This gave me a chance to better know what Carla Denyer is like, and I think she’s such a breath of fresh air; this is what politicians should be like; honest, grounded, eloquent, thoughtful, humble, fair, and real. I’m now a big fan.
And vegan of course, which is always the result of being sceptical, compassionate, rational, thoughtful and consistent. It's such a shame that the system generally works against totally authentic candidates like her.
Mention was made of forty seats where the Greens came second. No less than EIGHTEEN of them are in London, where swings from Labour to Greens of up to TWENTY percent (Stratford and Bow) were recorded. MPs under threat from the Greens now include David Lammy, Emily Thornberry and Meg Hillier with their 2019 majorities halved.
🫡 I’ve voted for David Lammy several times before (in every GE when I’ve lived here - I voted for Jeremy Corbyn when I lived in Islington North!) but I’m very pleased to see that my vote for Green this time around was in very good company with so many of my neighbours, and that it made a difference!
Only 15 minutes in and I've heard more reasonable points from Carla than I have in the last month of Labour and the last 14 years of the Tories. Every time I see her I want to vote Green even more
I voted Green, Denyer, so youre welcome. Very welcome and Im glad that you’re mindful of the ability of parliament’s grandeur to beguile. Stay humble, and principled its what makes you so likeable.
I voted Green in North Herefordshire. Really happy with the calm, rational and thoughtful way they expressed themselves and their approached important issues with their policies.
Happy to see North Herefordshire vote green from across the border in monmouthshire. Both our beautiful regions have had our rivers polluted by tory policies!
Yet when asked during the leader debates on the run up to the election how she would fund the Greens’ £50 million for the NHS, she didn’t have a clue and didn’t answer the question
Great to see more coverage for greens. Would love to see a follow up dig deeper into the party, vision, policies, comments on major issues, overlooked issues, thoughts on what’s next etc
As an Australian I find it flabbergasting that you don't even have enough room in your parliament to seat all your MP's! We have inherited a thorough amount of pomp and nonsense, of course, but at least we provide enough seats for our representatives to actually do their jobs in parliament, in the sense that if you win a seat, you literally are provided A SEAT. Why hasn't there been a campaign to build a new chamber that is fit for purpose?
There are those that advocate it being moved to a bigger, more modern and central location like Birmingham, Manchester or York. Can't think of any names though.
Carla comes across expentionally here, I want to see all politicians say "I don't know the exact values more, so it would be irresponsible to speculate."
@@Redsleather Given how both Labour & the Tories couldn't apparently see a £22billion black hole in public services finances, is it not better to have someone say, "we honest don't know/can't tell at this point" rather than make up exciting lies (£350m a week for the NHS) or ignore such vast problems completely?
@@Redsleather If you were given 50 spreadsheets with 1000s of figures a day for the last month. Would you be able to retain every exact number from the top of your head? That is what a good team is for, and she has said in the video that she is still interviewing for hers. Maybe a little grace is needed. Anyway, my point is that to quote incorrect or fictious data can lead to poor results and leads to those media lines that spread misinformation. The RESPONSIBLE and intelligent thing to do is to say "I don't know, but I will make an informed decision when I find out". The smartest people say “I Don’t Know” a lot.
Carla Denyer and her bunch of middle class fantasists would bankrupt this country in days. The Green Party are a threat to the nation with their high tax policies and ban everything they personally don’t like dictatorship ideals 💀💀
Thangam has herself and Labour to blame for losing her seat. Despite not living in Bristol, I was supporting Molly Scott Cato when she was standing in Bristol West, because it was the next Green target after Brighton Pavilion. But in one election, Labour suddenly put Thangam in to contest the seat. We realised that she was a very strong candidate, and I and several other Molly supporters pleaded with Thangam to move constituency within Bristol to give Molly a better chance in Bristol West, but where Labour were equally likely to win. She point blank refused to consider a move to a neighbouring constituency, and we realised that she had been put into Bristol West as a strong candidate deliberately to fight the Greens & stop them gaining another foothold at Westminster. During the same election, Labour were diverting resources away from “Red Wall” seats to fight Caroline Lucas. Labour has a mindset that they must beat 5he Greens at all costs. That’s why Thangam looked so sour at the count this time. She knew that she could have moved to an easier constituency if Labour hadn’t been so fixated on beating Greens. Will Labour have learned anything from this? I suspect not.
You see this at so many levels of Labour, from senior leadership to street-level volunteers. They are _desperate_ to fight the Greens, while quite relaxed about conceding to moderate Tories 🤦♂️
I would love to see more interviews with the green MPs - it’s a brilliant insight into how the party does/will operate moving forwards, in a long form way where you can actually grasp the nuances of the party!
I voted Green even though I had no chance of getting a Green MP in my local constituency because I really believe they could change the UK for the better, plus I just couldn't bring myself to vote Labour.
If anyone believes the Greens would change anything for the better, perhaps you need realise what these middle class, middle of the road opportunists actually stand for
@@bloodynorahvan2203 my sentiments exactly. Hopefully next time their numbers will grow. Already a few weeks in and it feels like more of the same with Labour.
I’d vote for Carla whatever she said or did ❤ but I don’t think the Greens would have won half the votes they did if they hadn’t supported the arms ban to Israel, BDS, the ceasefire and condemnation of Israel occupation.
@@PrivateSi We actually need more immigration due to our aging population. We quite literally don't have the people to fill the gaps in key sectors where pressures will increase as an even greater % of the population become elderly over the next few years
I like Carla and voted Green... However, they nearly lost my vote to the Workers party because I wasnt impressed by their position on continuing to arm Ukraine. Peace ✌️ please Carla.
A UBI is as popular with the right wing as the left. This is one "solution" which is tinkering at the edges rather than addressing the neoliberal economic paradigm. Carla nonetheless is a breath of fresh air: intelligent, honest and articulate.
Crazy how refreshing it is for a politician when asked a question about something that they don't know, to reply honestly and unashamedly. Gaza wasn't the reason I left Labour, but it was the reason I voted Green in Suffolk Coastal. I was pretty disillusioned and may not have voted at all this time, but the way Carla and the Greens have responded to the crisis since Oct 7th convinced me. I don't regret it.
Having listened to both their co-leaders and also Zach Polanski on different interviews I can see the problem from the Green Party which is they are genuinely decent and likeable people which unfortunately will not help them as politicians !!
I'm from Brighton and got to meet Caroline Lucas a couple times, I always remember her saying upon entering parliament she asked if she could get an office. They told her 'no, but there is a place for you to hang your sword!' Sums it up.
@ValQuinn Carrying Swords is illegal, so they would not of said that. There maybe a clip of her saying that but that isn't true, if something sounds far-fetched and stupid it normally is.
@@KevenHutchinson-gt1nn No you don't understand how stupid our parliament is. You're not allowed to actually have a sword obviously, but they have retained the place to hang your sword from the olden days.
@@KevenHutchinson-gt1nn You also have a bad theory of knowledge. Dismissing evidence on the basis of it not matching your prior belief is not smart, it's confirmation bias.
Carla Denyer is amazing in so many ways, could listen to her very thoughtful and down to earth way of talking all day long. Sadly could not vote Green even through I really wanted to and that was because I had to vote tactically I an area where both Labour and Lib Dem were equally able to get the Tory out and neither did, but the Tory vote was reduced dramatically.
At 1hr 10min the analysis by Bastani re Gaza is quite misleading. Labour still has not taken any action to ban arms sales to Israel and it doesn’t seem that likely to happen at this point….he seems to be trying to minimize Gaza as an issue and whitewashing Labour.
How revealing! The physical nature of MPs’ work places does suggest how ancient and inert everything is. Inertia appears to be tackled by the sound of this brilliant Downstream posting. A necessary push to approach the political future with a fighting spirit inspired by urgency. So encouraging to see and hear a wonderfully energetic young female MP. Keep the pace up! Congratulations and good luck!
PLEASE - put in an FOI request to the BBC about how many times Farage has been interviewed, (and those interviews have been re-broadcast), V's politicians of other parties. 🧐
Carla Denyer Mp has more potential than the front Labour bench - Rachel Reeves and Yvette Cooper come to mind. The future is for change not compromise with fuckin Capitalism like Labour front bench
So in the midst of riots caused by the Tories creating 'cultural identity politics' to divert from the fact that they had tanked the economy. This is all stems from a business-class that is not held accountable to the law like everyone else is. But this needs to happen unilateral through all developed countries.
This is a racist dogwhistle, we know how to spot it now. What you’re saying is: “The tories are to blame for the riots, by allowing immigration to run at 600,000 a year, ignoring their promises to the British people to reduce it at every election”
Disappointed she didn't mention about worldwide peace, surely this is one of the main sources of pollutants and the other more obvious consequences 1:11:06
Left says media is biased to the right; right says media is biased to the left. Reminds me of Arendt's comment that at the advent of WWII, , people did not know what was true and what was false anymore
*Just watched this interview. Hope Carla Denyer is an MP for years to come. My only critique of Aaron's interview style is that it can delve into just forcing his opinion in the form of a question, repetition e.g. hypothetical 'would you like Corbyn to join the Greens' & sometimes puerile framing of issues in a too-online kinda way*
i voted green ill vote green again if labour do austerity but i think in moet labour safe seats we need a new angry socialist party to threaten labour.
40:46 But that’s arguably more environmentally damaging than pylons, to have underground cables through a sensitive nature area, seeing as every time you need to do maintenance you have to dig up the ground and disturb the local area. Pylons are above ground and all you need is to switch off a section and some climbing gear to do maintenance. I even saw one Green MP attempting to justify underground cables as being cheaper when there is no proof they’re cheaper. Just build the pylons, and get used to them on your skyline!
Good grief, for a European and Scandinavian these british parlamentary traditions are so pythonesque silly. I now hugely admire backbench and minor party MPs for just holding on in Parliament! Isn't it time to modernize some of the non-functual traditions? You did go metric and decimal at some time, I believe?
The trouble is, these traditions have evolved over 500 years. Letting a lot of lawyers run round fixing things isn’t necessarily going to help. In fact, the traditions have a lot to be said for them. We have a very stable constitution which, in normal circumstances, produces large majorities, not the coalitions of the continental constitutions. The problem is, these are not normal circumstances and a shift is happening. That will fix itself if Westminster democracy is not messed with.
My city in TX spent 97 million to un surface electric tracks and to restore our 1930 and 40 cable cars to service the rich and upwardly mobile people. Circular track runs approximately 7 miles. Our Congresswoman just got 360 million to purchase clean natural gas buses.
Totally agree that if the mainstream news media were doing their job properly, ie. providing us with information that we can trust, the "protesters/roiters" would not be as likely to be swayed by information/misinformation online.
Interesting point about deference in the hallowed institution potentially eroding socialist values. It was said that the Labour party was only ever allowed into being as a way to allow the Tories to reset every now and then.
@@RedsleatherThe Greens' policies on social justice actually risk doing something about the alienation and victim-blaming that's led to current civil unrest. The thing that I find so relaxing and reassuring about listening to Denyer set out her stall is her obvious comfort with both listening and pragmatic local solutions. A modern party like the Greens is what England so desperately needs
Tradition - ie. being traditional - *never* provides a reason to do anything again. The reason to do something again is provided by the act itself. I think that’s a conceptual truth or a truth about the nature of reason. Being traditional is an empty idea. Whatever is done ostensibly for tradition is done for the act itself.
I just started watching it - I like these interviews Novara Media does. I'd just suggest journalists to stop using "the media" because that gives a "cuckoo idea" aura to what they say and also because it's less informative. Journalists should say the media companies' names or in the case in which a whole set of media companies are involved then use a less wordy term like "Corporate Media". Corporate Media is short and describes with great precision the entire set of companies that share some characteristics in common like putting profit first. When she says "the media" she's blaming Novara Media, for instance, for something Novara has never done.
It's interesting to read the comments because not long ago people were praising George Galloway. 'Galloway for PM!' they cried. Now, he's all but forgotten about (and quite rightly so) and it's all about the Greens. It's strange how people can drop someone so quickly.
There’s a strange ‘cult’ mentality the far left have, where they latch on to the latest next best thing. First they had Corbyn. Then they went cheering Galloway. Now it’s the Greens. It’s like a strange popularity contest with zero loyalty. The Greens will be history as soon as the hard left find their next ‘idol’
@@csharpe5787 yeah right... The problem in the US is all down to the fact they don't subsidise the inbred ancestors of bloodthirsty warlords. Are you for real?
@@csharpe5787that's a pretty stupid comment. The US has insane issues with money and corruption in their politics. You cant just blame it on the system without atleast making an argument for why that's the problem
As much as it's a rare thing, I'm thankful to Uncle Joseph for making sure nothing starts with a prayer in public institutions I grew up with xD TBH the social-realism-esque experience of schools with their banners, anthems, focusing that "allegiance" instead towards God and Country (USA) or God and King (UK), to just "school" itself, towards the concept of community, was pretty nice. Even most holier-than-thou types that were in power for a while now didn't really manage to turn it into the spectalce so deeply rooted in anglosaxon statehood xD
I have long believed that Parliament should be set up in the centre of Englad (say Birmingham) as a campus with accommodation and offices for all concerned, library and a modern horseshoe chamber. The accommodation is important. No fiddling of expenses. Our duelling distance opposite benches is designed for confrontational politics. Turn the current Houses into whatever, but they are plainly not fit for purpose
I couldn't agree more with everything Carla says about the need for modernisation in the Parliamentary system. It's further evidence of the disproportionate number of Oxford Union members running the country...also even in the very aggressive and pompous debating style. But crazy to think of trying to changing the country when you're stuck in a hotdesk with no reception!
The explanation of how MPs (presumably backbench MPs) have to attend prayers in order to get a seat and speak in parliament was surprising. But then, not surprising, because of course we have a state religion and are in some respects a theocracy (due to the Church of England having representation in the House of Lords). Most of the UK population isn't aware that the C of E is part of our legislative process, and that isn't proportionally afforded to the other religions/humanists. I'd love us to separate the church from the state, but as it is not, the C of E estate should be taken into state ownership and properties offered out as community resources: the C of E churches in my area only seem to be open on occasional days during the week as religious services are so poorly attended - perhaps on the days they are not actively in use they could provide shelter/sanctuary for those in distress and managed by secular volunteers or civil servants.
Greens should be champing at the bit for the next five years. Labour has to either lose seats to Greens at the next election, or close the vacuum on their left with their policies. Greens either get more MPs or policies they more agree with.
Wow. It is so python; The whole putting your card on the chair unless your older brother fought the school bear in which case you have to tie a red ribbon on your ear...
44:49 there is a bigger problem with HS2. It never ever repays the carbon debt required to build it. The government and HS2 analysis show it's is net bad for carbon emissions forever. Yes, including the car/truck journeys it displaces obviously.
The official position is it'll take 60 years. The analysis is flawed anyway, it wildly underestimates modal shift and looks at HS2 in isolation without consideration to improvements on the existing network (i.e. the whole point of it). Worth noting the construction and operation of phase 1 for 120 years are expected to produce the equivalent of a month of road traffic emissions.
@@tobymeehan1 where is the analysis that shows these higher modal shifts? Also note that in 20-30 years there will be almost no ICE vehicles on the road so even if there was modal shift it would not really impact emissions that much. The revised analysis in 2019 ditched the 2080 date for payback of the carbon debt. It showed that it never repays the debt. And even if it was 60 years away, that's horrible enough. It means front loading 60 years worth of avoided emissions and dumping them in the atmosphere today. That pushes us towards tipping points that we must not reach. We need to be cutting emissions now. Not in 60 years.
@@michaelrch The point is it won't take 60 years. HS2's figures are based on a modal shift of 1% from air and 4% from road which is just pathetic. HS1 and other high speed rail projects around the world have in reality achieved much more than that on their routes alone without considering increased capacity elsewhere. Electric cars save emissions while they are driving and nothing more, they still need to be built and shipped and will only last 5-10 years before they give us a load of harmful metals to dispose of. A high speed train doesn't use batteries and has a lifetime of at least 30 years. HGVs are also not going to be electrified any time soon, HS2 would allow significant relieved capacity to be used for freight to take them off the road but it's barely considered by that analysis if at all.
@@tobymeehan1 you have to present evidence that the modal shifts will be higher in the U.K.. Citing other countries takes no regard for their geography, existing transport networks or use patterns. Don't you think HS2 would have given the most optimistic figures in their analysis? Without a rigorous study, you can't just go with your gut and assert modal shift will be higher. Second, saying EVs can last as little as 5 years tells me you know nothing about this subject. EV batteries today are typically effective as car batteries for 200-300,000 miles. That means they outlast the rest of the car. And then the batteries are still capable of another 10-15 years in static grid storage which we are going to need a lot of. As for HGVs, they literally are being electrified now. There are big cost advantages to using electric drive trains. They cost a fraction of ICE trucks to maintain and drivers much prefer driving them because they are much less work to physically drive. There are short haul and mid-range trucks from most of the major manufacturers like MAN, Scania, Volvo and Mercedes and longer haul trucks are already viable but not yet in production. As battery prices continue to fall they will become a no brainer as old trucks need replacing. The charging network needs building out but it's a less complicated project than for passenger cars because trucks only need to charge at a few places - mainly their depots and service stations on motorways. But again, this is beside the point because in the absence of an actual study to back up your assertion, the best numbers we have are those from HS2 and the government, and they now say that HS2 will never repay its carbon debt. You cannot just gainsay what the existing studies have concluded because you think you know better. Firstly because as above, you are factually wrong on what you think, but because this is precisely how science denial works. People have some misconceived ideas in their head and some motivated reasoning gets then to where they want to be. I am extremely worried, angry and sad about the climate emergency. I think about it every day. I read stories about it every day. I am also a huge fan of public transport. I have experienced living in a country with is one of the best systems in the world in Switzerland. I binge watch NotJustBikes videos because I love the elegance and efficiency of good transit systems. But none of that makes me think that HS2 is a good project for the climate. Yes, invest a hundred billion in public transport in the U.K. over the next few years - that money could be completely transformative for towns and cities across the country - but HS2 is a complete waste of money and a huge carbon bomb. It repays neither its financial investment or the carbon emissions it causes in its build out and operation.
Regards, NPR I would agree we need improvements, but not a zig zag line between L/pool and M/c to accommodate a station at Manchester Airport to increase passenger numbers from 28billion currently to 60billion in ten years. Plus growth is not going to work in the future, that is over, not because I do not want things to be better, but because there is a limit of energy and resources and we are there.
Methinks you mean 'million' passengers rather than "billion". Is that 32 million NEW passengers, or 32 million passengers redirected from other airports? Planning to increase airtravel that much can't be a good thing, but stopping them have to travel to Heathrow first, might save a little.
@@jonahwhale9047 Apologies, so used to talking in billions regards HS2, yes so this is solid plans to increase passenger numbers by double to grow Manchester Airport, many other airports have similar growth plans. A three-runway Heathrow will provide up to 740,000 flights a year. That's enough for Heathrow to compete on an equal footing with Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam. Prime minister Rishi Sunak's decision to cancel the Manchester leg of HS2 has prompted Manchester Airport to downsize its projected growth from 60 million passengers a year by 2040 to 50 million.12 Feb 2024
I have a question for novara media? Is it illegal to use clips from your videos and upload them in my own video and then edit them a bit.If it is illegal then I won’t do it but if it’s not illegal or bad I might do it.
the Short Money explained by Carla tells me that PR applies within Budget application of monies per political party outside of main party and opposition party.
@@PrivateSiImmigrants aren't buying £600k flats. That area has been expensive for decades. Also, although immigration is obviously a factor in increasing house prices, it's definitely not 100% of the reason. Right to buy, buy to let, hoarding, Airbnb and the ban on building council housing are also large factors.
I wish her well and glad she won. I voted green. However, I don't think she is a Caroline Lucas. I admit I'm a sceptic but can't help but feel shes an out an out professional politician. Meaning, the ability to change their spots to suit the career situation. Or as Tony Benn would say a weather vain rather than a sign post. Please prove me wrong. But feel she is a little naive.
yet you all love it. what is the point.? poor humans.the religion of politics: high priests, rituals. disciples, a god, commands, ceremonies, beliefs, rewards, punishments, evangelizing, books, faith. Imagine excluding yourself from politics. Then I guess you will go to social hell.
