Scottish Independence: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

[@crisis4415]

We chose the unicorn because the English national animal is a lion and Unicorns are the enemy of lions. The thistle was chosen because when we were being invaded by vikings one of them stepped on a thistle alerting us to their presence so we could fight them off.

[@catherinestickels2591]

So Scotlands national things are just middle fingers to other people. Awesome.

[@joebeard4498]

Shouldn't it be a rhino?

[@1006kelsey]

Sometimes i think we shouldve left the union

[@Funkopedia]

@@joebeard4498 This is probably from before Europeans knew about rhinos

[@Cendar]

@@Funkopedia please elaborate

[@hazelmaeve597]

"I'll have all the powers, and your brothers can die fighting my wars." That is the realest interpretation of Harry Potter i have ever heard

[@Snowfireblues]

Hugo Maebara You forgot the part where he fucks Ron's sister

[@thewonderlander1372]

Ya I was like Damn...

[@turquoisesnowflake4613]

yeah

[@brandonayong7656]

SnowFireBlues i was about to say that but to be honest fuck that shit RON GOT EMMA FUCKING WATSON there is a justice

[@AverageDoomer69]

it also explains the Israeli/US relation .

[@LaloRomeroRCOVER]

When he said "The prime Minister is David Cameron", I felt like I travelled back in time

[@RLucas3000]

Back to a time when conservative politicians were just evil, and not evil AND insane

[@blagoevski336]

@@RLucas3000 cry lmao they won again

[@MajorMlgNoob]

Dw Boris is in that Oxford picture as well lol

[@arfon2000]

@@MajorMlgNoob is he?

[@MajorMlgNoob]

@@arfon2000 yeah he's the blonde guy sitting on the step in the bottom right

[@sunnybove1337]

English : dont leave us we will be nice to you and dont screw you ever again! Scots : Okay england we put our trust in you. English 5 secs later : LetS lEaVe ThE EU

[@arose5403]

Hahahaha 😁👏

[@tomaszzalewski4541]

The most funny thing for me is that many Brexiters say that scots support them (they apparently base It on the results of that referendum)

[@Erik54321]

This is true

[@bensonfang1868]

England and Scotland United cause England was like “yo Scotland, can we borrow your king”

[@alcabone1126]

I am annoyed with voters in England, Scotland and wales that didn't vote against brexit. Especially with Scotland and northern Ireland having the lowest turnout of any country in the uk. Also people in England who probably thought brexit wouldn't happen.

[@teddydatroop]

John Oliver is so addicting. I can't stop watching these vids

[@elgordo2162]

Teddy Terrific i cant stop laughing

[@nousername1916]

Tiny mod why would be be?

[@augustinedaudu9203]

Tiny mod well, we find something funny, so what's the big deal?

[@Pundae]

Well considering he lives in America and reports news for America most of the time, then yeah I wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't well known in the UK, but he actually is. He got more than 4 million views per week for his first season, and Huffington post called his program, "the best television show of 2014". Sounds like you're the one being a twat here since you're the only one insulting people for liking a rather popular show. And if you want to say someone is retarded, I'd say the guy that decided to shit on someone in the comment section of the person's youtube channel, (you know, the one filled with his fans), is pretty retarded, and that would be you.

[@pegasusdrive12]

@Tiny mod why are you acting like a 12 year old? You are trying to be edgey, you are clearly not. Is something bothering you? If so can we be of any assistance?

[@antusgabor]

4:46 It's even more sick when you learn that Scots chose the unicorn for their naitonal symbol because in the legends it is the only animal that can defeat a lion. And guess who's national animal is a lion? ;)

[@arnouth5260]

Belgium and Netherlands, Norway, Macedonia

[@detaaz]

Someone 1282 England*

[@arnouth5260]

Brody Walker it was a joke, because the lion is the most common national animal

[@jadenmccart]

Bulgaria as well! A fellow bag-pipe-loving country

[@anuragdas9509]

@@arnouth5260 India has the Bengal tiger as the national animal

[@ragabashmoon1551]

Scotland having a unicorn isn't that odd, when you consider that Wales national animal is a dragon.

[@jackrussell3755]

Know wits mental av never even batted an eye at the fact Wales has a fucking dragon hahahaha

[@greenplyer2807]

Exactly I was thinking the same

[@304Kid]

What? That's amazing. America we need to step our game up. I nominate Mothman as our new national animal.

[@kevinhunter3473]

The English have an indigenous Lion

[@Rikku147]

Yo that's way better

[@antred11]

Ironically, Scotland would probably have been accepted into the EU by now if they had become independent.

[@acebalistic1358]

@Clx L actually the EU has preemptively said they would admit Scotland to the EU if it became independent. So I think that poll was not true..

[@Shmingleshmangle]

@Lm ao For what reason would Scotland not be accepted? We meet all the requirements, the only issue would be worries of other territories within the EU (Catalonia for example) getting the same idea. If the whole of the EU was to reject Scotland on the basis of some of their member states own internal affairs (hardly Scotlands fault) then they would show themselves to be incredibly undemocratic and unwelcoming, and would be shooting themselves in the foot for the world to see. That wouldn't happen, we would be welcomed, especially after Brexit.

[@andrew4363]

@@acebalistic1358 yeah the big worry was Spain because of Catalonia, but Spain recently intervened and said they wouldn’t block an independent Scotland’s entry.

[@lacdirk]

@@Shmingleshmangle The reason why the EU won't accept Scotland immediately is that it lacks several institutions and powers right now. Those need to be set up and develop a track record, as they will be the ones implementing both Scottish and EU policies. A far more logical progression would be for Scotland to join the EFTA, which it would be able to do almost immediately. The EEA accession would be the next step, and that too should not be too hard in principle (see below). After that, EU accession can be considered. However, a lot will be determined by the way the English border is resolved.

[@Shmingleshmangle]

@@lacdirk I don't disagree with any of that, I know it would take time but it's not impossible like many make it out to be. Also, the border is an issue created by English voters who want brexit, not Scottish voters who voted against it. If Brexit hadn't happened, and Scotland was independent and in the EU alongside England then we would have no issues. Sadly it's another classic example of us getting the opposite of what we vote for/English voters and Westminster dictating what happens to the lives of people here in Scotland.

[@flaviospadavecchia5126]

The EU to the UK: "Please don't leave the Union! We are stronger together!" UK: Never! I don't want other countries to telling me how to rule this country!" The UK to Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland: "Please don't leave the Union! We are stronger together!"

[@sineadfaulkner3346]

Hahahahahahaha

[@insanityofmine7569]

LOL

[@marko5249]

Ahahahahaha grande

[@metanomad9022]

Eu is a Matroschka.

[@ionescho]

By that logic, something smaller will also break away from Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland

[@mikesanders3246]

Fun fact... the "men in tails" pic.. the guy on the right, sitting on the stairs in Boris Johnson, also a future PM

[@OpalMonkey.]

Which, entertainingly, was featured in a more recent episode of LastWeekTonight.

[@gregbenson314]

That's not fun at all!

[@eduardoandres5989]

they breed these sociopath politicians like urukhais

[@paulharrison443]

@Etta James Sebastian Grigg - Merchant Banker, Ralph Perry- Thompson - Architect, Ewen Fergusson - Lawyer, Matthew Benson - Merchant Banker then Property, Harry Eastwood - Investment Banker, Sebastien James - CEO of Boots, Jonathon Ford - Banker / Journalist at the FT. Five years later a similar photo was taken of the club which this time contained Jo Johnson - Conservative MP ad brother of Boris and George Osbourne - former tory Chancellor of the Exchequer.

[@andrew4363]

Shows you how much English politics is influenced by money.

[@sinner_man_games666]

if wales can have a dragon then we can have a fucking unicorn!

[@gergelyadamhorvai3020]

so true :)

[@sinner_man_games666]

Gergely Ádám Horvai hurray for Scotland

[@issymac7315]

+Jamie Crawley That is quite possibly the most Scottish name I have ever seen.

[@sinner_man_games666]

Issy Mac thanks!

[@issymac7315]

Haha all good

[@dosa2990]

That Harry Potter refference was tragically on spot 😂😂😂

[@maazkalim]

spot on* There! FTFY 😊

[@PanzerLord]

Well, technically, only one of Ron’s brothers died, and he had his good moments. Also, Rowling later opposed Brexit.

[@mefford67]

“Oh, I couldn’t possibly”... best line ever!

[@jejjdjndkdkd6098]

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[@sheritapressley6173]

I want that on a shirt

[@nicolel.6316]

Fun fact: After they repealed the ban on kilts, a new highland dance was made called the Seann Triubhas (meaning: Sean’s trousers). The dance involved many movements indicative of shaking and sliding off pants. As a qualified high-level highland dancer I can say that you can really tell how happy the Scots were when they made this dance.

[@RustyBucket2]

As a Scot, it pains me unbearably to watch this and fantasise over what might have been

[@chrisnicol3993]

One day bud!

[@youknowme113]

that guy is pretty cringe to be honest. none of his jokes went even funny

[@geraldwalsh6489]

Be of Braveheart,Ciaran. Very soon now,Scotland will have independence.. if Nicola Sturgeon says its going to happen, it simply must happen!!

[@fistsmcnasty]

I was just thinking this as I’m watching this, thinking about every vote for the current Tory government in the recent years and seeing that basically all of Scotland did not vote for them.

[@geraldwalsh6489]

Don't give up hope...Scotland will still get independence.When Scotland does,rest assured we in Ireland will support Scotland in whatever way we can!

[@georgiabradley3751]

The province where I live in Canada literally just means "New Scotland" in Latin, our crest also has the unicorn and our flag is a merger of the old scottish flag and the new one. basically what I'm saying is that we're just diet scotland over here

[@ixlnxs]

Faux Scotland :)

[@prudencel1652]

@@ixlnxs Nova Scotia

[@karlab75]

Like the Quebecois are diet French?

[@davidk1690]

@@prudencel1652 or Alba Nuadh if you want to use the Scottish Gaelic name

[@xerozx2]

Shut up blue boser

[@plox796]

Boris Johnson becomes PM KZbin: Recommends this video after 5 years

[@kyivstuff]

I know!

[@bella-tt9hk]

hahaha i was literally thinking about this

[@MattAlexanderMe]

Ironically, he was also in that Oxford photo, wearing tails.

[@ironmammoth530]

Ironic that Boris Johnson is in the video at 6:16 in Cameron's embarrassing photo (Seated bottom left). Also now they are calling to have another election on independence before 2021.

[@ironmammoth530]

I meant bottom right... wouldn't let me edit that.

[@proteus03]

2014 The UK to Scotland: "If you leave UK you will be outside the EU!" Scotland: "Oh well, then we better remain in the UK!" 2016 The UK to the EU: "We will leave the EU!"

[@detsllh2995]

Yea they might be kicking there ass now

Top ten anime betrayals!

[@davebuchan81]

@serendipidus1 That is too cynical. The public of course were the voters and no plan like this was public. Besides, if this was something that was planned by politicians it certainly wouldn't be going like this. It's been a show of ineptitude, not malice (this time).

[@daeseongkim93]

This aged well

[@antonironstag5085]

England being perfidious as always

[@iwearleatherjackets1]

I actually like the sound of bagpipes lol. Greetings from Mexico, Scotland!

[@delightfulblueberries7405]

Same.

[@bee9632]

Hello from the Scots

[@Leo-vr9pb]

Profile pic buddies

[@sicklehammer4540]

Hell from a person who is dating a Scot😝

[@xQuinny13xFTW]

+Felipe Segura our culture? We drink a lot and deep fry everything there is not much here I'm afraid. Nice scenery up North though that's about it haha

[@graham1230]

5 years ago Scottish independence wasn’t that great of an idea but now it’s a terrific idea and they should totally go for it

[@enemystand2981]

It was always a great idea, just there were so many false promises and media fearmongering

[@julianwaugh8221]

I love Scotland and I would like all Scottish people to be happy no matter what decision they make First thing they should do is get rid of Trumps golf course they will feel much better

[@tylerparadis501]

Oh no don't be foolish, its still a stupid idea

[@laurenbastin8849]

Fun fact: one of the popular legends around the thistle becoming the national flower of Scotland is that the English were tying to scale the walls of Edinburgh at night in order to invade, yet one of the English soldiers accidentally grasped a thistle while climbing, letting out a piercing cry that woke up the guards, who then successfully repelled them. Granted there’s no evidence behind this story, yet it’s still a pretty fun tale...

[@sheritapressley6173]

The stuff made of legends!!!!

[@DaDunge]

I heard that story with vikings as the invaders not the english.

[@seanjoseph8637]

Vikings surely.

[@laurenbastin8849]

It certainly could be, it’s been a while since I heard it so I may have muddled it up in the telling

[@drops2cents260]

Well, as the saying goes: "It may not be true, but it does make a good story". ;-) And about the thistle: I think a country which chooses a flower as its national symbol which is at the same time beautiful and to be handled with care to not hurt yourself is a force to be reckoned with, because that's a country with an attitude, as the motto "Nemo me impune lacessit" ("No one provokes me with impunity", or in Scots "Wha daur meddle wi' me?") on the Scottish coat of arms already strongly suggests in the first place. :-)

[@s.v.o.579]

Me, watching in 2019: You hate Cameron now. *The worst is yet to come*

[@arturofernandez4058]

Me, after May resigned and Boris Johnson is up for the job: You have no idea

[@DoctorWhoKage]

@@arturofernandez4058 Oh, all three are the absolute worst but, unlike Trump, I guess you could say they are the "good" or "normal" types of worst politicians 'cos even they, EVEN THEY have more political experience than Trump.

[@quasarsavage]

And Brexit still looms

[@colmcarrigg]

Shits about to hit the fan. I'm looking on from Ireland and the U.K. hurtling towards some crazy shit and we are being dragged along for the ride thanks to the D.U.P. nutters in the North.

[@CocoOPNY]

@@colmcarrigg "nutters" is one of my favorite British words :-D

[@Android811]

Why do people hate bagpipes? I think they sound fucking amazing!

[@miyamotomusashi7612]

They do indeed.

[@azbrowne]

Does anyone here like haggis?

[@ryankelly9001]

Bagpipes and metal anyone? Folk metal probably the best thing ever.

[@miyamotomusashi7612]

Korn Shoots and ladders.

[@fluffynoses]

Android811 agreed bagpipes is a great creation of humanity

[@arthropodqueen]

"jk rowling doesn't want scotland to leave the UK" i'm convinced, scottish independence now!

[@mogznwaz]

Pathetic

[@baguettegott3409]

I thought the same thing. Wish she didn't have the money and influence she does to affect real, consequential political struggles. Because imagine if she went off the rails and decided to dedicate herself to a hate movement or something, that would be terrible... wouldn't it -_-

[@Galaxy-zb2ee]

@@baguettegott3409 JK. Rowling has fuck all influence

[@baguettegott3409]

@@Galaxy-zb2ee Some senator literally quoted her little essay against trans people as he blocked the vote on an LGBTQ bill. And I think you're underestimating how much her "taking a stand" legitimized transphobia in the media landscape, especially in the UK.

[@Galaxy-zb2ee]

​@@baguettegott3409 By "some senator" I presume your referencing Senator James Lankford. Senator James Lankford is a right-wing, Baptist (i.e. a religious figure; protestant), republican who has held power since 2015. Given their religious beliefs, it can be assumed they held some discriminatory opinion on LGBT issues long before reading JK. Rowling's writings. Given his quotation of her, it can be agreed that Senator James Lankford seemingly admires, respects, or has given thought to JK. Rowling, but is this, factoring in Senator James Lankford's religious beliefs (which also include moral beliefs), equivalent to Senator James Lankford being influenced by JK. Rowling? Is influence the same as agreement? In my own opinion, I think the answer is both yes and no. It depends on the time scale. For example, I would be much quicker to blame the Church and the Bible itself on Senator James Lankford's beliefs than the views than JK. Rowlings. Senator James Lankford agrees with the Bible, yes, - but presumably only agrees with such a book due to its influence as, being in a religious family, it was probably his only vessel for learning about issues - it played a governing role. If JK. Rowling has played a parental or governing figure, such as the Church, I'd be much more inclined to say they had influence, but they did not (one may be tempted to reference JK. Rowling also wrote successful books, but I've yet to see any transphobia in them, just bad writing and a severe lack of snakes for a book with a snake talker). You may be correct on the media argument, or you may not - I don't know since I don't pay attention to media, and if everyone stopped paying attention to the media, the media wouldn't have any influence in the first place. *We can all do our bit by ignoring people in the media.*

[@scottmanley]

'A Lot To Explain' - Yeah I tried to do a 'quick' explanation of Scottish history and ended up taking 15 minutes to explain how the Scottish Royal line took over England. Living in California I don't get to vote.

[@BG213121]

I had to double check this video to make sure there wasn't anything space related twice. Regardless I hope that Scotland get's its way.

[@Zvox]

HULLO!

[@BG213121]

There is a reason that I remained intentionally vague. I have no real knowledge of the goings on so I just was saying that I hope that the country gets' what the majority wants.

[@MyNameIsBucket]

Love your videos.

[@ChemicleExplosion]

Hey Scott! Quickly! De orbit an astroid and launch it at another astroid!

[@annabellatalbott]

The Unicorn! They are genius, Scotland just gained 50% more respect from me

[@LewChain]

Well, you are a unicorn! Hahah

[@Cemtexify]

50% of 0 is still 0

[@meltup3668]

**2014** 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: please don’t leave, Scotland. We promise we’ll stay in the EU, and you can benefit from our EU membership. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿: or else? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: or else it will be very difficult for you to re-enter the EU. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿: alright, I’ll vote no. **2016** 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: pack your bags everyone, we’re leaving the EU! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿: WTF?!! You promised- 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: Shut up. This was a democratic vote. We’re leaving. **2020** 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿: We want to leave. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: No! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿: Why? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: That’s un-democratic!

[@jkxd9618]

Some nations man 😤 We have England and Scotland issues in America we have corporation vs people issues, to many racial tensions and so on sometimes I wish I could move to mars

[@jkxd9618]

It’s just a power struggle

[@jkxd9618]

our rights first what I said England and Scotland issues and then I said in America we have then I stated the issues did you not read

[@dorinfw1152]

It's so fucking depressing, wish I was old enough to vote in the independence referendum, was only a few months of 😭

[@ASteadyForce]

Clever use of the emojis

[@Fetguf]

6 year after: UK has left the EU, and now the Scotts know why the should have left the UK...They have HUGE problems exporting fresh fish and agriculture produce to the EU.

[@nine300]

Incidentally, both of Ron's wands were made from unicorn hair.

[@esmenouvelle9439]

Does anyone really want to be compared to Ron?

[@kayo5011]

Esme Nouvelle the Buffon from the movie was shit but the book Ron,definitely

[@clayclearly-harding7098]

John Dee, true Potter Fan

[@GoogleIsAPieceOfShit2023]

Esme Nouvelle For the life of me, I don’t know why Hermione married him. She’s wayyyyyyy to good for him.

[@brandonfillpot1624]

Esme Nouvelle I’d be happy to be Ron. Emma Watson is a goddess

[@oenrn]

"Scotland may lose the Pound and have to join the currently unstable Euro..." 5 years later...

[@dansomething7742]

And the £ is back up

[@aurelien5747]

Dan Something but who knows how long it will last

[@dansomething7742]

@@aurelien5747 that's my point. Currency valuations are up and down all the time. Though most experts agree once Brexit is done the £ is likely to rise again and level out. And because the € is a cross country currency it is easier to influence and takes longer to bounce back when something bad happens (as do the economies of its users countries)

[@DaDunge]

@@dansomething7742 And back down again.

[@DaDunge]

@@dansomething7742 Actually markets thrive on stability and suffer from uncertainty.

[@AtaMarKat]

The only flower I like is the one that can pierce Englishman's throats!

[@kbking16]

*Throws a rose bush at an Englishman*

[@dragonkingofthestars]

Maybe you scots can get some gorse from Ireland. That stuff Pierce and Englishman's throat and then burn him alive!

[@someoneswatching7427]

+jwgeezer highly

[@morganwatson4545]

I loved that part! XD

[@saucep5940]

There's so much gorse in Scotland you tit. Also the stuff that grows in Scotland is bigger.

[@kibble24]

If Scotland ever became independent, I'd absolutely try to emigrate there.

[@Alexander-vo4gv]

give it a few years, things are starting to get heated again

[@dermot8626]

Mon up

[@blagoevski336]

@@Alexander-vo4gv wha

[@lizziebkennedy7505]

Me, too.

[@blagoevski336]

@AFellowScotsMan :laugh:

[@Forbzyful]

"Cameron's problem is that, as a posh, southern Tory, he's seen in Scotland as everything that's wrong with England and the UK" Boris: Hold my beer

[@karlosdeevs]

two words: Bullingdon's finest

[@christineusher6204]

Scots and Northern English get on my nerves with your inferiority complexes every time you hear an educated voice, I am from london, an Estuary and we are not intimidated by a voice.

[@yikes2540]

@@christineusher6204 an “educated” voice. You just embodied the definition of a superiority complex

[@hildegunstvonmythenmetz6095]

@@christineusher6204 The thing the scots don´t like about Cameron is not his accent, it´s his political views. Did you even watch the video?

[@kaylea155]

You know, Boris was actually in that same photo they took of David Cameron at Oxford, I'm fairly certain. He was at least in the same club at Oxford

[@bambyzn1]

Still can't believe Scotland stayed. Like... why?

[@gmaccruyff55]

Natali Zarbabyan Because of the cosmopolitan population.,the non scots voted NO.

[@raging121]

***** Many English friends of mine voted yes and 1 Welshman.

[@rosagibson6570]

***** But, they did have a guarantee to join the Nordic Council I do believe.

[@andromidius]

Natali Zarbabyan Fear, spread by the newspapers. At first I was happy they were staying, now I wish they'd left while they had the chance. No need for us all to suffer.

[@XxBruce5002xX]

Highice007 clearly has not researched the subject, is uneducated of it and has no fucking idea what he's talking about. like seriously he's using this video for his point of reference and evidence to support his argument.. typical american

[@dermentor8886]

I know its been 5 years since this piece aired, but the sentence "They could lose the Pound and have to join the currently unstable Euro" just made me laugh so hard. :D

[@mosef312]

That did not age well

[@quartzking3997]

@@mosef312 not really. The pound is still worth more than the euro even after brexit.

[@DebatingWombat]

@@quartzking3997 That is, of course, meaningless - not to mention pointless when the issue is STABILITY, not relative value. More important questions are: What can I buy with my income? Are necessary imports getting pricier due to a weakened currency? Etc. Etc. Etc. And in case you’ve forgotten, the pound has lost 10%-20% of it value against the Euro since the Brexit process began and though it has rallied against the dollar after losing around 17%, it is still about 6% under the pre-Brexit exchange rate. As a mainland European who briefly lived in the UK prior to Brexit and used to buy stuff online from there, the low value of the pound is obvious, since I continuously have to remind myself to recalculate at a significantly lower rate than I reflexively do. Of course, this issue also comes up far less frequently, since it rarely makes sense (due to added duties) to purchase stuff from the UK after it left the common market.

[@nienke7713]

@quartz king the worth of one currency as expressed in another currency is pretty meaningless. You can raise the nominal value of the currency as well as increase all the prices by the same percentage, and the actual value would remain unchanged, but the price as expressed in other currency (and vice versa) would change. What you want is a currency that's relatively stable so people's savings and investments aren't suddenly worth a lot less, and which allows foreign investors to invest in your country with relatively little risk (at least, as long as we have a global capitalist system, that's the reality we need to deal with). Another thing that's importsnt is that the purhasing power if their income is good, but that's not really about the currency, and more the relation between wages and product prices.

[@nienke7713]

@quartz king the worth of one currency as expressed in another currency is pretty meaningless. You can raise the nominal value of the currency as well as increase all the prices by the same percentage, and the actual value would remain unchanged, but the price as expressed in other currency (and vice versa) would change. What you want is a currency that's relatively stable so people's savings and investments aren't suddenly worth a lot less, and which allows foreign investors to invest in your country with relatively little risk (at least, as long as we have a global capitalist system, that's the reality we need to deal with). Another thing that's importsnt is that the purhasing power if their income is good, but that's not really about the currency, and more the relation between wages and product prices.

[@johnson941]

“It’s not as though things were going swimmingly before” that sarcasm was just so perfect!!

[@monicamason3414]

My step-dad is pure Scot. Never lost his accent after 40+ years in Canada. I always wondered how my mom could understand him. My husband has trouble. Never start him on any history of Scotland because it never ends with him. Great pride. "The Stone of Destiny" 2008 is a good movie to watch about Scotland and England to explain some things about how/why England added Scotland to Great Britain. Approved by my Step-dad that only likes factual movies if they're in colour (fiction for old b&w).

[@i_know_youre_right_but]

Has he ever told you about Scotland’s role in the plantation of Ulster?

[@jacksimpson-rogers1069]

England, especially London, was dead lucky that Mary, Queen of Scots, lost her French first husband before they provided France and Paris with an heir to the thrones of France, Scotland, and England.

[@John_Smith.]

@@jacksimpson-rogers1069 It's likely that if such an heir had existed, England simply would have found someone else to become King. Likely by passing a law disinheriting that branch of the family. It would hardly be the first time such laws had been passed.

[@LMB222]

Was "Trainspotting" subtitled in Canada?

[@teckworks]

Cat Bronchitis in A minor. Brings a tear to my eye every time.

[@elizabethbennet4791]

Only one tear? It's raining fucking tears of laughter here in my household!!

[@diecar128]

lol that's what he said? right on point too

[@hititmanify]

when?

[@DeannaJacksonDJsDelectables]

LOL!

[@derkateramabend]

teckworks 14:46

[@NewGuy2534]

England: We want our independence. Scotland: Are we a joke to you? Ireland: Join the club, laddy.

[@santiagonavarro125]

Wales: It should of been me.

[@NewGuy2534]

England, Scotland and Ireland: HA! HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

[@johnmartin4119]

N. Ireland: England’s not so bad Ireland: Shut Up N. Ireland!

[@sticks4632]

@@johnmartin4119 N. Ireland: oh you wanna go boy!

[@tdog4423]

Boss Umbra amen😂😂😂🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪♥️♥️♥️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@misst-1538]

I know this was to encourage Scotland to stay but now I, an American citizen, am rooting for Scottish independence lol. Let's go Scotland, let's go! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 You deserve respect!!! But do what you gotta do.

[@BobHerzog1962]

Had they left back then they would very likley EU members again by now. I wonder how they would have voted had they known given that not a single county in Scotland voted for Brexit.

[@gerdforster883]

No they would not. If a country wants to join the EU, all of the member states have to agree. And guess who ist still in the EU? The UK.

[@flyingmobias]

@@gerdforster883 for now

[@SuicidalLaughter]

well we'll get to find out soon enough lol

[@dankjae]

If Scotland gained Independence, the UK wouldn’t be leaving the EU, Cameron wouldn’t have called the EU referendum considering he would’ve lost the Scottish one.

[@Wavezzzz601]

@@gerdforster883 I don't agree that the UK would just vote against their status, it would harm them in the public eye as being essentially the embodiment of a sore loser in country form

[@Shady36]

The North Remembers.

[@billymckee8379]

The south remembers it also but with a lot less of the stuff that made britain look bad *conveniently* forgotten

[@sammyskelly]

Winter will come for England one day

[@TheKaileylusby]

Olive Oil how so?

[@MHScrat]

#indyref2 ........

[@tanvijha4245]

Yes, your great empire that starved, enslaved, looted and started racial and ethnic tensions everywhere. Oh, what a loss.

[@bluewinterstorm]

Wow, pre-brexit scotland...seems like a lifetime ago 😑

[@quitequiet5281]

Seven years ago... “If You ask a stupid question. You get a stupid answer.” Well now... I guess that explains Brexit.

[@yankeeedandy]

His impression of the mother with her coffee cup is hilarious.

[@esmenouvelle9439]

LastWeekTonight Can we have an update on this? Seems kinda relevant.

[@Cabin13houseoflife]

@Jacques Guerrier thank you for that

[@13rnvences]

@Jacques Guerrier I hope these violent sheep lovers get what's best for their country and their people. Cheers

[@13rnvences]

@Jacques Guerrier yes I come from DO YOU HAVE A SENSE OF FN HUMOR. Also, that's not the type of violent I was thinking of, more in the line of funny fight picking violent kind, like in the movies.

[@randomjuggler2010]

Scotland wanted a once in a lifetime vote. They got it. They voted to stay. Nothing more to say

[@andrew476]

@@randomjuggler2010 And scotland wants an deserves another vote. nothing more to say.

[@EllaAngeli]

"The only flower I like is a flower that can piece an Englishman's throat

[@beesgold1487]

ellaAngel smith I read this right after he said it

[@runalsingh1863]

*pierce

[@CollinMcLean]

Reasons for me to love my Scottish heritage... The Scots are as badass as it gets...

[@JuanKuzov]

there not really stupid yank by chance

[@WileyCylas]

Ok, as a really dumb, naive & uncultured American, so excuse me if this sounds racist, but the Scottish accent is my favorite form of English, second only to the Ugandan accent. I can't explain it. Everything just sounds so amazing & mystical. I didn't know English could sound that good.

[@rrcaniglia]

Oliver is a great comedian. He is also great at gesturing at both sides of an argument-even though the side with which he doesn’t personally agree is usually savaged with satire. Still, the comedy makes it all palatable. Is this the future of how the public is educated on the issues of the day?

[@OpinionsNoOneCaresAbout]

Some of us don't pretend to love bagpipe music. That shit is awesome.

[@justinblake552]

As an American,I'm thankful for AC/DC bringing that sound to my ears

[@mngentry]

So you’re Scottish and your name is Scott? Please tell me Star Trek, too. 😋

[@alicehargest]

are you drunk

[@alicehargest]

once you've worked the Edinburgh festival in a tartan shop it becomes much less awesome

[@thefenixfamily]

Eluveitie is imo a great example of bagpipes used fantastically

[@annscott571]

The Welsh national animal is the red dragon!

[@AmethystEyes]

Awesome

[@yvethomora2595]

Wales is shit though , at least in Scotland there's more to see than a premier inn and people getting into sheep

[@DieFlabbergast]

+Yvethomora There's good rugby to be seen, which is more than you can say for Scotland. Also much better cheese.

[@uhoh2825]

+Yvethomora I can see more than that out my window right now, so, bullshit.

[@sephyrias883]

+Ann Scott Wales has a national animal?

[@elfhighmage8240]

"When you haven't been nice to someone for a thousand years, it's very difficult to suddenly start." Hmm...people around the world should learn from this.

[@allnargles]

Five years later this is worth it just to see Oliver make a Scottish accent...

[@HOTD108_]

ACT PROFESSIONAL

[@karmel5603]

I'm actually quite proud of our national animal. Unicorns are awesome

[@InternetMameluq]

No dragons. But close.

[@InternetMameluq]

Phoenix would be pretty cool too.

[@dundeedolphin]

Exactly. Me too.

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

Aye!

[@isaacleillhikar4566]

Until you see Wales one.

[@danielplaz9045]

I definitely support Scottish independence, being a Scot myself. But this video, was genuinely hilarious! Kudos to you John Oliver.

[@flubadubdubthegreat1272]

DanielPlaz well then you're wrong

[@shiting2680]

I support it too

[@squishyboi3080]

DanielPlaz SCOTS UNITE

[@TheRealConcertKing]

"Sheep and threats" is the best joke ever on LWT. And that's saying a lot.

[@algernonwilde9915]

TheRealConcertKing It was one of his best jokes in LWT.

[@jamesmurphy2130]

TheRealConcertKing I just want you to know that I hate you for having such a cool picture with my hero Mikael Åkerfeldt

[@KnightlyNerdandDork]

TheRealConcertKing 9:10-9:17 “I’ll Give Ya Three Sheep for it or I’ll Punch you in the Face! DO WE HAVE A FREAKIN DEAL?!?” “Why do they hate us?”

[@emperorreign6154]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. If the scots knew then what they know now, I have no doubt they would have voted for independence when they had the chance. The U.K Government aren’t stupid. They can see this, which is why they presently won’t grant them another referendum. But it’s a dangerous game they’re playing, because they must know that calls for another referendum will only grow stronger the longer it continues to be refused, with hostilities and resentment growing alongside it.

[@johnmoser3594]

They don't need the UK to grant them another referendum. They don't even need to go to war. They have the UK's nukes-all of them. "We're leaving and we want you to come get these horse shit nuclear weapons that shouldn't even exist" is an enormously, enormously powerful statement, because nobody wants to tell you you can keep the nukes but they're not letting you leave. If you let them leave and then invade, it's a war of aggression, they have their own army, NATO shows up, the UN throws sanctions at them, the EU starts causing economic damage, the WTO starts causing economic damage, and everything gets very bad.

[@TransoceanicOutreach]

The UK is the only country in history to grant part of itself the right to vote for independence. Parts of France, spain, russia, canada and the US have large independence movements, but none have been given a chance to decide.

[@baxakk7374]

​@@TransoceanicOutreach Canada did, three times, check your facts lol

[@mshaw5123]

our problem dates back to 1916 when we should have followed the irish & fought for our freedom rather than 100's of thousands of our young men losing their lives as english cannonfodder in the trenches. it would have been a more noble death to lay down your life against your oppressors than fighting the germans in france. i would still take up a gun & kill englishmen to win freedom for Scotland. you just need to see that the tories have made sure the BBC drama 'Scotch on the rocks' has never been broadcast or available to buy since it was made in the mid 70's because it involved a Scottish terrosist group trying to win independence & was written by douglas hurd who was a minister in maggie's cabinet during her entire period in office & john major's cabinet after her demise. blatent censorship, i was barely into my teens when i watched it & havew been trying to find it for 40yrs with no success & i could only buy a 2nd hand copy of the book which is a great read until the patthetic final chapter where he lazily linked the Scottish fight for freedom to the soviets, like us Scots were so gullible after 300yrs of the fucking english cunts in charge.

[@Callatos]

​@@TransoceanicOutreachQuebec i think got alot of chances

[@Gaius__]

The Unicorn headbanging to the bagpipes was epic.

[@michaelford5563]

I'm fairly certain that that 1% vote for Scotland to stay with the union is because of John Oliver eating haggis with a unicorn

[@DippKlippGuy]

With bagpipes playing!

[@ECW1865]

And drinking whiskey

[@abelrodriguez8942]

Someone in Scotland....Got convinced by an eglishman who will probably make a joke about Scotland sometime soon....By now England probably already started treating Scotland like crap and the Scottish are regretting staying

[@DippKlippGuy]

Abel Rodriguez And I imagine the Irish and Welsh laughing their asses off at the whole debacle!

[@Northstar1989]

+Michael Fordude It was a 55-45% vote against independence, according to Wikipedia, with 85% voter turnout.

[@MrBeny]

5:45 Not 'Liberal', Socialist. John just probably couldn't say that in front of an american audience in case they started bombing Glasgow

[@user-lk7sr6ef5x]

***** why??

[@Scyths1]

***** Why ? Because it's not a completely fucked up system like USA's is ?

[@CalvinHikes]

Do they need some freedom?

[@sweiland75]

***** You're welcome. - A Canadian

[@jimmy31hendrix]

Scyths1 Bro, do you even Sarcasm?

[@shaneturner500]

When the Scottish flag falls down: Narrator: “Oh dear! And it’s not as though things were going swimmingly before!” The most eloquent way ever to say “well, that didn’t work.”

[@samalexander4442]

I’m Scottish and live in America and when a few years ago I told my friends about what was happening and they said “where would it go?” And I replied with “It would no longer be apart of the UK. It would be an independent country.” And he replied with “ Countries can’t move idiot.” I think he was the real restarted idiot.

[@GoldLove21]

Just remember most Americans don't even know that Guam or Puerto Rico are usa territories. We don't do a good job of teaching geography.

[@owainrhysphillips4102]

@@GoldLove21 It makes sense that you wouldn't teach people about your occupied imperial possessions. I wouldn't tell my friends I'm a thief either.

[@takod323]

sure that happened

[@evelynfullerton9136]

Yes and the EU will make Scotland wellcome

[@surtu9221]

@@owainrhysphillips4102 Well technically Puerto Rico just wants to be ratified as a State, they don't feel like imperial possessions, they feel understandably ignored and underrepresented. And Guam was kept specifically because the USA spent most of WW2 fighting off Japanese imperialism in the east, helping to liberate China, Korea, the Philippines and the surrounding island nations, and so the USA wanted to keep a base in the area to help keep tabs on things during the reconstruction to make sure Japan behaved itself and reformed into the upstanding if peculiar member of international society which we know it as today. Similar to Germany. T

[@SiyabongaAfrica]

A unicorn?!? God bless you Scotland

[@baileymitchell2882]

Siyabonga Africa thanks

[@crisis4415]

Thank you

[@morganh.4315]

Thanks

[@AlashiaTuol]

It's the mythical enemy of lions, supposedly. *looks at Britain*

[@Dayglodaydreams]

"Tastes like a house fire". ha ha ha ha ha.

[@emiledlund9559]

Conner Fields no

[@emiledlund9559]

It tasted like a delicious housefire

[@Funkopedia]

Best house fire outside Kentucky or Japan

[@memoofjacoboarbenzjuanarev9724]

Literally everyone wants the most expensive shot till they realise it was just lighter fluid in a fancy bottle the whole time and you sniff that not drink it.

[@andyrihn1]

Some Scotch does intentionally taste like smoke. Some tastes “peaty” (I think that stuff tastes like gasoline). In my opinion the best is smooth (Glennlivet is probably one of the better common brands for that). But if you’re just trying to have a good time blended scotch is fine (but Johnny Walker is overrated and overpriced).

[@tairneanaich]

As a Scot: WE COULD HAVE HAD IT AAAAAAALL

[@topgonz3224]

Scotland chose the unicorn because they eat lions in Greek mythology. Lions were historically England’s choice for their national animal as shown on the coat of arms.

[@sgtmarcusharris4260]

That is very petty

[@alienishere002]

Awesome! I love the Scots for that move!

[@sambjork5878]

I think it has more to do with the fact that in Celtic mythology the unicorn represents endurance, healing, gentleness, fertility, and also a protector against evil.

[@PavarottiAardvark]

There aren't any unicorns in Greek mythology. Writers from the 1800 instead ascribed the Unicorn's symbolism to the fact that it can't be captured or tamed.

[@Widdekuu91]

@@PavarottiAardvark Weren't unicorns also symbolism to phallic stuff? The unicorn could only calm down if he was allowed to 'rest his head in a virgin's lap' in the forest. I'm fairly sure the unicorn symbolises a (pretty) penis.

[@HyperSarcasticAvocado]

Throughout history, unicorns were thought of as the only thing that can beat a lion which is England's animal.

[@harleyokeefe5193]

Is that why English people, keep on winning over Scotland and England is a far more powerful country. Make no mistake, England is a power in the UK

[@HyperSarcasticAvocado]

@@harleyokeefe5193 Dude, I am talking about a mythological creature. Don't get your knickers in a knot.

[@Makarosc]

@@harleyokeefe5193 Alright Englishman time for the thistle

[@gavsmith1980]

@@harleyokeefe5193 Wow, you sound like you have an ego that’s even more fragile than Trump.

[@GG-ml3vr]

@@harleyokeefe5193 oooooh 😀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🙋‍♂️

[@theskullchaser1687]

Solar power may not be an option for us but we could power the world with the winds we get

[@VioletIsBulletproof]

+TheSkullChaser16 Oh yeah! There is wind energy now..and actually..ive seen some amazing(and better) results from wind energy....lol.

[@oddrey6329]

+TheSkullChaser16 I totally thought you said the WINGS you get and I was like "What are you guys pegasi now?"

[@Alex-dv6cx]

So just break wind for energy.

[@rumplstiltztinkerstein]

there are other methods to generate energy that are enourmously cheaper to build and doesn't damage so much the environment. But these methods are so cheap and easy to build energy companies are willing to buy and shut down any company with these ideas, or sending a hitman for the owners.

[@Crystalorbie]

No fair, that bait's too good. You can't leave it out unbitten... ... What are these better methods, and how might one begin forming plans to detect and destroy the assassins?

[@awesome7067]

I was rewatching and snuggling with my dog. She was relaxed until he mentioned Cameron, at which point she hopped up and left the room.

[@BobBob-of7fg]

15 minutes with John Oliver taught me more than what a week of school could do

[@jmitterii2]

+Kevin De Souza Which is incredibly sad about school... but at least you learned something.

[@samuellw8688]

Honestly, the whole school curriculum is bogged down in corruption in the system. They choose what they teach in those schools.

[@alicemaxwell5427]

We should have gone independent while we had the chance

[@aideywatts8513]

serendipidus1 wtf

[@InternetMameluq]

I don't understand how so many scots were foolish enough to stay. Have you seen Britain's behaviour for the past 1000 years?

[@InternetMameluq]

@serendipidus1 I agree. Run off in all directions at once. Sure there are risks, but are the risks more than staying with England? And that's before their stupid domestic policies.

[@InternetMameluq]

@serendipidus1 I wish I could say I disagree, but you're right. It's bedlam on every level.

[@prodigiii712]

@serendipidus1 northern isles would be a crown dependency. They don't want to be a part of independent Scotland. And they would own the oil in the north sea.

[@Edithae]

Couldn't help but laugh when Oliver said "David Cameron embodies all the things I hate about England, and I'm English". This, from Oliver, who attended Christ's College in Cambridge, and is descended from a composer and a Bishop who served as the court chaplain to Queen Victoria.

[@kevexboy]

Would be awesome for Puerto Rico, Scotland and Hong Kong to become independent. Let's do this! 🇵🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇭🇰💪

[@joegoldman1847]

lol, some funny shit there

[@Jordan-bb4xt]

You're good at joking 😂

[@viniciusmartins8718]

@@Jordan-bb4xt why???

[@alexsch2514]

Also catalonia

[@ErosFabbriGk2026]

@@viniciusmartins8718 Hong Kong is already independentent until 2047 and Puerto Rico voted no on leaving the USA

[@finnbazz6315]

If Scotland left, think of it as a break up. England will be upset and begging. Scotland will be confused and overwhelmed. Ireland will be there to give Scotland a fist bump like a bro and say "welcome to the club". And Wales will be there to try to comfort England but by then everyone has forgotten about it.

[@finnbazz6315]

***** Everybody just thinks that it's another part of England. And they get pretty emotional over that.

[@alexojideagu]

+Space Nicolas Cage It's Wales not Whales

[@alexojideagu]

+Colic Shark England will certainly not be begging Scotland back

[@finnbazz6315]

alex ojideagu well they kinda did during the referendum

[@JWiLL0255]

+Space Nicolas Cage Say all the stupid shit you want man, you get a pass just for your name and majestic picture.

[@alexanderwirth2945]

Watching this in 2020, it seems kind of odd, that there’s an audience laughing in the background

[@ryancappo]

Those bagpipers were standing too close to each other too. ;)

[@Zeppathy]

Its better without the outdated 'forced to laugh' live audiance.

[@brandonlaird6876]

Ryan, Not only are the bagpipers standing too close together, but that's a lot of air circulation they're moving around without masks. Speaking of masks, the Parliament isn't doing so well with that either. Alexander & Unknown, I agree. He took a while to get used to it, had some awkward pauses and such. Now, though, he's much better at it and I definitely prefer it. Same with Stephen Colbert. Whether it's a live audience or a laughtrack doesn't matter, it just feels wrong now.

[@bennyton2560]

I came to say this, but know it deeply in my heart that it's already been said

[@Lizbethduchi]

They should have left. They wouldn’t be in this brexit mess now if they had.

[@Pizza23333]

Yes, they would. Scotland would have left the EU along with the UK.

[@Lizbethduchi]

Jock Duff Scotland voted to stay in the EU during the Brexit vote. This, had they been independent, they would not have chosen to leave the EU.

[@Pizza23333]

Had Scotland voted to leave the UK in 2014, it would also have lost membership of the EU because the UK was the member, not Scotland. So if Scotland had voted to leave it would have had its own brexit, but worse, because it would also have lost its largest trading partner.

[@Pizza23333]

@@Spearca Depends on how Scotland does it, depends if Brexit goes through. Posting things as casual assurances should be done more carefully. Especially after Brexit.

[@albertrogers2506]

I used to think European Unity was a Good Idea. But it isn't, with Germany's fossil carbon trade ruling the roost. It is time for Brexit, Eirexit, Frexit, Czecxit, and Switzexit. The first time I read about the Energiewende proposal, I saw it immediately as a proposal to "replace" nuclear, which could oust fossil carbon, with "renewable energy", that is no threat to them.

[@zach.0]

This is only 8 years old yet somehow 15 prime ministers ago.

[@absurd_villain5514]

Windpower is actually a great option for Scotland

[@henriikkak2091]

Or hydro

[@lew2875]

We have both but don’t come here for the landscape wind turbines cover the hills around my house. They cover the whole of areas surrounding places like New Lanark. The falls of Clyde are only worth seeing twice a year when the wee dam is opened. The dam powers two power stations along the falls.

[@Gingineer1996]

@Toori Baba Landscape is pretty important regarding sustainable development, it's why we do landscape visual impact assessments in Scotland (LVIA) to minimise their impact on other aspects aside from the environment (social & economic). The place Lew 287 is talking about does have a massive number of wind turbines, though they don't significantly impact the view. Main problem with wind turbines in Scotland are their impact on peatland, an important wildlife habitat and highly effective carbon sink. Often developers will come in stating that they'll carefully transplant peat if necessary, but often end up just chucking in big pile, resulting in much of sequestered carbon to be released into the atmosphere. They are fined for this, but the damage is already done.

[@albertrogers2506]

@Toori Baba I am amazed at how inefficiently even a 102 metre head of water makes use of the solar energy that produced it. With a gravitational field that gives an acceleration of 9.81 m/s/s, each kilogram (kg) of water has a potential energy at that height, of one kJ (kilojoule). The solar energy required to evaporate that kg of water, a volume of one litre, is 2250 kJ. Hydro is the ONLY solar power worth anything, but don't imagine it's efficient. Nuclear power, owing to the fact that tiny amounts of uranium, and since the 1960s thorium, can be used to deliver as much energy as millions of times their mass of anything chemical, whether it be coal, or methane, or octane, AND oxygen, or for more violent uses, the nitroglycerine in dynamite, or tri-nitro-toluol (TNT)

[@albertrogers2506]

@Toori Baba As for wind and solar, consider the fact that to stop making oceanic acidification and biosphere warming even worse, we need to END all fossil CO₂ emissions. The mastermind of Energiewende in Germany is now promoting a gas pipeline to bring methane from Russia to Germany. The fossil carbon industries in Germany encouraged the idea that replacing nuclear with "renewables" was a Good idea, quite simply because they know better than anybody that wind and solar are no threat to their existence, whereas France managed to Do Without coal from the Ruhr, by Électricité de France's building nuclear power plants. Moles for the Fossil Fuel Filth have somehow got the monstrous untruth accepted in France by more than half of the people sampled in a recent poll, that nuclear power is responsible for more global warming than coal burning. This, in the land of Lavoisier, who figured out that Joseph Priestley's "dephlogisticated air" was a single gas, and called it oxygen. Priestley had made a brilliant discovery, but it's slightly incorrect to say he discovered oxygen.

[@ZomeaterWWZ]

last time I watched this the UK was still in the EU

[@top10geography39]

The U.K. Is still in the eu at the moment

[@Modestasgailius]

Its not EU that is falling apart its UK itself, Scotland leaves sooner or later . Northern Ireland either becomes independent or forms a union with the Republic of Ireland and. Wales might be the only one that will stay forever with England .

[@Jaxymann]

Beforehand, I would never have wanted Scotland or N. Ireland to secede from the union. Now however, I wouldn't mind - they voted by clear margins to stay, and understandably do not want Conservative twats taking them down with the ship.

[@the1andonlytitch]

Mode Liukas It will settle down, anger and division is rife at the moment but we will all come together for the betterment of our countries. I still think leaving the EU was foolish but I also think people voted for a legitimate reason, we really are taking in fair to many immigrants

[@Modestasgailius]

About EU immigrants there is nothing you can really do. But its completely your own fault for having some many Africans Muslims Asians most of them have British passports to. But i will agree that all of EU must have a strong borders especially around the South countries especially Spain or Italy.

[@SparrowHawk76]

It's 12:30 at night and I'm supposed to be writing a paper on Colombia and the FARC mines, yet instead I'm watching this.....so far, I regret nothing.

[@BostonMBrand]

Although there are obviously more serious problems than flags when it comes to countries/territories becoming independent, I find it very petty that flags are always a concern. I remember debating with a friend of mine on why the US territories and D.C. should become legitimate states and his only offense to the idea of adding 6 states was that the US flag would need more stars. I mean there are legitimate arguments as to the pros and cons of statehood for each and you literally base your decision on a flag?

[@multiapokalipsa]

Yup, same. I'm from Serbia, who got a new flag after we split up from Montenegro, I think it was 2006, and I'm still not sure what the proper color order on the flag is, but I know damn well I have to spend hours on the border if I want to get to the sea, and we have no seaside ports anymore, negativdly affecting trade.

[@limbitsafe6620]

flags are a symbol of the totality of a country and its being. it seems stupid but in reality it is immensely important

[@joseph6270]

This video sparked my love for bagpipes

[@ferasalhati8713]

Bagpipes and drums are amazing

[@hudrowportnof4058]

still don't get why people don't like them. They're genuinely great :D

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

As a descendant of Edward I (Hammer of the Scots), I say free Scotland. They should have their independence. Especially after seeing Cameron obvious disdain for them.

[@vonking8596]

I don,t have strong feelings either way but using David Cameron as a reason to vote yes seems short sighted as David Cameron is temporary. Its like the idiots in the u.s. who say they'll leave the country if a president they don't like is elected.

[@MsTokies]

scotland may be screw when the oil runs out... but ireland is slowly climbing .. slow very slow but climbing

[@HelenEk7]

von king It's the past hundreds of years that makes the Scots want to leave, not Cameron. We (Norway) were ruled by others for hundreds of years too, but doing much better on our own, and we are very similar to Scotland. We have fish, oil, an independent mind, and we both like (as the americans would call it) liberal politics (that has serves us very well). :)

[@metalhead2theEnd]

Economically you would be dead alone.

[@vonking8596]

Tell that to Salmond, who has done his damnedest to make this a referendum on the Tories

[@natasham8063]

"The only flower I like is a flower that can pierce an Englishman's Throat!"

[@garyshepherd9367]

Silly bint🤫

[@leylandblooter6515]

Fecking bampot.

[@caveman385]

😂😂😂😂 Gallus

[@Miaczar202]

5:27

[@natasham8063]

@Jake it's even based on colonialism!

[@Arcadiabeckons]

Definitely need a sequel to this between now and the (possible) IndyRef 2 vote!

[@LordBloodraven]

1:10 "Think of it as an archipelagic supergroup comprised of four variously willing members." So... it's the Beetles?

[@suecastillo4056]

My God Bloodraven... Who taught you to spell? Let's try Beatles shall we??? Beetles indeed!

[@suecastillo4056]

Good one dear! You're adorable!!!😘🙋

[@Fancypants117]

Enter the Haggis is actually a favorite band of mine, I really like bagpipes Hello from the US

[@PhenomTaker]

Did not know the band before, currently listening and I think I've found a new favourite band! A thanks and hello back from germany :)

[@TheHongKongHermit]

I'm English, but I hope the Scots vote yes. They've been treated badly by Westminster for so many years they would be better off as a sovereign state. Only then would England treat them with the respect they deserve. England and Scotland need each other, but as equal partners, not as master and servant.

[@owenoneill695]

Irish guy watching trying my best to stay quiet. Fuck it give us back the six counties

[@kamanashiskar9203]

Well, than give us back the rest of the Island of Ireland.

[@sophiacarpenter2998]

When John started talking about David Cameron at Oxford, my video started glitching, and while the audio kept going, the video restarted, so as John said: "Here's a picture of him at Oxford," I was staring at a picture of Shrek

[@nickwright6655]

America: we left the British Empire before it was cool.

[@marianasuarez-martinez6844]

Hahaha

[@mrhugo6986]

Raises hand to say something* Pulls it back*

[@z0e898]

Cause you were a bunch of cry babies

[@mrhugo6986]

Raises hand to say something again* Pulls it back again*

[@Zanzabarchocolate]

Well, that attitude certainly isn't going to help keep anyone with Britain.

[@LuciusCatilina11]

Choosing Thistle as their national flower is quite beautiful idea I think. I see it sometimes in field and nearby roads. It is beautiful, humble, and it has stings.

[@chegeny]

That Oxford pic 6:14 of David Cameron also includes Boris Johnson sat on the right.

[@TheSaltyAdmiral]

What's funny is that as a Norwegian I am strongly against my country joining the EU, but at the same time I was equally opposed to the Brexit. :) There is a rational explanation though. 1. UK's economy is much more competitive than Norway's economy on the continental market, especially agriculture. This means that protectionism is essential for Norwegian industry to survive. This is not the case regarding the UK, at least not to the same extent. 2. In general, I very much like the concept of the EU, so I don't want to see it fail. However, Norway is irrelevant in the larger scheme of things here, it does not affect the faith of EU. UK on the other hand is influential enough that it will send shock waves through the entire union if they leave, possibly even sparking a domino effect. That would be a catastrophe for Europe IMO.

[@billyraynsford8884]

Norway have been trying to leave EU trade arrangements since 1979? and they are still tied to it.

[@666Tomato666]

no way for a domino effect, most of the fascist movements have stopped talking about leaving EU. Brexit has provided a really needed reality check for others.

[@proteus03]

Norway is part of the European Economic Area, the European Single Market and Schengen Area. It contributes financial and implements EU directives and regulations in national law. So the ties are very close between Norway and EU even without being a member. So you may call that a "EU membership light" However, agriculture and fishing regulations are not part of the European Economic Area - that is a main difference.

[@ackbarfan5556]

Is it just me or does Parliament look like it has more fun than Congress?

[@SohailJafar1]

Trust me it's not fun

[@etoriaking]

ackbarfan5556 They have more fun but they get equally little actually done, too busy having dissing matches

[@maded1988]

Kieran EK congress gets fuck all done

[@iaincampbell5453]

ackbarfan5556 No, they just insult each other and argue like children in a hall where things like clapping are banned, and you can only be guaranteed a seat if you attend morning prayers

[@Victoriacariad]

Kieran EK It's always been loud in the Commons. Though I guess that clip is from PMQ's when the house is full. They do get stuff done in other rooms like in Westminster Hall and in Committee meetings. Though most stuff is decided by the EU now so...

[@nicholaskaizer9166]

The National Animal of Wales is a Dragon... Also, the National Animal of England is a Barbary Lion... Which not only never lived in England, is now extinct in the wild.

[@abcdefgold]

+Nicholas Kaizer yesss, but at least it did exist at one point, unlike the dragon & the unicorn

[@motherintoronto]

+Nicholas Kaizer English King's used to be given exotic animals as presents from other nations and Kingdoms. The Tower of London used to keep Barbary Lions, the first one being a present. When one died, they'd get another. And they'd feed it beer and incredibly inappropriate food for a lion. And then it would die prematurely and then they would get another lion. Many times, the lions would escape the Tower of London and kill Londoners. It wasn't until they built the London Zoo that they stopped keeping exotic animals at the Tower of London. When they dug up the old moat around the tower, they found Barbary lion bones and other extinct exotic animals. Of course, this has nothing to do with why those animals went extinct. *cough cough*

[@EloquentTroll]

I can't help but wonder, had the Brexit vote happened before the the Scottish independence vote would the results have been significantly different? I mean I'm an American, telling England to piss off is part of my heritage, and Irish rebel songs are a major feature of playlists.

[@Sentient_Blob]

Most definitely, Scotland only barely voted to remain in the UK, and they voted strongly against brexit

[@gdhh2007]

@@Sentient_Blob the turnout at both was significantly different and it was a large margin between yes and no So it wasnt that close

[@moshemarkholt2948]

english hate the irish, all english wish the irish would piss off, but of course they wont because there a fucked up 3rd world country

[@charlesmcdermott8162]

@@moshemarkholt2948 My undereducated smart parents immigrated from the west of Ireland to America in the early 1900s and met in America. I grew up poor in the South Bronx (NYC) hearing Irish songs. Now I hear that the English think the Scots are subhuman and that the Irish are below the Scots. My brother and I both have highly educated with advanced degrees and both of us have been highly successful. Maybe the Brits have it wrong.

[@pecadodeorgullo5963]

@@moshemarkholt2948 what?

[@bennyton2560]

This just made me want to visit Scotland so much!

[@sirdovakiin7247]

姚澜 Uuuuuuhhhhh why? I mean it's just hills, and towns, and pubs, and the odd campsite.

[@baileymitchell2882]

姚澜 it’s no good I live there I’ll tell ya that pall

[@crisis4415]

Trust me it’s boring

[@morganh.4315]

Please do We’d love to have you

[@nualahalpin6119]

Do. It's really beautiful, and I can't wait to be somewhere and see some tourist try to talk to one of the locals who's been in my town for like 500 generations and has such a strong accent and uses so much Scots *I* can't understand and I just get t watch as some unsuspecting American asks "Hey, I'm not from here, do you know what's a good bar here?" and the local goes "Ah yeah, of coorse ei cah poin' ya tae a ged poub, der's a class yen right doon tha road, tho ye shoul' mind the younguns, they're right scaffy yen's, ay? I deh ken aboot tha' yen right outside, bu' mind yoursel' laddie, yeh never knoo, aye. Have a ged day, luv, see ya la'er, cah wai' tae see youall comfeh 'ere!" and the American has to decide whether to ask someone else or just pretend like they know what a "yen" is and what "scaffy" means and I get to be like "Ha! I know what they mean! Mostly..."

[@laksirigunasekera6878]

I love this fucking show!!

[@stealthy_piggy1980]

I'm right there with ya buddy

[@sebione3576]

u took the words right out of my fucking mouth!!!!!!!

[@z0e898]

Looks like we have a party of people who are too lazy to get a profile pic here lol

[@sebione3576]

Zacc that's it! I'm getting a profile pic!!! after a brief nap, though. I think.

[@jackhenderson1039]

What how?

[@Redem10]

Can we change the national animal of Canada to Dragon?

[@Dickard0]

Or the needless apology hound

[@TheSolarWolf]

I want America's national animal to be a wookie with a top hat

[@tigerwa]

No that is already the welsh national animal.

[@jackyhe6555]

sry bro, we chinese took that one off the table ages ago.

[@Redem10]

I want a dragon with wings, not the type that look like snake

[@betamax1828]

The best representation of Scotland and England's relationship is the chain on the unicorn. The unicorn is scotlands national animal because it can't be tamed. So on the British crest the lion wears a crown and the unicorn is chained up

[@robinstevenson1098]

I never noticed, bastards!

[@John_Smith.]

Except the Unicorn is also wearing a crown and has always been depicted as chained, even in Scotlands own coat of arms. The unicorn is chained by a crown in fact, _probably_ as a reference to the Kings of Scotland using royal power to control the country.