Sunak threatening us with a huge majority | James O'Brien

Sunak threatening us with a huge majority | James O'Brien - The Whole Show

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This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio from the 1st of July 2024.
00:00 - Tory 'Super-majority' warnings backfire as voters say it makes them more likely to vote Labour - what's the problem with a large majority?
49:12 - What's the difference between England and France, politically? What impact would a far right administration have on the next British government?
01:17:24 - The far right wins the first round of France's snap election - Lewis Goodall, co-host of The News Agents podcast
01:39:46 - Teenagers are crying out for the return of youth clubs - what did we lose as youth clubs declined?
02:18:50 - Campaign trail - Natasha Clark, LBC's Political Editor
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@datingdave1310 11 күн бұрын

HIS Party had a HUGE majority and made a complete clusterf**k of it... not to mention a laughing stock of the country!

@chatham43 11 күн бұрын

@datingdave How do you mean "laughing stock" .?

@enlightendbel 10 күн бұрын

You can confidently state it's beyond the country.

@thaneofwhiterun3562 10 күн бұрын

@@chatham43I don't think there are many different definitions for that term.

@MsCharlieBrown78 9 күн бұрын

The Brits did that to themselves, unfortunately.

@timapple9157 9 күн бұрын

@@chatham43Cattle with a sense of humour.

@jamiemack2349 11 күн бұрын

Isn’t “supermajority” a term being used by the same lot that shouted “Project Fear” from the top of their voices some years ago (?)

@monkeyboy8424 10 күн бұрын

Ritchie Sunak's biggest lie to Britain; "Government integrity, professionalism and accountability at every level" - 25/10/22 outside number 10.

@pamelaadam9207 10 күн бұрын

And the next day bravery was back

@chelloandra 11 күн бұрын

Exactly James - how come no one stressed when it was Tory

@noproblem4158 11 күн бұрын

Vote Labour to give the Tories a super-minority!

@NB-nk1qy 10 күн бұрын

No vote Reform to make them the opposition to the nightmare that’s is Labour; whom are no different to the Tori’s.

@steefc84 10 күн бұрын

Yes yes yes VOTE LABOUR ⚘️

@NB-nk1qy 10 күн бұрын

@@steefc84 why?

@steefc84 10 күн бұрын

@@NB-nk1qy because

@thaneofwhiterun3562 10 күн бұрын

@@NB-nk1qyIt'd be a shorter list if you asked why not XD.

@leotrevas 11 күн бұрын

"The problem with Portillo moments is political purdah paranoia" would be a great title for a Panic at the Disco song

@mvaughan007 11 күн бұрын

My favourite potential Portillo moment for Thursday: Liz Truss losing her seat (not sure about that but 🤞) and Jeremy Corbyn beating the New Labour machine in Islington (I say that as a Labour voter).

@catznjam470 11 күн бұрын

I think it'd be GREAT to see a huge labour majority in the House of Commons - the optics alone, the ability to shout down the crazy people 👁️👁️😆🤣😜

@petelawless811 11 күн бұрын

Dream on

@malcolmmitchell6529 11 күн бұрын

You have obviously forgotten bliar and " new labour". Never again.

@shaun906 11 күн бұрын

and show a united front to the EU, and other trade partners! get the growth going again!

@shaun906 11 күн бұрын

@@malcolmmitchell6529 doubled the economy, no waiting lists. the list goes on..they hit every manifesto pledge, and exceeded them sometimes. kids had food!

@spike5873 11 күн бұрын

Tory Blair was a grade 1 listed W@nkR, but labour still improved people's lives despite things like blairites and Tories working hand in hand to deregulate the banks

@AMorandir 11 күн бұрын

In the Australian Federal election of 2007, the Australian tories tried to frighten the electorate with talk of 'wall-to-wall Labor' - it was hilarious. For a time, the Australian PM aand every Australian state Premier was Labor. The highest elected tory official in Australia was the Lord Mayor of Brisbane.

@rossgalvin 11 күн бұрын

James O'BRIEN, of self-proclaimed Irish decent, casually forgetting that Britain is sandwiched between IRELAND and France, not the US and France. Ireland just bucked the far right trend too, with such parties getting less than 1% of the vote in local and European elections. There's still some sanity in Ireland too, Mr O'Brien!

@johndownes3841 11 күн бұрын

Decent and descent.

@TortleTalk 10 күн бұрын

Can I live there, please?

@thaneofwhiterun3562 10 күн бұрын

Absolutely unacceptable, I am appalled and dismayed.

@rossgalvin 10 күн бұрын

@@thaneofwhiterun3562 cool story.

@michaeladkins6 11 күн бұрын

The moment Liz Truss is unemployed.

@Skylark_Jones 11 күн бұрын

If the French think they'll get a better deal on the domestic front with a far right govt they'll be very disappointed.

@chatham43 11 күн бұрын

@Skylark Based on what? You mean you've done some research?😊😊

@johndownes3841 10 күн бұрын

@@chatham43 Fourteen years.

@angusmckenzie9622 10 күн бұрын

@Skylark_Jones "If the French think..." That's probably quite right among the woke and muslim French, anyway, if how it's got up the noses already of their British ilk is anything to go by.

@thaneofwhiterun3562 10 күн бұрын

In their defense, the french far right is in favour of social security and has economic proposals to the left of the communist party. They're not one to one.

@nanslife 11 күн бұрын

When I was young my Dad was a trainer at a youth club and my brother ended up as a trainer later on as well. It was great you could do Marshall arts, boxing, gymnastics, body building, drum corps, you could learn first aid which got you in free to the football games, there were many weekends away for inter club competitions. It was moral building and in some cases you made life long friends.

@pamelaadam9207 10 күн бұрын

And funding was smashed under the tories first thing they did.

@mickreaddin4979 10 күн бұрын

If you make a promise to someone but have absolutely no intention of keeping that promise, what is that called James? What word would we use to describe that?

@deadcert 10 күн бұрын

you know he is bonkers

@sasserine 10 күн бұрын

Faragism?

@catherinemartin6258 11 күн бұрын

I hope labour get a massive majority

@shaun906 11 күн бұрын

me too

@chatham43 11 күн бұрын

@catherine It's the first time they can be smug and complacent about winning since Kinnock in 92. Enjoy it!😊

@PepaGenova-tr3ck 11 күн бұрын

Like James O'Brian. Like this show.

@coppershark1973 10 күн бұрын

If I hear another journalist say the term ‘supermajority’ I’m gonna explode with anger! The BBC used it on the News yesterday without quoting. So very angry.

@brianharris7243 11 күн бұрын

I see the Russian bots are here early.

@petelawless811 11 күн бұрын

Are you 5 years old ?

@timthegallant 11 күн бұрын

@@petelawless811 its much easier then having a proper opinion.

@JohnnyMaverik 11 күн бұрын

*Beep* Rebuild *Boop* Communism *Beep*

@brianharris7243 8 күн бұрын

@@petelawless811 yes

@timthegallant 8 күн бұрын

@@brianharris7243 ?

@DustyCarlyon 11 күн бұрын

I rather enjoy this long-form content as I can get on with what I'm doing without having to fire up a new video.

@andrewstevenson118 11 күн бұрын

Me too. They tend to get posted at the start of the day, so I can listen to it while getting ready.

@user-ym5ml3he1b 11 күн бұрын

Not worried one bit

@safetysonrookie 10 күн бұрын

My name is Mike - so I had to subscribe when he directly told me to.

@allowit328 9 күн бұрын

James saying at 6:03 that a large parliamentary majority could be dangerous 'but only if you have a demonstrably corrupt liar in charge' and then going on to say at 11:20 that Starmer 'breaking promises made in pursuit of the Labour leadership that he is not intending to keep once he secured it, but that's just politics' is the chef's kiss of footballification.

@scotthub3256 10 күн бұрын

So if Europe is going to be right wing, could Brexit turn on it's head with the Brexiteers wanting to get back into Europe and the remainers and being glad we have left?

@stephfoxwell4620 11 күн бұрын

75 seats maximum Sunak.

@martinaxford47 10 күн бұрын

The only reason I can think of that makes sense to me is that they want to lose. They know they can't fix anything and life will be far easier poking labour from the opposition benches for not fixing their mess quick enough.

@dimi3ixian 10 күн бұрын

1:47:37 this where a bit of the argument for saving young starts falls apart. Being dry, having food, being with you family or playing games is not enough anymore as a matter of perception. This is due to entirely entirely on social media algorithms and the inability to put pressure and place governance on them .

@lhopo2647 11 күн бұрын

Delphines mix of French and Welsh accent is lovely

@joil6649 10 күн бұрын

Agreed.

@genesis1765 10 күн бұрын

Thatcher had a 180 odd majority in 83 so thats ok but not for labour these tories are funny

@ArtyFactual_Intelligence 10 күн бұрын

Funny Peculiar. Not Funny HaHa.

@fumbleBumble82 10 күн бұрын

Youth clubs are so important. Especially for working class communities.

@pamelaadam9207 10 күн бұрын

For all I worked in a well off area and the young people had a level of neglect also. Money before family giving money and things no guidance support or interest. I would much rather work in urban priority the. Well off

@fumbleBumble82 10 күн бұрын

@@pamelaadam9207 Young people should have access to youth centres regardless of financial status. But what I'm saying is, our head of youth service used to sign forms for us where we would have needed a doctor to do it or someone who had known us for 5 years. We also used the pcs to print off cvs when we started looking for jobs. Working class people don't always have access to those things and can be a way to get help when they are young adults because it's not easy to work out what to do if you have no support network around you.

@ArtyFactual_Intelligence 10 күн бұрын

Election Date was chosen so that students registered at the College location will be on their way home to family locations elsewhere (and disenfranchised), whereas OAPs will be in their same location as always. This will limit the storm against the Tories.

@pamelaadam9207 10 күн бұрын

And many Scots are on holiday. Our lot finish on Friday with many families leaving earlier in the week

@JoeRichardsWells 5 күн бұрын

I think we need to stop referring to whsts happening on France as rhe "far right", it becomes meaningless

@colinturner1951 10 күн бұрын

I don’t care how immense Starmers majority is if he doent proscribe the tory party for being a criminal enterprise they will be back .

@siep6922 9 күн бұрын

Ah, well, can half a bee be said to be a visa vis it's entity? When half the bee is not a bee, to be speaking philosophically?

@missaj5623 10 күн бұрын

I suppose my issue with a large majority of any government is that for our system to work we need an effective opposition. We need the opposition to hold government to account to make counter arguments to make sure new laws and legislation has past the test of being questioned and that things have been taken into account to ensure it is right and fit for purpose and there is an appropriate appeals process in place etc. It also encourages getting cross party consensus, working with other parties to ensure it is right and fit for purpose.

@jayjaymoshows3696 10 күн бұрын

It makes absolutely no difference. A majority of 1 or a majority of 100 are exactly the same. This isn't the US

@Frithogar 11 күн бұрын

Gargantuan should be the word to use for a Labour majority. Rabelais's libertarian philosophy would match the current Labour Party's current worldview.

@DennisMoore664 11 күн бұрын

A massive majority! It's got alliteration.

@paulgibbon5991 9 күн бұрын

Ginormous.

@VincentPeters-vs2us 11 күн бұрын

Mahout : In India, one who rides Elephants. Mahoosive: Very large elephant situation. James you naughty young chap.

@margaretbloomer9001 11 күн бұрын

Thanks for that clarification. I tried to look it up in the OED. Mahout was the nearest. The thing I love about JOB, is that he makes me get the dictionary out at least once a week! 🤣

@MikeRailey 11 күн бұрын

Hey James, you'd be surprised what one Mike subscription can do for you 😅

@tillthewheels 9 күн бұрын

James's lack of understand of the influence of donors on policy in the UK drives me nuts. If the same people are buying influence the influence is the same. Starmer's labour won't be left wing.

@GreatHealer. 11 күн бұрын

Sounds like something Lord Flasheart would say

@andiidoode 11 күн бұрын

1:52:36 ...and that's the answer!!

@peterduncan-smith463 11 күн бұрын

France likes to go far right not the first time wont be the last

@ChrisArmstrong-qn1ob 11 күн бұрын

Jeez Ned give it a rest without picks you’d be getting stuffed great episode more please 💙👍

@deadcert 10 күн бұрын

"making big strides on youtube" its a ghost town here.

@Emilyb21-dm3bf 7 күн бұрын

Looking at Europe im not sure if call it far right more like desperate

@Tonyd5996 10 күн бұрын

Mahoosive is in the Oxford Dictionary.

@onyenmehieihenagarankeoma2070 9 күн бұрын

The name is pronounced *PUTIN* James keeps saying *Pewteen*

@cachecow 11 күн бұрын

"P's" are always the easiest and longest alliteration

@rewmitchell5020 6 күн бұрын

Tories and Labour are the same, and James O'Brien will never know what he's talking about because he doesn't listen to other human beings when they speak.

@mickreaddin4979 10 күн бұрын

Great British Energy is nothing more than an investment vehicle.

@abulayla1000 10 күн бұрын

Gargantuan majority

@williamgeorgefraser 10 күн бұрын

You can fool some of the sheeple all of the time.

@robertstrong6798 10 күн бұрын

Well GB news is always talking about Trump , why can’t James talk about France. Richie needs to understand we want Tory’s to be a minority

@jaewonmoon2970 9 күн бұрын

Vote Conservative😊

@jiimmyyy 7 күн бұрын

Nah

@joecooltasker 10 күн бұрын

Hi James

@noneofyourbusiness4022 9 күн бұрын

Starmer is Hannah gadsby

@deadcert 10 күн бұрын

don,t you mean the far left on the march in France.

@sbmoonbeam 11 күн бұрын

if RN is far right then I think Reform must be too. Seems weird that the label is used for one and not the other in a lot of sources in the UK.

@mickreaddin4979 10 күн бұрын

Wow... WOW, James, your hypocrisy is astounding!? You rightly point to Johnson as being an overt and almost pathological liar, yet excuse Starmer for being the same. In your explanation of the two leaders, did you not see the irony and double standard dripping from your words?

@timthegallant 10 күн бұрын

Boris johnson had a reputation for lying in a proffession known for people not telling the exact truth.does that not tell you something.

@greamespens1460 11 күн бұрын

Equity should kick out Andrew Parker

@DennisMoore664 10 күн бұрын

Shout out to Matt from this KZfaq viewer!

@gabrielhodgkins-webb5977 11 күн бұрын

in terms of the conservatives not having enough to form a full opposition, why wouldnt they just have to form a coalition opposition with another party, either lib dems or reform or even another party. they do it for government why wouldnt they do it for opposition

@shaun906 11 күн бұрын

its against the rules apparently!

@Platoface 4 күн бұрын

Ah, the fear mongering. You are such victims…

@user-ms7ep9zw9y 10 күн бұрын

🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸

@markrobertson4320 10 күн бұрын

How on Earth James O’Brien is classing Kier starmer as left wing ? Oh ma sides 😂😂😂😂😂

@colinturner1951 10 күн бұрын

The Ukraine

@mikepost8965 11 күн бұрын

Ireland could also be in this sandwich.

@Ontime110 5 күн бұрын

Stop saying mahoosive. You’re a grown man.

@paulconder8155 9 күн бұрын

Mr BS himself J Obrian 😅

@jiimmyyy 7 күн бұрын

Present an argument like an adult.

@colinturner1951 10 күн бұрын

Voting in general elections has been seen by the majority of those that do vote being keeping the uniparty in power . Conservative sausage egg and chips or labour egg chips and sausage with a bit of dry toast .

@paulgibbon5991 9 күн бұрын

Look up who that catchphrase was coined by, and then ask yourself if you want to model yourself on her.

@TrevorD2502 10 күн бұрын

Not a fan of this exaggerater 👎

@greamespens1460 11 күн бұрын

James when you add to your carbon footprint and visits the south of France perhaps you can ask them why they are voting the way they are.

@GusinLanzarote 10 күн бұрын

LOVE to know the ethnicity of the lad sent home from the Exter Youth club for turning up 4x with a knife 🗡🤔🤔Want to bet me his ancestors were in the Doomsday book Obrien?? 💰🪙📕🤣🤣

@twisteddancer7773 11 күн бұрын

Oh well at least France are going the Right way

@SmokeroftheFuture 11 күн бұрын

@twisteddancer7773 Make the Left's arguments redundant and outdated!

@brianharris7243 11 күн бұрын

@@SmokeroftheFuture dream on

@twisteddancer7773 11 күн бұрын

@@SmokeroftheFuture It sure does. It will be interesting to see the difference between France and here a year from now knowing what going to happen on Friday

@timthegallant 11 күн бұрын

Well done on celebrating the rise of the far right in europe.but you are voting for our version of it after all.

@crncrn6370 11 күн бұрын

Bot

@NB-nk1qy 11 күн бұрын

What far right parties are there in this country James?

@twisteddancer7773 11 күн бұрын

He would say one half of the uni parties and Reform lol

@impamiizgraa 11 күн бұрын

@@twisteddancer7773 he would be incorrect because Reform UK are not a party. They are a far right limited company.

@greamespens1460 11 күн бұрын

@@impamiizgraa what have they said was far right that was not in the manifesto in the conservatives from 20 years. All you can do is through the trite far right slur

@twisteddancer7773 11 күн бұрын

@@impamiizgraa Lol just Lol

@joelhall5124 11 күн бұрын

He just thinks that anything not socialist is "far right".

@craphead9842 11 күн бұрын

Just more BS from JOB totalling more than 2 hrs... LOL.... Tony cuenca

@billpugh58 11 күн бұрын

James has a great job!

@chrstnldg6652 10 күн бұрын

Why listen then?

@uniquerebeljaney3639 10 күн бұрын

@@chrstnldg6652 It gives them something else to moan about.

@UKMXUSAMexicoUKUSA 11 күн бұрын

Why does Jim keep calling Farage. Faridge !! There's nothing wrong with people's views in a free country not wanting anymore immigrants let in because we do not have the infrastructure to sustain a way of life !! Every nation has a right and reform is really not a far right!! Not at all ! James is just a hater but I'll tell u one thing. Trump.!! LePen!!!

@johndownes3841 11 күн бұрын

Why do you call James 'Jim'? As for Nige, it depends whether you park your car in a garage or a garaaage.

@UKMXUSAMexicoUKUSA 10 күн бұрын

@@johndownes3841 nice one. Every one of the Farage haters call him Faridge !! They know it's pronounced by 99% one way the real way as Farage wants it!! Jim is the example we have to go on as to why the UK will be changing it's name in about 30 years