Brilliantly put and I totally agree with you, but the BBC would say that they're trying to right the wrongs of the past (???) and that it's OUR FAULT that we don't like what's happening.
It's not just the BBC. It's Hollywood. Disney especially. The amount of film franchises that have been wrecked due to identity politics Is unreal. And when each one bombs the fans get the blame. It's a form of self harm. It's insanity.
Ben Elton said,truthfully,that in the early 1980s a comedian could build a whole lucrative career just by going on stage and shouting "Margaret Thatcher". It certainly worked for him.
And yet, Blackadder was one of our best ever comedy programmes, I believe. Back then, I wasn't opposed to the anti-Thatcher movement (my family were all coal miners) but even so, I couldn't support the idiot Scargill. Tough times for the mining 'communities' who have never really recovered and, as with the EU referendum (and even more so the Indy Ref in Scotland), friends and families were ripped apart by politics. Strange that my father was a massive labour supporter who manned the picket lines and his brother, my lovely Uncle, was a 'scab'. They never recovered from that and both died as 'adverseries'. How sad.
He made his fortune railing against the establishment. Now Elton and his pals ARE the establishment. And of course that establishment now censors us. Something that was never done to them.
If you simply cancel your direct debit, you will be in breach of contract and they will come after you for monies owing. It's very simple to do it legally and above board on their website, or over the phone', whereupon they will acknowledge you no longer watch their shite, and therefore do not require a licence. I did this last October and haven't been bothered by them once.
At the age of 85, I remember the BBC when it was brilliant. Now, it is so bad I no longer consider watching or listening to the BBC & I am certainly not going to pay them for the privilege of not watching them. I just can't understand how the BBC can hate the very country it is supposed to represent🤔 Without doubt, the BBC should be scrapped!!
I was weaned on the B.B.C. , in those halcyon days, when it was the yardstick for all broadcasting organizations. Fair, educative, informative, entertaining and renouned for its high standards. Its decline into banal mediocraty and left wing bias, has appalled me to the extent, that I no longer, listen or watch its programmes. This saddens me, very much indeed.
You're not alone Shackled Citizen - in the meantime can I suggest TalkRadio to keep you company over the breakfast cereal? It's lively, unapologetic and pursues issues without fear or bias. The last redoubt in common sense broadcasting.
The truth told, bluntly it may be, but that's what telling the truth does, telling it as it is. Of course the PC "snowflake brigade" can't handle the truth, but that's their problem, not ours. 🍷🚬😁
Ditto, nearly three years for me. Just fill out the form online, say you don’t watch any live tv and only stream/download. I’ve not had one goon knock on my door, nor any letters.
I would like to think that many more people are aware of the narrative and bias of the BBC. The acceleration of social media has shown people that the BBC has diversity of people but certainly not diversity of opinions As was said here they are devoid of balance which will be their downfall.
@@chatteyj Where is that in the human rights act or reference to in th eu convention of human rights? Had a look and I can't see anything that references to it or similar
Another brilliant programme. What a delight to get home from work, make a nice cup of coffee, collapse, and listen to these two - political opposites - have an interesting and enjoyable discussion. Thanks!
Like so many people - I do not watch the BBC and so why should I pay for it? I don't send my clothes to the drycleaner - so why should I pay for it? I use the roads and utilities so I pay for it...
I do not drive so should I pay for the bit cars use and the cost of traffic lights and the cost of police sorting out accidents? I do not travel abroad so why pay for Consulates? I do not sail so why pay for the Coastguard service...... the get out list is endless!
@@garethwilliams976 You know what I am saying and treating it "literally" is a 'cope'. As an example - I could assume you play rugby bc your name is Garreth Williams. We both know that we can get what we want elsewhere and the BBC is corrupted - so why pay for them? The service they pretend to offer is tainted and we don't either want or need it.
And this is why I don't pay the TV license. Saved approximately £1k so far, but more importantly, it's £1k the BBC doesn't have. It's really not hard to live without watching or recording live broadcast.
As an American years ago my impression of the BBC from what I knew was that they were, as they say, the gold standard in almost everything they did. And to a large degree this seems to be correct. Perhaps 8-10 years ago I was becoming more aware of Marine Le Pen and wanted to find out what she was really like. I came upon a BBC interview with her. After several minutes my impression was this is not an interview, it's an inquisition. Every single question was an accusation and not even a veiled one at that.
As well as the Martin Bashir issue, don't forget the stitch-up that Panorama was going to do on Tommy Robinson - which eventually resulted in the sacking of John Sweeny.
You mean Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, the man with a record for all sorts of criminality as long as your arm? Says he is a journalist, yet appeared to have no knowledge of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, one of the first things taught to journalistic trainees...and he did time because of a judge's order pursuant to the Act.
Before we can reform BBC we need to re-examine the reasons for having a public broadcasting organisation. The performance of the BBC over the last 20 years has shown the dangers. The question is "what can a Public Service Broadcaster" do that private organisastions cannot? Nothing. So abolish the BBC.
@@beckyenglish4783 He has the ability to talk sense in a very entertaining way. Even when you don't agree with was he says, which is not often, you love the way he says it. Rod Liddle is a great communicator and good bloke!
Robin Aitken was clearly put off by the smoking. Look at how many times he has to brush away Rod's cigarette ash and he doesn't look too happy about it
Completely agree. Filling the airwaves with their diversity quotas leaves less room for the greats of Western classical music. That's the goal - remove our history and destroy our culture. They're well on the way to achieving their hateful aims. To hell with them
I think Rod is one of the best commentators on the state of the UK, BBC, woke madness, etc. He lost me a bit when he stated that he had been in favour of punk rock as a youth. That particular movement was the populist arm of the long march and did more cultural damage to the West than any other phenomenon; post-war.
@@yorkshireplumbing I'd personally argue that Nazism had more to do with the cult of personality that formed around Hitler rather than any actual set political ideology, consequently the Nazi party had about as much to do with socialism - by which I think you actually mean communism - as what the Soviets had to do with socialism under Stalin.
Did they mention the multi-Millions of Euros the BBC received from the EU, these last 20 yrs? 'He who pays the Piper, calls the tune.' I had to dash, and put some lard on the cats boil.
Rod Liddle is a national treasure. He manages to be the voice of common sense on multiple platforms as well as running a major supermarket chain. I particularly like their high quality single malts at an affordable price! Given the fact that they don’t sell cigarettes, I presume he has to go to a rival.
I doubt it was the voting irregularities that tipped the balance. I wouldn't put it past them though ! But it was more the blanket media hatred for Trump and love for Joe that stole it.
@@edwardmcmanus You've got it backwards . It was a repeat of the 2016 election . Trump rallies attended by thousands - Clinton/Biden - not even hundreds . Clinton didn't, or couldn't, try to cheat by enough . She paid $billions for fake votes , and still lost . This time they used the Dominium machines to take up the slack , as witnessed by the famous 'Leap into the lead ' AFTER THE VOTING HAD FINISHED !!! At this point , the longer the Biden chaos lasts , the better it is for Trump . They have identified 74,000 fake Biden votes in Maricopa so far and haven't made a move , why ? Because there's 10 times more to come .
Has the disaffection with the BBC started to be reflected amongst the prols? Absolutely, yes. We are cancelling our direct debits in the hundreds of thousands, if not in the millions.
Should the BBC be overhauled or scrapped? In my view it should be SCRAPPED!!! dismantled and it's parts sold to the highest bidder. And also, the BRAND NAME """"BBC"""" should be illegal so as to stop anyone capitalizing on that brand name. It must be stamped out completely in it's entirety world service and all.
Had an online debate with Ian Katz who was Newsnight editor, i said Newsnight was the worst of the biased corporation and he should be ashamed. He said he was allowed to do whatever he wanted because it wasnt a general election, the sheer arrogance and he has moved on to CH4 now still crapping on the public
Think what you want about Trump, But when he was elected and I had cashed out on Ladbrokes (£250), I flicked the tv on to BBC News. Their faces were worth more than my bet paid out.
Have set my stop-watch set as to how long this excellent interview will survive the current climate of unfree speech. I expect its life will be even shorter on Facebook.
Seems fairly common that a number of people start off on the left and as the curve of life takes shape they move to centre right. What I would like to know is do those who start off centre right ever go left ?
That used to be regarded as a universal truth, but since the sixties it has ceased to apply. It follows a broader cultural pattern. People who were rock fans or pop music fans in their teens are still fans of the same stuff in their seventies. The rock bands themselves keep performing the same sort of music with the same sort of "aimed at young people" lyrics decade after decade. Supposedly adult people (especially men) are still watching films for children (Batman, Star Wars) no matter how old they get. With a few exceptions -- mainly grumpy old men such as myself -- everyone's tastes have been infantilised. And political opinions or stances have been following the same pattern. It used to be that people were revolutionaries with Che Guevara posters on the wall when they were in their teens or twenties, and by the time they reached forty-five they had become conservatives. Not any more.
Why doesn't OFCOM ensure that impartial views are fully allowed??? We need other sides of stories to enable us to educate ourselves...For instance Climate Change where are the other scientific views discounting the alarmists??
OFCOM is (a very large) part of the problem. It is as infested with left liberalism as every other quango or organ of the state. Even the anodyne sounding Electoral Commission is a hotbed of trots - just look at the malicious prosecution of Darren Grimes for proof of that
I enjoyed the clips between these two men on the latest installment of Heresies and wondered if there was a full interview available. Brilliant, thanks once again.
When I moved in to my new build home the council hadn't got me registered yet to sort out my council tax, it still didn't even show up on google maps! But I still got a TV license letter on day 1. I decided to opt out.
I always love to watch / listen to / read Rod Liddle. His uncommon common sense, his amazing breadth of vocabulary, and his sense of the absurd,, means that he can harness his fierce intelligence and communicate with humour.
Isn’t the point that he should have the freedom to choose whether to drink/smoke living in a democracy? I lead a very healthy lifestyle however I’ll defend your right not too, personal freedoms are EVERYTHING.
These guys are news/current affairs, so that’s where they are coming from. But if you are in television distribution, you can see the BBC is in catastrophic relative decline against global rivals and can’t survive on the UK-only licence fee. The national licence fee doesn’t generate enough revenue to buy the rights to the Olympics. Discovery bought the European rights and then sold a package limited to a max of two simultaneous live transmissions to the BBC, U.K. only. Attenborough made his last series for Netflix and the BBC bought just a U.K. rights licence, time limited, in a deal brokered by an Australian distributor. It can’t fund a drama series with the global reach, star casting and production values of The Crown or Game of Thrones. The BBC barely makes any self funded drama. Look at the end credits and you’ll see it’s a Amazon, Netflix or PBS co-production, the other party taking the worldwide distribution rights. The iPlayer was an open goal to switch to global subscription and become the world’s broadcaster. But the ridiculous obsession with the licence fee, a 100 year old funding model for radio, has prevented the BBC from being as big as Netflix, Amazon, HBO, Disney etc. in television. The result is it’s been left far behind and increasingly we won’t be watching it whatever its politics, bias or agenda is or isn’t.
Concerning the possibility of reform of the BBC, Rod says 'the next two years are crucial'. I'd say the past twenty-five years have been crucial and it's too late to save the wretched thing.
It is relentless.. the only comical strand, is the BBC's inability to make a telephone connection while live on air. I am a 66 yoa engineer, who still goes to work every day with a box of spanners, I feel I'm one of the last, at the end of the lord mayor's parade. I still shout at the radio, in my van, regularly insenced at the BBC transmitting from some alien universe! The BBC is its own enemy, by refusing reform. We need the BBC as a tool so save our British culture, our country, our history, but it has become our enemy.
They don't think you're mad, Rod: they think you're evil. Up until a few years ago, only true religious believers still used the word "evil." Even now, they would deny that they think that way, but the denials are wearing thin. It's a religion, and people who oppose the true faith can only be "evil."
The mark of these two men is that they can commend the BBC when they think it has done something right, and not just slate it and everything it does. 40 minutes of my time well spent, thankyou 👍
Kierkegaard said something along the lines of journalists being hirer's of opinions, first they impress upon one a need to have an opinion regarding a certain subject then offer you theirs, to wear like a second hand suit.
this is so interesting. I have freed myself from the left now, omg I didnt even appreciate how much conformity was required until I stopped wanting to be one of them. Go Rod hehhehheh
Any broadcaster that can willingly destroy a money making franchise like Doctor Who, for the sake of political dogma, is in serious trouble
Brilliantly put and I totally agree with you, but the BBC would say that they're trying to right the wrongs of the past (???) and that it's OUR FAULT that we don't like what's happening.
It's not just the BBC. It's Hollywood. Disney especially. The amount of film franchises that have been wrecked due to identity politics Is unreal. And when each one bombs the fans get the blame. It's a form of self harm. It's insanity.
@@lorrainecrampton1632 👍😊
They see it as 'education'. Education is in the BBC's charter.
But forced education is called 'indoctrination'.
BBC are liberal Marxists for sure but don't you think Dr Who has been shiete for years and was only getting worse?
Ben Elton said,truthfully,that in the early 1980s a comedian could build a whole lucrative career just by going on stage and shouting "Margaret Thatcher". It certainly worked for him.
Yeah, that was Marcus Brigstocke's only gag too.
And yet, Blackadder was one of our best ever comedy programmes, I believe. Back then, I wasn't opposed to the anti-Thatcher movement (my family were all coal miners) but even so, I couldn't support the idiot Scargill. Tough times for the mining 'communities' who have never really recovered and, as with the EU referendum (and even more so the Indy Ref in Scotland), friends and families were ripped apart by politics. Strange that my father was a massive labour supporter who manned the picket lines and his brother, my lovely Uncle, was a 'scab'. They never recovered from that and both died as 'adverseries'. How sad.
@@suzywong7067 blackadder , comedy ???
@@suzywong7067 oh dear, you should watch History debunked.
He made his fortune railing against the establishment. Now Elton and his pals ARE the establishment. And of course that establishment now censors us. Something that was never done to them.
Stop giving your money to people who hate you...
...Cancel your TV licence today.
Did it years ago......felt GREAT!
@@vaseofflowers4619 lol 👍🏻
Couldn't agree more.
@@magnetic3815 Two great minds with a single thought 😊
Done😁
"The organisation for women who are cross about everything" - very good
Strange---Are they all on ''The Change'' ?
A comment sure to trigger the sorority of men-haters.
lol
Hahahahaha 'Jennifer Harridan'
Excellent
Cancel your TV tax Direct Debit. That’s all you have to do. You don’t even have to tell the BBC.
And definitely don't watch their propaganda (programming).
How strange that you even need to explain that . ( You do).
isnt this simply illegal? im al for cancelling it but it is considered criminal act if you watch any live TV at all
@@James_36 criminal act?? According to who?...i don't recognize these idiots as ruling over me
If you simply cancel your direct debit, you will be in breach of contract and they will come after you for monies owing. It's very simple to do it legally and above board on their website, or over the phone', whereupon they will acknowledge you no longer watch their shite, and therefore do not require a licence. I did this last October and haven't been bothered by them once.
At the age of 85, I remember the BBC when it was brilliant. Now, it is so bad I no longer consider watching or listening to the BBC & I am certainly not going to pay them for the privilege of not watching them. I just can't understand how the BBC can hate the very country it is supposed to represent🤔 Without doubt, the BBC should be scrapped!!
Me too and I am 86. Put off both radio and t v.for over 2 years now
I was weaned on the B.B.C. , in those halcyon days, when it was the yardstick for all broadcasting organizations. Fair, educative, informative, entertaining and renouned for its high standards. Its decline into banal mediocraty and left wing bias, has appalled me to the extent, that I no longer, listen or watch its programmes. This saddens me, very much indeed.
You're not alone Shackled Citizen - in the meantime can I suggest TalkRadio to keep you company over the breakfast cereal? It's lively, unapologetic and pursues issues without fear or bias. The last redoubt in common sense broadcasting.
Not sure how left wing is it's covering of the demise of Corbyn?
It is a shame, worked there first in 1986, left in 2018, saw so much bullshit i had to buy a lifejacket to avoid drowning in it
@@howardturner746 I commend your endurance in lasting that long. What a shower they have become. The culpably blind, leading the blind.
Exactly my view. Thank you.
Direct action -do not pay the L Fee.
Never paid for a BBC license in my life.
700,000 licence fees scrapped last year. 700,000 by Christmas. Keep the pressure on.
Whether it be a written article or a verbal interview you've got to listen to the legend Rod. Both interesting and often funny.
why thank you good sir for calling me a legend ohhh you ment him to bad! :P
He’s from Teesside the home of wit charm common sense and more respected universitys then oxford .
.."from the organisation Women are Cross About Everything.." lol - you just summed up intersectional Feminism perfectly!
The stopped using the word Cross and chose Angry because Cross reminds them of Christianity and we won't have any of that will we. Reeeeeeeee :) LOL
Took the words out of my mouth. I'm stealing that one.
The truth told, bluntly it may be, but that's what telling the truth does, telling it as it is. Of course the PC "snowflake brigade" can't handle the truth, but that's their problem, not ours. 🍷🚬😁
You fell out of the bed right with that one.
Jbull westyorks.
@@politicalfoolishness7491 Christianity in the UK? It might be a good idea.
The BBC has revenue in excess of 4 billion a year, and yet I cannot remember the last time I watched the BBC 🤔
Highly recommend autumnwatch, thats a great one from the bbc
It's probably too intelligent for you.
I can't remember the last time I watched channel 4, ITV, Sky so I'll balance that out for you.
@@leonais1 you’re a liar 👍
Got to love Rod
Rod Liddle never ceases in providing excellent commentaries. Here in Canada we have no such commentators, our media being closed and censored.
Two intelligent experienced middle aged white men discussing the venality of Liberal thought while drinking and smoking.
Magnificent.
I have not given the BBC a penny in over two years. It's a joy.
Respek. I'm pushing 15 years - been a few dodgy moments - but every little bit (denied to them) helps.
Ditto, nearly three years for me. Just fill out the form online, say you don’t watch any live tv and only stream/download. I’ve not had one goon knock on my door, nor any letters.
@@LarryKippings After two years the letters should automatically come again when you have to re-clarify you do not need a license.
@@chatteyj Yes, got that one. But nothing else 👍🏻
I would like to think that many more people are aware of the narrative and bias of the BBC.
The acceleration of social media has shown people that the BBC has diversity of people but certainly not diversity of opinions
As was said here they are devoid of balance which will be their downfall.
You can get rid of the BBC, but the roaches will scurry on elsewhere.
It won't be our problem as long as we're not forced to pay for it through the threat of fines or imprisonment.
Yes, but normally, we aren't forced to pay the roaches money.
@@PrivilegedWhiteRabbit That's true. But more spraying and flushing will be needed beyond the BBC.
The problem with the BBC is the size of its voice.
First class interview. Could have listened to 2 hours of this! Thank you.
Yes, biased to such an extreme it doesn’t register with them as bias at all. Like cat ladies can’t smell the cat piss.
Ha :) that's funny ... and true!
Haha .good comment 👌
Cats do not piss! How dare you.
Starve the BBC from their funding
Cancel your direct debit
Move to on demand
@@Woodman-Spare-that-tree Thats against human rights.
@@chatteyj Where is that in the human rights act or reference to in th eu convention of human rights? Had a look and I can't see anything that references to it or similar
Rod, l think you are wrong on this. The decline and eventual fall of the bbc is now inevitable.
It’s beyond the BBC now. It’s about the British people. They are finished. And will be gone in twenty years.
Cancel your tv license direct debit
Starve the BBC from funding
Move to on demand and streaming
I am enjoying this interview. Rod Little never disappoints when being interviewed. Robin's interviewing style is engaging and comforting.
Rod Liddle: considered the best editor of BBC R4's Today programme, always the "go-to-man" on social & political opinion. Top man!
Another brilliant programme. What a delight to get home from work, make a nice cup of coffee, collapse, and listen to these two - political opposites - have an interesting and enjoyable discussion. Thanks!
Like so many people - I do not watch the BBC and so why should I pay for it? I don't send my clothes to the drycleaner - so why should I pay for it? I use the roads and utilities so I pay for it...
I do not drive so should I pay for the bit cars use and the cost of traffic lights and the cost of police sorting out accidents? I do not travel abroad so why pay for Consulates? I do not sail so why pay for the Coastguard service...... the get out list is endless!
@@garethwilliams976 You know what I am saying and treating it "literally" is a 'cope'. As an example - I could assume you play rugby bc your name is Garreth Williams. We both know that we can get what we want elsewhere and the BBC is corrupted - so why pay for them? The service they pretend to offer is tainted and we don't either want or need it.
I am not sure that Tim Davy is a good as he should be he seems to have done very little to stop the bias or rock the boat
I agree, hes similar to our politicians, he says the words but the actions speak otherwise.
And this is why I don't pay the TV license. Saved approximately £1k so far, but more importantly, it's £1k the BBC doesn't have.
It's really not hard to live without watching or recording live broadcast.
As an American years ago my impression of the BBC from what I knew was that they were, as they say, the gold standard in almost everything they did. And to a large degree this seems to be correct. Perhaps 8-10 years ago I was becoming more aware of Marine Le Pen and wanted to find out what she was really like. I came upon a BBC interview with her. After several minutes my impression was this is not an interview, it's an inquisition. Every single question was an accusation and not even a veiled one at that.
As well as the Martin Bashir issue, don't forget the stitch-up that Panorama was going to do on Tommy Robinson - which eventually resulted in the sacking of John Sweeny.
You mean Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, the man with a record for all sorts of criminality as long as your arm? Says he is a journalist, yet appeared to have no knowledge of the Contempt of Court Act 1981, one of the first things taught to journalistic trainees...and he did time because of a judge's order pursuant to the Act.
And the judicial stitch up of Tommy Robinson as well!
Your not mad mate, you’re spot on.
Defo scrap the hated beeb
Before we can reform BBC we need to re-examine the reasons for having a public broadcasting organisation. The performance of the BBC over the last 20 years has shown the dangers. The question is "what can a Public Service Broadcaster" do that private organisastions cannot? Nothing. So abolish the BBC.
Do it soon.
No F**KING ADVERTS YOU PLONKER!
They’d never show such class discussions such as this on terrestrial television.
First rule of journalism. Never trust a journalist who does not enjoy a drink and a smoke!
I’m just old enough to remember chat shows where the guest puffed away throughout...what a charming “throwback” Rod is!
@@beckyenglish4783 He has the ability to talk sense in a very entertaining way. Even when you don't agree with was he says, which is not often, you love the way he says it. Rod Liddle is a great communicator and good bloke!
I drink and smoke..unfortunately I work for a construction company. But..anyway.
Robin Aitken was clearly put off by the smoking. Look at how many times he has to brush away Rod's cigarette ash and he doesn't look too happy about it
@@ianfrench1577 to be fair they both enjoyed a ciggy.
Glad you decided to upload the full conversation between Robin and Rod. Excellent stuff.
Now what an absolutely excelent interview........ 100% true of course...
the final straw was when the b'stards started dumbing down radio 3
Completely agree. Filling the airwaves with their diversity quotas leaves less room for the greats of Western classical music. That's the goal - remove our history and destroy our culture. They're well on the way to achieving their hateful aims. To hell with them
I think Rod is one of the best commentators on the state of the UK, BBC, woke madness, etc.
He lost me a bit when he stated that he had been in favour of punk rock as a youth. That particular movement was the populist arm of the long march and did more cultural damage to the West than any other phenomenon; post-war.
I love Ron smoking. . I found out last week the first anti-smoking campaign was waged in 1930s Germany.
Doesn't surprise me but it obviously didn't work. It seems everyone smokes there and it appears to be people of all ages and social statuses.
Hitler was a socialist. The end game of any socialist movement is to be a Nazi.
@@Woodman-Spare-that-tree Well it didn't work so not really.
@@yorkshireplumbing I'd personally argue that Nazism had more to do with the cult of personality that formed around Hitler rather than any actual set political ideology, consequently the Nazi party had about as much to do with socialism - by which I think you actually mean communism - as what the Soviets had to do with socialism under Stalin.
Always liked this guy, like him even more now. Clean the bbc Cess Pit out and get people like this to run it. I would gladly buy a license then.
Do me a favour? Bin the far-left BBC.
"To the right of a soup spoon". Stealing that, thanks Rod.
Stop paying the TV tax.
No voting irregularities? Is this guy on smack?
Liddle is great to listen too
In his 1966 book," Tread Softly for You Tread on My Jokes",Malcolm Muggeridge saw this coming,shown in the chapter,"My life with the BBC".
Did they mention the multi-Millions of Euros the BBC received from the EU, these last 20 yrs? 'He who pays the Piper, calls the tune.' I had to dash, and put some lard on the cats boil.
ALL" KNEE TAKERS" SHOULD BE SACKED
So it's not just me then. Great interview.
It seems the more “diverse” an organisation gets the less diverse it gets
Rod Liddle is a national treasure. He manages to be the voice of common sense on multiple platforms as well as running a major supermarket chain. I particularly like their high quality single malts at an affordable price! Given the fact that they don’t sell cigarettes, I presume he has to go to a rival.
He lost me at, "there weren't many voting irregularities".
Wonder what he will say when the forensic audit results come out
You only need to look at the graphs to see irregularities, never mind ballot papers.
The lad's still a lefty at heart .
I doubt it was the voting irregularities that tipped the balance.
I wouldn't put it past them though !
But it was more the blanket media hatred for Trump and love for Joe that stole it.
@@edwardmcmanus You've got it backwards . It was a repeat of the 2016 election . Trump rallies attended by thousands - Clinton/Biden - not even hundreds . Clinton didn't, or couldn't, try to cheat by enough . She paid $billions for fake votes , and still lost . This time they used the Dominium machines to take up the slack , as witnessed by the famous 'Leap into the lead ' AFTER THE VOTING HAD FINISHED !!! At this point , the longer the Biden chaos lasts , the better it is for Trump . They have identified 74,000 fake Biden votes in Maricopa so far and haven't made a move , why ? Because there's 10 times more to come .
You've got as much chance of reforming the BBC than you have of reforming the EU
Has the disaffection with the BBC started to be reflected amongst the prols? Absolutely, yes. We are cancelling our direct debits in the hundreds of thousands, if not in the millions.
First class interview. Thank you.
Love Rod being willing to tackle abortion and traditional families. He digging down to the real issues.
Spot on Rod ! A true champion of free speech, and has the BBC summed up well and truly.
Sorry Rod, there were voting irregularities.
Should the BBC be overhauled or scrapped? In my view it should be SCRAPPED!!! dismantled and it's parts sold to the highest bidder. And also, the BRAND NAME """"BBC"""" should be illegal so as to stop anyone capitalizing on that brand name. It must be stamped out completely in it's entirety world service and all.
Had an online debate with Ian Katz who was Newsnight editor, i said Newsnight was the worst of the biased corporation and he should be ashamed. He said he was allowed to do whatever he wanted because it wasnt a general election, the sheer arrogance and he has moved on to CH4 now still crapping on the public
Think what you want about Trump, But when he was elected and I had cashed out on Ladbrokes (£250), I flicked the tv on to BBC News. Their faces were worth more than my bet paid out.
You lucky, lucky sod.
Have set my stop-watch set as to how long this excellent interview will survive the current climate of unfree speech. I expect its life will be even shorter on Facebook.
Seems fairly common that a number of people start off on the left and as the curve of life takes shape they move to centre right. What I would like to know is do those who start off centre right ever go left ?
That used to be regarded as a universal truth, but since the sixties it has ceased to apply. It follows a broader cultural pattern. People who were rock fans or pop music fans in their teens are still fans of the same stuff in their seventies. The rock bands themselves keep performing the same sort of music with the same sort of "aimed at young people" lyrics decade after decade. Supposedly adult people (especially men) are still watching films for children (Batman, Star Wars) no matter how old they get. With a few exceptions -- mainly grumpy old men such as myself -- everyone's tastes have been infantilised. And political opinions or stances have been following the same pattern. It used to be that people were revolutionaries with Che Guevara posters on the wall when they were in their teens or twenties, and by the time they reached forty-five they had become conservatives. Not any more.
No, I just stopped voting. Theres no where to go.
@@Elizabeth-jd3mn English Democrats
Why doesn't OFCOM ensure that impartial views are fully allowed??? We need other sides of stories to enable us to educate ourselves...For instance Climate Change where are the other scientific views discounting the alarmists??
OFCOM is (a very large) part of the problem.
It is as infested with left liberalism as every other quango or organ of the state. Even the anodyne sounding Electoral Commission is a hotbed of trots - just look at the malicious prosecution of Darren Grimes for proof of that
They are fully paid up members of "the message".
I enjoyed the clips between these two men on the latest installment of Heresies and wondered if there was a full interview available. Brilliant, thanks once again.
That series was really great to watch. Something the BBC would struggle hugely with making now.
great interview !
Excellent discussion. Thank you, gentlemen.
Very good. But now I've got a passive smokers cough, my eyes are stinging and my clothes stink.
When I moved in to my new build home the council hadn't got me registered yet to sort out my council tax, it still didn't even show up on google maps! But I still got a TV license letter on day 1. I decided to opt out.
Great listen. You want to talk to a teacher today. You don't know the half of it.
I always love to watch / listen to / read Rod Liddle. His uncommon common sense, his amazing breadth of vocabulary, and his sense of the absurd,, means that he can harness his fierce intelligence and communicate with humour.
I am enjoying this video so far!! Unusual to see two men smoke a cigarette , in a room, even in Rod Liddle's own room!
He needs to take more care of his health 🙏
I agree, love to listen to him, but he is a heart attack waiting to happen ....
Isn’t the point that he should have the freedom to choose whether to drink/smoke living in a democracy? I lead a very healthy lifestyle however I’ll defend your right not too, personal freedoms are EVERYTHING.
@@sunmoonstars3879 of course we can choose to live or die. I would defend to the death his right to choose.
What’s it got to do with you ?
@@tonywright8294 absolutely nothing
Would love to see a picture of Rod as a punk rocker . Interesting interview as always , Thankyou .
I could listen to Rod all day.....and thanks to UA-cam, I often do.
These guys are news/current affairs, so that’s where they are coming from. But if you are in television distribution, you can see the BBC is in catastrophic relative decline against global rivals and can’t survive on the UK-only licence fee. The national licence fee doesn’t generate enough revenue to buy the rights to the Olympics. Discovery bought the European rights and then sold a package limited to a max of two simultaneous live transmissions to the BBC, U.K. only. Attenborough made his last series for Netflix and the BBC bought just a U.K. rights licence, time limited, in a deal brokered by an Australian distributor. It can’t fund a drama series with the global reach, star casting and production values of The Crown or Game of Thrones. The BBC barely makes any self funded drama. Look at the end credits and you’ll see it’s a Amazon, Netflix or PBS co-production, the other party taking the worldwide distribution rights. The iPlayer was an open goal to switch to global subscription and become the world’s broadcaster. But the ridiculous obsession with the licence fee, a 100 year old funding model for radio, has prevented the BBC from being as big as Netflix, Amazon, HBO, Disney etc. in television. The result is it’s been left far behind and increasingly we won’t be watching it whatever its politics, bias or agenda is or isn’t.
Thanks for your perspective - very illuminating.
You say it's been left far behind. True. Now it's just a far left behind.....
A great conversation, chaps. Thank you. I'm in Rod's boat at the moment, but sadly I don't think there's much time left :(
Rod ……The New York Times is a former newspaper, now it’s just a Democratic Pamphlet
A good & honest interview. Liddle appears to be an interesting person to meet and talk to.
Great interview
Great interview.... completely nailed all the issues at and with the BBC
Concerning the possibility of reform of the BBC, Rod says 'the next two years are crucial'. I'd say the past twenty-five years have been crucial and it's too late to save the wretched thing.
Fascinating interview. Thank you
It is relentless.. the only comical strand, is the BBC's inability to make a telephone connection while live on air. I am a 66 yoa engineer, who still goes to work every day with a box of spanners, I feel I'm one of the last, at the end of the lord mayor's parade. I still shout at the radio, in my van, regularly insenced at the BBC transmitting from some alien universe! The BBC is its own enemy, by refusing reform. We need the BBC as a tool so save our British culture, our country, our history, but it has become our enemy.
Completely agree but other broadcasters are available.
Brilliant, compelling, and entertaining discussion. I could watch/listen to these two all day.
Clause 28 was correct!!!
Very good interview by two good discoursers.
13:32 W hat about the white working-class underdog? I've never seen the BBC identify or sympathize with this underdog.
Rod went to my local comprehensive and is my hero 🙌🙌
The bbc reminds me of RIK from the young ones.
His stageplay had a one word title… “THATCHER! “
Haven't seen anybody smoking in an interview for decades, how refreshing.
They don't think you're mad, Rod: they think you're evil. Up until a few years ago, only true religious believers still used the word "evil." Even now, they would deny that they think that way, but the denials are wearing thin. It's a religion, and people who oppose the true faith can only be "evil."
The mark of these two men is that they can commend the BBC when they think it has done something right, and not just slate it and everything it does. 40 minutes of my time well spent, thankyou 👍
Kierkegaard said something along the lines of journalists being hirer's of opinions, first they impress upon one a need to have an opinion regarding a certain subject then offer you theirs, to wear like a second hand suit.
Bloody wonderful, highly compressed!
Reform of the BBC, sounds just like Reform of the EU.
Brilliant interview. Love hearing Rod Liddle speak, he hits the nail on the head so many times.
this is so interesting. I have freed myself from the left now, omg I didnt even appreciate how much conformity was required until I stopped wanting to be one of them. Go Rod hehhehheh
Best interview I have seen for many a year. Thank you very much!