What Benn said about the news' content is spot on; they were literally looking to report on trouble instead of actually trying to understand the context of why the protest existed. It's a real education listening to these videos.
Thank god for Charlie Brooker. He disarms with a good mixture of dark humour and genuine whimsy, and then when everyone's off their guard, he whallops pertinents point and anger-inducing truths left, right and center. His work deserves far more attention, and I genuinely feel that I have become cleverer as a telly-watchersperson thanks to him.
while it was happening the reporters were still keen to get across how peaceful the majority of the demonstration was. Having said that, they still didn't really broadcast those speeches Tony Benn was so keen on, they got mentioned in split screen but that was about it. Compare that with a scene a few days later where speeches from Jade Goody's funeral ceremony was broadcast at length...." I hate media.
@Njalvis That's what I meant by performing a background check, I was talking about checking out the buyer. Here in the US to buy a weapon from a federally licensed dealer you have to pass an ATF background check, and it's pretty thorough. The thing is that bad people WILL find a gun if they want, whether it's illegal or banned etc... You seem like a level headed fellow, I wish there were more people like you in the world. Then people could talk and sort out their petty differences.
@DynamicScherzo AGREED! They focused so much on that and the Millbank headquarters.. How many were there.. what 200? How many people demonstrated... 52,000-60,000. :l
@drunkmonkful my God, you're right! My eyes have been closed this whole time. Through your insightful comment which was not politically naive at all, I now see that the rights to free speech in the United States are no better than East Germany under the Stasi. Or the Soviet Union during Stalinist purges. Or in North Korea. . . . erm. right.
@edinburghwestend Yeah, fair enough like - at least you were open-minded enough to give him a chance before disliking him, which is something not many people are into doing these days.
Although it isn't funny he died, I find it absolutely incredible how the police had to hit the one man out of thousands, who wasn't even in the protest, and how that caused him to later die. Talk about once in a blue moon.
@robs104 I think there should be less checks on the sellers, and more on the buyers. For example, I'm more worried about some nutty bastard buying a legal handgun from a licensed dealer than a old woman buying a stolen AK from some back alley. Unless old people turn bad, but that's a whole different issue. I agree with you about hating countries completely, I don't see how somebodycan hate an ENTIRE county, eg. hating the USA. That's over 300m people, no way EVERY one of them are bad!
@Njalvis I agree with you, but I have never seen guns being handed out to everyone willy-nilly. I am all for some gun control (such as only buying from licensed dealers and performing a background check but NO registration). As we both agreed no country is perfect. I don't hate other countries (maybe some middle eastern countries) like some people on here do, I even like Russia! The amount of hate us Americans get from the UK is ridiculous and undeserved. I would LOVE to visit the UK one day.
"...started smashing windows, predictably, this became the second iconic image of the protest which was certainly captured on enough cameras. Honestly with all the lenses swarming around, you would have thought Paris Hilton's vagina was smashing the bank up." LOOL, what comical masterpiece charlie brooker is an absolute legend.
@darraghok i honestly don't think they're bias against the protesters but rather don't care too much about stating the facts and more about getting as messy, dirty and attention grabbing images to the viewer. the internet is where the news is now.
@drunkmonkful seeing how Britain is widely renowned as the most surveilled country in the world that comment is quite rich. plus last time i checked it wasn't illegal for "yanks" to photograph the police.
@drunkmonkful The scare-word communism has been replaced by the word socialism in the past few years. It's used in the exact same way and to mean the same thing. But few use the word communism to scare anymore.
@robs104 Not sure giving everyone a gun is a good idea. No matter what the country, you're going to get some people who aren't going to be just 'defending' themselves. The US has it's plenty of gun crime issues, although you're right, no country is perfect.
That Bill O'Reilly bloke is a tad unpleasant isn't he? I can't imagine the BBC allowing their presenters to label every person in a protest a 'loon' simply for being there. How strange.
@robs104 I'm flattered :P It is true though, more problems can be solved through a civilised manner. A bit of common sense here and there, and humanity could be a much nicer thing.
@Catlover123445 Erm...yes..."cleverer", meaning "more clever than", in reference to "more clever than I used to be before I started watching Charlie Brooker". And think - if I couldn't spell "cleverer", then I wouldn't be able to spell "clever", would I?
@Catlover123445 Of course I wouldn't, because "smarter" means "more smart than". But "clever" does not mean "more clev than" - it's a word in its own right, which just happens to end in "er". Hence why it's perfectly acceptable for me to use the word "cleverer", which means "more clever than". Why can't you grasp this extraordinarily simple premise?
What Benn said about the news' content is spot on; they were literally looking to report on trouble instead of actually trying to understand the context of why the protest existed. It's a real education listening to these videos.
Bill O Reilly is like a villain in a shit kids film
Thank god for Charlie Brooker. He disarms with a good mixture of dark humour and genuine whimsy, and then when everyone's off their guard, he whallops pertinents point and anger-inducing truths left, right and center. His work deserves far more attention, and I genuinely feel that I have become cleverer as a telly-watchersperson thanks to him.
I miss Tony Benn.
Vermillion 303 I'd have loved to have seen him deconstruct some of the Muppets today, from Farage and Trump to Antifa
This is one of the best episodes of Newswipe ever.
Very intelligent Brooker - as always.
Things have changed so much for the better.
Sarcasm?
Correct lol
I BOTH LOVE AND FEEL TERRIFIED BY CHARLIE. HE MAKES UP MY MIND FOR ME.
You know you really shouldn't believe everything he says. 50% of the time it's just opinion based on few facts.
SORRY, ALREADY DID.
brilliant report.
and the dilemma is sad and true.
peace
these clips only become more and more true with time
You made me feel so special, and sooved away my fears.
"C**ts are still running the world" by Jarvis Cocker, of Pulp fame.
I ain't angry
Why Come?
I live here.
Just the way that was delivered made it hilarious!
Police medic heals with his magic healing stick.
"Zee healing is more regarding da ze hurting!"
The use of music in this episode was class. Especially during the sky boat section.
while it was happening the reporters were still keen to get across how peaceful the majority of the demonstration was. Having said that, they still didn't really broadcast those speeches Tony Benn was so keen on, they got mentioned in split screen but that was about it. Compare that with a scene a few days later where speeches from Jade Goody's funeral ceremony was broadcast at length...." I hate media.
That Skyboat makes me laugh so much.
Wow, what a vantage point that's not
I don't find Brand very funny but I have to say he handled the press well giving a solid answer that none of them wanted to hear...
The sky boat was a genius move for sky news
HOORAY FOR SHOUTY MCHEADWOUND MAN!
I didn't know that it's been illegal for over 6 years to photograph the police.
+adamtzsch Now I've got to destroy my whole album, and some of them are really cute as well.
Even as a joke, this makes me feel ill.
Carol from Big Brother 8 is at so many demos. I've seen her at least half a dozen times. I'll have to say hello some day.
thanks
2 people are on the Skyboat
they don't call the pigs for nothing! where were they in the riots!!!!
I was there.
Love the Skyboat XD
I wanna hear the full version of that McShouty headwound man song and of course get dancing.
Their Law - Prodigy
at :42. Freaking love that song.
@Njalvis That's what I meant by performing a background check, I was talking about checking out the buyer. Here in the US to buy a weapon from a federally licensed dealer you have to pass an ATF background check, and it's pretty thorough. The thing is that bad people WILL find a gun if they want, whether it's illegal or banned etc... You seem like a level headed fellow, I wish there were more people like you in the world. Then people could talk and sort out their petty differences.
@DynamicScherzo AGREED! They focused so much on that and the Millbank headquarters.. How many were there.. what 200? How many people demonstrated... 52,000-60,000. :l
Brand: "I ain't angry, I live here..." oh how very intelligent
Mr Brooker should do a show with Jon Stewart.
I was at that protest and saw shoutymcheadwound man :D
the song it the end 'cunts are still running the world' by Jarvis Cocker is a nice touch.
@drunkmonkful my God, you're right! My eyes have been closed this whole time. Through your insightful comment which was not politically naive at all, I now see that the rights to free speech in the United States are no better than East Germany under the Stasi. Or the Soviet Union during Stalinist purges. Or in North Korea. . . . erm. right.
Woweee Mimi had a lot to say
@Pizkol this video isn't about the student fees protest.
@edinburghwestend Yeah, fair enough like - at least you were open-minded enough to give him a chance before disliking him, which is something not many people are into doing these days.
Although it isn't funny he died, I find it absolutely incredible how the police had to hit the one man out of thousands, who wasn't even in the protest, and how that caused him to later die.
Talk about once in a blue moon.
Why did someone build a giant longhorn skull and parade it through the protests?
@robs104 I think there should be less checks on the sellers, and more on the buyers. For example, I'm more worried about some nutty bastard buying a legal handgun from a licensed dealer than a old woman buying a stolen AK from some back alley. Unless old people turn bad, but that's a whole different issue.
I agree with you about hating countries completely, I don't see how somebodycan hate an ENTIRE county, eg. hating the USA. That's over 300m people, no way EVERY one of them are bad!
does anyone know what the last bit of music on this video is?
Jake Goddard Jarvis Cocker - Cunts Are Still Running the World I think
@Njalvis I agree with you, but I have never seen guns being handed out to everyone willy-nilly. I am all for some gun control (such as only buying from licensed dealers and performing a background check but NO registration). As we both agreed no country is perfect. I don't hate other countries (maybe some middle eastern countries) like some people on here do, I even like Russia! The amount of hate us Americans get from the UK is ridiculous and undeserved. I would LOVE to visit the UK one day.
@DrThunder88 Do you think under the equalities act they accept dwarfs?
What's the music at the end of this video?
"...started smashing windows, predictably, this became the second iconic image of the protest which was certainly captured on enough cameras. Honestly with all the lenses swarming around, you would have thought Paris Hilton's vagina was smashing the bank up." LOOL, what comical masterpiece charlie brooker is an absolute legend.
I hope shouty McHeadwound man watches Newswipe.
I really want some SKY shoes now..
nice Aphex Twin music
If things carry on like this next thing u know Britain will be like George Orwell's 1984
Górecki!
@darraghok
i honestly don't think they're bias against the protesters but rather don't care too much about stating the facts and more about getting as messy, dirty and attention grabbing images to the viewer. the internet is where the news is now.
no its the track you hear at the beginning
Police medic will beat you well with his magic stick of wellness
Shush with all your arguing, all I want to know is when they're going to release the Shouty McHeadwound Man song with its wicked bassline.
@Oliver5893 Charlie Brooker's 2010 Wipe is on BBC2 (Yes!) Mon 27th December @ 10pm
Anyone know what song is used at 1:22 ?
@lordhaku I agree, whether you've become 'cleverer' is unlikely, better informed definitely.
It's Portishead - Silence at 2:30
The comments on this video are far more depressing than anything in it.
@drunkmonkful
seeing how Britain is widely renowned as the most surveilled country in the world that comment is quite rich. plus last time i checked it wasn't illegal for "yanks" to photograph the police.
Anyone know the name of the song that starts at 2:18???
@drunkmonkful The scare-word communism has been replaced by the word socialism in the past few years. It's used in the exact same way and to mean the same thing. But few use the word communism to scare anymore.
I reckon she could do it, too.
"Although maybe things had calmed down because the police deployed a giant." Lol
@stunery2k well the government have been known in the past to use agnet provocatuers ....it would suprise me neither
@robs104 Not sure giving everyone a gun is a good idea. No matter what the country, you're going to get some people who aren't going to be just 'defending' themselves. The US has it's plenty of gun crime issues, although you're right, no country is perfect.
That Bill O'Reilly bloke is a tad unpleasant isn't he? I can't imagine the BBC allowing their presenters to label every person in a protest a 'loon' simply for being there. How strange.
@atomicbreaker As sad as it is, he's probably one of the most sane people on Fox News.
@robs104 I'm flattered :P It is true though, more problems can be solved through a civilised manner. A bit of common sense here and there, and humanity could be a much nicer thing.
@mennella2000 I love America!!!
USA! USA!
Aphex Twin - I Care Because You Do - track 12 - Next Heap With
What if the anti-capitalists wanted universal fascism, Bill? That would be ok then?
"Bill O reilly across the pond" lol i hate bill o reilly
aphex twin!
woo! :)
What was the name of this track?
3:44 LOL
@PrehistoricPinup
Free cigarettes!? I wouldn't like to be a lung there!
Lol, Shouty Mchead Wound Man.
@Catlover123445 Erm...yes..."cleverer", meaning "more clever than", in reference to "more clever than I used to be before I started watching Charlie Brooker". And think - if I couldn't spell "cleverer", then I wouldn't be able to spell "clever", would I?
@vanillaorchid The majority are. It's just the loud extreme minority that usually gets heard.
6:36 Oh look Bill O' Reilly's talking about shit he knows nothing about. In other news, the sun rose this morning just as scheduled.
4:00 "money is for loozers" lol
@whowantsabighug Time to do the Shouty McHeadwound dance?
What kind of training do you need to become a police giant?
is that the doom 3 song at 0:50?
No, it's Their Law by The Prodigy
@Catlover123445 Of course I wouldn't, because "smarter" means "more smart than". But "clever" does not mean "more clev than" - it's a word in its own right, which just happens to end in "er". Hence why it's perfectly acceptable for me to use the word "cleverer", which means "more clever than". Why can't you grasp this extraordinarily simple premise?
and beside all this... he is playing wii ^^
@drunkmonkful well i lived under communism and yes its quite like you described. And yes - they have it.
@atomicbreaker I wonder if "CRAZY TIME" is the title of his segment? Ought to just lock him up in the old biddies' home.
@jonners606 could be though. essentially the same thing happened
@lordhaku couldn't have put it better (Y)
lol, deployed a giant xD
2 : 00 ..... JESUS CHRIST
Free nation ay? America and United Kingdom? The western civilization is free? Oh give me break don't make me sick.
That Fox News clips was real? Hooly shit..thats a nation wide newsprogram? Thats scray as fuck.
@drunkmonkful alot of americans equate the nazis and communism as the same thing
Take photographs of the police.
That is all.
ha ha ha media are hilarious :)