Westminster is a sideshow now. Globalisation destroyed the nation state democracy decades ago unfortunately. International finance and the central Bankers are the real government.
@@jonathanboam5409 Labour are not the same, they sold our Gold of at rock bottom and killed 1 million Iraqis. Globalisation destroyed the nation state democracy decades ago unfortunately. The central Bankers are the real government.
@@nick1065 Narcissism isn't just egomania. It's the belief that you are the protagonist of Fallout 2 and with a high enough CHA skill you can bluffcheck anyone into anything. O'Brien has too much *despair* for that. _You,_ however....
@@JoshSweetvale Funny that he doesn’t dare to debate his vile prejudices against Conservative MP’s though. Wonder why that is? Of course, it’s because they’re all scared of him….
Credibility? I can’t see any Tory holding any credibility ever again… if u support these monsters after what they’ve done to us all, you thoroughly deserve the misery they are bringing upon us.
Sir. Gavin Williamson. The Joker would turn round and say that's a bad joke. Williamson is a serial failure and gets rewarded. What a loathsome creature.
Paul C Blame the idiot Johnson, as well as Sunak for entertaining Williamson. He probably has something on Johnson, so he gave him his title for keeping shtum.
Can I just says thankyou for actually reading out the comments. I've had to look through so many article talking about 'those comments', 'expletive laden texts' and 'offensive messages' without any of them actually saying what those messages were
Often the way, these days... We're left with a distinctly Kafka-esque situation where we're told that a person said Very Bad Things, but we can't tell you what those Very Bad Things actually were, so just trust us that they were Very Bad Things and enjoy the public execution. All you need to know is that they deserved it.
Bulletbill you do realise that Ukraine full of Nazis according to BBC, France 24, ABC, CNN, etc etc etc have made documentaries regarding Nazis in Ukraine. So why are you sporting their flag. They have murdered their own Russian speaking population for eight years. Odessa May 2 2014 Try education imbecile
When Mr Sunak said the words 'Integrity, professionalism and accountability', those were just shallow words. His actions have been the complete opposite of what he said. This party is not to be trusted one little bit.
@@davidpowell6098 Once he appointed Suella Braverman, he did not restore, as he promised, to what he said the party lacked. He only added to the lack of integrity, professionalism and accountability, by giving her the same job she was sacked from, only six days earlier. He is doing the same now, by his backing of a proven bully.
As the words were coming out of his mouth, I was thinking, the exact opposite will be the reality, & I'm sorry to say my instincts wère right. This is why only 140,000 or so Scots vote for them. We know exactly what they're like. This Tory party is the most incompetent, corrupt & self serving in my lifetime.
True. On a similar theme, I once read a comment that said you shouldn't post anything online that you wouldn't be prepared to put on a billboard in front of your house. It's certainly something to bear in mind before you hit Send.
I’ve lived by this rule for my professional life and it’s saved me more times than I can remember. Never write down anything you wouldn’t say to a persons face, in front of other people. Basic life lesson.
The fact that the tory party's output has devolved into secondary school text drama just reinforces how desperate the country is for a modicum of mature, competent governance. The country has long been lurching from one crisis to another and we don't even have the bare minimum in terms of leadership
@@TheBorderRyker I'm not a huge fan of kier starmmer, he failed to stand by his leadership pledges, has regularly appointed or supported divisive figures and policy, lacks a vision or strategy suited for the current period (Its not 1997 anymore) and is often more concerned with factional conflict than representing the public. But he has a proven record of at least being able to manage governmental organisations and can fulfill the minimal requirements for office, which considering the current caliber of politicians is high praise. At this point anyone but the current kleptocratic, out of touch dotards at tory hq will suffice.
At the first swearing at me, I'd have been off to formally complain to my management about him. As a senior manager myself, I'd want anyone I manage to come to me instantly if they were spoken to like that. I won't tolerate bullies, not just because legally, you can't. He deserves to be punished.
True. Although, I err on the side of allowing them to go off more (give them enough rope to hang themselves etc). The fact that there was a back and forth of his continued bad behaviour makes Gavin’s argument all that much weaker than if it was just a single text.
Sadly the Permanent Secretary of a Department is supposed to be the last safeguard for protecting junior staff from badly behaving ministers. So far the Tories have got rid of at least three of them who have not demonstrated sufficient mindless loyalty to the Party's PR machine (e.g. By calling out bullying, or by being an "expert" ). Govern with integrity - yeah right, of course you do.
@@nick1065 so o'brien is trying to gaslight me into thinking gavin williamson is extremely unprofessional and unfit to be in parliament? Or is gaslight the word you got in conservative troll bingo this week?
Pretty much like Trump or Johnson. Imagine, me borrowing £30 million to build a bridge, I give millions to my chums"for design" and then the remaining to pay for a debate whether we need or not a bridge. Then I leave the position to become a minister in UK government. Money's gone, zero bridge, everyone's happy.
@@vonryansexpress Yes. But unlike you, who apparently only reads The Express (which only uses simple words), I also read a number of other titles, including some published in other countries.
@@nicolek4076 aren't you the clever one - but sadly reading the Guardian is not something that anyone should openly admit, a paper more filled with hate, poison and malice, more dedicated to grievance and albophobia will not be found - its readership presumably approves and enjoys such foul content . . Quite how you can attribute "Express" readership to me as you have "Apparently" done is anyone's guess, but I doubt that it could be anywhere near as turgid and unwholesome as the Guardian . . Maybe you should try a copy . . .
@@vonryansexpress The reason for your opinion is that you only inhabit your own echo chamber. Get out once in a while and see what's really happening in the world.
I have to say, I live in Romania and I wish we had people like James working in our media. I know most brits hate us romanians, just here to show my appreciation for a job well done, this was informative and really entertaining. Hope you people get back into the EU soon. Best regards!
No, most British people do not hate Romanians. A noisy bigoted section do (unfortunately bigger than I thought it was before we suffered brexit) and project that vile notion. They do it for many other (virtually all possibly) nationalities as well. I love meeting people from other nations and learning their culture and ways etc. The manageress of the block of flats that I live in is Romanian and is charming, friendly, hard working, honest, intelligent and everything else needed for the job. But not just that, she is just a lovely human being as are the large majority of people from all nationalities.
Integrity, honour, honesty and openness as promised by Sunak. A nest of vipers. But the poor uneducated still believe the Tories are doing a great job.
Very sensible of her to keep it to texts. These conversations are too often unrecorded. Having a poorly pet wasn't an excuse for me missing work so not totally sympathetic to the notion that he could/should miss a three line whip....however ridiculous the imposition of a three line whip was for that vote
Well given the way he converses with people maybe his only contact is with plants and pets who don't get the luxury of just ignoring The fireplace salesman.
Three line whips are an abomination. MPs are there to represent their constituents not to be herded like sheep into the voting lobby. They should always vote with their consciences in my opinion.
Have a recording device attached to your telephone, and record all conversations. Well worth while, with horrors like Williamson and Braverman and Priti Patel at large.
@@meanwhileme4128 favourite given his firm , but what a hoot if his extramarital peccadilloes were exposed and billionaire wife waved prenuptial doc and fled .
These Tories are so full of themselves...millions of us would have wished to go to the Queens funeral... but our common sense told us that numbers were limited... He has NO common sense... the only sense he has is a sense of entitlement.... He has disgraced the memory of the Queen in thinking it's all about him
I actually burst out laughing at the 'How are you?' bit, because I could see what was going to happen next! I'm convinced Wendy absolutely knew what he meant and her response was excellent. Well done Wendy.
I would have replied in exactly the same way as she did. The pool of talent must be really shallow in the Tory party to have brought this guy back into the fold. If I'd had behaved like that I'd be out of a job. The political satire of The Think of It has just turned into reality.
@@evolassunglasses4673 I have hope, a fools hope maybe. Even Putin's most loyal servants hate him and wish his downfall, even if only to supplant him. I hope that goodness can prevail.
James it’s called projective identification…. Narcissists do this constantly to others in order to divert their feelings they don’t like (feedback!) and act like the other is the cause… 🙏👍
Dog will be pleading for a few days "observation"...hope it's insured. Seriously, hope the poorly pooch pulls through ok. It has no choice in the owner stakes.
In 2005, Gavin Williamson was in the news. At the time, he was the managing director of Aynsley China, a Staffordshire-based pottery firm. People had been physically fighting on shop floors for their plates commemorating Charles and Camilla’s wedding, which seemed destined to become a collectible. They were unlike any other commemorative plate for the event - because every single one was embossed with the wrong date.Early incompetence.
Regarding his dog exuse... About 6 years ago I was on the dole briefly and there was one sign-on where I'd failed to do my full 30-odd hours of provable, documented job-searching because I'd spent every other day for the last week dealing with a beloved family pet dying of pancreatic cancer, i.e. repeated vet visits, tests done, results back, terminal decisions made, etc. When I said my reason was the death of a pet, the instant response of the "adviser" was "No, no, no!" - utterly dismissing that as any kind of excuse. They stopped my dole as punishment. Luckily, I got a job the following week, so I never had to see that "adviser" again to say thanks for her understanding. It's "nice" to be reminded that a completely different set of standards apply at the very top.
You just can't help yourself can you, what has this got to do with the Labour Party. Just clutching at straws to convince yourself that voting Tory all your life was a sound decision. Remember the Owen Patterson attempted cover up.
Any other job you would be fired on the spot. He should not only be fired but stripped of his knighthood which I really don’t get why he has. If this continues to be allowed what message are we sending out to the younger generation. It should be zero tolerance to such bad behavior.
James, I’m an American who truly loves your commentary! Every time you express incredulity at the behavior of your Tory politicians, remember that it could be worse-you might be stateside trying to make sense of the MAGA Republican’ts!
Some friends of mine from his constituency went to hear him speak before he was elected .. their verdict at the end of the meeting was AH BLESS! That was before power went to his head!
Reminds me of that supposed telegram a journalist sent to Cary Grant on his birthday. "How old Cary Grant?" To which he replied, apparently, "Old Cary Grant fine, how you?"
An utter lack of self-awareness is practically a prerequisite to be modern and right wing. It's the party of narcissists and those who-inexplicably-find their overweaning self-absorption as some sort of confusing sign of "manliness," and thus attractive over lesser qualities, such as "empathy" "competence" or "intelligence." Maddening.
@@chatham43 Service to Law and Criminal justice, whether you agree or not, it's understandable, now back to the original point of Williamson with his record of failure.
Sunak has done himself and the Conservative party no favours by bring Williamson into his cabinet. Promoting a seriously dim-witted ex fireplace salesman to a very senior position was not a bright move.
How do we get our spineless PM to do the honourable thing and get rid of Braverman and Williamson? James, you mentioned a dictionary in your piece. How about sending the entries for Integrity and Honesty to the PM just to remind him?
The lack of talent in the Tory party is truly terrifying
Agreed, but the opposite benches are the same. Too many free loaders in Parliament.
@@Kraken54321 The widespread idea that "they are all the same" is one of the biggest reasons this country has deteriorated so badly in recent years.
Westminster is a sideshow now.
Globalisation destroyed the nation state democracy decades ago unfortunately. International finance and the central Bankers are the real government.
@@jonathanboam5409 Labour are not the same, they sold our Gold of at rock bottom and killed 1 million Iraqis.
Globalisation destroyed the nation state democracy decades ago unfortunately.
The central Bankers are the real government.
James O’Brien wins ‘lack of talent’ award
A true narcissist always tries to make a situation about themselves. Thats exactly what Gavin Williamson has done.
And that’s exactly what O’Brussels does each day between 10-1.
@@nick1065 James o brien is paid to do this as his job, Gavin Williamson is/has been in charge of policy effecting the whole country.
@@nick1065 Why do you watch James O’Brien’s videos if that’s your opinion?
@@nick1065 Narcissism isn't just egomania.
It's the belief that you are the protagonist of Fallout 2 and with a high enough CHA skill you can bluffcheck anyone into anything.
O'Brien has too much *despair* for that. _You,_ however....
@@JoshSweetvale Funny that he doesn’t dare to debate his vile prejudices against Conservative MP’s though. Wonder why that is? Of course, it’s because they’re all scared of him….
Ghastly man. Sunak’s credibility completely blown by Williamson and Braverman . Just vile.
This.
...James would never behave in that manner..!
Sunak had credibility?
Credibility? I can’t see any Tory holding any credibility ever again… if u support these monsters after what they’ve done to us all, you thoroughly deserve the misery they are bringing upon us.
They are all useless piles of cr4p
He was trying to bully her. Well done Wendy
Sweet….O’Brien knows all about bullies.
@@nick1065 When was he a government minister?
Yep she conducted herself well, I don't agree with her politics but in this instance she did her job properly.
@@nick1065 Yet here you are getting off on it.
Don’t forget she was the one accused of physically bullying MPs during the fracking vote. I’d say it’s a shared cultured
If I messaged a colleague in that manner I'd most definitely be looking for a new job!
The Tory Vermin would welcome you
CAROL
....if James ever behaved like that LBC would show him the door....no doubt about that!
@@meanwhileme4128 well that's rather unnecessary
@@carolclare8356 ????
@@meanwhileme4128 the post that you have deleted
Sir. Gavin Williamson. The Joker would turn round and say that's a bad joke. Williamson is a serial failure and gets rewarded. What a loathsome creature.
The Tory party personified, you have described them perfectly.
Thank you.
A knight of the realm. King and country. And all.
Paul C
Blame the idiot Johnson, as well as Sunak for entertaining Williamson.
He probably has something on Johnson, so he gave him his title for keeping shtum.
@@fjkelley4774 Well, he'll never sit sipping his daiquiris on my sundrenched terrasse.. I only allow respectability chez moi.
Can I just says thankyou for actually reading out the comments. I've had to look through so many article talking about 'those comments', 'expletive laden texts' and 'offensive messages' without any of them actually saying what those messages were
Isn't that the truth!
Often the way, these days... We're left with a distinctly Kafka-esque situation where we're told that a person said Very Bad Things, but we can't tell you what those Very Bad Things actually were, so just trust us that they were Very Bad Things and enjoy the public execution. All you need to know is that they deserved it.
@@blatherskite3009 except in this case he absolutely does deserve consequences to his utterly unprofessional actions.
Bulletbill you do realise that Ukraine full of Nazis according to BBC, France 24, ABC, CNN, etc etc etc have made documentaries regarding Nazis in Ukraine.
So why are you sporting their flag.
They have murdered their own Russian speaking population for eight years.
Odessa May 2 2014
Try education imbecile
How are you.........'I'm fine'
🤣🤣 yes Wendy!! 👏👏
When Mr Sunak said the words 'Integrity, professionalism and accountability', those were just shallow words. His actions have been the complete opposite of what he said. This party is not to be trusted one little bit.
...we need an election now Benji boy....that's for sure.
Ah but he was explaining what the party lacked, not what he was offering.
@@chatham43 We sure do. They have wrecked havoc with this country, too many wrongs to list here, they have been a terrible government.
@@davidpowell6098 Once he appointed Suella Braverman, he did not restore, as he promised, to what he said the party lacked. He only added to the lack of integrity, professionalism and accountability, by giving her the same job she was sacked from, only six days earlier. He is doing the same now, by his backing of a proven bully.
As the words were coming out of his mouth, I was thinking, the exact opposite will be the reality, & I'm sorry to say my instincts wère right. This is why only 140,000 or so Scots vote for them. We know exactly what they're like. This Tory party is the most incompetent, corrupt & self serving in my lifetime.
" Tantrum - an uncontrolled outburst of anger and frustration, typically in a young child." - Great word on that context. 😂
Really?
How old are you that you just learned TODAY what the word tantrum means?
@@Anon-xd3cf Of course, I know what it means even better when an example is given before your eyes.
...James at 50 would never throw a tantrum to highlight his political stance.....he is better than that!
@@chatham43 I am not sure if you are being sarcastic.
...that says alot...😂
*Smart of her to do this via text messages and keeping the receipts.*
*The man is clearly deranged and unbalanced.* 🤯
Yes, precisely why she didn't do it face to face as he would have preferred.
He's like someone from Arkham Asylum 😂
Yeh, but cut him some slack - his dog is sick
@@Nastyswimmer LOl😂
@@Nastyswimmer
Did it step on a bee?
First rule of modern life, which I've tried to teach everyone I know: never, ever, put anything in text that you are not prepared later to defend.
A lesson for us all I think, it's advice I wish I'd followed on more than a few occasions.
True. On a similar theme, I once read a comment that said you shouldn't post anything online that you wouldn't be prepared to put on a billboard in front of your house. It's certainly something to bear in mind before you hit Send.
I’ve lived by this rule for my professional life and it’s saved me more times than I can remember. Never write down anything you wouldn’t say to a persons face, in front of other people. Basic life lesson.
"You don't just text them!", says the man who texts the same person about not getting a place in the funeral.
he missed the bit when Gavin knocked his din-dins over and trampled on his toys whilst yelling at the top of his lungs
As terrifying as this was to listen to, Wendy replying 'I'm fine' was comedy gold
The fact that the tory party's output has devolved into secondary school text drama just reinforces how desperate the country is for a modicum of mature, competent governance. The country has long been lurching from one crisis to another and we don't even have the bare minimum in terms of leadership
We don’t even have the bare minimum in terms of opposition either.
@@TheBorderRyker I'm not a huge fan of kier starmmer, he failed to stand by his leadership pledges, has regularly appointed or supported divisive figures and policy, lacks a vision or strategy suited for the current period (Its not 1997 anymore) and is often more concerned with factional conflict than representing the public. But he has a proven record of at least being able to manage governmental organisations and can fulfill the minimal requirements for office, which considering the current caliber of politicians is high praise. At this point anyone but the current kleptocratic, out of touch dotards at tory hq will suffice.
@@user-gn6wz9fe1c the only thing he’s got a proven track record on is letting people like Jimmy Saville walk free.
@@TheBorderRyker Yes we do actually, but thanks for trying.
I always thought he had the maturity of a
school boy (apologies to school boys).
I can’t believe this is a real conversation. It must be a lost Monty Python script that’s just be discovered. I’ve never laughed so much in years 🤣
At the first swearing at me, I'd have been off to formally complain to my management about him. As a senior manager myself, I'd want anyone I manage to come to me instantly if they were spoken to like that. I won't tolerate bullies, not just because legally, you can't. He deserves to be punished.
True. Although, I err on the side of allowing them to go off more (give them enough rope to hang themselves etc). The fact that there was a back and forth of his continued bad behaviour makes Gavin’s argument all that much weaker than if it was just a single text.
Sadly the Permanent Secretary of a Department is supposed to be the last safeguard for protecting junior staff from badly behaving ministers. So far the Tories have got rid of at least three of them who have not demonstrated sufficient mindless loyalty to the Party's PR machine (e.g. By calling out bullying, or by being an "expert" ). Govern with integrity - yeah right, of course you do.
How this man ever got anywhere in politics is an absolute mystery.
This behaviour works on a lot of people.
@@JoshSweetvale As does O’Brien’s gaslighting….
He got to where he is in politics by being an absolutely abhorrent human being, just like most of the conservative party.
Intimidation and general nastyness?
@@nick1065 so o'brien is trying to gaslight me into thinking gavin williamson is extremely unprofessional and unfit to be in parliament? Or is gaslight the word you got in conservative troll bingo this week?
The PM has said the Gavin has his 'full confidence'. So that is the kiss of death.
it's a bit like hearing that Moggy is fully behind you...ykes!
He's certainly full of something, but confidence wasn't the word that sprung to mind!
It's like if Gareth from The Office was in politics, both threatening and pathetic at the same time. Never trust a man with a tarantula in his desk
So funny and true 👍 🤣
It's probably the tarantula that's poorly, not a dog.
If i behaved like Gavin Williamson I'd have been arrested for bullying.
James has never resorted to bullying on his show. That would be despicable.
Arrested for bullying.
@@chatham43 he hasnt, whats your point?
Pretty much like Trump or Johnson. Imagine, me borrowing £30 million to build a bridge, I give millions to my chums"for design" and then the remaining to pay for a debate whether we need or not a bridge. Then I leave the position to become a minister in UK government. Money's gone, zero bridge, everyone's happy.
@@bm8641 exactly!
I notice in the Graun this morning that williamson has sunak's "full support", so we can confidently expect his sacking within 24 hours.
Oh no we've found the Guardian reader - Lord help us . . .
@@vonryansexpress Yes. But unlike you, who apparently only reads The Express (which only uses simple words), I also read a number of other titles, including some published in other countries.
@@nicolek4076 aren't you the clever one - but sadly reading the Guardian is not something that anyone should openly admit, a paper more filled with hate, poison and malice, more dedicated to grievance and albophobia will not be found - its readership presumably approves and enjoys such foul content . .
Quite how you can attribute "Express" readership to me as you have "Apparently" done is anyone's guess, but I doubt that it could be anywhere near as turgid and unwholesome as the Guardian . . Maybe you should try a copy . . .
@@vonryansexpress The reason for your opinion is that you only inhabit your own echo chamber. Get out once in a while and see what's really happening in the world.
@@nicolek4076 . . . Mind how you go . .
I have to say, I live in Romania and I wish we had people like James working in our media. I know most brits hate us romanians, just here to show my appreciation for a job well done, this was informative and really entertaining. Hope you people get back into the EU soon. Best regards!
most ppl in the UK don't hate any other countries, it's the far right gov and media and bots
Most brits do not hate Romanians.
No, most British people do not hate Romanians. A noisy bigoted section do (unfortunately bigger than I thought it was before we suffered brexit) and project that vile notion. They do it for many other (virtually all possibly) nationalities as well.
I love meeting people from other nations and learning their culture and ways etc. The manageress of the block of flats that I live in is Romanian and is charming, friendly, hard working, honest, intelligent and everything else needed for the job. But not just that, she is just a lovely human being as are the large majority of people from all nationalities.
@@danielmartin5632 really happy to hear that, thanks!
@@philipnesbitt3334 thank you!
His 'Knighthood' is one of the most corrupt and biggest insults to the title ever!
I wouldn't send messages with this kind of language in any context. The barbarians are inside the gates.
The barbarians built the gates to keep us out.
Cool it with the antisemitism.
@@evolassunglasses4673 I think your comment requires a little context… it makes no sense at all on its own.
@@evolassunglasses4673 ❔❔
Knight of the realm. Our forefathers would be ashamed.
He's but one of a long line of knighted wa**kers.
"How ARE YOU!!!!"
"I am fine"..will make me chuckle probably all day today.
Integrity, honour, honesty and openness as promised by Sunak. A nest of vipers. But the poor uneducated still believe the Tories are doing a great job.
But Labour have no solutions.
They embrace the open borders Globalisation project.
..yep they should have been Privately educated and attended uni like many here.
@@chatham43 Under a government that actually cared about its citizens, they wouldn’t need to be privately educated.
....but it helps....it helped you no doubt.
@@chatham43 Both of them.
Very sensible of her to keep it to texts. These conversations are too often unrecorded.
Having a poorly pet wasn't an excuse for me missing work so not totally sympathetic to the notion that he could/should miss a three line whip....however ridiculous the imposition of a three line whip was for that vote
Well given the way he converses with people maybe his only contact is with plants and pets who don't get the luxury of just ignoring The fireplace salesman.
Three line whips are an abomination. MPs are there to represent their constituents not to be herded like sheep into the voting lobby. They should always vote with their consciences in my opinion.
At the least, he could have called the Labour whips, to see if he could pair with an Opposition MP who also couldn't attend.
Have a recording device attached to your telephone, and record all conversations. Well worth while, with horrors like Williamson and Braverman and Priti Patel at large.
Sir Gavin Williamson is literally a joke in itself.
The poorly dog bit finished me off completely 😂😂😂
Frequently find that those who shout 'you need to reflect on how you treat people' or 'look at yourself in a mirror!' never heed their own advice.
And Sunak still has confidence in him !!! Can’t wait for the details of the dirt Little Gavy has on Sunak .
Tax avoidance?
@@meanwhileme4128 favourite given his firm , but what a hoot if his extramarital peccadilloes were exposed and billionaire wife waved prenuptial doc and fled .
@@alanthomson1227 Fondling a duck in a petting zoo, perchance or getting gloryholed by Digby Pudding-Jones???
Yeah, if I was trying to manage that child I'd want it all written down too....
These Tories are so full of themselves...millions of us would have wished to go to the Queens funeral... but our common sense told us that numbers were limited... He has NO common sense... the only sense he has is a sense of entitlement.... He has disgraced the memory of the Queen in thinking it's all about him
He could have had my place if I'd had one
Don't worry people the PM has total confidence in Gavin. LOL
"But I wanna go to the party!!!"
"Gavin, you're not going and if you don't behave, they'll be no ice cream."
English politics is highly entertaining. A stinking mess, but really hilarious.
Not funny though is it…really
Not Hilarious just plain TRAGIC with this LOT
Williamson obviously doesn't realize. One doesn't want a fireplace salesman to attend one's funeral.
I actually burst out laughing at the 'How are you?' bit, because I could see what was going to happen next! I'm convinced Wendy absolutely knew what he meant and her response was excellent. Well done Wendy.
I would have replied in exactly the same way as she did. The pool of talent must be really shallow in the Tory party to have brought this guy back into the fold. If I'd had behaved like that I'd be out of a job. The political satire of The Think of It has just turned into reality.
So did I... absolutely brilliant.
Can someone tell me how anybody with an ounce of class would be upset about not being invited to a numbers limited event, let alone a funeral?!
Because Williamson is a narcissistic buffoon who thinks it is all about him Typical Tory!
Things fall apart; the centre cannot not hold.
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
We are in late stage Liberalism, collapse coming.
Tomorrow belongs to China and Russia
@@evolassunglasses4673 I have hope, a fools hope maybe. Even Putin's most loyal servants hate him and wish his downfall, even if only to supplant him. I hope that goodness can prevail.
Just the thought of Williamson with a knighthood? Sums up the farcical, corrupt state of the establishment.
Ronnie Kray would receive a knighthood today, I'm convinced.
And he would be by far one of the better recipients going by past and present.
He was at least a successful businessman.
Cronyism at its finest.
He didn't go to the right schools so I doubt it.
The strangest thing is people vote for these hypocrites. They are the ones who make such behaviour acceptable.
James it’s called projective identification…. Narcissists do this constantly to others in order to divert their feelings they don’t like (feedback!) and act like the other is the cause… 🙏👍
An insight into the intellectual level they work on.
Absolutely childish. These people are knights of the realm? Heaven help us.
I remember listening to this live and just cracking up with him. I was looking forward to see this video
I am fairly sure that the Queen actually asked that he not be invited. She had after all met him!
I want so much to believe this is actually the case haha. Imagine the hit to his ego that would have?
This government is the gift that keeps on giving, just as you think it can't possibly sink any lower, it does, at least it keeps us amused.
That’s the quality of politicians we have these days
If that's a Sir then i'm a Lord
I never knew there could be a Tory politician more atrocious than Suella Braverman but here we are.
WOW! One of your Best!
The “How are you?” bit was Pure Gold
The requirements for becoming a Knight of the Realm have certainly dropped off in the last thousand years. When did narcissism become a requirement?
I wonder if the vet could work out why the dog was poorly, because now it's obvious to the nation.
Dog will be pleading for a few days "observation"...hope it's insured.
Seriously, hope the poorly pooch pulls through ok.
It has no choice in the owner stakes.
I suspect it was the tarantula, not the dog. Gav had been pulling a few legs off it.
What a vile little man. How on earth did anyone give him a job in the first place?
Sadly, he’s exhibiting exactly the kind of narcissistic personality that does get you ahead in politics.
As they say it's not what you know!
I wonder the same thing each day when I hear him on LBC.
@@nick1065 I wonder the same thing when I see navy Tory on the TV you mean.
In 2005, Gavin Williamson was in the news. At the time, he was the managing director of Aynsley China, a Staffordshire-based pottery firm. People had been physically fighting on shop floors for their plates commemorating Charles and Camilla’s wedding, which seemed destined to become a collectible. They were unlike any other commemorative plate for the event - because every single one was embossed with the wrong date.Early incompetence.
Absolutely brilliant James 😂😂😂…I can’t stop watching!
Regarding his dog exuse... About 6 years ago I was on the dole briefly and there was one sign-on where I'd failed to do my full 30-odd hours of provable, documented job-searching because I'd spent every other day for the last week dealing with a beloved family pet dying of pancreatic cancer, i.e. repeated vet visits, tests done, results back, terminal decisions made, etc. When I said my reason was the death of a pet, the instant response of the "adviser" was "No, no, no!" - utterly dismissing that as any kind of excuse. They stopped my dole as punishment. Luckily, I got a job the following week, so I never had to see that "adviser" again to say thanks for her understanding.
It's "nice" to be reminded that a completely different set of standards apply at the very top.
Williamson, how are you in the Cabinet?
Give him credit for prioritizing his dogs health over Tory politicking.
His one shred of humanity.
Williamson should be sacked immediately, no question. He would be in any other walk of life. Even the Labour Party would sack someone for this.
Rebecca Wrong Bailey went for far less
You just can't help yourself can you, what has this got to do with the Labour Party. Just clutching at straws to convince yourself that voting Tory all your life was a sound decision.
Remember the Owen Patterson attempted cover up.
Any other job you would be fired on the spot. He should not only be fired but stripped of his knighthood which I really don’t get why he has. If this continues to be allowed what message are we sending out to the younger generation. It should be zero tolerance to such bad behavior.
I once said Johnson's cabinet was full of incompitence, but Sunak's is a close second with Braverman, Coffey, Zahawi, Williamson, Raab et al.
It's the same people, so of course it's going to be incompetent. They just get shuffled around like turds in a litter tray.
Brilliant 😂😂
Altogether now ... "What a tool!"
The stench of entitlement of the ruling classes
James, I’m an American who truly loves your commentary! Every time you express incredulity at the behavior of your Tory politicians, remember that it could be worse-you might be stateside trying to make sense of the MAGA Republican’ts!
How is it worse? Why do Americans always gotta make it about themselves? 😂
Read John Crace every day in the Guardian -- it's free. And Marina Hyde.
True, very true.
@@jaybee4288 See Jan 6th for reasons why.
@@jaybee4288 Come spend a weekend in rural Pennsylvania, my friend! You just might change your point of view! 😅
Some friends of mine from his constituency went to hear him speak before he was elected .. their verdict at the end of the meeting was AH BLESS! That was before power went to his head!
Meanwhile, back in the playground:🤣🤣🤣
The 'i'm fine thanks' line had me loling
Reminds me of that supposed telegram a journalist sent to Cary Grant on his birthday.
"How old Cary Grant?"
To which he replied, apparently, "Old Cary Grant fine, how you?"
I was just thinking of that quote myself. How weird!
@@peterswires8439 Get out of my head. :)
Whitehall must be like Yes, Minister on Prozac 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Now we all know how he treats his wife.
We don't.
....do you?.
Robold is obviously guilty of the same sort of gaslighting that O’Brien purports to hate! Don’t you just love the double standards?
@@nick1065 .
I would have hit the roof if spoke to my Mrs like that.. I would want 5 minutes with him outside
.. "Your Mrs"...??
@@chatham43 You sure don't have anyone!
Hysterically funny. And sad. And infuriating.
Really? All those mixed emotions might suggest something else….
Brilliant james, thank you.
proper tickled me the "how are you" bit ahahahah
Let’s hope that Pike’s mum does not get to hear about all this - else he will be in real trouble!?! 😬
I HAVE fired people for far less.
I think you are channelling your 'Stewart Lee does Paul Nuttall of UKIP' impression there! 😄
The " How are you" bit was so funny, proper laughed out loud
James’s laughter is very contagious 😅
Or creepy
....X -Rated ....😊
An utter lack of self-awareness is practically a prerequisite to be modern and right wing. It's the party of narcissists and those who-inexplicably-find their overweaning self-absorption as some sort of confusing sign of "manliness," and thus attractive over lesser qualities, such as "empathy" "competence" or "intelligence." Maddening.
James should have got Joe Lycett to read this out ☺
The quality of the UK Government never fails to underwhelm.
There should be an enquiry into Williamson's knighthood, I can't find one single positive thing he's ever done.
...Sir Keirs is well deserved however...he has dedicated his life to be a well paid barrister.
@@chatham43 Service to Law and Criminal justice, whether you agree or not, it's understandable, now back to the original point of Williamson with his record of failure.
He took his dog to the vet!
@@chatham43 More deserved than Williamson's so what's your point?
Oh wait you have no point lol
@Tae...more deserved doesn't make it deserved...but you know that.....
It's amazing. Williamson always reminds me of the Frank Spencer of politics. Just don't know what goes on behind those eyes, do we?
Oooooh, Betty!
@@edeledeledel5490 I think the cabinet did a whoopsie! 🤣
An unhinged radio host calls an unhinged politician unhinged. Britain 2022 😂
😂
did o'brain write the headline himself!!?? 🤣
...one of his epic teenage producers....
And this guy has been Education Secretary. Appalling
Sunak has done himself and the Conservative party no favours by bring Williamson into his cabinet. Promoting a seriously dim-witted ex fireplace salesman to a very senior position was not a bright move.
Maybe Sunak thought "going up in flames" was hearth warming for the freezing peasants?
How do we get our spineless PM to do the honourable thing and get rid of Braverman and Williamson? James, you mentioned a dictionary in your piece. How about sending the entries for Integrity and Honesty to the PM just to remind him?
Integrity. Professionalism. Accountability. 0/3 Gavin. Rishi, take note
Wonderful as usual James.
🤮
....oh James....my hero...😂.....
@@nick1065 yup you and chatham43 are definitely the same person. So sad. Is it because James is extremely popular and wealthy and you're not. 🤣
@@digbycrankshaft7572 Do you hear voices in your head too?
"he's probably read in a Judge Dredd comic" - and, besides all other talents, this is how O' Brien earns his money and deserved reputation.
Williamson looks a lot older than his( I hate you) 13 years.
James put that across brilliantly 🤣