These are the people holding Britain together | Anywhere but Westminster
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In the midst of the UK's deepening social emergency, John Harris and John Domokos go in search of hope, touring England and Wales to meet the new breed of community activists dealing with mounting hunger, poverty, and loneliness, but who are also trying to push towards a better future.
All the groups covered in this video are part of Locality, one of two charities the Guardian is partnering with for its charity appeal.
Locality and Citzens Advice are at the heart of the voluntary response to rising poverty and hardship in some of the UK’s most deprived neighbourhoods. Their vital work delivers immediate crisis support and hope for the future.
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Where are Harry and Megzy during this crisis?
@@carylhalfwassen8555 What are you thinking about the elite for?
Wouldn't need this "charity" appeal if your paper had backed corbyn and not played into the lies pushed by the establishment.
Loving the change of focus here. You've done a great job of showing just how resilient us Brits truly are! It's often easier to look at our differences, but here you've shown how people come together to care for those less fortunate than themselves.
You're great people! Love to you all! Happy holidays from the USA! 💗💗
Just do some backdoor deal with Russia and get some cheap energy, obviously the govt bought common people into this mess as average Ukraine supporter will never think of this that they can buy some energy to keep themselves warm atleast for elderly
@@Shaktobengalee You're implying that the C*nservat*ves are willing to do literally anything at this point other than burgle what's left of the public coffers and let themselves get voted out because the gravy train has derailed.
I think it's past the point of people caring for the less fortunate. We're pretty much at the stage now where people need to work together to survive. I'm lucky enough to earn a decent wage and I'm feeling it. I honestly don't know how people are surviving on the average wage.
This is undoubtedly in my opinion the best political series to come out of this country. The two John’s are a credit to the Guardian. Long may it continue.
Frankly I'm surprised they are allowed to be on the Guardian staff.
@@seriousoldman8997It's by far the best mainstream news outlet in the UK now, I'd read the Times as well but it's pay walled and I'm too tight to stump up the money.
@liamhayes7641, Hear! Hear! 100% with you. A great series.
would be funny, if they had something like this in 2015 or early 2016....talking about the effects of Brexshit...i mean Project Fear/told you so!
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This is the real Britain, community, mutual support, kindness and selflessness, I was genuinely moved by this.
How about the European "community that you didn't want to be a part of?
@@blueshirtman8875 sorry I have no idea what this means
@@terryfinchguitarist Me neither!
@@blueshirtman8875 are you implying I am a brexiteer, sorry I am confused
@@blueshirtman8875 What a weird baseless accusation in response to a nice comment. What were you hoping to gain from it?
I'm very sorry that this series was ever needed, but it's one of the best I've seen on the pandemic, the economy and politics because it shows the real effect that all of those things have on people. Like you said, Westminster is far away. It has nothing to do with this, although in reality Westminster has everything to do with this.
Beautiful and heartbreaking. Everyone involved with these community groups are absolute heroes. Special shoutout to the young lad from Leeds and his pals. Massive massive respect to you.
@@will123134 Ok oh great Will. Let's all become like you, then we can all celebrate being cave goblins.
The lad at 4:10 is amazing, look at how excited he is to help people, so pure. Need more people like him in this country and less greedy Tory b&stards!!
I second that his a legend someone to look up too bless his heart xx
Did you vote for brexit?
@@blueshirtman8875 i didnt vote for either
I want to weep at what has been allowed to happen to our once great country....but equally I am so proud of the efforts of normal people working together to overcome the policies of austerity caused by this cesspool of a tory government.
I agree and I'm an American. This is terrible.
@@yvonneplant9434 Tory is the same as GOP. Sure things are not great in America but at least the POTUS cares about others. Trickle down economics is a conservative lie.
Behind every United nation, is a tight knit community!
How much of the Brexit exit contributed to this situation?
You supported the lockdowns, didn't you?
Brilliant. Anywhere But Westminster episodes have often led inevtiablty to community organisations working at the grassroots, generating hope in the midst of such deep difficulty, so its wonderful to see the Guardian go into fundraising partnership mode for Locality - perfect combination.
Perfect comment Michael. Have a great Christmas.
i wonder if they ever would ask a Tory why they are so proud about food banks,
my guess is,
its not paid for from taxes they dont pay!
You will never see a politician or banker keeping this system together
@Phila- but people also should think before voting if they just vote then this is what happens everywhere from india to britain
Yeah all bankers are evil. No banker ever tries to help. Tar with the same brush or what.
why.... they are not paid enough to care!
There are charities with so much more money and those charities don't help .
No, but they certainly pulled this system apart. 2008. Never forget it.
Not a single suit in sight. Much love to these brave people. My family migrated away in the 50's, but this makes me want to go visit
It is great to see people working hard and supporting each other.
However bit of an odd comment. Is wearing a suit automatically a bad thing? Plenty of hard working people go to work wearing a suit and take pride in their appearance and their work.
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The government will watch this video and think…right…these people are doing a fantastic job. Nothing for us to do here.
Wrong! There are prominent members of this government who dream about causing suffering to others.
they dont know something like this exist...!
So much love for all these people
Worst Government we've ever had
Tories set a low bar yet this shower Brexity lot have gone sub zero.
In what way ,name the problems?
@@blueshirtman8875 brexit, terrible management of the entire social structure of the country, underfunding for key areas, complete inability to maintain control of the areas of its own country. The fact that we had 3 different prime ministers in 50 days should say everything about the state of the Tories at the moment. I’m traditionally conservative but we NEED a change of power in Westminster
This has just presented itself to me, well done for flicking the switch from Negativity to hope. Dispair is an awful emotion I salute all those kind people assisting their community.
you mean Tories, diverting money to their own wallets??
Toxic tories are the crux of this dispair?!
How is it that 2 guys can have a drunken chat and end up building a community owned wind turbine but the Scottish government can't do the same thing with several ministers and civil servants? 🤔
I’m a Brit but I now live in New Zealand. I wonder how long this will go on before there is civil unrest?
Wonderful people taking care of their neighbours. Makes you proud to be British and ashamed for not having the energy to participate. 🤔❤️
This shows how "great" Britain is a failure.
I can't see the connection to individuals taking action and "being proud to be British".
@@ab-ym3bf yes even i heard being british/developed country used to be that the govt took care and managed the country properly and better than others so their people did not have to worry about the basic things
@@ab-ym3bf it is the feeling of being part of a failing state. If you don't get it, then you just don't get it.
@@viper_fan 😁
And Margaret Thatcher said there is no such thing as society 🙄
obviously because she was not part of it
I don't know why people think of themselves being once wealthy-half of London and most UK businesses are owned by China,Middle Eastern countries.The only reason UK was once wealthy is due owning other countries.this is the reality -money never been invested outside London, Specifically North is extremely poor.
Colonies were actually a net loss to the country in general. Britain got rich by being the workshop of the world. The North is extremely poor in part due to the rapid deindustrialisation.
Bittersweet to watch. Beautiful ppl coming together to support one another ❤
Why would you leave one of the largest trading blocks on the planet??
It feels like John Harris and John Domokos are the only ones documenting real lives. I am watching the UK's demise from a distance and I feel the poor's pain.
real people are only Tories, who complain that they dont want to pay taxes because Labour only want to give it away to poor people!
The thing with food banks and such is what happens when no one can afford the current cost of living and have no extra money spare to give to these food banks or everyone is just barely surviving or less? What happens then? Will people starve to death? Freeze to death? Total failure of the whole system is just around the corner and MPs in Westminster continue playing the fiddle whilst "Rome" burns.
In the end British people has to realize that the ambitions far far outweigh the income of the nation, the sooner British people realize that a huge cut in public spending is needed the better. Same problems all over the western world. Public sector budgets are higher than tax income year after year, decade after decade, this insane overspending will sooner or later need to stop, that's when the REAL problems start. And no, higher taxes will not work as higher income salaries is seeing a tax rate of 75% already, when you include VAT, council tax, inheritance tax, road tax, CGT etc to income tax, so nothing more to gain unless people are literally taxed to death.
@@truxton1000 Time to get rid of that monarchy! Especially now that you have a spoiled sovereign with no ethics. I know it means a great deal to most of you Brits but something that really needs to be considered.
@@ryanreedgibson The Monarchy is a drop in the bucket, £100m ish a year which is arguably outweighed by the income from tourism (although that's hard to measure). I'm no great fan of the royals but the problem is bigger than that.
@@truxton1000 Yeah, let's rely on private companies for everything, it's working so well for healthcare in places like the states and even our own energy companies. Sure they report record profits while people are bankrupting themselves trying to stay alive, but they should've thought of that before they chose to be poor. Non domicile status lets many of the mega rich dodge that 75% rate you're assuming, meaning they pay at little as £30k a year regardless of total income.
@@boggart1062 No I never said go private. I think the state should provide all the basics, defense, police, health, education, AND energy. So ditch all private schools for kids up to 16 years of age, privatize all energy companies and of course nearly everything to do with health. Also make it possible for normal people to buy cheap land they can actually build on, like it's done in many other countries where private people can build their own home without having to pay extortionate money to greedy and inefficient developers.
The creativity and collective support is amazing. We can learn such a lot from these wonderful communities. Amazon books! Selling power back to the grid!
sure, being creative to not pay taxes is a skill Tories have a lot!
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This really works as a stand alone piece of journalism. Really impressed
but nobody in Westminster cares!
everybody on here has dignity and deserves respect
Such a amazing commen8
"There are no more throwaway people,” as one of the interviewees in this video says. You never want to go through crises but if you must the togetherness that can lead to this statement is one positive that can come out of the situation.
there's other people out there...I AM RUSSIAN
Thank you, John & John. Been watching this series, Anywhere but Westminster, since you started posting to TH-cam. Vital work highlighting the state of the nation over these darkest of years, showing the hope and the struggles that isn't shown on the mainstream tv channels. Thank you and all the best to all.
I was Tottenham born and bred from the early 1950 but haved lived in Aus for nearly 51 years.
We weren't rich,lived in a tiny house but always had food and clothes .
I'm gutted that Britain has come to this.
The rich don't care, they just wa t to pay less tax wni h is exactly what Truss wanted to do.
I wish she was still leader to see Tories wiped out.
How is the new king and the royal family helping in all this? where are they? Planning a lavish coronation for next year..
@John and @John an important message to share. Showing the hope and community that is making a difference Well done lads
Many years ago, a Labour politician made a speech during a GE campaign in which he said something along the lines of “I warn you not to be elderly, or poor, or disadvantaged in any way…”. Corbyn? He anticipated the impact of austerity.
@linda-such politicians are rare nowadays
It was Neil Kinnock in 1992.
Inspiring, heart warming and life affirming, beacons of hope in the chaos we have created!
'why isn't this happening everywhere' because where land and property is valuable it is owned by the 1% or 0.1% who control what happens.
It's felt like reverse feudalism in the UK under the Tories, deliberately squeezing ordinary people over the edge.
I have watched community centres and felt sympathy for all kinds of people.Everybody is crying out for food and how they are going to bring up Thiers families,There is need of more,these people really need help come what may
So uplifting! Amazing people doing amazing things! ❤
The work you are doing highlighting community groups and volunteers up and down the country is vital. With the Tories in power, these organisations will only become more and more important.
Please please please pitch to turn this into a TV series. These stories are vitally important and need more time and a wider audience.
the persons who know it are on the streets and on strike!
the ones who need to see it and dont watch it,!
and telling the striking people that they are terrorists!
Same story here in Scotland i have seen women in the north of Glasgow with very very little helping people with absolutely nothing at all Let's all try and pull together
"Let's all try and pull together"............You should have stayed in the E.U.
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@@blueshirtman8875 Scotland did vote to stay
@@therealisation5500 But the overall vote for the United Kingdom was go. And you want to leave the United Kingdom but stay in the E.U. why?
@@blueshirtman8875 One of the reasons why many people in Scotland want to leave the UK is to rejoin the EU. Scotland is much closer to the EU politically and ideologically than England. Since England has by far the largest population of the four countries in the UK, UK politics are very England-centric and London-centric.
"UK politics are very England-centric and London-centric." ................What does that mean in "English" sounds like you're anti English and in what way is Scotland closer to the E.U.?
All of these videos have been fantastic. It’s unbelievable what’s happened to the UK.
I'm a working medical professional...like a nurse.
Always love your vids Mr.Harris, this was a belter, I learned a lot & in full admiration for all the folks. I will donate.
This is what I love about Britain
This is what happens when you vote in an aristocratic and or right wing government who wants to keep everything the way it was in the eighteenth hundreds but the saddest part is that a lot of the working class vote Torie
Yeah, the conservative right is a big grift. Here in the states too.
Well done Mia. Instead of focusing on the people suffering, you focus on people who vote tory. Although voting tory directly causes this, the people who do vote tory don't deserve the attention these people do. The working class doesn't Vote tory anywhere near as much as the middle England seats - stop trying to claim to drive a divide between the working classes.
And the "working class" have done ok in the past under Tory governments. Socialism never pays the bills, only capitalism does.
Right wing government? dont make me laugh. This is a Red Tory government ffs!
@@ryanreedgibson lol and Biden I hasn’t run America into the ground in under 2 years? Are you blind?
It warms my heart to see people coming together and really helping and making a difference for eachother but it shouldn't have to be like this should it.
It's disgusting,the amount of food the supermarkets throw away in skips, disgusting.
you want to see how much is wasted before it even gets to the thieving supermarkets - staggering.
Thank you for showing this, in tough times people need hope that there is help and people who care. Our local Lions has asked those who can do so to donate their winter heating allowance so that it can be used for those in need. Lots of people have done so, those of us who are fortunate must share what we can.
Maybe it's my math, but that last project doesn't add up. It cost 5m to build, but is only going to yeild 100,K per year for 25 years? At that rate it would have been more efficien to just give the 5m to the community
Just about to say that!
I thought they must have made a mistake but I checked on their website and it is indeed 5m outlay (actually a bit under) and then £100k per year revenue. Over 25 years they wouldn't even pay off the initial outlay. There must be more to it otherwise why not give the 5m to the community as you say.
I'm a single man, 27 years old, no money, no food, officially homeless and staying outside sometimes and on sofas other times, but yeah keep on looking after every other demographic, this country has abandoned us, merry Christmas
Well done to all the great people.
Just when you think things cannot get any worse. Things get worse.
萬水千山總是情 in a Leeds community centre is quite something
Rishi Sunak's first question on visiting these places: "What's the market cap for an operation like this?"
Remember this story when you cast your vote during the next general election.
Hopefully the government doesn't come in and start shutting down these little projects for not meeting some arbitrary regulations.
If it wasn't true though.
The government are exactly the kind of people who would shut down these charities.
Thank you for doing this video.
Wonderful people.xx
How come there's no food banks in Russia? I've never seen any reporting on this issue.
Love the attitude of this video. Camera work was distracting at times, felt like a 6 year old was filming at times. Otherwise nicely done!
How will the investors in the Bristol wind turbine benefit, when it’s costing £5,000,000 to build, yet will only bring in £2,500,000 over the 25 years?
I'm guessing a large part of the funding came from a government grant, which allows the project to make a loss and national grid to rob everyone blind, by paying absolutely nothing for the electricity generated
I had the same question, but presumably the £5m includes the money investors have spent on it, and the £100k p/a is all going to the community directly
lovely people as always.
Boilers on wall, rads,working pipes, and people can't use it, wiring in the walls and ceiling yet light bulbs can't be turned on, tracks laid, and trains running yet cost a lot of money meaning people can't use then, and people moving from choosing what they want at a supermarket to queuing for a food bank hoping to get something.
Tragedy that so many public libraries were closed by Osborne aned Cameron.
Libraries were for all, to inform, to self-educate, and for recreation and internet access,
Brilliant!
This really should be a proper broadcast series. Such a gap in the market for it.
I’m from Canada, and I know this may sound like a silly question. But where is the royal family in this?! Are they legally/politically allowed to take action on behalf of their people? Just wondering from a factual point of view. Clearly there is a need for intervention. I’m wondering what is stopping the royal family from taking action, when the government doesn’t seem to have a handle on things 🤷🏻♀️
It’s a constitutional monarchy so the PM and in general Parliament has the most direct influence now. King Charles and the royals in general are figureheads and cannot engage in political activities because they have little to no power.
Brilliant! Hope never fails.
We the people are always the ones to change things for the better; our governments are demonstrably feckless and are in desperate need of overthrowing and replacement with honest, citizen-oriented representatives.
sure, voting Tory will change a lot, more food banks are a great Brexshit benefit, because inside of the EU, there wasnt so many food banks needed!
The government will be sending UK residents to Rwanda next.
These are the stories that should be focused on Where is the help from the government
What do you want the government, ie, us taxpayers because thats who pays for it, to do about it?
@@tanyajackson622 The government should the tax payers money to take care of the tax payers when they are facing a crisis They shouldn’t just keep the money for themselves or the figure heads of the country The tax payers are struggling to survive
@@madworld5511 again in English please?
@@tanyajackson622 ask a teacher please if you can locate one education is fundamental
@@madworld5511 Again please? Do you know how to type in English? Use google translate if that helps.
Britains! Chase those thuggish politicians out of parliament - or better yet jail the lot - and put these people in charge!
No. Lets not.
That would a be a far worse idea than you think it is ..
We all know what the government will say: "You're doing it, so we don't need to."
Where is the king and prince?
Wow, great video Britain! I wish you the best and hope that all western democracies can expel the conservative nonsense that has infested our politics.
Just discovered on YT a Whiteboard animation of Jonathan Sacks’ “Politics of Hope” - gives a clear & succinct explanation of the competing approaches and makes it clear how 12+ years of Conservative government has caused so much pain.
The government could definitely help support these organisations more.
Would love to see John visit coalville
I consider the UK a second world country now, in the third world there is no currency as such but everyone must pull together if they want to survive.
Then its fortunate that 100% of the world consider your opinion irrelevant beyond TH-cam isn't it 😅🤣
@@bobpage6597 they can make their own minds up, I enjoy commenting on youtube
You have no idea what a second world country is like.
That's what happens when a country spend more money than they earn year after year, decade after decade. Sooner or later it needs to stop, it has not stopped yet. When it stops that's when the REAL problems start, you have seen nothing yet.
@@mackysobrevega1780 Well that will change, most countries in the western world has spent much more money than they earn as budget deficits has been huge for decades, this has to stop. When it stops it will be so bad the Nigerians will travel back home for medical care.
John Harris basically stands for: "We need radical solutions to help normal people, just as long as that has nothing to do with Jeremy Corbyn or the left, or anyone with a solution that veers slightly away from the status quo." Yeah, let's just support a charity and keep everything exactly as it is. Perfect. Perfectly hopeless journalism.
This is what real reporting is all about!
In time if it does get worse, who will end up helping these organizations? It’s only to be getting worse.
Did i hear that right? 5m for a wind turbine, but it only makes 2.5m over 25 years.
Please help me with understanding how this is a win? £100,000 a year for 25 years is £2.5 Million for a wind turbine that costs £5 Million. I am an avid follower of Anywhere But Westminster due to its refreshingly open-minded, honest and curious form of journalism but am I missing something? Thank you
I was thinking the same thing....an investment loss of 2.5 million makes no sense
They said this will be the amount that will get back to the community, i.e. the remaining profit after repayments to investors, etc.
Presumably he means profit?
£100,000 is the profit that they get, it's only a percentage of the overall gains. I can only assume that the rest of the money goes into paying off the initial cost and cover maintenance.
@@trildi unless I am missing something but the journalist was clear when he said it would produce "£100,000 a year for 25 years" he said nothing about after paying off investors, but I presume that is what have to take into consideration as he wasn't explicit in his reporting.
There is no community. ..
There are separate communities.....
There is definitely a positive aspect of poverty. People are kind to each other and money is not always the priority.
Great video.
In our daily working lives, if something repeatedly fails, you try to fix it by making changes, adjustments, re evaluate and use an iterative approach like Kolb's cycle, to 'seal in' improvements. Not so with capitalist economics. Why? because it works just fine for the few powerful people who benefit from it....
This effing government need to be charged with abuse.
They’ve paid your gas bill, more more more
Someone once said that capitalism with social conscience is the hope for our democracy, and Scandinavian are following the advice
UNICEF Innocenti Report Cards 7 & 11 show Britain’s position amongst the other most wealthy countries with regard to children’s well-being. Scandinavian countries consistently scored higher. A key correlation noticed by researchers was that wealth was more evenly distributed, due to their policies on tax and social support. Far fewer ultra-rich skewing the ‘mean income’.
The horror of starvation, like war, does provide an increase in the sense of community.
And now communities are fractured beyond recognition in the UK, I guess it's the lesser of 2 evils.
It’s not all doom, gloom, and politicians
Thank you Baron. Shame on the monarchy!
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Westminster couldn't hold a split infinitive together!
Beautiful humanity
Yes!
This is where the Labour Party should be campaigning and supporting there folk.
i guess LGBTQ rights are more important the basic human rights.
The true spirit of the British
Such genuinely wonderful people looking after one another whilst our government carries on oblivious!!! I am definitely voting Labour. ❤
Tim Burgess wore that yellow & Blue Jacket on The Charlatans ‘How High’ video.