A political miscalculation? | James O'Brien - The Whole Show
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- This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio from the 26th of June 2024.
00:00 - Why did Sunak call the election when he did
48:54 -Netanyahu says "intense phase" of fighting Hamas in Gaza is nearly over
01:39:45 - Poorer high-ability UK children fall behind peers at school from age of 11
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He tried being a PM, he saw that it's not for him, they were about to do a vote of no confidence and so that's why he called the election to keep from being embarrassed if they were successful in a vote of no confidence
As a Nation which STILL doesn't enjoy the BENEFIT of a FIXED-TERM Government....it's TIME FOR CHANGE!!!
You can't be Prime Minister if you don't know when to carry an umbrella.
😂
Won't need no umbrella in sunny california😂
But if you're the kind of candidate who does know when etc, they call you boring 🤷♀
Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
It makes sense that it wasn't one thing, but it was a case of the last straw 💯
just wait, his declaration regarding money given to the nhs, is about to be questioned oh his party AGREED all of them in particular colchester, ect. pocket now, cuzz a pooinatin knows could go on but as it has taken years of deaths unnescesary, ect ect i won,t waste the time
When Sunak stood for election of his own party, he was rejected. He only became leader because the person they voted for was even worse than he was, and he was next cab off the rank. He didn't even win a subsequent election as leader. he was just rushed in.
The Tories were NEVER going to win the next election because the electorate has stopped listening to them. At that point there is virtually nothing any party can do to get their attention again. So the only thing that could have happened had Sunak delayed the election for as long as possible is that he would have been ousted by his own party. By calling the election when he did, he will lose, but at least he gets to go out on his shield.
sheilds don,t protect anyone from the rain!
@@hopegreen9027 Roman testudo formation enters the chat.
I was calling out as a British expat who
Left the Uk bk in 2009 just after the financial collapse and the death of my mother of 82 at that time, that the Uk decline was just about to begin. As a child who was adopted, if I could write a letter to my younger self, all I would say in one sentence, would be, Dads Army, Benny Hill and the Two Ronnies.
thankyou for that service i was a nurse in the nhs and red cross i was seconded, ok THANKYOU
@@hopegreen9027thank you, for your precious time caring for us madam.
Only less funny.
All mp's should be on a database so the public can see the bad things they do. Then they would be made accountable for all to see
The word 'accountable' in your statement above is the reason why this will never happen.
Unfortunately it would be classed as private medical information to find out those that didn’t take the vaccine
well, russia have the database given to them by china yada yada, imagine this, china monitored mobiles while everyone played games on theirs, and here we r , calls made froma french tunnel, well heavily VERY HEAVILY monitored, ure turn
His wify wants to go plus came out he was involved in 45bn RBS saving by government, he will be investigated now on this plus all corruption during he was Chancellor and now PM.
Does anyone else think that Sunak had a very sudden rise to Chancellor?
Basically 18 months as a very junior minister, 6 months as chief sec to treasury and then Chancellor. Tell me someone else who's risen that fast from nowhere to the top.
You know how in the army, the officer class would buy their commissions back in the days, i wonder whether Sunak bought being Chancellor, certainly boris would have accepted money for it.
Interesting! I'd like to add "but unlikely" but now you come to mention it... worryingly possible.
I think fishi saw the refuks running for the exits and realized they were going to leave him holding the bag for everything.
omg. the poor bin men having to dispose of THAT BAG, still colchester binnies will do it they salivate over a sunkass
You are a legend , James, and I've been very happy to see your evolution the last few years, the last decade.. an open mind is a wonderful thing!!
An open mind, and open boarders
you either didn't pay much attention in school or you shouldn't be allowed anywhere near schools. Or maybe both.
@@alexcarpenterecology8384 who is this comment directed at?
@@KM-wl1tp It may be a comment on your spelling of "boarders"...
@@alexcarpenterecology8384Could you explain in detail your 'you shouldn't be allowed anywhere near schools' comment please.
The risk was never Labour on 50%, it was Reform on 30%.
Israel of ALL nations should know better! They should become a pariah state in my honest opinion....sad times.
They learned well.
@@SirAntoniousBlocksad but true. The oppressed became the oppressor
@@MV-se4di In psychology abuse is a learned trait, and some people who were abused as children go on to be abusers themselves.
People who were abused as children often grow up to become abusers themselves.
The biggest blunder in political history calling an election 20 points behind 😂
I mean in theory it was better than the alternative, waiting until January with the stench of desperation and being afraid of the electorate.
In theory that is, in practice this election has been a disaster.
@@calumbishop7082the biggest blunder in british political history and then the blunder called an election.
@@calumbishop7082 I think the logic from the tory party higher ups was "you will quit while you are not so far behind" with a best realistic outlook being so they can recover in 5-10 years. And yes, there are higher ups in the tory party than the PM. Let's not kid anyone that a 44 year old, 2nd gen immigrant, demonstraby naieve af man is actually in charge of the tory party; the "shareholders"; typ 60-75 yo house of lords & financial supporters/beneficiaries are in charge of the tory party.
I don't remember an election campaign that was this bad...granted I'm only 40 so missed Callaghan and Foote but I'm interested to know back then did people write them off completely 2 weeks before the vote? Have we ever had polls with such a huge gulf for so long?
research use ure own 6th sense that gut feeling or go to russia
I'm really enjoying this campaign, it's just one gaffe or scandal after another. The chef's kiss will be watching these a holes losing their seats one by one.
Weren't they already saying that the only problem with Brexit is they didn't go hard enough ❓ Who's "they"❓ the two theys are the same theys - just bc the name is different doesn't mean they're not the same exact people involved.
Like many Tories supreme confidence based on nothing. They live in their own reality
Please highlight how CCHQ have renamed themselves to "Tax Check UK" right before tonight's debate began. Such lies!
I'm fascinated with Farage pointing at bodger and vice versa - no, YOU are the biggest pootin puffer, not me, mate.
I'd be interested in finding out how much Israel will pay in reparation to rebuid Gaza? Without settlements ofc..
The reason he called it at that time is very obvious,
It was so ridiculous, it was going to get great odds at the bookies ! Think about it 🤣
How can you describe the events in Gaza without using the word gen0cide? It is an understatement.
James is slow but he gets there in the end.
James, you could go with „Übermut“ or „Hochmut kommt vor dem Fall“.
It translates to ‚overconfidence precedes the (free)fall‘ and describes the Conservative campaign very well
In a democracy every country gets the government it deserves, the English voted for brexit and the Tories and got what they deserved, the Israelis voted for Likkud and they will too.
lol spot on
The english might have voted for Brexit but the Northern Irish and the Scots certainly didn't, yet both countries have been dragged in anyway. That's not exactly democratic is it? The whole system in the Uk is biased towards England simply because England has the biggest population.
Sunak wanted to quit without quitting, hence an election loss is his solution.
Why did rishi do it? Why are many doing it?.....because clearly they they know something big is about to happen and want to jump ship
At the moment, Rishi has hope that things are improving in all his policies. He can, at the moment say "look at inflation" and "Rwanda is about to happen" etc. If he'd left it later, these things may not happen/have happened and he would have been left with nothing on which to campaign
Deeply saddened that even James is scared of zionist 😢 he makes out like everything started on oct 7th. Like nakba never happened? Like millions killed and many millions displaced from their homeland since Israel inception till now.
I'm by no means wealthy, nor do I live in poverty. I am a homeowner, but not able to afford private school for my children. But I do believe/hope that my effort in helping my children with their homework (not do it for them) will help them in later life. If their teachers let them down, I will be there to pick up the slack.
I'm in the same boat, and I'll support my son as much as I can. We all have aspirations for our children, even if we'll never be able to send them to a private school. I my son to have the best life possible.
Of course he is going to leave. His wife has had her bags packed for the last year at least. He has "realised his political ambition", the small man restored in ego, expectations satiated. For her the whole thing has been a massive ball ache, all she wants to do is sit in the sun for the rest of her life, and has been waiting generously while Rishi gets his little thing out of the way. Simple as that
I think so, too. Once he loses the election and hopefully his seat, we won't see him for dust. I, for one, won't be sad to see the back of him.
The reason Sunak called the GE early was probably after a visit from Graham Brady, so jump or get pushed.
Get the tories out
Der Brexit Glauben?
Die englische Blindheit
I agree with your prediction that Sunak will not go back to California after the election. Let's see if we are both right.
1:03:28 I won't say that Israel's status as the place they can go if it all happens again has led it to act in a way that will make it all happen again. But it's given a very handy excuse to those who've always wanted it to all happen again.
2:08:50 I used to do my homework on the bog, and it showed.
Thanks James
When you mentioned the smart child thing dropping away from peers... Hi. The agony of having ability and without money is not having the appropriate guidance and support to go further and find an applicable place for life satisfaction. It has lead to many issues with mental health and isolation.
Im finding sunak increasingly petulant and arrogant.hes planned assault on sickness benefits isnt really the act of a compassionate and empathetic person.i help people with mental health as well as having my own mental health.i can assure you getting pip is not as easy as sunak and stride will have people beleive.its made a lot of people with mental health very anxious and will ultimately result in people being more unwell.for me its the weakest politics picking on the most vulnerable.hes far too rich and detached to ever understand.
Most recent poll is fascinating, tories in 3rd and reform with 18 seats
Eventually Reform will take over Labour but because of the first past the post it will be hard to get globalist elites out
I know scary stuff!
Ohhh that's 18 too many
Reform will get less than 1
@@leaguefan7640 nigel did damage cozying up to putin.
If we don't learn to live together, we'll die together.
and then??
@@hopegreen9027 And then nothing.
All this talk about defeating hammas and yet none about the hostages.. makes you think if the hostages were ever the top priority in this war
I believe the reason Sunak wanted to be PM, a job I think he was psychologically unsuitable for, was based on his ego, just like Johnson. It is a classic case of being careful what you wish for. I think he called this General Election as his dream job as PM had turned into a nightmare and to try and save what little of his ego was left he called the GE.
Israel is a democracy.
Israel has been led by Netanyahu for nearly 20 years.
If Netanyahu is some rogue agent who doesn't represent the beliefs of most Israelis, and his actions in Palestine are not reflective of Israel... is their democracy broken?
They can't both be a democracy with an elected leader for nearly 20 years... and also not be responsible or aligned with the actions of that leader.
They're a dictatorship where a person who does not align with the citizenry at all can maintain power for 20 years... or a significant portion of Israel agrees with what he has done... pick one.
It's the classic pipeline to autocracy. Keep engineering and aggravating crises so the people need you and you can paint yourself as a strong leader.
I don’t think comparing Israel to the Germans of the 1940s is wrong at all
James needs to stop being so weird about that
Lol 😂 you gonna go broke or lose a hat!
didn't do eat out to help out... went to the lake district as often as I could to support their devasted economy when allowed.... all the pan clanging just made me feel guilty....I still had a job.. a bit scary for a while ... but I had a job!
Agree with you about the pan clanging. I absolutely wanted to show my support and appreciation for the NHS, but I didn't feel making a racket once a week really did that.
I met John Biffen a cpl of times (question time was held at a venue I worked at) he knew what integrity was and couldn't give a hoot about the whip!
It might have got you ! But all the torys, ran & hit the, bookies !
James' analysis of I-P is always so surface level. "The numbers are disproportionate so it must be wrong". When do we measure conflicts by the numbers?
regarding Gove and the barnard castle twit..I work in ophthalmic theatres... use an optician ffs!
He will emigrate to Silicon Valley. That's 100% fact.
WELL HE SILI CON AFTER ALL LOL
RE; Gaza ,strange that the Israeli army ,using the tactics of the Waffen Ss
What if he loses his seat? If so, his political career over. California dreaming!😂
How did I know he was going to mention Jeremy Bowen
Maybe it's also a certain amount of ruthlessness or the "killer instinct" that Starmer is showing...
Whats the point in having a mind if you cannot change it. And o brien changes his every day
He will do that but it’s not why he called the election.
Is it just me, or did Alan Partridge call in today?
Starmer kicked out a massive talent with a solid constituency in favor for someone who SA'd and is a womanizer. And is a personal friend of Starmer. It says a lot about Starmer that he never even had a conversation about the issues with the now ex-member but stands a friend instead.
relating to the poor vs wealthy children. I think a major factor is homework or at least how much outside school time is dedicated to doing school things. Sure Primary schools do homework but there isn't that much & the pressure isn't there. Do they have a quite place to do questions 8 to 15 of algebra homework or do they have a separate computer or laptop to write a report on shakespear, etc. A wealthy kid might have their own laptop or have a separate dinning room to living room so they aren't distracted by their siblings watching TV after school for them to do homework in
Wasnt there a rumour that someone follows him on Peleton and immediately after announcing the election he went back in doors and did a 5k virtual run around the bay in California?
Where did you hear that 😂hilarious
Gary knows. Short window of time where inflation *appears* under control. As bad as it is, this is as hood as it gets and inflation will rise again soon.
One of the biggest misunderstandings about democracy that the English cling to is that it is a game to be won or lost. A politician who wants to ask the people to decide whether they want them to remain in power or make any other political decision is not making a mistake but being a democrat.
He had a bet on. Put it on years ago. I bet I can be Prime minister within the next 10 years. Done? Gone.
I find the excuses of the American administration to be the hardest part to swallow
Biden tried to talk Netenyahu down from behind the scenes. It didnt work.
you just said what I said a few minutes ago...Pariah state.
I've known about the Israel/Palestine problem for decades... U.N. resolutions ... American veto's? Stealing land?
Just John Lennon!
You have a natural talent for storytelling. 📖
Why is Phillip ittner the only journalist in Ukraine 🇺🇦 I trust?
Only you can answer that, as it is your trust.
Is your hat Fruit Full?
I can't stand James's, everything thing wrong with the world.
I think starmer's strict right wrong dichotomy will end badly for him.
Maybe, but it's nice to have someone who knows the difference.
Blah blah
Vote Reform 🇬🇧
No!
@@leaguefan7640
Dont do the same thing & expect a different outcome!
No thanks to Putin's puppets.
Vote reform.
No!
Same dog, different tail.
No thanks to Putin's puppets.
when you suggest there is probably racism for truss being preferred over sunak can we have names instead of guessing jimmy.