The Conservative Party Conference: ‘Just to clarify, I’m not a Tory' | Owen Jones talks

After running the gauntlet of anti-austerity protesters shouting ‘Tory scum’ outside the conference hall in Manchester, Owen Jones meets the Conservative party faithful. Despite winning the general election the party has struggled to win the youth vote. So what does make a young person become a Conservative activist? What makes a Tory tick?
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[@amjid300]

If he's from Liverpool, I'm from Mars.

[@johnrichardson544]

+Amjid Khan If you're referring to the chap at 1:34, yep..... very posh!

[@ABanRocks]

+Amjid Khan well not everyone in Liverpool are idiots and some people do change their accent to make them better. I am sure his new accent will get him better jobs.

[@ABanRocks]

Gee Blanco well come accents are better than others. Some accents in the UK are no bad no one other than their area can understand them even though they are speaking the same language.

[@andrewtucker94]

+Adi B 'well come accents are better than others. Some accents in the UK are no bad no one other' There's a certain irony to this I feel...

[@techtipsuk]

I know what a fucking joke, a right scouser.

[@icanseeyou688]

"grew up in Liverpool " haha "listened to radio 4 growing up " hahaha thanks for the giggles

[@icanseeyou688]

Well I'll just laugh at that as well Thank you

[@2neanderthal602]

+maz khatun i couldn't understand him with that thick scouse accent!

[@icanseeyou688]

Lol

[@Mrsbeatle1968]

Should have asked him if he supports Liverpool or Everton?

[@Matt-jw2yo]

I'm here 4 years later to laugh at this guy again. What a fucking melt

[@Loizeus]

1:03 "I grew up in Liverpool" that accent is an absolute disgrace.

[@Loizeus]

+Dave Long okay darling.

[@satwadude3371]

+Dave Long ... and the mind of God is a thoughtform projected from the universe.

[@satwadude3371]

+Dave Long : ""I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become."" A Monty Python clone by the looks of it?

[@slippytiger]

+Loizeus It sounds forced.

[@scubasausage]

Whats wrong with his accent?

[@xSuagg]

is the cameraman a dwarf?

[@Zaugr]

+Dave Long You're such a no life lol, stalking owen and replying to all the comments.

[@calvindyson]

+William Luderman Exactly. I do find it quite hypocritical for people like Owen to talk about how the media manipulates public perception etc and then would employ almost subliminal camera tricks like this to get a message across. Anyone also notice how desaturated the colour of the image is here compared to the Labour conference video? I know that Owen himself doesn't edit these videos and I do enjoy his output but it's blatant tricks like this that just make me realise this channel is not here for fair and impartial political analysis. There's an agenda just like most other political commentators.

[@pillspoo]

+Calvin Dyson | James Bond Reviewer Hmm, I have looked at both the videos you mention and I think the saturated look in this video is most likely down to overexposure caused by too much natural light at the venue. Whereas the labour conference video has much more artificial light and less natural causing it to look "warmer". Just a thought, feel free to correct me if (you believe) I'm wrong.

[@gmann6269]

It's probably Ash Sarkar.

[@hiddenknowledge2012]

@J. Harris. Dont need camera angles to see tories are evil and sinister. Someone's gotta keep the school meals from the kids.

[@andrewsmith3613]

The young Torries really are a bunch of oddballs. The guy from Liverpool who sounded like he was from the 18th century and the pallid gurning guy are cases in point.

[@brumav9779]

+Andrew Smith Look at Labour..

[@MrNikkiNoo]

Comeback!

[@jamestaylor2376]

Yes very strange people

[@hiddenknowledge2012]

@@brumav9779 Doesn't make tories any less cuntish looking does it?

[@brumav9779]

@@hiddenknowledge2012 Sort of does when you’re comparing the two

[@iDannnnnnnnnn]

the tall guy that is chewing gum genuinely looks like he is on the sniff. great role model that Osbourne.

[@davidskuzbee3600]

'Your accent is not a classic Merseyside accent. What's happened there? Where's your accent gone?' *sips tea*

[@Snarlygraph]

The lad from Liverpool, whose father is a postman and mother a secretary. They must be very proud.

[@Don7star]

Yes, he'll probably have a better life. Whereas you can continue to comment upon it.

[@peterweterp]

+Alan Wright Don't get it, because he is from Liverpool you rather see him stereotyped how?

[@NUFC2010100]

+peterweterp not stereotyped in any way, I think he thought that someone who grew up in an area that was devastated by Thatcher would have more sense than to be a traitorous scumbag

[@peterweterp]

WHIII I thought she was dead.

[@NUFC2010100]

peterweterp fucking hell, not much gets past you does it?

[@lewkir]

I'm sure the guy around 3:40 is wired out of his tree.

[@tomwheeler5861]

+Kibbles N'bits think he has a stammer, either that or hes stressed out at the fact that hes having a camer shoved in his face. The gum chewing might be drug related tho

[@darrens3]

+Yasson YT Gurning into the next century judging by their pale glazed thousand yard stare.

[@jamestaylor2376]

I thought coke head as well lol

[@TheCasualObservers]

Coked up.

[@janestirling7970]

most deffo, my brother used to be like that when he was on the same kind of stuff

[@Theicemonkeyjr]

Most of these people are as I thought absolutely insufferable.

[@Theicemonkeyjr]

+Dave Long , Bit harsh?

[@Theicemonkeyjr]

lmao, this made me laugh, I dont find him to be as a creep though.

[@Theicemonkeyjr]

Dave I just peeked at your account, you are 100% troll

[@WetFishDuff]

+Kyle Hall Digital Art They've probably never suffered. That's the problem.

[@Theicemonkeyjr]

Yeah

[@Artistresearcher]

I am a scouser - I find it so, so hard to believe that lad was telling the truth. I really don't think listening to radio 4 for even 70 years could change an accent to that extent. My uncle has lived in London since he was 20 and is now in his 60s and still has a strong scouse accent.

[@anarki777]

+Amor Deliria Nervosa I'm actually impressed that he's managed to change his accent though. I mean, it's supposed to be impossible after a certain age. Is he REALLY telling the truth?

[@apebass2215]

@anarki777 if it's impossible after a certain age how do actors change their accents for a role?

[@AdamE96]

I nearly spat my tea out when that young guy said he grew up in Liverpool. If anything I think it's very sad that he thought he had to lose his accent to be amongst the Tory Party, that's the impression I got. To me it was clearly a plastic accent as it was so obviously fake. I'm from Liverpool as well so I know that was definitely put on. "I grew up listening to Radio 4." That made me laugh. His entire persona just screams Tory (although I'm aware that's a stereotype).

[@MrJamesPaylor]

4:40 I swear that guy is on drugs...

[@lewisbower7491]

Jacob R no, but gurning your chops off does! What was it that Sajid Javid said the other day?...

[@MaC-gh1if]

Thinks he’s just a cunt

[@AndrewHung]

"Pragmatism"... I find Tory policy deeply unpragmatic.

[@hollh003]

+Dave Long The benefits only go to those who need them.

[@r4936]

+Dave Long Look up the statistics on the cost of benefit fraud. Then compare that with the cost of corporate corruption bankers etc. You will see a huge disparity in these values. Furthermore most of the big businesses that committed this corruption vote Tory and bank roll the Tories with donations. Enough said!

[@richjones7313]

i have no idea what youre talking about dave, i can only deduce that you are executing some some world class trolling

[@richjones7313]

i hear you on that one

[@richjones7313]

yes but being bummed and having all your batteries and crisps nicked off you in jail for the rest of your life isn't so good.

[@EllisFitz1995]

From Liverpool myself and if I ever developed an accent like his I'd rip my vocal cords out.

[@antichris78]

3:40 Coked-up at a Tory conference. Raving to poor people's misery. Large.

[@cjxked12]

I think the guy at 4:35 is on coke.

[@x8n42xb67n]

+cjxked12 i was thinking the same

[@josephstevens5489]

+Time I don't know about coke but definitely an amphetamine of some type.

[@killswitchlee123]

Connor Jones Coke and hookers.

[@candyskull97]

Connor Jones I

[@Energyflash1979]

Owen: Do you hate the left? Tory boy: no, do you mean the views or the people? Owen:do you hate the views? Tory boy: no Hmmm?

[@andrewheron2399]

Hate and disagree are very different.

[@blackmichael75]

Nice to see that Tim Nice-But-Dim is still about.

[@mrbenn4385]

Best comment so far!

[@littleshoemaker]

+Michael Black Stereotypes exist for a reason, and they are alive and well at the Tory Party Conference.

[@lffit]

As traditionally a Labour voter , this left right thing gets on my nerves, in fact Labour voters are the worse, it's like a religion as if they are the only with a social conscîous if fact people like me who never vote extreme left or right but rather based on promises kept or not at election time when both parties meet now often in the middle, voters like me can we bring about change; than than lead their country via blind loyalty to ruin!

[@mohammedjelloo8023]

I am conservative because socialism always fails when they run out of other people’s money. Sweden and Finland went completely bankrupt in mid 1990s. They only improved after trimming down their socialism. Venezuela has more oil reserves than Saudi Arabia, same population, and much better agricultural soil and water. However, there is now famine in it, and dogs disappeared from its streets. 500 million Chinese got rid of abject poverty since the Chinese government rolled down socialism and introduced free market capitalisation.

[@crusadercrisps]

"I was Labour until I was 14"

[@thomtrew4053]

what makes a tory thick? the refusal to accept the entitlement of the mass of people to a decent life

[@andrewtucker94]

+Dave Long You're a desperately odd character, Dave.

[@mariedavid6975]

In truth his mind contradicts the Tory facade which playfully disparages those on the left. Unless it's narcissism or schizophrenia, those playlists (where world culture and philosophers dwell) which ornate his youtube ego go pretty much against the Conservative agenda and economic policies that they advocate...

[@awkwardsean5141]

+Thom Trew Because Heaven forbid people have rights.

[@mariedavid6975]

Mick...Is this your belief or a conceptual hypnotic trance?

[@tvandfilmhighlights1719]

+Dave Long Dave Cameron who raises the flag half mast for the death of the Saudi king and sells weapons to them who then distribute it to extremists. Sounds like Tory party is the place to be if you want an Islamic England mate.

[@jamesagarfield7775]

The "Liverpool" guy has to be a parody.

[@invisiblebuilding]

This is another great video Owen, this is what I want to see. People talking, discussing, empathising. Not chucking eggs and Hating.

[@adamhumphreys2430]

You should have talked about the Tories attacks on social mobility. Tripling tuition fees doesn't help.

[@tontobones]

+Dave Long Paper comes from trees.Capitalism is bankrupt.Britain is 1.6 trillion and rising,USA is 17 trillion .Russia and China,the reds are in control.

[@samwise405]

+Dave Long It literally does though! Ha. Money > Paper > Wood > Trees.

[@Don7star]

Why are more poor people going to university than ever before?

[@adamhumphreys2430]

Isn't about services for those in the middle as well? Think of all the taxes we pay, both direct and indirect.

[@adamhumphreys2430]

***** But we could find incalculable sums in bank bailouts. I suppose you approve of the nanny state when it fits this purpose?

[@breadonitsown8950]

I'm never surprised that Owen Jones tends to pick questions that are really just an attempt to standardize and categorize people into little boxes. "You're not typical as young tories" - "You don't have a typical Merseyside accent" and "Where has your accent gone" - what has any of this got to do with people becoming conservatives or not? I always find it interesting that it's the left who harangue, insult, judge, segregate and categorize people...while criticizing the right for apparently doing that....

[@HaHaLooLoo]

that umm at 0:54 LOL

[@Randomaited]

We don't want them to be insecure. If they're insecure, they try harder.

[@svprememe]

Owen, you said you'd upload the full Peter Hitchens video - are you ever going to?

[@OwenJonesTalks]

+countvoncount13 Yeah, next week. Adam's been away. Sorry for the delay!

[@LouisMenotti]

+Owen Jones you're the best at talking to those you disagree with. Well done! Love your videos.

[@TheAwillz]

+Owen Jones Well tell Adam we will forgive him this once, but if it ever happens again let it be known that I will be slightly put out and probably harbour some resentment for a day or two!

[@bucketrobbert]

+Owen Jones i hope you washed after going into their conference dont want them contaminating you :)

[@999TnO]

+countvoncount13 I reckon he will

[@williamgreen3368]

When will people start to realise the intellectual bankruptcy of using the phrase 'champagne socialist' to ridicule their opponents? Being privileged does not mean someone cannot believe in social justice. It isn't wealth and influence which matters - it should be how that wealth and influence is used.

[@liftandletlift]

A big applause for your work Owen! It makes me genuinely happy to testify someone of my decade so dedicated to the social cause. I wish we could have more like you here and also in my country, Portugal. It's incredible the similarities you can find in the Tory government and the portuguese government. The party that brought the most severe austerity to my country managed to win the elections last Sunday... How is that possible? Just like the Tories managed to win in May. Thank you for your books and keep up the excellent work! You are definitely a reference and example to follow!

[@markanthonybrowne]

I did not realise Comic-Con was in town.... this one has some real jokers in it.

[@Allottedaaron]

After the 2017 election, I remembered this video and revisited it. I left a comment saying that politics was cyclical but I must admit that I am truly impressed at how quickly the Conservatives fucked it all up. No-one should ever feel inferior to this lot. They might have some plum accents, but they have a few absolute rotten tomatoes as well.

[@beeczar66]

Is the chap on at 4:00 or so actually high?

[@chestypants78]

The tall guy who appears around the 3:30 mark, who is chewing gum, looks like he's on class A's. Not very becoming of a conservative, one would have thought. So many people with plums in their mouths, I hasten to add. No matter what they say, all I can hear is; "I want to be rich, just like daddy."

[@aidanrogers4438]

I salute you, Owen. If I'd have been in your position, when everyone of those Tories spoke, I'd have punched them square in the face.

[@stormbreaker06]

How many of these were in number 10 partying?

[@ilovechocolate330]

Guys at 1:22 onwards proves that only elite and weird kids support the Conservatives. I'm 16 and 7 of my mates have joined the Labour party since Jeremy's rise.

[@erinrimmer4296]

I hate how they talk about how the protesters were rude to them, when I went to the protests myself and a lot of the conservatives were utterly disgusting to the protesters. A hell of a lot of them were laughing at the disabled protesters yesterday. Really disgraceful.

[@MrStrandgsx]

What makes a Tory tick, greed and selfishness, come on Owen we all know that bro

[@MrStrandgsx]

Nope more of a fact than a generalisation, people who vote Tory clearly dont vote for the society that people need, its all about grab and run and blame labour for the mess, its getting a bit tiresome and predictable, so please dont be a donley and just admit to the fact that equality and basic human rights arent really on the Tory agenda.

[@MrStrandgsx]

+homer blair Awww bless, why do you Tories, or New Labour (closet Tories) insist on constantly re referring to the 70's, the world has moved on and clearly those on the right are scared of that, so hoard and financially/economically rape and pillage the resources and people of this country and lets not forget not even the charcuterie (yup I had to go there) is safe. You acuse the left of being stuck in the past and kinda doesnt make sense because the values Jeremy Corbyn now espouses have been the same since the 70's but most of it has held up to the scrutiny of time, you (possibly not you personally) Tories want to head back to the days of Dickins cos im sure you all miss us commoners doffing our hats 2 u in deference and as to actually addressing your points, NEW LABOUR lead to the iraq war, you forget to mention how fucked the 80's were when we had the bride of satan as PM, financial collapse propigated first by Thatcher then Blair and any fuckin neo liberal leader who wanted a part of the action, the banks died, we bailed them out, the Toried would have done the same, no people didnt want re branded Tory policy they wanted a choice that wasnt offered in the first past the post voting system we have, and no where on the fuckin planet is 24% of the voting populace even close to being a representative of a majority and they have the fuckin cheek to insist that workers who want to strike need a 50% majority, yeah lucky that rule isnt in place huh

[@gmonkey808]

+MrStrandgsx This comment is the very essence of leftism. The belief that a lefty is better than other people has better morals and wants things better for the country and are better people etc. Well its a load of bollox and im sick of it. People up their own arses in self righteousness. You people dont want to know 'what makes a Tory tick'. Some of you might end up agreeing. Its far easier to watch snotty nosed kids and rich people and use that as an excuse not to listen. Greedy, selfish, evil Tories. blah blah blah. Grow the fuck up.

[@mariedavid6975]

Look you can't put any sense into him by talking seriously MrStrandgsx...Homer gets himself all muddled up. He told me Friday that Noam Chomsky and Karl Marx represent the great jewish thnker's of today, while simultaneously disagreeing with everything they stand for...

[@mariedavid6975]

Unfortunately gmonkey808 the very essence of neoliberalism economics is this exact description greed, selfishness etc which the tories have pushedi into society then New Labour followed. Have you heard of the Powell Memo of 1970's? Do you not see how think tanks such as the Fraser Institute have pushed an economic system that favours only the world's wealthiest into the mainstream through the lobbying and corruption of our governments? Do you understand that many of democratically elected members of government who should represent those of their constituency have vested interests instead of serving large corporations? Do you believe that this should go unchallenged? By the way this goes for all our corrupt goverments since the 1970's...

[@alliblackman5020]

I love how people explain how normal they are by just stating what thier parents jobs are/were lol

[@BlitzOfTheReich]

Labor supporters rant about discrimination yet they are stereotyping this kid. My dad grew up in a poor barrio in South America and I partially grew up there as well. No PC, just a baseball playing near the river when people were getting shot up and down the street all day. Having to ration meals because there was no bread or milk, constantly losing weight and getting sick all the time. Just because you improve your livelihood doesn't mean you were posh forever. Such ridiculous discrimination. Some peoples accents change. I moved from Florida to Scotland and my accent softened up after 4 years. It isn't something unreasonable.

[@iaindunbar1578]

Keep saying it...24% is NOT a majority

[@AdamE96]

+homer blair Blair won a 66 seat-majority in 2005 on just over 21% of the vote. In disproportionate terms that was even worse, however not as many people weren't listening then. That was due in part to both parties lacking any real difference between them. They're listening now though because they see the struggles ahead of them with a full-fledged Tory government for the next four and a half years.

[@Don7star]

Keep saying it, doesn't change anything though.

[@iaindunbar1578]

Correct...the system is imbalanced, No one should be able to dictate the political direction of the country with such a small mandate. Proportional representation may lead to coalitions , but it stops extreme policies being implemented.

[@Don7star]

iain dunbar By your stupid logic the NHS is also politically illegimate.

[@eradeziel]

Some proper stereotype 'toffs' there, I don't know why I wasn't expecting to see it! Made me laugh, especially the 'scouser' :)

[@Kropotkin2000]

And not a single cogent argument amongst them. They just perceive and assert that Toryism is somehow more pragmatic. I think we know the real reason. They're either rich, or think they're going to be very rich--and the Tory party just happens to be the most convenient political vehicle to further their narrow and egocentric interests.

[@TheAwillz]

1:13 I grew up in Liverpool... That's the weirdest Scouse accent I have ever heard.

[@Spottius]

I am a Conservative because I can think therefore I am.

[@georgiacarr2599]

This video made me laugh a lot. Probably the funniest of your videos so far. Very interesting to see you talk with young Conservatives. Best part without a doubt: the Liverpudlian guy who likes to tell people he's posh without saying so many words. Best accent change I've ever heard. :)

[@fairplayforchildren]

I know guy from Liverpool, Tory. Saw him recently for 1st time in 10 years, invited me for a curry, sandwiched me so I couldn't leave, was pissed as a newt, berated me about Corbyn and Palestinians, and also he had guy with him who turned out to be Greater Israel jewish. Luvverly! Still, he paid so WTF. They really are screwed up, that I can say. If envy has any reality, it's them thinking we all have a good time compared to them and what have we done to deserve it, they'll soon put a stop it. Undertow of sexual inadequacy? Often raises its head (or maybe doesn't), so to speak. You went to Marple Ridge as 6th Form College. Good lord, I lived round the corner in Lyme Grove, marvellous place Marple. Best primary school ever BTW was Ludworth under John Pye, a true educator.

[@TheAwillz]

What makes a young Tory tick? A healthy allowance off mummy and daddy.

[@JK_2998]

0:53 - The most high pitched 'ummmmmmm' you will ever hear

[@bowiefan6652]

Kudos to Owen for having the tenacity to step into the lion's den, as it were. Personally, I'd feel violated and in desperate need of rape counselling after half an hour in the same room as those Tory shitheads. Cheers for taking one for the team, Owen!

[@Badhat66]

Jones was treated with respect at the conference, I doubt in fact I would say 💯 % if a Tory went to a labour conference they would be strung up Corbyns kinder gentler politics

[@dorianstonehouse8399]

Leaving the EU and the EU referendum of 2016 R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (UKSC 2016/0196) If the Supreme Court did decide that Parliamentary approval of Article 50 was necessary, then all future referendums (voting) outcomes could be subject to Parliamentary approval, and not accepted under prerogative powers. This is a dangerous scenario, as the Country could find itself voting out an unpopular Government, only to have the same restored by the precedent created in Miller and the ratio decidendi of the Supreme Court in 2016. In other words, all future voting outcomes of the people would merely be an expression of Public opinion, not to be taken seriously. This would harm everyone, including the “remain”camp.

[@sirgaymeerkat1994]

I've been around tory mps, some are nice people but most are horrible, they see us the working public as mugs! just be in ear shot at a private party, I'm sure some people won't believe me!

[@sirgaymeerkat1994]

+homer blair what happens with 95% tory run media! I know many working class people that vote tory! based on what they read and what's on the telly!

[@sirgaymeerkat1994]

+homer blair it's a bit of both! there's a lot of miss information that those same people repeat to me! but I respect your points of view!

[@sirgaymeerkat1994]

+Marie DAVID correct! if you are born you'll almost certainly die poor!

[@mariedavid6975]

Once upon a time religion protected the ordered society. Kings ruled by Divine Right, supported by the Lords, nobility and so on until you found the riff raff at the bottom all obeying God's vision. Today peasants and slaves of modern society, better known as the lower classes do not believe in the ordained society of God. Education replaces the justification of order. The working class are only at the bottom of society through their own making (or so they believe..). Statistically social mobility is rare as in reality we still have a system of elitism. Those descending downwards even rarer (even for those individuals of upper class who fail miserably in education). Of course all those industriously working individuals of lower class backgrounds have complete faith in this system the Tories promotes (the just core values of a good society peddled by the right wing media). Stereotypes are employed as a symbol of those claiming benefits, when the reality is this "despicable" example portrayed by our mainstream media represents a tiny majority. Yet the working class swallow it up because obviously national newspapers could not possibly lie...!!

[@mariedavid6975]

So the working class buy into the austerity idea, so we should all live within our means and not help those which do not merit it...God bless the TORIES...HOORAY!!!

[@BritishJuche]

The young guy from Liverpool around 1.30... I haven't cringed so hard in years. Tragic.

[@3chel3]

There's something tragic about young Tories in that they can be so deluded.

[@colmlawlor2364]

It is Slytherin. It actually is Slytherin.

[@emmaholland3223]

They make me feel sick to my stomach.

[@jenng9899]

He DID NOT grow up in Liverpool

[@joesccape1]

"I listened to a lot of Radio 4 while growing up" Hilarious!

[@tomdg13]

"young people tend to be more idealistic ..." It's interesting isn't it, they actually know they're evil.

[@allandickman774]

Don't disagree with him he'll cry or call you facist

[@jhampton225]

I really enjoyed watching this. This is really interesting for me to see! Im learning so much from you Owen, in these bitesize, digestible shots of what politics is about, keep up the good work!

[@WhiteSleevedStu]

I am very aware and apprehensive about the cliche of left-wing students switching over to the right when they get older, but the more I learn about why people are Conservatives, even from Conservatives themselves, the less I am convinced. What am I not getting?! I don't believe I am absolutely right and they are absolutely wrong, so what am I missing??

[@Don7star]

You'll grow up eventually.

[@BarnibusMaximusMusic]

+Stu Mackenzie By any chance do you not find the arguments of "you have to vote for what benefits you most" or "don't you want to be rich some day" not convincing enough to encourage an income curve that looks like a brick wall? Perhaps you disagree with using serious topics and policies that will drastically effect peoples lives as part of a media game to undermine the opposition? I wouldn't worry about it. Overall the conservative party don't do politics to be correct... they do it to win... and up until recently so did labour. If you are looking for real solutions based on policies it's usually smaller parties that do the best to come up with workable ideas but small parties can also be just as interested in appeals to fear or prejudice.

[@peterweterp]

+Stu Mackenzie I think the saying goes along the lines of; "If you are not a socialist by 20 you have no heart. If you are not a conservative by 30 you have no brain".

[@BarnibusMaximusMusic]

peterweterp I find that is the price problem though. Whilst there are some brilliant philosophical arguments about how it is moral to be social I have never heard any arguments that being conservative is intelligent that would pass a basic logic screening never mind actually being compelling. If you avoid the logic side of it then the usual argument is economics but the more you learn about economics the more you realise leaders have absolutely no clue what they are talking about. You hear cameron using 'inflation' as a synonym for 'danger of economic failure' all the time which after the first ten minutes of economics classes you will very clearly see that the idea that 'inflation is always bad all of the time' is just plain stupid. Also the idea that we can simply replace the welfare state with employment by making it less desirable to be unemployed is completely ignoring both the vast amounts of research as to where the unemployment rise came from and also it is ignorant of the economic model of corporate employment used to increase availability of jobs.

[@WhiteSleevedStu]

+peterweterp But what I am trying to say is why does that have to be roughly a ten year process? Is there any books you can point me to to help? Or is it kind of necessary for it to be gradual?

[@jamesbibb5193]

I understand that the viewership is mostly young people, myself included, but I would have liked to have seen more conversations with the more seasoned Tories.

[@mosspally6995]

+James Bibb I think he might have been aiming for some of the younger ones ignored by most of the media. Daily Politics have been chatting with senior MPs since the conference started.

[@DJMavis]

+James Bibb They might have looked less like utter freaks!

[@bulletproofblouse]

We need a "What's In The Backpack" video. I'm guessing a sensible packed lunch, a rain mac, an umbrella and Fifty Shades Freed.

[@Gooner184]

***** I said rather than Saudi Arabia. I don't like either, and neither does Corbyn. Do you condemn the Tories sucking up to the likes of Saudi Arabia and other shitty gulf states?

[@Gooner184]

***** www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/saudi-arabia

[@Winter-Nine]

+bulletproofblouse Not to mention a copy of the Communist Manifesto.

[@p1nm0re]

+homer blair Saudi Arabia gave the world the Taliban, Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and ISIS, hold hundreds of public beheadings every year, and even this is not enough as now they like to crucify people post decapitation. Have you actually be asleep for a long, long time...?

+Arsenal You must've missed a memo or two then. Hezbollah is the Palestinian terrorist group whose highest goal it is to shed the blood of innocent civilians. In addition to their terrorism, they also fight against Syrians on behalf of the unholy alliance of the dictator Assad, Tehran, and the Russian neofascist regime. This since Tehran basically runs Hezbollah. And runs George Galloway, the corrupt MP, by the way.

[@BorrieBeats]

5:31 got to give that man very very very mild props for that

[@JAMAICADOCK]

young Tories sound posher than the Royal Family.

[@JackHollandBartlett]

"So do you guys want to be Conservative MPs?" "Ur-ur-uhm-uru-u-u-urm I do" fucking gold

[@Liam-uh3pr]

He’s definitely putting that accent on😂

[@chrisrickard3298]

Very brave to go there. The Tories have done a brilliant job at giving the impression that in fact nobody needs state help and that those who get it in any form are scroungers and have brought their problems on themselves. A lot of those young people seem to be talented and they will always be in a position to not need outside help. Plus, they will probably get a good salary at the expense of others in whatever organisation they are in who are lower paid., What they need to realise is that they are also idealistic rather than pragmatic.

[@rhyfelaherwfilwrol6732]

When asked why are you a Tory, the best that they could come up was "because its what I believe in", but what I want to know is, what do they believe in? As a socialist I believe in a more equal distribution of wealth, whereas Tories do not! Perhaps the reason that these Tories do not say what they believe in, is because being honest and saying, because I'm Greedy; doesn't sound very pleasant; perhaps because it isn't!?

[@Pixiedust8399]

Owen did you cherry pick those Tory youth? They all look like they come from the stereotype handbook.

[@driver13g27]

I love how you start the video with "I'll find no shortage of people I disagree with here, that's for sure"

[@heftyalan1152]

What makes a Tory tick? Lower taxes, lower corporation tax, security against any outside threats, making work the preferred option rather than benefits, benefit cap. Benefits paying 26k a year is far too much. I know people in full time employment not earning that.

[@Lozzer1987]

Hi Owen, Great video, after watching Theresa Mays speech today I can't help but think that as long as so many people have a deluded and negative perception of immigration, and the Tories keep talking tough about it (when they don't really do anything about) that the Labour Party will struggle to get elected. Thoughts?

[@knockshinnoch1950]

Those young conservatives are a strange bunch

[@mikejduk]

Knowing the support you gave to the election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Party leader you will never convince me you're not a covert Tory.

[@politicalphilosophy-thegre3053]

No answers from any of the Tories in this video, no ideas, policies, nothing.

[@suburbenyobbo]

I think a lot of socially conservative people feel hated a vilified, by many people who call themselves left wing, but I don't think many socially conservative people hate the left of politics.

[@grantm6933]

"I like talking to people I disagree with" Sorry Owen, but you regularly block people on Twitter who dare even challenge or ask you difficult questions. So this is total bollocks and you know it.

[@grantm6933]

How is pointing out a fact 'spewing bile'. I am not trolling. He does block people on Twitter regularly who merely ask him questions or ask for evidence for a claim he makes. This is not trolling, this is a fact.

[@grantm6933]

Well all I can say is that he does so in my experience.

[@pillspoo]

I love radio 4 and went to university, yet oi jus carnt shake thes narrrfolk accent

[@SiskinOnUTube]

Seriously? Shouting "Tory Scum" is a damned sight more civilised than taking a piss on the disabled and the poor. I remember David Cameron's bullshit about how to spot a scrounger, because "they have the curtains closed when YOU head to work". I just thought - well I've been up in pain all night, maybe I'm allowed to keep the curtains closed to try and get some sleep. The guy working night-shift next door, might get the hump about it too.

[@generallyjack]

I was surprised that so many of them seemed nervous in your company. Use your powers wisely, Owen.

[@RAPLOCHREPORTER]

Iv never heard anyone from Liverpool talk like this in my fucking life.

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

The hardest position in Britain today is not for the hard right or the hard left because both camps have clear representation. The hardest place to be is for Centrists like me.

[@TheMdog8]

I think the fella at 3:53 has forget to take the silver spoon out of his mouth

[@papadoc711]

"I like talking to people I disagree with" no actually you don't, that's why you walk off in the middle of a live news broadcast.

[@mightymouse8134]

Listen to a lot of radio four, and going to uni? If that's the requirements for an accent change, then I'll be watching a lot of home and away and start speaking like an Aussie.

[@dillonnewton8635]

This is fascinating.

[@iwillheadlockyournan731]

3:40 that guy has been on the nosebag 100000000000%

[@andrewwatson4244]

Yeah I don't think I'd fit in there and I'm not sure if want to

[@robbiecale3327]

have you noticed that all the tories are wearing suits and think anyone wearing anything that makes them look any less important 'scruffy' and 'unprofessional'. Remember Corbyns interview from I think 1984 when he's wearing a jumper knitted by his mum and he's not afraid to say it. He represents the majority of the country. the tories represent the wealthiest 5%

[@lukef4166]

Owen, before I watched your videos I thought I hated your politics and you as a person. Having watched your videos I can confirm I hate your politics but think you are reasonable person who is at least willing to listen and learn from the other side. Respect for that. I think we are the same in that regard but have come to the opposite conclusion on most things.

[@marcus2118c]

The guy in the jumper actually seemed alright

[@ageitos]

in summary, if you come from money and you are not very bright... you join the party...

[@GeorgeArthurVlogs]

Owen where is the interview with James Delingpole or Douglas Murray?

[@agentsmith7727]

WHERRES DA F**K*IN* PETER HITCHENS FULL INTERVIEW OWIN?