UK Town 'Ruined By Hellraising Feral Thugs'... Troubles in Torbay

Torbay is a region in Devon on the south west coast of the UK. Comprising of three main areas Torquay, Paignton and Brixham. This region of the UK has been at the centre of a huge number of negative headlines and media coverage...
With worrying headlines about Torquay & Paignton such as:
'Torquay named among Britain's Worst Seaside Towns':
www.devonlive....
'Seaside Town is Tormented by Feral Kids as young as 9':
www.thesun.co....
'British Seaside Town 'Overrun with Feral roof top Yobs':
www.mirror.co....
With one national tabloid comparing the area to a 'Warzone', I hit the streets of Torquay & Paignton to investigate whether the rumours and negative headlines about this area of the UK are correct... Why are British Seaside Towns seemingly Dying before our eyes? In this Documentary we investigate the problems faced and solutions on offer.
#crime #britain #reallife #uk #england #documentary #poverty

[@steveduggan8053]

I’ve lived in Torquay all my life, and I hate having to go into the town centre. It’s dirty, full of rubbish, tents in doorways. It looks like a 3rd world country. It breaks my heart. The Torquay I grew up in was clean and tidy, booming in the summer. It was a great place to be. Now it’s just a shit hole full of junkies and scumbags.

[@williamnunn8847]

I remember visiting friends in Torquay in 1998, then going there on holiday with a friend in 2016 and it was not too bad. It looks like its gone to shit with the legal high boom, and onwards. It can be great again

[@beefy0978]

Bet the council still have money for diversity officers and 20mph speed signs…. And don’t forget tree felling…

[@user-oj6rr4qk1v]

Bradford in Yorkshire the same. 😢😢

[@annbarns652]

and labour and tory still get in

[@lioneldemun6033]

I spent part of the summer in Seaton a few decades ago it was OK back then how is Seaton today?

[@tonyrobinson362]

It's totally disgusting what our governments have done and it is the governments fault.

[@leavemyrightsalone]

Not the Government, but deeper, the VATICAN and Bankers. Zionism!!!! World communism, a replacement in jesus with LUCIFER!!

[@janelindsey7445]

Our local councils are equally responsible for what is unfolding before our very eyes..

[@SteveJones-gz4vd]

No it's not , it's the peoples fault , scum bags with NO regard for anything

[@shakespearewilliam8423]

I've watched a few of these kinds of videos and it doesn't seem to matter if the places are Labour or Conservative run; they are beyond saving due to globalism and powers far above the people we vote for

[@SteveJones-gz4vd]

@@shakespearewilliam8423 So easy to blame Governments, try balming local scum bags , dealres and wrong uns with ZERO pride in where they live

[@davebolton4269]

There are a number of reasons why British holiday resorts are not popular anymore, 1. The rising costs, 2. Depressing, 3. Immigration, 4. Local businesses are becoming less British

[@raven-sf3di]

Yup, culture is a big reason people go on holiday ,yet the only culture that is every on show if you are lucky are hundreds of years old. Rather a culture that represents the people we are told it is evil for you to have a culture of your own , you are to be multicultural . You can only have a mass produced dull corporate style that makes everyone depressed

[@arektrip9727]

and global warming. British people hate the heat 😂

[@sergez6172]

They were always quite depressing

[@everyonehatesfrauditors765]

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[@sbubwoofer]

@@arektrip9727 this is such an unintelligent statement

[@abuhamza1970]

Someone has to start talking about corruption in England’s councils. How they hike up the rates to close businesses and sell off council property to private companies. Who gave them the permission to do this? Why is it that governments refuse to build houses themselves and instead farm out the work to private businesses who just want to build luxury houses? When did the poor people of this nation give up their rights? How were their rights taken away from them? Why is nobody talking about this?

[@herbert9241]

Spot on.

[@democracyforall]

Yes the state policies has allot to do with this, While london is filled with some of the most rich people on the planet earth so that there is barely a foot of room left and so the city is like babylone while the rest of the country is left to rot. First they did not clean the beach for nearly 70 years that could have been done so well then even now there is no business planning. The first thing is to plane how to advertise that in your town you can go to sea in those boats very cheap then make accomodation cheap, then may be open up discose as well where they can employs lots of pretty ladies to entertian people as chat nothing else and on and they are suppose to add to that but most people will come from london then when they see how nice it was to go out to the sea in a nice boats toures and then how nice it was to stay in some really good cheap hotel and then how nice it was to chat to those ladies in discos and other places , thus many of the rich men will eventually buy properties others will plane their own businesses here because it is open to all but nothing has been done about it because the people incharge do not know how ha ha ha....

[@fb-qs9fo]

They all voted Labour for pretty much the same or worse.

[@amandahudson2038]

Because that’s their mates making a living.

[@stevenlivingston9915]

@@abuhamza1970 This is correct but the vast majority of the masses here are thick as fux and blame immigration because they've been told to by media and politicians.

[@SubjectiveFunny]

But we have billions for foreigners to go into hotels. It boils my blood.

[@jjc7735]

But that doesn't stop drug abuse and all that dumping and litter. I blame the council and the people who don't like the police policing. What makes my blood boil is lies from authorities

[@user-fz2rc7tp2i]

Which hotels no one is in these town hotels. Stop believing in media propaganda.

[@milesbrown8016]

Govt has long been anti British. You know that

[@tenmen-fr1sh]

@@user-fz2rc7tp2i you must be joking mate, are you a labour support.

[@gillianmillington7735]

Or dumb ​@@tenmen-fr1sh

[@TheVigilantEye77]

Britain in full suicide mode

[@1977ajax]

They just elected Labour! So you are probably correct.

[@adammercysystem6450]

​@@1977ajax14 years of Tory rule

[@koilamaoh4238]

britain Peaked.. its all downhill from here. Conservatives done most of the damage with their exploiting policies of 3rd wold conservative countries.. They are becoming one too. Its why people are suppose to vote "liberal" not the left or the right. Proper liberal party, which are very strict and support their own and proper social policies, so this mess doesnt occur. Its cause of "greedy" conservatives, it became what it is.

[@stoney2424]

We are watching the planned decline of the west which is able to take place while people bicker about labour or tories not actually realising whats really going on!

[@stoney2424]

It is, and its able to happen because people too busy bickering about who's party caused it when its the same puppet masters running both.

[@miapup1012]

Canadians are going through exactly the same thing. The WEF and the UN can be traced back to their policies affecting Canadians adversely. Trudeau is fully engaged with WEF and is committed to disastrous outcomes for Canada. God help the West.

[@johnstaring3210]

Same situation is developing in Australia, also due to government inaction and indifference, as well as too many immigrants coming. Foreign ownership of houses as investments (bought using money they needs to launder) is the same, with many of the houses sitting empty.

[@truthteller6932]

The good ol’ colonial days of ruling foreign countries and looting them are long gone. Now you going have to work for your money like the immigrants but you folks too lazy and spoiled. It’s simply Karma…

[@ThatEnglishGuy21]

But why though. Why are they destroying the West. Whst do they gain.

[@edmundmcgrath213]

Canadians aren't beating their chests anymore as was the case 10 years back, proclaiming how superior they are to the US and claims of best quality of life in the world. Far from it. You voted in this creep Trudeau, now look at you.

[@Jigger2361]

Trudeau also brought Covid to our planet and reversed the Earth's spin

[@CatherineaBritinAus23]

That poor lovely British man living on the Streets who has worked and paid tax needs a hotel to stay in. Invaders who are rude and arrogant get nice hotel accommodation. It is unbelievable and honestly sickening

[@lifeisblessed4802]

Stop this narrative,At his age he shouldnt be homeless...The question is why is he homeless ? my father and mother aint Homeless and live a good life,Because they made good decisions in life and secured their future,the goverment is the only people to blame because they are the ones paying hotels to house immigrants,maybe if the UK and their partners in crime didnt mess around abroad the immigrants wouldnt need to come to the UK

[@facthunt2facthunt245]

Not everyone who works pays tax. I worked in a supermarket and never made enough money to be taxed.

[@actualwafflesenjoyer]

@@facthunt2facthunt245 you paid vat though

[@adecirkett5351]

The proposed increase in defence spending of 0.5% would completely solve the homeless situation, consequently it is a political decision. Listen when the comment is made about the lack of social housing., I guess people voted for this?

[@JamieJonesanimator]

It's not migrants fault that British people would rather be unemployed addicts begging for change for a line of coke than going to work.

[@icanseeyouallfromuphere]

See the tool maker guy, Sunak paid out that furlow to scammers lost millions for the country and that man lost everything, Frankly, he deserves compensation

[@vc4154]

Please can anyone help this guy the toolmaker?

[@KennyGiven]

It was Boris Johnson...

[@swisschalet1658]

Yes it is absolute robbery that the toolmaker paid into a system and got nothing in return. Never trust the government with your money. They WILL NOT return it to you. I'm so sorry for this guy. I wish I could help him.

[@topfuelteddy]

​@@KennyGivenSunak was the chancellor.

[@KennyGiven]

@@topfuelteddy Ah

[@tremonro6358]

One of my sons lived in Paignton sharing a flat, he had a drink and drug problem, and had friends the same as him. We managed to move him out of the area and now he's off drink and drugs and working for my older son who runs a gym in Surrey, and hopefully he starts living a purposeful and happy life.

[@newblackdog7827]

May God help him! 🙏🏻

[@bouyaharumuchi]

Good to hear.

[@johnlesoudeur3653]

@@newblackdog7827 Has god moved to Surrey then?

[@newblackdog7827]

@@johnlesoudeur3653 God is omnipresent; so he’s in Surrey-and in the room with you now…

[@Wykesidefruitmachine]

Good luck to the lad. Working in a health environment is ideal. Monkey see, monkey do. I hope he works out for free at the end of every session, he'll be nails in no time 💪🏻

[@susanmitchell4744]

Very sad. Very angry that this has been allowed to happen to our country.

[@geoffallibone4026]

Peoples victimhood on this video is sickening. Whining seems to have become the national past time.

[@cathylaver4146]

I remember Devon/Cornwall as beautiful areas , how dare our government do this to our country !!!

[@enchantededition6879]

It’s not just seaside towns it’s everywhere now sadly.

[@pamtnman1515]

My wife and I are not returning to England or Ireland, or Scotland, or Wales until the people there get this whole mess sorted out.

[@jimbanda]

British families no longer go on holiday to the "Seaside" in the UK. UK politicians and civil service elite no longer care about tourism... inward or internal. Manufacturing industries decimated , only minimum wage jobs if any, no investment in housing 😢, no security of tenure 😢, no representation 😢, I think I'm a centrist or ctr right but it's hard to be sure anymore because there is an uncaring class and a coping class and that seems to be it 😢😢 Well done JF for highlighting these issues.... it's never as simple as deadbeats doing nothing.....the uncaring class keeps others down too..😢 Ireland is just a few years behind the UK in this decline.

[@JamesMackenzie-sx2bu]

Lots of tourists visit- and they end up staying

[@vinniechan]

We absolutely need to improve connectivity in this country It's cheaper to fly to somewhere in Europe for holiday than taking a train

[@jimbanda]

@@JamesMackenzie-sx2bu Well, I guess we all know that part now, it's just impossible to say it on here and not get deleted or shadow banned 😢

[@jimbanda]

@@vinniechan Very True.

[@patmann9363]

When the 3rd world was being rinsed out we did not give a g@#k.Its happing to 'US' now and we are all in our little boxes fighting.Black vs White,Muslim vs Christian,right vs left take your pick.

[@tonyclack5901]

I live in Exeter and have followed the plight of the homeless (of which I am ) and lack of homes. I had it all to play for on the 20th March 2020. I rented a nice house, had a new business just about to sign up its first dealership after 3 years developing the product. Then the lockdown happened and the covid police turned up to shut down my business. I lost everything, home, business, savings, future and at 66 I live in a van. No homes for retired single men. Yet the government then bring out legislation to make it illegal to live in your motorhome or van on a public highway, even though your vehicle is taxed, mot'd and insured. A local organic veg farm applied to build worker pods on their farm because their workers could not afford to rent anything in Exeter. Planners turned them down but from their farm you can see a massive new expensive housing developement. This government and subsequent governments are only interested in what they can get out of the system.

[@maxnovax3948]

God bless you man. Your story is millions of others' stories.

[@NathanielGarro-ru7du]

I used to go there quite often when I was in the Navy. It's sad to see what's happened to Britain. You can guarantee most of the housing that could be given to the British homeless is being used to house illegals.

[@mikefoley360]

Maybe "save the children" could provide something for our youth rather than spending donations on men in Calais.

[@Foxy_ladyYTSL]

Ask ‘ princess ‘ Anne.. she’s their patron! Nothing for UK children and she’s silent on the subject. Maybe because she and her rich family are Z👁️N1$Ts too?

[@jmshrrsn]

No. May be our government can get to grips with this problem. Why should we resort to charity to sort things out. The government works on all our behalf’s - this is a problem that should all take responsibility for, and it shouldn’t be the job of a charity based on random donations to resolve the issue. Of course your comment gets a load of thumbs up because it’s easier to do that than actually think about what it is you’re actually saying.

[@mikefoley360]

@@jmshrrsn I don't want a government running my life or society. Governments are useless.

[@mikefoley360]

@WilliamCelandine Its the leftwing way.

[@alexritchie4586]

​@@WilliamCelandine'Charity is a cold, grey, loveless thing. If a rich man truly wishes to help the poor he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out money on a whim.' - Clement Attlee.

[@jameshollyoak8230]

It’s like most of the uk ; a dump , tents and homeless people everywhere, yet we still allow more every day to come into this country

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

A damp dirty dump, seems about right

[@slapdogpuppyspank8754]

Bigot

[@robertely686]

Did you cry about Saddams nuclear weapons and Assad and Gaddafi? Then did you cry about the increase in middle East immigrants that happened after the wars? Have you put two and two together yet or do you still support American and Nato wars? Or do you blame the victims of our imperialist aggression for coming here?

[@CodePoet-d6p]

@@robertely686 I didn't, for an Arab country, people had a decent quality of life. Gadaffi and his great man made river project turned the desert green and guaranteed home ownership, he tried to unite africa under a single "Gold based currency, this would have destroyed America's monopoly over foreign oil so he was killed.. Saddam was on the CIA pay role, and when he turned against his "Handlers" they turned the country against him.

[@Havanacuba1985]

The homeless in Torquay are white Caucasians the rent is ridiculously overpriced & there is a lack of social housing as the conservatives were more interested in getting people to buy houses, we need more cheap rentals

[@swansong5263]

How very sad! This island is declining at an alarming speed! I wonder why?

[@LaluBhaiya1233]

No real economic policy, factored in with brexshit

[@Mart-bk6hf]

All going to plan sadly

[@mazzab1970]

Tories.

[@BonnyBrown]

We have people in power now who actually hate the British.

[@rayhewitt6254]

I think we all know why but nobody can say anything because of being called a racist 😡😡

[@laverdajota8089]

My dad used to say , whatever happens in America, the uk follows 10/15 years later

[@apocalypticdaze2139]

Riiiiiight...

[@edmundmcgrath213]

then just imagine what the uk will look like 15 years from now. Live in US and 10 times worse than 15 years ago

[@samholdsworth420]

Yeah. As someone who lives in California. England is worse....

[@outspokenwitness8744]

Torquay was booming in the the 80s when as young lads we went on holiday there for the nightlife and clubs. So sad to see it like this.

[@pauls3204]

Night clubs and yobbo magnets are part of the reason people don’t go to seaside resorts Who’d want to take their kids to somewhere where they can’t go out after 6 pm because of drunk hoards

[@Havanacuba1985]

@@pauls3204 it feels quite safe in Torquay at night , safest place I’ve ever lived

[@thebrowns5337]

Now we see stories where it is cheaper to fly to somewhere warm and sunny for a night out than it is for a pint in the UK. Madness.

[@infiniterik2402]

​@pauls3204 that is literally all torquay ever had though.. was bars, pubs and clubs. It's a harbour area with no room for anything else, sadly

[@kantaramarcus]

As a local myself, lived in Paignton for nigh on 50 years, i myself was shocked and saddened by your video. I really appreciate you documenting the current state of the nation. All the best from Paignton.

[@pjl8119]

Bear in mind he specifically targets the absolute worse everywhere he goes and gives that 99% of his coverage. It's good that channels like his are reporting issues that are ignored by mainstream media, but it's not a balanced representation of an entire town or area. It's just a part of a bigger picture.

[@Havanacuba1985]

Having lived there 30 years he is showing it unfairly ,it’s filmed early evening or morning when it’s deserted ,that car park is closed to the public and under development it’s actually a wonderful place . I’ve been gone for two years but keep up with pics etc from friends I’d go back tomorrow & hope to return , it’s the best place to live in Britain

[@Len_J_]

​@@Havanacuba1985His point is that it's got worse. Doesn't look like it's got better does it. It's a trend..

[@Havanacuba1985]

@@Len_J_ it’s the same all over though , I’d move back tomorrow if I could , it’s 14 years of conservative neglect

[@user-ym3xf6xp4c]

​funny how the people who live there say its gone downhill...maybe they know something new...

[@carldefoe4673]

i still fail to understand why in all these towns, the councils continually and abjectly fail to deal with the rubbish problem, surely this must be the number one priority on any to-do list for those in charge of running a place. How can anyone given the responsibility of running a town walk around seeing all that trash and garbage filthying up the place, then walk into their offices with their heads held up? When the council tax and parking charge payments come in HIRE A BIN WAGON ffs.

[@beamer.electronics]

I live in Torbay, and I can't say I've studied our council much, but I do know that the only remaining rubbish site is a distant drive away and some items are chargeable (and it's operated very securely). So, presumably local people/ify traders use these patches for dumping: If the council regularly picked-up the junk - it would get continually filled up again! The council finds it expedient/easier/cheaper to just leave it for the rats (and I've seen them)! Beside all the stuff, we imagine a council does (and doesn't do): I do know this area has a very, very significant retired/elderly care/infirmed aspect, and through my own limited experience - it's stonkingly (££££££) expensive for the individual/the council/NHS. You can go through a 1/3 of a Million in a few months, multiply that by perhaps, many thousands? I should imagine most of these seaside councils are nigh-on bankrupt!

[@Mark-ec3lp]

I was there with my wife three weeks ago. Almost exactly to the date one year before that it was not great; but this time it has declined in so many ways. There were more homeless, more boarded up, or for rent, shops, with scruffy looking buildings, the whole atmosphere was garbage so we left after just one night, even though we'd planned for a Thursday to Saturday. My family used to go there in the late 70's and it really was a beautiful place, great atmosphere, lots of independent shops, all the pretty lights and that lit up gardens along the front during darkness was really nice. When we had stayed just one night, on the recent visit, I looked at my wife and asked her shall we leave early, she said yes please, and we have decided that we're never going back. We live not far from Bournemouth, and although that too has its problems in the town centre, it's nowhere nearly as bad as Torbay.

[@jaredwoodward919]

1: It's cheaper to go aboard where your almost guaranteed warmer sunnier weather 2: local councils allowing the building of so called out of town retail parks have killed of our once vibrant high streets. 3: Very few towns can rely on a very short summer season to survive all year round. 4: Lack of government funding for the increase in manufacturing. 5: Severe lack of moral guidance and values from some parents are creating a morally defunct population whi h is only going to get worse for future generations.

[@swisschalet1658]

You said it in a nutshell. These are all the problems as I see it as well.

[@waldo197720]

Yep you nailed this.

[@drumstick74]

1. -aboard- abroad*

[@jaredwoodward919]

@@drumstick74 well done you can read!

[@KlassMC]

@@jaredwoodward919you hit the nail on the head 🫶🏼

[@PaulGlancy-fp7ob]

The homeless guy with the dog? Shocking whats happened to UK. I live in Glasgow, and I'll not go into my story, but I've got a large one, put it that way. I worked in The Imperial Hotel in Torquay in 1990. Place certainly wasn't like this, and not a migrant in sight. Whole country has fell to fxck.

[@facthunt2facthunt245]

How can the homeless afford dogs? The vets bills must cost them a fortune, not to mention the food bills.

[@Mark-ec3lp]

@@facthunt2facthunt245 I doubt they'd take it to the vet is there was a problem.

[@deja-view1017]

​@@facthunt2facthunt245 There are charities (PDSA for one) that pay for vets bills. The dogs are protection, warmth and comfort for a lot of homeless people (I'd certainly have one if I had to sleep rough). They are generally well cared for.

[@Havanacuba1985]

@@deja-view1017 I think the dogs are. Enter cared for , people who work obviously have yet o leave their dog alone all day , I don’t really believe in pets, why should we have dominion over an animal to be our plaything/accessory

[@onesong2001]

what do you expect him to do with his dog?

[@giraffesinc.2193]

Greetings from SoCal ... your country has the same problems that we do. Neoliberalism, toleration of substance abuse, crime, pandering to illegals at the expense of our citizens, etc. As to the demise of tourism, I suspect people do not want to visit dirty towns strewn with trash, homeless, and so forth. Former gems here in California include Santa Monica, but I would not set foot there now. Thank you for your channel, Joe, you're the best!

[@alanstapleton3818]

As an employer in the area its unbelievable that its so difficult to recruit staff considering the level of unemployment.

[@Phil_D_Waller]

One word , Neoliberialism

[@MrKajjaGG]

Under a Tory government? You're an idiot.

[@jamesrobert4106]

The virus on humanity.

[@lioneldemun6033]

Neocommunism rather

[@boembo6627]

Eh?

[@Len_J_]

It's all seaside towns in the UK. Nothing to do with neoliberialism. It's governments choosing to open boarders and spending money on the third world, and wars abroad, but spending nothing on investing in the UK economy.

[@rockyv1balboa776]

And Now These idiots are opening the jails and yet the BOAT PEOPLE KEEP COMING, WTF 💯✌🏻

[@corneliuscornia3189]

😊😊

[@bouyaharumuchi]

They're not doing it because they're idiots, it's intentional and evilminded. They want to impoverish you in every way possible. They rigged the election too.

[@activemessiah]

Dude, there's not a lot of foreigners in that town.. what are you smoking?

[@user-eh8cg4bp3y]

Not watching the video at all, are you? Nobody actually from the area is blaming foreigners... that's just you. 🤨

[@lifeisblessed4802]

@@activemessiah He smoking the new strain called Agenda

[@gutaninblanco]

Im not trying to disrespect anyone but uk looks worse then poor Eastern European country's, poland compared to uk looks like Monaco or Switzerland, uk start looking like 3rd world country, uk open your eyes you're government is not on you're side, they spending money on migrants, but they importing more legal migrants from Africa and India, instead to invest in youngsters and infrastructure, im polish working in uk as a welder for 20 years, bilding college's, hospitals and more nowadays on my street is so much muslims and Africans i struggling to speak to anyone because they mostly don't, you cam feel tention on the streets, im thinking of leaving when i going to poland for holidays im jaw dropped how good the towns and cities are, it changed so much in uk.

[@gmc9451]

There are numerous channels now reporting on the shocking state of towns and cities across the UK and yet I have yet to hear any credible explanation from any elected MP or local authority big-wig as to why this has been allowed to happen. We've had plenty of boom and bust cycles over the decades (all by design I would suggest) but the current demise is off the scale and I do not believe this is solely a consequence of online shopping and high business rates. I do not see how this situation can ever be reversed.

[@valeriegrimshaw1365]

I looked at Torquay for a move....luckily I took a deep dive into complaints and comments to the council and that was 4 years ago....scary...petty vandalism the WHOLE West Country has been abandoned by government etc

[@Havanacuba1985]

You would not regret moving to Torquay I’ve lived there for more than 30 odd years a lot of this video is bullshit , I moved a couple of years ago and am desperate to get back , I’m currently in Peterborough biggest mistake I ever made leaving Torquay , good music scene too

[@geoffallibone4026]

Is Leeds in the West country

[@Havanacuba1985]

@@geoffallibone4026 no it’s the other end of the country , more like the capital of North Yorkshire

[@melaniekehaya2868]

The guy in particular who was made homeless after lockdown. He’s a very decent guy by the looks of it. It’s so easy to become homeless in this country. Also this elderly guy among others. If I lived there with a room I’d certainly help them get off the ground. This country is appalling!

[@Foxy_ladyYTSL]

Is there anything we can do to help people like this man? Can he find a room aka bedsit? Then claim benefits to get going?

[@sebastiennesp1978]

Jeez, he was eloquent, bright, educated, charming....and homeless. What a crying shame.

[@melaniekehaya2868]

@@sebastiennesp1978 it’s so easy to become homeless these days. Nobody’s immune from it

[@az55544]

Oh, stop. He has said that he has an income earning skill. Blames covid on his own lack of an ability to re-create himself. Christ. Get over yourself.

[@jemmah4723]

I think another issue is that it’s so expensive to holiday in the uk. You won’t get any change from a thousand pound for a week away here, with shit weather. For £300 you can go all inclusive to Greece.

[@user-ql7jd9nn3f]

Oh get real mate! I’m a 70 yrs old City grandma who has lived here for 8 yrs. You are scaremongering! Believe me Torbay is no worse than many cities across the UK and a better place to live than most. You can find rubbish AND rough sleepers anywhere these days it’s a sad reflection on today’s Britain.

[@miwoo6zz969]

Immigration, weak courts,and British people holidaying abroad !!!🤬🤬

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

8 million a day on immigration costs housing and all the health care they receive. When our own people British families are suffering so badly. It's a joke

[@jmshrrsn]

It’s not immigration. Do some research.

[@jaxraymond173]

British people ARE holidaying in Britain, sometimes it’s hard to get a campsite spot!

[@ex-scientia4234]

Oh come on, stop spouting off Daily Mail reactionary headlines and educate yourself properly to understand it's nothing to do with immigrants. Only xenophobes have that sort of ignorant knee jerk reaction.

[@dazt5831]

we can find billions for never ending war and even more for invaders but nothing for our own people, the issue is i always had my holiday in paignton as a kid and then switched to cornwall but the average weekly price to holiday in the south west in summer has gone up to between £1200-£2000 for a small lodge where as i could holiday in spain for 2 weeks fully catered for that price and be guaranteed good weather as right now this year has been a washout for the UK

[@CJ2727]

Those 2 fellas, one with the dog and the old fella in the beanie. They don’t seem like drug users but people who’s lives have fell apart, heartbreaking

[@coastliner5848]

That's true - they both seemed like decent sensible guys.

[@infiniterik2402]

Stuck in a spot were there are NO options, NO prospects. You CANNOT be born in torbay in live in torbay.. you HAVE to leave and move away from your home to even stand a chance nowadays.. it's rotten what the council has done to denigrate the area..

[@mmwaashumslowww7167]

Thanks joe for a good look at the decline of torbay. I have lived here for 27 years and up until the last decade, i loved it here and i was very happy that i moved here with the good times enjoyed. I don't go near the towns anymore, Paignton and Torquay for the reasons that you've highlighted. The whole country is going the same way and it hasn't just happened as one of those things. All by design, which you may be aware of, if you look further afield than the tv and media. As for the July weather, there is an explanation and the best place for the answers is a KZbin channel called "Suspicious Observers " which shows in depth what they are not telling us. It's an eye opener for sure and I've been watching for the last 4 years. Good video Joe and thanks again.

[@adriansolomon6805]

The old woman had enough money for cigarettes though at at least £10 per pack?😢

[@daviddrew7845]

Used to visit Paignton in the 70's and enjoyed every minute of it. So sad to see what is happening to the place. 😢

[@jamesbradley4209]

Maybe if we can get these poor souls to France they can come back on a dinghy and then they can priority accommodation

[@andrewstevenson142]

I hear this all over, it's a real shame Torbay is turned out like this! I remember when my kids were small we had some good holidays there, drugs lack of investment and nowhere to rent a dangerous mix to come back from. So much money wasted on supid things and the people suffer

[@alanburgess2203]

​Same as in Ireland my brother is a Brit living in southern Ireland, he's a musician and made a tidy sum playing gigs for weddings and birthdays in hotels, now the hotels are full of immigrants no more gigs, unfortunately it's not just affecting him, the local businesses that rely on tourists are going bankrupt as there are no hotels for the tourists, what a crazy situation!

[@roslaighleis9296]

Not true

[@soniamcfeeley3346]

It looks like the local council is not putting any money back into the area & amenities! Shocking it used to be so beautiful area. It is disgraceful that the council are letting the local people down like this! Smh😒

[@Slash1066]

Councils seem to be black holes for absorbing tax money with little to show for it

[@infiniterik2402]

They are ALL old heads who do NOT care for the youth and future of torbay. Hence why they shut down and drove off all facilities for the youth..

[@Whatt787]

Litter, garbage, graffitti, shows what a real slum looks like

[@amandah2490]

This probably started when the wealthy began buying second homes in these lovely places, leading to increased house prices and less property for sale so locals can't afford to buy, which in turn leads to a shortage of affordable property to rent. The locals then leave, businesses fail due to lack of year-round customers, and then there are no jobs.

[@mynewcolour]

Torbay has not really suffered from this. House prices have risen far slower than the surrounding area and the south west generally. There are empty, derelict houses still. It’s quite unusual for the south of England.

[@edwoodsnowden]

I was here 4 days ago! I still loved it! I walked from Torquay to Brixham an AMAZING walk! People in tents everywhere, but what better place to be than on the coast :) I did stick to the seafront though and beaches.

[@grahamhall2662]

Excellent reporting. Well done. Shocking what has happened to our seaside towns. Yes it is very expensive to Rent a flat or house for a holiday anywhere in the UK.

[@PWMoze]

Great content as usual Joe, the graphics you included this time were a good addition. Just a suggestion mate, as you move forward, see if you can include some interviews with people involved in running the system. I know you talk to locals and shop keepers etc but how about some local councillors, some local MPs, charity workers, social workers,teachers, even the police if possible. Keep it up mate, its valuable stuff. Your compassion does you credit.

[@magpie1862]

It would be significantly cheaper for me to fly to Spain from Nottingham than getting the train down to Torquay. That’s a big problem.

[@louisetrewern]

Came across your video mentioned in my Devon Live news feed! Great video highlighting the problems thanks Joe 🙏

[@HansBazelmans]

Why don't they make you Minister of Social Affairs? Your heart is in the right place.

[@G4RY1159]

He doesn't have a foreign Asian name

[@steveroberts9453]

That automatically disqualifies him from Westminster life....he has a heart.

[@vjamesg100]

I used to go there on holiday with my parents when I was a kid. That was in the sixties. Dad bought us ice creams and I got stung by a wasp. It was a lovely place then. Shame.

[@stevenmackay3342]

This comment really resonated with me

[@gillianbrookwell1678]

Yes so did I; we used to have lovely holidays when we were children during the 1960's both in Devon and Cornwall.

[@stevewoolley3038]

Kids today have no respect because our country has no rules, blame all the do gooders

[@ashgamer6499]

What, surely it's do-badders that are the problem

[@sjordan7085]

As a child growing up in England, my family used to drive to Devon and Cornwall for our holidays, in a black Morris Minor, or Ford packed to the gunnels with all but the kitchen sink, along with our Welsh corgi, who liked to 'sing' on the journey. I have many fond memories of staying at lovely B&Bs. We always looked forward to our yearly summer visits. How sad to see an area of such natural beauty decend into unimaginable decay and human misery. Whenever did addiction, filth and violence become the norm in clean and picturesque towns? Truly shocking and heartbreaking! The England of my childhood now exists only as a distant memory in old family albums. Hours spent fishing for mackeral on a small boat with my father and other holiday makers wearing sun hats, eating fish'n'chips wrapped in newspaper, and vanilla ice cream cones, feeding the seagulls while playing on the beach with my red bucket and spade, are all memories of a carefree era that now exist only in a few black and white photos snapped by my mother using a box camera, and on the postcards we sent to relatives, now long gone. How can things possibly change so much? How sad!

[@user-zk1zv5yy2z]

My partner is from Devon, we visit often to see the family. We stay in different places for a holiday as well. A couple of years ago we could sea that Paignton was ok in a small area but as you moved away from the sea front area it went downhill so quickly it surprised us. Clearly, it has gone down since then even further. So sad, it's a great area with lovely people. We wonder how society has allowed this take the toolmaker bloke for an excellent example

[@user-zk1zv5yy2z]

I meant see, before anyone corrects my spelling, predictive text isn't always your friend!

[@chazsach6594]

@@user-zk1zv5yy2z If you click on the the 3 dots at the side, you can edit or delete what you have written.

[@user-zk1zv5yy2z]

@@chazsach6594 thank you for reminding me. I like Paignton so don't wish to write anything worse. To be clear, it is not very different to many other towns and cities around the country.Perhaps, it's because it was such a nice place, it makes it come across worse. Some people cite immigration and homeless numbers having a correlation but given the empty houses by the street full in some northern towns and other derelict city centre property across the country, there could be a roof over everyone's head. Most crime is driven by drugs People in the grip of addiction have different priorities. Recovering addicts on the other hand often come across as so positive, caring and full of energy and purpose.

[@catlady6938]

Well things are only going to get worse under Starmer and the last Tory MP did nothing except paint a part of the road blue in Paignton🤦‍♀️

[@Sharon-marie]

I was at teenager at school in the early 80s, and i remember our business studies teaching us that all the shops will be closing down because of Internet shopping.

[@Maria-sj7dz]

What are we doing abandoning our own people… Wake up, Europe!!!

[@fionareed9884]

This is shocking & lockdown has alot to answer for! That poor man who lost everything because of it & wasn't entitled to furlough as self employed. This is so true because my cousin who had his own business was in the same situation. He & his partner had three months money to live on but if the second lockdown had carried on any longer they would have been in trouble. It's criminal. Where is all the council tax going that people are paying into the system? What is the local council doing with the money for the streets to be filthy & graffiti everywhere & with no youth centre for the youngsters?!! Questions need answering & an investigation is needed!!! 🤨

[@OCbloke]

mirror image of Venice Beach here in So Cal....the City Manager and Mayor were finally removed/replaced, laws enforced, things got much better. Venice is a big vacation destination, so the reasons given for Torquay's demise (lack of tourism/jobs) is not true for Venice, but the problems are exactly the same. So what gives? A lack of law enforcement, coupled with weak/woke Council, and lifestyle choices...throw in a bit of nihilism and easy availability of drugs to liven things up for a few minutes....great video....depressing...but great.

[@newname2600]

I grew up in Cornwall, but now live in a 2.5 million people city in North America. Although what you experience is a pain in the ass, it’s absolutely nothing compared to what’s happening here. In one street here, there are more homeless people than all of Cornwall. Furthermore, you speak of “homeless” like they are a different species.

[@geraltofrivia8529]

You haven't been to Cornwall recently have you?

[@darrincassidy9045]

Most of these homeless are on the streets on their own accord, they choose to spend their money on alcohol and drugs instead of rent and utilities.

[@mattsequoia5483]

First time viewer here. Thank you Joe for such an interesting video. Sticking to the points with no hidden agenda and a lovely voice with attitude to match! I wish you well on your you tube journey sir! Subscribed. On a personal note I have visited Paignton lits of times over the years, firstly starting way back in the 80s. It really saddens me how much this whole area has slowly declined. Each time I returned it seemed to get worse. My last visit where I stayed was with my wife around 7-8 years ago. We could both see how much it had gone downhill then. I really hope these lovely places are saved before it's too late.

[@paultaylorphotography9499]

We camped at Paignton and walked over the hills to Torquay absolutely loved the place so clean it was like being abroad that was 30 years ago

[@mathewgurney2033]

I haven't been able to afford a sea-side holiday in a decade.

[@rob5197]

Just save 10 pounds a week that will get u a week in a SUNNY, WARM climate - - I don't see reason to spend summer holiday in this depressing country

[@garthreid7114]

It's just the normal seasonal change, we tend to forget, this happens most years. I would say, from the downturn in some Cornish coastal towns over 20 years ago, it's almost contagious, like a creeping virus. Life is changing, fast, The cost, of maintaining a home's exterior, putting many annual jobs on the back burner, making everything look shabby and neglected. It's all about costs. The worste part is, we don't have a clue about how to stop the rot.

[@southerncomfortuk]

Whilst there’s been a noticeable decline in Torbay, the problems you feature here are country wide and worse in many other areas. Housing in Torbay is a huge issue, so thank you for highlighting the disparity in social housing provision between Torbay and other localities. The TQ1 postcode was in the top four most ‘deprived areas’ in the country more than a decade ago, so no change there. The knock on effect of the pandemic on the hospitality industry on which Torbay relies is still being felt. All councils make mistakes and Torbay is no exception, but there’s only so much you can do with limited funding. The problems seem to lie at Government level and general lack of investment in the whole country. For balance, why not come back when the weather improves and make another video covering all the positive aspects of life in Torbay?

[@helentucker6407]

Poor Paignton. I cried on a donkey ride in 1964 there. Thanks for video 👍

[@shakespearewilliam8423]

I cried watching this video

[@harrynking777]

Did the donkey tread on you?

[@neo77447]

And you just get on a boat and your in a Hotel or a luxury apartment that the owner has rented out to the Govenment. It is beyond Disgusting we don't look after our own

[@iGoldenBen]

Blame the government, not the migrants

[@inforopeaccess]

if people wouldn't feed them and give them money they would disappear . they come down to Brighton, because they can get more money on the seafront. Uk is a great country full of opportunities, if you want you could have a decent life. but for that you need to work (not even hard) biut easier to sit around by the ATM outside or by the Brighton pier and beg.

[@roadkillsugar8756]

Bless the tool maker fellow…. It’s becoming more and more apparent that honest hard working men get the bum deal… i pray you get some help soon brother! #fellowtradesman

[@michellelouisepointon5126]

Torbay has been classed as a deprived area for more than 5yrs, alot of the homeless have come from Exeter and Plymouth. They have come from up North and filtered down in to Torbay, also what you see on the Street are not all homeless. They are sat there begging for money to get there fix at one of the crack houses in the bay, Some of them don't want help. The council also except alot straight out of jail. Including sex offenders. What also don't help is the council shut places down like oldway. Kids have no respect anymore these days. Some are tooled up also, the skate ramp was removed due to the fact it was no longer safe. Not sure if it will be rebuilt

[@growlerthe2nd712]

It’s several factors that have caused this, 1st Foreign Holidays 2nd cost of living 3rd Internet so high street shops are closing 4th cheap booze in supermarkets so pubs struggle and close and night life in general clubs shutting because of bad vibes, violence. It’s the perfect storm.

[@badgambler-un5ck]

I have to say its the high streets own fault. Its a bit like when youd have to pay £15 for a music CD, then PC's came out with disc burners installed and you could burn your own music off, but we the public had been getting ripped off for decades so you cant blame people getting their own back on certain industries! Back to the high street, and I know they have overheads etc...but a bottle of decent perfume in boots is about £80 when you can get the EXACT same size/perfume bottle for like £25 off Amazon...how can the high street justify such a mark up? And when we didnt have a choice they charged even more!! Im sorry but like music CD's the people have been getting ripped off for decades, now we have a choice tough 💩 😜😜😜

[@stephendiggines9122]

@@badgambler-un5ck because property value has been inflated to the point where it is destroying everything else.

[@alexandermelbaus2351]

​@@stephendiggines9122 Property and energy costs are rotting out the economies of European civilization; Immigration, fanatical movements have been the main battering rams used not just to ruin the economy, but derail national unity and lead people astray. Dangerous levels of Immigration from outside of Europe is destabilizing countries, causing numerous problems and pushing property prices up. Fanatical movements with suicidal plans for "sustainability" are costing tonnes of money and are only increasing costs for gas and electricity; Pushing up prices for everything. Property and energy prices affect everyone's living standards directly, but the ability for businesses to operate and thrive diminishes and without this ability there will be no revival.

[@Ringpiece]

This is heartbreaking. I lived in Torquay for 10 years from the mid-nineties and it was a fantastic place to be. Such a shame.

[@paulinelyon7502]

This is so very sad 😔 I'm glad you brought these problems to light, otherwise we assume that parts of the country are not suffering at all, but are still living up to their original standard. So what are the local MPs , Councillors and council doing ? Are they any hostels for the homeless ? The council could be sweeping the streets for a start , clearing up the fly tipping , and working with the courts for people who are deemed to carry out community service, cleaning up the graffiti ! It really seems that many people in a position of power have given up.......its not acceptable. Finally, the drugs problem, are young people being educated in school by drug counsellors ? Is their an addiction rehabilitation centre in the area , a safe place for people to gain help ? The council, police, social services, and business enterprise centres need to work together, to bring these towns up to date with the facilities of a town in post Tory Britain 🇬🇧 xx

[@GaiusAgricola]

Keep up the good work Sir! Excellent video.

[@nickpapagiorgio5056]

Love your channel Joe fish! I’ve always wanted to visit southern England and the Torbay area in particular being from New York myself we think of those places as much better off than they really are I think. It’s sad really, we have many of the same social problems with drugs and hooliganism but what does really strike me is the rubbish piles you tend to see in a lot of your videos in these tired areas. I mean people in the UK pay a ton in taxes I’m told and it really doesn’t take much to keep a street clean if you have regular garbage pick up coming around I just don’t get how the town committtees would let that happen so much. Sure you have to pick it up often but just do it lol it’s a beautiful area otherwise. Love your vids man

[@johnlesoudeur3653]

No, the people just throw stuff on the ground and expect someone else to pick it up. I told one lad off for doing it and he answered by saying it gives someone a job to pick it up. People are demoralised and depressed.

[@nickpapagiorgio5056]

@@johnlesoudeur3653 believe me when I tell you America has the same exact issue with its youth. They have no respect for authority or themselves. For example, when I was young we were made to bag groceries if we worked as clerks in the check out aisles and it was one of the main aspects of our job which it should be. We were paid next to nothing compared to the youngsters doing the same job today and at many stores you will see them choose not to bag your groceries if they don’t feel like it and you are left to hurriedly do it yourself after just spending $200 on groceries you barely have because they are too lazy and entitled. It’s a joke. I’m disgusted with the world today on so many levels.

[@doraneville3649]

Thank you for doing this amazing video. You are showing all of us the decline of our country. The government has not done as a favour. None of the government have and I doubt whether this one will the two young boys you were talking to what lovely young man how sad for them, keep up the good work thank you so much, Dora

[@nigelheath7048]

To be fair you have highlighted the very worst parts which aren't really any worse than most other sea side towns. Yes Factory Row and Castle Circus are shocking ,and virtually all the problems are down to the homeless hostel there. One thing to note is that in years gone by literally thousands of unemployed people moved to the area because then they were housed and could claim the same benefits as home but by the seaside. Having said all of that if you avoid the town centre and stick to pretty much anywhere else around the bay it is beautiful. At least he didn't make the same mistake as another KZbinr and spend ages filming the outside of the multi storey car park and give a long insightful commentary about it being run down social housing flats.

[@itsbrilliant-bt8sv]

We have stood by and watched it happen. The politicians have let them in but we have let them settle.

[@carlheald9228]

I went last month for a week's break. I had a great time and hopefully will return soon. Yes I noticed the homeless in doorways and empty shop units. But that's the same in every town and city. On the whole its a great place to visit.

[@Kifter1983]

This is what a country which has prentended for the last couple of decades it meant something in the world looks like when it is confronted with the truth that it doesn't produce anything and it isn't a leader in anything. The UK has become the very definition of 'managed decline'.

[@Yeshua_Ha_Mashiac]

Everyone commenting about the issues discussed in your video - but I'm just mighty impressed with how well created this piece is, considering its made by just one man, a phone, and a computer!

[@danthreepwood2760]

Since when are a couple of junkies, litterers and cops a f***ing WARZONE?

[@huggy320]

This dude has done my head in. I'm born and bred Torquay and Paignton and still here and I feel his video is only taking snippets and portraying Torquay especially as it is always bad and this goes on constantly but it's all bullshit and he is full of shit

[@hArtyTruffle]

Nice you’re getting some stats together 👍🏼 Heartbreaking situations across the UK 😕

[@awalk5177]

UK is now in incredible decline. In 1970's all tourist areas were thriving, High streets were busy and trading. Now those tourist areas are run down and people do not go as they did, whilst many High streets are boarded up, shuttered and many will never open again unless something drastic changes. Since big manufacturing industries were allowed to decline and the huge increase in local government and the extra layer of political class by Devolution, less of the working population actually earn money for the country, whilst more are in jobs paid by government, which is simply recycling taxes. When 70% of the working population are paid by some level of government, that is the communist system described in Animal farm. This is why UK is in serious decline for the past 50 years. We need manufacturing in UK to come back, Steel, Chemicals, Ship Building , and better Project Management (not by politicians). The political class are mostly incompetent.

[@kimberleyaxxxx934]

Totally agree..

[@alisonmccracken-mills5381]

That was so nice how you addressed her and bought her the coffee. So thoughtful. They're so pleased with so little, God bless them.

[@oildrag]

We went there about 10 years ago and we knew then is was already going down hill ! We used to go regularly in the 1970’s ! Such a shame 🥲🇬🇧

[@vodkadave69]

I’d spent many holidays down there around Torquay, It’s really sad to see the decline. Thanks for the insight

[@MissMas777]

This is criminal. Makes me sad to see these beautiful coastal cities in this kind of shape. Excellent reporting and you found great people to speak with. However, as an American who has lived in a lot of big cities, this really isn't that bad of a homeless problem -YET. Prior to a law change recently in Austin, our homeless camping situation was totally out of control. I hope your new government does better at spreading around the money. We are all only a few steps away from being homeless the way the world runs now, Would love to Venmo some of these people a little bit of money.

[@muzmason3064]

The main reason is coastal councils dress the facade for tourists and do very little for the locals, when the tourists are gone there is nothing for the young to do, this is not the only area suffering this kind of demise on the south coast.

[@WarmasAsunnedcat]

The problem with homelessness is the cure is not just giving a homeless person a home. Many homeless people have a host of problems which means they aren’t set up to live normal lives. They won’t pay the rent or the utilities and often cause social problems. There is no appetite in politics to grasp the nettle has the saying goes. How would people in the woke society we live in, feel about basically boot camping people so they can get their act together? I can hear the cry of human rights! already but if something like enforced rehabilitation is not the answer what is?

[@bath_neon_classical]

i went there on my sixteenth and eighteenth birthday, 91 and 93, it seemed really classy to me back then. looks a bit sad now.

[@annbarns652]

This does make my blood boil . Our own homeless and the government can host illegals in hotels and other shelters .While our own have worked and payed tax and this the thanks they get .

[@petergrinnell2500]

I did feel sorry for the bloke with the dog as he only just wants that chance to get he's life back on track by working hard not many are the same it's disgusting wat the government has done our country 🤬🤬

[@not2longnow]

Visited Torquay on a frequent basis since secondary school. My ex best mate's sister lived down there. On each trip down there, i have just seen a decline each time. Its sad to see. Look up the great reset and agenda 2031 to educate yourself. RIP Torquay

[@ceefaxbbctv8788]

Wow, that’s unbelievable how rapidly Torquay has gone down the toilet. It was a semi decent place only around 15 years ago

[@MIRIAM-bm5sn]

When I worked at torbay in the 60s it was so beautiful I was so proud to work there this is beyond belief ❤

[@Kay-ph1kb]

To say I am shocked is an understatement. When I was young, admittedly some time ago, this area was such a popular and lovely tourist destination. Drugs, unemployment and homelessness are, of course, part of the problem. Another problem is lack of investment - governments appear to apply funds to other matters. It is a tragedy.