Russell Brand & Nigel Farage clash over immigration on Question Time (11/12/2014)

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[@malikrahman8649]

Russell Brand has completely changed his tune when the reality of what Nigel said has come true. 🤣

[@johnmalpeli8232]

How can anything Russell Brand says be considered creditable ? Another carefully selected audience..!!!

[@jurgschupbach3059]

Oh yes and Niggel did the same when Tommy Tommy Tommy Robinson proofed to be the only sane one in the country

[@eyecontrol4900]

Russell is a grifter and not to be trusted at all. How did he go from a liberal and shift into a conservative suddenly? He's a wolf in sheep clothing

[@Northstar.131]

Russell was right Power is the people who flood the country with immigration

[@steviewang4102]

Wrong he changed his tune when he realized how much money he could make from being a heterodox grifter to the angry but also gullible.

[@fuckoffgoogle9747]

“When I was poor and complained about inequality they said I was bitter; now that I'm rich and I complain about inequality they say I'm a hypocrite. I'm beginning to think they just don't want to talk about inequality.” - Russell Brand

[@elrjames7799]

@fuckoffgoogle. You've a brilliant user name, but the hypocrite label suits Russel: 'talk left but live right'.

[@fuckoffgoogle9747]

@@elrjames7799 haha glad you like the name

[@robashton8606]

@@elrjames7799 Is missing the point a disability you have, or are you just being obtuse?

[@elrjames7799]

@@robashton8606 'When did you stop beating your wife'?

[@danielseaburg9763]

''when i was poor, i made the choice to get addicted to drugs, when i had money, all i had to do was join the ''blame the system, its the magic money tree rhetoric'' - without mentioning ''that same very system is now the reason im rich. ''....the hypocrisy isn't that he's ''rich'', the hypocrisy is he blames a system, not individual choice and responsibility, HE made the choice to inject heroin. The government didn't hold him down and force it. That same system he hates, he has benefitted from. He promotes debauchery, yet claims the rich are the ones committing debauchery.....

[@woodywoodpecker4051]

The older I get the more I'm convinced that people compound their ignorance simply through an inability to admit when they're wrong and it's really sad becase it's often those people who shout the loudest

[@matthewmalpeli]

Who are you talking about?

[@matthewmalpeli]

The older you get the easier it is to trigger you into fearing things that don't threaten you in the slightest. Fixed it

[@matthewsummerfield80]

Its called getting stuck in your ways.... care to talk about education? As what we learn in our formative years. Helps shape who we become as a person....

[@sirf4ce]

Fear is powerful. Ignorance is a hard thing to change. These guys are playing dirty, though! A couple of crowd plants and all of a sudden, lacky Jim is up there snickering his way through a tv spot, enjoying his handiwork.

[@Robert-tl2vg]

Matthew Malpeli amazing pearl of wisdom

[@rickertom8122]

After 8 years, no need tell who's right and who's wrong, just see how UK is today 🤭

[@justsoup2460]

Christmas becomes the holidays because people don’t like the country they immigrated to… I’m sorry but that has always made me chuckle inside

[@docwhat8370]

@@justsoup2460 If only it were true. It's the white middle class intelligentsia who despise anything to do with religion and "superstition" that cited possible offence to do away with something in their own culture that they themselves are ashamed and embarrassed of.

[@nrdify]

Agreed, look at how much the UK economy has suffered in the name of stopping immigrants from coming. Russell was right!

[@Stevo736]

I didn't like Russell Brand back then but hes a bit more clued up now. There are also a lot of clapping seals in the audience without a clue in this clip.

[@brendan1522]

Absolutely spot on 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@literati100]

Russel Brand then went home to his mansion.

[@AggTheMag]

just because he became rich, he can't disparage the economic system we live in? Actually it works against him, so your argument is completely irrelevant...

[@jakehouston3377]

AggTheMag No, your argument is completely irrelevant...

[@andreicallanan1029]

So did Nigel

[@jakehouston3377]

@@andreicallanan1029 Acc, he doesn't live in a mansion, so you should probably do some research before making idiotic criticisms.

[@andreicallanan1029]

@@jakehouston3377 Oh sorry, this interview must have taken place before Nigel's secret sugar daddy Arron Banks paid for him to live in a 4 million quid house in Chelsea

[@AppleFaction]

Instead of making any actual arguments, Brand just goes back to his crowd-pleasing 'blame the rich' populism. Sycophantic sophists doing what they do best.

[@AppleFaction]

What?

[@thomasedgerley1152]

Allowing his opposite to make a point.

[@jamwithmates123]

Thomas Edgerley But that's what it all comes down to in the end, people with money have the power to make the lives of the poor better, but instead they blame immigrants for sucking the wealth out of our country. Look at countries like Denmark, the highest taxes in the world yet small businesses thrive, because government regulation prevents huge monopolies from exploiting workers for profit. The reality that no one wants to realise is that the rich don't give a shit about the poor; the born rich stay rich and the born poor generally stay poor. Our system works for the few, not the majority. Do you call that a Great British Democracy?

[@teehee1604]

***** The born poor have great opportunities to become rich. The only people stopping a young kid from a council estate doing well in school, going to university and getting rich and the kids themselves and their parents. Is that not what fairness is, opportunities for all? Surely its less fair to artificially balance people's wealth in a way that throws money at people who haven't earned it?

[@AppleFaction]

Keri Naidoo It's a false dichotomy to say that the problem is either big business or immigration, it happens to be a mixture of the two. My comment is talking about Brands total diversion from the question.

[@cervantescisneros712]

Funny thing is that they are both right. Massive immigration and Bankers are both taking massive economic resources out of the lower and middle class.

[@rhinoshenanigans]

Was about to comment this

[@Anawackp15]

yeah but you have to remember Russell is a champagne socialist, so, like Owen Jones needs to shout abuse, ''WAAHHHH YOUR BLAMIN FOREIGNERS'' how? ''uh BY SAYING THAT MASS UNCONTROLLED MIGRATION SHOULDN'T BE FORCED ON THE POOREST FAR RIGHT FAR RIGHT'' same old leftwing nonsense we hear daily coming out of the Guardian, New European, the independent, Question Time audiences, lib dems leftwing, liebour leftwing, SNP leftwing, Greens leftwing, y'know, the establishment against the people. Anyone who opposes their policies must be attacked. Same old same old we move.

[@28gs28gs]

@@Anawackp15 how do you feel about 80billion bonuses and tax loopholes for millionaires? it seems like that 80billion spread across the working class would ease pressure from immigration overcrowding before they can come up with a permanent solution... no?

[@Anawackp15]

@@28gs28gs How do you feel about mass uncontrolled migration being forced on the poorest while leftwing champagne socialists virtue signal on the matter and pretend it isn't a problem? And no, we already have an unaffordable state dependent class that's put us in insurmountable debt.

[@28gs28gs]

@@Anawackp15 i think it sucks just like you do 😂 but until it can be fixed, wouldnt the extra 80 billion help? 😂😂😂 and if you think billionaires are diffrent between left wing and right wing youre sadly mistaken 😂 they all couldnt give a fuck 😂😂

[@kennethallen5351]

Funny how Russell Brand had completely changed his tune nowadays

[@colinlock-lv9vv]

dont know never liked guy never watch him

[@wildflowerspoetry]

Probably fatherhood

[@PaulBriggs-kb9by]

@@colinlock-lv9vvyou should actually have a listen to his podcasts now, his very different now .

[@OhioState-w9o]

He's now backing Reform

[@mattv5935]

Russel switched because he realized how much money he could grift from right wingers

[@jossratcliffe8908]

We’ll said Nigel

[@OddboxNews]

Oddly enough, I agree with both of them to a certain extent.

[@Danieldoomer]

I kinda am as well

[@evanniseventy702]

Same bro

[@socillizt4life]

You lot must be seriously confused because they were both holding mutually exclusive views! ‘Firage is a lifelong BS artist & a pro corrupt corporate tool! Russell Brand was talking 100% truth here!

[@wheelie642]

I find Russell talks about a different subject when he is asked a question. Two different topics are being discussed.

[@I.OWN.NOTHING]

@@wheelie642 Russell is arguing that the cons on immigration are not what big media portray them as and that alot of the cutbacks and tax rises and lower quality of living come from big banks and corrupt politicians and accountants

[@PerfectSnowball]

Who's benefitting from mass-immigration, the employer with a limitless supply of foreign slaves to choose from, or the employee who's now forced to compete for slave wages?

[@Hamza24434]

Tell that to the lorry drivers

[@Anawackp15]

@@Hamza24434 ''only foreigners should do underpaid work in this country.'' leftwing racists say no more

[@1204-z3q]

@@Anawackp15 wtf how did you come to that conclusion just from 'tell that to the lorry drivers', it almoat seems like you have been conditioned to just think anyone who disagree with you is the enemy and the devil, plz try to actually use critical thinking, instead of just blindly following agitative propaganda

[@Anawackp15]

@@1204-z3q Um the people suggesting that we need a constant influx of low skilled people to be underpaid in this country are incredibly racist. But ofcourse they infer that anyone who opposes mass uncontrolled migration is ''waycist'' because unlike them, they're not in favour of exploiting migrants for underpaid work. So stop following leftwing media agendas like the Guardian, BBC etc. Use critical thinking instead bootlicking. Thanks u

[@1204-z3q]

@@Anawackp15 hahaha, omg i feel bad about how badly i am about rip into what you just said so i'll be nice, and i hope you would also actually apply some critical thinking here and recognise when you got things wrong first of all you implied that lorry drivers are 'low skill' workers, do i really need to say more here haha. well just in case you didn't know, driving a truck is not easy let along for a long period of time, people needs to actually study theory as well as practice before actually passing a test to get a license, so not exactly a 'low skilled' job is it? plus just a google search tells me that lorry drivers earn an average 30000 to 40000 a year, around the median wage of the UK, so not exactly underpaid are they? so your assertion that this dude saying that we should have more lorry drivers from outside Uk to pluck the gaps somehow means that he's a racists who want's to exploit a constant stream of 'low skilled' migrants is just completely wrong, and i hope you could swallow your ego and recognise what you said was wrong and nobody is actually for 'mass uncontrolled migration', nor has there ever been 'mass uncontrolled migration' in the UK in the past decades, and no one is going to call you racist because of that, look i am opposed to it too. but this is often a rhteroic used by the far right to try mask their policy of complete racial exclusion as merely 'opposition to uncontrolled mass migration'. so when people do call them out for the shitty racist policy that it is, they'll just pretend that they are crazy for saying this us racist cause they were merely 'opposed to mass uncontrolled migration' when there has been none of that. look, tbh i am prbly what the media you consume would portray as pure evil, but if you ever want actually engage with a real one in logical discussion and see for yourself that i am indeed not the devil, rather than just eating up the strawman they feed you, i am happy to talk more these stuff if you are interested

[@ncollins7213]

I remember watching this and agreeing with Russel and Eddie 8 years ago. I now side with Nigel. Its now 2023 I could not get a doctors appointment after trying for nearly two weeks so i went to the hospital and told i have to stand outside when i looked in the window every chair was taken by an immigrant. Full families of them. I now pay privately for my healthcare and its driven me into severe debt with my cancer. Payed tax and worked for 40 odd years for nothing. Glad my kids have found a better life elsewhere in the world as i believe its too late for Britain to reverse the negative effects. VOTE REFORM.

[@mikusb9011]

Almost half of NHS workforce is foreign.. Problem is aging population which is most old English people from which many of them never worked a minute of their lifes..Who Will look after them if no immigrants here?? Young lazy Brits?? Who will work in factories,farms,healthcare etc??

[@TomRogersOnline]

I don't mean to offend you, but you still don't understand. This should have been stopped in its tracks years ago, maybe decades ago. It's too late now. People like you should have listened. We are stuck with these problems now. You can't vote your way out of it.

[@ordoabchao4202]

Russell Brand has changed his mind too. Check out his channel. He should have Nigel Farage on.

[@falcodarkzz]

Yup, I used to side with Russell but 8 years on I watch this and he looks like a fool.

[@misstertash1701]

Considering your opinion 8 years ago, you are the kind of person who deserves the long doctors wait and standing outside the hospital. It was more than obvious enough 8 years ago. In 8 years from now (If we make it that far), many Labour voters will be saying the same thing that you have said. Unfortunately, it will be far far too late by then.

[@downswingplayer9712]

Another nonbiased BBC audience.

[@a526003b]

🤣

[@lapalad]

Just like the ABC in Australia stack the audience with lefties and take the moral high ground

[@downswingplayer9712]

@@lapalad It works great until voting day along with their bullshit polls.

[@morganmorris2698]

Absolute bullshit recently with how the bbc portray boris johnson as some kind of monster

[@edism]

@@morganmorris2698 he's not a monster and they've never portrayed him as one, they portray him as a moron and he is.

[@wolfiesmith7674]

Farage smiling at the shouty bloke with the walking stick “Yes, yes… let the hate flow through you”

[@reubenl8810]

“When I was poor and complained about inequality they said I was bitter; now that I'm rich and I complain about inequality they say I'm a hypocrite. I'm beginning to think they just don't want to talk about inequality.” - Russell brand

[@Anawackp15]

''When I actually encounter the poor, I tell them to ''shut up mate, and don't vote'' if they oppose mass uncontrolled migration then I call them Enoch Powell. I can't believe in this day and age people complain about mass uncontrolled migration, I live in the richest parts of the country and I don't see a problem with it at all.'' - Russell Brand

[@antvern7356]

I pretty sure the bird shouting at him was the 1 full of hate 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@kkho2198]

they should be charged 101% tax for being retarded and it would solve everything

[@anthonybend3716]

@@reubenl8810 exactly. The creation of pejorative terms like ‘champagne socialist’ and ‘virtue signalling’ tells you everything you need to know about how scared certain people are of these types of discussions, especially when it comes from people who aren’t meant to care about it because they’re financially comfortable. It’s an uncomfortable discussion for the anti-immigrant grifters like Farage because the discussion inevitably leads to questioning why our society has such a huge gulf in wealth in contrast with levels of pay and taxation for the majority of the population. There’s only one section of society that have the ability to create and influence such a disproportionate wealth gap and it’s certainly not the immigrant population. It amazes me people still fall for the idea immigrants are to blame while still believing in a system of free market capitalism.

[@firemantim9601]

Attack the person, shout racist

[@djgamesization]

respeck

[@firemantim9601]

Restecp

[@Nellynoodlebums]

Say what you see.

[@cranebeg]

Nelson Dugluss whatever Mr Chips.

[@firemantim9601]

Is this cause I is black?

[@t0mhd572]

It’s happening now guys vote reform

[@standZ4]

🎉😂

[@prot07ype87]

Would love to see Brand distribute his money to everyone, fucking hypocrite living in his safe, rich, ivory tower.

[@tomgibson6801]

same with farage. hates the eu gets his money from them

[@anitastone6529]

7 years later. Look where Brand is. Time tells with hypocrites.

[@margaretflounders8510]

@@tomgibson6801 Where on Earth have you been?

[@ForestKicks]

The moment Question Time turned into the Jeremy Kyle Show

[@alduslummus6380]

@auraman he's a very intelligent person

[@Adilrajasoldierspeaks9702]

The worst part is that all of them made some sense: 1. Quality of immigration is important, 2. Corruption should be tackled and banker bonuses should be kept in check, 3. Russell Brand should stand for the parliament and at the same time try not to be corrupted by power, 4. Scale of immigration in a given year must be decided by the market forces of demand and supply.

[@ryanjones5594]

It's amazing how many people seem unable to recognise that there are issues raised by both that need to be tackled

[@ciaranjones9449]

Having a screaming match is far more important, after all.

[@thea-dog1157]

Agreed.russle brought up a really good point that needs to addressed even if it wasn’t relevant to the specific question

[@aperson4051]

They're both right. Missed opportunity for them both to come together and show the people the power of unity

[@fuck_youcallumscorner7752]

@@thea-dog1157 Russell tries to push regulation on economy to solve the problems, so he would create more problems that we have already if he got his way

[@cugir321]

You nailed Russell. Russell has ignored stolen elections for 50 days! 2000 mules.

[@TheSpandexcatcher]

How far Russel has changed over the years, he has really grown

[@David-h4z2s]

He's getting on a bit now

[@tagapiouplayz3737]

Farage had a good point for him to respond to, and all I heard in the first 3 minutes was brand hurling personal insults at farage instead of actually answering the question

[@piximarie3]

Russell even admitted that there are loop holes but didn't specify on if it would be possible to fix

[@AsloAso]

Tagapiou Playz Thats all the socialist left are capable of.

[@Sylar1968]

Aslo Olsa Socialist left 😂 The same could be said for the right; all we hear is immigration and the evils that it creates. And yet, the same energy wasn’t applied to the government in bailing out the criminal bankers in the 2008 financial crash. 642,000 people migrated to the UK last year, while 402,000 emigrated, which is 240,000 people net. Are you telling me that’s putting a strain on our economy? The fifth largest in the world? Immigration isn’t putting a strain on British workers; austerity measures implemented by the Tory government are putting a strain on Britain.

[@garysturgis11]

I noticed the same thing. Nothing but ad hominem from Russell.

[@imovertheocean]

you sound triggered

[@rtownson1]

So what was wrong with Enoch Powell ?

[@LanaTodd-pn1yg]

he spoke the truth just like Churchill did,,he saw what was going on in the middle east prior to WW2,,

[@chrisbennett6260]

nothing your mate enoch Powell went out to the carribbean ,the british carribbean islands ,you know the winward generation who volunteered to fight for the so called mother country in world war 2 .nigel farage spoke about it ,i wasnt aware of that fact , of the the hundreds of people from the carribbean volunteered to fight for Britain in the war,world war 2 , i digress it was enoch powell went over to the carribean colonies to recruit workers to rebuild the NHS ,work on the railways ,staff the transport ,from Barbados ,Antigua and Barbuda ,Grenada ,Bahammas ,Jamaica, Trinidad and tobago ,St kitts and Nevis ,St Vincent and Grenadines ,Turks and Caicos ,Montserrat ,Dominica ,Anguilla ,British Virgin Islands , Bermuda , Cayman Islands the same chaps that supported Britain our in need in the war effort

[@truthhurts6958]

BBC audience 89% lefty 11 % middle too right . How unusual

[@Tombombadillo999]

Thats sadly not only in britain... check sweden (i live here) and ull think u live in a lefty covert dictatorship

[@anderstopansson]

@@Tombombadillo999 Ja, riktig irriterande...

[@lorcansnow2111]

The majority of the questions. 3/4 were seemingly right wing. What are you talking about mate?

[@lorcansnow2111]

@Jeremy Horne But left wing is nothing to do with race? Hahaha

[@thomaslivingstone6734]

Your understanding of the word ‘too’ is usual* 🤣

[@martinfisher7803]

Russell Brand , a pound shop James Saville

[@PhilipMarcYT]

Show some actual evidence than believing what MSM says, 🤡.

[@avacyn2000]

Russell Brand can barely string together a sentence. What does a comedian know about politics...

[@timdyton7752]

Russel Brand has dedicated his life to politics the last 5 years. It's his focus now ... probably a lot more than you mate

[@R3RLEE]

@@timdyton7752 you sound as delusional as brand is!!

[@timdyton7752]

@@R3RLEE no you say it as like he wouldn't know anything about politics because he is a comedian but that's not true. He is also an activist so he is heavily involved in politics and probably has a lot more knowledge than you!

[@maxlove8894]

Just because he’s a comedian doesn’t mean he can’t have an opinion/an input into politics.

[@thisisnumber0]

Russell Brand is not a comedian, let's get that straight.

[@tomoreilly9932]

This is what happens when Jeremy kyle's cancelled

[@Molesy66]

Tom Oreilly 😂😂😂

[@safeenachoud1903]

Tom Oreilly 🤣🤣🤣🤦🏿‍♂️

[@briansilver6196]

Ha ha ha quality remark

[@johnglynn7975]

I

[@oddity4650]

Ha lets all get stoned and or drunk

[@todorkolev7565]

As a Bulgarian immigrant in the UK, I cannot stress strongly enough the inadequacy of Mr. Brand to present ANY logic or ANY value to the debtate whatsoever. Unfortunately (for me), Mr. Farage makes sense on many levels. However, I would like to use the attention you have given me to remind you that a proper debator would eventually defeat Mr. Farage's arguments. The truth is, that people like me: young, healthy, educated and hard working immigrants are a big part of what keeps the UK a growing world power. I work for a company that exports very high value products and my job is such that no British engineer wants to do. You kick me out, you lose the #20k per year that I pay in taxes, so that some UKIP voter could get pissed in a pub in 11AM, on a working day.

[@LordPingas]

Todor Kolev I'm young, healthy, educated and hardworking, but I'm British. I guess that means I'm no longer entitled to "hard worker" status.

[@todorkolev7565]

LordPingas Why would it? You put a hard day's work consistently for years over years? You use some of your free time to give your career that extra boost? If so, you are a hard-worker, regardless of your nationality. I hope what I wrote previously did not imply that I consider only immigrants to be hard-workers. I do not mean that and I think it should take some subjective perception to derive this meaning.

[@LordPingas]

Todor Kolev I know you weren't. I was just making a sarcastic nod to the whole cultural misconception that British people are lazy.

[@todorkolev7565]

LordPingas Most southern Europeans are and the proof is in the pudding: UK - a large, successful economy. World leaders in technology and culture. Italy? Spain? Greece? Bulgaria? Portugal? ... However, hanging out in pubs, I hear people's opinions and my sample shows a clear affinity for the unemployed to blame other peoples for their situation: their job is "stolen". Let me ask this: If someone comes all the way from the other side of Europe, he does not speak the local language, he does not have savings, he does not have a home and he does not have connections - if that person takes "your" job, doesn't it mean that you don't really want it in the first place? Another question: If I pay 20k GBP of tax in all it's forms and shapes but I don't get anything in return (our company exports products outside of the UK) - who benefits from this tax? (the answer is somewhere in question one) If house prices go up because of immigrants, who benefits? The immigrant who has no house or the local population = the vast majority of house owners. And so on and so forth...

[@dannywithnuggets]

Todor Kolev We aren't growing m8 we're going down in the world index. So don't use that as valid point. We need to make our own rules. Vote UKIP

[@888macky888]

Brand says blame the millionaire bankers etc…. We live in a capitalist society, so that’s why you keep your millions too mr Brand, so don’t preach to ordinary folk about who to blame….

[@2905Josue]

Well said, Nigel

[@izzyauna8814]

Oh and the blue hair yells racism. How original.

[@ronspannermanread]

STAACK J YES YOUR BANG ON

[@ronspannermanread]

WELL SAID

[@oddity4650]

If he is racist dont it mean a lot if someone says no to immigrants?

[@nezmustafa4271]

she's a communist loon, Bunny La Roche her name is look her up.

[@oddity4650]

Racists are abrigementing elements in there crainum

[@jameslloyd8728]

Brand isn't a smart guy. He uses big words out of context which can only mean he thinks he's a lot smarter than he is, much like his supporters. Pick an interview and have a dictionary to hand and you will see what utter nonsense he talks.

[@cadnewham]

james lloyd He isn't smart? What would you define as smart? Writing a book? Making films? Building a community following of millions of KZbin? Or do you define smart as speaking in a posh accent and being mean to everybody.

[@jameslloyd8728]

No, I would define smart as having a higher than average intelligence. There might be some correlation between youtube followers and intelligence but I'll leave you to apply the logic to that one. Don't bother me with stupid comments like this again.

[@cadnewham]

james lloyd What method are you applying to measure Russell's intelligence? The old dictionary technique you mentioned? Sounds revolutionary. No pun intended.

[@evenflow1981]

james lloyd If you need a dictionary to understand what he's saying then I suggest the problem is you have a low intellect and not that he uses big words.

[@jameslloyd8728]

You think I have sat there deciphering what he says with a dictionary? It was a suggestion to people like you as it might open up your eyes to how much of a moron he is. I know enough of the words he uses to know he uses them out of context which means neither he nor his followers understand them. He works on the principle of "bullshit baffles brains" and its working like a charm. If you believe he's a smart guy then I feel sorry for you. Outside of his little cult following he's ridiculed the world over. You know he's in business with the people he claims to detest right? Companies house will tell you all you need to know. I'll even give you a reg number of one of his companies to get you started - 06843671. If you understand company structure you will see he is quite legally reducing his tax liability. Nothing wrong with that but it does make him an almighty hypocrite. Have a look and come back to me when you realise your idol is a phoney. It might take a while as he has fingers in many pies besides this one. As a percentage of income, I pay more tax than he does. Forgive me for thinking that the guy is a complete tosspot. This "revolution" is nonsense and he knows it, but the followers have brought the books so its achieved its primary aim.

[@big-muff-pi6723]

“Pound Shop Enoch Powell” says the Pound Shop Jimmy Savile. If brains were dynamite, Russell Brand couldn’t blow out a candle.

[@jonathanharrington7950]

Shut it everyone and listen to David Attenbrough.

[@kucingdterbakard3765]

Right or left listen to big Dave A

[@matthewmalpeli]

The left seems pretty much on point with Big Dave. The right, not so much

[@dholaholics]

Lolll

[@matthewsummerfield80]

Listen to his views on over population? Care to tell everyone immigrant or local to have far fewer children? Ignore the point mate 🙄 core of whats wrong now!

[@olliedylan1381]

Black, white, blue, purple, Christian, atheist, Buddhist, human, llama, turkey, zebra, , whatever you are, listen to David Attenborough. We gotta fix the planet for its too late. It’s all well and good arguing over a political believes but there won’t be a government if there isn’t a planet left

[@danielkennington83]

I used to to like Russel brand but I’ve lost all respect for him. 🤦🏻‍♂️ He is not in the real world.

[@simonfoster1521]

Coz he’s not racist and knows who the real enemy is?

[@simonlomax757]

Brand, a comedian believes that he can debate people like Farage, and Peter Hitchens. But he is incapable of serious debate. Watch him with Hitchens on drugs. He attempts to ridicule Hitchens, a very accomplished journalist, writer and broadcaster.when brand fails in his misinformed points he reverts to grandstanding and name calling. In short he should stay on panel shows, go back to writing toilet bookie wooks, go around pretending he isnt responsible for being a junkie or whatever Because when he tries to debate seriously he comes across as the comic relief every time

[@joshuasunter3201]

@@simonlomax757 Russell could debate with anyone, he is of sound mind and has genuinely good points, the fact that your conservative ideology doesnt match with his doesn't mean he's incompetent, don't be petty and childish it doesn't help at all, progress and unity should be our goal mate

[@redlinetelevision]

@cooper smth you lefties call anyone who doesn't want to let all and sundry into the uk a racist. you are a dangerous, ignorant bunch

[@joshuasunter3201]

@C Goldstein basically everything is in some way a tool of repression man, i’m down for decentralisation and less economic globalisation no doubt tho

[@a526003b]

Russell brand.... why does he have authority to speak about anything???

[@videos.0102]

Nigel Farage... Why does he have authority to speak about anything???

[@a526003b]

Because he’s a powerful figure politically... a businessman, and smart. no matter what you think of him that much is true. That’s a lot more than can be said about the D class comedian/“former” drug addict.

[@a526003b]

Manuel Kreuzberg first off I have 4 kids (daughters), second, I never said you need to be rich and powerful to voice your opinion... I simply explained why Nigel’s remarks hold weight considering he is very involved and wields considerable power and influence regarding this topic at hand while Russell is a junky that isn’t involved at all... this is like watching a debate about the ethics of stem cell therapy for neurodegenerative diseases between a neurosurgeon and a plumber...

[@a526003b]

Manuel Kreuzberg no that’s not what I said, I just said not all opinions or analysis are of equal value. The fact Nigel understands trade, pushed for Brexit, and is a politician gives him some authority... not his wealth. Here’s another great example... I’m American so I would wager that your opinion on this particular subject is actually of more value than mine because I have no say in what your country does, and it has extremely minimal effect on my life if any.

[@madaleine0n864]

Yeah.....how come someone artistic and intelligent is making sense....and saying Corporate power can't be trusted...

[@supafoob4528]

Russel definitely changed his views since then, The beauty of constantly questioning everything, Cheers to both Mr farage and Mr brand

[@michaelfarr1061]

7 minutes and Brand still didnt answer the question??

[@liamgbooth]

He answered it many times. Let the rich pay and not blame immigration for everything.

[@michaelfarr1061]

@@liamgbooth No he didn't!! Is Britain overcrowded was the question?? and he didn't say yes or no🤷‍♂🤷‍♂🤷‍♂

[@jonjocoleman1525]

​@@bilko777 All politicians appeal to emotion first, reason later. Human beings are emotional entities, they cannot be separated thank God. Even if we increased the wealth of the working man by blocking out immigrants, we still have corporate entities and 'bankers' to contend with just now with a wearied conscience.

[@Asad-io2bn]

Ofcourse he did, over and over again but all the while you've had a different tune playing in your head so you never heard him!

[@liamgbooth]

@@michaelfarr1061 He literally says Farage is wrong by screaming "yes!" to Nigel's second question "Do you think I'm wrong in thinking the country is overcrowded?"

[@nimoz702]

Did anyone else see what the guy in the audience did with his eyes at 1:52 😂

[@harrypaul2245]

Hes got some wham eyeballs

[@MichaelJ44]

1;:50

[@SRlikethetoothpaste]

It's the woman to his left who'll be forever burned into my memory. The creepy head turn, the thin lips, that face she pulls. If she's ever out of work, they'd definitely have her as an extra on Eastenders. And are we to assume that she's somehow related to the guy with the eyes to her right? Talk about the gruesome twosome.

[@looneyirish007]

@SHAKESPEAR i cant stop watching it.

[@tipoftheicebergicy6448]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@dolmen6613]

Brand rightly points out issues about austerity, tax fiddling etc. - just absolutely nothing to do with the question (immigration)

[@arthurmorgan8529]

Because he's go no actual answer that he can back up with facts

[@romchiks]

Well, here's Russell's argument that I understood from this debate. 1) The services like NHS, Education etc should be manned adequately for such big but also prosperous country, like Britain; 2) These services are being underfinanced, especially after the crisis of 2008; 3) The fact that there is more demand for these services, than supply, the shortage appears and people feel that it is due to immigration; 4) However, makes an argument Russel, if there was enough funding, there would have been enough of these services for everyone, so take the money from the big fat cats in the City. P.S. I think that, despite the valid points that Russell made, exponential immigration of 2000s would have made an average folk to feel the stretching and the unavailability of the services named above regardless of the amount of money made available for them. Britain will do great after Brexit!

[@dolmen6613]

@@romchiks -excellent points.. I agree -the debate on immigration is a lot more nuanced than "no borders-come one come all" from Brand or "keep everyone out" from Nigel- the problem with it is people don't speak just about numbers but bring the emotion of the Racial debate into it

[@dolmen6613]

@S MM some may have done -this statistic is disputed- but a large majority of immigrants are in low skilled jobs paying little or no tax

[@dolmen6613]

@S MM -I'm more seeing the big picture - a lot of immigrants are unskilled and esp. if they arrive "illegally" (I know this is a disputed term) they often don't even speak English.Surely one of the goals of Brexit is that we can control who enters the U.K and thus can hopefully encourage those who's skills are needed,, otherwise it's just an open door - then why have any legal immigration rules at all- anyone from anywhere can come here for whatever reason they fancy - certainly very virtuous but not exactly practical... plus there is a serious environmental case that the UK is already way over-populated and that it should be no more than 20m to be sustainable.. mind you the whole planet is grossly over-populated so we're prob.screwed anyway

[@illustriousbreadcrumb7816]

And 10 years later in 2024, we're still in a cost of living crisis and a housing crisis, with record numbers of young people either still living with their parents or flat-sharing in single houses that have been turned into flats in squalid conditions. Why? Because landlords can get away with it since the supply of people coming in is so high that there will always be a buyer. As a 15-year-old at the time this debate happened, I could understand and see this happening in the future. Why couldn't responsible adults? I stand CORRECT 10 years later, and it is sickening that something which affected me so much, and still does, is and was, so out of my control, despite knowing what needs to happen.

[@barrycoomer8137]

Dyed blue hair screaming ‘racist’ - imagine my surprise

[@Truckergunners]

Blue hair, antifa not surprised

[@colinfraser8317]

Ad Hominem from the left in the face of facts

[@eeZcrew]

I mean, he is a racist

[@colinfraser8317]

@@eeZcrew How is he a racist?

[@eeZcrew]

@@colinfraser8317 gal-dem.com/a-complete-history-nigel-farages-political-sins/

[@Melfichair]

Asia for the Asia, Africa for the Africans, White countries for everyone.

[@Melfichair]

Saudi Arabia? LOL

[@NigerianCalledSamMighty]

Says who?

[@NigerianCalledSamMighty]

There's a country in Africa where the leader is Indian. No one gives a shit

[@ryanstar1233]

Because you fucked up all the Asian and African countries

[@Melfichair]

haha yes because Japan didn't completely wreck China for centuries or anything.

[@jeromekrupp3116]

Where’s Nigel Farage now... I wonder if he has an HGV license.

[@tombartram7384]

Sorry it's LicenCe. Grrrrr!!

[@wolfiesmith7674]

He’s in my iPad advertising financial services. I didnt ask him to come here but I want to send him back.

[@Samouraii]

He's invested in Lorry services and Petrol companies

[@machidaman]

Living in Germany i imagine. His mate Andrew Neil likewise comfortable in South of France. Living life brexit syle.

[@Legionary04]

He has moved onto the next cash cow.

[@bostonmead285]

Oh how times have changed. Russel brand is completely different now. I like it 👌🏻

[@kukladbob1]

Tax payers and real full time working people suffer!

[@planegaper]

Hey Russel since you got lucky, instead of legislating wealth out of people's pockets( and i agree the richest ones do control the flow of wealth), go by example and become the ultimate Philanthroper, auction off all your assets, take a minimal salary, build a children's hospital on your land for kids affected by first cousin marriages, live in a small apartment on the land(for which you will pay rent), sell all your cars except for a van and an electric bike, which you will share with migrant, as well as your apartment , where you will live with 2 migrant families.. and a bus pass.. oh no private doctors, or dentists, just nhs provided health care, your family members must do the same, as they benefit from your wealth.. Self imposed austerity would be a shining example of doing more than token virtue signalling, and this example would be a shining light to other mega wealthy to do the same ,social pressure, and boycotts of their business' make them face ruin unless they give up like you did.. That would make more sense than legislating money out of the middle class, and destroying the tax base.. welfare cant' fund the nhs, ... Islam has rules that dictate the rich must donate a certain amount of their wealth to the poor, huge social pressure to do it, and if you skimp or cheat, god help you , nobody will do business with or associate with you, it's part of Sharia, perhaps it can be adopted into the Uk's legal system.. would love the flow of huge sums of money controlled by religious scholars with zero Transparency.. Anyways think about itcome back to the fold and live like us.. since you seem to advocate for this life style.. save the planet with your shining example ..

[@JohnSmith-tj6vz]

Everyone suffers BUT immigrants

[@popeygaming6560]

John Smith where did you get that conclusion

[@JohnSmith-tj6vz]

@@popeygaming6560 seen it.

[@JohnSmith-tj6vz]

@@popeygaming6560 vast majority of immigrants are treated like royalty. You see it differently????

[@craiggraham719]

Russell Brand is the kind of man who speaks very strongly of things he knows nothing about. Even in his book, "The stock market is a lot of bollocks!"... Following page; "I don't actually know anything about the stock market"...

[@EvilKris]

His channel is the same- full of preachy, wordy bollocks with no gravitas or feasible soutions, and the minute someone tells him to go put his mouth where his money is and actually enter the political arena and stand he pulls out the old "I ain't doing it, I’m just a comedian me, mate" or "nah I'd become one of 'em" in his mockney accent. His channel isn't about sincerely helping people it's about getting patted on the back and staying in the spotlight.

[@craiggraham719]

@@EvilKris Its his hypocrisy that irritates me more than anything. During that full interview he criticised everyone there for having money, ignoring the fact that he himself was by far the richest man at the table. All his argument are emotion based with no real depth. But then again, an idiot is a genius to another idiot.

[@pigstrotters4198]

Don't tell me you wasted your money to buy his shit.

[@elahrairahz]

@@craiggraham719 I would put him as a big hypocrite. I wouldn't say so much that he's a complete dumbass. Though I wouldn't say he is a genius either.

[@thelorddoctor1519]

@@craiggraham719 he wasn't critising them for having money, he was critising them for there prosperity whilst the poorer suffer the consequences

[@dermotmcmulligan1574]

The expression at 1:51 is priceless

[@hamishphistopholoes6540]

🤣

[@mrsose1872]

Seven years ago and Nigel was 100% correct as usual.

[@offsnotagain]

So was Enoch Powell 54 years ago.

[@nrdify]

Are you joking? There is now a majority of people who want the UK to rejoin the EU because they woke up and realized that immigrants aren’t the problem, it’s the wealthy ruling elite!

[@munsterr777-iz2ow]

Farage - right about immigration, or at least they could spend on other improvements instead of WELFARE. Brand - right about the root of the problem which is the BANKS

[@hilolhru]

The difference however is that your country operates democratically and each banker, just like each builder only accounts for one single vote next national election. Make sure you vote for the populist right wing, Britain, whichever option you have. Labor and Tory are just left and right wing globalism. Nationalism seeks to strengthen the population with a set of cultures and beliefs everyone can agree upon; a unifying national identity. Globalism seeks to centralise control to a few power hungry imperialists.

[@samuelehret-pickett7983]

@@hilolhru Won't be labour or tory this election I reckon

[@berniediapersanderslukso9204]

Is it because banks don't give free money? The government gives free money to useless lazy people. THAT is the problem !

[@arkanraznatovic1690]

What makes Brand--a political celebrity and British popstar bigmouth bobblehead relevant here? (He is clearly given talking points by whomever writes for his party and serve as a mere delivery vehicle but with no substance or relatability to the common folk) otherwise it's about as bad as Schwarzenegger or some other big name American celebrity running for office here. I dont get it. The point, fet a person involved in gov to argue with Farage just not a media pawn

[@oyoyism]

Argument against that, if public services were funded properly and all the issues farage raised disappeared (primary schools, nhs waiting times, housing etc) would you still have an issue with immigrants?

[@sillysod33]

Ah yes, of course. The sun shines out of all those immigrants’ arses. Especially in places like Telford, Rotherham and Rochdale.

[@sillysod33]

Mohammad Akbar: well, I suppose that makes the terror attacks, gang-rapes, acid attacks, welfare-scrounging and curtailment of free speech all right then.

[@honourhume5906]

I hate curry. And oily food. Is that racist.

[@AmberPanda]

@@honourhume5906 Me too......

[@foolishfool2413]

My god, sun shining out of bottoms sounds like voodoo, I’m going where they are to learn.

[@henryseeney4429]

Nothing says I'm a screaming left wing nut case like having fake colours in your hair and eye piercings. I'm coming for you farage, she probably had a day pass to watch QT. If she can't act like a civilised member of society and give a proper argument she doesn't have to right to have screen time. No argument and no manners. A total mockery of the working class

[@musiclolli7280]

Why do you think it is important about her appearance? Why do you see so much difference between her and the man who decided to shout and stamp and make as much noise as possible? The people on the panel are in the position to set examples, and Russel showed Empathy and understanding to the man who was rude to him. I think Farage was far less civilised towards how he treated the woman who was rude to him. Its easy to see things how we want to see them and think thats how it is, but see how easy it is for it to be put another way?

[@davidheseltine85]

Whereas Farage's pals murder MPs. Easy to caricature voters isn't it?

[@ruthnaismith519]

working class? with blue hair and piercings she's never worked a day in her life!

[@melissam597]

Music lolli she literally threatened him, that’s illegal and inappropriate

[@darrenaddis8279]

Nigel tells the truth middle class working man 🇬🇧

[@SoonMrWick]

Always trust a screaming person with blue hair.

[@matthewmalpeli]

Never trust a person who judges a book by its cover. Fuck off ya conservative trash. Nobody's listening to your judgemental gibberish anymore

[@matthewmalpeli]

@M Bryant And you deducted this insight from what, exactly? Because from where I'm standing there was no punchline. Just judging

[@SoonMrWick]

@@matthewmalpeli its a joke. I'm calling it based on action and joking based on generalization. Having to explain that you treat each person on their own characteristics is or should be a no brainer.

[@matthewmalpeli]

@M Bryant Argument from common sense is a logical fallacy. relying on the vague notion of ‘obviousness’, which means something like ‘what we perceive from personal experience’ or ‘what we should know without having had to learn.’ In other words, common sense is not necessarily supported by evidence or reasoning. As such, beliefs based on common sense are unreliable. The arguments I've made here are not petty, they are logically consistent and based on evidence from observable reality. Would you like to try that again? This time without the condescension?

[@matthewmalpeli]

@@SoonMrWick I've got a better joke for you. Always trust a pound shop Enoch Powell in a Saville Row tailored suit bought off the proceeds of banker donations. Much funnier

[@dominickeefe2454]

Question Times a bloody joke

[@StephenYikes]

Back when question time was good

[@williamlee3534]

The looks on the faces of that man and woman at 1:50 spoke volumes as that pound shop comedian and campaigner was vomiting his bile. Well done to gentleman at the front for making his voice heard and then, as if on cue, enter the fishwife with the blue hair that looks like she might have been an extra on Citizen Smith back in the 1970s. Wowsers!

[@kevinallsop5788]

So the ones that are saying we should have unlimited immigration which will require us to build 200,000+ houses a year to house them, are the same ones saying we need to cut our carbon emissions to zero in 30 years time and also protect our wildlife.

[@ThirdDegreeWitchExplores]

Russell Brand is gormless.

[@MariaLopez-hc2nm]

Can't Stand the arse face.. horrible voice too

[@maulporphy4399]

A good swift kick in the balls might normalize his voice.

[@v8pilot]

Isn't he the one that told some fellow on the air that he shagged his grand daughter.

[@tonybright7693]

Russell Brand is a that!

[@SpenceJS87]

lmao, he drives you guys crazy and I love it.

[@MatthewLukeWarren]

This is why aliens don't want to talk to us.

[@Justyoutubeshortz]

theres a alien in the audience.. go to 1:50 see the women look at the man on her right and watch his eyes....

[@billatkin3956]

@@Justyoutubeshortz An 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' type moment.

[@Freedom-cr8jz]

Rager how did you notice that

[@pariah0294]

@@Justyoutubeshortz I don't know whether to think he has problems if you're right but I want to believe you are. Jheeze

[@SeraphimGoose]

@@pariah0294 They were both exasperated at having to listen to Russell's glib idiocy. He simply has a particularly wonky eyeroll.

[@poofighter3741]

What an embarrassment brand is and he needs to buy a comb LOL.

[@SweetPink0884]

I wanna see this debate again based on the Pandora papers revelation!!!!!

[@Andy-lm2zp]

YES Russel, Distribute some of YOUR money, "Ive got a few quid now" MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF POUNDS

[@olliedylan1381]

Andy he does.

[@Jmith-su3ze]

Hypocrite Russell downplaying the fact he's worth 20 million lol Funny Lefty celebs never see handing over any of their own money as the solution

[@lankylanky1833]

Its not his money, its his girls families money.

[@iofferyouthis2924]

@@Jmith-su3ze Get that off google did you? You dont have a clue what youre talking about haha

[@Jmith-su3ze]

@@iofferyouthis2924 Brand is a multi-millionaire. Sorry that fact makes you uncomfortable

[@cathdavies4192]

This audience is disgraceful. How can they possibly cheer at the incoherent garbage spouted by Brand?

[@ianclarey6907]

That’s how it was back in the day

[@bradavon]

Farage spouts lies and is racist. People tend to cheer that.

[@bradavon]

Farage got owned 😂

[@johnpaterson4680]

Nigel Farage is just brilliant..he is just saying what the majority of people in this country are thinking...WELL SAID NIGEL ♥️♥️♥️

[@headshrinkerrrrr4626]

Bet you’re bald

[@headshrinkerrrrr4626]

@@johnpaterson4680 prove it, baldy

[@googlereviewer1944]

This isn't Question Time....this is Jeremy Kyle :-/

[@googlereviewer1944]

***** The guy with the "walking stick" is the brother of a UKIP MEP..... i100.independent.co.uk/article/question-time-man-who-left-brand-speechless-a-ukip-meps-brother--x1Ji9x57Kl

[@JamesBrownExteriorCleaning]

When people don't like the truth, just scream 'racist' and think you've got a point

[@maxwelljames3573]

They're calling you racist because your prejudices aren't based on fact or reality though... Like, dude. Immigration was always the control of the government, immigrants have always been net donators to the UK economy, they almost exclusively support our health service... Like what's racist about calling immigrants job and house thieves? Nothing, if it were true. But. It. Is. Not. True. So don't sit there, sonny, and think you're on the side of "truth". Because you just aren't.

[@theweb3182]

If you study economy at school like Malthus and Club of Rome, you will see that immigration is largely condemned due uncontrolled demographic rise

[@JamesBrownExteriorCleaning]

@@maxwelljames3573 who's calling me racist????

[@leorcinnsneachta7269]

@@maxwelljames3573 Immigration singlehandedly support the healthcare system?... You realise without immigration the healthcare system would be smaller, right? Poorer demographics also put strain on the healthcare system, spiking the cost per capita, and immigrants as a collective group are the poorest demographic in Britain. Immigration is necessary to support an aging population, to network specialties in our workforce and it's also just nice to have multiculturalism, they add a lot to society. But immigration should be directly capped to match our GNI and birthrate. This is something that should be done for all countries. The issue with the UK is commonwealth visas. It's a direct result of Britain's colonial and imperial past that such a high influx of immigrants are coming, as they're coming from prioritised nations, nothing to do with the EU or refugees whatsoever.

[@simonfoster1521]

Farage would sing hitler youth songs at uni, he’s a fascist and so are his followers. The wealthy that hoard the money are the problem listen to what Russell says .

[@mbxs53]

Farage smashed him!

[@jakejordan1741]

Yeah it really upset me to hear those 5 people clapping for him

[@thomasedgerley1152]

Yet Farage only raised his voice for the subjects sake not for populism?

[@jimbrown4456]

Glad Russell now understands division is the goal

[@Sarah-ft8jr]

12 years ago the council list in my local town had a waiting list of 2000 local families in need of affordable housing. So the local authority sold off some land in order for a new estate to be built with space for social housing. Also 15 years ago the local primary school was going to be shut down due to lack of need for it, so parents campaigned and got it stopped and it stayed open. Never any lack of school places and you could get a gp appointment within 24 hours. Roll on 15 years and the social housing built to cater for the local 2000 families is saturated with immigrants and there is no room in the schools and it can take a month to get an appointment at your gps. Russel brand is lucky enough to have access to private schooling, private doctors and not have to live amongst it like others do. He just doesn’t understand.

[@ottercar1493]

the problem with this is that he is right, there is budget for this, the country is not overwhelmed by overpopulation it is just poorly managed with assets being poorly distributed, the blame should not be with the immigrants but the elites who shelter money and fail to pay taxes while the working class do, take Boris who has just given all mps except cabinet members a lower tax rate

[@ziwer1]

now you know how the rest of the world feels when you looted their countries.

[@My.Guitar.Journey]

I think brand is still on smack 🤣🤣🤣

[@wrenclark4907]

Well you would be wrong

[@My.Guitar.Journey]

@@wrenclark4907 really and why is that 😂🤣

[@odhrangallagher5738]

@@My.Guitar.Journey Do you know what smack is?

[@My.Guitar.Journey]

@@odhrangallagher5738 yes I do. Do you???

[@odhrangallagher5738]

@@My.Guitar.Journey You could argue that he's on speed, or some sort of upper, but not heroin.

[@superkornfreak1]

As hectic as this got, I think both sides had good arguments, minus the 1920s bank robber that started yelling lol

[@rachaelstanley7986]

You can always rely on the Blue Hair to cause havoc.

[@Anon1991]

1920’s bank robber 😂😂😂

[@MyrddnWllt]

Nigel Farage isn’t actually blaming the immigrants though is he …he’s calling out powerful people who back mass immigration so they can have more control over the way the nation thinks and acts politically and so they can have cheaper labour. Ironically Brand dislikes these people also. It’s not about hating immigrants it’s about asking whether or not we need them and finding ways of existing as much on our means as we can and not relying on others. In doing so we become stronger as a nation and less dependent on globalism, the eu, and various NGOs for guidance. Again ironically Brand has begun to criticise globalism on his wanky KZbin channel.

[@EOTA564]

The rich and powerful have boiled the frog on immigration for decades with the support of their lackeys in entertainment and media. Make no mistake, these policies are hugely destructive and that is the intent - to break down social fabric to make people easier to control. Every year the numbers increase and anyone who raises the slightest concern face the chorus of ‘RACIST!!!”. Shame on these people who have facilitated this crime under the false auspices of humanitarianism and moral superiority.

[@TheDerpyDrummer]

BEWARE: This comment section contains opinions

[@passionofthecrust9173]

@Sempre F Show me on the doll where the leftist hurt you

[@dashingtherouxthesnow4017]

@Sempre F left-wing and liberal aren't the same thing lmao. Also, liberals are very much pro-free speech. You've just watched a shitload of Breitbart videos and called it a day. You're politically illiterate.

[@tonyrodd6348]

No it doesn't

[@joantolmie7258]

Russell you live in a bubble live in real world my friend

[@marklynch3149]

@Phil The Messer he lives in the real world 👍

[@timou9000]

KZbin is amazing. Gets me to watch a debate between 2 people for whom I have absolutely no regard.

[@MrRooibos123]

Exactly, I can't stand either of them

[@Zxc-yi1qg]

Whilst having a shit lol

[@francesmay875]

Russell brand is Wrong we are overcrowded to many Foreigners over hear.

[@megadesu69]

Russell totally failed in this talk... he has a convincing way of speaking and a bit of an interesting persona (at least to the younger generation), but when you pull all that away, you're left with a bumbling buffoon... he didn't realistically address any of the issues Farage brought up... The popular idea going around is that immigration is infinitely good (no matter how you go about it) and if you want to so much as put some controls on it, you're seen as racist or far-right... what a load of bollocks. Europe will feel it in a decades time, I'm sure of it.

[@leegarrard1578]

+Freeman I think his serious side is not what people want to see so it must be hard to use his reputation to open doors for himself but then at the same time go all serious (jokiness makes things digestible for a lot of regular working class folk but doesn't tend to illicit respect at the same time). Borders are artificial constructs from times when ordinary people first lost their "power" to centralisation of it in the hand of kings and queens and thus we've been "ruled" over ever since. People should be able to go wherever the hell we like on a planet that is all of ours. Should we get free handouts from other people, no of course not. But to not have freedom to move in the first place, that's no person/countries right to prevent. That is why it IS politically to the right to suggest controlling it.

[@megadesu69]

That would be great but the fact remains that we still have these borders and these kingdoms... unless they are unanimously abolished or something, the governments are expected to do good by their people, of which uncontrolled mass migration isn't one of them... as much as the left (and I don't identify as rightist by the way) would like a multicultural paradise, it doesn't always work out... especially if the culture you're importing has radically different values to your own.

[@leegarrard1578]

Freeman I agree that its a problem for integration, especially those cultures that seem 100-200 years behind the (western) times. The view / treatment of women in those types of societies springs to mind. I just things there's a better solution but my own opinion is that you can't solve this problem when the way we set up our society facilities the conditions for mass inequality in the first place - leading to, amongst other things (and understandably in my view) to huge numbers of people thinking there's a better life on offer by coming to the UK. So, I just don't think it will ever go away, either legal immigration or the illegal type even if we did "control" those aspects that we can [control].

[@garsm2290]

+Freeman Farage has a German wife and four children - and he talks about overcrowding. What if everyone had a foreign wife and four children - what would the population of the UK be then in ten years?

[@davidkent8606]

Yeah,. what about muslims who have more than 1 wife and who knows how many children. Get real leftie.

[@david-stewart]

Brand finishes by saying "I know what we've gotta do" but he is always scarce on the detail when it comes to how to do it.

[@AndrewLockwood889]

I think he was pretty clear? Redistribution of wealth. He has said this in most of his interviews and debates and is correct. Big corporations are protected by politicians in power and what happens is a circle of wealth is created between the rich corporate entities, bankers and politicians. Barely any of it goes to the underserved lower class...

[@bennconner1195]

+TheCanadasian1 sounds like communism mate. Stop trying to drag every one down to your level as that's not very good for encouraging an innovative and productive society. Instead of disrupting the Wealth evenly, why not use it to invest in better facilities and upgrading infrastructure.

[@thunderstevens9305]

+TheCanadasian1 The real problem is that they even need to be represented in the first place.

[@musiclolli7280]

He actually isn't - maybe you do not listen.

[@LinkJosssssh]

@@bennconner1195 POV: you don't know what communism is

[@TerrierBram]

I really get tired of these racist this and that people. I'm Dutch. In the eighties we had Janmaat in parlement. He stated full = full. Well, a cordon sanitair was the reaction. Now we live with billions of money that goes to outside Europe as welfare money. And God knows why. Women in Morocco who have mortgages because of Dutch welfare money. We have Moroccan mob in Amsterdam. We have succeeding generations of unemployed foreigners. We have corrupt people from East Europe who parasite on our society. The government (which means mind control in Latin, by the way) spent billions on intercultural integration. Which did not succeed at all. And if somebody says here, well, stop this. If you have a Moroccan passport and has an arm length police record, then give us back your Dutch nationality and off you go. Bye bye. The jails in Holland are over crowded with people who have obviously no little wooden shoes in their genes. And what is the reaction of those people who screwed their heads over left in their rectum? Racism. Since when are Moroccans, Surinamers, East Europeans, etc. a race? They just have a culture that doesn't fit. Go away. And if they have left we've still some issues with our own scum and Wall Street cronies and their pit dark long term satanic plans.

[@TerrierBram]

... yeah, like I'm impressed by waffling what the idiot box brings in the living room. The EU is a fascist project by the guys from the Bohemian Grove and the Bilderberg group, o well informed brainiac. It's meant to start up world domination by a select group of Wall Street cronies. I mind my own garden. I'm a vegan. I'm thrifty with resources. I commit no crime. I do mind life. But I couldn't care less for all those parasites that were welcomed by my government. I need to live well.

[@teehee1604]

Hugh Jones These Eastern European countries were doing alright until all their skilled labourers moved west. It's all relative, their GDP was lower, but before they joined the common market, everything in their countries was cheaper so it didn't matter. There are much better ways of helping a country develop than simply subsidising them!

[@bighands69]

Hugh Jones So how does taking money of one group help another. You are a classical communist. And can you explain what you mean by right wing.

[@marcandsebe]

Yes I've been to Amsterdam and I was not the beautiful native people trying to sell me drugs on the street.

[@earthstick]

Hugh Jones The poorer parts are going to catch up are they? Hows that going to happen when the people who make the economy leave the country? When the people who have been educated leave the country there is no one there to make money to educate the next generation. Your idea is very short term and only really benefits the employer who is looking for cheap labour.

[@georgedate9132]

Russel Brand has change his tune these days. Thankfully.

[@jemimallah2591]

hes "changed his tune" because hes realised its more profitable to punt content at you morons than it is to do leftism.

[@keithwilkins1437]

How the wealthy love preaching to poor people .

[@david-lt9wj]

Well it all becomes clear to people with luck and money...and the people with money know what’s best for disadvantaged people...Russell’s got a few bob mate friend

[@fuckoffgoogle9747]

“When I was poor and complained about inequality they said I was bitter; now that I'm rich and I complain about inequality they say I'm a hypocrite. I'm beginning to think they just don't want to talk about inequality.” -Russell Brand

[@keithwilkins1437]

@@fuckoffgoogle9747 How can you be rich and just talk about inequality ?

[@fuckoffgoogle9747]

@@keithwilkins1437 There's a massive difference between Russell Brand rich and Jeff Bezos rich

[@keithwilkins1437]

@@fuckoffgoogle9747 I think Russell Brand qualifies as rich !!

[@RamKumar-yi6wn]

Russell got too personal with Farage and I feel he's not well informed about the downsides of immigration . But he was right about plugging tax loopholes.

[@nyk3334]

100%

[@save_theworld]

Russell is a comedian

[@spearmint47]

Do you think Russell Brands accountant dosent cheat the taxman on his behalf. Are people really that gullible.

[@leonmorris7862]

@@save_theworld I mean he is a joke aha

[@callendunne9156]

“Got too personal with Farage” have u seen what fargae has said in the EU parliament????

[@piotrnowacki5133]

As long as UK remains a welfare state it is obvious a strict immigration policy is necessary.

[@piotrnowacki5133]

***** Of course there are plenty of countries who give welfare to immigrants outside of EU. 'infect if you are not capable of earning £35k per annum, you wont get visa.' Sounds like you are talking of a specific country rather than all countries outside the EU.

[@huna1950]

Thing is with Brand Brand….he’s never had the BALLS to talk immigration…. He picks east targets that are hated by most people etc

[@geoffdearth8575]

Is the blue-haired woman an escaped prisoner?

[@MrKYTER]

Shes a gobshite 😂

[@melissam597]

Escaped mental patient, probably

[@jordan12374]

Russell brands accent sounds the same as when Americans try to do a “English accent”

[@pughpughbarneymcgrew4221]

I thought he sounded like an idiot pretending to be intelligent.

[@Fab4legenda]

@@pughpughbarneymcgrew4221 good insight there, Einstein 👌🏻

[@god-fearingenglishman5254]

Hahahahah I have so much time for this comment!

[@jordan12374]

@@god-fearingenglishman5254 I’m English too bro I’m glad you agree 😅

[@god-fearingenglishman5254]

@@jordan12374 good Man! Russell Brand has changed quite a lot in recent years and I actually find it quite interesting to listen/watch his videos from time to time. He lives in a small hamlet called Aston, approximately three miles from Henley-on-Thames. I only know this because some of my family live on the Berkshire/Oxfordshire border and my Father regularly frequents a fantastic country pub called The Flower Pot, which is situated in Aston and he practically lives next door.

[@Phantom_Kraken]

Honestly the government and there cuts are causing issues

[@gen21617]

Edit 'their' not there. Sorry I can't help it. :(

[@VIDE0G0D]

Brand certainly wouldn’t even agree with Brand today 😂

[@johnallan1134]

As I've always said it's not the man in the street we've got to beat, It's the shower in power

[@fiddlecastro1453]

Exacty. But as soon as you tackle the exploitation of mass uncontrolled migration and the effect it has on the poorest you get attacked for doing so.

[@barbaradyson6951]

What the hell is brand doing there He's not a politician. What a load of dross that man spouts.

[@samnrob1]

This was when he was doing his 'True News' "Trews" series on KZbin and was kicking up quite a storm at a time, then he went and endorced Ed Miliband after spending months telling everyone not to vote. After Ed lost he disappeared from politics.

[@joefoley1480]

oooh but I love his little voice ha ha what an embarrassment

[@ProjectUnity]

God you people are just lost aren't you

[@joemcbride4644]

"Comedian" Russell Brand I bet nobody can quote anything he's ever said that is funny. I'll wait.

[@andrewpickett3402]

"He's a poundshop Enoch Powell and we gotta watch him". That made me smile

[@TheWeatherMan2]

Only thing I can think of was Brand’s marriage to Katy Perry, that was a bit of a laugh

[@jamesmoylan2861]

I can quote something extremely sensible that would save the planet. International economic cooperation. And somebody being very stupid, ed Milliband saying no.

[@devally2432]

Don't hold your breath.

[@stephenformosa471]

Russell Brand is the elitist controlled opposition with his fake east ender accent. You dont come from struggletown and join the rich side of town especially if you have no talent like Brand

[@fluidjazz]

....I wonder if Brand has apologized to Nigel yet?

[@rehmankhan0398]

You will have more GP Center’s availability really? Cannot even run NHS without immigrant doctors, look at the stats

[@peterscrivens7868]

its the tories fault for stripping the NHS anyway, there would be a lot more GPs if there was the funding for it

[@arthurmorgan8529]

There'd be more availability for British patients! Literally nobody minds immigrants who contribute a lot e.g doctors, dentists, surgeons. What people are sick of are welfare dependents and taxi drivers with 9 kids that drain all our resources. What's not to understand about that?

[@rehmankhan0398]

@@arthurmorgan8529 well m a doctor myself and let me tell u, south asian doctors make up more than 22% of overall doctors in UK. GOV just started to import nurses from india too cx there will be not enough in few years. Issue is not only the population but the fact that more and more locals don't wanna proceed to that level of education cx unlike US, UK offers less economic incentive

[@arthurmorgan8529]

@@rehmankhan0398 yes and we welcome doctors with open arms. The more the better in fact

[@binladen2990]

@@rehmankhan0398 yes immigrant doctors, are they illegal immigrants?

[@antoinettebos6320]

Seems like Russell Brand has been beaking the charlie again...

[@cranebeg]

I don't want union but I will be friendly, cooperate and do 'the' business with you ;)

[@allenkreymborg7492]

Hugh Jones HUGH JONE,S ,AT WHO ?

[@inshotvideo]

Just went on your Google+ profile, read a few of your comments and you're racist. So it's not surprising you don't understand where Russell is coming from

[@Richy0407]

SteelShoot Videos The racist card played yet again *yawn*

[@inshotvideo]

Richy0407 "Racist card"? Don't believe me, go on her profile and read her comments about all turks being "dumb fucks". It's there for all to see. Wake up to the real world.

[@dandog818]

The audience wasn’t planned was it

[@lapalad]

Never what are you insinuating ?? lol

[@arthurmorgan8529]

No they definitely didn't make sure it was 80% far left extremists

[@AdamAttia007]

@@arthurmorgan8529 and you are what? You are an audience member too..

[@physical_insanity]

Who knows? The Lord works in mysterious ways.

[@macklee6837]

How did I know she would have blue hair... 5:30

[@SealTeamZero]

And called Karen..

[@johnmason2593]

You could have laid money on it

[@ERRYKA09]

Who the hell is the guy with this funny high voice?

[@long_one5491]

hes a legend! Russell Brand

[@borrisdabear7718]

He is called russell brand I believe it's in the title

[@haasepete]

KZbin recommended this to me in 2021. All it did was make me nostalgic

[@user-jw5xc4uh9t]

Russell Brand has his own idealistic world

[@connorwilliams8127]

It's well documented that rich people horde wealth

[@mattlucas8016]

@@connorwilliams8127 yes but they made their money and can do whatever they want with it. Weather it’s right or wrong it’s the way life is

[@connorwilliams8127]

@@mattlucas8016 of course you should be able to keep the money you make, however i dont agree that you should be able to avoid paying back into the system that allowed you to make all of that money in the first place, Britain's tax loophole problem is far to big, Billions of pounds taken out of British pockets. unfortunately it 𝘪𝘴 the way life is for now

[@BrianReynardGupwell]

I cannot abide "THAT" Russell Brand! Nigel Farage speaks the truth!