Michael Heseltine on Suella, Enoch Powell and saving Liverpool | The News Agents

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Michael Heseltine is a politician with a long political memory. He heard Neville Chamberlain declare war on Germany in 1939. He saw Suez unfold. He attended Churchill’s funeral.
He’s served Conservative prime minister after Conservative prime minister and became the man who eventually even brought down Margaret Thatcher. He never reached the highest office himself, but having seen so many who did up close, and witnessed so much of Britain’s political journey over the last century, there can be few who can offer more perspective, more wisdom about the state we are in and where we might yet go, than he.
In the latest of our extended political interviews, Lewis talks to Heseltine about his life, his journey, his passionate belief that we must re-enter the EU and how he worries that the current Home Secretary is echoing the rhetoric and division of Enoch Powell.
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@sean.butterworth Год назад

Never a Tory supporter, but I admire his forthright manner. The difference between him and the current batch of Tories is his backbone. A very enjoyable watch, thanks!

@juliangiulio3147 11 месяцев назад

yes, think he's a principled and decent man... Far more depth and integrity than the monkeys in charge now... But I do not like the Conservatives!

@charrogate 11 месяцев назад

44:22 Tarzan's last sentences are rather telling of the current Tories' state of play 🤔

@MrMusicbyMartin 11 месяцев назад

I guess he was someone who thoroughly supported market principles, but thought they should be carefully controlled to avoid damaging people’s lives and communities. Smart enough to see through Enoch Powell and support the Labour principles of fairness and equality. He certainly comes across with more compassion than the current crop of Tory b@st@rds - I wondered whether even Margaret Thatcher would appear objectively more likeable and caring compared to Braverman, Sunak, Patel, Truss, More-daunt, Rees-Mogg and the rest (contemplates this for a second and then shudders in horror as if a freezing cold breeze had wafted through the room).

@MrMusicbyMartin 11 месяцев назад

@@charrogateTarzan that;s right haha! I can’t forget how Steve Bell used to draw him in the “If” cartoon, regularly in a leopard-skin leotard.

@juliangiulio3147 11 месяцев назад

@MrMusicbyMartin Loathe her blockedness a much as I did, yes, I think she was more genuine, Heseltine certainly was... My mate reckons he would be just as bad as they are now - if he was there now. But he has a humility and self-candour that I can hear him saying 'Maybe I would'... He seems an ordinary, decent man! Certainly a human being and not too focused on Power, (Like his 'tarzan' nickname suggested) But the current crop are very distorted , hideous human beings, Truss, Brava... and the other ones, distorted human-beings and think that's how history will see them

@juliewatt1951 Год назад

Practically a third of Heseltine’s age, Lewis’ grasp of political history is impressive & allowed him to actually react to answers rather than blindly pursue a list of pre-scripted questions. Although I hated the Thatcher government he was part of & his contribution to the housing crisis via the selling of social housing, his intellect & conscience are far superior to anything found in Government today.

@juliewake4585 Год назад

Never been a Tory but yes I agree with you.

@MrKeefy1967 Год назад

He seems to think the selling off of council housing was a great achievement! And also the de-nationalisation of our state-owned industries. The man's got a deluded vision of what's going on in this country. Which of the nationalised industries has shown improvement since privatization? Gas? Water? Train?

@pixelfrenzy Год назад

Exactly Two policies (privatisation and council house sell-off) that have really come home to roost recently and caused new crises of their own.

@juliewake4585 Год назад

@@MrKeefy1967 absolutely. I wish he’d been pressured more about this.

@KARENT32 Год назад

right to buy was the catalyst for the creation of a property owning democracy subprime loans oh dear

@theweatherman1874 Год назад

A real pleasure to listen to a knowledgeable presenter and guest without raised voices,no overtalking and no antagonistic behaviour. Perfect

@opinion3742 11 месяцев назад

That is because it is not a debate. This kind of interview is common place.

@petermills542 10 месяцев назад

@@opinion3742 Where ?!

@annemoncrieff3875 10 месяцев назад

As it shld be and as it used to be.

@spitfire1962 Год назад

I don’t agree with his politics, but this is the type of politician that we need. Honest (as far as I can tell) and doesn’t dither when asked a question. I wish the interview had been longer. On a personal note, he and his family are very courteous. I was working in his Belgravia home and had been clamped. Whilst waiting to be unclamped I was invited to have tea and something to eat with his wife and one of his daughters.

@cecilefox9136 11 месяцев назад

How interesting

@lucysmith594 10 месяцев назад

That’s so different from the recollections of an interview Lynda Lee-Potter (Daily Mail) did with him. She was given her tea in a mug while he had his in a bone China cup & saucer. The article was laced with little details of the encounter. I remember when Heseltine and his wife and daughters were so certain they’d move into No10, practically measuring up for curtains. And then they didn’t. Hah!

@LaLeMay 9 месяцев назад

@@lucysmith594that’s a petty comment. I have my favourite mug for tea - it is different to the mugs I give guests. It’s not a slight, it’s just my mug. You sound bitterly delighted that he didn’t move into No 10 - you seem to know their misplaced excitement as if your were there

@LaLeMay 9 месяцев назад

He is a gentleman and his family are cut from the same cloth ❤

@aidanjohnkelly Год назад

A giant of a man, softly spoken, kind, yet deeply principled, he must be so ashamed of what the Conservative Party became.

@kyorin6526 11 месяцев назад

Still a Tory, but nothing like the current shysters. The Tory party is basically just UKIP now. It's a bit like what happened to Boeing when they merged with McDonnell Douglas. Although still called Boeing, the accountants from McDonnell Douglas basically took over, and look where that ended up...

@stefftj3493 11 месяцев назад

the man is class his wisdom i feel safe

@yorkymc 11 месяцев назад

so true @@stefftj3493

@opinion3742 11 месяцев назад

@@stefftj3493 interesting sentence look up where have all the fish gone

@MrMusicbyMartin 11 месяцев назад

He’s the conservative you could agree with. I had respect for Michael H, and also Michael Portillo (after his epiphany living on the dole for Channel 4 and almost immediately resigning from politics).

@patrickh8602 Год назад

I disagree with Heseltine on most things in politics but I have immense respect for the man, he is the definition of an honourable and principled Conservative.

@mmcc5846 Год назад

Patrick respect for Tory kiddie fiddler he and his wife are in Jeffrey Epstein's blackbook

@marythorpe928 Год назад

I agree, I am not a fan of his , but he talks sense,, and does not appear to be a corrupt or cruel and most of the Tories in power now .. he did do a lot for Liverpool for Liverpool

@Skootavision Год назад

I think this is exactly the point. We could choose between political opinion and vote for normal human beings. The culture wars are destroying political discourse on both sides of the pond now.

@user-xu5vl5th9n Год назад

He was the definition of "vaulting ambition".

@eightiesmusic1984 Год назад

@@user-xu5vl5th9nHe served Major loyally as deputy PM. I am a socialist but he acted on principle over Westland when he resigned, not for his own ambition. Most MPs would have leadership ambitions if the opportunity arose. Hardly surprising.

@earnestequivocation6250 Год назад

The is channel is a breath of fresh air. Some great posts below. Renews my faith in mankind. Heseltine provides a much needed reminder of what the mainstream Conservative Party should look like, in sharp contrast to the array of appallingly inadequate utterly dishonest chancers who have taken it to the brink.

@stuartread9362 11 месяцев назад

Amazing man! I'm a socialist but have great admiration for Michael Heseltine's foresight and understanding.

@shieldaigbencher 11 месяцев назад

I think as a society we should show a load more respect for our elders with a lot more experience and knowledge than we do. As a 90 year old man, he makes a lot of sense to me.

@AndyRossism Год назад

My late Mam was very left wing, even describing herself as a Marxist one time , albeit to get rid of a pesky phone caller from Labour, but Heseltine and Kenneth Clark were 2 Tories she respected, and now with time passing, and looking at what we have now, I can see why.

@allanmacbadger5692 Год назад

I understand your comment, I am neither Tory or Labour but I come from a time when both Michael Heseltine and Tony Benn were in parliament and although their personal politics were polarised I always enjoyed listening to their comments. Both are real men with strong personal convictions.

@Barry101er Год назад

Heseltine and Kenneth Clark ; I agree with your Mam!

@markdaly1648 Год назад

Clark was involved with British alcohol and tobacco.

@AndyRossism Год назад

She was a rare thing now a genuinely working class Lefty Boomer, had memories of pre welfare state and what what lead to her own Mother had to give birth to one of her many siblings homeless in the local woords. She used the Marxist line a lot ti freak out the sort of caller who would assume she was more centrist based on her age. During the Labour leadership challenge against Corbyn from Owen Thingy she was rang up a lot by Labour and pestered , so that's how she would end the call very quickly 'Owen Whatshisname? Looks like a low grade bank manager to this old Marxist Trotskyist !' She would proclaim 😅

@Barry101er Год назад

@@AndyRossism "a genuinely working class Lefty Boomer, " -happy to say I am in that club.

@funkhouse5936 Год назад

I am not to the right of politics but always keen to hear his thoughts; A nice interview conducted with calmness and intellect

@niallh6453 Год назад

The nostalgic waves of respect for Lord H illustrates how far things have fallen thanks to Cameron, May, the Liar, Truss and now Sunak. Great interview.

@francisfox9171 Год назад

That's right but I wouldn't put Cameron and May in the same basket as Johnson and Truss..they were at least fundamentally honest and honourable people whereas the rot - literally - set in when Bozo was elected. We will be - literally - paying the price for the last 4 years for a long time to come.

@skymanifest8339 Год назад

The nostalgic wave is revisionism on your part.

@Bertrum123 Год назад

To true 👍

@Bertrum123 Год назад

Thatcher and leon britton stabbed him in the back with the westland helicopter affair he resigned rather that give up his morals . He took britton with him thoe .and honest statesman

@Dickie2702 10 месяцев назад

I'd add Starmer to that list.

@dawnwellam4897 11 месяцев назад

I have never agreed with everything he has done but at least he has integrity which is lacking in this Conservative party now.Great interview.

@hariowen3840 Год назад

This journalist, Lewis Goodall, is a model that some of the people at other troubled news channels should try to learn from. (And that's putting it mildly!)

@theweatherman1874 Год назад

Excellent summing up and a credit to his profession. He sets a standard for others to aspire to,take note GB news and others

@jonathangammond3019 11 месяцев назад

And he is knowledgeable too.

@JJVernig 11 месяцев назад

He gives space right from the beginning. Just the war bit, and conveying his feeling to Hesseltine about the start of WW2. I had the same feeling, and he just made it audible, and gives Hesseltine the space to be himself.

@williambarry70 11 месяцев назад

90 years olds and still an interesting intelligent voice whose genuine desire to help Liverpool my home town I appreciated even though I don’t share his politics I have always admired his cavalier almost maverick attitude to convention . His is a particular approach where personal integrity and standing firm for your beliefs were more important than blind ambition . As the former wine butler for the terribly exclusive House of Commons mps dining room I have only happy memories of a polite and generous man who treated the catering staff with the same politeness as he did Alec Douglas Hume his leader . Fabulous interview thank you very much .

@Contraster671 Год назад

Was never a Hesiltine fan and didn’t support his politics. His intellect, steadiness, forthright talk, honesty of direction is so refreshing compared to todays child like figures that I understand why I’m no longer conservative. I see Labour as this countries only hope.

@hamzariazuddin424 Год назад

It’s strange I don’t know much about him apart from usual left wing tropes. He seems like a political figure Britain is truly lacking today.

@cordeliafitzgerald8714 Год назад

Until Starmer is removed there is no labour. Starmer is just as scary as SB.

@robertspencer2516 Год назад

Great interview. I’m old enough to remember Hesletine in his pomp. Never have been a Tory, but he commanded respect for his clarity,straight talking and honesty. Attributes sorely missed in politics today particularly in the Conservative Party and the outlying influences on it.

@poesie6279 Год назад

Labour is not the broad church Starmer promised along with his endless other broken promises. I will vote for neither of the two main parties as there is little difference, they both seem to harbour barefaced liars.

@thetragicyouth Год назад

Labour our only hope?? 🤣 Great - accelerated privatisation of the NHS (Streeting and Starmer have made no secret of what their planned "reforms" entail), all the most cruel and anti-democratic Tory laws will be retained (Starmer's front bench are adamant that they don't intend to repeal *any* Tory legislation), and another dose of austerity as Reeves has made clear she's following Tory "fiscal orthodoxy". Add to that all Starmer's broken promises and abandoned commitments, and you have just another rightwing serial liar - albeit with a slicker haircut.

@grantwallace1882 2 месяца назад

I am getting emotional. Hesiltine speaks so much sense. A true Statesman.

@emmetmcgee3481 Год назад

Great interview, well done @Lewis Goodall, thanks Michael Heseltine @wisdom

@chrismills214 11 месяцев назад

As a Labour member I have loads of respect for Heseltine.

@tonyb9560 Год назад

I am from merseyside, this is the only Tory i have ever liked and respected.

@daveanderson70 11 месяцев назад

This is probably one of the best interviews I have seen for a long time.

@somalilandrecognition5413 10 месяцев назад

Compare that to Piers Morgan recent debacle with JC 🙄😏

@simonbriggs5494 Год назад

A great interview. Lewis allows Michael Heseltine to talk, and Heseltine imparts experience, wisdom, nuance and his truth. So much contrast to the rhetoric, bad faith and weasel words of Sunak, Bravermann and their ilk.

@sallycarlsson3710 Год назад

Lord Heseltine is always worth listening to even when we disagree.

@gigabit409 Год назад

Two titans, what a great shame the Tory Party is not the home of people like Lord Heseltine any longer.

@monkeytennis8861 Год назад

He's vile

@hazelhatswell4268 Год назад

Exactly and unfortunately true.

@peterdickinson4599 Год назад

Is he not still a member of the party?

@j.harrison6744 Год назад

His love of immigration ended up replacing privileged native grandees of his sort. RIP irony.

@thirdeyeblind6369 Год назад

@@j.harrison6744 Utter tripe

@yorkymc 11 месяцев назад

As an Irish man i found this interview with Micheael Haseltine very interesting .

@johnschlesinger2009 Год назад

A breath of fresh air. A man of integrity and compassion. There is hardly anyone in politics of his standing now.

@nicolaablett7790 Год назад

Have to agree can't quite believe it but he has values

@knowledgeispower6726 11 месяцев назад

Wow, seeing Hesletine brings back memories of when you could disagree with someone's politics but still respect them because they had the courage of their convictions. Most of todays players in parliament don't see to have any convictions, let alone the courage to fight for them.

@unionjakjakson Год назад

Hesseltine & Kenny Clarke, both two political behemoths that know the time of day. The sort of guys you want onboard your lifeboat.

@monkeytennis8861 Год назад

No you don't

@juliewake4585 Год назад

I’m not a Tory but sadly that type of guys are sadly missing in the Tories.

@fitzbarbel Год назад

In the water acting as floats, maybe; or cut up as fish bait & chum...defo!

@jimbo5973 Год назад

More like whales and I would want them floating around the lifeboat, belly up.

@skymanifest8339 Год назад

He knows the time of day in his elite cloistered bubble. Maybe he should venture to areas like Rotherham, Bradford and Croydon, to see what the time is like?

@flemmingmorgan1929 11 месяцев назад

Why can’t we have politicians of this calibre today? Great interview by Lewis Goodall

@HelenaMikas 11 месяцев назад

@flemmingmorgan 1929 because many seek a politician with charisma .Politics is not Hollywood or Ealing

@redrev674 11 месяцев назад

He was always an opportunist. Always envious of Maggie Thatcher.

@victoriavelvet3689 Год назад

When you could both agree and disagree with a conservative because you can respect their opinion because you know the opinions are well thought out.

@patrickgleason2066 10 месяцев назад

Lord Heseltine's accounts of recent history are honest and insightful.

@wwoodburn8508 Год назад

Great interview to listen to. Ended too soon. Absolutely fascinating, and I am a lifelong Socialist. You need to do a much longer interviews before these people are no longer with us to give their perspective on political history.

@crustysherrifsbadge Год назад

I really enjoyed that, great interview from both of you 👍

@alansharp1528 Год назад

The best interview that i have seen all year and have viewed many. Excellent questions , and equally so the responses.

@kennethmarshall306 11 месяцев назад

Hezza has always been a pleasure to listen to, even though I don’t share his political beliefs

@nicholasbethell2921 Год назад

Heseltine shows more empathy than most Conservatives.

@huwzebediahthomas9193 Год назад

His huge hole was his involvement in selling off social housing. It pulled the ladder up for the generations after. No thought of a replacement. Very here today, forget tomorrow, typical 1980's irrational Tory dogma.

@juliewake4585 Год назад

Certainly nowadays, yes I agree.

@skymanifest8339 Год назад

It's easy being empathetic when you're isolated from the consequences.

@alphabetaxenonzzzcat Год назад

Yes - he was very empathetic to the Nottinghamshire miners who supported the Tories during the Miners' Strike in the 1980s, when he shutdown their mines in the 1990s.

@PGHEngineer Год назад

Like most people who like to claim themselves to be empathetic, it is all talk and precious little action. It is performative, and born of narcissism. People who believe actions speak louder than cheap words baulk at the idea of taking on actions which are open ended in their charity.

@mathewhulbert1 10 месяцев назад

A very enjoyable interview with one of the political giants of my lifetime. A decent Conservative, and I say that as a Liberal Democrat. A superb interview by Lewis.

@MorningtonCrescent 11 месяцев назад

I remember interning in Westminster and sitting in a Select Committee, then in strode Heseltine. The man had real presence and real charisma. Truly a man who held the room.

@Claymore5 Год назад

Hugely entertaining and informative - I could listen to Lord Heseltine all day to be honest - it's so refreshing to hear carefully thought through and considered opinion from a politician even if you don't necessarily agree with every thing they say. What a difference to the sound bite, click bait of so many of today's representatives.

@leehermitage5684 10 месяцев назад

My late uncle was a gent named David Marlowe, and between 1975 & 1987 he was Head of Public Relations/Tourism for the City of Liverpool. My mum & I used to have a little break with him & my aunt most summers. One evening in 1982, he took us up to the Albert Dock which was then derelict, and said the immortal line "Come back in five years & it'll all be different !". He worked very closely with M.H. on the redevelopment & promotion of the area, & in particular the International Garden Festival in 1984.

@tamhunter5025 10 месяцев назад

Age has brought him to the right place,respect to him

@martinwhelan5415 Год назад

Brilliant insight to a credible brilliant man. Excellent also in the way the interview flowed and the quality of the questions

@fionayoung5622 11 месяцев назад

Terrific interview on so many counts. Thank you

@Luddite-vd2ts 11 месяцев назад

Fascinating. Thanks for this insight.

@tezzrexx 11 месяцев назад

What a man. He still talks with great care and conviction. He destroys so many of the arguments of the Tory party of today with so few words but with deep meaning. Also he's able to put across the view points of immigrants and global warming's impact with a humane solution. Shame no other MPs are talking about it.

@cecilefox9136 11 месяцев назад

What a brilliant and intelligent politician!

@alisonmaillard5341 Год назад

Thank you for this amazingly powerful interview!

@philbraithwaite1316 Год назад

His interview with James O’Brien on Full Disclosure is worth listening to.

@skymanifest8339 Год назад

No it's not.

@dianemessias5689 Год назад

Heseltine has many admirable views, not least on Brexit, but before people deify him, in the 90s he endorsed the late payment of bills by businesses, which he called 'part of the culture of British business'. Many small companies go out of business waiting for their money, and for the self-employed and freelancers, it's the kiss of death. And he talks about levelling up!

@HelenaMikas 11 месяцев назад

So few today know their history..That is the tragedy .An excellent interview with two very decent man .Thank you both .

@denismurphy7047 10 месяцев назад

A brilliant interview,an honourable man,always had the greatest respect for him.

@t.dmytryshyn2615 Год назад

A politician who tells the truth, imagine that.

@elkpaz560 10 месяцев назад

his truth

@iainmacmillan5997 11 месяцев назад

Brilliant interview. 👍👏👍

@denismurphy7047 2 месяца назад

Brilliant interview,heseltine and clarke great politicians.

@johngalvin3124 11 месяцев назад

For a famous Tory to admit Brexit was obviously about racism is massive. Hats off to a man with morals who sees shades of Powell in Braverman and Sunak. I disagree with his choice of party and his views on Thatcher, privatisation and selling off council houses, but i will defend with my life his right to make the odd mistake in 90 years. Wonderful interview by a respectful and knowledgeable young man.

@imranhussain1x 11 месяцев назад

Great interview. Great interviewee 👌

@hotshot243 Год назад

Very interesting and engaging interveiw could've gone on for another couple of hours

@shoes123uk8 Год назад

Great interview 👍

@marycdolan6314 11 месяцев назад

Great interview with an intelligent, practical, experienced gentleman.

@annejanecryan4754 Месяц назад

Love Michael Hesteltine a rock of sense.

@vinmakesthings Год назад

I’ve always respected Heseltine even though I’m on the left of centre. Brilliant interview.

@ronaldmadican2393 11 месяцев назад

I got an apprenticeship because of his work in Liverpool. I'm still working and making a living on the back of that 40 years later.

@Beliefish Год назад

This man is a Legend

@andrewrobinson2565 Год назад

Excellent interviewer, very knowledgeable about history. I'm now an admirer. Heseltine is humble in old age but speaks from the heart and soul 🤔❤️👍+1. Wilson and Ted Heath gave me MUSIC at state primary and secondary school and I made my fortune from there. 😢 Sad to have to escape the country of my birth through Powell, Thatcher, Farage and Braverman. 🇨🇵🇪🇺 Subscribed. 👍🔔.

@Downarshed 6 месяцев назад

Great interview,very powerful and emotive to listen to Michaels views on Powell and Brexit. A truly decent man X

@spitfire9632 2 месяца назад

I've always been a Labour supporter, but when Michael Heseltine speaks I always listen, I have a lot of respect for Tarzan.

@vickyking3408 Год назад

Spot on mr H!!!

@Yusuf-j3j2s 5 месяцев назад

Great conversation Refreshing and powerful Now try listening to GB News and Suella Bravemen

@annejanecryan4754 Месяц назад

Perish the thought.

@mbdlav Год назад

Great interview.Thank you.

@edwardargles9329 Год назад

awesome interview Lewis. I hope you got to talk to him more afterwards!

@clivesnell Год назад

Whilst I’m no fan of the tory party, MH has my utmost respect for his views on Enoch Powell and Brexit, western politics has gone down the drain.

@gillianpope9039 Год назад

Has become all about greed now and this current lot filling their own pockets with no regard for the people who elected them!

@skymanifest8339 Год назад

It's gone down the drain precisely because his brand of liberal politics won the day, defeating the vastly superior mind and honorable beliefs of Powell. You reap what you sow.

@j.harrison6744 Год назад

It's gone down the drain because of his sort.

@simongoodwin926 11 месяцев назад

Michael Heaeltine, so right on so many things and genuinely wanted and still does want a better world. Why on earth be a Conservative? That they wanted to vote down the race relations act, and he steered them right. What if he hadn't been there? A true statesman and deserves respect, just wish he hadn't been a Conservative, the most destructive force in the country, at least in my lifetime.

@nickrowland1904 10 месяцев назад

A great interview. I am left-wing , but I have a lot of respect for Michael Hesetine. I don't agree with everything he says, but I agree with 100% on Brexit. The two Tories I have respect fot are Michael Heseltine and Keneth Clark.

@naulawilliams8291 Год назад

What a great and enlightening interview.

@AlfriedKrupp-jr2bd 13 дней назад

Great interview 👍 👏 👌

@ramondlane8149 10 месяцев назад

A great interview with a true gentleman and giant of politics , what a straight talker and a lateral thinker. Your modern politicians could do with some of his smarts. Thank you

@Simon-zb6fp Год назад

A great interview - one to keep

@stevetubbin5154 9 месяцев назад

I hope this man does as many podcast interviews as possible before he kicks the bucket. Far more insightful , interesting and humble perspectives than the usual mainstream news night and C4 interrogation. His knowledge, experience and wisdom are priceless and must be bottled for posterity.

@TheKatLou 10 месяцев назад

I do appreciate The News Agents...they're all much better having left the Beeb!

@somalilandrecognition5413 10 месяцев назад

Very entertaining, bringing back memories of days gone bye. It's difficult to believe that we were led by Margaret Thatcher, a woman with a lot of sense and plainness. Today's global sm world has changed the political lanscape put of all recognition.

@vincentciliberti5026 Месяц назад

Lord M. Heseltine got principles, and that is what got him where he stands now.

@MrMusicbyMartin 11 месяцев назад

There’s some respect for Michael here in the Liverpool, despite his Tory credentials, as he pulled money from the EU to help rejuvenate the area after the riots. (That the riots could be the fault of his boss to a great degree is perhaps unrelated.) I think it’s noteworthy that Liverpool voted strongly to remain in the Brexit referendum; I think many of us remember how European unity helped out city. Interesting to note that he was on the left of the party back then, which nowadays would qualify him for Kier Starmer’s Labour.

@TomSanderson100 11 месяцев назад

Excellent interview

@josepha8415 Год назад

It's always refreshing to hear Heseltine. He is the rare respectable Conservative.

@poesie6279 Год назад

This proves how rich, powerful men believe in their attempts at being honorable with absolutely no understanding of what it’s like to be struggling to survive as so many people are. This is why it’s so important to have a genuine, broad church opposition, rather than an imitation of one.

@RogerSharples 11 месяцев назад

Brilliant. What a man!!

@Tom_murray89 8 месяцев назад

Going to Normandy was one of the highlights of my life

@TomTom-gh1nf 11 месяцев назад

As a scouser Tories will always be our greatest enemy and these days we are definitely not fans of Tory-lite Labour ..but most of us have a lot of respect for Michael Heseltine for what he did on his time in our City .

@singlendhot8628 11 месяцев назад

Heseltine is the last remnant of the humble, grounded Conservative leader. When I look at him and then look at squishy Rishi or BS Boris, I see how far politics as a whole has failed. Our country will never regain its place in the world without more like him.

@huwzebediahthomas9193 Год назад

Don't mention Westlands! I did once, but I think I got away with it...

@mikeriley6073 9 месяцев назад

Fantastic interview - fantastic man and politician!

@lynnehayward7309 Год назад

Huge respect to Heseltine and interesting his opinions align with Corbyn on helping countries to reduce illegal immigratio

@michaelturnbull8687 10 месяцев назад

I hope I have such a clear mind when I'm 90. I am 87 so I have some urgent work to do thanks to Heseltine 36:02

@hazelmurphy9235 10 месяцев назад

Brilliant interview. Always had a lot of respect for Heseltine. He's smart and has principles. I really hope he is right about Brexit.

@anthonyraumann4165 11 месяцев назад

Excellent interview . Lord Heseltine is a man of real integrity, experience and substance , whether or not you agree with his views- something lacking in current politicians across the political spectrum.

@eugenetaljaard7568 10 месяцев назад

Very interesting interview.

@vincentciliberti5026 10 месяцев назад

Lord Michael Heeeltine is a principled person, a virtue uncommon in a lot of poiliticians.

@happychappy7115 Год назад

2 generations separated by 50+ years, able to discuss highly sensitive issues sensibly and logically. Comforting!

@santinogazi Год назад

Wow is this an actual Tory? I can’t believe it. He sounds so different from the shower we have today.

@russellbradley454 Месяц назад

Been involved in local politics in a small way since the early 1960's. And in those pre Thatcher days dispite political differences we where always respectfully of others views. Remember many hours spent outside polling stations having heated but civilised discussion.

@JoannaHammond Год назад

Unfortunately the sale of council houses as lead to a complete shortage of social housing, privatisation has lead to the complete disaster in services we see today. Not exactly two things I would have been proud of achieving.

@lynnehayward7309 Год назад

I disagree with the council houses being sold, it's the only way as a newly divorced woman with adult children to support could afford one. The problem was having no obligation to reinvest on replacement of those sold, often at silly low prices (which I didn't benefit from), but my neighbour flogged there's off to then move their cannabis indoor farm to Wales! Social housing would be better not on estates, but intermingled in private housing. The ex council estate on which I still live has improved as owners have taken pride in doing them up and they're most bought by first time owners.

@JoannaHammond Год назад

@@lynnehayward7309 I understand your point, but as you stated the policy did not force realistic prices or construction of replacement homes. It should have done, every property lost should have been replaced.

@j.harrison6744 Год назад

80% of social housing in London has gone to people born abroad. So yeah, adding 10+ million people to the population since '89 has easily been the biggest cause of the supposed "housing shortage." But you people never want to point to that giant herd of elephants in the room...

@j.harrison6744 Год назад

@@JoannaHammondEvery property was replaced. Under 'Right to Buy' roughly 2 million homes were sold. Between 1997 and 2010, 2.61 million council homes were constructed alone. Again, that elephant. Look at it!

@JoannaHammond Год назад

@@j.harrison6744 Can I have a source for that information please. From my own research back when right to buy was introduced there where around 6.7 million council house, there are now less than 2 million left. Further, of those sold, 40% are now owned by private landlords renting them back out.