The sheer gall of the Tory party to complain about the threat to democracy from a weak opposition. You haven't given a fig about democracy or correct conduct in government for 14 years.
But was backed to the hilt by Andrew neil the hypocrite who backed bojo farage on brexit while living in the EU.. Sums his opinion up completely, do as I say not what I do..
I offer intellectual reasons to vote REFORM UK in the vid in my channel. It will give you the intellectual muscle and theory you need to understand your feelings of right and wrong. I have the higher education. Do not believe the projected seats. If a sufficient number of us vote REFORM UK we can win, the first past the post cuts both ways.
@@ChrisPatrick-q6k it would be nice if people could keep an open mind particularly as immigration is changing the country so much. I am Anglo-Saxon British but was born in a corrupt country and lived in such countries the first 20 years of my life and so I have a different perspective to a Brit born and raised here. That is a strong reason I am voting REFORM UK. I know what awaits us.
@@DrDanielHowardyou have the higher education? That’s debatable! And there are not intellectual reasons for reform, the new British Fascist Party. Back under your bridge,troll.
@tonyharpur8383 That's what happened, and it was a mistake I'm not even a tory supporter - I'd say the same for any leader, I just think the episode has been wrung dry already
Andrew are you missing GB NEWS? Have you got a new wig yet? This Week is long gone these days but this veteran keeps popping up on many channels including Times Radio, owned by Murdoch, he was a big Tory support was Andrew Neil, but like many even he's lost faith.
How they laughed at good ole Boris “he’s a real character “ then the political car crash carried on. Give me boring politics and running the country over this circus any day. “They haven’t got any worse!” Well when you are on the floor, there isn’t much more to fall.
Same thing the sane half of America is saying: I'll take boring over chaos every time. The current iteration of Republicans (MAGAts) has caused US Congress to be the LEAST productive in decades.
Fed up is the right adjective to apply to many voters who voted Conservative in 2019, however. And they are the ones who will be costing the Tories this election, by either voting Reform in protest, or staying at home.
I offer intellectual reasons to vote REFORM UK in the vid in my channel. It will give you the intellectual muscle and theory you need to understand your feelings of right and wrong. I have the higher education. Do not believe the projected seats. If a sufficient number of us vote REFORM UK we can win, the first past the post cuts both ways.
@@DrDanielHoward : Oh sure - Reform can win the election with a 40 seat majority if they win 40% of the UK national vote, Labour win 34%, and the Tories only 4%. But that’s really very, very, VERY unlikely to happen…
Is there a Guinness Book of Records entry for most scandals in a political term? Boris would easily win the most lies category. Miss Pork Markets (2014) has to be in with a shout of most inept world leader.
Canadian here: Is it just me or is it odd that so many are shifting towards Reform despite Reform being one of two parties pushing for what I perceive to be the failed Brexit? Isn't illegal immigration worse post Brexit? 🤔
Even tories don't like tories. Hence the concept of shy tories. What this lot have done is remove the mask. Some life long tories are dismayed.The rest of us have always seen the tories as inept privately educated careerists. They can't even manage the economy in their own interests.
Doesn't Mongomerie realize that the 'special pleading' of calls for a strong opposition is now an incentive to vote Lib Dem, such is the disdain for the Tories.
if he looks at the daily mail, murdoch, people like himself, & thinks that they're the ones who are going to be telling the british people what the location of the opposition will be, as his comment would suggest, then that in itself shows why it ought not to be
The Tories chose a leader who lies rode roughshod over our democracy and led to a ruinous brexit. And now they appeal that a weak opposition is not good for democracy. Maybe they should have thought about that before. Just go!
@@brianwillson9567 Democracy is about making informed choices. The 2016 referendum was more of a misinformed choice. And democracy isn't about making one final vote.
It's people like you Andrew who have promoted Tory ideas. You are so obviously biased it's shameful. You and Kuenssberg bring journalism into disrepute. 😡
Really, what about the bias of BBC, Sky, Channel 4, and ITV? All of which collectively push a left-wing agenda. You're not competent or knowledgeable enough to comment on Andrew Niel's journalistic skills. How many MSMs beat a path to your door for an informed political opinion?
@@joesoy9185 AN has done many jobs where bias may be encouraged (editing right wing newspapers, political commentary). LK has stuck much more to reporting and (supposedly non-partisan) analysis. ANs biases are more in evidence, but I'd say LKs make her more unsuitable for the job she actually does. She was a sop to the Tories in power by a craven BBC.
Johnson kicked out 21 decent but EU leaning Tories on the 3rd of September 2019. Kenneth Clarke, David Gaucke, Nicholas Soames, Rory Stewart, Oliver Letwin etc. A man link Dominic Grieve would have saved Johnson but he was kicked out.
"Whoever the Prime Minister is, they deserve our respect" Lol, no. Boris was devoid of any respect for anyone else. They shattered that as well. Respect is earned.
At least Sunak brought inflation down after Truss sent it soaring to stratospheric levels with her disastrous Budget… so he deserves respect for that at least. Not enough to vote for him though.
That would be fantastic - but it would require a high turnout from progressive parties’ voters, and also a very high level of anti-Tory tactical voting.
More air time for Conservative Home - this guy can pick and choose his media outlets. He is aligned to a discredited and dysfunctional rabble - why give him so much air time?
How can you say we should give respect to a prime minister who doesn't show any respect to us! You give respect, you get respect, you don't give respect, then you get no respect back!
THe idea that the priminister deserves respect because he's the priminister is a farce. He or she will deserve respect when they earn it given the absolute showers we've had for the past 14 years. Neil showing himself as the bootlicker he is when the establishment is concerned.
He says 'I think it's just the Tories they're fed up with. They're just voting against the Tories' with a high inflection like it's some kind of surprise. If they get more than 100 seats it would be an incredible performance and testimant to how sick in the head a big chunk of the UK electorate is.
He deserves respect...?? Why? Did they respect us when imposing austerity when they should have got the money from those who took it? Did they respect us when we couldn't see dying loved ones when they partied...? Sod him. I didn't vote for him as PM.
“The PM deserves some respect”… I think people deserve the respect they earn. They also deserve the disrespect they earn. And Sunak has certainly done that. Partly through what he has done/said/not done, and partly through the actions/inactions of the people he has supported. Time for new people in positions of power in Government, and in the Conservative Party.
I offer intellectual reasons to vote REFORM UK in the vid in my channel. It will give you the intellectual muscle and theory you need to understand your feelings of right and wrong. I have the higher education. Do not believe the projected seats. If a sufficient number of us vote REFORM UK we can win, the first past the post cuts both ways.
True. I offer intellectual reasons to vote REFORM UK in the vid in my channel. It will give you the intellectual muscle and theory you need to understand your feelings of right and wrong. I have the higher education. Do not believe the projected seats. If a sufficient number of us vote REFORM UK we can win, the first past the post cuts both ways.
Oh yeah that was the problem. Not mangling literally everything, just the fact that they had a high turnover. You can swap leaders as much as you like, just get the sodding trains to run on time
I don't understand the "threat" of super majority. Even with a moderate majority you can get all your policies through. People have it would reduce scrutiny why?
Todays Tories arent a patch on old school Tories. Skillful Insider dealing was a core Tory skill, in the past they would have NEVER been caught betting on the election result knowing the result ahead of time.
I use to hang on to every word uttered by Andrew Neil during elections, at one time. Now I think he's as tired, as boring and as imperceptive as the Tories have also become.........
We have had enough of the terrible standard of cabinet ministers and mps we have had from the Tories since 2010" I can't think of any of them being any good plus Brexit"Cameron then the Buffon and liar Johnson"how people thought he was the answer well they found out then COVID"the total mismanagement deaths then party lies' .The truss budget Was such a disaster for the country and the Tories then sunak just not up to being pm and the biggest disaster the there handling of the economy has been so very poor and so we want change so good bye to this very very corrupt Tory government.
The Tories only have themselves to blame; They bought a term by using the extremist ideology of Brexit and now must face the cost - as must the country which is submerged in the consequences
I've never voted Conservative or Labour in my life. I can't stand either party and millions are going to regret voting Labour, they have no clue as to what is coming to them. But if I was a Tory adviser, I would've won the this election easy. Just offer a series of referendums within 12months of being re-elected for Proportional representational voting, British Bill of Rights and free speech. Net zero and immigration. Change the civil service so that it is a rotation system, no government should have to deal with civil servants who are politically different, a government should be able to fire and hire who they deem fit. Open democracy right up and even put into this pledge to have an even more active involvement from the public, even on policy changes and allowing them to vote. If Farage made this his 'contract' pledge, even Labour would be in serious trouble also. I'll tell you this, if Master Yoda was real, he would be looking Labour voters in the eyes by Christmas saying "Fxxk around you did, Find out you shall".
BREXIT...BEXIT...BREXIT....The systemic economic problems caused by Brexit are going to remain regardless of who is in power. The "original sin" of this crisis is the Tories is calling for a referendum on EU membership. That blunder is going to haunt the Tories and Britain for decades to come.
Dear Times Radio, fantastic content but please stop putting the 30 second flashforward clip in at the beginning of each video. It's very disorientating.
This guy, Andrew Neil has got some Brass Neck - Mr Tory Boy himself. Times Radio is a disgrace. I see they like Tim Montgomerie as well. I'm sure they'll be recommending the punters to vote for Reform.
Respect must be earned, Mr Neil. Sunak promised to earn ours and what has he done to reverse the catastrophies of his predecessors? Nothing. Instead we now have stories about everyone around him placing bets on the election date with presumed insider information. Integrity, professionalism and accountability, my lilywhite backside.
I offer intellectual reasons to vote REFORM UK in the vid in my channel. It will give you the intellectual muscle and theory you need to understand your feelings of right and wrong. I have the higher education. Do not believe the projected seats. If a sufficient number of us vote REFORM UK we can win, the first past the post cuts both ways.
@@DrDanielHoward Calling oneself a doctor on social media does not make one a doctor. And it's rather difficult to believe when you claim to have *the* higher education. Anyone with any "intellectual muscle" knows that Farage's manifesto is a pile of manure. He even admits it.
Andrew Neil threw his career away by joining GBeebies and in doing so lost all credibility but for some strange reason he is still loved by Times Radio as they invite him on almost every day. He loves the sound of his own voice but nobody else seems to. Run along now Andrew, your reputation will never recover.
This country does need a strong opposition. Vote Lib Dem. Also Tim, PR would give the Lib Dems around 10% of 650 seats. 65 seats. Savanta predict them 50 seats. How is that much more than PR would give them?
Tories are done, can’t think of any UK election where the sitting party has been so universally hated. I’ve been a voting since I was 21 in 1969, never missed a local or national election ever. I do that to honour my family who fought in both World Wars who believed in democracy. Tory musical chairs is a good analogy, plus not listening to the public, theyhad their chances to change and they didn’t, this is where we are now. Vote Reform 🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
Andrew Neil has hit the nail on the head, people are sick of the Tory’s who have just ignored the will of the people, fed us empty promises and down right lies, we had enough, it your time to disappear, time for change time for Reform.
Labour will tax tax, the first home property will be tax on the equity, to be rebated back if you buy home property back in two years, soon fare. Next on the list wealth tax on cash over £180000 5 percent one off life of parliament, soon fare, for the many and not the few, same mantra
I don’t want a Labour government and will not vote for them. The Tories have made themselves indistinguishable from Labour and made themselves unelectable. I know Labour will win but I will be voting Reform
For fourteen years the Tories treated the public with utter contempt! Labour were appalling aswell! Starmer and Sunak work for the Wef! Get rid of Wef, Who, ECHR, UN etc! Vote Reform now!
Changing leader so many times did undermine Tory credibility. Right now I'm more worried about Labour with a huge majority changing a more moderate Starmer with a Corbynista. 5 years of communism and secured constitutionally just like H in 1933. Would there be a subsequent election?
The way Reform will pick up votes is by the inevitable failure of the carbon net zero policies which both main parties have been associated with. Its better if Reform is not connected with the Tories in parliament. Such a connection would sully the Reform image. Happy to take Conservative members and voters instead and maybe odd MP.
@@Geffo555 I don't think you would vote Reform in any scenario so your views don't matter. Do you take the views of the opposition to characterise your party? Its a well known cliché that the left says everything they don't like is far right, which saves them having to debate any policy issues.
Labour would like to paint a picture that they have made themselves electable but the truth is rather less palatable; the Conservatives have made themselves unelectable. Another truth for those believing the Conservatives are ‘finished’ is put simply: The electorate does not like to vote for the Labour party. I believe this is because too many do not like to associate themselves with being working class. Labour have made a big thing by not even using the ‘class’ word. It all about ‘working people’ - people who work. Labour, will I fear, revert to type with their mantra based on the ‘politics of envy’ whereby they will find money and people in possession of it, to vilify so that they can be seen to be righteously taxing them. This will occur if growth is seen to be non-existent of more likely anaemic. The Conservatives believe in the discredited ‘trickle-down’ economics and find it hard to frame any economic policy that does not have an element of handing money to the wealthy in the belief that it ultimately makes its way to the less well off. Those who believe the Conservatives are finished will be surprised when Penny Mordaunt retains her seat or is parachuted into the first by-election and becomes leader, then leads the Tories to government in five years time, such is the electorate's association with the Conservative party.
The reason the Tories have changed leader so often is that their policies are simply doomed to fail, and rather than reassess what they are doing, they just double down under a new leader
@@keithstevens8913I always forget when I look at the voting intention graph that there’s still around 20% voting intention for tories. I’d not seen an actual Tory in so long that your brainrot took me slightly by surprise.
@@alanrobertson9790 Rejoining isn't on the Labour manifesto out of pragmatism. Many still cling to the dream of Brexit, and Starmer cannot afford to alienate them. But Labour will still put an end to all the contentious posturing that Mail readers seem to like. And we clearly need a more practical relationship with the EU.
@@alanrobertson9790: The EU referendum of 2016 was less than 10 years ago. It’s still too early to hold another one. And the next Labour government should not apply to rejoin the EU without getting a mandate from the people in another EU referendum first. Rejoining the EU should be a top issue in the 2029 general election, in 5 years’ time.
@@timonsolus Agree with your views expressed on timing and mandates. My point is that both main parties were split by Brexit, so its not in either parties to make it an issue unless they want to lose half their votes. Yet for some reason we keep getting message such as Brexit broke Tory party which is a very one sided way of looking at things.
The lack of self awareness with the likes of Montgomery are incredible. He is the walking embodiment of what people dislike about this crop of Tories and true to form, it’s all the fault of others.
