism doesn't lead to more home ownership it never has. In vienna & Singapore 🇸🇬 90% of population live in public housing they don't own homes the government crooks do

[@willrichardson519]

As I understand it even accountants and lawyers can't afford to buy in 90% plus of the UK.

[@Minorheadlines]

I've started really to really like this channel. Really nice video guys -- thanks for putting this out there

[@fbshortfilms4126]

Really intuitive form of slow news. Great watch.

[@willlake8759]

That first comment on housing was spot on and I think you spoke for most university graduates/professionally trained people under 30 very eloquently on that point 🫡

[@Neil-qg9cw]

And those around 30 as well! Anyone born after 1988 has been screwed by the Tories since 2010.

[@SSRT_JubyDuby8742]

1st year Gen X, not quite a boomer, more houses are definitely needed for the young, I wouldn't care if our house lost all it's value, give the young a chance to live. Like deployed 👍

[@richpipe17]

I do recommend 'The Chaos Machine' by Max Fisher, for anyone's journey on digital literacy It's so important today and I'm breaking my own personal rule of commenting on the KZbins but I do highly recommend the book

[@dylanmckeith5500]

Absolutely phenomenal listening and diving into thoughts and discussions. I’m 24 and get unbelievably frustrated at things right now, would love a chat with you aha

[@Red__Law]

Apologies Oli, but I couldn't bring myself to watch this live on Sunday morning. Much easier to watch this instead and keep my sanity intact.

[@za.307]

Your opinion is what happens when they allow non-establishment journalists on. Those that aren't in the same journalist cabal of friends. The point about young people is spot on, Labour and the Tories have given up trying to capture young voters. It's partially young people's fault for being apathetic, but also not having enough politicians who care about them is also a massive contributing factor. Hell I'm in my 50's AND I feel apathetic. I love your channel and the grass roots material you do. Wonderful Joe. Never sellout.

[@OpenEggs]

You two are great. From my perception of social interactions and networks I believe there are also women who are trying hard to persaude young men to hate women, I wondered if you had seen example of this?

[@ocher8931]

I dream of a day when a politician has the nerve to say “Your house prices will go down, because we are going to build the houses we need”.

[@skyblazeeterno]

The trouble is Britain has people obsessed with owning rather than renting

[@ocher8931]

@@skyblazeeterno yeah, it’s the concession that means the government can get away with everything else. Fake wealth.

[@r8chlletters]

I never considered this a channel for “young men”.

[@georgedownes8199]

my guy only just started watching you but stand with u my son salute to you

[@chrissilver7719]

Maybe if England followed Scotland with the inability to purchase social housing. Obviously this would only help if Councils in England were given funding to build new homes.

[@giansideros]

Look up the data for social housing stock in the UK on the ONS, specifically for houses (where Right To Buy has the most acute effect) since it was phased out in Scotland, Scotland has experienced year on year growth in council houses. Whilst the rest of the country is still declining, they banned it in Wales recently but the ban hasn't come into effect yet, so do keep an eye out for how that will change in the coming years.

[@softcat2004]

Good format. Hope they get you on the BBC again

[@grumpy-dad3701]

Winner winner turnip for dinner

[@martinhammett8121]

60 + & you guys are the honest voice out there !