It also had Malaya, the Mau Mau in Kenya... the list goes on.

They were not kinetic wars in the truest sense. Not really comparable, in this context.

As an African I found Neil’s statement was more tongue and cheek than factual.

The smug liberal news organisation with a fake sense of prestige.

They don’t want legal trouble, so he said that. It’s the Murdochs. You are allowed to believe what you see ;)

@@SuperStella1111it's a very childish way of thinking about art

@@ChrisMorganComedy u do realise that the writer’s original script that the show’s based on was called “The Murdochs”

The main character is a blend of Murdoch with Andrew Carnegie, who built a huge fortune and set foundations up. Personally I see Rupert as a weak person. By weak, his multiple marriages to inappropriate women, which shows a lack of judgement. As RFK Jr told Megyn Kelly in an interview about his friendship with former head of Fox, Roger Ailes, that Murdoch told Ailes that anything of a political nature had to be approved by him. So, when Tucker Carlson showcased certain covert policies plus in his interview with RFK how big pharma was co-opting information about our last health policy, was not allowing real results to be broadcast. 75% of all funding for corporate media is through Big Pharma and in particular Pfizer. Within 3 days of this interview being aired-Carlsen did not get approval for said interview-Tucker Carlsen was fired.

@@mtngrl5859 Tucker Carlson also knowingly lied about election results and openly supported Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. The guy is a sociopath that cost Fox lots of money.

@@mtngrl5859 Between that and your other comments here, I'm afraid to say this show isn't really for you. You'd probably think it's too lefty if you could at least understand it.

@@RenegadeShepard69 I'm an old school liberal or what is referred to as a "classical liberal" which essentially means I can listen to all view points, then based upon varied information can make my own informed decision. Back when I was young, people of different political belief system could have civil conversations without being so Tribal. With respect to my commenting on RobertaSirgutz8800, she has limited historical background. Further, her statement that message is the medium, is a plagiarism of the Canadian media guru Marshall McLuhan, whose fame was that Media was the message. At least if one is going to use a quote or thought, give credit to the individual who created said term. I've enjoyed Andrew Neil for years and he is a superb interviewer. My understanding is that the Spectator has more of a conservative tone. While I understand that being a conservative in the UK has a different perspective than the US, the conservative party here is not defined by Donald Trump, despite what the corporate media would like to present to people. In addition, I also appreciate Freddy Gray who brings an interesting perspective as well. Also, Douglas Murray seems to float between other channels and he always has something interesting to add.

One can easily see this in the Vanderbilt family as well. This is why the Hearst family was smarter than most, they set up a corporation that runs the businesses and the family only has shares. This keeps the family well funded, but neutered.

You bet, really hate those Trump years. Hate those low gas prices (petrol), low interest rate, low unemployment figures, no spiraling wars where billions are being pissed down the drain, not abandoning Americans and our allies in far off lands, leaving billions of arms behind to our enemies. Yes, the Trump years were hell on earth.

@@mtngrl5859 A President doesn't influence gas prices. The PPP loans were created under Trump and he ran up the deficit more than any other president before covid. So you can thank him as well for the interest rates. You can only speculate on Afghanistan or Ukraine. Trump didn't deliver, trade deficits with China increased. His foreign policy was decent but his domestic policy sucked. Not to mention he almost pulled off a coup. He was treated badly by the press but not the right guy for the job and not a great President.

Less than four years ago and clowns are already romanticising and fictionalising America which has been broken since the 70’s

@@mtngrl5859 Well said

​@@mtngrl5859 You should research about Trump's expanded drone strike program. Billions lost while he was bombings civilians.

Are you being sarcastic? Peter Andre and Farage, a channel of egos.

​@@McNamara0723 they just won the favourite news brand of the year

@@lewis123417 Their viewing figures are atrocious, and they are ranked as one of the least trusted media brands in the UK. Being the favourite of a loud minority of partisan weirdos doesn’t count for much.

@@glassmuxxic your a bit out of date there. They get more evening viewers than sky news which has been here for years

@@lewis123417 A lot of people are stupid enough to want a news channel that confirms their biases and tells them things which conform to their worldview.

It’s not about them but is pretty damn similar

Rupert Murdoch allegedly, had a divorce stipulation that his ex-wife couldn’t sell stories to the writers of succession. There may be some truth to the Murdoch/Roy similarities.

You can’t just reinterpret Shakespeare either, in fact if you listen to the podcast the writers consult people who work closely with these families and corporations and even go so far as to say they tone down the behaviour, because some of these families behave so badly people wouldn’t actually believe it.

We know.

Dynastic anecdotes from the Murdoch's and others were the meat around King Lear's bones.

Game of Thrones is garbage since season 5 and had a bunch of issues even before and was never as good as the book series. It's insane to put that thing anywhere near Succession, let alone above it. And having seen The Sopranos and Breaking Bad, Succession is at the same level. The Americans should also be there. (I could never get into Mad Men)

We do 😁

It”s an old trope, but who s making more compelling TV,?could you? What would your pitch be?

i loved it

It's a boring premise on paper. But they managed to make it entertaining with great writing and performances.

​@Mr Artude People are allowed to disagree. What obligation do we have to answer your daft question?What makes you think Succession was good? Grow up.

Yeah, Neil Andrew the leftist 🤣🤣🤣

Yes. Andrew Neil cucked out, so he might as well be.

The Brillo of Pad

Thank you for sharing.

Paul who obviously doesn't watch much TV.

I bet you're fun at parties.

@@Jamesgarethmorgan funny! I guess people who are fun at parties like rubbish tv?

​@@Bluemoon4415-s5v but you.. never watched it

@@clayface563 correct, I watch good tv.

Judging 80 hours of TV by a 30 second clip. I trust your judgment.