Daniel Hannan -- A Letter of Warning to America 

I would love to see these two talk like this again today in 2019 and also in 2021. How things have changed in ten years.

how sad that Daniel Hannan is as great an American as you can find these days and he's not even American. God bless that man.

Even 9 years after the event, what a pleasure to hear such erudite conversation and incisive thought, but especially an interviewer who elicits the ideas of the interviewee and analyses them rather than seeing his position as confronting and confounding them. This is a million miles from what we have to endure in Britain today with the BBC which uses public resources to develop its own agenda. (As retired newscaster John Humphries has described).

Why can't we have conservative candidates who are as articulate as this guy.

That was just great! A wonderful and fascinating conversation.

If Daniel Hannon ever needs refugee status he is welcome in the U.S along with any of his extended family. He will raise our collective IQ by simply being here

The UK needs many more Daniel Hannans. His words always relevant and wise. We ignore him at our peril.

Love Daniel Hannon. We need more Irishmen like him in Ireland.

thank god for someone talking sense and pointing out the failure of the EU.

In addition to the value of his message, which I have found enlightening, this fellow is an extremely proficient speaker.

What a delight to listen to a two highly intelligent and supremely knowledgeable people instead of the trash served up by the mainstream media!

It would be interesting to get him back for a follow up

Superbly insightful advice from the outside that was, for the next 20 years, not to be taken seriously.

Excellent interview. Very well spoken Brit. They have a very special way of explaining things the British. Even the best we have never can do it the same, or in many cases as well.

I agree with Hannan. America would not be what she is were it not for England. I think it is a failing in our American schools that Thomas Paine is not given his credit due for the American Revolution. Paine was a son of Britain. It is curious that his words did not catch fire on his native soil. Perhaps because colonials felt more severely disenfranchised by the crown. That isolation fostered a need for self-determination. Necessity turned them away from Mother England to the Mother of Invention..

I'm proud to say I never fell for Obama's b.s.

More than one European electorate voted against joining the EU and their Parliaments voted against their peoples wishes.

Daniel is well informed and well spoken. A friend of America. His endorsement of Obama's election, however, does give one pause. Goes to show fancy recitation of facts doesn't always result in wisdom. Other than that gigantic misstep he is superb.

I agree. There has been allot of pin the devil on the Brits going on in this country for a long time, and it's utterly unfounded. From Elizebeth to Charles, The Iles became the mightiest empire to put a foot in a boat in 1000 years. If GB is imperialistic, they are historicly one of the gentlest rulers on record. Also as an American, I owe GB a christian faith I can be proud of and freedom to read all about it.

Well, we left the EU now! Well done Daniel!

What I like about Dan hannan is that he uses intelligent language to get a point across, but he uses modern clever language which is still in common parlance and not from pre-1920s that no-one still currently uses (like other tory members Osborne, Cameron, Boris)

He's one of the greatest speakers I've heard in a while. I never understood why some are convinced that Obama is a great orator when there are people like Mr. Hannan who blow him out of the water. I wish he was an American citizen so he could run for the Presidency!

LOL You can tell how dated this video is... Obama is no lover of liberty, but a nail in the coffin on freedom, human rights and limited government.

Obama promised tax cuts? When was this? And what was the name of the movie?...

A great conversation by two eminent personalities

Thank you Peter!

I'VE BEEN HERE 10 YEARS AND THE MAN DOESN'T LIE!!!!

Dude has massive quote knowledge...obviously very well read.

superb interview. DH is a bright boy.

The like to dislike ratio says it all. Daniel Hannan makes me want to move to Britain.

One of the best, most sincere and honest Obama critics I have ever heared ...and no, you US ppl can't have him, we need that guy in Europe..

Daniel Hannan has the perfect job for a politician: he's a member of a parliament that really doesn't have any power so he doesn't have to be responsible to a constituency of voters for anything he votes on; he's a Conservative but doesn't have to submit to party discipline as do Conservative members of the British Parliament so there's nobody to hold him accountable for anything he says or does; he gets to shoot him mouth off on any topic but never actually has to test his ideas with real, implemented policies and thus risk political failure. Basically he gets a pay check for yacking and yacking and yacking. Nice work if you can get it.

Americans must listen to this

NHS is the new religion in the UK.

Dan Hannan is superb and will always be.

@HerMeggido And it is our great loss. He is absolutely wonderful. He loves his homeland but has an eye towards would is truly good for man.

People hate him because he speaks the truth I wish we had a whole lot of him in congress instead of the 'It's ALL about MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE and the rest of you? Not so much but who cares!" mentality

This is so cool to watch again post Brexit. But again, when was this filmed? That is solid information to hold moving into the future for all the Uncommon Knowledge tapes. Thanks again.

If you like him you will like Thomas Sowell

I absolutely agree that Obamacare would have helped destroy America if Trump had not gotten rid of it. This does not mean I am a Racist. If a Blue man started Obamacare I would still agree.

I am against it. Not because I have something against homosexuals, but because I have an issue with the entire notion of forcing a group of people, namely Christians to subscribe to and indeed support behaviors they to do not approve of. " The Separation of Church and State" goes both ways. The Church has no say in the affairs of the State, and the State has no say in the affairs of the Church.

The enforced Communisation of the Western world! Trump 2016! Brexit 2016!

I admire his calm, control of temper despite revolting facts he presents, I enjoy his diction, and the way he picks words, I admire his wit in his argumentation, and foremost I admire his great understanding of picking the right tone of speech depending on who you address. Obviously you may relate to the way of thinking of Nigel Farage or Goeffrey Bloom, but both of the gentlemen will be treated seriously anytime soon and that it just the outcome of speaking with an aggressiv and ridiculing tone

Hoy crap this is in 2010 i wonder what are his views now in 2019

Amazing.

He is correct

MUST SHARE this. Facebook, check. Myspace, check. Other social networks, check, check, and check. Hannan knows more about what it means to be American than the 52% of Americans in 2008. I feel very very sad, very sad indeed for the 52%.

Watching this video after Boris signed Brexit... 10 years after this guy talks about how no one will speak publicly about leaving the EU.

I was enjoying this conversation until he started making excuses for Obama

So The Daily Express isn't a national newspaper...?

Interesting conversation!! But FREEDOM USA IS SMARTEST!!

they did it on the back of the American tax payer. Sorry, if you don't have to pay for your defense then of course you can take long vacations, retire early, maternity leave etc.

Seemingly HUMAN NATURE. "The grass is [always] greener on the other side." "You can't miss something you never had." When I hear about the Millenials who assume that socialism is much better than capitalism, but they have never been there or studied about it, I think about how inevitable this whole thing was. My parents listened to me but cared enough to explain how or why they didn't agree. Yea, I am old-school. Today, the parents are too busy living their own life and/or doing what they perceive as more important. The kids who are obviously without much life experience can only draw their conclusions from their own limited knowledge and/or their teachers and tutors even if those teachers and tutors happen to be street people or thieves or whores or pimps or corrupt economists and politicians or twisted religious leaders. Some have relied on the attitudes and beliefs of people like AOC or B. Sanders or Trudeau or the neighbourhood 'drag queen'. Man, I can so plainly see how lucky (or blessed) I have been. I am hooked on Dolores Cannon, Dr Duane Dyer, Dr Martin Luther King Jr, J. R. Kennedy, Osho, my adopted father and mother and my new wife, and lately my 45yr old son. I've had exceptional ex-wives and girlfriends and my respect for them stands tall.

Daniel Hannan for president of the USA, give him citizenship. We don't have any politician as learned and as knowledgeable as Daniel. We need just one with the temerity to run for president and the people will line up for him in droves.

This guy quoted a non opening line to a very old poem written in 1899 genius.com/Rudyard-kipling-the-white-mans-burden-annotated, what a guy! Solid stuff

No doubt about our country is the most exceptional one in the world by freedoms, entrepreneurship, human, generosity, righteousness, friendship and the leadership. This is publicly recognized common knowledge by world where respect liberty and entrepreneurship by recent history. People from all over the world dream to be here. It doesn't matter they are from a free country or the opposite. Why? Only for one reason, the reecognition of the best and unique Americas' exception. It is only America can achieve it. This is the effort and the long term eye site from our Founding Farther. It's also comes from our numerous heroes and patriots who' sacrifices by their life and death for our today. We must cherish it for our today and the future for our next generations. There are no reasons for us or anyone to dump our best for the worse or the worst. Because America's human spirit, more immigrants are here. However, our contry must educate and help immigrants to recognize and appreciate the exceptional systems and willing to protect them together for our future. Not because immigrants don't like our country's system, often because of the culture shock. Most of them have language problems, different recognitions due to their growing up influences, although they love our country 's. Prosperity and freedoms. This is why we as people, must love our country and appreciate every opportunity we enjoy instead of the attitude of taking as granded. As our Gov't, they should clearly define that should America's exceptional systems go influence the new or newer immigrants or bends down for multi cultural ' fits, but witch are unknown and unproven for their exceptional quality. I believe as our Gov't must strictly stand by our Constitutions. This will definitely and clearly tell us what is right and what is wrong doing. This will also help out our Gov't to firmly maintain and protect our exceptional liberty and entrepreneurship systems. Otherwise, our county will be quickly switched to a different systems and unrecognized by Americans anymore Freedom system is the symptom of United States, If this is gone, people will live in fear and it's not America we know and the one our Founding Fathers left for us to cherish and enjoy. Appreciations are very important character, it's definitely should never bite feeding hands. What I meant is domestically, our county feeds us the liberty and entrepreneurship to enjoy, we must cherish and never bite the feeding hands and cherish it. Internationally, we should never help anyone who are or will be the feeding biter and remember the experiences for our own goodness.

Parliamentary system v Electoral College. I waffled until it became blindingly obvious we needed a Trump.

Mr Hannan. I wish you no disrespect. How on Gods earth can you sit on a show about your new book and say that Barrack Obama was a great President? Did you know that Barrack Obama Usurp the american Constitution? And the american Congress did not even care? I take it from your first book that you are a Socialist! That would make sense that you would see eye to eye with Barrack Obama. Don't you worry Mr Hannan. One way or another the Democrats are going to destroy America come hell or high water. I believe that Satan and the word Democrat to be equal. Democrats are as Evil as Satan. Am I saying that Satan will use the Democrats to destroy America? Yes I am!

@Tidoublemy He said he would've voted for Ron Paul!

Hannan predicted Brexit & Trump election.......

To the commenters below (some of them anyway): DANIEL HANNAN IS NOT FOR SALE :-)

He's sweet, but our government isn't small by any stretch of the imagination. Sure, compared to most of Europe we're not bad, but those countries are heavily socialist (while still having some capitalist systems to avoid going totally bankrupt). Our system is growing more in the "European" direction, and the 2016 election dispelled his idea that we choose the candidate we want: neither party chose a candidate that the majority of Americans found likeable. Open primaries don't mean much if people don't vote in them.

At 28:15 "I excuse you but only on the grounds of youth." What did Hannan say to provoke that response?

:-( Tomorrow i have to go listen to my commie soc teacher propound that socialism is the answer--pray for me Mr.Hannan.

I was a progressive too. If conservative fiscal ideology is appealing to you - well, this is actually ALL you need to spend your time. Economics is the only part that cannot be regulated by the planners and sociaöists. It will go badly wrong, be sure of that!

one point... if europeans have falling productivity and the US is the king in labour flexibility why germany and the netherlands continue to run surpluses? dont put all of europe in the same bag... another point is the comparison between europe and the US would be much enriched by comparing the US with europe japan and CHINA...

Open primaries may give the electorate the feeling they have more power, but voting is still a dog and pony show. Try to significantly reduce the scope, the spending, and the level of taxation implemented by government with the vote. It won't happen.

I don't agree that 'closed primaries' means that the party leaders choose the candidates. And that is not so for all of europe. In iceland, where I am from, anyone can join any or all parties and vote in all the party primaries. People often register in the parties before the primaries just to vote for some candidate they like. Other than that, a good interview, and Hannan is a good friend of iceland and has been warning icelanders not to join the EU. I met him once and talked to him briefly.

after checking you will find in the UK during a probation period at work they still have to give you 30 day notice you are being terminated. you just have to come up with a reason to say he is not telling the truth

I wonder what his thoughts are on Citizens United.

how so?

End the FEd!!!!!!!! This liberal says!!!!!!!

34:25 wth all this nonsense happening truer words have not been spoken

Does he have to pick up the book every time he asks a question?

93% of the UK rate the NHS as good or exellent. No for profit insurance company can even come close to that level of customer satisfaction. This is 100% horseshit. There is no such thing as a " Free Market " solution to health care.

Hannan was commenting on how Obama was dealt a "bad hand" with the 2008 financial crisis, that he might've thought it was Bush's fault for the unfair cards, and that he thought Obama could've done a better job in remedying it. The host disagrees with him. I think Hannan is unaware that the recession was years in the making, before the Bush administration.

He's right !!

And your alternative?

This sophistry from Daniel Hannan shows how words could be spun with such ease to turn the truth on its head! America is not a democracy, but an out and out plutocracy!

@pretorious700 Here what Rensune said, everything is relative.

Sadly, Daniel's opinion of Barrack Obama turned out to be quite wrong...

We didn't listen.

EU is a 100 year out of date anachronism formed in the wake of WW2 which was itself only an aftershock of WW1 caused by maniacs in power as a result of WW1 and Depression.I would argue that by 1945 under NATO and USA umbrella much of the raison d'etre of 'ever closer union' was defunct as a Communist principle, as Communism itself had proven to be hollow by then.Free trade element of the EEC was a fine principle.'Ever Closer Union' was the aim which dared not speak its name until Maastrict

I wouldn't want to see the United States' top role in the world ceded to India, much less China, given its recent history of humanitarian troubles and ongoing corruption and authoritarianism. I think the U.S. should try to be as permanent a prime enforcer as possible. Barack Obama has certainly diminished that role as of now, but not irreversibly so.

There is a correlation, but it's not a causality. There are lots of things that are known to be causal because the people involved report it as such.

the Taxation Level in the US should be raised back to 35 % of GDP, the funds raised should be used to cover the Debt of the US Federal Goverment, Military expenses, give grants that make Quality Education at all levels and Quality Health-Care Affordable, make possible Public Investment in Infrastructura (Hidden 16 Trillion Dollar Deficit) and Science, the Middle Class have been downsized by the Super Rich Billionaires and the Policies of their Puppets in Congress, the Supreme Court and The White House the past 35-40 years, it is time to let the Populists, Left and Right, Restore Popular "Real" Democracy to the USA and bebuild what has been destroyed since 1980, you need to get rid of your enormous Foreign Trade Deficit of 800 Billion Dollars, bring back Manufacturing to the US, raise the Minimun Wage to a Ethical Living Wage to share Wealth in order to recreate the Middle Class, get rid of the Federal Budget Deficit of almost 600 Billion Dollars by raising taxes on the rich and cutting spending to cover the remaining deficit.

@TheFireHorseUK And if we had a longer discussion we'd find you actually have many other socialist programs you to which you feel you have a right. You begin you diatribe with bashing the messenger and not arguing his position with a solid counter-position.

That "bad hand" is what elected Obama in 2008.

55% of a low turnout vote isn't a massive majority. The bar was set at 70% on entrance.

As a passive social conservative, I would argue for the state process of legalizing the social issues you are worried about. I don't really support gay marriage, but I don't really oppose it either.

The world has profited from a strong and powerful United states! Coming from a devolutionist!

@TheFireHorseUK "I believe in keeping our NHS, it’s our right as is the right to vote" I am not sure you actually understand what rights are. Your 'right' to the NHS means that others have to hand over money at the point of a government gun to give it to you. That is not a right, it is a privilege. Real rights are limits imposed on the state by the people. Not the other way around.

6 years late comment, but I find the idea a bit odd, that population of society needs to be always rising. I mean even if we found a way to live so that we spend less resources than it takes for us to live on, even space runs out in the end.

@pretorious700 Because compared to the other democratic processes, we have more of a choice. But not much.

@sadohenker Why don't you ask the 49% of women who die of breast cancer in the EU if their health care system is as good as ours, 91% live here.

lost all respect for daniel hannan in this interview

Daniel Hannan is a very articulate man and a deep thinker. I admire and enjoy watching him speek about many issues. He makes a variety of good points. Many I agree with, but some I don't. Mr Hannan went on to say about care in the community and its draw back on certain issues concerning the lack of watching out for ones elderly neighbours and so forth. He complained that such things were put upon government and social services. Surely better government should be doing these things at local level, answerable at higher level? Is this not what our better evolving society should be about? It is true that we have created such institutions that he might like to call bureaucratic bodies. These bureaucratic bodies have been formed with good reason, but people or neighbours still keep a look out too. He act as though this has suddenly stopped and we have all become automated and uncaring citizens. He neglects some of the old complaints about nosey Parkers taking too much of an interest in other people's business and so forth. I know this sounds pathetic and weak, but we do complain about unqualified people sometimes - don't we? I feel he is always giving just half a presentation wrapped up as a whole circumstance and then these are only the bits he wants us to see in order to win his point of view. thelastdaysofthunderchild.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/why-is-daniel-hannan-writing-letter-of.html

I believe every is the matter of America’s own confidence toward to our country America’s own principles of established Foundation and Constitution. If we do, we should continue proudly and as well as influence the world for America’s Capitalism system spirit of freedoms and equality of the opportunities always and forever instead of going to be Europeanized or ideologies of unknown systems, or Sharia laws, because we don’t know unknown things well as well as unknown things may not fit into our country America’s own established principles of Foundation and Constitution altogether. Let’s be united together again by our country America’s own principles of established laws to lead and govern by our country’s principles, greatness and patriotism and loyalty by our own generous mind, stand strongly and firmly to respect, follow and obey our country America’s laws as Constitution to protect and defend our freedom and equality of opportunities from now on and make America great always and forever. God bless America.

19:17 American point of view

@sadohenker 'cheaper' for who? It is always 'cheaper' for the thief to steal than work... ... letting the market take on these types of issues is really the only moral way to go, unless you justify the blatant robbery which is required to support government endeavors. Do you support the action of thievery, EVEN if the thief 'intends' to use the ill-gotten gains to provide for his sick grandmother, or child?