Beth Rigby interviews... former Prime Minister Gordon Brown
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2022
- Former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown says that he thinks that the government does not understand the cost of living crisis, and is simply living one month to the next.
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This is the problem with british media she was more interested in did he not like boris then listening to a well spoken ex PM
What questions would she ask? “How does it feel to have set Labour back 20 years? In which century will the Labour Party finally recover from your complete ineptitude?”
Nice to hear from a grown up with actual solutions
He seems like a Political Giant compared with todays lot……
Don't worry we've still got Mogg.....
@@MrArchie800 …yeah, we’re definitely screwed if the average Brit considers Mogg a ‘political giant’. Let’s just hope Labour return to power because, despite the mediocre characters they have right now, the politics is better for this country.
That's because he's not part of the mainstream narrative and so we're not seeing all the bs headlines and what not that ultimately go to collectively form our opinions on these people. He's literally always been like this it's just now it's obvious because he's not being constantly smeared by media outlets with political agendas. Just goes to show don't believe the hype no matter how persuasive people are when they band together and start shouting their absolute opinions. It's all BS.
yeah. like George Bush is a giant compared to Trump. FFS
We are so fortunate to have Gordon Brown as our Prime Minister during the financial crisis. He flew around the world to get global agreement from world leaders to stabilize the markets. A giant that we are indebted to for his commitment. Times were better under Labour, and they will be again...
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What about our gold
@@davidpierce7581 times were better under Labour, and they will be again.
@@just_watching_you_tube They built a false economy with easy credit house inflation and an over bloated public sector. Nothing of any real substance to sustain a healthy economy long term.
stop on the crack pipe for a start
Calm, measured, and talking about facts. Empathy for people suffering and a serious outlook on our country. Compare that to the Tory clowns running the country right now.
Brown bailed out the banks. He socialised the losses for rich bankers, leaving the poor to pay for it all.
He is a clown too.
Labour & Tories are the same. Very fractional differences.
@@The9ninebar so what was the alternative? Let the banks default?
@@anonymous7egend That's capitalism. They should have failed.
We would be in a much better position now if we didn't bail them out.
@Mobile Phone if the banks went then the pensions also went! Everybody’s pension is tied up in the stock market in equities and commodities if that went game over for everybody
@@grtcara8386 What was badly managed was the fact that the bankers got rewarded with bail out money. Happened in New York and in the City of London. The government ultimately has to take responsibilty for that. Businesses went to the wall and decent citizens were ruined and at the same time the banking class were not held to account. Regarding ´everybody´s pension´ : it is probably about time ´everybody´ started looking into where their pension comes from.
What a loss, he was the brain behind Blair's empty smile. The British people got what they deserved by judging on style over substance. We have not had a decent, effective Prime Minister since he was stupidly voted out; just one catastrophe after another. The Labour Party needs to follow his advice, Parliament has become like a rowdy classroom where most should be in detention.
Well said
What a loss indeed. He was the best.
he plundered people's pension funds to cover the losses of his failed policies and then took money from the Russian banks. No loss.
disagree, whilst i agree that brown is a colossus compared to the tory cabal that have followed, i think blair was the better prime minister. having brown as chancellor certainly helped during that period it must be noted but the idea that blair was just a showman simply isn't accurate.
Agree on all points except Blair simply being an empty smile. He's always had an impressive intellect, grasp of detail, political instincts, excellent communicator etc.
How did Beth Rigby not know about the US Senate. Beth Rigby is looking for a gotcha soundbite. We are in serious trouble. We need serious journalists.
Not know what?
@@johnnotrealname8168 That she didn’t know the US senate is never going to agree to any trade deal while Ireland remains an issue and UK won’t implement the agreements it committed to.
It’s Ireland who has a special relationship with the US, not the UK.
@@garybarrett4881 Do Irish-Americans control the Senate that much?
She doesn’t know how to pronounce a gerund properly, why should she know about the US Senate?
She's too busy focussing on faking a deeper voice
Somewhat predictably, history has been very kind to Brown. A thoroughly decent and incredibly smart man who loved his country and did his best for it, in spite of the critics. A giant political figure when compared to the rabble of today.
I still don’t get why he sold gold at the bottom of the market
@@Alex-si5te I think him selling it is what shitted the market
Agree , this country was way more exciting for the working people with then
SMART??????wasn't smart selling 60% of our Gold reserves (395 tonnes) for the lowest price in 20 years at US$265 per ounce. Gold is now worth SIX times that.
@@stevenhull5025 While Gordon Brown could have sold at a better price (he is not a soothsayer), for the vast majority of governments across established economies, there is no real point to holding gold.
The purpose of foreign exchange reserves is not for the state to manage wealth on behalf of the country. People should do this for themselves.
UK reserves should only really be used to underpin monetary policy, and to halt any possible crisis such as a significant run on the pound, not as any kind of sovereign wealth fund. The trouble is that gold is not well suited as a state asset, as its value is very likely to drop as soon as it is deployed as a government intervention mechanism.
The market is of course very different to that of two decades years ago, and any government selling today will not have anywhere near the same impact. But this doesn’t change the cold hard truth that gold is a market best fit for sophisticated speculators, not the state.
He’s aged so much but still sharp as a tac. I wish he was pulling the strings beneath starmer and tryin to get this country back on track
At the time Brown (despite his impressive intellect) made a few clumsy gaffs that cost him a lot of 'popular' and media support. He also (IMO) made a serious mistake, and lost significant authority, in Scotland during the indy ref by standing alongside people that were less than credible. But in saying that, he was always a great and respected political thinker and strategist, and by all accounts a genuinely good and compassionate person, and we could really do with someone of his quality now - regardless of political party, but TBH I don’t think there are any people with his gravitas in government anymore, especially in these populist times - a great shame really.
He just wasn't a good campaigner. The polls showed the public wasn't done with Labour and they could have definitely won if he had been more engaging.
I agree, he’s an exceptional politician. He strikes me as a very introspective person, with an awareness of his own capacity for evil as well as good, which is always very useful in leaders. And yes, he should have stayed out of the independence debate, he’s suffered a decline in respect among many Scots for getting into bed with a pretty crooked campaign.
Gordon Brown was the most intelligent politician for many many years. He talks so much sense
🤣🤣🤣
ffs. he de regulated the banks prior to the 2008 crash. go figure.
Today, thanks to Gordon Brown, public bodies are committed to paying a total of £170 billion to contractors in more than 800 PFI schemes up to 2031-2032.
This man was a brilliant PM, brilliant chancellor- I’m not even a Labour voter
He was a walking disaster, finished off by his own hypocritical actions in Rochdale
@@cityzens634 he’s the best economist this country has seen for decades. Who cares about the minor stuff?
@@stanthemafia He should have stuck to being the chancellor then but his ego wouldn’t allow it.
@@cityzens634 He was a good PM.
Mark Twain
"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."
Absolutely fascinating and so much food for thought. Thanks
This would be a far superior country if Gordon Brown's Labour had won the 2010 general election.
Based on? their failed "free anything" policies were undone. Brown resorted to plundering my pension fund to pay for his naive arrogance
Absolutely. That election loss was a catastrophe for Britain which historians will look back on as a critical turning point ushering in a long period of decline under malicious and neglectful Tory rule.
Scotland wins independence and gordon brown is a illegitimate prime minister
(Alternate scenario if this happened)
A man of principle who I feel genuinely cared for people xx
He is a political giant compared to compared to Johnson. He lost the election because he was overheard on his mic dismissing a voter as a "bigot" who complained to him about immigration.
The truth is, she was a bigot, most likely taken in by the bile being spouted by right wing newspapers and people like Farage.
Dream on
Nothing but a liar - prmosied Scotland the famous Vow in 2014 referendum, then nothing delivered (out of the EU, no Federealism etc) and he's now popping up trying to peddle the same lies. He has no credibility with most in Scotland. A Red Tory that's all he is.
Indeed.
The union jack says it all, god save the horrible queen x
Brown is so smart...he should have led longer as PM, than Blair
The guy sold Englands gold reserves when gold was at its lowest mark. Smart .... no. Thank christ he was only PM for 5 minutes.
@@sticky59 & raided the Pension funds
Smart? Like how he managed to dodge any questions about the personal take from the Russian Banks?
What ever his faults Boris will make them look brilliant. Boris will go gown the worst PM ever
@@sticky59 Doesn't even touch the sides of the tens of billions the Tories have spunked away.
Her accent does not make up for her lack of seriousness and does not hide her gutter press instincts.
A great bloke should have been a great PM honest with integrity 👍
Ireland will not hold the UK back once the dust settles in the North. Brown remains one of the best political brains as proven by his response to Russian aggression. While supporting the military support and offering future economic partnership within Europe are laudable strategic moves, Putin must be held accountable for what he has done and continues to do. I would listen to anything he has to say especially on economic matters.
This man is a class act, in a completely different league to anyone on either front bench today.
I was never a fan of New Labour, but the good things it achieved were virtually all down to Brown.
Yep, they achieved a Global Financial Crash and false WMD. Yeah, a real class act!
Today, thanks to Gordon Brown, public bodies are committed to paying a total of £170 billion to contractors in more than 800 PFI schemes up to 2031-2032.
@@pw3066 Blaming the global crash on new labour is completely ridiculous. It was almost entirely due to the banks, and predominantly american ones
He was the smart intellectual fellow. As Chancellor he was very good and kept the pound steady amidst many crisis. He did most of the work during the Blair years. He deserves to be Prime Minister again. He needs a strategist like Mandelson to craft a win and a Communications guru like Campbell to help him stay on point and communicate his ideas. He could then be Prime Minister easily for another ten years. For his 13years in government with a no nonsense record he deserves at least a knighthood or a seat in the Lords.
What a statesman…somebody that has their own views at last!
Who is this Beth Rigby and why is he/she interviewing all these people in a day ?
She is a person and it’s her job.
The last true statesman to serve as Prime Minister
The problem is the public sector workers have had twelve years of wages "sacrifice " telling people who have struggled for a decade to carry on struggling whilst the rich are gaining astronomical wealth is not acceptable!
im rich and it is. the poor can eat cake
She’s a terrible interviewer/ journalist. She misses the nuances in what he’s trying to say.
Spot on
Though some of the older politicians have a great contribution to all of us, some are past the point of reason. I just wish we would challenge the current politicians that actually have an effect on our everyday lives to plan and Keep our welfare state.
Gordon needs to be a freelance advisor and help the country to see sense.
He lies
Was bad as a PM, but his record as a Chancellor was pretty good… but his time as a PM is still way better than the Charlatan we currently have
his decisive role in leading the world in dealing with the financial crisis must be commended
It’s a shame he was so nervous and reactive as PM, if he had been more like this he would have been a good PM and for longer
PM's Questions is a lot less relaxed than this, tbf.
I like him. I wish Nick Glagg joined with him back in 2010. This would have prevented this mess under the Tories for over a decade.
Not enough to form a majority. I think together they only had 300 out of 326 seats.
@@DFandVThey’d have had 315 seats (258+57) together and should’ve taken their chances as a minority coalition and if defeated in a confidence vote go to another election and its worth pointing out that the 5 sien fein MPs don’t even turn up and the speaker and his deputies don’t vote that’s about 10 MPs there they had the numbers and that’s without the greens and the left leaning nationalists the only reason why it didn’t happen was Clegg was on the right of the Liberal Democrat’s and was far more likely to go into coalition with the tories than he ever would’ve with Labour
Bring him back!
Always tons money for wars, but not for plebs
A man of towering intellect. The UK needs someone like this in power today, rather than the airbags currently trying to become the next Tory PM!
Klaus Schwab liked this video when he heard Gordon say that people cant afford to heat themselves
Successful people don't become victorious overnight. What most people see as a glance wealth, a great career purpose is the results of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone reading this will be successful in life.
Imagine he did half the terrible stuff Johnson has done they would of deported him.
Poor deprived people in Scotland? No fuel poverty where I live, single person car occupied, buses are running virtually empty, youngsters walking about with mobile phones stuck to their ears, Sky on 70" televisions, net flix fees, airports, morbidly obese queuing to fly on holidays
I miss this man in charge. Will we ever have this again? 😢
I miss him too. I still don't understand why British people voted him out!
I hope not, this odious weasel plundered my pension fund
@@jamesmartin7026
He came across as weird, however unfair that might have been.
I remember being appauled at the media's treatment of this man. I must have been about 10, and I knew that it was wrong. Obviously murdoch did not like him, and unfortunately murdoch runs this country as far as the press is concerned
This man did so much good for the country both as chancellor and PN, he saved us during the financial crash, he invested in ordinary people not just the rich and wealthy and genuinely helped the country in so many ways
The man who deregulated banks ....let the city police itself.
Gordon Brown was a good chancellor,
Oh yes and now rishi rich from our former colony
We went from Blair and Brown to Ed Miliband and Corbyn what a fall from grace
What ever his faults Boris will make them look brilliant. Boris will go gown the worst PM ever
@@grtcara8386 Miliband and Corbyn did not govern the country. No mention of 12 years of incompetent right wing ideologues screwing things up?
No he wasn’t.
"he was considered moody and sometimes angry" hahahahah
Not to talk about the catastrophic decision to invade Iraq and say Putin should face criminal court is the reason the world is divided on Ukraine. If Tony is free to walk around then why should Putin face justice. It’s logical to ask this questions. When we see all humans as equal perhaps then we can talk about justice. It’s very important that as we rightly condemn the invasion we need to admit that we’ve made similar mistakes too then advise the world why it’s wrong. Am glad he mentioned that they see us as having double standards. No human is perfect so to ensure we come at people we ought to be ready to admit our shortcomings. I wish him well not easy being in leadership that is why admitting your mistakes before criticism is key.
Refreshing to see and hear someone taking politics and the issues of the day seriously for once...
There’s a reason the Tories so hated Blair and Brown. Not one Tory leader since has even been on the same playing field as those two.
Can someone dub In a phrases " ,ugh',everytime he drops his jaw after every sentence,just like a badly dubbed Chinese kungfu film.
I always get hypnotised by that weird goldfishy lower-jaw thing he does when he takes a breath. 🐠
Oh god I can't unsee that now
Oh dear
Same
Just wait until he's old enough to have false teeth - that will be epic!
We need fundamental constitutional change with Gordon Brown back in politics, preferably as First Minister and rewire British politics so every part of the United Kingdom gets equal representation.
Gordon Brown PM boasted to Gillian Duffy that he had reformed the welfare state and the poor could no longer live on his 'New Deal'. Gordon Brown is a son of a Govan clergyman, he's not a Fifer and he's not someone similar to the Duke of Fife, he's from the peasantry and just too clean for his boots.
Bring this man back!
*Gordon Brown RUINED student funding patterns for medical school and dental school. Ask me how. I know because I DROPPED OUT.*
That's so true!!! No planning we are all going downhill with the current administration.
I cannot believe - and it is one of my greatest regrets - how cruelly abusive I was to this man back in 2008-10. If I could, I would take all that back and give anything to have him as PM right now because, what is clear now, is that he is a man of principle, experience, intellect and a total command of the strategic brief. Compared to the current Tory alternatives - including the late Johnson, but especially this latest unelected non-entity "Truss" - Gordon Brown is a latterday Churchill.
I just can't believe I was so stupid. But I was, as were millions like me. So here we are.
Your honesty is commendable
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Gordon Bennett! It's Gordon Brown!!
I think Boris does think long term, but not in the interests of the people, only of his party and their long term self serving agenda's which they push through in the background while scandals and wars etc provide a smoke screen to hide it all behind.
I dont think he is that bothered about his party , just himself .
@@scooby1992 Agree, he thought he was the chosen one. But any Tory PMs policies stem from the partys one ideology and their goals of preserving power for themselves via cronyism, donors , electioneering, deceiving the public to hide the true picture about poor ethics and standards etc, which is why the next one who takes over can't be any different from Johnson and won't bring positive change and will just go after the most vulnerable in society and "level up" the rich and powerful even more, like all predecessors.
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I hope Tory, Labour, etc choose to work together … that be such a force 💯💯💯
Not even Peppa Pig could save Boris Johnson’s bacon...
Sanctimonious person. My fear is that him and Blair will be advising Starmer.
Brilliant performance.. David morrissey as Gordon brown #the deal
See hes been dragged from his Millionaire life style to put Scotland down
I 've got a brilliant idea... Pay everybody 86 k a Yr... The same as the MPs..
We seriously need G Brown to take on the SNP and convert those seats back to labour if labour has a chance to save this country from perpetual austerity policies of the nasty tory party.
Gordon is alive !!!!!
What a shame
@@Jamesyahyah rude.
@@ciaranmarsh255 Why he along with starmer (boss of CPS at the time )told police to tread softly investigating the muslim grooming gangs in case it was seen as racist.A lot of young girls suffered because of them two.
@@Jamesyahyah is there proof of that ?
Does he still think that old lady is a bigot
What happened to Gaddafi's Gold?
Were Irish American senators secretly involved in backing the Irish independence movement back in the 70s and 80s?
Hardly secretly
❤️🤍💙 a lot of synergistic wisdoms could be capitalized on with collaboration with the various forces of of the collective UK (at least in part with: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and the various parties Tory/Labour/etc) … if the UK could unite just to address this global crisis it pave the way for other allied nations to follow suite… it’s time to rally as much collective talent as comfortably and willingly possible.. those who are willing should come together to address the challenges ahead🙏🏾
Stronger together 💯💯💯💯
And look what we've got now ..
Given all the constant drama in Westminster... I would be very happy to see politics to become boring again.
Politics is much more stable and healthy for the country, when politics is boring. At this point I would absolutely vote for a campaign bus that reads MAKE POLITICS BORING AGAIN
If as. Gordon brown things are as bad as this how can we afford to do spending a billion pounds on arms for Ukraine
Boris. Needs. Backing.
We can’t afford not to. If Russia wins, Eastern Europe is next
Ghislane Maxwell did not kill herself.
Gordon should have stood with the British people, not against them. He sided with immigrants and invaders. Pity.
Serious politician. Knows how to run a country.
1000 days of GB PM.. . Just wasn't long enough...
When PMs were actually competent
Nice to listen to a grown-up speak for once.
Straight away with the annoying intro: "back then he was considered moody, sometimes angry". Media confection at time, Media confection now. Not a fan but he would be much better than Starmer, IMO.
Successful people don't become victorious overnight. What most people see as a glance wealth, a great career purpose is the results of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone reading this will be successful in life.
@@jonahaliana9048 ??? What has this to do with the video or my comment?
A STATESMAN, NOT LIKE THIS CLOWN IN POWER.
For God and country. That's all that matters. Freedom is not free. The world is corrupt
So how much money did the Russian banks give him? And where is that money? Didint asked him if he felt any shame for plundering people's pension funds to finance his failed policies
He takes the words out my mouth about this government.
Everyone praises him in the comments, but did u like him at the time he was in charge? Don’t remember him being that popular
Can't stand this Guy Beth
Workers would swallow 4% IF the 1% of earners were taxed properly. The average joe has simply had enough.
He is a rare person who is wicked smart but has human emotions. A rationalist with the right level of compassion. I genuinely believe about 70% of the UK would vote for Labour if there were more people like GB in the party.
This guy is a politician.
Looking at the chaos that’s happened with U.K. poltics over the last 10 years, Gordon Brown seems very stable in comparison
The big clunkin' fist 👏👍✌️
That woman’s accent is nice
To be fair ... this gentleman was given a rough hand over ... from the old days of Blairism.
a very powerful political leader
Gordon brown ..a walking advert for the misery of government...
Keir Starmer need to take some advice from him.
Anyone else notice the lack of errrr's? Oh wait ofcourse, he isnt Boris Johnson..... He was a proper labour leader and knew exactly what needed to be done. The NHS budget was above inflation under Brown, not so much under the Tories.
Successful people don't become victorious overnight. What most people see as a glance wealth, a great career purpose is the results of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone reading this will be successful in life.
New labour or tory nouveau... Who wins?..
WE SHOULD REJOIN DA SINGLE MARKET! 🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺🇪🇺
The prime minister nobody ever actually voted in to office.
Little did he know we'd go through 2 more Tories before Starmer gets to be PM
Haha bit early, but I'm sure people will still vote for the Tories at the next election, stupid people if they do
Pie in the "Sky News" reaction on Boris the clown..
Can she not pronounce every word that ends in 'ng' as in 'Going' she pronounces 'Goin'....for god's sake she's a journalist!
Should be PM now