What's the problem with the Isle of Wight?

Channel 4 News 10 August 2016

[@morriganravenchild6613]

There's no work on the Island. Most people with any talent leave.

[@josephine.france5]

That's why the population is old as hell

[@maximinnow6627]

We have to. Tourism has killed everything else except retail and office jobs. Love the Island to pieces, miss home, but can't make a living there. Chokehold Wightlink and Red Funnel have on travel is financially not viable, wasn't years ago definitely isn't now. Forget education - make the economy viable to support the population

[@charlestruby5094]

So, they mentioned in this video that some of the "less motivated" students are becoming mechanics. Answer me this question. What is wrong with wanting to fix things (my dad and brother are Millwrights and I am a teacher, full disclosure). The people who go to university are designing these big, beautiful machines that make it better for humanity. So, who is going to build them and fix them when they break? Such elitist thinking that everyone has to go to university. Every vocation is important.

[@bazzer621]

I lived on the Island from 1961 till I retired to Thailand 2 years ago and enjoyed every second. If you don't like the Island then piss off back to the mainland!

[@dormantsuperhero]

You didn't like it so you pissed off to Thailand!

[@bazzer621]

@dormantsuperhero No, I loved the Island but I have a Thai wife, so when I retired, we moved to Thailand! We now live in luxury on my government pension in a large 3 bedroom house with a big garden! We employ a cleaner and a guy to help with the garden! Try doing that in England on a government pension!!

[@danielfinch362]

I left the Island when I was 16 to join the army, Done my time, lived all over the country working now live I'm Kent, and a reasonable lifestyle.

[@oscarejdonovan]

"There's lots to do here, there's car boots, car boots most days actually, Monday, Wednesday.." WOOO PARTY!!!!!!

[@23093034]

Loving the sarcasm! 😁

[@georgiaarnold1645]

This is true, there’s literally nothing to do here. 😅

[@johnt.wolfbanger5731]

Sounds like the rural south in the States. Great place to grew up and retire, but not much economic opportunity during one's working years.

[@lesbambrough619]

As an ex islander I love coming back to the island, the stench of weed everywhere, the feral kids everywhere, the closed and boarded up shops everywhere… report the druggies, discipline your kids, buy local and support local shops, don’t blame anyone except yourselves.

[@joecater894]

island would be 4000% better if they built a tunnel. Its wrecked by isolation..

[@oz_medias]

Can't wait to leave the city in Canada and return to visit my former home of Ventnor again. 4 days to go!

[@lukestagg2138]

How was your visit?

[@staple6451]

As an introvert, I absolutely love the island but as much as I hate to admit it there are no universities here. If I want to go to uni, It will be a real struggle. At this point in time I’m looking at Southampton University because i can’t afford to go further away from home. It’s a real shame that there isn’t more opportunities for young people living on the island.

[@stonedape2406]

Aye, it is.

[@tfootball8704]

You can obtain a degree from 'The Open University', also alot of Uni's are doing online degree's now.

[@charitablecitizen2332]

If you can't afford it, there must be the option of student loans. Practically no one pays £27000 course fees + £7000 cost of living out of pocket, they mostly rely on government loans.

[@joecater894]

you can afford it.. you get a student loan. Northern Uni's are best.. you want an old traditional uni.. red brick. just make sure you study something that gives you on the job skills.. and pays £££££ bucks.. thats my advice.. something like computer science or accountancy... or statistics even..

[@SparkysBarelyMusic]

You have two choices on the island, work a minimum wage job here or leave and easily find something much better on the mainland

[@pronavidad]

Had lived there for five years, it’s the warmest place in the UK. Quite expensive though

[@flickiow24]

no isle of silly is warmer

[@stonedape2406]

@@flickiow24 actually the average temperature on the Isle of Scilly is 0.6 degrees colder.

[@Xighor]

@@stonedape2406 what about Humidity and Wind?

[@stonedape2406]

@@Xighor elaborate

[@Xighor]

@@stonedape2406 like if there is more wind or more rain surely that means the weather is worse?

[@ceridwenscauldron1550]

Geez, the amount of times he NEEDED the ladies ( & the audience!!) to hear about how bright he was... in primary school (in his opinion).. was so cringy & embarrassing!! 😕
Overcompensating for ... (insert answer).
Is he now having a mid life crises & driving a sports car too? 🤭

[@WolfCreek_]

The islands more of a place you go when your retired.

[@isleofwighttransport]

I’m 21 lived on the island for 21 years should I retire then 😂😂😂😂

[@Tehinstrumentalist]

Never used to be that way. Exporting of trades to cheap asian labour has ruined the boat building industry the Island once had, not to mention the death of Fishing industry.
The obsession with academics is depressing. I wish I could live on the island as it was when I was a nipper but theres not much of it left.

[@peterflatau2545]

it should be called the isle of wait. wait for the dpctor. wait for workers to come. give up and enjoy the mainland!

[@JAMAICADOCK]

Poor people in Tory areas are really falling behind. Basically these Tory councils pride themselves on low taxes - which means sub-standard schools and hospitals for the poor. We forget about poor people in Tory constituencies

[@stonedape2406]

It didn't always used to be like this, the Isle of Wight for a long time was lib dem voting. It's the fact that we have a lot of old people here, most young people are strong labour supporters.

[@flankspankrank]

lol the most experienced teachers go to private schools where they get paid. Why go to a dead end job where you are unappreciated.

[@satoterror]

Good debate but please CH4 define success" does that mean being exploited by a massive faceless corporation for a huge annual salary being told what to say and do by the man or woman above you? Becoming a millionaire not paying any taxation and not contributing to society? Finding a place at university for a 3 year under grad course where you'll never pay off the interest? Securing a regular paying job on zero hours? Or just surviving from day to day and not taking your own life? Please define success.

[@acgillespie]

Billions of REAL MEN need to grow some balls and solve these issues the old UK way & hand those bastards high. Let me at those eyeballs

[@dormantsuperhero]

Viz loathsome, green party, housing developer, hypocrite springs to mind.

[@msjxhjsjwjsxbjsns6726]

Went on holiday here, looked great and seemed great, miss it very much

[@tfootball8704]

where did you go?

[@lukestagg2138]

You’re always welcome here!

[@msjxhjsjwjsxbjsns6726]

@@tfootball8704 all around the isle I remember the needle rocks mainly however

[@heatherhudson9891]

Know the Island well. Gorgeous place to live however it needs investment for jobs. In the winter most seasonal jobs go. Not much else for the locals sadly.

[@paullynch5135]

No jobs and low expectations. Lots of old people who don't want to develop employment on the island, they want to "Keep it our island". Too many retirees about sums it up.

[@stonedape2406]

Whats the point of developing jobs if there is a small people who able to work the jobs being created?The island's economy will do much better sticking the family-run businesses. You cannot urbanize a place if it has rare fauna/flora and if most of the people are again are old and lived there to escape urbanization, or people who have lived there their entire lives.

[@mannapoop6009]

me *about to defend the island*: this island isnt shit! we have robin hill, black gang chine, ... and- uh ... we have umm

[@meowplushstudios1194]

I love it that they use the amusement arcade place for the amounted

[@Koolaidheart11]

I know a girl on only fans she’s from the Isle of Wight she just told me

[@AurmazlZudeh]

I bet she's a dog

[@morriganravenchild6613]

The roads are a nightmare.

[@Snapdragon4472]

Small is beautiful, as the saying goes. I think I would be really happy living on a small island like this than I would be living in a huge city or in a large town.
Don't people feel safer and much happier living in small communities, where you tend to know each other, and look out for each other, rather than living in a built-up area or on a large estate, where you hardly know anyone?
Every vocation is important - no matter what skills or qualifications you may or may not have. University is not the only answer to succeed or have a successful future. If you have not got the skill or qualification you need to pursue an interest, or find it difficult to learn, invest in a textbook to help learn the skills you need to proceed at a pace to suit you. You only need the basic life skills of reading, writing and knowing your tables to understand the basics and, as your knowledge builds, you can learn more and more.

[@stonedape2406]

We have very high drug abuse here, and high poverty rates. Divorce rates are also very high, most people I knew there had split-up parents. Most kids don't pass their gcses. There are barely any jobs here, housing for young islanders is in very short supply- instead homes for retirees and other mainlanders are being built. Most things cost a bit more here than the mainland, down to fast food chains. We have the worst mental health in the entire country.

[@simsimo7655]

@@stonedape2406 Just got back from a week in Sandown and it's full of crackheads everywhere

[@stonedape2406]

@@simsimo7655 aye nipper

[@ABCDEF-yf4yu]

I live in Bournemouth and haven't been to the island for over 20 years.

[@AurmazlZudeh]

That's a good thing for you buddy

[@davidtrueslayor7474]

I mean look at this place the beauty space the outdoor life in itself is priceless, I mean how could a young person be unhappy ? Well if you tell someone that making it up the ladder of success is the only means to happiness people eventually start to believe it. The irony is after a decade of the rat race men & women dream about living in a place like the Isle of Wight , lol right ?

[@flickiow24]

wron ng
not much to do other than liitle island crap things and a few festivals sam efaces same places

[@flickiow24]

hightest rate of mental heath admissions in the country whys is this you ask

[@flickiow24]

@@stonedape2406 mental health admissions highest in the country !

[@flickiow24]

@@stonedape2406 type it in on google its been on isle of wight radio last week

[@flickiow24]

@@stonedape2406 ffs type in isle of wight radio mental health i was being nice to you but now you chatting shit you inbred island fool

[@ronnieg6358]

University is not everything I didn't go to one. How many millionaires didn't go to uni ?

[@MrMlinmlin]

Well, you would probably know if you went to uni amirite?! BURRRRRRRRRRRRRN

[@ronnieg6358]

You don't need to spend 3 years at uni to find that out. Just google it !

[@MrMlinmlin]

dloverise
Universities dont teach you morals, you poor illiterate trashcan. Youre supposed to have that by the time you enroll in one.

[@MrMlinmlin]

dloverise Errrrrrr, you dont have to mention it directly you trashcan... Simple definition of morality from Merriam-Webster dictionary:
-beliefs about what is right behavior and what is wrong behavior.
People contributing to society=good behaviour in your eyes
People being millionaires=not contributing to society(which isnt even true btw)=bad behaviour in your eyes.

[@MrMlinmlin]

dloverise
And Im done, not going to continue talking to a goddamn trashcan

[@deviltae]

Nah the problem is the roadmen outside maccies

[@DeanSandells]

Agreed.

[@josephine.france5]

Ah the free-wifi sketchiness

[@WolfCreek_]

And Pan, roadmen central

[@mypointofview1111]

It seems that all the things ordinary people need to live life are and have been deliberately underfunded. The NHS has been deliberately underfunded, education, amenities such as libraries are deliberately underfunded. Then you have a lack of opportunities which government can only provide so far. Having said that it is important that those living in smaller communities see opportunities to remain and contribute so that they have the ability to have good life themselves. In that respect government should encourage strong communities and support them wherever possible instead of trying to break them up

[@rctaylor5689]

The education has always been second class to that on the mainland. I was born & raised on then island. My first school after kindergarten was the Oakfield Boys School where i was doing quite well. I was then told I had to attend RSM (Ryde Secondary Modern) which where there were both boys & girls. It was right across the road from our family home. That is when my education began to fail. Yes, I know there was a war on at the time, but it should not have affected my education. I did not do well because the teachers were not teaching. The French teacher could not maintain discipline, & in my honest opinion was totally incompetent. My class teacher simply had no time for me as an individual. I cannot recall how she treated other boys in the class. She often would frequently ridicule me in front of the whole class if I failed to complete my homework. As a result, I left school at the age of 14 & took up an apprenticeship in the automotive trade. I enlisted for a 5 year stint in the RAF at 18 where I completed my education. On leaving tune RAF, I spent a few short years in UK prior to emigrating to Canada where I have lived ever since. I’ve done well for myself & my family becoming quite wealthy.
I was eventually hired by a major U.S. corporation to be their service representative in western Canada & when that company sold the product line I represented, I was hired by another highly respected U.S. Corporation to do an identical job for them.
BTW, those who look down on tradesmen should think twice. I know of many highly educated individuals, especially some from England who are working way below their educational qualifications for minimum wage even. University education is not the be-all & end-all it is said to be. At the age of 90 years, I now live in an up-scale gated community where there are a number of retired teachers. Some of whom, like me, originated from the UK. Not one of them are as wealthy as me, but maybe they spent heir money foolishly.
But, quite simply, I have never forgiven those who were, or should have been responsible for my basic education. Who knows what I might have been had i received the training we all deserve by competent teachers.

[@mavischandler2244]

It showed my house yeah boyyy

[@goldgod4329]

Somebody should do an in depth investigative documentory on who owns what here on the island & the over development of a eco sensitive area.
Also we should keep the island 5G free! Has anyone read the 5G space appeal signed by over 53,000 scientistd from around the world?

[@MisterBuffers]

There’s nothing wrong with 5G.

[@justreality4054]

There have been no long term tests, so please, stop just regurgitating.

[@Mittenator-cn2fh]

1:59 Poverty A lovely Land Rover in the drive way

[@kiwi9542]

Where?

[@suepope8825]

What's the problem with some so called parents disiplining their ferals

[@TheZ1A900]

Guy at 3:36 has a career in Modelling

[@firethrowachair9094]

I live here and I'm crazy

[@waqasahmad8015]

This is the type of place that needs heavy investment our huge companies who invest in major cities should move to these type of places and invest it would create alot of jobs
I live in oldham UK a very small town near Manchester I remember going to the town centre in the early 90s it was a pile of tip but alot of investment has come in from different back grounds cultures and you see so much movement and it's amazing something needs to be done on this level

[@aswclassicsdorset1743]

Born and breed on the Island if people don't like it here, there are ferries leaving every hour

[@peterjones6715]

it never did pinnocio any harm not going to school and you don`t need a degree to be clever .

[@jamesluckhurst4798]

Opening a club or nightclub seems to be a no brainer with all that demand

[@tfootball8704]

yes, also a youth club

[@MrDeanmfitz]

I wonder if it is profitable to buy property here?

[@mavischandler2244]

Our schools are shit its true

[@davidtrueslayor7474]

I mean whats university going to do for them , quality of life doesn't always equal education, finding a trade or vocation like making sails boat mechanic or craftsman. That is an absolute beautiful Island to live I mean what could you possibly want food shelter peace , actually find God and you have your eden already !

[@stonedape2406]

We have very high drug abuse here, and high poverty rates. Divorce rates are also very high, most people I knew there had split-up parents. Most kids don't pass their gcses. There are barely any jobs here, housing for young islanders is in very short supply- instead homes for retirees and other mainlanders are being built. Most things cost a bit more here than the mainland, down to fast food chains. We have the worst mental health in the entire country.

[@keithbawden7940]

Most of the problem makers are usually 'overners', not Island-Born!!!!

[@eimhin2441]

Incorrigible delinquent, I'm stealing that

[@JAMESSMITH-kf2qs]

living on this island is hell I just want a nandos somebody help me

[@BroskiRIP]

JAMES SMITH Good to see you're shooting for the stars pal!!!

[@xavierstanton8146]

I can see that. The Isle of Wight has been infamous for its hauntings. In fact, so many places on the island are said to be haunted, that some people refer to it as the cliche name "Ghost Island".

[@SuperVinceybaby]

University? 20 years ago maybe

[@kadenthomas7061]

3:25 my sister with the red glasses Katie

[@amazingaisha2661]

That me sister your talking about Like what

[@ellierose8491]

The island isn't bad

[@flickiow24]

yeah right

[@flickiow24]

yes it is

[@RealJamesPlaysAutomotiveGaming]

lol im in this

[@corneliusngagwayang9428]

Nobody cares

[@stonedape2406]

@@corneliusngagwayang9428 who hurt you?

[@undergroundcontainmentproc2699]

Relatively low crime rate? really?

[@ReplicantBattyman]

what is it actually high?

[@helenamoniqueclarke8135]

Motivating students by introducing them to career prospects earlier via VR. They could try on everything from being a welder to a solicitor...or a chef! : th-cam.com/video/4PozvdpVKYo/w-d-xo.html

[@jonathanmanuel5557]

My gosh the man in the end is so arrogant... Social skills are also important.

[@ellierose8491]

And I live here

[@hadleymanmusic]

Should be the kuwait of england

[@joerenwick5018]

Who cares about uni? We need proper manual labour jobs

[@scottdonjordan30]

how long have you got lol. probably be quick to list what's right with the place. ha ha

[@DeanSandells]

@Immortal Bro, who hurt you?

[@bigoofer6722]

actually the pan state is not poor an research there we received data which we had £200,000 per month

[@TheDriftingspliff420]

Just blame david and brother Bradley

[@stephenenders2066]

You can hang out in a chaise lounge

[@Vraz077]

No gregs that is the problem

[@jamescanning8044]

I live here

[@waqasahmad8015]

James I want some information I would love to visit for couple of days in the summer where is the best place to stay and is there is halal restaurants that cater for other back grounds

[@bigoofer6722]

I'm triggered

[@Koolaidheart11]

I don’t have a socialist healthcare and education out there in Britain

[@Alejandro-rt7te]

Only coz of ctk lol

[@jamescanning8044]

in ryde

[@yeeterdragon3408]

I’m greatly offended by this persons comment but are schools are pretty shit

[@philipbonner6486]

The problem is, stop these unmarried mothers stop breeding.

[@AurmazlZudeh]

What about the unmarried father's?

[@klippiesss]

This is crappy

[@stephenmooney5008]

you spelt it wrong.

[@ottieab369]

Stephen Mooney no?!

[@stonedape2406]

It is literally called the isle of 'Wight'.

[@Progress5355]

I live here

[@gangstermedia9039]

What is it like? Have you ever seen David Icke?

[@josh-iy4gp]

Wolf-Hybrid Den LIVE i went to school with his grandson