Why the UK election is doomed 🇬🇧

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The UK election is tomorrow, we all have an important decision to make which will impact the rest of the country for the next five years.
With Rishi Sunak and Kier Starter having shouting matches on TV, it seems there's no good choices left.
Green? Reform? Lib dem? All being forgotten.
In this video we discuss the truth behind this election and how it'll impact you.
#uk #election #debate #politics #politicalnews

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@BrianWillcox-qp2hr Ай бұрын

I damaged my ballot paper beyond repair, it was wrecked

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@BrianWillcox-qp2hr this is my favourite comment

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@BrianWillcox-qp2hr Pin of legends for you

@BrianWillcox-qp2hr Ай бұрын

@@joseph9074 I'll never cry over this dump of a country ,,, Glory to the Russian Federation, Glory to the Russian Army,,,, Glory to President Putin

@glyn6170 28 күн бұрын

Thai's as bad as going home early on D-Day

@josephcroft4268 Ай бұрын

its the first past the post system that needs to go

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@josephcroft4268 you're absolutely right, it's outdated

@pamvarnsverry2444 Ай бұрын

Indeed but the country voted against changing to this system.

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@pamvarnsverry2444 yeah it was a disappointment

@johnrandall125 Ай бұрын

@@pamvarnsverry2444That was in 2011 and it was a shockingly poor alternative to First Past The Post. No major politician got behind it at the time. Even Nick Clegg who wanted a referendum called it a "miserable little compromise" The Australian Preferred Candidate system would probably work best for us.

@avacyn2000 Ай бұрын

So true. Reform looks like it could replace the Tories though (I hope). Lots of young leftists seem to be flocking to Green too. Polarisation of politics.

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@avacyn2000 Indeed you are right, let's hope it's an acceptable result

@mandymclan Ай бұрын

True

@aliservan7188 Ай бұрын

Vote tactically, and if you want a change, campaign for proportional representations

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@aliservan7188 that's what we all need to do

@foppo101 Ай бұрын

Campaign for how long ten years? The establishment won't let you.

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@foppo101 exactly mate, it's all a set up

@aliservan7188 Ай бұрын

@@foppo101 If it takes ten years, then yes. With your attitude NOTHING would ever change. We'd still have slavery, women wouldn't have the vote and the NHS would have been dismantled decades ago. If something is worth doing, its worth fighting for. FPTP has its benefits, it reduces the chances of giving extremists power, but it's fundamentally undemocratic.

@KnockinOnYourDoor Ай бұрын

I'm not a UK citizen but I've noticed it has come to the point that it's like a 2 party system like in the US.

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@KnockinOnYourDoor spot on mate, unfortunately

@garymorris67 Ай бұрын

As George Galloway says, “ the two parties are just different cheeks, on the same arse”.

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@garymorris67 A wise man indeed...

@mandymclan Ай бұрын

True

@kiljaeden7663 Ай бұрын

And George himself is the hole.

@pamvarnsverry2444 Ай бұрын

and he just lost his short term seat in parliament

@mandymclan Ай бұрын

@@joseph9074 do you even have a job? Cause you have lots of time on your hands. Are you bored?

@maxharbig1167 Ай бұрын

FPTP is undemocratic. Other European countries have some form of PR. Polling on a working day discriminates against workers and in Europe elections are usually on a Sunday and sometimes the polling stations remain open on the Monday as well.

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@maxharbig1167 Thanks for sharing! Yeah I can't agree more mate, we need major reforms. It's because Britain never had a revolution or major political change, it's always been very gradual...

@ciaranReal Ай бұрын

@@EdBrinton yes we're very lucky, it's like we're to relaxed to see the danger. 1066 was the last time we saw the need for major change

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@ciaranReal you're absolutely right mate

@MikeQuinn-zc6cn Ай бұрын

Just got to follow the money. Where it's coming from and what happens in policy to pay that back.

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@MikeQuinn-zc6cn HS2 is a prime example mate :)

@BernhardSchwarz-xs8kp Ай бұрын

Do you think any of the politicians care whether they win or lose? They are following the money trail and continue to cash in. They paid and have the time to scheme - real people have to work to stay afloat.

@belspeth Ай бұрын

Have thought exactly this. Labour will win, nothing will change, people will complain and the tories come back in down the line...and nothing changes again. Unfortunately most people are sheep and can't think for themselves or do what needs to be done for the greater good. Anyone got a remote island i can have where i can go and raise chickens and goats, dont know whether to laugh or cry anymore 🤣😭 .

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@belspeth I'm down to share the remote island with you 🤣🤣

@rachelar Ай бұрын

Dunno why people turned down Alternative Vote in the referendum. That's oft touted as the best new system for Britain

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@rachelar me neither it's crazy to think 🤔

@normanchristie4524 Ай бұрын

Cameron's tory government ensured it wouldn't be acceptablr.

@BuddhatoasT. Ай бұрын

No you shouldn’t vote send a clear message of no confidence in any uk political party’s

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@BuddhatoasT. I think the best method is to vote for a party who won't get in or spoil the ballot

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@BuddhatoasT. I think the best method is to vote for a party who won't get in or spoil the ballot

@homolgus1 Ай бұрын

We live in a safe Tory seat so nothing changes

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

Likewise mate, democratic as always (not)

@ciaranReal Ай бұрын

@@EdBrinton I live in scotland, my area is snp dominated and I hate it. They have brainwashed my generation

@rachelar Ай бұрын

Lib Dems have somewhat adapted to the system and built up local support and thus more seats, tho post Tory betrayal 2015 that local loyalty quickly evaporated

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@rachelar hopefully third parties can gain some sort of influence soon

@robertfear7021 8 күн бұрын

Have you noticed the US?

@EdBrinton 8 күн бұрын

@@robertfear7021 similar situation really, with the two party state and non proportional voting system

@ellissamsontech Ай бұрын

Reform, even if you don’t agree with all their policies or like Nigel farage, is the best chance we have at rebelling against the 2 party system. Vote reform.

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@ellissamsontech I am with you there

@Kj16V Ай бұрын

Jesus Christ, no. Just because things are bleak, it doesn't mean we should all start voting for the bootleg BNP. Vote Lib Dem or Green. They won't win either, but it will still put the point across.

@Braun30 Ай бұрын

Reform is a nice name for those who originally brought Brexit. Farage is a solution for a self made mess and this solution is even more crap.

@ellis3120 Ай бұрын

Yeah so this is probably one of the dumbest comments I’ve read in a long while. It’s not about race or skin colour or any of those things, when you have immigration at record high levels and the population expands out of control the public resources we have such as the NHS can’t cope. Also a lot of people coming across the border don’t have money, and they aren’t even paying taxes, they don’t have any more money than the people already here do, in fact they have less. It’s not a personal dislike for these people, 80% of them are great people, but we need to think of our own and focus on taking back control of our country.

@ellis3120 Ай бұрын

I don’t think you read what I said correctly. I’m disagreeing with you. The only way we can get stability is to bring down immigration, which is what reform set out to do. Reform stated multiple times that it has nothing to do with skin colour or race. Councils have gone effectively bust because of Immigration, net zero and overspending. You say they need better financial aid, where is that money going to come from? They need to be more wise with their spending and we need to get the economy back on its feet. Also stop throwing around the “racism” word. This country is one of the most free, opportunity rich and equal countries in the world. We are already accepting of other cultures but we’ve forgotten that it’s also important to sustain our own culture and what it means to be British, in an attempt to keep other cultures happy. I say this as someone from indian family heritage- British culture must be preserved and we cannot keep letting everyone into this country.

@Paul2377 22 күн бұрын

I was glad Labour won. We needed to get the Tories out and Keir Stamer seems a lot more competent than Sunak. We shall see!

@EdBrinton 22 күн бұрын

@@Paul2377 a healthy democracy has changes, anything but the Tories lol

@Paul-km9ox Ай бұрын

yeah this country is done and dusted, enjoy the big crash, which will inevitably come, I will be emigrating within the 5 years

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@Paul-km9ox likewise mate, Ive made up my mind

@Paul2377 22 күн бұрын

Where to, though? Where's better and where will take you?

@greebobrat Ай бұрын

You're only just started to talk about FPTP? There's a reason why the LDs have been going on about voting reform for years, even the reform nutters support it (because ofc, smaller parties benefit from PR).

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@greebobrat that didn't make any sense

@breazfreind402 Ай бұрын

this election Lib Dems benefitted SIGNIFICANTLY from FPTP they had 12% of the votes yet had 71 seats yet reform got 14% of the votes but only 4 seats. This directly refutes your claim that "smaller parties benefit from PR". Instead parties that are less spread and more concentrated benefit from PR. This election was unique in that it goes against the maxim because of reform party cannibalising on the tory vote allowing parties like lib dems to run to the top

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@breazfreind40214 percent of the vote and 1 percent of the seats it's shameful for our democracy and yeah I agree well said man

@BobGolob Ай бұрын

Vote for more raw sewage ! Who cares about preserving the environment? We just have to cross the channel and go to EU to swim in their rivers.

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

@@BobGolob who will you vote for mate

@BobGolob Ай бұрын

@@EdBrinton So many amazing choices, Doris, Nigel, Boris, Jacob, Thérèse ... I will vote to the one who won the most at the election-date betting.

@BobGolob Ай бұрын

"It is all the same days after days", well, you are living in UK! You saw how it was before and after leaving EU! You cannot make more drastic change than that! Is that not enough???

@mandymclan Ай бұрын

What are you on about lol

@EdBrinton Ай бұрын

He's a little slow don't worry

@KnockinOnYourDoor Ай бұрын

@BobGolob People like you thought that leaving the EU would reduce immigration. Have fun not having any support from the other EU members while suffering alone. You also ruined the lives of other EU citizens that actually wanted to study in your country or love there.

@BobGolob Ай бұрын

UK will now be able to enjoy Nigel in-put