Wow, I'm in conflict about what I want for this country and for this man. A part of me wishes that this man was our prime minister as he genuinely sounds like a good human being first and foremost with integrity abounds. But the other part of me doesn't want him to to be our prime minister for his sanity. I don't want his good character that I perceive he has to be tainted by the slime, lies, scandal that comes from being in that world. But yes, selfishly we need more men like him in power.
@earthman67002 жыл бұрын
John Bercow for Labour Leader. Charismatic, funny, years of valid experience, integrity, a vision for Labour and a vehement desire to see the tories expelled, with the ability to rip the Tory rabble to shreds verbally. 👍 I hope to see the man make the history books as the guy that put things right. Your Country needs You John. 👍
@robinstevenson66902 жыл бұрын
Well said. I agree, wholeheartedly!
@rvllctt8712 жыл бұрын
Lost me at "... and I'm a big fan of my colleagues" even more so with his stance on Tony Blair and Iraq. He was happy with his vote for war even though subsequently that war killed more people than Saddam ever could and continues to this day killing civilians through depleted uranium and other toxic weapons. If he had to feel guilty about something it should be this, not youthful racism. I find it all too easy imagining him starting a war with Russia if he were in charge. As he says himself, eloquence per se doesn't make what is said correct ... and eloquent he is. What use a Labour government if their vision is Blairite?
@DVXXIII2 жыл бұрын
This aged well 🤣🤣
@fezmancomments2 жыл бұрын
Oh Dear!
@lenadahling2 жыл бұрын
@@rvllctt871 Iraqi Christian here whose family was decimated. Exactly this. Operation Iraqi Liberation = OIL
@sianscountrylife49254 жыл бұрын
His honesty about his mistakes and openess about his own issues when he became associated with racism. ..is refreshing. Clearly he has been on a journey of slow enlightenment and I found the interview fascinating.
@artronpumps4 жыл бұрын
Sian Pearce I think not - he just got sacked - no enlightenment there .
@sianscountrylife49254 жыл бұрын
@@artronpumps ....he was the Speaker for some ten years ...and then resigned .
@growinsane91234 жыл бұрын
@@sianscountrylife4925 He was quintessentially sacked. It was declared that the Tories would field another candidate in his seat and knowing he would lose he resigned. This too was why he was only too happy to help prevent the Tory party getting their general election, even if that meant depriving the country a chance to demonstrate that which was already so obvious in the polls, that the country had had its fill of parliament being handcuffed, the supreme court making unprecedented interventions and remainer mps machinating with motions designed to interrupt and disrupt brexit. He could have proved his principals popular by standing independently but he brushed such notions under the carpet and instead pretended the time was right and that it was his choice and now here you are mistaken in your belief that he retained a democratic mandate.
@Fmw723 жыл бұрын
@@growinsane9123 ‘quintessentially’ and ‘essentially’ have very different meanings
@growinsane91233 жыл бұрын
@@Fmw72 Thank you for correcting me.
@saltmerchant7494 жыл бұрын
A true constitutionalist and a modern-day Cicero, who won't truly be appreciated until decades from now. I may not have agreed with him on everything, but he respected the institution of parliament and our uncodified constitution.
@theliardian47234 жыл бұрын
Can it be a little less ?
@maplecote4 жыл бұрын
No, he did not play a fair game towards the end. Truly disappointing
@zalajin4 жыл бұрын
Hugely famous around the world - Ordaaaaa! has become a meme in the Netherlands as well
@ShubhamBhushanCC3 жыл бұрын
I love he is so honest with himself. He is clear about his early right wing past.
@andrewgreen95312 жыл бұрын
Mug
@yugatrasclart44392 жыл бұрын
@@andrewgreen9531 a flat earther calling others mugs. The absolute lack of self-awareness
@crankyjd2 жыл бұрын
Not sure whether you are naïve or just plain simple..😄
@VegasMilgauss2 жыл бұрын
Well…. This aged well 🤣
@theoilandgasresourceportal21322 жыл бұрын
Now he's "left wing" but uses a position of power to intimidate and humiliate...maybe he was better in the old days?
@williamPearcewill2 жыл бұрын
In the curent politiacal enviroment which has exisited for the the last 3 years, with identity politics etc, it takes a brave man to be this honest on television considering his prominent public figure.
@peterhansen58044 жыл бұрын
I salute you, (ought to be Sir) Bercow. You are a very straightforward, honorable and likeable chap. Thank you for calling Parliament to order, when (it was absolutely) needed.
@torsvaghavfiske25284 жыл бұрын
Keep taking your meds.
@ddanson58314 жыл бұрын
You want a traitor knighted.?
@misschief42834 жыл бұрын
While I am definitely a fair bit to the left of Bercow's current political position, I none the less like him, I am specifically talking about his time as Speaker, I was not aware of him when he held positions that he now feels are wrong, but that he is honest about his past is a credit to him and something more politicians should embrace. As Speaker he stood for what he believed was right and fair, he did indeed do an awful lot to reform parliament and make it more open and diverse, he also made parliament more accessible to everyone and in particular he made politics and parliament something young people can get exposure to, learn about and perhaps even get more excited about than is traditionally the case. I think he deserves to be a Lord for that progress alone! Not to mention that it is something all of his predecessors have been honoured with and to exclude him alone is frankly discriminatory, whether it be due to political, retaliatory or bigoted reasons doesn't really matter, what matters is that it is discrimination. I think we have all seen Bercow under fire and in very stressful situations and he has never lost his temper, he sometimes quips back a witty riposte at people but it is always an amusing repartee, I have even seen him upset and hurt but even then he doesn't lash out, at worst you could say he has been exasperated or frustrated at times but he has _never_ come across as aggressive or intimidating and certainly not acted as a bully. To be honest, it sounds like these people have either been pressured/persuaded to speak out in *ordah* to tarnish his reputation and to validate them not making him a Lord or they are very insecure people who get upset and defensive if someone doesn't praise them and agree with them in which case they have no business being in politics where there are always at least two sides to most issues and someone is likely to disagree with you at some point. While, of course they need to investigate if such allegations have been _officially_ made, this should be done quickly and efficiently and if as I suspect his name is cleared, they have no excuse for excluding him from his rightful position in the House of Lords, which he has more than earned! I would go so far as to say he probably deserves it more than many who are currently sitting in the Other Place!
@darrenbellenger14 жыл бұрын
"he stood for what he believed was right and fair" as a speaker he shouldn't do that, he should be impartial and uphold democracy.
@misschief42834 жыл бұрын
@@darrenbellenger1 he was impartial in the chamber being impartial doesn't mean you should do the wrong thing, it means you should be unbiased and listen to both sides and he was, being fair doesn't mean you take both sides, it means you listen and then made a decision taking both sides positions into account along with precedent and the rules, he did that, however, I meant outside the chamber, making the department more diverse and open, the reforms he introduced.
@misschief42834 жыл бұрын
@@AnubisKD thanks, I didn't think many would read it given it's on the long side ;)
@darrenbellenger14 жыл бұрын
@@misschief4283 "should do the wrong thing" this gives the game away I'm afraid. You make a decision taking into account historical precendent and the law - something he did not do. Even his own staff thought so. It was also disgraceful he mentioned them by name negatively in his book without informing them or Westminster. Shocking. He was biased and he has now quite rightly been consigned to the dustbin of political history. How you find this person fair is beyond me. His comments on parliamentary democracy were cryptic in revealing his biased nature, in that he believed in the original parliamentary democracy.
@jamesmanship10703 жыл бұрын
As an citizen of the US, I have followed Bercow. Britain is blessed to have Bercow - an honorable, intelligent, articulate man, a stalwart of democracy, a statesman, and someone who calls forth the best of us.
@0w784g2 жыл бұрын
I fear you've been enraptured. It's saccharine self-promotion. Who believes anything he says? He's a politician after all. As long as his public image comes out ahead in any encounter, he'd say and do nearly _anything_ . You want to _really_ know someone, you get the opinions of those who know him best, and there aren't many of them who don't mention his staggeringly huge Machiavellian ego.
@evelynfullerton91364 жыл бұрын
John Bercow was a fair speaker he gave both sides a chance to be heard and if anyone went to far he told them to leave the house, Now the opposition gets booed and shouted down, and the speakers do nothing about it, I should not watch it it's just upsetting but I watch to see what is going to happen to us all, Come on Mr Bercow join the Labour party you would soon be there leader God bless you Sir
@timothyhallett63124 жыл бұрын
Exiled to the Labour Party. That’s a thought! Mind you, I’m not sure even they deserve such a one as Bercow.
@chrisberrisford64654 жыл бұрын
that could be the way forward Evelyn, it never accured to me.
@evelynfullerton91364 жыл бұрын
@Amz He said in the interview he was now more left than right
@evelynfullerton91364 жыл бұрын
@Amz Yes I agree the Labour Party needs to be more in the middle because when labour was in Power at first they defended miners but really anyone who is working with 2 breadwinners consider themselves middle class there is a lot more middle class with bought houses and cars than there is poor people So Labour needs to be in the middle but still take care of the poor and get rid of universal credit that puts people into a hole of poverty they can't get out of
@evelynfullerton91364 жыл бұрын
@Amz the labour party is backed by the unions, the unions should be there yes to defend workers rights but not to ask workers to strike, we now live in a world where compromise and talking is better than striking the BP in grangemouth went on strike and the management told them no more pay rises come back to work or we will move our plant elsewhere so they all went back to work
@sw96184 жыл бұрын
What an excellent interview. I hold John Bercow in high regard. His views and actions on politics, PMs, Brexit, Iraq, all fascinating and worth knowing. I wonder now if he would want to become a Lord? Something tells me he wouldn't be disappointed if he does not. I can add his book to my list of those to read whilst in quarantine.
It would be nice if it were offered, but declined.
@ludmilaturkova12744 жыл бұрын
I still find Berkow despite his withdraw from the parliamentary space as one of the most fascinating and charismatic characters not only in the British current history, but globally. what this world needs in my opinion, is more of the authentic leaders with integrity. it makes it much easier to decide whether you agree or disagree with them, in the contrary with the usual manipulative power only seeking breed both in politics and business
@allanpowell72084 жыл бұрын
ps you are obviously having difficulty understanding English. Integrity means thinking, saying and doing the same thing. Bercow never did that.
@AS-rs3iq3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Bercow has a conviction to equality and decency. He has developed balanced views on politics. As speaker of the house he fought against bigotry, racism, sexism and inflammatory language.
@roberthutchins42973 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! He´s right up there with the best-known human beings that have ever lived. I would not dream of describing him as a self-serving nasty bit of work.
@marcbiff21922 жыл бұрын
Are you his mum?
@erhardt14774 жыл бұрын
Well... Agree or Disagree with him, but you have admit... he is a great speaker and makes goods points. And wether you like him or not, a robust discussion is what a democratic process is all about and he was/is a champion of that. Something to admire... in my humble opinion 💪
@christianbohm61184 жыл бұрын
The man that shows what Britain could be if it would followed reason. What a great, educated (and to me very british) gentleman.
@sebekpolak51forever4 жыл бұрын
He was my favorite character in that show
@theliardian47234 жыл бұрын
the bad guy ?
@bangtidybird82844 жыл бұрын
Sebekpolⱥk51 what ? The pathetic bully
@corneliusantonius31084 жыл бұрын
Yes he was
@Isochest4 жыл бұрын
The EU's arch-worm in Parliament!
@MrSpasticdancer4 жыл бұрын
pff of course a brony nonce would like bercow. its his core demographic
@timelwell70024 жыл бұрын
Great guy. It's not what someone used to be, it's what they become. If anyone criticises him for his previous views, that would be ridiculous, given that he has turned away from the hard right of the political spectrum. For me, John Bercow has grown into a very decent human being.
@MGBetts14 жыл бұрын
You mean a socialist? A champagne socialist along with the rest of the Islington elite at that!
@timelwell70024 жыл бұрын
@@MGBetts1 No, I didn't mean that, this is you trying to put words into my mouth. I was NOT making a political point, rather I was just saying that he's a decent guy. Personally, I am to the left of him politically, but I know a good man when I see one. BTW, He himself doesn't claim to be a socialist. Why criticise him for being something he doesn't claim to be? That makes no sense whatsoever.
@tchimbouani2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating interview! Remarkable man! Certainly a model of oratory mastery. Definitely the Speaker in Chief. Thank you Mr John Bercow for your service.
@picklesthewise4 жыл бұрын
This is a wonderful story of a vast political journey, from a young would-be conservative associated with far-right movements (which he admits to and calls his younger self out - most people would be trying to hide that for their careers' sake), to a relatively moderate conservative MP, to a progressive liberal idealist who champions the rights of various minority groups and has given them more representation in Parliament than ever before. I don't have any loyalties to one party or another, as a foreign viewer to UK affairs, but I can respect a good, honest politician. There's more out there in the world than people think: most just rarely tend to make major headlines. Comments here are obviously divided on Bercow and Brexit. I'm not about to get into an argument on all that; I'm only here to state my paltry view and leave in peace. I respect John Bercow and admire him and the work he did during his time in office greatly. There is no basis of proof of the current allegations against him, which seem like the same sort of political slander levied against him by rivals over the course of his entire career, and so I don't regard them. I believe in focusing on what he has done and continues to do, which is to bring awareness to Parliamentary reform and further diversity efforts.
@tomaszwida2 жыл бұрын
is it a term "far-right" a nice way to call a Nazis? or these are not the same? sorry not a English speaker
@frances59542 жыл бұрын
Oh ,yes. A man who thinks. Not infallible. But capable of rational thoughts. And a moral compass . Not perfect, utterly human, but as good as the rest of us. Probably better.
@007JHS2 жыл бұрын
There is right...far right... and XRW (extreme right wing) this latter can be thought of as nazis (as they often are) or other bile driven groups... then there is XRWT... extreme right wing terrorism... fortunately in Britain this latter tends to be lone operators or perpetrators. often self radicalised online... likewise there are extreme left and XLW but these latter tend to be protesters rather than violent activists as in the other extreme... there are also islamic fundamentalists and extremists... but in Britain these are few... The worst atrocities in Britain have been from Islamic extremists (the London Bridge terrorist) and XRWT (the Incel inspired terrorist in Plymouth summer 21)
@jessestreet25492 жыл бұрын
@@tomaszwida if you're still curious, not necessarily. more proper would be authoritarian. hard right would be fascist leaning. there are degrees of "right".
@thedigitalrealm71552 жыл бұрын
@@frances5954 Perfectly summed up. He's honest and reliably human. Pretty rare qualities in politicians these days
@DrMuFFinMan2 жыл бұрын
No matter how hard we try we are all a product of our environments. That does not mean we will always be the same or go along with the current, but we can learn what's right. Really enjoyed this interview.
@alessandra95724 жыл бұрын
John Bercow calls for respect. An authentic man.
@allanpowell72084 жыл бұрын
He can call for what he likes. Doesn't mean he's entitled to it. He's a globalist muppet. I just wonder exactly who works him.
@arawn10612 жыл бұрын
@@dee_seejay the jewish muslims from China ofcourse
@oldskool45723 жыл бұрын
The biggest compliment you can pay this man is the Tories hated him then, and they hate him now.
@andrewgreen95312 жыл бұрын
Your a shill and a mug
@oldskool45722 жыл бұрын
@@andrewgreen9531 Why thank you. I'll take that as a compliment!
@PhoenixProdLLC4 жыл бұрын
Really adore this guy and miss seeing him as Speaker :(
@Inthemixmedia2 жыл бұрын
Adore? Really
@rahuldahoob10 ай бұрын
Said no one ever😂😂😂
@helveticaification2 жыл бұрын
Despite his sometimes bumptious manner, and un-mellifluous voice, I never minded the way Bercow did his job, He wasn't posh enough - or tall enough - for a lot of the more entitled MPs. He did a perfectly decent job of Speaker, and that entails being unpopular sometimes. I wish him well. And he should get the usual Honours - if he doesn't, you can blame pettiness and snobbery.
@UKAlanR2 жыл бұрын
love your Login name BTW
@MostlyLoveOfMusic4 жыл бұрын
Bercow's candid honesty here was refreshing, he's not a bad chap
@roberthutchins42973 жыл бұрын
Yes he is. A self-serving liar.
@fatheranthony4pope3 жыл бұрын
@@roberthutchins4297 😂😂😂 you're a sad sack aren't you 👍🏻
@dongantsho89893 жыл бұрын
This was a heartwarming interview, when we thought the world was lead, to the far right by the developed world, we find goodman like the wonderful speaker changing his mind for humanity. These interviews Channel 4 give us hope in Africa and other poor parts of the world. Thank you for Mr Order.
@robinstevenson66902 жыл бұрын
I felt that Bercow was heart-warming, unlike the increasingly prosecutorial interviewer, who went so far as to criticize Bercow for being an emotional person, as if that were some kind of an imperfection, in and of itself. He is barren when it comes to having a deep appreciation of Bercow's unique qualities as Speaker which earned him admiration around the world. The interviewer's coldness and haughtiness is highlighted by Bercow's personal warmth.
@gibadias16374 жыл бұрын
Very honest and morally guided man...Shame he's out of Parliament...
@Maverick3007754 жыл бұрын
Respect, just respect from a european who hates to see one of our greatest members go. Respect, because, although I suspect/know that mr Bercow agrees the brexit is a mistake, he guided the uk through the process. Make him a knight. If anyone deserves this, it's him.
@marcbiff21922 жыл бұрын
Bye.
@luciaperdue56872 жыл бұрын
Nik Nauwelaerts European Union should be dissolved.
@kellymm76304 жыл бұрын
Very honest and brave , I enjoyed this very much , indeed.
@cidercik4 жыл бұрын
@P.J. Holmes Go count our brexit benefits. Oh, wait....
@CarterCreativeContent4 жыл бұрын
2016 - Brexit 2016 - Trump 2019 - Brexit Party (EU Elections) 2019 - Conservatives Today 2020 - Trump (I'd put money on it) Just maybe one day, they will learn. But I doubt it.
@gfsrow4 жыл бұрын
That might be accurate (short term), but long term we will indeed learn, and do better. Plus there are external variables that will impact all of this, for example the looming tsunami of smart automation that is projected to generate massive unemployment (50% ?), by mid-century or even sooner, in every developed economy, which will in turn require implementation of Universal Basic Income (for purposes of national survival), which will in turn generate a more reasoned approach to all of the above. In other words, today's GOP, in the U.S., is on the wrong side of history, and is looking at its own demise within the next 5-10 years, although meanwhile it will indeed be able to generate quite a lot of regrettable mischief.
@antonkarlsson76644 жыл бұрын
You conveniently forgot how Trump lost the house of representatives in the election of 2018, or how remain parties gained a plurality of votes in the election of 2019, or how the Tory and Labour party have evaporated in Scotland etc. Such false confidence by nationalists haven't been seen since Hitler invaded the Soviet Union.
@darrenbellenger14 жыл бұрын
@@gfsrow Automation generates mass unemployment, but also the profit from it is expected to generate new service industry jobs. The UK governments ONS report (2011), states 9 million job losses over 20 years, with 7.75 million jobs created - leaving a shortfall of 1.25 million. Island countries with the ability to effectively control immigration will prosper greatly, compared to continental countries. Hence Britain are doing the right thing leaving FOM. GOP in trying to control immigration, drive down unemployment and concentrate on home-grown industry are also following a reasoned approach.
@CO-yy2rv4 жыл бұрын
@@antonkarlsson7664 Labour was neither remain or leave in 2019, that was the problem. I am a former Labour voter now Tory. As for 2018 I do believe Republicans increased their presence in the Senate however, correct me if I am wrong.
@AaronJCassidy4 жыл бұрын
"Just maybe one day, they will learn." How very tolerant.
@evelynfullerton91364 жыл бұрын
Boris Johnston has said Nocola Sturgeon cannot attend the climate change sumit being held in Glasgow, Scotland is way ahead of England on climate change, it is a disgrace to say the first minister of Scotland cannot be at the top table
@evelynfullerton91364 жыл бұрын
@mhffc I think you must be a nobody with no eyes to see, because the First Minister of Scotland is well thought of by us Scots And we lead in Climate change
@MGBetts14 жыл бұрын
Everything Sturgeon does is just a means to an end - her obsession with Separatism. Non-Nationalist Scots should have picked that up by now. NEVER vote for the SNP, unless you want sectarian division.
@evelynfullerton91364 жыл бұрын
@mhffc We are working on a way to make it more safe for the environment
@growinsane91234 жыл бұрын
@@evelynfullerton9136 How are you going to do that? The last time you tried to make a bunch of guts and mess agreeable we got the haggis.
@mohammedhassan47994 жыл бұрын
He is such an impeccable and masterly speaker. His elocution style is so distinctive. It is an absolute delight to watch him speak. Btw, he may like Tony, Tony certainly did many good things for his country. But, as far as the issue of Iraq invasion is concerned, it will always remain as a stigmatic chapter in Tony’s life.
@paulritchie58684 жыл бұрын
Yip,it was wrong to invade Iraq,we should have left the madman to keep on slaughtering his people,see how difficult it is,the real problem was,there was no plan to support Iraq after the war was won.
@mohammedhassan47994 жыл бұрын
Paul Ritchie, there was UN to look after the issue that you have talked about. From the perspective of Iraq, the UK was nothing but an outsider, who only fulfilled their agendas, and did not change the life of the normal people at all. Rather, it helped in the creation of different religious extremist groups in the region. And the world witnessed it.
@paulritchie58684 жыл бұрын
Mohammed Hassan that’s what I’m saying,we shouldn’t interfere in any Muslim country as we only end up by being the bad guys,as for the UN,Worse than useless mate.Peace will never come to those countries and I feel for the poor innocent people in all those dictatorships.
@mohammedhassan47994 жыл бұрын
Paul Ritchie, spot on mate!!! Dictatorship is certainly an issue of concern and it is just the other side of the coin, however, it does not exist only in Muslim countries I am afraid, rather it subsists in many other countries in different shapes. I condemn dictatorship, does not matter how it exists. But, at the same time, I also believe, that invasion can never be the solution of eradicating dictators, since a lot of innocent people get killed in the process, and as I said earlier, that it also gives birth of groups of people having extremist thoughts and ideologies, history says. Btw, I have a question for ya. Who have made the UN inefficacious?
@paulritchie58684 жыл бұрын
Mohammed Hassan I would imagine you blame the USA..
@gfsrow4 жыл бұрын
Very informative. Speaker Bercow deserves the customary post-Speaker Peerage more than, or at least just as much as, any of his predecessors. Hopefully Boris Johnson's successor will correct that 'oversight.'
@djb-illy84712 жыл бұрын
I love the way he talk and usages of vocabulary.
@carolina38424 жыл бұрын
Such an eloquent speaker, a joy to listen to.
@hoggarththewisesmeagol83624 жыл бұрын
He’s hated here in England
@davidherbert3281 Жыл бұрын
John you would make a incredible Prime minister. Britain needs your level mindedness, sincerity, honesty and genius. You are a celebrity well loved around the world. Always great to hear you. A great interview. Thank you John.
@arnoldlueders75004 жыл бұрын
The reason why things were so divided in September was because YOU Bercow took a side against the will of the people due to your own personal views on Brexit. Had you just let Brexit go through like the referendum and the House had BOTH voted on, then the country would not have been divided. You are soooo wrong Bercow. You are saying that the 2017 election was more important than the 2016 referendum or the House vote in 2016. In the end the country proved you wrong by giving the Conservative Party a majority in 2019. Bercow, you were so on the side on Remain. You are such a liar.
@balthiersgirl26584 жыл бұрын
It wasn't my will
@arnoldlueders75004 жыл бұрын
@michel post giving up your freedom is not intellectual
@royhumphrey493 жыл бұрын
Respect to John Bercow and shame on those who refuse to honour him respectfully.
@matthewlee69672 жыл бұрын
people who are able to look back and admit mistakes, but also analyse and point out where and why they made them, is one of the most mature things a person can do. That level of self awareness, and honesty, is admirable.
@economixxxx3 жыл бұрын
Bercow for PM !!!! He would wipe the floor with BoJo
@mahlithebest2 жыл бұрын
I think he was a great speaker, very fair and impartial to any side.
@propjoe10604 жыл бұрын
He was the best Speaker that the Commons ever had in terms of facilitating debate and holding the executive to account. Top man.
@jenniferholden93974 жыл бұрын
I like John Bercow, he's matured well over the years from a blue right winger to a Lefty, on his last day the only that shook his hand were the Labour MPs . I find him really interesting. Perhaps he could become leader of the Labour Party, he likes Jeremy Corbyn and the only anti Semitism he has ever been subject to was from other members of his own party. ☮️ 👍 👏 🗣 👑
@jeremywhitehorn12284 жыл бұрын
It is true that his "own party" didn't like him, but were they anti-semitic?
@feixjones4 жыл бұрын
JOHN BERCOW AS LEADER OF THE LABOUR PARTY LOVE IT
@jenniferholden93974 жыл бұрын
Jeremy Whitehorn Yes, not only anti Semitic but they called him an oik (from a working class background). How charming!
@jeremywhitehorn12284 жыл бұрын
@@jenniferholden9397 One could never take Bercow as a role model of civility and dignity.
@jeremywhitehorn12284 жыл бұрын
@@jenniferholden9397 Give examples, please, of their anti-semiticsm twrds him
@kennyshortcake9994 жыл бұрын
I'm not normally a Channel 4 News fan as they are far too left leaning for my liking. However, this interview was excellent and very informative. It revealed a side of John Bercow we've not seen before and Krishnan Guru-Murthy conducted the interview well, giving Bercow space to make his points without the usual interruptions. Is this a sign that Channel 4 News is improving? Let's hope so. Great interview.
@PVflying4 жыл бұрын
Kenny Shortcake perhaps it’s a sign that Ch4 News’s political position was best served by allowing Bercow to communicate his views, just as much as they are often served by suppressing and challenging the views of their other interviewees. You don’t have to watch much of ch4 news to realise it’s basically propaganda.
@robertewing31142 жыл бұрын
A politician who was Speaker and popular as Speaker, and joined both main parties, is a more neutral figure, there is less or no need concept to appease the public, so the interviewer can be more respectful and good natured, seems to explain why he gets a truly decent interview, the usual concern is to appease the public.
@TheCocktailTimes4 жыл бұрын
PMQs are not a fraction of interesting as was few weeks ago.. And I don't believe it will ever be again
@kljmaq4 жыл бұрын
If by "interesting" you mean the utter freak show it descended into, under Bercow's speakership, then you're right. It'll never happen again. Thank goodness the current Speaker is actually competent.
@blueotter59904 жыл бұрын
@@gamingfloppa9460 Do you mean fewer speeches from the chair? Or do you mean the speeches from the chair are less pompous? Or do you mean the speeches from the chair are both fewer and less pompous?
@MGBetts14 жыл бұрын
The speaker isn't supposed to be the star of the show. Lyndsay Hoyle is a far better example and I'm sure he WILL be elevated to the House of Lords.
@mrmyloc4 жыл бұрын
@@blueotter5990 He means draw the line, don't create a fuss. Don't put democracy in the frontline. Everything behind the curtains, don't create a scene.
@supremeworld874 жыл бұрын
As speaker bercow made PMQs all about him and took up endless amounts of time with his long drawn out irritating speeches and dressing down of whatever MP he's picked to deride on that day. Hoyle is a preeminent example of everything a speaker should be.
@S.R.M.2 ай бұрын
I appreciate the talents of John Bercow. His shifting to the left is quite disconcerting. His willingness to give all parties a voice is very commendable, so therefore, we need more like him, and if the left followed his example, especially in America, we would be a better Western Society. All the best to John Bercow, and free speech.
@borkumriff6424 жыл бұрын
Decent man this John Bercow. Wish him and his family all the best !!!
@ess41934 жыл бұрын
interesting choice of tie...
@ryefletch51484 жыл бұрын
Where's the fun in them learning though!
@SA-oq5lz4 жыл бұрын
It's throwing me off
@deaddropholiday4 жыл бұрын
Terms such as "Right" and "Left" are meaningless without context. Left of whom - Tony Benn, Tony Blair - Atilla the Hun??
@heliotropezzz3334 жыл бұрын
Hard not to be left of Atilla the Hun.
@deaddropholiday4 жыл бұрын
@Jacob L Again, meaningless terms without context. A traditional conservative, the Americanized "enemy of Big Government", or the full blown radicals of today's era which are scarcely in favour of some policy for a moment before jumping to another (or juggling several contradictory positions like a sufferer of dissociative identity disorder?). The real truth is there is only one party in Parliament. And it doesn't represent any of you.
@ludmilaturkova12744 жыл бұрын
you nailed it , also in a Broader context. it's about time we redefine the dimensions. ideology does NOT play a significant role anymore, so it does NOT make sence to define things in terms of left/right.
@deaddropholiday4 жыл бұрын
@@ludmilaturkova1274 I'm not sure ideology *ever* played a significant role. For decades I was told that Kim Philby was ideologically committed to Marxism and the Soviet system.Trouble is it's a bit difficult to make that argument when Philby surrounded himself with the trappings of Western Capitalism throughout his life. The counter-argument usually follows, "But he was a SPY". He was faking it. And remarkably well given that he operated so successfully. The trouble with that argument is British intelligence had *every* reason to suspect Philby from the very beginning. Why? Because his father was caught red-handed pulling the same trick in Saudi Arabia. As the saying goes - "If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck ..."
@ludmilaturkova12744 жыл бұрын
Geoff Foster This is a very unusual comment. What ON Earth have made you to make a link BTW What I wrote With Kim Philby? just curious
@ruiseartalcorn4 жыл бұрын
A great and honorable gentleman! :)
@ruiseartalcorn4 жыл бұрын
@@anothergenericusername1080 Well, I take that as a compliment :)
@emm_arr4 жыл бұрын
@@ruiseartalcorn The Putinbot likez you!
@emm_arr4 жыл бұрын
@@anothergenericusername1080 Try saying "Putin is a murdering kleptcrat".
@emm_arr4 жыл бұрын
@@anothergenericusername1080 Rubbish shitpost, Al. You bottle all your stupid online bets. Why ... because you are in Russia! "tbh" Try being honest. Get a real job outside of the FSB.
@Kraken543214 жыл бұрын
😂
@patrickcavanaghkilmartin4 жыл бұрын
I have huge respect for the man as a speaker who ensured that parliament did its job correctly.
@jakestevenson63884 жыл бұрын
"Probably sympathetic to the Labour party", cuts to John Bercow wearing a loud tie covered in red roses. He has style.
@jaimecosta29664 жыл бұрын
I know longer leave in Britain however I lived in ingland for over twenty years I have decided to leave UK and start a new profession in another EU country... It's brilliant listening to the man.. Clear clean understandable inglês speaking man... Wish him well
@hoggarththewisesmeagol83624 жыл бұрын
I’m happy you left. Get out and stay out! 🇬🇧🏴
@ervie604 жыл бұрын
@@hoggarththewisesmeagol8362 I couldn't agree more! Out with them foreigners; starting off with those arrogant Hannoverians the Battenburgs! Back to Hunland with that lot!!!
@hoggarththewisesmeagol83624 жыл бұрын
ervie60 hear hear!
@heliotropezzz3334 жыл бұрын
@@hoggarththewisesmeagol8362 Don't be so silly. Such rudeness is not British.
@ervie604 жыл бұрын
@@heliotropezzz333 But Irony always been part of British humor IS! Long story short; change family name into something English sounding say.....Windors and one is accepted ( by most)> Althpugh how can non elected aristocracy be called democratic? So at least Hoggarth is consequent.
@dogbastardly61012 жыл бұрын
Irrespective of anything else, John Bercow is the greatest orator I have EVER heard. His power of articulation is unparalleled.
@MilgrineGenio3 жыл бұрын
He is a global figure and he made a difference. Thank you
@diabl2master4 жыл бұрын
Extremely candid. I dream of being so wise some day.
@DesmoDreams4 жыл бұрын
10:29 'I'd like to say...' He sounds just like Nigel Farage here. I had my eyes closed at that point, and almost jumped out of my skin! Thought ol' frog face had hijacked the interview!
@wogpak2 жыл бұрын
I had the honour of meeting him and he is just as genuine and endearing in person as he comes off in interviews. Who said "don't meet your heroes"!?
@albertoluizsimoescaldeira6626 Жыл бұрын
Your hero is a monster who terrorized defenseless people. He was banned by parliament. Congratulations.
@wogpak Жыл бұрын
@@albertoluizsimoescaldeira6626 whhhaaaaaaaa
@goattm22 жыл бұрын
I was a bit of a racist when I was around that age. I am from a small town in North Wales and was ignorant as fvck. I then went to study in Poland, played footy with a load of African and Asian students and we became really good friends and it totally flipped my small minded views. My mates would get a lot of racial abuse from the Poles and we would get into loads of fights on nights out and it really benefitted my mates that a white guy would be able to talk the police down on their behalf. It showed me its better to get to know someone than pre-judge them based on their colour and culture.
@WillScarlet19914 жыл бұрын
Love Bercow 😁😁
@mylesweston364 жыл бұрын
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@WillScarlet19914 жыл бұрын
@@mylesweston36 Allegations from disgruntled staff and others without any proof. Daft.
@debajyotibhowmick93914 жыл бұрын
Good interview.. .Hero of a Speaker...5 Star rating...
@stanthemafia4 жыл бұрын
Long live Bercow
@emm_arr4 жыл бұрын
@Albert Pike Rubbish shitpost, Al.
@sharonroberts49774 жыл бұрын
Albert Pike 🖕💩
@emm_arr4 жыл бұрын
@@sharonroberts4977 Blimey. You'll get mauled badly for that ... because Al and the sockpuppets of talent can't maul well!
@daveofyorkshire3012 жыл бұрын
The guy resigned to avoid bullying allegations, and quickly... Why is anyone still listening to this guy?
@k.schmidt27404 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this insightful interview! I find it regrettable that someone like Mr. Berkow is not PM.
@kennyshortcake9994 жыл бұрын
What!!!!!! Bercow would be a disaster as PM.
@k.schmidt27404 жыл бұрын
@@kennyshortcake999 Come on. He would never be as much of a disaster as Boris.
@hoggarththewisesmeagol83624 жыл бұрын
K. Schmidt Boris is doing well so far. He’s getting us out of the corrupt EU (hopefully with no deal) rule Britannia! 🇬🇧
@Isochest4 жыл бұрын
He's betrayed and subverted democracy in the UK. That's why he's loved by supporters of the EU globalist dictatorship
@MGBetts14 жыл бұрын
@@k.schmidt2740 - Sour grapes, just because your party got trounced!
@robertstrong67982 жыл бұрын
Be nice to him , he is a good man , it takes a true person of character to admit their wrong doing and change their ways. Respect to him 👏 🙌 🙏
@republiceviil4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant man!!!
@Kraken543214 жыл бұрын
😂
@mazzarouni56084 жыл бұрын
Indeed he is
@devil2005iscool4 жыл бұрын
Honesty is refreshing to listen to. Unfortunate that the environment prohibits it mostly which explains most rhetoric. This was a nice interview of bercows.
@dambrooks75784 жыл бұрын
Bercow was a marvellous Speaker, not always agreeable but always fair. It is a shame that he will not be there to maintain honest debates in this now unprecedented political space, if I were to use a quotation from pop culture I'd ask you to recall Capt. Hector Barbossa to Miss Swan "There be monsters here..."
@martyndaly15392 жыл бұрын
He is so much more than a charismatic speaker
@Martin-cc5xn4 жыл бұрын
He held the power of the speakers chair for over 10 years and like anyone who holds individual power for too long it corrupted him, he flexed constitutional precedent beyond breaking point in the pursuit of his own biases, setting aside the accusations of bullying his staff, in the end he was no longer the voice of impartiality which is the founding value of the speaker.
@silver1524 жыл бұрын
you are spot on
@chrisberrisford64654 жыл бұрын
Bercow for PM.
@lasartoretto4 жыл бұрын
This is a principled candid man. Nowadays it’s just gold!
@teddybeddy1234 жыл бұрын
One of the most honest and decent politicians in recent history.
@Paulie-2764 жыл бұрын
Honest an decent haha look into his expenses slimy little ponce
@Kraken543214 жыл бұрын
😂
@emm_arr4 жыл бұрын
@Albert Pike Rubbish shitpost, Al.
@orangefield1004 жыл бұрын
Time to ask nurse to get your medication
@hayley70903 жыл бұрын
I miss John Bercow very much in the Speakers Chair. Parliament is all the poorer for his absence.
@ComplaintsonaPlate4 жыл бұрын
If Bercow had had Twitter in his youth, his political career would have been over long ago.
@erhardt14774 жыл бұрын
Complaints on a Plate ... Well... Like everybody else’s career of his time 😝
@saltyapostle444 жыл бұрын
This guy works for the New World OOORRDDUUUURR. See what I did there?
@Jamie_Johnson4 жыл бұрын
@@redpeony Wow they got you good
@z0770z4 жыл бұрын
@@redpeony A lot of intelligentsia lack common sense.
@Jack-ii8vi2 жыл бұрын
I have literally no idea what he was saying for about 85% of that but I cannot help but agree with every word on the basis that he is far smarter than me.
@mazzarouni56084 жыл бұрын
A great speaker and hopefully will become a Labour Lord
@bryanwalker61252 жыл бұрын
I listened to John Bercow carefully. He is definitely the next Prime Minister. He comes from an 'ordinary ' background and will represent the voice of the people. His oratory is comparable to that of Obama, his intelligence is excellent, and he has experience of both sides of view. Please enforce the resignation of the current fool and get this person in the top position. The world can become a better place with such a person in power.
@kincaidwolf51842 жыл бұрын
Clearly, the last parliament was not good as we had a PM removed, an opposition leader kicked from his own party and tons of MPs removed from their parties LOL
@Lifya4 жыл бұрын
Thoroughly interesting and well-balanced man. Thank you C4, thank you Krishnan
@bangtidybird82844 жыл бұрын
Lifya 🤣🤣🤣🤣 bed wetter
@Lifya4 жыл бұрын
@@bangtidybird8284 oh okay.
@queenredspecial4 жыл бұрын
Love this man! Thank you for finally an interesting guest.
@MarkBrydondrums854 жыл бұрын
The guy is traitor too the British people what is there not too "Like"
@queenredspecial4 жыл бұрын
A "traitor?" That seems a bit extreme and hysterical. He did his job. Well.
@MarkBrydondrums854 жыл бұрын
@@queenredspecial maybe brian may has warped your leftie mind with his ideas. !!
@queenredspecial4 жыл бұрын
Now THAT's hilarious! Thanks mate!
@MarkBrydondrums854 жыл бұрын
@@queenredspecial try listening to roger taylor and his solo work nazis 1994. unblinking eye. and gangsters are rulling this world. much more in touch with the real world imo. listen also too innuendo By Queen & people on streets by Roger taylor!!
@J.B243 жыл бұрын
Stop bringing up the Monday Club. Nobody knows what that is and nobody cares what you did when you were 21.
@williamcandler94984 жыл бұрын
great Speaker; actually, a Speaker of genius; he will be much missed.
@davidclark36033 жыл бұрын
I hope john Berco ends up as prime minister
@davidevans59554 жыл бұрын
Two remainer having a chat he asks about democracy bercow tried his best to go against democracy trying his best to help comrade Corbyn bercow what a hard faced liar.
@emm_arr4 жыл бұрын
Nope. Dummy stuff. Democracy is a process.
@tomsatchel64604 жыл бұрын
Surely he was the speaker throughout and UK is still leaving the EU... There's no reason to criticise due diligence which is overseen by democratic process when your outcome wins. He was voted in as speaker a record number of times, so what is your problem?
@accesscrimea4 жыл бұрын
One of English language's greatest orators, and a national treasure.
@markpaul36484 жыл бұрын
When they say populism they mean democracy
@chris600364 жыл бұрын
Mark Paul I don’t think you understand what populism is
@zdillz4 жыл бұрын
One does not preclude the other. That doesn't excuse populism of it's foibles.
@zdillz4 жыл бұрын
@@chris60036 It seems so - many 'likes' nevertheless :/
@lukazupie72204 жыл бұрын
Chris what does it mean? a political approach that strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups Source: oxford Seems like democracy is populism, no?
@CO-yy2rv4 жыл бұрын
I have been on a journey from left to right, judging by the last election result I was not alone!
@emm_arr4 жыл бұрын
What's the destination? Nutty nationalism? Effed-up fascism? A grave in a churchyard than ends up in the EU because we rejoin when enough Brexiters die off?
@Isochest4 жыл бұрын
A journey from false virtue masking treachery to true human values
@earlyivermectincancelscovi25224 жыл бұрын
M R … of course, when I‘m dead all you spiteful mutants may rush back into the totalitarian regime of the EUSSR as fast as you can. Who cares? I hope you’ll enjoy your enforced mass invasion, the rise of islamo-fascism, as well as the proposed re-education camps and Gulags for dissidents.
@zdillz4 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to hear, I hope the left picks up its game and you can one day return to your political home.
@clancywiggam4 жыл бұрын
@Robbie Robot So lazy.
@IambiguousSegment4 жыл бұрын
Finally someone interesting
@muhammaduddin92684 жыл бұрын
John Bercow should have checked if MPs have British Passports.He should have kicked out MPs with Italian,french,German,Indian and Spanish passports.
@emm_arr4 жыл бұрын
Great shitpost. Very "Kremlinbot"!
@audreytaylor65864 жыл бұрын
Blooming heck he leaves you speechless
@emmalouisejay3874 жыл бұрын
Very interesting interview.
@thedigitalrealm71552 жыл бұрын
I have far more respect and admiration for someone who's moved from the political right to the left. Moving left to right as one gets older and wealthier is fairly normal for someone who votes only in their own interests. As a young adult not born into wealth, generally, left wing policies are far more immediately beneficial. As one gets older and more wealthy, acquiring assets like a house, maybe a business, then right wing policies will generally serve them better. Moving from the right to the left indicates someone whos decided to support policies that help the largest number of people and the poorest. Its selfless.
@finlaydotmarshall3 жыл бұрын
did he move left or did the overton window just shift right HMMMM
@Jamal-Ahmed7864 жыл бұрын
He's in between centre left and centre right. So he's right to centre left and left to centre right.
@damukavijayakumar74032 жыл бұрын
I'm die hard fan of John Bercow and he is absolutely genius and talkative as well ,the way he speaks pretty much good English language 🙏🙏🙏👌👌👌👌 Knowledge+honest+discipline= John Bercow....Oooooooooooo.... rder ...I loved it very much and enjoyed 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍 Stay blessed to entire family👨👩👦👦👨👩👧👦🙏🙏
@alessandronobile16164 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest men to ever live and serve in our parliament!
@apJoe904 жыл бұрын
Only decided to move away from racist Monday club when he heard an antisemitic comment. Quite happy to be associated with racists until it affected him personally.
@clancywiggam4 жыл бұрын
That's what he said. What's your point?
@apJoe904 жыл бұрын
My mistake for thinking the point obvious. Bercow’s epiphany is analogous to being content with slavery until he himself became enslaved. It says very little for his moral compass that he had to be affected by evil before he stopped embracing it.
@clancywiggam4 жыл бұрын
@@apJoe90 It takes a big man to admit he was wrong.
@rainbow98834 жыл бұрын
@@clancywiggam Sadly, he didn't say he was wrong for supporting the repatriation of Pakistanis. He got out when he realised that once the brown-skinned guys had gone, his Monday Club mates would come looking for him and his dad. I'll give him he's grown up since.
@DesmoDreams4 жыл бұрын
11:21 'The face says it all: Oh get on with it, you self important bore!'