Rod Liddle's Got Issues: Yellow jacketed jobsworths

[@hellcatdwe]

It's often said that in the U.S. you can do anything until someone says you can't, but in Britain you can't do anything until someone says you can.

[@ruskiryan2398]

I often find that a good firm "Piss off" often works well.

[@BCzepa]

"fuck off, and stop bothering me, if im doing something unlawful then call the police" what do you think about warning them? i mean technically someone so much as touching you when you dont want them to can amount to an assault, so yeah, stand your ground, and carry on!

[@lavindagertgenisser2060]

One day those yellows diggs will get a mouthful in their Face....it just needs a bit more time to get the battons pushed that deep

[@jameskeith7608]

How little freedom we have, highlighted by people like Ron Liddle,

[@thedave7760]

AS time goes on there are only ever more laws and regulations to the point we will reach someday that literally everything is illegal or restricted, some would say we are already there. I wish we still had the rights we had 5 years ago.

[@uktvcool]

When we give up our freedoms and liberties for the sake of security we lose both.

[@SvenTviking]

uktvcool It's not about security. It's easy enough to get a disguised camera that looks like a tie pin or pen top if you want to film discretely for nefarious purposes like recording the security measures. So obviously it's not about security, it's about flexing their powers.

[@notforwantoftrying1]

prophetic

[@salkeld571]

We have no freedom. we have never been free.Ask Julian Assange and Craig Murray.

[@LArmstrong91]

Nice one, Mr Liddle

[@gwaponobby]

I like this stuff. Why am I only getting it fed to me by KZbin six years later?

[@electricsilver]

Rod, why have you not got your own TV Channel? Such a professional approach to Little Britain.

[@stephenmitchell8324]

i think he shuld have aTV channel

[@Alfredromeothatsme]

That was so funny when he put that fluoro top on to guide people onto the the other side of the pavement. We are really all just sheep aren't we!

[@davidhume1000]

Rod Liddle is my favourite journalist. I admire his ability to laugh at current madnesses, while I risk heart attacks when i consider the same things. I hope that they (those in power) never succeed in censoring him; if they do I will leave the country.

[@biglummox9862]

This is why I love the work of auditors, I know some are OTT but it's essential work IMO.

[@hughcaskey9542]

Keep up the good work rod follow your column all the time

[@kevinwright5081]

Westminster we own it, anything public we own it so yes we can film in any public place its ours understand dummies.

[@ArchineerRob]

I love the post-asking blurring of faces. And that they kept in everything before that.

[@krpkrp3033]

At the end of the video the Police/PCSO have no jurisdiction in this mater. It is a civil mater not criminal. They should only be there to make sure that they "Keep the Peace".

[@secondchance6603]

Five years on and it's worse.

[@castiger1000]

Second Chance and will only get worse

[@IanP1963]

Why is gardener worried about permission ? Is he KGB ?

[@derekbradbury749]

One of the reasons I buy the Sunday Times is to enjoy Rod’s comments. He was once the editor of the morning BBC radio show the Today programme, on radio four. Very sharp bloke.

[@langrichar]

Well done and well said . You Sir are a 'gentleman and an honest patriot Sir' .

[@DXmYb]

Jobsworth. My favourite word in the english language, perfectly describes and shames little people with no authority.

[@brian.7966]

well, bloody done love your approach.

[@charlesdavis7087]

"They all did what they were told." How terrible, terrible sad. Thank you for this post.

[@jackthehatphoto]

Even if it's a camera on a tripod, you are still allowed to film and photograph as long as you are on public land. Unfortunately the jobsworths rarely know this.

[@davidhonda750]

did notice in your video you had a normal staff member if he said he was security ask for his SIA licence by law he has to have it on show the same as the police and if he doesn't have one it's a £5,000 fine and 6 months in prison

[@yeomanpip]

Oooohhh! Dave, I like that, I like that a lot! 👍👍👍👍

[@rebelwithoutapplause5629]

Not strictly true. If they are directly employed by the company they don't need one. If they are contract, as Dave the biker says, they do.

[@roncollins3078]

Nathan Way It's one of those English Laws that can be made up as you go along...

[@realPromotememedia]

you really should do a series of these. I the future people will look back on this in utter disbelief and amazement. "I am a British Citizen" ......... Comrade.

[@thedave7760]

Hi I am from the future and these were the good old days.

[@rogernewman6423]

Tourists can film The Queens home Buckingham palace and the Guardsmen and police, but some nurses comes to say you can’t use a tripod or take a picture of a council office.

[@lewispeart2344]

you do not need permission to film on public property PERIOD. If you read legislation, it is in an of itself unlawful to restrict the filming of anyone on public space for any reason.

[@bongoslide]

Statute act definition is given the force of law? meaning without your consent contract of joinder there is no force of law, as you have not given it?

[@lnixon236]

You should organize a flash mob with cameras 😁

[@davyscales7732]

Thanks for sharing this instant sub

[@quantum5170]

Simply excellent by Rod:

[@michaelwilde9996]

Brilliant video.

[@pdriwsteve]

Even more relevant today, plus you would need a mask or risk being arrested

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaa4151]

Thank god we have ppl like Rod L!

[@mp2601]

Love him!

[@BedsitBob]

7:30 "That's the policy". Policy cannot overrule the law.

[@ROY-COLLEY]

Believe you me mate, in many years to come . You will have to have a pass to go from one City to another. Also you can film anywhere in Public and film any building that you can see from a public place.

[@JohnDoggettWilliams]

Hi Mark, totally agree with you - we have the same power-tripping-petty-control-freaks in abundance in Australia. Usually in the employ of our local councils, armed to the teeth with local by-laws and the power to issue expensive fines which rapidly multiply in cost if you ignore them. By the way your work looks great. I have a gh2 use it for news but find it hard in rapid focus change and zoom situations (eg: door-stop interviews). Do you have a solution (such as a comfortable rig)?

[@charlesdavis7087]

Keep those cameras! It's for everybody's Safety and Freedom including those guys in fluorescence jackets. From the US of A. Thanks for this post. It's important.

[@kitschiguy]

Nice one, Rodders

[@odyssey194]

It seems to be the creeping advance of the Napoleonic/european dictum "you can do anything that is permitted" rather than the British version "You can do anything that isn't banned"

[@ew4206]

Westminster parks policy Simple filming involving handheld equipment only, maximum 5 people No application required

[@roncollins3078]

E W No application just the Permission...

[@wanderer1955]

Southbank is another horrendous place for filming. Been stopped several times. I find they have problems with tripods more than camera's.

[@DieFlabbergast]

This stuff is an appalling attack on the rights of the public, but don't blame these people in yellow jackets. They're called "jobsworths" for a good reason. You can't expect them to risk losing their jobs just by doing what they've been told to do. Blame the arseholes in management who make these stupid, fascistic rules.

[@DieFlabbergast]

Easy for you to say, sunshine! If they refuse to obey orders, they lose their jobs. Many of them have families, you know! And your Nazi-Germany reference is off the mark: the fault for the crimes of the Nazis lay with the Nazi leaders, not with the ordinary German citizen. Get off your holier-than-thou pedestal!

[@textthing]

Well said.

[@ckamarkothokeen]

so Just doing your job, relieves one of any ethical or moral duty/right? Just doing your job did not work at nuremburg, they swung, most of them live in fear of "losing their job", like a burglar getting caught! as i am simply a man, ON earth, i do as i wish, without causing harm , loss or fraud to any other member of mankind, i have had police stations and council re-educated, but then,...; just do your job aye? obey and question nothing, even when they tell you they are just showers after the cattle carts, just keep paying your taxes, good slave mentality on you/ewe!

[@DieFlabbergast]

What drug are you on?

[@MrTUCTUC1]

But you can expect them to understand exactly what powers they do or don't have, and to be able to explain these when asked.

[@PeakyBlinder]

Should have told him he needs permission to talk to you

[@binkiie4dictator]

I like how when the yellowcoat first turns up, you can see his face, then its blanked out for "place reason here". a friend of mine once told me, if your gonna get filmed in every aspect of your life, give them something interesting to film. I like the idea of hosting a BDSM orgy in my front room with dwarfs, with the curtains wide open. haha

[@paulbarrett423]

I enjoyed that well done

[@wanderer1955]

I was told to stop filming by the same polish guy. Admitidly his issue was my tripod. Once I lost the tripod he let me carry on.

[@1JYNOT]

5.35, if he's a 'British national' then I'm from mars!

[@roncollins3078]

El Diablo Ref you from the Mars you should haf Passport , interGalactic...

[@ivancarter7564]

Brilliant

[@michaelportaloo1981]

Does an orange high visibility jacket trump a yellow one?

[@jagman84]

bob niblitt Only on the railways.

[@52memor]

so funny and illuminating

[@richie9777]

The bloke in the green top British Citizen my arse lol

[@martinford1670]

It's because it's very close to parliament they cannot see what you are doing behind a windbreaker and a camera on a trypod could be a disguised rifle I would guess.

[@davedogge2280]

It's like you're living in the world of A Clockwork Orange

[@Papa1Smurf1]

I love him so much. Only RL would dress up and make people do stupid things to make himself happy

[@eleveneleven572]

Nice little diamond ear stud in that park guys right ear... 😂

[@ROBERTSCOIN]

what you should do is wear a badge that say i have permission to do anything i want and i have a the licences i need to carry out anything i want.

[@jkelectrical]

Is that Jeff Kennet the Victorian Premier from 92 - 99 behind you?

[@WilfChadwick]

The words 'fuck off' do exist for this very situation

[@vinto34]

The russian dude's name is chucka molatov.

[@loafersheffield]

Incorrect! His name is Ivan Itchyanus.

[@vinto34]

​@@loafersheffield knobba slobbdonavitch

[@chrishodges2911]

I find that if you ask them where does it say that You can't film or take photos and if they have a copy of this on them to show you then they are stuck and you have every right to be able to do just that.

[@DiegoLinde]

Good luck with "Taking Back Control"

[@selfaware3940]

What does it matter if its press or not?

[@joncrownshaw2175]

I see your point and agree with you, but please have a go at the big, main people making these stupid rules, the execs, the managers, not the poor soul who is purely enforcing what theyve been told to do within the constraints of their job contract. They're probably on minimum wage and just being told what to do. Start at the top.

[@Hansneesnbumpsadaisy]

That's it - I'm getting a yellow jacket. You get to do all kinds of stuff when you've got a yellow jacket.

[@clarecarden8051]

😅😅😅

[@davidswift9120]

Damn! I wish we could have watched you see these situations through. Why were YOU so quiescent though? I feel your pain!

[@josephgodfrey2230]

Can you tell me please, i have to attend child in need meetings at my local social services re my children, am i allowed to film or record without consent?

[@corrinecummings3538]

It would be funny to have lots of camera people on the site so when they asked you to stop filming, you said 'Why, he is?' and when they went to that one, he pointed out another. Ad infinitum.

[@jaggass]

He sounds like Stephen Fry.

[@WilliamJohnwon1522]

It's the beginning of the gulags, where anybody can arrest you. Look at Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's book The Gulag Archipelago. Or better still 1984.

[@loafersheffield]

Are you familiar with the Count Dankula case. It's not just in public. Offensive internet humour is now seemingly policed by the UK equivalent of the Saudi department of vice and virtue. www.independent.co.uk/voices/count-dankula-freedom-of-speech-comedy-joke-iran-offended-a8270631.html kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpKmXqaZarqJq9E

[@raminybhatti5740]

Rod Liddle's definitely got issues... issues of Top Gear magazine!

[@stanleybamford8570]

Let's just say nooo enough is enough

[@user-iz4pb8jg4d]

Respect to rob liddle great man Speaks for the common sense nation

[@beldengi]

Why do you blur their faces? Toughen up.

[@sourcescience]

Rod is so good looking...

[@billybatts8963]

Yessssss Rod keep it up lad

[@nugget-ze2xm]

What about Google maps and Google Street view.

[@Puffafish1]

The law states, that there expectation of privacy while out in public, so tell them to jog on.

[@paulpenfold2352]

You're allowed to film and take pictures in picture galleries where it's really annoying. It's not like they're ever going to watch the footage back...probably.

[@TheMangoMussolini]

Rod, you are a remarkable copy of Deitrich (Stephen Fry) in V for Vendetta. Aren't the similarities between what you describe and that film a little too shocking? Well done, mate.

[@ericboxer3053]

lol well 7 years later and now they are covid Marshall's

[@WorksopGimp]

Right at the end he said "policy"

[@hudson7354]

Could I take a film crew into your garden please?

[@Michael-4]

Unfortunately these, 'jobsworths' will lose their minimum wage jobs if they don't do what they are told by the very well paid Council management. These guys are on the sharp end and also have to contend with being humiliated on social media. Go round the council leaders' house and not only will it piss them off, you might actually get answers from the people who made these rules on high.

[@Chris66able]

Why do you think they are on minimum wage ?

[@Chris66able]

@Tommy Dunne Ah you don't know what a Scab is ! Ffs

[@Stoic-of-Rome]

Just say "no, go away. Call police if you like but just go away."

[@watkinator4413]

That you Boris???

[@chickedeedee292]

Just ask to see ‘The Policy’ in writing, if the jobsworth has not got it, say you’ll wait for them to fetch it. Evidence is needed before they can stop filming etc. Verbal communication is not sufficient evidence.

[@zy6656]

These people that are in authority are in that position because they enjoy causing miserie to others.They thrive on it

[@tonymoysi7835]

People have been so ground down by constant dictates by successive governments, it's like second nature to just do as your told! Not me, I will argue with one and all regardless of how many times they voice their favourite mantra...."that's not allowed" I recently was walking down a street and for reasons only known to themselves the council had taped off the bottom of the road, which meant to get to the other side you would literally have to walk all the way round the block of flats, there was the usual council man sitting in his van doing nothing, so I enquired why He had tapped off the end of the road? No adequate reply was given so I just lifted up the rope and walked under it upon which the guy in the van gets out of his van and starts dictating to me like a little Nazi, including threatening me with the police, I told him I will gladly wait while he called the police, he then went into an tirade of abusive language......I told him I could go on my journey if that's what he preferred or alternatively I can come back under his little barricade and smash his van to pieces that would give him something to call the police for needless to say he had nothing more to say so I went on my journey..... That's jobsworths for you!

[@tilerman]

I would have taught yellow jacket at 0.40 some good old fashioned Anglo Saxon.

[@petercannon7614]

Try walking o. HASTINGS PIER.

[@wasabimanic]

I SPY WITH MY BLOODY BIG EYE SOMETHING SPYING ON ME !

[@tomthetavernman]

Oi you, you got a license for your opinions?

[@ja19ke82]

Is there anything Liddle does not get angry about?

[@daytona955joop]

Peter Kennedy Gravy.

[@atlanticx100]

Very brave council employee confornfronting a respected jurno from the Times LOL

[@mikeoxhuuj1276]

I ad a knock on my door recently and three (yes three) Orang Utans dressed in Gestapo uniforms were there to confiscate my camera and issue a summons. The reason was that I had been recorded to be photographing strategic buildings around the city and acting in a suspicious manner. I naturally told them to fuck off and began to close the door. then almost as if by magic an envelope was slid in the remaining opening and on the mat at my feet. I was to appear at the City Centre Police Station as the Police chief had som questions he would like me to answer. After that the DPP will be informed of my behaviour on the ninth floor of the building on the day in question. I called my solicitor who came along with me. Each time any aspect of this accusation was mentioned he openly laughed. On arrival at the Police Station I went via the lift to Captain Donkeys office with one of his house trained Orangs and my Solicitor. My solicitor immediately stepped forward to the primates desk and handed him some documents. He looked very embarrassed and trying to hide his pitiful same sucked in his bottom lip and began to splutter. He reached for his phone and asked his Orangs that were at my house in such a threatening wat to get into his office IMMEDIATELY. The door was knocked and the three Orangs were in the room about to sit when Captain Donkey sternly said "stay standing" Fear wshe their faces. "This is Mr Victim gentlemen, do you see anything lets just say 'unusual' about him?" "That's him sir we have CCTV footage of him proving he was at the scene and also the time and date of the crime he committed" They produced several screen shots and it was impossible to see a human shape at all. "Please read this document and handed them the paper" Ooops! They said in chorus. "What does it say ? Read it aloud and then think of your futures wit the Police Force" "Well sir it says, in short that Mr Victim is registered as blind and he is 80% disabled and the reason he is there in his disability scooter I guess it goes on to say on the day in question that the lifts were out of service for urgent maintenance". " So" says Captain Donkey, "how is it that in your report that Mr Victim here, was on the ninth floor pacing back and forth taking pictures when he is clearly disabled and unable to walk further that 3 metres oh and he is also registered as blind"? Captain Donkey said. Get out, I will deal with you later DO NOT LEAVE THIS STATION UNTIL I HAVE DEALT WITH YOU. It will be your last time as a serving officer if you do." He apologised profusely and I quickly turned to his house trained Orangs and very purposely pulled my hand from my poket and said this is for you and gave him the bird, Placed my hands baclin my pocket and pulled two hands inultaneously and gave the remining Orangs an equal display of the bird saying "tere you go, One eac for you two assholes" Not a single word was spoken and then I said "Now you can fuck off". It sowed me that we live in a despotic dictatorship where what anyone who is or deluded in believing they have some authoritative power abuse it to the full. Just tell them to fuck off the little Hitlerite bastards. The police have no level of respect or reason to be polite and civilised toward them. They are worse than street thugs.

[@lcars2006]

This is the reason why there are so many 1st amendment auditors in America and so many more auditors around the world, testing to see who really knows what our rights are and to see who, out of those who gave the oath to protect our rights, really do want to protect our rights and not just do what Big Business or E-Corp tells them what they want the law to be, or who's FEELINGS gets hurt because they are being held accountable.

[@sserddab]

Funny little chappy with the ladies ring in his ear, Oh Dear ! Those yellow jackets are to show you are the lower classes compared to the upper classes.

[@meirionowen5979]

Yep, the flat cap of the 21st century.

[@bwanasibu4240]

...and then as soon as a crime does occur, the police are the first to ask for filmed footage from the public to try and catch the perpetrators...What comes first, the chicken or the egg? Or rather, the absence of police on the beat or the crime committed....

[@bongoslide]

Then our taxes should not go fore the upkeep or private footpaths?