King's Speech reveals Keir Starmer's uncommon ambition | The New Statesman

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  • @elburrito2511
    @elburrito2511 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Think you guys misunderstood the house of lords age limit policy a bit. They would only be removed at the end of the parliament in which they reached the age of 80, therefore it makes no difference if it's in this king's speech or the last one before the election, the outcome would be the same. they haven't dropped it, it would just have no effect until the next election if they introduced it now, so they don't want to waste their valuable time on it. Other than that great vid as always :)

    • @Marklovesdrama
      @Marklovesdrama หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      That is very informative.

  • @JStankXPlays
    @JStankXPlays หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    When the queen dresses up, people think it's cute, but when the king does it, it's just weird.

  • @colinbaker3916
    @colinbaker3916 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I’ve heard 34, 38, 39 and 40 bills. At least one person can’t count.

    • @matthewsemple
      @matthewsemple หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It's something to do with what you count. New bills plus carry forwards equals the total number. For example, the new Labour government are rolling forward Sunak's bill restricting tobacco sales to young people. That is not a Labour bill but it's in the total because they considered that it had cross-party support.

  • @thomasdavies2555
    @thomasdavies2555 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Crazy how simple moves like ensuring access to efficient bus routes is ground breaking

  • @welshaccenttutorials3104
    @welshaccenttutorials3104 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    This is the boring politics we've all been craving! Buses and pets! Sign me up

    • @patrikfloding7985
      @patrikfloding7985 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Loads of boring things make life better in some social democracies.

    • @vivianjames9925
      @vivianjames9925 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I don't know why everyone keeps calling it boring - sensible isn't the same as boring; and serving the people is what government should be.

  • @Afterthoughtbtw
    @Afterthoughtbtw หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    The only way to see off the populists is to seize the valid concerns they have, and address them, leaving them with only the spurious or invalid ones. Populists thrive on valid concerns that have been ignored for a long time, or else failed to be addressed successfully for other reasons.
    When it comes to current day UK, that mainly means both addressing the rampant inequality and general economic woes, but also - and this will upset a certain type of person on the left - being more in control of migration, and increasing the amount of integration amongst immigrants. If there was more 'when in Rome, do as the Romans' then I strongly believe a lot of anti-migration sentiment would quieten down. People are generally more scared of newcomers coming in and changing things that the natives don't want changed than they are simply of newcomers. The more 'Gaza independents' or 'Muslim Vote' that pops up, the worse the sentiment is going to get. Ftr, I'm not picking that for any reason other than there is no other minority I can think of that are explicitly voting on identitarian grounds, and that is a fairly concrete and incontestable example of the problem of a failure of integration.

    • @Erm-rn2by
      @Erm-rn2by หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I absolutely agree. I think the Gaza vote is an excellent example. When it comes to immigration I do think they need to tighten it more than you are suggesting. I think they should increase workers visa and ditch indefinite stay and close the path to citizenship unless through marriage. I know my statement is very harsh and unfair but sentiment is they feel like they are losing their country to foreign immigrants and the native British people and culture lost with it (a sentiment which I can’t help but agree). I personally love different cultures but not at the expense losing what is native to the country. I feel the same way with every country in the world. It took thousands of years for every country to develop unique culture and ethnicity and modern day globalisation is slowly eroding it away and that would be such a loss.

    • @mrD66M
      @mrD66M หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@Erm-rn2by nostalgia is a hell of a drug. So idyllic and comfortable, but it's not realistic. What is more realistic, is efforts to properly regulate migration and social integration.

    • @safebans1369
      @safebans1369 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Perfect example of the modern coloniality of the British Left

  • @nosuchthingasshould4175
    @nosuchthingasshould4175 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    The no fault eviction ban /pets is a great idea but now I have to worry, as do many long time renters, if my landlord doesn’t decide to kick me out before the policy is implemented?

    • @davidprentice5442
      @davidprentice5442 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      No pets is often a clause in the lease for flats not necessarily a landlord ban. I wonder how that will work?

    • @yjasper8411
      @yjasper8411 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Are you doing anything your landlord would of kicked you out that this change would prevent?

    • @nosuchthingasshould4175
      @nosuchthingasshould4175 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@yjasper8411 no, but we have been in the property long enough that even with the rent rises we’ve had along the way we are still paying less than the place would be fetching if he put it on the market anew. I guess he is prioritising having reliable tenants at the moment, but what if this freaks him out is my concern. I’m a glass half empty kind of guy.

  • @TrevorBarre
    @TrevorBarre หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    It's so nice to feel that the adults have finally returned from their long period of leave.

  • @abuyusufabdulhakim952
    @abuyusufabdulhakim952 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Neoliberal policies have been populist for decades, hence why the economy is a mess. Hence why when voters wake up, yesteryears populists present their outdated views as ‘sensible’ politics 😂😂😂

  • @SP-eo1vl
    @SP-eo1vl 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I would have thought the only thing Liz Truss was qualified to talk about nowadays was how to lose a 25,000 majority

  • @user-gu1un7pb7k
    @user-gu1un7pb7k หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lol Rachel comes across as a bit too partisan whenever she talks about the SNP. Even moreso when she's talking about the Tories. But I liked the King's Speech, I think Starmer will surprise everyone in terms of how radical he will be

  • @ricktownend9144
    @ricktownend9144 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Re the railways & buses - one cheap and easy win for Louise Haigh could be to integrate them all much better. For climate, air-quality, road congestion and other reasons, we need more people to use public transport; but many journeys are impossible or impractical by rail/bus - because they don't make up a connected network. It's not rocket science - for a hundred years the London Underground has operated successfully, so that when you enter a tube station there are hundreds of other stations you can get to needing only the well known map: the ingredients needed are 1) frequent, consistent services operating early to late; 2) good, well-signed interchanges; and 3) staff/help-line for when something goes wrong.
    Re schools - almost all teachers/administrators who choose to work in schools do so because they themselves enjoyed their school experience; very few have any genuine empathy with people for whom a school is not the right place to learn or to be in when they are growing up. Plenty of undesirable things happen in schools, including learning how mobs behave, and I don't think it's right to put more pressures on parents or children.

    • @TheScottTubes
      @TheScottTubes หลายเดือนก่อน

      I couldn't agree with you more about the need for frequent, consistent services with smooth interchanges. Where I live, to get public transport to my work would take about 2 hours (on a ~45 minute drive in traffic) and cost about 3 times as much as running my car.

    • @LeafHuntress
      @LeafHuntress หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      re the first; that's why it's good that Labour essentially took the TfL manager & promoted him to national level.
      re the second; it really depends on the reason for homeschooling.
      Do you have a parent that's at their wits end because their child isn't thriving in a school environment due to bullying or special needs that aren't met at any school in the area & therefore choose to homeschool?
      Imho that's a valid reason to do so as it is a failure of society to provide.
      But unfortunately, there is a subsection of society which has very, very, very strange ideas about life & some of them become parents. And it doesn't matter if your parents are members of a cult, anti-vaxers or flat earthers, you have the right to your individuality, to the company of & to learn social skills with other children. These children, especially if they happen to be LGBT+ & grow up in a fundy household, need to know that there is a whole world out there for them, one that isn't flat.
      Abuse is rife in many of these religious circles & when children visit schools the teacher can see the signs & those children can get help, something that isn't an option with homeschooling...

    • @ricktownend9144
      @ricktownend9144 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@LeafHuntress Take your point about the dangers of cults etc., but I don't think the answer is to stress children even more. Perhaps greater availability of alternative services that children can easily access? But that would cost money - cheaper to threaten parents and children! Sorry I don't trust teachers - some may be ok, but you seem to be saying that they are just the lesser of two evils...

  • @sunny96789
    @sunny96789 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Funny that Starmer brought back Rishi's smoking ban and AI stuff to boost productivity, Renters reform bill and the football regulator bill as well! Interesting ahaha

    • @grahamepigney8565
      @grahamepigney8565 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not strange at all, these are all pieces of legislation that Labour support and in some areas, such as renters reform, that Labour want to go further.

  • @Halbumen
    @Halbumen หลายเดือนก่อน

    can someone explain in what sense starmer 'beat' either one of corbyn or boris johnson? what does that even mean?

    • @alana8863
      @alana8863 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He won a general election. Corbyn is on the back-benches, and Johnson is nowhere.
      Beat is not a good choice of words, but in terms of political outcome, Starmer has won out.

  • @henryblunt8503
    @henryblunt8503 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A moment's thought would tell you that the great majority of the hereditaries are Tories, while a lot of Labour peers are long in the tooth. The point of turfing out the hereditaries is to quickly reduce the number of Tories after 14 years of Tories packing the house with their friends. The age limit can come when Labour has done some packing.
    Really, I thought you were supposed to be "political" commentators. Poor show.

  • @marcusmalone
    @marcusmalone หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Genuine non-ideological question: I wonder if there's anything in Labour's 'ambitious' agenda that's made possible, or just easier, by not being tied to EU frameworks? 🤔

    • @ieb994
      @ieb994 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Not really. People like Corbyn were talking about how the lack of a ban on state aid could be helpful, but in reality if you give state aid to your industries, the EU will immediately impose tariffs on that production and negate any advantage you might take. Much easier to implement against the UK than China too.

    • @marcusmalone
      @marcusmalone หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ieb994 thanks!

    • @RobinHarris-nf4yv
      @RobinHarris-nf4yv หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ieb994 the EU do allow a certain amount of state aid, but the U.K. never used it as Tories are ideologically opposed
      Ironically it was the U.K. as an EU member that pushed for tighter state aid rules whilst we were a member.

    • @ieb994
      @ieb994 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@RobinHarris-nf4yv The EU allows state aid under limited and clearly laid out conditions. Very different from what people imagine Corbyn would have been doing if he was in charge.

    • @RobinHarris-nf4yv
      @RobinHarris-nf4yv หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ieb994 I don’t believe his nationalisation plans for railways and water broke EU state aid rules
      Every country in EU has state owned water.
      Many of them have state owned railways
      France has state owned power
      Broadband might’ve been a problem (was never doable anyway)

  • @jonathand8873
    @jonathand8873 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nope

  • @user-tf4vt9jh1c
    @user-tf4vt9jh1c หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Crap

    • @alana8863
      @alana8863 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Meaningless. Unless you can state exactly what it is you think is 'crap' then you aren't saying anything at all.

  • @WanderingWarg
    @WanderingWarg หลายเดือนก่อน

    A party political broadcast on behalf of the Labour party, as per usual.

  • @sunny96789
    @sunny96789 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Rishi Sunak brought back stability and growth to the economy. Inflation back to target of 2% and economy is gowing currently faster than any G7 nation and IMF predicts it to grow by 1.5% in 2025. So it's a pretty good inheritance that Labour are getting. Brown left the economy in a much worse state back in 2010.

    • @HKBLUE70THSTRSIXOWE
      @HKBLUE70THSTRSIXOWE หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You've gotta be joking

    • @RobinHarris-nf4yv
      @RobinHarris-nf4yv หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not even you believe that undiluted horse pizz
      The U.K. has massive debts
      Tory govts recent policies leave a £18b hole in public finances
      14 years of Tories have left public services in state of collapse
      Prison service is about to collapse
      NHS has 8 million waiting list
      Councils are going bust
      There’s a massive crisis with asylum seekers caused by Tories

    • @grahamepigney8565
      @grahamepigney8565 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Rishi Sunak claimed, quite rightly, that the dramatic and damaging increase in inflation post-Truss had nothing to do with the government policies.
      Then Rishi Sunak opportunistically claims that government policies have reduced inflation back to 2%.
      How short people's memory is @sunny96789

  • @Tybourne1991
    @Tybourne1991 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Change is on the agenda, but from what to what exactly? When we talk about growth, let’s be specific: plants, animals, and humans grow. So, what kind of growth are we aiming for in our society? Service is vital but to what end? You mentioned that the King's Speech continues Starmer's strategy, yet the big picture feels elusive. We need a clear vision that unites these principles and initiatives. What’s the cohesive story here?
    #LabourVision#KingsSpeech#UKPolitics#PolicyClarity#FutureGrowth#StarmerStrategy

  • @l4zrh4wk
    @l4zrh4wk หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    The grown ups are back in charge, finally.

    • @GuntD-rz1xb
      @GuntD-rz1xb หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yawn.

    • @l4zrh4wk
      @l4zrh4wk หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@GuntD-rz1xb Might not be as glamorous as the populist snake oil salesmen you no doubt fawn over but real politik is rarely sexy

  • @kellyannpage1469
    @kellyannpage1469 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Who even listens to to the Kongs speech??

    • @foxyboiiyt3332
      @foxyboiiyt3332 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      King Kong?

    • @carljhonson6593
      @carljhonson6593 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He meant King 💀

    • @lokijay
      @lokijay หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      godzilla

    • @Sonnx7oj
      @Sonnx7oj หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@carljhonson6593no he missed the word king before kongs dont u see?

    • @fragglet
      @fragglet หลายเดือนก่อน

      Insomniacs

  • @AllegraPersephone
    @AllegraPersephone หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Red Tories.

  • @vikinghex
    @vikinghex หลายเดือนก่อน

    im 80 and have lived under some really bad prime ministers I cannot name one that ever did anything for me as a p.a.y.e worker who worked from 15 till 3 days before I was 65 and not one of them ever did anything good for my kind and still doesn't and this one well sow up your pockets and hold on to your jewels because he has his so nothing he will do will affect him you are his play things I have seen it all before

  • @epluribusu9430
    @epluribusu9430 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Supportzive. Emptzy. Pointzing. Mightz. Dilpomatzic. Plottzing. Airportz. Practzical. Hurtzing. Tzime. Promotzing. Mattzer.
    Brexit English? Like the ridiculous Spanish lisp.

  • @qba4455
    @qba4455 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Well this is depressing.

  • @patrikfloding7985
    @patrikfloding7985 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sorry..as much as i'd like to spend 30 minutes, i won't. Do you have a more condensed, to the point version?