Who's in charge of Britain?

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The media make it feel like we choose the Prime Minister. But we don't. So how do elections actually work? What are political parties? Are they necessary? And what role does the Queen play in all this?
Written by
LIAM BUTLER @LiamMakesStuff
JAY FOREMAN @jayforeman
JON GRACEY @jongracey
and PAUL KENDLER
Presented / edited by JAY FOREMAN
Filmed / directed by PAUL KENDLER
Research / graphics by LIAM BUTLER

[@henrikkjuus90]

"....a thousands of years old institution thats been around for hundreds of years" wat

[@thomaspurnell1678]

@queeditchable Actually he's just making a joke

[@yeshaya24]

It's prehistoric !

[@findinghare4588]

queeditchable that’s not what he’s saying 😂

[@ronaldraygoon]

@I eat lefties 4 breakfast It's okay if you don't understand the joke. Or if you do understand it but don't think it's funny, that's fine too.

[@pixelneop]

Technically, the fact 'it's been around for hundreds of years' does not imply it could not have been longer. :-)

[@MuchWhittering]

"Every 5 years there's a general election." Only 90s kids remember when that's true.

[@babomb2146]

Yes but after we leave the eu we may finally have some sta... Oh who am I kidding, we're heading for a civil war whether we like it or not and it’ll start with an unofficial Scottish referendum

[@isaacpreece2120]

Hello, *SCOTLAND WANTS ITS INDEPENDENCE*

[@engineergaming5989]

Yeah but just cause there's an election that doesn't mean we have a new PM every 5 years. The previous one would win again

[@AICabal]

@@babomb2146 In which case we will have the SNP thrown into jail :)

[@usarkarzts4207]

@@AICabal An advice from Spain: that doesn't work so well.

[@hotelmario510]

"Our Parliament is a baffling thousands-of-years-old institution that's been around for hundreds of years" is such an underrated line.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

Is it true? It does seem to be around a thousand years ago with all them Anglo-Saxon shenanigans. Of course Parliament as a body sort of above the Crown is only a couple hundred years old.

[@ljr6490]

Might be a reference to the Houses of Parliament in their current state being younger than the US Capitol @@johnnotrealname8168

[@ct6910]

It’s speculated that the British based parliament off of western African kingdoms they encountered during the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

[@GameyRaccoon]

​@@ct6910prove this

[@awsomebot1]

@@ct6910 Actually it was me. I told Brits how to run their shit and they did it.

[@finnholden636]

"An old lady lucky enough to be descended from the family with the most violent army" ahahahaha

[@Kanbei11]

Bigger Army Diplomacy

[@seekingabsolution1907]

@@Kanbei11 not necessarily bigger, just by chance or training more successful at the doing of the violence.

[@d24d2000]

I wouldn't consider it to be lucky in the first place.

[@rtozier2011]

@@Kanbei11 William the Conqueror > Henry I > Matilda > Henry II > John > Henry III > Edward I > Edward II > Edward III > Lionel of Antwerp > Philippa of Ulster > Roger Mortimer > Anne Mortimer > Richard of York > Edward IV > Elizabeth of York > Margaret Tudor > James V of Scotland > Mary Queen of Scots > James I > Elizabeth Stuart > Sophia of Hanover > George I > George II > Frederick Prince of Wales > George III > Edward, Duke of Kent & Strathearn > Victoria > Edward VII > George V > George VI > Elizabeth II > Charles III

[@emperorhaya5351]

@@seekingabsolution1907 Better army diplomacy/Luckier army diplomacy

[@jeffirwin7862]

Damn. Communication must be difficult when Germans speak in a different font.

[@fredrikkarner4115]

Jeff Irwin where are my Hausschuhen?

[@noaholzer9603]

i'm not entirely sure that's maybe part of the joke, but in case it isn't: the plural of "Hausschuh" is "Hausschuhe", not "Hausschuhen"

[@jpthomas9491]

Honestly I'm more concerned about "In welchem Land ich bin Koenig?" I don't know if that's part of the joke either but that's not how German grammar works you guys. At all.

[@jpthomas9491]

That's more or less correct, yeah. It's been a while since I've seriously studied German so I'm a little rusty.

[@rcm926]

You wouldn't say "I am the king" in German, you'd always say "I am king", so it's "In welchem Land bin ich König"

[@redbaron4908]

Politics Unboringed - How does British democracy work? *It doesn't*

[@primodei110]

Interesting, German pilot talks about UK politics

[@lokischeissmessiah5749]

Haha. Said a German.

[@erikkr.r.m7380]

democracy as a whole doesnt work well

[@romanbukins6527]

Honestly you are not that far off...

[@johnrandall125]

With our archaic and unrepresentative 'Worst Past The Post' voting system and an unelected House of Lords it is debatable if Britain is a democracy at all.

[@RedoStone35]

You'll have to update the thumbnail now...

[@quietflintuk]

Queen will never be forgotten 🤬

[@medvjet]

@@quietflintuk dunno if thats true

[@hollow8421]

@@medvjet It is

[@dabomb9488]

@@hollow8421 you surely remember who was king in 1877?

[@hollow8421]

@@dabomb9488 Your point is numb and makes no sense. Last time I checked the quote never said "never be forgotten by all." Just that she won't be forgotten. I can google right now, and in 1887 queen Victoria ruled England. Someone must've remembered for that information to be present don't you think?

[@arkhambricks7082]

4:41 No way that Another one bites the dust was put on behind footage of the Queen lmao

[@AdarshHari708]

The song made by queen

[@JonatasMonte]

"The Eyes to the right and the Noses to the left"

[@derekdelboytrotter8881]

When I was a kid, I used to think they were actually talking about Eyes and Noses. LOL

[@samwell2386]

Derek Delboy Trotter I still do

[@farisshamren4030]

Eating

[@CuFhoirthe88]

Beady little grabbler eyes.

[@daroldcarold3443]

Full description of Boris Johnson’s face

[@DavidMcCoul]

“In welchem Land ich bin König? Wo sind meine Hausschuhe?” = “In which country am I king? Where are my slippers?” 😂

[@Amphibax]

Finally somebody is asking the important questions

[@darcygardner415]

@@AK_Wappo no, that's wrong. that means "am i" literally but it doesn't make grammatical sense. "ich bin" can mean "i am" or "am i" in different contexts.

[@mutekinokishi6608]

@@darcygardner415 Actually, AK is quite right if he refers to the text in the video. "In welchem Land ich bin König?" is unfortunately not correct syntactically (It has to be "In welchem Land bin ich König?"). Nevertheless I appreciated the joke very much.

[@redlophix5670]

German here, hello. Actually I had the most difficulties because of the weird font the German sentences were written in😂And AK is right in this sentence "In welchem Land bin ich König?" would be correct, so "bin" and "ich" swapped around

[@aryan_kumar]

"In which country I am king?"* If the German sentence is incorrect, then the English one has to be too.

[@NoName-eq9md]

I chuckled when Lorde’s Royals started playing at the House of Lords part.

[@timmmahhhh]

And how about Becks Loser for the minority party. 🤣😆

[@claws811]

very nice

[@fleetwoodcraic4235]

@@timmmahhhh fight for your right by the beastie boys played too

[@nathanmcgill7249]

@@fleetwoodcraic4235 During the part where Jay explains what party is. Genius

[@quack4123]

“Whips go around making threats and promises so that MPs vote as they’re told” So, they’re like politicians, for politicians?

[@nubgaming1013]

The last comment before the queens death

[@Richard_is_cool]

It's 2019 and plot twist the politics has unboringed itself.

[@FoxDren]

And parliament makes even less sense

[@NayNay-hw6im]

How does British democracy work?...It doesn't. Lol

[@glorylord6]

Accurate, also the answer to the title now is barely if at all and that is debatable.

[@dawiemeyer1630]

Abolish the monarchy....the royals are parasites

[@ren576]

Plot twist on top of the plot twists plot twist: Boris, our pm broke the law just over a month before we’re supposed to leave the EU

[@AxelWedstar411]

'Shadow Cabinet' sounds like the evil organisation in a shonen anime.

[@bondrewdthelordofdawn3744]

If I'm correct shadow in Japanese is kage

[@archise3191]

@@bondrewdthelordofdawn3744 KageCabinete rhymes pretty good

[@planetbirthday6859]

@@archise3191 that's good

[@yukidaruma4768]

sounds like deep state

[@klaxoncow]

The shadow cabinet is, of course, where Britain stores all of its shadows when it's not actively using them.

[@KrisuGranie]

Wow it showed itself on main page just when Queen died😭

[@dogdeederetoilesmysterieus2971]

Well, she's not anymore.

[@nubgaming1013]

I mark this as the first comment after she died

[@coebags]

I,ve just been watching your shit all afternoon, as a 66year old Londoner, born and raised, I,d just like to say "What a blinder, I have,nt enjoyed anything so much in yonks" educational, and very piss takingly funny .Keep up the great work. Cheers.

[@JayForeman]

Aw, thanks Alan!

[@k4four615]

@@anonymousanonymous1987, i'm muslim, but this has nothing to do with religion.

[@anonymousanonymous1987]

@@k4four615 so what if it doesn't? Because he mentioned that he's over 60 years of age it clicked to my mind that he may not have long left. Possibly, after myself leaving them comments he may be interested in islam and find the truth. Regardless if his original comment wasn't anything to do with religion. We pray God guides you Alan to the straight path. ☪️

[@michaelhawkins7389]

@@anonymousanonymous1987 stfu about islam ... this has nothing to do with Religion .

[@michaelhawkins7389]

@@k4four615 I agree with you

[@burper-oe6tm]

"Thousands of years old which has been around for hundreds of years" **confused screaming**

[@zetovidillard]

THIS

[@Mitaka.Kotsuka]

"Thousands of years old then dissolved, and called again, and disolved again... so actually, they have been running un-interrumped for less than 1000 years so has been around for hundreds of years

[@Checkmate1138]

The UK's extremely old, but not actually that old, but so old it feels like it might as well have been extremely old. =P

[@hi-ve1cw]

It has its origins thousands of years ago but in its current state has existed for only hundreds

[@BenDavisSkydiving]

Technically anything which is thousands of years old is also hundreds of years old.

[@user-fp1hw1yr7x]

4:40 that choice of music has aged like a fine wine

[@rdclips3647]

"Dun dun dun another one bites the dust"

[@imbored01]

Oof!

[@gilgatex]

Playing "Another One Bites the Dust" when showing Queen Elizabeth did not age well

[@mylittledashie7419]

Nah, it did. Monarchs can get fucked.

[@DoomOffial]

0:26 - "parliament is a baffling thousand years old institution that's been around for hundreds of years" 😂

[@michaelzheng5250]

*Charles I flashbacks*

[@tombull1342]

That's why it's baffling ;)

[@iloveindia3492]

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[@jascrandom9855]

@templar scott Actually, it come from the Great Councils established after the Norman conquest.

[@bfbvouabeorbvoaervure963]

templar scott But parliament is about a thousand years old.

[@EYDuff]

"The government can't do whatever it likes..." This did not age well.

[@militantman]

?

[@bothi00]

@@militantman Internal Markets Bill

[@dustojnikhummer]

@@militantman Illegal covid lockdowns

[@jolonghthong5377]

@@militantman things

[@danieletabarrini31]

EYDuff can i ask your profile picture? Its simply amazing and colorful!

[@innovativeatavist159]

The more I learn about the way the UK and the USA's government works, the more I think it's more of an oligarchy than either country is willing to admit.

[@BackTheNerd]

In many, many ways you're absolutely correct. Hell the ironic thing is that many Americans can actually watch some of these with some reassurance, at least in the US states call upon random fuckwits to form the Electoral College and espisdly asks (more often now *forces*, which good in this case) to vote for the president that won the actual election results, instead of what would otherwise be Congress.

[@jonathanshapiro6593]

@@BackTheNerd it’s been a long time since an elector went against the vote of the state. If it happened, there’d be some outrage Edit: it turns out this simply incorrect. Damn.

[@Q-box]

@@jonathanshapiro6593 there have been 87 faithless electors in the history of us elections, including *7* in the 2016 election. MANY electors have gone against their state.

[@jonathanshapiro6593]

@@Q-box wait what

[@TheWinjin]

@@jonathanshapiro6593 Wiki says that there were ten who attempted but three were invalidated

[@spaghettboy2173]

The KZbin algorithm is a cruel mistress

[@jacobsharpe8219]

The queen technically owns 16% of the earths surface.

[@Unknown______.]

True

[@jacobsharpe8219]

@@dominos1529 no conquering it, if we go by your logic almost everyone has a claim to everyone else land, stop being a dumb ass. and most of that land is from islands and there 12 nautical miles in all directions. and if u keep complaining well colonies u again. through tea heroin or 120mm shells

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

@@dominos1529 conquest aint theft my guy. If we used your logic, everything is a theft. The only people who own things are what, the first cultural groups in a region? The first hominids to nomadically roam a place? What is it? Whose the true kangs and queenz?

[@misanthropicservitorofmars2116]

@@dominos1529 hate people for reasonable reasons. Hating people due to your own oversimplification and ignorance is lame.

[@jacobsharpe8219]

@@dominos1529 do you know what lands the british currently hold, a small city in spain called Gibraltar, the Falklands and other small islands we decolonized when we couldn't hold them anymore or decided it was morally wrong also please do cease ur bitching military might was the sole thing that mattered to most countries for most of history if we didn't conquer them someone else would it is in human nature to want, we are just better accustomed to controlling it now through culture and learning about history and how its gone south on several occasions.

[@datsko6339]

Everybody is in charge, but there are some people that are MORE in charge and others who are the MOST in charge

[@afischer8327]

That might be the most accurate description here. After all, we can raise a petition online, which might then reach 10,000 votes, and then the point HAS to be debated in Parliament. Or you can bombard your MP with letters and emails, until he or she asks a question in the House. The only difference between feeling powerless and feeling empowered is energetic persistence.

[@CuFhoirthe88]

@@afischer8327 No number of letters and Emails will outweigh the power of campaign donations. Politicians are all bought and not by you.

[@seekingabsolution1907]

@@afischer8327 it is frustrating how much you have to badger and nag the idiots in power before they'll do anything you want. They don't have to do anything their constituents want legally speaking and there's no method of removing them if they don't save not voting for them next time which means the power of the electorate is somewhat blunted since they only need to be slightly more agreeable to the fraction of their constituents who vote than the other person at the time of the next election and can spend the rest of their time doing whatever the heck they want regardless of the wants or needs of those that elected them, it's a darn travesty that.

[@seekingabsolution1907]

@@oldstyle-Danish-exmil.officer down with all monarchs.

[@DJ-Brownie-UK]

i stick 9v square batteries up my arse so i always FULLY charged , sometimes to make myself the overarching supreme being i will squat on a dildo sized tesla coil , wooo that,ll set sparks flying letmetellyou !!

[@SacsachCCABP]

To the people saying “OUTDATED” “FIX NOW” “UPDATE THE VIDEO” First of all, it takes months to make a single, very-informative video and leaving those comments won’t speed up the process. Secondly, you do realise all you have to do is replace “Queen Elizabeth” with “King Charles” in your head and suddenly it’s updated for you? You don’t need a whole other upload just to do that simple task. Third, if videos were erased every time they get outdated, there would be over half less KZbin videos than there are now. That’s like destroying the great pyramids because they “aren’t modern”

[@LeakyTrees]

All I'm hearing is that we should replace all the Egyptian and Sudanese pyramids with bass pro shops

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Jay being disgusted as a map full of hexagons...he single-handedly predicted the outrage regarding NFT hexagon profile pictures on Twitter This is why we're glad we're pretty much a one-party state, with two smaller parties within our ruling alliance and the Chongryon. No arguments, no fist fighting, just peace and love for me

[@blu3260]

I don't think the hexagons were the problem with that pyramid scheme lol

[@thomasfoster4370]

@@blu3260 yes, it was those damn triangles

[@purplefire2834]

I was really confused when Lorde started playing in the background. Then Jay introduced the House of Lords. Well played.

[@ajirajend584]

Well, then he played the Queen

[@colbyw869]

He also played the sample from “so many people in the neighborhood” by ween a few times

[@azaria_phd]

Not to be confused with the House of Lordes.

[@Julianna.Domina]

@Werse Varsity In the time of chimpanzees, I was a monkey.

[@3seven5seven1nine9]

It surprises me that he prefers the geographic map, seeing as non-tories usually don't like it because it makes it look like tories have way more seats than they do

[@metropod]

To that I say... “Map Men Map Men Map Men... Men... Men...”

[@Skelig]

men

[@darthdangermouse1453]

@@Skelig Men.... Men.

[@mobro538]

Men

[@goodpeopleoftheworldunite]

But they do anyway 😉

[@ctalcantara1700]

I love that he used the "Queen of Canada" portrait as Queen Elizabeth is wearing the Order of Canada with the Maple Leaf flag on her side.

[@DuskerHu]

Oh dear

[@IaHarbour]

I like the fact that you showed a picture of the queen in front of a Canadian, and not British flag. So really the the Queen of Canada is pulling the strings in the UK

[@avnerzino9283]

Lizzy has no power, she is only a figure head

[@jackcarley6655]

AVNER ZINO lol

[@wildgoose5964]

so what's the point...

[@leeboy26]

@Ulti737fs It really is the only workable solution.

[@raynes6286]

Ulti737fs No, it’s the same person but the Queen of Canada as a position is irrelevant to U.K. politics, just as the Queen of the U.K. is irrelevant to Canadian politics.

[@LarsPallesen]

3:36 I didn't waste my time pausing the video. It was well worth it.

[@evannibbe9375]

@Townfounder KZbinr Jokes on you.

[@lunchtiem]

Its better. That's actually the same note from the "how do you become a lord?" video

[@foundingtitan7]

I am watching this video 7 years later and he is one of the best presenters I have ever seen.

[@genticles9981]

They use the word ‘Aye’ instead of ‘Yes’ because they’re pillocks

[@taliesinhalliday]

its called tradition. "aye" means "yes" and people still use it.

[@Nozylatten]

Well i'm Scottish and i do the same, i guess majority of my Country are pillocks too, thanks.

[@genticles9981]

Flavius Belisarius nah, it’s not your fault

[@neilvincent5524]

And 'pillock' is an old word for a small penis...

[@WilliamCooper2005]

I say aye sometimes, but more in the northern way. Aye lad (Yorkshire accent.)

[@thedripfinallystops]

Brilliant stuff get this man a tv show.

[@FixdalOK]

Joshua Barnett TV is dead.

[@L-mo]

Fixdal get him a Social Media channel then! Oh wait a minute

[@bahardin3992]

@Dr ROLFCOPTER! who watches TV..?? for those not in the stadium at Madrid, how many millions, nay billion, watched on TV Liverpool beat the crap of Spurs 2 nil..??

[@NorthernChev]

Joshua Barnett You could get him a TV show where thousands “may” watch him (in Britain) every week. ...OR, he could have a KZbin channel where 10s of thousands, and soon many many more can watch him multiple times a week with the global potential for millions of views. LOL... TV. Heh. My parents are in their late-70s, they still use a television...

[@9inchpp]

He kinda did

[@cactuscreek5925]

well now the queen isn't the ruler anymore

[@pundlik9012]

Everyone gangsta until youtube starts recommening this video again after the queen's dead.... 👀

[@Giifgaaf]

Lmao

[@baruchpinnick811]

Technically, the UK is a theocracy, in which God delegates His power to the Crown, represented by the Monarch, who effectively delegates her power to the Government, which derives its power from Parliament, which is elected by Jay Foreman... Another funny and most interesting and well-made video - thanks Jay.

[@georgecatton]

Theocratic constitutional monarchy

[@boyishmallard9404]

its ironic how the vatican is technically a monarchy

[@georgecatton]

@@boyishmallard9404 yes

[@arkalis_]

@@boyishmallard9404 Not only a monarchy, but one where the title of King is held to (closed) election and not inherited

[@benjaminclarke7984]

Except no. It isn't. Monarchy by definition is divine right to rule, it involves theocratic constructs but isn't a theocracy. Idiot.

[@epsilon3117]

‘They’ll be a instant revolution and we’ll set her Palace on fire’ Sounds about right.

[@DlcEnergy]

just like the french did

[@australianword3812]

@Jay-john Derbyshire r/foundtheblueman

[@michelsand5399]

Jay-john Derbyshire oh look one of those classic neopagan-viking-descended europeans! Go on tell us about how foreigners are bringing down your country like how the germans brought down rome.

[@australianword3812]

@@michelsand5399 shh! Let him feel speshal!

[@michelsand5399]

@Jay-john Derbyshire And what is the meaning of paganism?

[@mananagrawal6855]

Playing bites the dust while talking about the queen was a great touch and is an even greater touch now.

[@exillered7931]

0:15 may she rest in peace 🕊

[@samotten9874]

Why is King George I asking (in incorrect German) "In which land am I King? Where are my house shoes?"

[@WorldNews92]

Sam Otten Because He is the King, and therefore can ask whatever He wishes!

[@LordDim1]

Well, George I was King of Great Britain, but he was also King of Ireland. As well as Elector of Hannover. He also (along with all English monarchs from Edward III until George III gave it up in 1801) claimed the title of King of France. So, in a way the question makes sense.

[@henningbartels6245]

... why does he not know the correct way how to use the two different types of "s" (long and round S) in a German Fraktur script?

[@danielvaldez9946]

Ask bongo

[@Warriorcats64]

Henning Bartels It's King George, most of those lot were quite mental already.

[@mladen7641]

People in 2689, when the Immortal Queen Elizabeth controls the worlds with laser telekinesis: This didn't age quite so well.

[@emptyalsoempty7366]

this didn't age quite so well.

[@mantapjiwa632]

You guys remember the time when the queen was still alive and we made a joke about her being immortal? Those were the days.

[@SacsachCCABP]

@@mantapjiwa632 Don’t worry, Charles will find the secret totem of undying purse too

[@trainlover16]

Nor did your comment my good sir.

[@tf_am_i_doing_rn]

me in 2023 hearing another one bites the dust as the queen comes on screen FORESHADOWINNNNG

[@whitesox2]

This aged well.

[@joaquinaugusto625]

"an old lady lucky enough to be descendent of the family with the most violent army" -Monarchy in a nutshell

[@ninny65]

The English are German

[@AbsoluteMiniacGena]

Meghan Markle wants to rule England

[@SteamboatWilley]

@John Broadhurst King George I (elector of Hanover) was German and (as pointed out in the video) spoke no English. He was invited to take the throne on the death of Queen Anne (sister of Mary II, who came over with her husband Willam of Orange to kick the catholic James II off the throne back in 1689.)

[@SteamboatWilley]

@John Broadhurst my point being that it's false to say that the Queen's great great etc grandparents weren't German. In fact Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert was also German, so yes, the Queen's great great grandfather was actually German.

[@SteamboatWilley]

@John Broadhurst Alright, there's no need for insults.

[@thebit1097]

"In welchem Land ich bin König? Wo sind meine Hausschuhe?" Bruh he really be usin google translator

[@fizzy9226]

He asked "Wo sind meine Hausschuhe"

[@aaanawaleh]

@@fizzy9226 Where are my slippers? hahahha

[@jamestaylor3066]

Bin ich anyone? Or just not google translate

[@Gasmassk]

is your name a Melvins reference?

[@lasseb5612]

Warum? Was ist denn falsch daran?

[@brendancross2767]

Well this definitely hits different after yesterday

[@eamonahern7495]

Ireland basically adopted this system when we got independence except we're a Republic so we've a president instead of a Queen and he (or she) is chosen by the people and our voting system of proportional representation gives everyone running for election a better chance than the British one. Instead of x for your favourite candidate you put 1 beside your favourite candidate and 2, 3, 4 etc. beside candidates from most to least preferred other candidates. You can also leave boxes blank, including putting a 1 beside who you want to vote for and leaving the rest blank. Unlike in Britain, if you put an x on the ballot paper you've spoiled your vote. We only use x's for referenda*. *is it referenda or referendums (considering the plural of datum is data)?

[@eamonreidy9534]

Single transferable vote is better than first past the post. And I like how we try follow County lines for constituencies.

[@jonathanwebster7091]

Yes; a Parliamentary Republic.

[@zacchambers2418]

this reminds me of when Tom Scott ran for parliament as mad cap'n tom

[@joebrad275]

zac chambers yesss

[@catfish552]

Check the previous video in this series, Map Cap'n Tom actually appears in an election result Jay uses as an example.

[@luk3c1ary]

In one of these videos, maybe the tactical voting or who shoul I vote for shoes mad capn tom

[@averagecoloniser4586]

Good lord imagine if a joke candidate wins

[@WardyLion]

He did? At least we know he’s intelligent.

[@princeofchetarria5375]

Looking back, 2015 seems like such a simple time 😂

[@Unknown______.]

Yep

[@Arslan35]

Great sense of humour, algorithm!

[@fernandomaiasilvadias8199]

I loved the reference to the gibberish sketch of Rutland weekend television

[@aurelmatthews4164]

"They're called the backbenchers, because they sit at the back. Which are benches" I'm a loser by Beck starts playing Hehehehe...

[@ErnestJay88]

Just like Emperor of Japan who is officially can declare war or peace, approve or fire Prime Minister, disband or form The Parliament, even change the constitution, but since the end of World War II, Japanese Emperor mostly for ceremonial purposes only and rarely make a political decision.

[@Blyskawica1]

Ernest Jay ‘rarely’ so more than our Queen then.

[@charlieh2081]

@@Blyskawica1 The queen has all those powers too and officially has disbanded and formed every government during her rule. Read about Edward VIII if you're unfamiliar with just how much the sovereign of our nation actually does. Like handleing lots of classified documents for example.

[@DrRekiin]

Unlike the British monarchy, the Emperor of Japan no longer has any of those powers - officially or otherwise - under the postwar constitution. His role is now actually properly ceremonial in the sense that his presence is legally a formality.

[@chrissneed7072]

Same here

[@Haliya.]

Emperor of Japan is officially ceremonial and has no power so the British monarchy and Japanese monarchy are very different

[@BallyBoy95]

Your hard work (and Mark Cooper's) is so damn appreciated. Gave me so much educational entertainment. Keep up the good work, I genuinely look forward to it.

[@ng855]

Now she really is in the sky😪

[@FlyAirNick]

I died when he tore the page out of the delicate old book 3:13

[@WannabeMarsanach]

it best be fake though...

[@jamesmatthews291]

It's probably real a really old real old real book - you can tell because he's wearing special gloves to handle it.

[@JayForeman]

It's so fake! Look carefully, you can see it's not even attached to the book!

[@JayForeman]

And while I'm at it, it wasn't even a real library. Hence the green sheen on the screen.

[@FooBarBash]

Was the green sheen on the screen clean?

[@solderbuff]

02:04 - Ukrainian parliamentary footage. LOL. We call it "Supreme Treason" (as a pun on "Supreme Council").

[@TAKE_BACK_BRITAIN]

Good ol’ Ukrainian politics

[@Hand-in-Shot_Productions]

"Verkhovna Zrada"? I am not sure if they committed treason, but it's funny either way! Thanks for mentioning it! Also, I wonder where I can get the footage from the "Treason"?

[@calamaribowl8683]

Time for an update

[@mikedl1105]

"A crack team of his best friends" yup, we're screwed

[@brianpan6453]

Queen: "I am!" Queen's favorite corgi: "Yeah, just keep telling yourself that, doll face."

[@aasmund_ks6369]

House of Lordes. Goddamnit.

[@MH-jc3uj]

aasmund_ks Howse of Lourdes

[@katemarron6957]

aasmund_ks they'll never be royals

[@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770]

It just isn’t in their blood

[@WardyLion]

House of Lorks-a-Lordy!

[@Gredddfe]

Don't you think that it's boring how politicians talk?

[@user-fp1go9fl7n]

Thank you for this interesting video. The parliament of Britain has always intrigued me in various ways, but I think this clarifies it quite... well I don't know but it was definitely one of the more interesting videos I've seen.

[@fjlkagudpgo4884]

love your work Jay!

[@doyle201206]

You've not included the civil servants who actually run the govenmemt

[@carlwilkerson9722]

Yes, Minister.

[@virgilxavier1]

@@carlwilkerson9722 Nonsense, Minister, I am but a humble functionary carrying out the orders of my master...or mistress. My that does sound awkward. My wife never did understand.

[@harrisonshone7769]

Having one rich ninety year old who nobody voted for choose you're leader for you. Oh please! Here in America we have dozens of those to choose our leader for us!

[@Inkyminkyzizwoz]

*your - it's bad enough seeing people CONSTANTLY getting it wrong the other way round!

[@hens0w]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIanhJiYZ997h5I

[@ariltherandomguyonyoutube5220]

Harrison Shone atleast she didn't create another "cuban missile crisis"

[@the.abhiram.r]

She chooses the most supported party members

[@ryankiser4639]

Mr. Shone is referring to the Electoral Collage.

[@henrybarber288]

5:00 “We’ll set her palace on fire” Audience: *applause*

[@MarinaaLeiin]

Thank you for this video!! Really helped me to understand!

[@yacob1113]

I like how you can literally just knock on the PM’s door but you can’t get within half a mile of any senator

[@dechasrisen4783]

That wasn't the actual 10 Downing Street, just a black door which happened to be No. 10 somewhere. Downing Street has had gates for just over 30 years (and had a wooden barricade during the Irish Civil War)

[@1mol831]

Could you knock on the queen's door though?

[@evannibbe9375]

Technically you can meet with members of the U.S. Congress, just not right after an attempted coup. There have been events where a whole bunch of environmentalists sat around Nancy Pelosi’s office while she was in there and effectively forced her to listen to them before separating enough for her to get back to her job.

[@bloodclaat]

@@1mol831 No you would get shot with a knife/gun hybrid by a dude in a big fluffy hat.

[@interbard]

10th Downing Street doesn't look like that

[@twojuiceman]

"Technically anyone can run for parliament" Mad Cap'n Tom Scott

[@NathanS__]

Now Charles is in charge. tv reference

[@Hand-in-Shot_Productions]

I was just rewatching this, and I find it quite informative... and funny! Thanks for the video!

[@grahamlive]

"They use the word Aye instead of Yes because they're pillocks". Come to Scotland and say that ya bam! :) Actually. you'll probably just get laughed at for using the word "pillock" as an insult.

[@SuperAdnan117]

grahamlive James May proves it...

[@cheeseontoast9418]

source? :)

[@donal935]

english saying aye is unnatural tho lol

[@davidharrhy2308]

are u actually being a nationalist about the word aye

[@grahamlive]

***** Naw. ;)

[@maninredhelm]

So much of British society appears to depend upon the presumption that people aren't going to behave unscrupulously. That may be an increasingly unwise foundation to build upon.

[@EngineMashups]

Man, watching this in 2021... I remember when we had an opposition

[@tissuepaper9962]

The gag where he sets up like he's in a climate controlled library of historical documents, wearing gloves to read an exceptionally rare old book, and then rips out the page is so funny and I completely missed it when I first watched this video years ago.

[@kodakgreen6047]

2:24: "in which country am i king? Where are my house shoes?"

[@PrillyMcPrillinson]

I wouldn't mind more things unboringed.

[@EmdeeTiamiyu]

"They use the word 'aye' instead of 'yes' because they are pillocks" 🤣😂🤣

[@kadran3263]

I appreciate that you filmed at precisely 12:00pm. Luv ya vidz!

[@TheDucky399]

September 2019: “Britain is a democracy” Me: “Really?”

[@HaoSci]

Thanks to Boris Johnson.

[@AmusedWalrus]

@HowSci The remainers are the ones defying democracy by trying to prevent us from leaving the EU.

[@bensykes9130]

@@AmusedWalrus it's not undemocratic to seek what people want and I'm pretty sure majority of people don't want a rushed out no deal

[@ugugmug]

@@AmusedWalrus the ERG voted against the withdrawal agreement - it would've passed if it wasn't for those brexiters

[@mrmetal1680]

It's a corporate fascist oligarchy. Anyone who calls the UK anything else is not only ignorant of history, but also blind as a bat when they can walk into any town centre and see it with their own two eyes. Lol.

[@WardyLion]

“P.S You have completely wasted your time pausing this video!” Aw, bollocks! This reminds me of the time I reversed Arthur Smith’s rant in the classic Red Dwarf episode, Backwards!

[@vincenttavani6380]

Frawdder is red dwarf backwards

[@hds66nl29]

Wasted my time, pfff I think Samantha Ung Ung Ung has a point. As far as I'm concerned, first the dogs, than the cats! What are they thinking, walking around showing their naughty bits.

[@edp6000]

Watched that whole episode of Red Dwarf reversed. Good times

[@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat]

This entire video is coded with the titles and names of songs and artists. 1:37 - Talking about political parties, song is "Fight For Your Right [To Party]" by the Beastie Boys 3:16 - Talking about back benchers, song is "Loser" by Beck. 4:15 - Talking about the House of Lords, song is by Lorde 4:45 - Talking about the Queen's veto, song "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen

[@karstenwinkler6923]

I like all of your videos! Please give us more of them! I beg you!

[@Anna-nm6mo]

i've learned more in 5 minutes than I ever did in school. WHY THE HELL DONT THEY TEACH US THIS??? how are we supposed to be responsible for our vote when we don't even know what we're voting for? this should be in the curriculum, but its not. it just goes to show how all we learn in school will never prepare us for the real world. even in the psd classes I only learned stuff I already know. *sigh*

[@otocan]

You're right, I think this is one of the main problems with out country today.

[@jayjay99989]

anna??? Could you not take politics or citizenship or anything like that in school?

[@johnnotts2]

This is what your parents are for...

[@jasonmartin4775]

They're at work though.

[@scotthurst5742]

this should be basic education, or at least explained on the BBC, totally agree with this 2 year old comment

[@Zadakleader635IvanTheRobot]

2:13 i keep repeating this part

[@tanapatyangkaew4649]

2:14

[@OHYS]

2:15

[@LoboBrasileiro1]

So, you’re gonna re-release this with King Charles III as the monarch? LOL

[@EmdeeTiamiyu]

01:35 "What is a Political Party?" And clowns appeared. Hahahahaha, that cracked me the hell open 🤣😂🤣

[@anarghyasumanth8590]

So basically, Britain is in charge of Britain.

[@pqrstzxerty1296]

No UK is in charge of Britian.

[@frankie7529]

@@pqrstzxerty1296 No, Britain is in charge of UK.

[@solfennell8981]

@@frankie7529 No, I'm in charge of Britain which is in charge of the UK which is in charge of me

[@royaltraitor2000]

1:06 “How are they CHOOSHED” ......

[@gordonchan4801]

yep chosen

[@Maffoo]

@@gordonchan4801 Mm, almost as if that's the joke

[@lukebrommage2420]

@@Maffoo people just don't understand this man's content

[@francisocado6880]

"Unboringed".

[@riesenflugzeug]

chewsed

[@mrbarth]

As an American expat to Canada that now considers himself as an Americanadian, I still have a difficult time getting my yankee born head around how the Canadian system works. You explained it perfectly to me in this video. All i had to do was substitute our red and white Maple Leaf flag for that flag that was copied from one of the Spice Girls' dresses and it all made sense. Until I thought about it some and now I forgot what we were talking about.

[@lcfcsince2016]

Americanadian 🇺🇸🤝🇨🇦 Wow 😯

[@88porpoise]

In the simplest sense: Take the US system, Make the Speaker of the House of Representatives also the President, Completely neuter the Senate, You now have, functionally, a system that is basically the same as Canada and the UK. All that other stuff (like the Monarchy) is largely fluff.

[@wimpwampwomp]

Ah, I remember being asked 'Parliamentary where cabinet reshuffle opposition right honourable what?' on a test. The question stumped me.

[@slippymitc]

Ween's "So many people in the neighborhood" at 2:30 is perfect. Well done.

[@maacpiash]

"P.S. You have completely wasted your time pausing this video." I'm new in this channel, and I love this dude!

[@jasongarfitt1147]

I spotted this too and came to comment

[@SamVekemans]

This was very well done.

[@AlexGMD]

KZbin recommendations are funny

[@dan_tr4pd00r]

Really love how the music playing in the Background while showing the backbenchers was "Loser" by Beck

[@yong-haotan6576]

And the last scene of Queen is the intro of Queen's song "Another One Bites The Dust". Brilliant!

[@Xx_BoogieBomber_xX]

You can also hear So Many People in the Neighborhood by Ween at around 2:30

[@shehannanayakkara4162]

And when he was talking about parties, the song was 'Fight for your right... (to party)'