The Tory Heartland Where Voters Have GIVEN UP On Democracy

[@dextercool]

The furlough money came ftom taxpayers - not Tories.

[@jcanyiam8309]

So ***king True! I guess after 14 years, that's all he's got to cling on to. The TORY PARTY has cost Me my business and lots of my EU Friends due to BREXIT.

[@anthonydude]

Actually it came from everyone, whether or not they pay tax

[@1aatlas]

And also whether or not they have been born yet.

[@anthonydude]

@@1aatlas true. Also, everyone in the UK has benefited from that spending, whether or not they received it directly, or have been born yet.

[@jankench1731]

It benefited the rich employers ie the wife of the current Prime minister for example.

[@intraum]

older socialist fella with a packet of prawn cocktail crisps. now that is a man of great sense and tastes

[@showme360]

Until his misses came along and nick the packet!! far more important than talking politics. lol

[@paulflint6254]

Wouldn't mind a dictatorship lol

[@Sammmgill]

Crackin flavour, bring back Worcestershire Sauce too

[@kratakat]

Love both of em

[@frankydave]

More of a salt and vinegar man myself. ​@@Sammmgill

[@guapochino140]

45 years of neoliberalism and you get the most apathetic country on earth. It's worked out perfectly.

[@ciaranirvine]

I keep saying, there's a REASON why the US and UK have been most obviously affected in this age of disinformation, conspiracy theories, "alternative facts" and right-wing sadopopulism. It's the decades of neoliberalism.

[@rolandrothwell4840]

I agree people are apathetic or very reactionary.

[@guapochino140]

@@rolandrothwell4840 True. I suppose they are 2 sides of the same coin.

[@sparking2016]

It's not apathy it's surrender

[@ttynorttyl]

It's embarrassing. I'm from the UK but left years ago. It's odd going back and seeing what's going on. Weird atmosphere.

[@bookie5667]

Nigel Farage was a commodities trader in the City of London. Richard Tice was CEO of the real estate group CLS Holdings and CEO of the property asset management group Quidnet Capital LLP. Both were privately educated. Both are former Conservatives. Both are former members of the European Parliament. Both are millionaires. Why do some people interviewed consider them "working class"? Is our education system really that bad?

[@tomricketts7821]

Yes

[@TheHoveHeretic]

More likely the deficiency lies in failure to adapt to the instantaneous communication of the internet (it's only been a thing for 40 years after all), let alone get to grips with 'social media'. That needs to change for all sorts of reasons ... and fast.

[@andrewrushent2737]

It's the media, largely.

[@allenmontrasio8962]

In a word? Yes.

[@yn7751]

Neither went to Oxbridge which is the only relevant thing. Tice went to some no-name cheap private school, worked in his family's firm and then started his own. Farage went to a mid tier private school, didnt even go to university. and went straight into employment. Commodities traders are dime a dozen, if you think its worth bringing up then you don't know anything about it lmao A world apart from the Tory and Labour front bench.....

[@bernardkrarup6774]

"I don't think our system of politics works". He nailed it.

[@MCJSA]

I guess the take away is that representative democracy should be representative or it isn't really very democratic.

[@UsuallyTrolling]

"I dont think the system works"

[@Shrike-Valeo]

Tories dont do mistakes. They know and choose to act corrupt and inept.

[@shortydoc85]

😢😢fh! Ku up

[@joaquimioakim229]

Yes because Labour never lied about WMDs and went into a w20 year war that cost thousands of civilians lives in their country, over five hundred military live and counting and cost 36 Billion pounds and counting Have a look at disgraced Kieth vas with his rent boys and cocaine habit and now Lord, Peter Mandlesons record

[@hsthatzo8063]

@@SC-bp5lq"Leftists": right wing conspiracy theorist!! The jab was 100% safe! Also leftists: **your comment**

[@Atamanxxxvii]

Yes. People often try to cope that mass-immigration was simply Tory incompetence, but the Tories specifically enacted policy with the goal of maximally opening up pipelines for immigration.

[@jamessmithson-br7rm]

Replace “tories” with “politicians” and you are not far wrong… can’t trust any of them

[@olliehodgkinson5023]

Genuinely refreshing to see a leftist old man at 12:39!

[@vinopacino2423]

Talked a lot of sense the old boy. He's right, the system is broken in this country

[@philiplevins6702]

a proper 'old school' Gentleman...spoke with balance and reason...something we need more of ( imho )

[@El-Burrito]

Glad he exists, sad to hear it sounds like he's given up hope. But it's not easy when you see things the way he does.

[@beanbunn4029]

Nice to see a clued up old man.

[@marktime9235]

Totally agree with this chap. Need more like him. Spread the word mate!

[@torincho]

The Gentleman 12 mins in is had it all right. Top man he is

[@philiplevins6702]

totally agree...a gentleman who's 'been there and got the T-shirt'...wise words indeed from him...the political system is a sham...I'm in my late 50's and can, hand on heart, say he hit the proverbial nail on the head...peace ☘☘

[@Jim1255783]

Chichester is broken; did you see that elderly gentleman getting mugged in broad daylight in a drive-by, had his crisps stolen from him at @14:00, just awful.

[@fs7808]

Ahahahahaha

[@suec6521]

That's what happens when you give a person with a disability a wheelchair.

[@Idcanymore510]

🤣🤣

[@zenastronomy]

THE TORY VOTER the establishment came for the weak, the ill and the unemployed, and they voted for tories. the establishment then came for the labour supporters, the poor, the students, and the wage workers and they voted tories. then the establishment came for them, as the establishment had no one else to feed off of. and they got upset and gave up on democracy 😂😂😂😂 laughable if not for being so tragic.

[@DrDanQ92]

Don't forget their last ditch effort to blame the immigrants (historically an outgroup like the jews).

[@DrDanQ92]

Don't forget their last ditch effort to blame it on the immigrants...

[@hermonbrowne5217]

Bang on 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Now they feeling that pain

[@vardito10]

so spot on man.

[@yamadakenji4143]

"What are people from Chichester called?" "Old farts ..." Brilliant. A bit of biting humour is welcome in these bleak times

[@Steven-vo4ee]

Red coated woman's husband must be delighted, she's extremely easily pleased!

[@desiladygamer2076]

But she has a crush on Rishi so maybe not.

[@Sam-ue3yu]

Announcing you want to go to another country because too many people have come to your country is an effective way to convey your intelligence

[@Bward888]

What are his options then? This is actually one of the arguments against immigration. An Indian India will still be there for the Indians that want it, but there is no meaningfully English England somewhere else for this man to flee too. There is an economic zone called England, but he increasingly feels like a stranger in his own homeland. You should pay attention to his concerns because they are shared by millions, not just here, but all across the West. They will be fueling significant political changes in the near future.

[@deicide666100]

@@Bward888you’re missing the irony of his statement, there are too many foreigners so he wants to leave and then become himself a foreigner in whatever country he decides to go to, it doesn’t solve anything, it creates two immigrants instead of creating a plan that gives people opportunities in their own countries so they don’t need to find a new home, simply blocking access does nothing except make people find new ways to get around the block, stop the reason at the source and it isn’t an issue anymore

[@kravan5063]

Your comment would have a point if he was against any form of migration, which he clearly isn't, he's against mass migration. So him leaving the country isn't fulfilling 'mass migration' as he is one person, emigrating. There is no contradiction or hint of hypocrisy in his position. If you were as smart as you think you are you'd realise that and not make a comment like this.

[@tr3vk4m]

@@kravan5063 Doesn't like foreigners - wants to move to live with foreigners...?

[@keirmitchell5560]

Explain where things have got better

[@martywest6004]

I like how Aaron actually listens to what people are saying to him.

[@Ste-sr1fr]

The resigned attitude of the elderly socialist was sad to see.

[@stanogden8864]

There are plenty of us.

[@TheHoveHeretic]

I ought to be a dead cert for Labour , but I'm not and that's due a very broad sweep of policy issues, as much concerning what's missing as what's there. I simply cannot vote for a party aiming to follow a course I can only describe as (small 'c') conservative, sold on being more competent than the current feral tory party. How ANYONE, let alone the young can be taken in by RefUK's lies is beyond me. A flatlining economy and years of collapsing public services and shattered faith in progress has led us here. This is NOT a good place to be.

[@stevenhenry5267]

Blame Tik Tok.

[@karlgw]

sad, but still refreshing to see an older socialist

[@montaguewithnail6372]

Bastani should have asked him what he thought of George Galloway.

[@alexpetrie2327]

I know I'm a soft-handed middle-class ponce but I genuinely find it baffling how many people have bought the lie that we're in the sh*t because of immigrants. It's the oldest trick in the book!

[@MrSebastianBlake]

Alex you told no lies. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Finn959]

Soft handed, smooth brained

[@lindasemple4687]

People believe it because the media keeps telling them Over and over and over again.

[@pimmspimms5462]

It’s tragic. None of these people realise that we’re in sh*t because of 14 years of horrific austerity cuts.

[@algardaus]

@@pimmspimms5462 You're in the shit because of 30+ years of Blairism with different management teams but the same goals.

[@SusanScarrott]

Elderly man in the beige jacket had it right.

[@susanmitchell5447]

Oh dear me this is SO depressing........

[@JulieLevinge]

Paying for the wealthy to get wealthy whilst the most vulnerable are left to suffer!

[@leonardmead1425]

Ur comment fkng nailed it.

[@GetGwapThisYear]

16:20 loved this gentleman. Reminds me of my socialist granddad. He sounds drained thinking and speaking about it. Heartbreaking. I hope we don’t all get to that age and look back to acknowledge that our governments have never really given a shit about us.

[@douglaspouch5313]

If the richest 100 people in the UK have trebled their wealth in the last 20 years to over half a trillion pounds, then you could argue that the system is working exactly the way it's supposed to.

[@BusstterNutt]

Why is white collar crime so under reported........?

[@lemonsandaztecs3072]

The purpose of a system is what it does

[@irreversiblyhuman]

This interview format really suits Aaron. Enjoying hearing the locals. Even if a bit deranged sometimes, it's crucial to hear where we are at.

[@Scampcam]

young kid: i wanna vote reform, cuz conservatives dont let us have a voice. So. You're voting for old, white ex-conservative millionaires, to "represent the young people."

[@shazana2794]

Yeah when a young person says that you need to ask how exactly they'll be given a voice. It's exactly the same social media misinformation campaign Farage launched for Brexit.

[@pevebe]

As oppose to young , non Wht , labour ? 😂 As a 21 year old, yes I am voting for Reform.

[@Enaiarr]

@@pevebe So what about the past 14 years of conservative government has you so eager to vote for even more years of conservative governments?

[@pevebe]

​@@Enaiarr Calling yourself a conservative doesn't make you one if every single one of your actions for a decade and a half are in line with labour, the one we've had for the last 14 years is only con in name and nothing else

[@Enaiarr]

@@pevebe Hang on - you think that austerity, brexit, privatising public services etc. are politically aligned to labour rather than being conservative policies?

[@chemicalhalf]

The teenagers into reform UK was pretty mindblowing. Young people are very pissed off.

[@pachychon]

It goes one of two ways with the current youth, either they grow numb and apathetic to the government, or very fucking angry and radicalised. It's why far right communities have exploded all across western nations. And UKIP/Reform know to take advantage of that. Pointing a finger at mass immigration, which is an issue but not the umbrella of all the various aspects and systems the tories have dismantled and sold from our nation piecemeal.

[@thecrimsondragon9744]

And a mixed race one no less…

[@SpiffingDay]

Because you live in a leftist bubble

[@avs4365]

The overwhelming sense of loss of hope - dangerous times indeed.

[@TheMdog8]

Those two young lads.... fucking hell man

[@scheikundeiscool4086]

It is the curse of the youth to see the truth of the older generation and then make the same mistake again. He is absolutly right in that the rich are running the country for their own benefit. He is just absolutly in the wrong about the part that reform would not just be the same thing but worse.

[@Shrike-Valeo]

I thought we were further away from the States where black people vote for trump. Damn :( Reform are targeting tiktok and getting something... maybe forward planning for a PR situation..

[@kravan5063]

What exactly is wrong with their position?

[@JackVezz]

Asks the man with a Celtic cross in his profile photo..

[@kravan5063]

@@JackVezz Celtic cross??? my picture is the flag of a fictional empire for a scifi book series im working on. it's not the celtic cross at all. You should probably stop assuming things and being ignorant.

[@robertlawrence5275]

That old couple..no hesitation in responding the tories have done a good job! 🤦🏼‍♂️ Truly baffling these people think the past 14 years has been a success!

[@BusstterNutt]

I've heard some right-wing think tankers refer to themselves as the "ruling classes" maybe conservative think this is true?

[@neilburns5934]

If they have shares in energy and water they will think its a success for them.

[@huntercollinskelly2424]

The old couple were well off , own home , private health insurance not a care in the world living in their own bubble, no idea on how bad it is out there 😮

[@scottstevens78]

I found the young lady talking about Tik Tok the most terrifying. The last guy is an absolute legend. He has really pondered his views. I could have a lovely blether with him.

[@iuruoy-shao]

I think she herself is quite smart and capable of recognizing the influences that social media has, it's just terrifying how impressionable they are and how deep the far-right pipeline is online

[@FraserBailey-jm5yz]

I'm no leftie but I like Aaron, and it's good to see him actually getting out there, reporting and talking to people.

[@JVSwailesBoudicca]

I agree.

[@vladimirimp]

This was my constituency until I moved recently. Ms Keegan was a terrible MP. Near the bottom of the list of accessibility. She wouldn’t answer a message but you could hear her every other night on LBC. Definition of self serving. Keegan can’t even pronounce ‘Chichester’ - was just installed there because it was a safe seat.

[@robertcarter6963]

I agree totally! I am from Chichester. Keegan does not care about the area! She is a career politician and nothing more!

[@TheMdog8]

"I think they were marvelous" - live in a bubble much?

[@rothwellaudio]

It could be argued that the Novara Media audience is another bubble.

[@MMartinVideo]

The guy at 15 minutes, protect him at all costs!

[@mh1593]

someone nicked his crisps!

[@deangelisdata]

@@mh1593 potato

[@andrewglasson4583]

I don't understand all these Tories complaining about the state of water when they would have voted for Thatcher in the 80s and now privatisation as become a failure they are turning against the Tories. Until we get rid of neoliberal economics and go back to embedded liberal economics that we had between 1945 and 1975 nothing is going to change.

[@JohnJones-k9d]

We voted for thatcher for the following reasons. Country was technically bankrupt. Unions and closed shops ran the country, no union card meant no job, upset the shop steward and you got fired for having no union card. Secondary picketing meant you might be able to get into your place of work due to this and therefore no pay. Unions were on strike Rubbish piled in streets due to strikes 3 days week as no electricity due to power workers or coal workers striking. Waiting 6 months to get a landline installed. Etc Etc Etc If you did not live through this terrible time, don’t comment on something you don’t know about.

[@dennismccarthy7032]

Thatcher asset stripped Britain. I'm voting Workers Party their policies will undo the harm she caused .

[@WarrenPeaceOG]

@@JohnJones-k9d We don't have unions now, so none of that should be a worry. Keynesian economics is what's powering China. Neoliberalism has created nothing but gross inequality, stagnant economies, and shit-hole countries with collapsing schools and hospitals and shit in the water. It's astonishing how universal its effects are in every country it was tried. In Canada, for example, they also have people dying in ambulances in the hospital parking lot. Underfunding. Privitization. Falling living standards. Kindergarten economics🤮

[@TheHoveHeretic]

​@@JohnJones-k9dActually, I did come through it. The first PM I recall was Macmillan. Sorry.this is on the long side ..... As now, the media in 1979 played it's part (and I'm not denying the likes of Scargill and Bickerstaffe played theirs too). There's one variable which really doesn't get the airtime it should. North Sea Oil and Gas. Until these reserves were identified, frankly Britain was just some irrelevant washed up, near bankrupt ex-colonial power, of no real interests to seekers of profit beyond the dreams of avarice. Probably just coincidence, but compare and contrast with the UK's path with that of Norway, where a national fund was created, investing in the country's infrastructure. That's very different to wasting a one-time largesse on unemployment benefits for three million plus idle workers, wouldn't you say? .

[@andrewglasson4583]

@@JohnJones-k9d Yes but that was because neo liberal economics began with the Callaghan government and resulted in cuts to public services that led to the strikes which just continued with Thatcher.

[@lolly1811]

This is so, so grim. Overall, grim.

[@stu0508]

That women in the red coat i could not believe what i was hearing, Simply astonishing.

[@patcampton7163]

Tories, marvellous. Dear oh dear..These people must be very cosseted. Bring Boris back ???? We are doomed.

[@PraxusUK]

He's right though, if they brought Boris back they'd probably do a whole lot better. Like it or not, Boris is such a bombastic, eminently likeable public figure that he wins votes by being 'funny' or 'charming' regardless of what his actual views or record shows.

[@Lee_303]

​@@PraxusUK yes but he thinks he can make the deaths of people's relatives a circus act. It's all in the percentages. More people despise him than like him now. Some issues affect (ed) us all & he took the piss.

[@ChrispyNut]

You lost an L and gained an s in there 😉 closeted.

[@ChrispyNut]

@@user4j0xo5-qi6qd It's not Bucket, it's Bucket!!!

[@dennismccarthy7032]

Workers Party are non genocide

[@BjørjaBear]

This is happening here in Scandinavia, and I suspect, all over Europe.

[@Ronnet]

And it has been happening since the dawn of time. Its severity comes and goes. It was much worse in the 1930's.

[@mobsiesixsixsix9785]

The women with the pink jacket is out of her mind.

[@stevied667iswin]

Came here to make this exact comment.

[@jamesculverhouse4657]

I disagree... id say the jackets more red than pink

[@Mark-Catz]

The Tories heard the press were in town so got a couple more of their councillors on the job.

[@richardjohnson713]

Yes she is Mad

[@mobsiesixsixsix9785]

@@Mark-Catz She certainly sounds like she's campaiging.

[@DrDanWeaver]

Great interviewing and interviewee @ 12:30 enjoyable and lovely ending.

[@palwales]

The worrying take for me is how the young people interviewed have totally swallowed the anti immigration rhetoric of Reform and Farage. A terrifying prospect for the future.

[@richarddavidjohn6803]

I’m not surprised they are worried when net migration is 1% of the population in 1 year

[@stryk3r360]

the tories have been political terrorists for the youth of today, take away most hope, services and possibilities for the young driving them to despair, then it makes perfect sense to me they could be radicalised by anyone with an opinion promising any kind of change

[@JasonAtlas]

This is what happens when you cripple the local councils. The government entity that's most visible looks useless and ineffective.

[@therealrobertbirchall]

So the tories give the whole town away to their mates as an enterprise zone.

[@MCDONALD6969]

What's wrong with the Tories? Or do lefties just hate Tories in general

[@JasonAtlas]

@@MCDONALD6969 I was born after they went from conservative to neo conservative with Margaret thatcher so maybe they were good at some point but everytime they get in they decimate public services.

[@kingkonut]

@@MCDONALD6969 yes

[@MCDONALD6969]

@@kingkonut oh no balance?

[@ajsctech8249]

The answer is a PR voting system and a parliament that might be coalitions of 2 or 3 parties. That will give more people representation.

[@joaquimioakim229]

A referendum was given to change the voting system by Cameron, hardly anyone turned out to vote and those that did voted overwhelmingly for the status quo, did you go and vote ?

[@vmoses1979]

Absolutely. But the 2 party system will never relinquish power of first past the post.

[@joaquimioakim229]

@@vmoses1979 Never say never!

[@simonc5624]

@@vmoses1979 Yip one of the best changes in NZ in my lifetime is the change to MMP proportional representation. And yes to get it over the line there had to be a well-organised apolitical campaign set up to push it because both our main parties opposed it. That's what's needed in the UK as well. You need the minor parties + NGOs to come together and campaign for it cos the other two won't.

[@vmoses1979]

@@simonc5624 Unfortunately that hasn't helped the cost of living and especially housing prices there. A beautiful country the size of the UK with only 5 million people and house prices are higher than the UK. Huge mismanagement going on there that proportional representation, a more democratic system, hasn't managed to solve. The thing is people will discard democracy if it can't address basic issues like housing. People would rather have a Chinese style authoritarian government if it can actually build homes at affordable prices.

[@beverlysbrookes8247]

Give me strength. Some of these people🫣🫣🫣🫣

[@Ronnet]

At the end of the day, you get what you vote for. It's the simplicity of some of these voters that allows parties to dumb down the agenda and get away with not following through on it either. It also allows a corporation like Reform UK to enter the race, pretend to be a party and get away with it. If the population was better educated then we'd have better parties and politicians as well.

[@yasminakhtar9715]

come to west Yorkshire, keighley please

[@severian1916]

I do like your interview style Aaron you are such a polite chap very respectful and gentile. What a gentleman. Nice job

[@patcampton7163]

The failing education system is quite obvious as well. What a sad state..

[@coopsnz1]

yeah left leaning government schools ??? why you think private better

[@RealDareel]

Our young people are far less right leaning than other countries in Europe

[@democraticman3602]

Yes, it's the conservative education we're teaching.

[@harveybrown37]

The Tories have slashed money from Education in real terms and Gove was more interested in children learning about long since dead Kings than Politics.

[@brandon_youtube]

Failing education is ground zero. UK talks of productivity but doesn't invest in people to create an educated productive nation. That's really stupid.

[@theshazbot93]

The statement, "this veneer of civility and democracy", hits embarrassingly hard. Love from across the pond.

[@joaquimioakim229]

I’ve always said it’s nothing more than a veneer, you seen what happens when we have riots or how people acted in supermarkets during the beginning of the first lockdown

[@PeterKenyon-mx3zs]

such a respectful & reflective vox pop - if the mainstream media were more interested in real people,rather than the "gotcha" moments they need for their ratings - we might have a chance of understanding why people are so obviously utterly disillusioned with democracy in its' present incarnation... great stuff Aaron!

[@TwiztedEU]

The socialist bloke fucking sums it up completely.

[@azumishimizu1880]

So you want a dictator ? You guys have literally zero clue what that means!

[@0-Seya-0]

@@azumishimizu1880 Reform all the way baby!

[@Dalabombana]

@@azumishimizu1880socialism or communism? Can you make a distinction?

[@azumishimizu1880]

@@0-Seya-0 Idk how that is relevant to my statement? Reform doesnt want a dictator.

[@joescarecrow]

You should go to a working class, ex mining, traditionally Labour area in Wales like Merthyr Tydfil. It would be the opposite to this.

[@DK-pn8bd]

The gentleman at 15:00 was a bit of a breath of fresh air.

[@JaveyEL6369]

Never underestimate the gullibility of the average Tory voter 😢

[@jake751]

Reform ones are worse.

[@ninjafotos]

Or TikTok user

[@oldishandwoke-ish1181]

They SO want to be members of the rich and posh set - to the manor born - and they never will be!! Please Boris, make it come true!

[@richardmays4584]

Did you know the word "Gullible" has been removed from the dictionary

[@mcooley88]

As thick as mince

[@EddieN-x8o]

I think here in Bristol is obviously an interesting place because of the 'bleed' from traditional Labour voters towards the Greens. Interestingly, I had a canvasser for Labour at my door last Friday, and as I was laying out the reasons they have lost my vote her coordinator turned into my drive and ushered her away. I don't think there is an appetite to try and persuade us Novara viewers back towards the Labour Party!

[@paulmorris8775]

Love the young guy with the chain, His views are refreshing

[@HkFinn83]

As somebody who’s never been to Sussex and never likely will, this is fascinating.

[@redlightspellsdanger7177]

You have to plan a trip now, add it to your bucket list! 🫠

[@MsAquaDaffodil]

You’ve never been to Brighton?!

[@biscuit4259]

Love an old socialist.

[@vincetownsend2514]

He was a guy I could really relate to! And the Super Dry man.

[@alexanderfuchs8742]

except for wanting to risk nuclear war he seemed chill

[@jessicamilestone4026]

He was brilliant. Someone I could honestly say, I'd be happy to chat witg for hours.

[@Bobmudu35UK]

He seemed to have a soft spot for dictatorships. Naive old fool.

[@montaguewithnail6372]

@@Bobmudu35UK Bastani should have shown him the picture of Starmer looking like Stalin and maybe he would've voted Labour.

[@darrenhamilton5859]

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but the lady in the red coat is obviously living on a different planet

[@Idcanymore510]

Cloud Cuckoo Land, somewhere in the outer reaches of the galaxy.

[@rogston39]

"The infrastructure has gone completely".......yes, sums it up well. 12:39; he speaks for so many !

[@pms9838]

The lad wanting reform, to benefit normal people really needs to read their manifesto. It will benefit the richest even more blatantly than the Tories

[@ginost7]

not a manifesto it is a contract, manifestos are used as toilet paper nowadays

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

I last voted in in the 80s, i gave up on the political system back then, in the 40 years since I've seen nothing to change my mind.

[@mrcreosote3808]

I was completely baffled why teenagers were advocating reform, and then the word 'TikTok' and it all made sense.

[@belbrighton6479]

My god Reform is all the young people can talk about. They are definitely paying young people to chat to other young people on line to sway their votes. It is really scary stuff.

[@Skygrey2943]

I think the radical right have dominated gaming spaces for a long time now. Also, Farage and to the lesser extent, the Tories have understood that many see 'working class' as a cultural identity rather than a socio-economic class in relation to the means of production.

[@c.j.griffin]

I'm saying this as an elder Gen Z -- almost every single TikTok relating to the General Election is flooded with Reform UK bots in the comments, advocating for the party.

[@joh22293]

@@c.j.griffin And on YT in places like Sky News.

[@Mark-Catz]

The left need to stop being so fucking useless at social media.

[@patcampton7163]

It's longer than 14 years. Started in 1979, with brief respite in 1997.

[@AtheistEve]

Blair sold off much of the NHS and schools and took us into an illegal war. No respite.

[@jake751]

1997 when the war criminal destroyed uk.

[@david-pb4bi]

@@jake751Surprised you are not blaming Corbyn, you are scraping that far down the barrel.

[@AtheistEve]

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[@liamjenkins1575]

Reckon Novara Media rocking up to and talk to people in Boston and Grimsby would be very interesting. One town had the most poeple vote for brexit. The other has lost has 60% to 70% all of it's shops. One area in Grimsby, East Marsh is the seocnd most deprived places for investment in Britain.

[@redman_plus]

4:52 "- What are the people from Chichister called?" "- Errrm, old farts, no..." Bro this had me 💀

[@rich24h]

The young kid mixed race thinking the Farage wants him in England.

[@neilmccarty944]

think he is more worried the seagulls are going to steal his goolies the way he is hanging onto them

[@stevenhenry5267]

Beloq is a 🤡

[@vietashroffoliver2521]

@@neilmccarty944😂😂😂

[@yucol5661]

It’s like communism, they are desperate and feel poor and hopeless. Any promises of hope will latch. Like how Brexit worked

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

@rich24h yes accuse people of racism so you can just ignore what they are actually saying. And then when non-whites do actually listen to what is said accuse them of being idiots. Wonderful strategy.

[@ruthien]

13:58 did she just steal his crisps?! 😂

[@bilbobaggins5752]

I just want to listen to that old socialist for an hour

[@Bobmudu35UK]

The one with a soft spot for dictatorships?

[@SwedishEmpire1700]

@@Bobmudu35UK Communists always love Dear Leader

[@gamerknown]

@@SwedishEmpire1700not kropotkin

[@stephanguitar9778]

​@@Bobmudu35UKThat's the Farage devotees

[@tomsemmens6275]

The likes of the BBC will never admit it but democracy is on notice in the UK.

[@specters_art]

12:41 this guy is right about so many things and you can feel how defeated he is by broken promises. We need to create a world for him to be proud of but for ourselves and future generations.

[@cantrellisgod]

People talking about reform like they're the new true party of labour and the working class... Scary.

[@brassidium7686]

They are all new and thus yet to be corrupted

[@zapermunz]

The last time reactionaries cooped left-wing rhetoric and talking points we got funny mustache man

[@TheAdio26]

Well, that was both depressing and terrifying.

[@pieinher67]

A more eloquent person than me could argue that Blair never actually left politics or formally relinquished power.

[@philiplevins6702]

indeed...excellent point

[@marlonblade007]

Interesting...

[@therealrobertbirchall]

Thatcher is not really dead, Bliar absorbed her soul in a satanic ritual.

[@somenamethatdoesntmatter]

Mind blown.

[@tr3vk4m]

Then they might actually make some kind of point instead of some vague confirmation-bias-fishing statement

[@jcanyiam8309]

14 years of Tory Government has taken HOPE & HONESTY out of the British people. Very very sad!!!

[@JohnJones-k9d]

It’s 30 years of dishonest self serving politicians from all parties.

[@rosemorgan7503]

More like 50 years of Tory leaders from both sides of the house

[@Willopo100]

the denial in the comments is crazy. people are ignoring younger people opinions on immigration. cope harder

[@RTORC78]

Looks really nice and clean there.

[@MontyCantsin5]

The water isn’t.

[@leedowner2249]

"Bourgeois democracy, although a great historical advance in comparison with medievalism, always remains, and under capitalism is bound to remain, restricted, truncated, false and hypocritical, a paradise for the rich and a snare and deception for the exploited, for the poor." - Vladimir Lenin Your choices are red capitalism or blue capitalism, either way if you're working class your standards will continue to fall because that's exactly how capitalism is supposed to work

[@coopsnz1]

the government exploits you communist leaders are worse

[@briandelaney9710]

Well Lenin knew a bit about exploiting people. The Soviet record is there for all to see

[@Bward888]

I fully agree, but for some reason, many on the left of things seem absolutely unable to let go of supporting mass immigration, despite it being a very obvious tool for capitalists to drive down labour costs and break the kind of natural racial and cultural solidarity that makes unionisation a risk. It's no coincidence that every gigantic capitalist entity also supports immigration and bourgeois progressive social causes.

[@zapermunz]

We've had the lessons of revolutionaries of old for decades and we abandoned them and now it's coming around again. Liberalism in the 1930's gave us fascist dictators and now in the 2030's we're close to making the same mistakes. Let's not let the spark of revolution die or be killed.

[@azy83]

Come to Glasgow and find out how people really feel about Labour

[@michaelservice4074]

Plenty of boiling frogs still around.

[@bbtheonetruegod]

Go to Hereford. You will see a lot

[@herenow6953]

4:15 Woman in red jacket - loves Rishi. Love, he couldn't give a fluck about you - maybe you don't have children or grandchildren, but he's a big reason why THEY will struggle in life.

[@lanehewitt7685]

Come to Seaham. We had the first Labour PM, we were a cauldron of socialism and communism. Not far from Akehursts constituency. UKIP/Brexit/Reform have been targeting the apathy here and fomenting populism for years. I'll even make you a cuppa.

[@robertstraw9881]

Try Sunderland. The first place to declare for Brexit. See how they’re feeling 8 years on.

[@cliffhughes6010]

I was a farm worker in Sussex and was amazed how Conservative and Royalist farmers and country people are.

[@annemoncrieff3875]

U just have to look at Scottish electoral map and u will see all farming areas in Scotland r tory. Even in Scottish 2021 election, after brexit realities were exposed and how damaging it was going to be for farmers, they still voted tory. Unbelievable. Chichester will nit be messed up cos it probs has a tory council so will be assured of plenty financing. Why do pple not think things thru.

[@cliffhughes6010]

@@annemoncrieff3875 So many farm workers look up to and nod the head to fox-hunting, baronial types with posh accents. It makes me feel sick.

[@sugarush1476]

Really? I have always thought of farmers as prime Tory voters. Being rural and often fairly well off.

[@HkFinn83]

@@sugarush1476not just the well off. The rural poor in these areas are Tory. You’d be amazed at how deferential they are.

[@sugarush1476]

@@HkFinn83 I can imagine, same everywhere tbh. The more inner city and exposed to diversity and change you go, the more progressive you get. In densely populated areas, you're exposed to different ideas and you have to co-operate more. The more isolated you are, the more conservative and stuck in their ways people become.

[@eamonreidy9534]

The one thing I keep trying hasn't worked and I'm all out of ideas

[@fionakingston4715]

Have you thought of Northallerton. It’s a very wealthy old market town surrounded by farms and is allegedly one of the richest towns in the UK. It is also Rishi’s constituency. I know it well and can’t believe it would vote Labour.

[@DavidSmith-gx5mu]

Those 2 old couples around the 4 minute mark are what's wrong with the country

[@moif_velocita]

Is full of Brits

[@progpuss]

OMG selfish people make me sick

[@david-pb4bi]

Vomit inducing, don’t wish anyone any harm but.

[@martynscott1227]

Sheep following… snouts in the trough

[@FERAH-k7v]

The older ones decide the youngers life. So sad

[@Lily-cl6zk]

i wonder what Reform is doing on tik tok, worth an analysis?

[@kumstuke]

It's quite clear they bought many bots to type their rubbish out in the comments all over social media

[@bear.b]

they are the most active political party across all social media. The algorithm has targeted the correct echo chamber of young people susceptible to brainwashing.

[@zapermunz]

Mr Putin's investment

[@adamtovey8721]

The turkeys complaining that they voted for Christmas. It would be funny if it wasnt so tragic

[@hsthatzo8063]

Well it's either vote for christmas or thanksgiving, have fun, jury duty voters!

[@AGerm332]

And this is the best thing that can happen for the tories. FPTP working exactly as designed. To keep the voter away from voting and to keep the rich and influential in power forever. FPTP once again working exactly as designed.

[@colincampbell4261]

Reform plc - these young uns need some education. TicToc gen, Frightening!

[@Krutamuzyka]

Come to Basingstoke. "Safe" Tory seat, but poor infrastructure, high population growth... more working class than Chichester. Could be interesting. Plus they elected the first WEP councillor!

[@Cromwell648]

Apparently the people of Chichester live in a dream- world. One where Sunak,"is doing a good job". Sad 😢deluded people 😢.

[@crayontom9687]

We don’t live in a democracy in anything other than name

[@Steven-vo4ee]

RU propaganda.

[@spugesdu]

Be yourself and just type that in Russian.

[@Steven-vo4ee]

@IXXILordFibonacciIXXI Ok Pootie-poot bot.

[@ChrispyNut]

Indeed. The people are seriously mislead about reality, our choices are predetermined but neither really matter, because whomever's elected is wide open for intimidation by everyone other than the people in their constituency.

[@nsbd90now]

@@Steven-vo4ee Nope. Ever since Thatcher-Reagan and what Chris Hedges calls a "slow-motion corporate coup". "The West" is an oligarchy now...

[@HistoryonYouTube]

Every time I was in Chi it rained too!

[@shazana2794]

Really pleased you made it to Chichester where my parents lived for decades, and where my Dad still is. It used to be 'high Tory' but things have certainly changed in the last few years.

[@amberdreams_0]

Wow so depressing to hear teenagers supporting Reform UK. That's just awful.

[@jgmediting7770]

The propaganda of wealth.

[@mclark667]

wtf else are they supposed to do???

[@valeriecamroux4197]

@@mclark667 what else are they supposed to do? Perhaps to look around them and stop bleating on about people that don't even live in their town. Mind you, I totally accept that they are encouraged by nearly every political party (ie except the Greens, ThenWorkers'mParty and Independents) to think that immigrants are the cause of every ill going. Education could be used to get young people to think critically, to examine media 'news' output. But no. Just prepare for the useless tests, keep the blinkers on … and wait for fascism.

[@pevebe]

So happy to hear how upset you are with Gen Z waking up. You are all in for aa major shock 😁

[@jaspermooren5883]

Young people tend to be more extreme in both directions. I didn't find it surprising at all. Although these specific guys were particularly racist. Saying Britain has become hell just because sometimes you can see an outsider is frankly insane. Also the UK just doesn't have an immigration problem. Most other European countries have more immigration than the UK does.

[@realkekz]

People complimenting the guy at 12 minutes seem to be ignoring the fact that he unironically said democracy has failed and if they had a dictatorship something would be done. It is political complacency and corruption that ruin democratic institutions, not the simple existence of democratic institutions.

[@realkekz]

@@e.o.s.4768 Corruption is inherent to every political system. You think democracy is corrupt because you have not lived under a dictatorial regime. Everything that goes wrong in a democracy happens, and occurs to a much greater degree in dictatorships. When you see corruption getting worse in democracies it is almost always happening in tandem with the erosion of democratic institutions such as checks and balances, separations of power, freedom of expression and journalism; that is to say- rules. This is called democratic backsliding. This is why a functioning democracy is not a "majoritarian dictatorship", because it inherently does not fit the definition of dictatorship. When your leaders and bureaucrats are easily thrown out by elections and term limits, it's hardly a dictatorship. If you want to see a majoritarian dictatorship, well, you should go to China and Russia. Putin holds a pretty narrow majority of support, but he is by and large popular, and the Chinese have very effectively mobilized their population and controlled what their allowed to see and consume, so the CCP has a rather high approval rating among the mainland Chinese. Now take a state like Hungary, Hungary is not quite a dictatorship, but they are experiencing democratic backsliding, Orban has harshly cracked down on the media and freedom of expression, and has reformed the Hungarian legal and electoral systems to put his cronies in charge and make sure it is difficult to vote them out or otherwise replace them. This is also why Donald Trump is an insidious force in American politics, he on paper hasn't done anything fascistic in policy, but he has normalized the idea that our democratic institutions are somehow flawed and need to be replaced. This is most blatant in his claims the election was rigged, but takes other forms when he attacks government agencies that critique or investigate him, he fired cabinet members that critiqued and investigated him, he threatens all his enemies with prison, he attacks the media and seems to approve of censorship. You may say that all this has been going on for centuries and you'd be right, but again, it is the normalization and mainstreaming of it, he has made it okay for large parts of our country to openly claim that our institutions are illegitimate, he sets a precedent for the future for the real fascists.

[@pevebe]

He's right.

[@trudieangelica]

He is speaking facts

[@hendrixinfinity3992]

@@e.o.s.4768 Don't mistake democracy and electionism.

[@ConstructiveMinds100]

And why Labour doesn't call for severe punishment for politicians if they are caught stealing, embezzling money? .... I think it would make perfect sense for the voters. Unfortunately they prefer to have equal opportunities and are equally corrupt.

[@brigittenowers]

Weston Super Mare ....According to a Government survey, North Somerset was the district with the third highest inequality in the UK last year, measured by the range between the most and least deprived areas. All of the pockets of deprivation can be found in South or Central ward in Weston-super-Mare, which includes the town centre as well as the Bournville and Oldmixon estates. The report also suggest parts of Weston were more deprived last year than they were in 2010, with Weston Central now sitting in the most deprived two per cent in the UK. The Alfred Street area is in the top one per cent of most deprived areas, the Grand Pier area in the top two per cent and the Ellenborough Park area is in the top seven per cent. The Stafford Road area of Weston is also in the top 10 per cent of most deprived areas nationally, while Clarence Park is in the top 15 per cent. Argyle Avenue and Byron Road in the former South Ward area are also in the top one per cent for deprivation. Text copied from the Weston Mercury newspaper.

[@royhumphrey49]

Good Luck, Aaron and team!

[@etienne8110]

Thing is generations have seen alternating parties with yet no changes in politics... What s the diff between blair, cameron, Johnson ? It s all the same. And the next labour is promising to be just as bad as sunak. So why bother voting if the game is crooked?