The History Of British Politics

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  • @ninjawarrior8994
    @ninjawarrior8994 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    2012: *"WORST GOVERMENT EVER!!!"*
    2022: "Perhaps I treated you too harshly."

    • @GenjiShimada.
      @GenjiShimada. 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      2024 says hello

    • @mauk2861
      @mauk2861 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GenjiShimada. As does USA 2016

    • @peterkoch3777
      @peterkoch3777 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Nah, the current govt is well in the tradition of the older ones😂🎉

  • @CloneJFK
    @CloneJFK 10 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    This guy really knows his history.

    • @RyanEllwood96
      @RyanEllwood96 10 ปีที่แล้ว +207

      He has a history degree from Oxford

    • @Kerslake_
      @Kerslake_ 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he did go somewhere straight to Canada to hide

    • @FoxDren
      @FoxDren 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      while necessary to prevent us losing wars soldiers do not win them.

    • @shrek13241
      @shrek13241 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Rad Derry Churchill was too old to fight anyway but he was on the ground when London was being bombed.

    • @matthewwhittaker5428
      @matthewwhittaker5428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Rad Derry if it wasn't for Winston Churchill you would have been writing your comment in German assuming that your not Jewish.

  • @niklase.4850
    @niklase.4850 7 ปีที่แล้ว +259

    "Took us into the EU, the treacherous bastard!" Killed me

  • @ToTheConquered
    @ToTheConquered 11 ปีที่แล้ว +401

    I'm surprised more comedians don't use the history angle in their acts. Reading just about any historical text is hilarious if you look at it in the right light.

    • @randomusernamemygod
      @randomusernamemygod 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      ToTheConquered Eddie Izzard was very good.

    • @meyermind5917
      @meyermind5917 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +ToTheConquered Look up "The Dollop" podcast. Not standup, but really funny.

    • @simonmorris4226
      @simonmorris4226 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He does actually have a history degree!

    • @nothingtoseehere2336
      @nothingtoseehere2336 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mark Steel is brilliant at this.

  • @jimothy4153
    @jimothy4153 9 ปีที่แล้ว +466

    Does this count as history revision?

    • @aaronspiers592
      @aaronspiers592 9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      James Thomas My exam is tomorrow and it's on British History, so I'm counting it.

    • @Raymanray85
      @Raymanray85 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Fuck it why not....

    • @paulreeves4518
      @paulreeves4518 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +James Thomas HheehHEhEheHEEH
      gO tO trUtHcOnteSTCom< rEAd The PREsent

    • @emz2969
      @emz2969 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Technically pretty good for learning previous pms and Als great on history.

    • @FoxDren
      @FoxDren 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well he has a history degree

  • @UltimaPowers
    @UltimaPowers 10 ปีที่แล้ว +464

    Wow you can really see the real Al Murray coming through in this. There are times when he really loses the audience in the middle as he really gets into the recessions of history. It's like a lecture at times, but from a lecturer who's had too many Red Bulls.
    But that's why he's awesome, because he works that very deep understanding into all the Pub Landlord character's over the top polemic.

    • @thecaesiumgamer9593
      @thecaesiumgamer9593 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      UltimaPowers I think u mean too many pints

    • @tomscott2.0communisteditio64
      @tomscott2.0communisteditio64 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Caesium Gamer I would say it’s too much ketamine

    • @silassilas1578
      @silassilas1578 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      UltimaPowers I could see where he was going with that one aha

    • @plrndl
      @plrndl ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't think they were Red Bulls.

  • @theeyehead3437
    @theeyehead3437 7 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    This is the British version of "We didn't start the fire" and it is, like all British things, way better.

  • @herbivorethecarnivore8447
    @herbivorethecarnivore8447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    "Secondly, he was a liberal. [vague grumbling noises]"
    He really got that pub landlord personality down to a T

  • @meatballg8655
    @meatballg8655 7 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    now this is how to teach A level history

  • @sanguiniue
    @sanguiniue 7 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    I think the lesson to take from this is peoples short memory and nostalgic view of the past. Every government has to deal with something. yet no one has any perspective . The issues people are living through are always the greatest ever seen. The people in power are the most evil to ever take power. The greatest age ever because your in it.

    • @gorgolyt
      @gorgolyt 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Most of the people I've heard use the phrase "worst Prime Minister ever" know about three.

    • @Muzikman127
      @Muzikman127 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or you could take from it that the country has been in decline for 70 years hahaha

    • @FoxDren
      @FoxDren 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      The country is fucked beyond repair and all any government can do is slow down the decline.

  • @u4tiwasdead
    @u4tiwasdead 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This is actually how a lot of people look at politics.I remember once I was walking down some canal in Worcestershire and we ended up in a small pub in a village called Stoke Prior. He is French so that is the language we speak together in, I don't think many foreigner pass through Stoke Prior so all the guys at the bar came to talk to us. They were mostly dairy farmers who produce milk that supermarkets then buy for less than it cost to make, we discussed a variety of topics from sports to holiday destinations but this is what they had to say about politics: "Cameron, he's a wanker!" _murmurs of agreement form the others present_"Blair though, he was a wanker too!""So was Major!"Thatcher proved popular with them but then it went on:"Callaghan was a wanker!"etc.

    • @pix046
      @pix046 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Who is French? Your boyfriend?

  • @FoxDren
    @FoxDren 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    "This is the Worst government ever" is true whenever you watch it

  • @kingnorfolk1604
    @kingnorfolk1604 10 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    do you want accountants voting lol

  • @ThePaulChamp
    @ThePaulChamp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I once asked my history teacher to put this on for the class, I may have forgotten about the C bomb he drops 😂 he wasn't happy

  • @scsutton1
    @scsutton1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I'd love to see an updated version of this.

    • @LordVader1094
      @LordVader1094 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not that much to update to be honest.

    • @nothankslive
      @nothankslive 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      2 more governments, not much more to say

    • @ninjawarrior8994
      @ninjawarrior8994 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, there have been 3 PMs since this came out. Not to mention you can keep going back, talking about another 35 PMs until you get back to 1721 when King George I made Robert Walpole PM in the first place.

  • @HarrySatchelWhatsThatSmell
    @HarrySatchelWhatsThatSmell 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ...And he draws a pint. I'm an American and the vast majority of what he goes on about is beyond me as far as the many points of European politics go. But man, he has my attention.
    Roughly speaking, I think the nearest equivalent in American "comedy with social commentary" would be Dennis Miller as far as an acute understanding of the politics of his home country to the point he can riff on it like nobody's business. Miller and Murray have vastly different styles, but they essentially do the same thing. They distill complex issues, entertain and make one think. Kudos!

  • @fenhen
    @fenhen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Liz Truss killed this bit.
    The actual worst government ever.

    • @GenjiShimada.
      @GenjiShimada. ปีที่แล้ว

      That 70 IQ bitch still living in clouds of her own making, scumbag

  • @imicca
    @imicca 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Morale of the video: Queen should have stayed as our Monarch in power

  • @TripleR250
    @TripleR250 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Harold Wilson kept us out of the Vietnam War and I'm all for Taxing the Rich so I say he's one of the best!

  • @cannonfodder8907
    @cannonfodder8907 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    i want "VVOOOOORST" to be my ringtone

  • @markkelly940
    @markkelly940 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Al Murray, genius comedian!!!

  • @craigb4719
    @craigb4719 9 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Al Murray for Pm anyone he seems to no more than they do

    • @nilloc93
      @nilloc93 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      "Mr. Speaker this is the WOORRRRRRST government ever, mostly because we're cleaning up the mess left by the tories and brexit"

  • @PureZOOKS
    @PureZOOKS ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I would love to see an American version of this.
    People scream and cry about how this is the worst one ever, simply because memories are short and people forget what came before and how horrible that was.
    Though I am also interested to see how many Americans would "get" it.

  • @flyer1658
    @flyer1658 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Such a funny and extremely clever guy

  • @TheJuergenthumm
    @TheJuergenthumm 9 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I am from Germany and quite interested in history. If you look at the whole picture one key to the success of Britain in history was the fact that they had politicians who may have made mistakes but overall were driven by rational thinking and not by ideological madness. Compare Emperor William II. to Lloyd George/Queen Victoria, Hitler to Churchill, Merkel to Cameron. Easily 3:0 for England.

    • @user-di5rm9ee1p
      @user-di5rm9ee1p 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Jürgen Thumm One big difference is that if you are ally or enemy of Germany that is what you are, but if you are ally to England.. well you are not, you are just someone who will be "betrayed" sooner or later.

    • @joshkidd5463
      @joshkidd5463 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +Bato Buter well unless your America

    • @pphyjynx8217
      @pphyjynx8217 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      unless your any of the commonwealth countries, or the usa or japan (they betryed britain) or france

    • @hf3923
      @hf3923 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Make it 2-0 no one deserves a point for Merkel or Cameron

    • @stephenbudd1315
      @stephenbudd1315 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      +Kyuu -bbles as much as i agree that cameron was a useless, clueless fuck, i cant see how leaving the EU is a bad thing?
      Scotland leaving is nothing to do with English politics, it's a Scottish political selling point, works well for the SNP, surely the only nationalist party to not yet be branded racist but let them leave if they want...the EU has deemed them incompetent to deal with the EU as a country and their oil is running dry, the logical scottish voter does not vote for independence from the UK because they have logic before blind pride

  • @os2826
    @os2826 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Who else is watching in 2018 and thinks all the government's on this list pale in comparison to the current one in terms of how bad they are or how much mess they have to clear up

    • @benjaminhaslam3152
      @benjaminhaslam3152 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Try 2020, Worse government ever

    • @os2826
      @os2826 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@benjaminhaslam3152 oh god yeah

    • @TheoHiggins
      @TheoHiggins 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think this is called completely missing the point of the skit.

    • @marcusclarke5628
      @marcusclarke5628 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nothing compared to what would happen if Labour was in charge

    • @amimrie
      @amimrie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Still don't get it eh?

  • @NostalgiaVivec
    @NostalgiaVivec 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    he just summed up about a third of my history A levels

  • @JuicyBlueWill
    @JuicyBlueWill 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is why he should have been elected in 2005 in South Thanet

  • @lylesargent4863
    @lylesargent4863 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can I use this as revision for my AS politics exam on 5th June?

  • @insertnamehere2582
    @insertnamehere2582 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I bet he has some fun with the current British government!

  • @thatonegooze
    @thatonegooze 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i got lost half way through but was still laughing

  • @johnjamesflashman6856
    @johnjamesflashman6856 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This guy is a genius, full stop.

  • @oliver8928
    @oliver8928 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Pretty much except Lloyd George, who was up there with Disraeli and Churchill as one of our finest Prime Ministers. They dont make them like that anymore.

    • @halorecon95
      @halorecon95 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Jamraptor Lloyd George also screwed the Poles, Russians and basically anyone else in Eastern Europe when he stopped supporting the White Armies and opted for trade with the Bolsheviks... Who then invaded Poland in 1920, which got no Allied aid because Lloyd George didnt want his trade project to fail. Sooo... one bloody war later, the Poles won and guess who took the credit? Lloyd George.
      Yes, such a great PM, truely on par with Winston Churchill... /sarcasm

    • @oliver8928
      @oliver8928 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      sarcasm.
      Although some of his Reforms up to the great war were very good and advanced for the time.

    • @jackohare5428
      @jackohare5428 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jamraptor I'm very glad you managed to save yourself with the word 'sarcasm,' LG literally decimated the Liberal party to the point where it was never truly unified again. And why exactly is Churchill celebrated as the greatest ever? Yes, we won the war while he sat on our Parlimentary throne, but outside of wartime he was hopeless. Gold standard fuckery springs to mind. Besides, Churchill's biggest success was just being able to boss the US about. I'll respect him as a great man, but I won't embelish him

    • @oliver8928
      @oliver8928 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Telling the truth though aha.
      Churchills greatest achievement was his ability to rally and unite the allies and keep all people optimistic through the darkest of times. He was also the maybe most militarily acute leader during the war thanks to his background. He laid a patriotic backbone that we can all aspire to in this country.

    • @jackohare5428
      @jackohare5428 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm definitely not going to argue with you when it comes to patriotism, he could certainly rally people. But several soldiers lost their lives due to his rash decisions. While LG was in power, Churchill led the attack on Turkey that led to British humiliation and needless loss of life. He'd frequently ignore his military advisors because he thought he knew better, to me that's just not cricket. There are strengths and weaknesses with every leader, I just hate it when people ignore the terrible in place of the brilliant just as much as the reverse.

  • @alangray6501
    @alangray6501 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    And here we are in 2020 wonder what Al or rather the pub landlord will have to say about this period of history

    • @scsutton1
      @scsutton1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, we need a redux, desperately.

  • @scootjockey
    @scootjockey 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent!

  • @davidgaskin5417
    @davidgaskin5417 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I particularly like how the crowd is so vociferous in agreeing at the start, and slowly as their own views on the world and political leanings get exposed...they slowly agree less, laugh less...increase their laugh when something they agree with is said and then go silent again...perfect example of how we the public have very short memories.

  • @sesfilmsllc
    @sesfilmsllc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    America’s now is going like. “Hold my beer.”

    • @SOPARA862k
      @SOPARA862k 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It would be amazing to see him do this but with American presidents giving examples of each of their worst moments all the way past WW2.

  • @bassandbeer
    @bassandbeer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He will be a great entertaining history teacher

    • @rogueriderhood1862
      @rogueriderhood1862 ปีที่แล้ว

      Presumably when his stage career goes tits up.

  • @Tcrumpen
    @Tcrumpen 11 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    who needs GCSE and A Level History about British Politics, just watch this, problem solved

  • @killerace7174
    @killerace7174 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    helps me with my history work

  • @KingSosa-of5oe
    @KingSosa-of5oe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Young people who vote need to watch this and they will see why labour would ruin this country again

  • @jamesdavies6120
    @jamesdavies6120 11 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @OfAngelsAndAnarchist
    @OfAngelsAndAnarchist 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's pretty odd that British people like him so much
    He's always pointing out how mediocre they are :P
    Do they realise? Are they good at laughing at themselves in general?

    • @bertybus
      @bertybus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Spooky Boyy yep british comedy is often about taking the piss out of ourselves and others

    • @MotRi1986
      @MotRi1986 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's British comedy in a nutshell, sarcasm against any thing and anyone and self deprecating, as a Norwegian am grown up with Black Adder, Fawlty towers and British stand up and I find their type of humour to be hilarious. Search up a video called "top ten self deprecating football chants" and your get a good belly laugh :)

    • @FoxDren
      @FoxDren 7 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      To understand British comedy you must first understand 1 thing about the British people. We hate EVERYBODY, especially the British

    • @FloxPepper
      @FloxPepper 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      and the French

    • @FoxDren
      @FoxDren 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Chicken Plays well yea, obviously the French, that goes without saying. Well the French and the Germans.
      Us Brits really hate the Brits, the French and the Germans. And the Americans.
      *Insert rest of Spanish inquisition style skit here*

  • @thomasmcewen5493
    @thomasmcewen5493 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The British government is like a drunk with a empty wallet at the A&E wondering why there is vomit on the end of both shoes and blames the Pub.

  • @lutonmale1983
    @lutonmale1983 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Unless your Welsh where he sent the army to a coal-mine demonstration, Indian where he opposed independence, or ANZAC soldiers where he organised the Gallilopi campaign during the first world war that led to his removal as first Lord of the Admiralty!

  • @thomasellis445
    @thomasellis445 10 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    David Lloyd George was a great prime minister

    • @michelledrury8627
      @michelledrury8627 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thomas Ellis maybe because he had every other countries resources

    • @thomasellis445
      @thomasellis445 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      As did Winston Churchill. Your point?

    • @michelledrury8627
      @michelledrury8627 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thomas Ellis that none of them would have been as powerful without other countries, that they treated like shit, support

    • @thomasellis445
      @thomasellis445 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not all resources gained from the empire went directly to London, I don't see how that determines how good a past prime minister was

    • @michelledrury8627
      @michelledrury8627 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thomas Ellis the cruelty is what I was referring to

  • @jakehouston3377
    @jakehouston3377 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is this in Belfasts Opera House?

  • @StereOasis93
    @StereOasis93 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    David Lloyd George was our best PM. Above Churchill in my opinion

    • @AliTheAllStar
      @AliTheAllStar 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nicky Jones I think Harold Wilson was our best personally. We haven't had one like him since.

  • @williamjacklin2362
    @williamjacklin2362 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Somehow manages to mix political satire with genuine political history and bare bones fact, smart in a rather hap hazard way aha

  • @mactavishmac1134
    @mactavishmac1134 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Started in the pub

  • @Krasicly
    @Krasicly 11 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Best part ever

  • @dahill87ify
    @dahill87ify 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I knew a Welshman would get the blame in the end.

    • @storm19802
      @storm19802 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dont worry too much Lloyd geoge was born in Manchester england

  • @drumnotdrum9262
    @drumnotdrum9262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    9 years later.....
    F*** all changed!

  • @pizzaDhut
    @pizzaDhut 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's actually pretty accurate

  • @katynewt
    @katynewt 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And just like that he's already more qualified to be running the country.

  • @lexluthor7657
    @lexluthor7657 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    He was only good as a wartime prime minister, which if you read 1984 is the best way for a country to work.

  • @sullivanthegull-ivan3199
    @sullivanthegull-ivan3199 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    1:36

  • @rowlandclark1015
    @rowlandclark1015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This man really does his research. Brilliant comedian.

  • @littlehorhey5285
    @littlehorhey5285 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    He was right to an extent, though the Thatcher government really was great. MacMillian wasn't terrible, Eden was in a dodgy position, Major just kept things rather still, 2010 coalition stabilised the markets, Atlee did do some good; but the rest, WORST GOVERNMENTS EVER!

    • @leopold7562
      @leopold7562 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thatcher was great? Really? The only things she did right, IMHO, was not putting VAT on domestic fuel (a policy that the "rather still" John Major allowed to be overturned).

    • @caspianhorlick4529
      @caspianhorlick4529 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      And prevented the trade unions from being completely out of control and depriving large stretches of the country of water and electricity.

    • @orcmcc
      @orcmcc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thatcher's reign was great overall, but she had no hesitation when it came to putting down a dying dog. Arguably it was for the greater good, but she was harsh about it.

    • @petereuk52
      @petereuk52 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Trade unions out of control? That's the lie she tried to spread to justify her nasty behaviour. Businesses in the UK are by and large very badly managed. The trade unions wanted no more than a fair share of the spoils of their labour. But rather than put in place steps to correct this she chops the balls off the unions and gave absolute power to the useless managers who have done their best to make working the UK and miserable and unproductive exercise. She was the worst PM in our history. All today's problems can be linked back to decisions this useless and stupid cow made. We will be suffering from her rule for generations.

    • @EEYore-py1bf
      @EEYore-py1bf 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@leopold7562 She kicked the shit out of those Argentinians though, that was pretty good

  • @martincannon1078
    @martincannon1078 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We don't see Al any more. I miss him.

  • @pioneer_1148
    @pioneer_1148 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    So funny looking back from 2018

  • @charlieb85
    @charlieb85 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love the way he is wearing a UKIP badge :) same one as I've got.

    • @Symmonso96
      @Symmonso96 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      charlieb85 its just the pound sign?, hardly meas hes a UKIP supporter

    • @AliTheAllStar
      @AliTheAllStar 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      charlieb85 He's definitely not a UKIP supporter. He's actually running against Nigel Farage in the constituency of South Thanet as a candidate for the FUKP. I highly doubt that wearing a tie with a £ sign on it means he supports UKIP.

    • @Symmonso96
      @Symmonso96 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ***** his party is meant to mock ukip for the love of god

    • @AliTheAllStar
      @AliTheAllStar 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Symmonso96 Exactly.

  • @skybluescholar
    @skybluescholar 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "WOOORST government ever"
    *Theresa May has entered the chat*
    *Boris Johnson has entered the chat*
    *Liz Truss has entered the chat*

  • @JamesTilsley1
    @JamesTilsley1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I expected him to go onto Asquith after Lloyd George.

  • @Makkajakka
    @Makkajakka 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    is that Richard Osman at 4:15???

  • @kills26
    @kills26 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You could do this with the old people from the dawn of time, kids of today! Worst generation ever.

  • @fazedoutbrayden42
    @fazedoutbrayden42 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Al Murray for Prime Minister

  • @jeremysmith7176
    @jeremysmith7176 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    this is hilarious. even as an American who does not half the names.

  • @angel102ify
    @angel102ify 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    can't wait to see the update to this with this current shitshow of a Tory government.

  • @DimetriKhan
    @DimetriKhan 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Clement Attlee was probably our best Prime Minister ever.

  • @pmckeown40
    @pmckeown40 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:39 I'd like to see a gif of that XD

  • @stefstefstef6789
    @stefstefstef6789 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I much preferred the guy after Churchill

  • @plrndl
    @plrndl ปีที่แล้ว

    There was a time when i thought that Gordon Brown was the worst Prime Minister in the history of the UK. Then the next one was worse. Then the next one was worse. Then the next one was worse. Then the next one was worse. ...

  • @adrianlouw2499
    @adrianlouw2499 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    British taking credit for beating Germany in WWII...

    • @Tcrumpen
      @Tcrumpen 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Landlord persona

  • @Jotari
    @Jotari 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    History of pretty much any government really.

  • @djredz100
    @djredz100 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Worst government ever

  • @takepartlive
    @takepartlive 10 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Everyone ought to vote in every election!

    • @EmpiricalPragmatist
      @EmpiricalPragmatist 10 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Actually, ideally only those smart *and* educated enough to make an informed and intelligent decision ought to vote. Unfortunately, democracy says that one man's ignorance is just as worthy of making this decision as another man's knowledge. Think about that.

    • @ppensen
      @ppensen 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      EmpiricalPragmatist
      your comment has restored my faith in humanity!! some people actually understand how retarded democracy is!! i love u

    • @hinasakukimi
      @hinasakukimi 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      EmpiricalPragmatist just how educated do people have to be? do they have to have graduated school or university? what's the proof that someone is 'educated enough'?

    • @empiricalpragmatist5998
      @empiricalpragmatist5998 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ***** Graduation from a given educational institution is not what I'd be looking for, but rather the person's _knowledge_ of the various political parties' policies on key issues facing the country, and _understanding_ of the economic/sociopolitical ramifications of each of those policies' enforcement.
      Take my country for example. One contending party wants to nationalize our _entire_ mining industry in the name of wealth redistribution, but anyone who knows how nationalized industries perform in general (or who tracks the performance of our current parastatals in particular), will know that this will basically destroy the second biggest primary industry in our country, and effectively throw our economy into the dark ages.
      We run a very real risk of voting this party into power soon because the majority of the population is unaware of this fact. _That_ is the problem with democracy.
      As for the question of proving whether an individual is educated enough to vote, you will notice that I prefaced my original comment with the word "ideally", because this is indeed _an ideal_. I am well aware that this would be the real challenge of the whole system, and I have no simple solution to postulate. However, the first step towards that ideal would be for people to understand the principle I've outlined above.

    • @hinasakukimi
      @hinasakukimi 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      EmpiricalPragmatist okay that makes sense, it's a shame we can't implement that kind of a system. it'd be good if we could place more of an emphasis on politics and sociology within schools, that may prepare kids for being more able to vote more thoughtfully when they're older. whether kids would care about politics though who knows :P

  • @chuckufarlie24
    @chuckufarlie24 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    and the next prime minister is....

  • @SuperDogLog
    @SuperDogLog 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Clement Attlee's government was the BEEEEST government ever.

  • @thehotshotcentral1221
    @thehotshotcentral1221 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    ralph called! X^D^

  • @whatheduck97
    @whatheduck97 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ignorance is strength.

  • @MitchofSmeg
    @MitchofSmeg 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Afghanistan isnt, thats just ignoring allllllllll the political and geographical issues related to the situation.

  • @mactavishmac1134
    @mactavishmac1134 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Robin Hood enjoyed politics

  • @lexluthor7657
    @lexluthor7657 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Freedom is slavery

  • @JonnyOwen12
    @JonnyOwen12 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Of course a Lannister would say this!

  • @Jay-vy5jg
    @Jay-vy5jg 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Look tbf she won the falklands only reason i dont hate her doesnt mean i like maggie

  • @jancovanderwesthuizen8070
    @jancovanderwesthuizen8070 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just get a job as an auctioneer

  • @whatheduck97
    @whatheduck97 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    War is peace.

  • @mactavishmac1134
    @mactavishmac1134 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Edwina curry? Tandoori

  • @lexluthor7657
    @lexluthor7657 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    I like you.

  • @thedramaticcharismatic5664
    @thedramaticcharismatic5664 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how not even al Murray can bring himself to shit on churchill

    • @finding_aether
      @finding_aether 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hollis Muenster he did for his second time in office.

  • @smyrnianlink
    @smyrnianlink 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    He is using hypnosis techniques.

  • @petyrkowalski9887
    @petyrkowalski9887 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    He should update this posy Cameron… May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak….

  • @whoknew2273
    @whoknew2273 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You see there a pattern here lol

  • @gx2music
    @gx2music 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    A posh guy mocking the English white working class

  • @stuartkseels
    @stuartkseels 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's now November 2017... Al was WRONG!!! Sorry...

  • @davidedwards167
    @davidedwards167 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thatcher was the worst in bed with ron ragan and the power elite

  • @davidgardiner1966
    @davidgardiner1966 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    BLAZIT

  • @yoshilorak5897
    @yoshilorak5897 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why are you guys in Afghanistan??? I understand why America is there but why are y'all there???

  • @josh_wah
    @josh_wah 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What the fuck is he saying?!?

    • @DjAlanBarratt
      @DjAlanBarratt 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Joshy Song that voting is pointless

    • @BenHeisenbergPS2
      @BenHeisenbergPS2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      did I get fucking hacked to make that comment? what the hell

    • @TerrorBlades
      @TerrorBlades 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      +Joshy Song That people will complain, for ever.

    • @davehoward22
      @davehoward22 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      speaking a bit fast is he?

    • @lissie7053
      @lissie7053 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      WORST GOVERNMENT EVER!!