Rory's idea for eco-restoration of a new national park and Alastair's plug of trees for cities is excellent! Nice to round the video off with something positive.
Don't know if you saw the Planet Wild video about how relatively quickly and effectively you can generate massive biodiversity just by replicating storm damage in a 'green desert' plantation? They did this in Scotland with amazingly quick results. In governmental terms it would be incredibly cheap to just buy up carefully chosen plantations to create strategic islands of biodiversity all over the country to create 're-wilding mini parks'. The beauty of such projects is that once you've taken down a few hundred plantation type trees to let some sunlight into the forest floor, you really don't need to spend any money - just let nature get on with what she does best!
When Rory was an MP he vehemently defended the right of hill farmers to continue centuries of ecological destruction of the Lake District through out dated sheep farming practices, based on an argument of history, culture and heritage. Here he is in favour of a new national park, presumably in another constituency. NIMBYism at its finest. The UK is one of the most nature depleted nations in the world and our National Parks are in an absolute state, ecologically speaking, largely thanks to people like Rory Stewart. This is laughable.
I have to tell you that as an American now permanently living in the U.K., I really appreciate you talking about world politics. I started watching your videos to learn more about British politics, then got caught up in your views on American politics and now love your discourse on other countries. Thank you for these videos!
@@carolinesmialek5365 good question and it’s difficult to say because a lot of UK media spouts similar stuff, but you should try and get a wide range of reviews. Campbell is very dogmatic in his views, and could be considered on the left of politics, even though he lied about the Iraq war. Rory Stewart was very much on the left of the Tory party. So they are really two beans in the same pod.
@@jezlawrence720 "We're very much an "if you care so much, it can be your problem to sort out cos I'm not gonna" type of country" - which can have huge upsides. You can get a broad brief and handed the reins in business.
I know Thailand well, my wife is Thai. Rory's statements about the success of the Thai economy are, if I'm generous, only partly correct. Yes, Thailand's economy experienced rapid growth through the 80's and 90's along with the other Asian tigers. But it has since fallen far behind those others he mentioned, Korea, Taiwan, as those counties consolidated their democracies while Thailand's military/monarchy held on. Thailand's example teaches precisely the opposite to what Rory claimed - the link between democracy and escaping the middle income trap remins quite strong.
Since coming across this podcast a while ago I'm getting more interested in international issues. I know nothing about issues in Sudan or any other country. I'm not the brightest person but you two make this stuff accessible. You need to go over the countries and issues to explain the historical background.......I know you have enough to do 😂
There must be a physcological term for someone who doesn't regret being 'accussed' of being the architect of someone's death, millions of deaths in Iraq and the destruction of a country, culture and people through mass immigration.
Nice update regarding Thailand, shame you were unable to go deeper, especially as the Prime Minister has just been removed. Could you go deeper in another episode, please?
Perhaps the convention of having to sit on the back benches before becoming a minister has led to not having the best ministers, who are experts in the field, throughout the last Tory years. Well never know how much better things would be if Rory had become a minister straight away.
I would watch more of these shows where folks like A & R talk to us about politics from places like Bangladesh and Thailand in terms that us in the west understand because this discussion has been very interesting.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights has stated it had documented 231,108 civilian deaths and 14 million displaced between March 2011 and January 2024.[34]
In Australia these appointments in the public service are commonplace. Makes sense if you want the most efficient government. The heads of each department are often paid more than the Prime Minister.
I wish people (esp. Americans) payed attention to at least a little happenings outside the US. Not just wars but actual politics. I think if Americans saw how the UK ran their elections, they would say why don’t we do it like that? E.g. short campaigns, finance laws, popular vote, # of political parties/constituencies. Also Americans would see just how far right the entire US government and both political parties are.
Unfortunately we still have First Past the Post which I think makes for a toxic political culture! If the UK and the USA had a proportional voting system I think the candidates would be forced to appeal to a broader section of the public and elections wouldn’t be so focused on tearing into the opposition (maybe😂).
The reporting of world news in the Anglo-sphere is dismal, speaking as an Australian. I'm glad Alistair & Rory do cover some of these international stories. If you don't know what's going on in the world how can you care and be motivated to act?
Alister, wonderful interview on RTE. In regard to Sinn Fein and voters there is one factor that was missed in the interview; house ownership. Ireland has one of the highest ownership ratios in the EU 67% of voters are home owners rather than renters. The priority for this group is to elect a candidate - regardless of party - that has a track record of being pro-private property. Most people in the rental market are transient or not as well connected to the political centre, and usually do not bother to vote in Ireland, Sinn Fein has not cracked that nut yet, and is unlikely to be trusted with the nations private property portfolio.
I never realised homeownership was so high in Ireland! I'm in the North and its a real struggle to find homes here for renting, to the point young adults don't stand a chance of affording a home to buy or rent leaving them stuck at home with parents. Does this reflect to similar situation for young people in the South?
22:00 It's disappointing that Rory buys into the narrative of Haniyeh as a "moderate". If 7 Oct happened while a supposed "moderate" was in charge, he was obviously either not a moderate or a mere figurehead.
Well, since Rory is making this podcast with a war criminal that should be in jail, it is unsurprising that he fails to have a proper judgement about mister Haniyeh.
The influx of Russian long term residents in Thailand, particularly in Phuket and since the Ukraine war is phenomenal. A lot of land and property has been invested by Russians. There are various visas for long term residency introduced over the last couple of years in Thailand as they seem to have opened up the country more, but many of these visas have high costs and/or require large amounts of money in bank accounts of those applicants. Very interesting country.
Government desperately needs the freedom to head hunt and employ the skills and experience of people who obviously know what they're doing. An accountable meritocracy focused on practical outcomes not political infighting and posturing. James Timpson's appointment is a good example.
Given that Starmer isn't serving anything but his own personal hobby horses in an extremely vindictive totalitarian way it would be a nice change if someone from this Government served the country..
It was nothing short of a scandal, the road next to my mum's had beautiful trees all along it & over half were cut down & replaced by twigs, the whole road looks awful now.
You're damn right I resent your framing of Ismail Haniyeh as a moderate Rory. I'll be charitable and assume your intention was to say that he was moderate relative to others within Hamas, but you should have the self-awareness to avoid parroting the same rhetoric as Hamas propogandists.
Thailand impressed me in just how competent the Thais are. Whereas when I was in Morocco in the 60's the people were so incompetent and corrupt unless they were peasants who knew their work, worked damned hard and were of good and cheerful character. Admirable people unlike their city peoples.
Yes I am right behind the idea that the government should turn the green belt into a national park and fund all of our public parks to make them more accessible
Sorry - planner here - you really need to look at what the Green Belt is - its got nothing to do with ecology, landscape, hertiage, or any of that. Its a land based constraint designation. I fundamentally agree that having stronger environmental policies is the way forward, bringing it all in to a more controlled system like national parks makes sense. But please don't think the Green Belt is anything other than a land based constraint, of which some of it adds nothing to anyone apart from a buffer from development, which is fine and its purpose.
@@pixelfrenzy Sorry - land use constraint would probably be a better definition, think of it like zoning. In this case with the sole purpose of stopping urban sprawl and coalescence of conurbations.
They seem to have a blindspot when they start gushing over democrat politicians. When anyone is vague in favour Trump, they're harshly critical; called "love in, sycophants," etc.
Am I one of the only few right wingers to watch this podcast or is there more than I think? Sometimes I believe they just don’t understand how we think.
I'm not a right winger by any means, but I would be interested in hearing from some who can explain their positions in clear, well thought out way. Too often right wing politics is couched in populist soundbites.
Agreed, it’s unreal. Ostensibly Rory Stewart is supposed to be offering the conservative perspective, but he’s not really conservative at all and never *ever* pushes back when Campbell’s wrong. Instead we just have increasingly partisan rants from Campbell while Stewart hums and nods along. I feel like they’ve got worse for this since they started doing crossovers with TV. It all feels a bit BBC now.
I've heard it said more generally of right vs left that the difference is the right think the left are stupid, whereas the left think think the right are evil. They'll never be a consensus as long as one side hand waves away the concerns of half the country as extremist.
National parks Rory 👍 Green Cities are the Future as Well Alistairs trees for cities are Essential in a Warning world! They Will literally save lives 🌳💚🌳
I just don't get you two - no, I mean I get AC, but not RS. What's this silly talk about being jealous of David Lammy? The UK is fulfilling no other role than US lap dog, with which AC will be wholly familiar. Britain can intervene by taking a clear moral position, but it would take proper politicians, not poodles who who fancy they might be diplomats and might get thought of statesmen. Please. Lammy's only role, with no political guts and little talent other than a sense for slightly embarrassing am dram, is to prepare the public for a war which the UK (not least the Labour Party) and the US are wholly complicit in manufacturing. Lammy has and will do nothing just as AC did nothing. Come on Rory, peel off.
I love the idea to swap houses for bio diversity... I hate the idea that the green belt people defend so much is jusy mono culture... A housing estate is better for bio diversity that wheat!
In terms of planting millions of trees, giant redwoods actually grow very well in the uk … their traditional home in the Pacific Northwest is actually becoming too hot and dry … The uk climate suits them better.
It's rapidly turning into a broadcast on behalf of the Labour Party, no mention of migration or why the other criminal activities by the Muslim communities are going unpunished.
The idea that people of any particular religious belief (or for that matter national background) are organised into "communities" seems to me to be very unlikely. Or at least very out of date. And linking crime to such "communities" also seems like a stretch. Where do you get this idea that "Muslim communities" are engaging in "criminal activities"? Has your source also investigated "Hindu communities", "Jewish communities", "Christian communities", "agnostic communities" etc? And if so, how do these compare?
It speaks to media's skill in indoctrinating simple-minded voters that this guy spends 100% of his time talking about real issues, spends 50x more time speaking about issues than the two "real" candidates. And yet all the replies to you are people treating him like a joke.
Looking forward to watching you guys podcast from Chicago. You should do a "meet and greet" --heck my son and his wife live in the Windy City--I'd make the trip. Cheers.
Alastair, you seem worried about the school missile attack by Israel. But I haven't heard a lot of things about this that seem to be important to know, like was it a functioning school, or had it been closed for a considerable time? If it was running, was school in session? I don't think it was, right? And if there were people plotting your death in there, that would provide even a little justification to blowing it up, no? But you didn't say any of those things. Why is that?
So Alistair complains about Israel claiming Hamas are being targeted but then blindly follows the Hamas numbers for casualties? Even according to Hamas' numbers there were only a handful of women and children in that school - meaning the vast majority were men. If you know anything about Gazan demographics it'd be very unlikely a "school" was full of mostly adult men. It's way more likely it was indeed a Hamas gathering.
I'm really waiting for an episode where Alastair & Rory duscuss why or how England gave Usrael/Palestinian problem to the UN who serm to have hospital passed it to the USA to manage, who now seem to be using Saudi Arabia to resolve it, yet it's inflaming the whole region. There are some interesting podcasts in here on MBS and its fight with Yemen and why it wanted the Abraham Accord. Now we watch as Turkey or Egypt get's involved.
Disappointed with Rory's lack of Middle East knowledge. Israel has no beef with Iran other than the latter attacking Israel via its proxies. The big thing happening now is that Iran is deciding whether or not to drag the whole region into war.
So pleased you're covering Bangladesh. Please can you focus on the stories of enforced disappearances of those considered potential political opponents or relatives of political opponents. And the link between the Awami league and Labour minister Tulip Siddiq.
Given that the biggest shrill and sycophant going has in his usual snidey way tried to get DM arrested, he's entitled to fight back,. Writing a book V writing a dodgy dossier.. Not really a tough call tbf Always the same with the left. Free speech as long as you agree with me.. Dreadfully bigoted people .
Is the press softer on labour? Of course they are. For now at least. Mind you no one takes the press seriously like they did say 20 years ago. The medias reputation for honesty lies in tatters. Largely self inflicted
I believe he is referring to the Mercosur Chinese meeting that is being held right now in Montevideo about a possible free trade deal between China and Uruguay. But I’m not sure
Regarding tree planting...... Please look at the Miyawaki method of regenerating forests. It is no good to simply plant trees willy nilly, they are not properly selected or cared for, and end up dead in no time at all.
You mean the Mail, Express, Telegraph, Sun, Spectator, et al? That's a no. There are few of the big boys who are basically. Surely a rather rhetorical question?
My question would be “what is Ian Corfield being paid, compared with the equivalent civil servants?”. If he’s on an equivalent CS salary then fine, but I am uneasy about this.
"Is The Press Softer On Labour?" Daft question. The Guardian is Labour's mouthpiece, along with the Mirror. Likewise the Telegraph is The Tory mouthpiece. The Mail is deranged. The Times is fairly well-balanced.
Do you thing Labour's Ming vase strategy could hurt them now, as they have to switch gear into earning the public trust in their message of change, now that they're in government?
It's weird one nation is funded, defended and enabled to attack others with impunity and exhume one its replacing yet the one having received direct attacks and attacks on its soil is warned not to retaliate and faces constant sanctions as if they are the greatest evil while the other is a reasonable one that should be tolerated
Was interesting... Listened to a pod all about the negatives of the Paris Olympics yesterday... Militarized police everywhere, sirens chiming across the city every day, homeless chased out of various locales, critical journalists detained to prevent their attendance at a tour of the negative sides of the Olympics, ... Tune into these two and it's a love-in. Wouldn't expect anything less 😂
Netanyahu should be in Prison and sorry Alistar but where was Tony Blair and George Bush in all this mess but love from me the peoples petition for Peace on Earth ... I AM scared for all of us X😢
Hi guys, It think you should separate you conversation into smaller segements Love you guys ! Best ever! the way, in the media, that politicis should be discussed
Rory's idea for eco-restoration of a new national park and Alastair's plug of trees for cities is excellent! Nice to round the video off with something positive.
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Don't know if you saw the Planet Wild video about how relatively quickly and effectively you can generate massive biodiversity just by replicating storm damage in a 'green desert' plantation? They did this in Scotland with amazingly quick results. In governmental terms it would be incredibly cheap to just buy up carefully chosen plantations to create strategic islands of biodiversity all over the country to create 're-wilding mini parks'.
The beauty of such projects is that once you've taken down a few hundred plantation type trees to let some sunlight into the forest floor, you really don't need to spend any money - just let nature get on with what she does best!
When Rory was an MP he vehemently defended the right of hill farmers to continue centuries of ecological destruction of the Lake District through out dated sheep farming practices, based on an argument of history, culture and heritage. Here he is in favour of a new national park, presumably in another constituency. NIMBYism at its finest.
The UK is one of the most nature depleted nations in the world and our National Parks are in an absolute state, ecologically speaking, largely thanks to people like Rory Stewart.
This is laughable.
I have to tell you that as an American now permanently living in the U.K., I really appreciate you talking about world politics. I started watching your videos to learn more about British politics, then got caught up in your views on American politics and now love your discourse on other countries. Thank you for these videos!
Amen....
Hahah you should do some research on these two
They are the reason Iraq happened because they both lied to everyone. Both scumbag
You don’t learn about British Politics by listening to these two 😂 You need to get a balanced understanding
@@markgt894 who do you suggest that I listen to out of curiosity?
@@carolinesmialek5365 good question and it’s difficult to say because a lot of UK media spouts similar stuff, but you should try and get a wide range of reviews. Campbell is very dogmatic in his views, and could be considered on the left of politics, even though he lied about the Iraq war. Rory Stewart was very much on the left of the Tory party. So they are really two beans in the same pod.
AC's ability to put a positive spin on anything Labour does is in stark contrast to Rory's more opened minded view of the world.
I was just thinking how much theyre both expressing their love for Starmers establishment party.
Love Rory's idea about green belts/national parks at the end there. Really hope Labour do something like that.
Labour are determined to build on the green belt, so just shows their green credentials were only believed by the naive
Damn in the UK not only do you have to donate money for influence, then they make you do the job yourself? 😂
We're very much an "if you care so much, it can be your problem to sort out cos I'm not gonna" type of country
@@jezlawrence720 "We're very much an "if you care so much, it can be your problem to sort out cos I'm not gonna" type of country" - which can have huge upsides. You can get a broad brief and handed the reins in business.
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I know Thailand well, my wife is Thai. Rory's statements about the success of the Thai economy are, if I'm generous, only partly correct. Yes, Thailand's economy experienced rapid growth through the 80's and 90's along with the other Asian tigers. But it has since fallen far behind those others he mentioned, Korea, Taiwan, as those counties consolidated their democracies while Thailand's military/monarchy held on. Thailand's example teaches precisely the opposite to what Rory claimed - the link between democracy and escaping the middle income trap remins quite strong.
Douglas Murray's summation of Alistair Campbell on Sky News is BRILLIANT.
Since coming across this podcast a while ago I'm getting more interested in international issues. I know nothing about issues in Sudan or any other country. I'm not the brightest person but you two make this stuff accessible. You need to go over the countries and issues to explain the historical background.......I know you have enough to do 😂
Does Alister regret his behaviour toward Dr Kelly?
Who took his dental records before his body was found. So so strange
There must be a physcological term for someone who doesn't regret being 'accussed' of being the architect of someone's death, millions of deaths in Iraq and the destruction of a country, culture and people through mass immigration.
Nice update regarding Thailand, shame you were unable to go deeper, especially as the Prime Minister has just been removed. Could you go deeper in another episode, please?
Perhaps the convention of having to sit on the back benches before becoming a minister has led to not having the best ministers, who are experts in the field, throughout the last Tory years. Well never know how much better things would be if Rory had become a minister straight away.
The only British media I am aware of that cover foreign affairs widely are the Economist and the FT.
I would watch more of these shows where folks like A & R talk to us about politics from places like Bangladesh and Thailand in terms that us in the west understand because this discussion has been very interesting.
The Syrian Network for Human Rights has stated it had documented 231,108 civilian deaths and 14 million displaced between March 2011 and January 2024.[34]
In Australia these appointments in the public service are commonplace. Makes sense if you want the most efficient government. The heads of each department are often paid more than the Prime Minister.
I wish people (esp. Americans) payed attention to at least a little happenings outside the US. Not just wars but actual politics. I think if Americans saw how the UK ran their elections, they would say why don’t we do it like that? E.g. short campaigns, finance laws, popular vote, # of political parties/constituencies. Also Americans would see just how far right the entire US government and both political parties are.
Unfortunately we still have First Past the Post which I think makes for a toxic political culture! If the UK and the USA had a proportional voting system I think the candidates would be forced to appeal to a broader section of the public and elections wouldn’t be so focused on tearing into the opposition (maybe😂).
Someone once told me Rory looks like a cross between Arnold Schwarzenegger and Stephen hawking and now I can’t unsee it.
Well... Thanks for sharing that.... I suppose you're happy now that you've put that thought into everyone's minds 😔
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DILLON YOU SUNUVABITCH! LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE
Bit personal !
Are there not historical examples of military leaders who opened up a second front and eventually regretted it?
The reporting of world news in the Anglo-sphere is dismal, speaking as an Australian. I'm glad Alistair & Rory do cover some of these international stories. If you don't know what's going on in the world how can you care and be motivated to act?
Rory’s comments on Thailand being an economic miracle’ begs the question: is it an ecological disaster in proportion to its growth?
I personally witnessed floaters while swimming near Phuket Island. 😮💩🏊🏻♀️💩🏊♂️💩🏊♂️💩 Phuket makes the Seine River in Paris l👀k immaculate.
Alister, wonderful interview on RTE. In regard to Sinn Fein and voters there is one factor that was missed in the interview; house ownership. Ireland has one of the highest ownership ratios in the EU 67% of voters are home owners rather than renters. The priority for this group is to elect a candidate - regardless of party - that has a track record of being pro-private property. Most people in the rental market are transient or not as well connected to the political centre, and usually do not bother to vote in Ireland, Sinn Fein has not cracked that nut yet, and is unlikely to be trusted with the nations private property portfolio.
Very interesting comment 0 I didn't know 67% of voters are home owners. Does this connect to the Irish housing/homelessness crisis?
I never realised homeownership was so high in Ireland! I'm in the North and its a real struggle to find homes here for renting, to the point young adults don't stand a chance of affording a home to buy or rent leaving them stuck at home with parents. Does this reflect to similar situation for young people in the South?
I agree with Douglas Murray.
The good news is that there's help for folks like you. Go seek some therapy.
22:00 It's disappointing that Rory buys into the narrative of Haniyeh as a "moderate". If 7 Oct happened while a supposed "moderate" was in charge, he was obviously either not a moderate or a mere figurehead.
Very well said!
It could be that he simply didn't know, since he was living in Doha, Qatar at the time. Of course, many wouldn't believe it, but it could be true.
Well, since Rory is making this podcast with a war criminal that should be in jail, it is unsurprising that he fails to have a proper judgement about mister Haniyeh.
Love Rory's green belt idea.
Come to Scotland to live and work folks, house are cheaper, standard of life is good & plenty of vacancies needing filled. 💙
Please get Corbyn on
Greater London National Park - there's an idea.
The influx of Russian long term residents in Thailand, particularly in Phuket and since the Ukraine war is phenomenal. A lot of land and property has been invested by Russians. There are various visas for long term residency introduced over the last couple of years in Thailand as they seem to have opened up the country more, but many of these visas have high costs and/or require large amounts of money in bank accounts of those applicants. Very interesting country.
Rory for PM
Government desperately needs the freedom to head hunt and employ the skills and experience of people who obviously know what they're doing. An accountable meritocracy focused on practical outcomes not political infighting and posturing. James Timpson's appointment is a good example.
I'll watch this in a bit, but if you are going to say the press are soft on Labour, I'm not going to get to the end!
More on Germany please... Reading the FT today... Fascinating goings-on
9 mins until coffee and relax time lol woop
'lol woop'... are you 12?
@@Jackdaw5 No but i'm guessing you are if that's the sort of thing that triggers you lol jog on clown
15:31 - Iran
Released this pod too soon - thailand just got rid of their prime minister as well! Round and round we go
No point listening to Alastair he will never concede any point ever
@@Siegfried_DDT he's a boomer. It's a zeitgeist thing.
@@chrisohanlon69he’s a liar
Rory, park your party loyalties aside, have dinner with Kier, offer to serve, not the gov. but the country.
Given that Starmer isn't serving anything but his own personal hobby horses in an extremely vindictive totalitarian way it would be a nice change if someone from this Government served the country..
Rory what a wonderful vision!
What about Sheffield cutting down perfectly healthy trees?
It was nothing short of a scandal, the road next to my mum's had beautiful trees all along it & over half were cut down & replaced by twigs, the whole road looks awful now.
You're damn right I resent your framing of Ismail Haniyeh as a moderate Rory. I'll be charitable and assume your intention was to say that he was moderate relative to others within Hamas, but you should have the self-awareness to avoid parroting the same rhetoric as Hamas propogandists.
The national parks and building on green belt Idea is bloody fantastic!
Remain astonished that mighty Russia can't get to Kiev in more than two years and yet to hear a plausible explanation.
Thailand impressed me in just how competent the Thais are. Whereas when I was in Morocco in the 60's the people were so incompetent and corrupt unless they were peasants who knew their work, worked damned hard and were of good and cheerful character. Admirable people unlike their city peoples.
Why haven't the lads from the airport been charged .?
Yes I am right behind the idea that the government should turn the green belt into a national park and fund all of our public parks to make them more accessible
Sorry - planner here - you really need to look at what the Green Belt is - its got nothing to do with ecology, landscape, hertiage, or any of that. Its a land based constraint designation. I fundamentally agree that having stronger environmental policies is the way forward, bringing it all in to a more controlled system like national parks makes sense. But please don't think the Green Belt is anything other than a land based constraint, of which some of it adds nothing to anyone apart from a buffer from development, which is fine and its purpose.
interesting, but could you explain what a 'land-based constraint' means for the rest of us?
@@pixelfrenzy Sorry - land use constraint would probably be a better definition, think of it like zoning. In this case with the sole purpose of stopping urban sprawl and coalescence of conurbations.
@@alemonkey Not sure any of us non-planners know what 'zoning' or 'coalescence of conurbations' means but thanks anyway.
11:40 Question unanswered.
They seem to have a blindspot when they start gushing over democrat politicians. When anyone is vague in favour Trump, they're harshly critical; called "love in, sycophants," etc.
Am I one of the only few right wingers to watch this podcast or is there more than I think? Sometimes I believe they just don’t understand how we think.
I've been watching it lately and find it absolutely extraordinary. These people live in a completely different reality.
I'm not a right winger by any means, but I would be interested in hearing from some who can explain their positions in clear, well thought out way. Too often right wing politics is couched in populist soundbites.
Agreed, it’s unreal. Ostensibly Rory Stewart is supposed to be offering the conservative perspective, but he’s not really conservative at all and never *ever* pushes back when Campbell’s wrong. Instead we just have increasingly partisan rants from Campbell while Stewart hums and nods along.
I feel like they’ve got worse for this since they started doing crossovers with TV. It all feels a bit BBC now.
I've heard it said more generally of right vs left that the difference is the right think the left are stupid, whereas the left think think the right are evil. They'll never be a consensus as long as one side hand waves away the concerns of half the country as extremist.
@@jeromedavies2408 I recommend the academic agent.
National parks Rory 👍
Green Cities are the Future as Well
Alistairs trees for cities are Essential in a Warning world!
They Will literally save lives 🌳💚🌳
Love that national parks idea that’s brilliant
I just don't get you two - no, I mean I get AC, but not RS. What's this silly talk about being jealous of David Lammy? The UK is fulfilling no other role than US lap dog, with which AC will be wholly familiar. Britain can intervene by taking a clear moral position, but it would take proper politicians, not poodles who who fancy they might be diplomats and might get thought of statesmen. Please. Lammy's only role, with no political guts and little talent other than a sense for slightly embarrassing am dram, is to prepare the public for a war which the UK (not least the Labour Party) and the US are wholly complicit in manufacturing. Lammy has and will do nothing just as AC did nothing. Come on Rory, peel off.
I love the idea to swap houses for bio diversity... I hate the idea that the green belt people defend so much is jusy mono culture... A housing estate is better for bio diversity that wheat!
DO NOT PARK, 9 years !!!! This is a conversation that should not happen !
In terms of planting millions of trees, giant redwoods actually grow very well in the uk … their traditional home in the Pacific Northwest is actually becoming too hot and dry …
The uk climate suits them better.
Anyone else feel like this podcast is getting poorer in quality of conversation over the last few weeks?
It's rapidly turning into a broadcast on behalf of the Labour Party, no mention of migration or why the other criminal activities by the Muslim communities are going unpunished.
No, I was thinking the opposite!
The idea that people of any particular religious belief (or for that matter national background) are organised into "communities" seems to me to be very unlikely. Or at least very out of date. And linking crime to such "communities" also seems like a stretch. Where do you get this idea that "Muslim communities" are engaging in "criminal activities"? Has your source also investigated "Hindu communities", "Jewish communities", "Christian communities", "agnostic communities" etc? And if so, how do these compare?
Watched this on half speed and it was psychedelic
But very brave of both of you nonetheless .... of course those in the highest position know everything about all of us
Sinwar will get his too one day.
Too many adverts - one every 6 minutes!
Get an ad-blocker! I've not seen ads on youtube for years. Adguard works nicely on Chrome and Safari.
@@pixelfrenzyOr Brave?
@@MarkStevens8899 Did my ad blocking comment get censored by youtube's free speech blocking bots? Hmm.
Alistair and Rory should interview RFK Jnr.
Only if they stick to the 'bear' facts
@@tolhumexy6706 they'll have to 'worm' their way in first
It speaks to media's skill in indoctrinating simple-minded voters that this guy spends 100% of his time talking about real issues, spends 50x more time speaking about issues than the two "real" candidates. And yet all the replies to you are people treating him like a joke.
@@liamdevine8063 As long as he doesn't 'croak'.
There is no way they could tolerate RFK and his conspiracy theories.
Could you interview Radek Sikorski please?
The guys are going to Chicago for the convention? That'll be great!
It's Thomas Bach, not Willy Bach. Second time Alastair has said that this week!
Looking forward to watching you guys podcast from Chicago. You should do a "meet and greet" --heck my son and his wife live in the Windy City--I'd make the trip. Cheers.
Alastair, you seem worried about the school missile attack by Israel. But I haven't heard a lot of things about this that seem to be important to know, like was it a functioning school, or had it been closed for a considerable time? If it was running, was school in session? I don't think it was, right? And if there were people plotting your death in there, that would provide even a little justification to blowing it up, no? But you didn't say any of those things. Why is that?
So Alistair complains about Israel claiming Hamas are being targeted but then blindly follows the Hamas numbers for casualties?
Even according to Hamas' numbers there were only a handful of women and children in that school - meaning the vast majority were men. If you know anything about Gazan demographics it'd be very unlikely a "school" was full of mostly adult men. It's way more likely it was indeed a Hamas gathering.
Yes Re national parks . Before building yes the current housing stock better. There’s loads of home’s empty but for a few months a year.
I'm really waiting for an episode where Alastair & Rory duscuss why or how England gave Usrael/Palestinian problem to the UN who serm to have hospital passed it to the USA to manage, who now seem to be using Saudi Arabia to resolve it, yet it's inflaming the whole region. There are some interesting podcasts in here on MBS and its fight with Yemen and why it wanted the Abraham Accord. Now we watch as Turkey or Egypt get's involved.
Disappointed with Rory's lack of Middle East knowledge. Israel has no beef with Iran other than the latter attacking Israel via its proxies. The big thing happening now is that Iran is deciding whether or not to drag the whole region into war.
Rory knows, Rory just has a preferred religion, he's blinded himself to their titanic flaws.
I find this shows style to be so fluffy and pally it’s embarrassing. It’s like we’re just really nice progressive guys watching silly people f*** up
So pleased you're covering Bangladesh. Please can you focus on the stories of enforced disappearances of those considered potential political opponents or relatives of political opponents. And the link between the Awami league and Labour minister Tulip Siddiq.
regular listener in uruguay here. what was rory about to say?!?!
YAAAAS - bring your bagpipes!!!!
The only way to stop this he's got a job because he donated Is to abolish donations Just do it
Any chance you'd rake on Egypt
The main reason the Middle East is in constant turmoil , since it moved from active to spectator mood
Rory's nature dream is nice
Greetings to Paul O'Connor.
Comment 23. Sky News Australia and Douglas Murray are currently slagging off Alister and the “free press “ 🤬
Given that the biggest shrill and sycophant going has in his usual snidey way tried to get DM arrested, he's entitled to fight back,. Writing a book V writing a dodgy dossier.. Not really a tough call tbf
Always the same with the left. Free speech as long as you agree with me.. Dreadfully bigoted people .
Is the press softer on labour?
Of course they are.
For now at least.
Mind you no one takes the press seriously like they did say 20 years ago. The medias reputation for honesty lies in tatters. Largely self inflicted
Class
10:58 can anyone find what story in Uruguay Rory is referring to here?
I believe he is referring to the Mercosur Chinese meeting that is being held right now in Montevideo about a possible free trade deal between China and Uruguay. But I’m not sure
Rory needed to do a bit more walking in London's green belt. Much of it is magnificent but some is diabolical and would do well for housing.
Regarding tree planting...... Please look at the Miyawaki method of regenerating forests. It is no good to simply plant trees willy nilly, they are not properly selected or cared for, and end up dead in no time at all.
You mean the Mail, Express, Telegraph, Sun, Spectator, et al? That's a no. There are few of the big boys who are basically. Surely a rather rhetorical question?
I really enjoy this show but for the love of god, no bagpipes!
MI5 100% knew.
Fufu has to be the curest air chief marshall of all time.
@11:55 Ohh matron
Rory Stewart's *horse teeth* deserve their very own podcast. 🐴🐴🐴🐴
My question would be “what is Ian Corfield being paid, compared with the equivalent civil servants?”. If he’s on an equivalent CS salary then fine, but I am uneasy about this.
First time I've caught a live stream! An upside to being off work with a kidney stone 😂
ouch!
Lèse-Majesté
If you teach me cool British colloquialisms like "cheap as chips"
I will reciprocate with cool sayings from the American South
"Is The Press Softer On Labour?" Daft question. The Guardian is Labour's mouthpiece, along with the Mirror. Likewise the Telegraph is The Tory mouthpiece. The Mail is deranged. The Times is fairly well-balanced.
Do you thing Labour's Ming vase strategy could hurt them now, as they have to switch gear into earning the public trust in their message of change, now that they're in government?
Am really offended by the Israel segment; not by your usual bias but by the childish analysis
It's weird one nation is funded, defended and enabled to attack others with impunity and exhume one its replacing yet the one having received direct attacks and attacks on its soil is warned not to retaliate and faces constant sanctions as if they are the greatest evil while the other is a reasonable one that should be tolerated
Was interesting... Listened to a pod all about the negatives of the Paris Olympics yesterday... Militarized police everywhere, sirens chiming across the city every day, homeless chased out of various locales, critical journalists detained to prevent their attendance at a tour of the negative sides of the Olympics, ... Tune into these two and it's a love-in. Wouldn't expect anything less 😂
Netanyahu should be in Prison and sorry Alistar but where was Tony Blair and George Bush in all this mess but love from me the peoples petition for Peace on Earth ... I AM scared for all of us X😢
Improving biodiversity is key.
Hi guys, It think you should separate you conversation into smaller segements
Love you guys !
Best ever! the way, in the media, that politicis should be discussed