Ben Elton has his say on the 'resurgence' of Liz Truss | LBC

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British comedian Ben Elton joins Andrew Marr and shares his thoughts on the 'resurgence' of former Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Truss is currently on a book tour to promote her 'political memoir' titled Ten Years to Save the West.' Appearing on LBC with Iain Dale, she made a number of bold statements, including urging the Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey to resign, branding Net Zero as 'economic suicide', and claiming critics of her mini-budget are merely trying to 'smear' her.
Speaking on Truss, Elton says the ex-PM is driven by 'ego' and that he finds her attempts to return to power as 'depressing to the point where it's truly sad.'
Elton also addresses where he stands on 'cancel culture' in comedy at the moment, stressing that 'nobody is trying to close comedians down' and that 'people have the right not to be exposed to hate.'
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@jonathanboam5409
@jonathanboam5409 14 днів тому
Liz Truss is Britain's creepy trainwreck ex. We got together, we thought it was a disaster, she thought it was brilliant. Now a year later, she won't leave us alone and we're wondering if we should call the police.
@tmcd5049
@tmcd5049 14 днів тому
💯
@evolassunglasses4673
@evolassunglasses4673 14 днів тому
She's talking about the power of the establishment government machine. Both Left and Right are going to struggle to ever change direction. The system would of destroyed Corbyn.
@gerardmackay8909
@gerardmackay8909 14 днів тому
However some unhinged people can mask it whereas she can’t. She’s a legend in her own mind but no one else’s
@organicwest
@organicwest 14 днів тому
She is the UK's version of Kari Lake.
@jonathanboam5409
@jonathanboam5409 14 днів тому
@@evolassunglasses4673 Why are we talking about Corbyn? The man's not had the whip since 2020
@mauromatos3124
@mauromatos3124 14 днів тому
Journalists like Dale also have a responsibility to not allow lying politicians on their shows for over an hour to spout complete nonsense basically unchallenged.
@nasher906
@nasher906 14 днів тому
Well said 👏 👏
@user-ou3cq1gk9m
@user-ou3cq1gk9m 14 днів тому
Ian Dale was never a “Journalist”….. he’s far right plant.
@amcc5887
@amcc5887 14 днів тому
Well said 👏👏👏💪💪💪
@spjm17
@spjm17 14 днів тому
100%!! It's the platform these liars are given.
@clivet3252
@clivet3252 14 днів тому
Liz Truss is constantly attacked rubbished and ridiculed, so I don't know what you're complaining about.
@Hugo97HD
@Hugo97HD 14 днів тому
She is not resurging, platforms such as LBC are giving her a platform for no reason. She's not popular or loved but by giving her a platform youre putting her out there for grifters to start idolising her!
@sardendibs
@sardendibs 14 днів тому
@@deanrogers8381 Actually the exact opposite as those three have built their own mass media platforms and have become popular - whereas Truss is being given a platform despite not being popular.
@segue2ant395
@segue2ant395 14 днів тому
​@@deanrogers8381 Novara and Jones have 1.25m subs between them. James' last book sold over 250,000 copies. Cry more, maybe that'll help? lol
@hg82met
@hg82met 14 днів тому
@@deanrogers8381 There is no right-wing think-tanks with opaque financial arrangements supporting any of those people you named.
@beardedbloke2521
@beardedbloke2521 14 днів тому
​@@deanrogers8381I'm not much of a fan of those three but they prove their points and refute others WITH EVIDENCE!
@annepoitrineau5650
@annepoitrineau5650 14 днів тому
When you read the comments to the LBC interviews, they are very negative...The Lettruss is not coming back.
@Royboy50
@Royboy50 14 днів тому
Her arrogance and lack of shame and responsibility is mind numbing,I find it it hard to explain without using expletives
@gusgoodland
@gusgoodland 14 днів тому
This is why she's a lauded member of the conservatives, those are peak qualities for a conservative, being arrogant and having zero shame is what they look for in a candidate.
@missizaskun
@missizaskun 14 днів тому
Down with the Nat Cs
@cubbyhoo
@cubbyhoo 14 днів тому
This is why I find it UTTERLY baffling when people say that "oh they are all the same" or "labour will be just as bad" etc. I get you are disillusioned but come on, these people are utter utter ghouls who will not die. The depressing part of this is how she's obviously funded by dark money and that will get you anywhere. Can you IMAGINE if someone like Corbyn had done half of what she did. We'd never hear the end of it
@chatham43
@chatham43 14 днів тому
@royboy She didn't have the chance to do anything. It was the markets and the political establishment that brought her down. Get off the silly bandwagon and do some research!
@cubbyhoo
@cubbyhoo 14 днів тому
@@chatham43 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@conorwhitworth5182
@conorwhitworth5182 14 днів тому
Truss is mad. Quite quite mad.
@user-lo2xi5dr2u
@user-lo2xi5dr2u 14 днів тому
That permanent smirk tell us she is insane.
@marklangley7758
@marklangley7758 14 днів тому
It's the eyes, I haven't decided if it's pure evil or pure stupidity. And the jerky, uncoordinated arm non-movements. Something definitely disconnected.
@jeffsimon9594
@jeffsimon9594 14 днів тому
She is certainly sending you around the bend
@VincentPeters-vs2us
@VincentPeters-vs2us 14 днів тому
We used to call these people Harpic because of it's advertising strapline - "Clean round the bend".
@richyjay330
@richyjay330 14 днів тому
Non compos mentis.
@vincehammond1282
@vincehammond1282 14 днів тому
This was a refreshing interview 👍
@jeffsimon9594
@jeffsimon9594 14 днів тому
He is a relic from the '80s.. it is the complete opposite of refreshing
@gerryclarke9795
@gerryclarke9795 14 днів тому
@@jeffsimon9594 With you being a relic of the 30's!
@jeffsimon9594
@jeffsimon9594 14 днів тому
@@gerryclarke9795 I am the future 😘
@minui8758
@minui8758 14 днів тому
@@jeffsimon9594truth is always refreshing no matter it’s age. That’s why Plato and Aristotle are still fresh 2500 years on
@vincehammond1282
@vincehammond1282 14 днів тому
@@jeffsimon9594 ok honesty and integrity out of date , I bet you think echr is out of date aswell ?
@lindatyler7056
@lindatyler7056 14 днів тому
Well said Ben 👋👋
@chatham43
@chatham43 14 днів тому
@linda Always a first. But can he say something actually funny?
@nomoreheroes93
@nomoreheroes93 14 днів тому
Truss' comeback is one of those stories that wouldn't exist if the press didn't report it, but do because it gets clicks and sells papers - it's a bit disingenuous to then interview people about it as if it's a mystery why she's still relevant
@vercoda9997
@vercoda9997 14 днів тому
I'm Press. Not at national or international level, but Press nonetheless. I despise Liz - truly - but the fact is, her resurgence is relevant and worth reporting on, if only to raise the alarm about someone nuttier than a KP factory busying herself trying to get in with largely but not only American Far Right extremists, which will have a knock-on impact of giving her political cachet with the kind of ageing white English voters who like the Tories' overt cruelty and corruption, but are a bit perturbed by how Brown some of the party's top brass are. Enter Liz, a resurgent great white hope for such voters, ready to say any empty, trite, airheaded thing that will curry favour with the Tory base, and sweep her back into some kind of prominent position again. That's why she's worth covering and reporting on - out of duty, and to raise the alarm, not just sit placidly by and do Nothing about her incremental inching and worming her way back into power over millions of people.
@parabob2359
@parabob2359 11 днів тому
The majority of online content today prioritises divisiveness over truth, relevance, or human interest.
@muchopomposo.6394
@muchopomposo.6394 10 днів тому
Bravo..! 👍🏻
@DanStrayer
@DanStrayer 14 днів тому
“Resurgence?” I didn’t even know she surged!
@AndrewHart-xn9yk
@AndrewHart-xn9yk 14 днів тому
Liz Truss what a failure Has she no shame
@onenote6619
@onenote6619 13 днів тому
You are asking if a Tory is capable of feeling shame. At this point, that question can only be asked rhetorically.
@TheHOOD-ip7ke
@TheHOOD-ip7ke 12 днів тому
No
@nickwalsh527
@nickwalsh527 12 днів тому
Shamelessness is a core trait of the post-Boris Johnson Tory Party.
@morph640
@morph640 12 днів тому
None of them have shame .
@keithscothern3398
@keithscothern3398 11 днів тому
she is being payed a lot of money by US billionaires to spout nonsense to the indoctrinated.
@oneoflokis
@oneoflokis 10 днів тому
Who can possibly think that Liz Truss has any political relevance?
@liamxlondon
@liamxlondon 14 днів тому
Why is LBC giving that disastrous woman a platform
@kevinwillis6707
@kevinwillis6707 12 днів тому
Yes, it's a sad fact that all sides of the media give the likes of her and Farage publicity to fill airtime. I'm not big fan of Ben Elton but he is correct that everyone just seems to have accepted the fact that" alternative facts" are treated seriously , it's bizarre , another weird thing seems to be false equivalency, Angela Rayners alleged possible avoidance of 2 grand in tax from ten years ago is all over the place, yet nobody is howling about millions avoided in tax by among others the guy who started the rumour with his ghostwritten book, and the party pointing fingers at her is chock full of fraud and scandal It truly is mind boggling what politics has become.
@morph640
@morph640 12 днів тому
Why is anyone
@Charlieb6308
@Charlieb6308 11 днів тому
AHH the old it's not what we want to hear so we'll ban it brigade. What a bunch of clowns
@liamxlondon
@liamxlondon 11 днів тому
@@Charlieb6308 no it’s more she tanked the economy and has zero remorse. I think she’s just disrespectful that she refuses to show any sort of apology to the millions of people it affected. Not everyone is a “woke” “ban” brigade. You gammon.
@gamos6698
@gamos6698 11 днів тому
It’s the job of the media to provoke anger and fear in the general population
@philiptaylor7902
@philiptaylor7902 14 днів тому
Thank you Ben
@Silver-st2zq
@Silver-st2zq 14 днів тому
Well said Ben.
@paulneedham3608
@paulneedham3608 14 днів тому
Could do with Ben Elton as an MP always interesting to listen to
@chatham43
@chatham43 14 днів тому
@paul And you don't have to think for yourself!
@BlueBlazer47
@BlueBlazer47 13 днів тому
@@chatham43: I doubt you have the option of thought. You certainly don't have an original thought. Sorry, not everyone can have charisma.
@paoloc775
@paoloc775 12 днів тому
MPs are not supposed to be ‘interesting to listen to’ They are supposed to do things
@swordscot
@swordscot 10 днів тому
Would be hard to do as he lives in Australia
@millwallholdings
@millwallholdings 10 днів тому
He bores me to death the old bore, Tbh thought he was brown bread
@echobay5040
@echobay5040 14 днів тому
Ben Elton. Spot on 👍
@davideLocke
@davideLocke 12 днів тому
I saw Ben Elton on the feed and listrned to the whole of this and feel much better for doing so. what a lovely, well thought out and measeured interview. we dont hear it enough, but here's to the enlightenment ❤.
@amazoniaamazonia7225
@amazoniaamazonia7225 14 днів тому
I don’t think anyone with an once of common sense is interested in what Liz Truss thinks.
@LoveProWrestling
@LoveProWrestling 13 днів тому
unfortunately she is useful to those idiots, and can be wheeled out to say absolutely bonkers stuff so they dont have to cop the flack for it.
@roxy806
@roxy806 12 днів тому
Same was said about the brexit vote and here we are
@tobybaker5187
@tobybaker5187 11 днів тому
Sadly, the majority of people have no common sense. Whatsoever.
@andybrice2711
@andybrice2711 11 днів тому
Her ideas may be terrible. But I think we ought to question the rather implausible claim that she somehow singlehandedly _"tanked the economy"_ with a proposed budget which never even got implemented. Because I'm pretty sure the Tories are trying to shift the blame for Sunak's failures onto her.
@skymanifest8339
@skymanifest8339 9 днів тому
​@roxy806 No it wasn't. Stop making stuff up.
@Dayrile123
@Dayrile123 14 днів тому
The issue lies in what James O'Brien describes quite brilliantly in his latest book. The strange symbiotic ecosystem we seem to have developed which enables politicians to lie and promote themselves as arbiters of truth. We need journalists to adhere to stricter principles of journalist rigor and hold these people to account. It is right that we stop cancelling people unless they promote hate and give hate speeches, but we shouldn't give people like Truss an hour of self promotion without challenging her substantively.
@NeilLewis77
@NeilLewis77 14 днів тому
It's ok, no one gets cancelled. Ricky gervais literally went on stage during one of his recorded Netflix specials and said horrible uniformed nasty things about trans people. When told that his comments were nasty and uninformed, he didn't learn and say sorry. He just lashed out and told the trans community that he knows more about the trans community than they do. He's not been cancelled for this behavior. He still has TV shows, movies, stand up shows and Netflix specials in the works. I can't think of anyone who has been cancelled unless they go full kramer from Seinfeld.
@pipins3616
@pipins3616 14 днів тому
Well said James
@minui8758
@minui8758 14 днів тому
@@NeilLewis77 can’t stand Ricky Gervais. I’m ashamed to say we did the same degree course at the same university. We must blame his arrogance on being raised under Thatcherism I think because it certainly didn’t come from UCL
@chatham43
@chatham43 14 днів тому
@Day Don't know why James doesn't get off his backside and enter politics..and do something about it!
@NeilLewis77
@NeilLewis77 14 днів тому
@@chatham43 that's not how journalism works. He's not a politician and doesn't want to be. He doesn't claim to represent a group of people and he isn't trying to get votes. This idea that people criticizing politicians should instead all become politicians has been going on for ages and it's silly.
@hg82met
@hg82met 14 днів тому
"Resurgence" - like a storm overflow spewing raw sewage into a river.
@annepoitrineau5650
@annepoitrineau5650 14 днів тому
Sadly, this is exactly what is happening in the UK. Let that not be a prophecy of The Lettruss's return.
@asadashraf2128
@asadashraf2128 12 днів тому
Everyone has the right to not go and see a comedian, if they don’t like being offended.
@richardjoslin2549
@richardjoslin2549 10 днів тому
Precisely.
@Batters56
@Batters56 14 днів тому
4:14 Well said Ben Elton
@pic101
@pic101 14 днів тому
Well done Ben. Great piece. Fully agree. 👍🏻
@stephennicol-rj5vl
@stephennicol-rj5vl 14 днів тому
The lunatics have taken over the asylum
@richardjoslin2549
@richardjoslin2549 10 днів тому
You mean the Lefties?
@annepoitrineau5650
@annepoitrineau5650 14 днів тому
People in the dark Ages or Middle Ages were not as unenlightened as they are famed to be. I am a medievalist, and I have read a lot of medieval texts. Lying, pulling the wool over people's eyes has happened through the ages, most specifically when somebody was attempting to be or being a dictator.
@autoclearanceuk7191
@autoclearanceuk7191 11 днів тому
Do enlighten us about similarities between then and today ?
@annepoitrineau5650
@annepoitrineau5650 10 днів тому
@@autoclearanceuk7191 Ok, for example (even further back in time than the Middle Ages). Solon, one of th Greek Tyrants, was having a shave when a little accident happened and his barber hurt him a bit. said barber was apologising profusely, Solon jumped up and ran through Athens to claim somebody had just tried to assassinate him because he was feared by the bad people. He got elected. Fake news...Then: If you read feench Fabliaux, you will find of sorts of satyre againstt a greedy church, or women getting their own back on bad husbands. read the Canterbury tales, Of course the setting of the stories is medieval, but a lot of the way the characters think is very close to us. It is a little difficult to do what would be a whole course in a UKposts post. And then: Nero was accused of playing the lyra while Rome burnt: not true, but he was hated, and the senate wanted him ou (he was a populist and their privileges were at risk), so they spread a lot of rumours about him, which did result in is assassination. During the Middle Ages, several European dynasties lied about descending from saints etc. The catholic church was selling "indulgences". A nice little book to read. The characters are animals, but the stories are all about human gullibillity: Le roman de renard.
@richardjoslin2549
@richardjoslin2549 10 днів тому
You mean, like mediaeval religious belief systems?
@mrlovegrove3327
@mrlovegrove3327 14 днів тому
'Feeling uncomfortable' = Watching a Ben Elton musical. 'Feeling unsafe' = Tory government.
@annepoitrineau5650
@annepoitrineau5650 14 днів тому
Feeling nauseaus+tory government.
@millwallholdings
@millwallholdings 10 днів тому
@@annepoitrineau5650 i feel like that every time i see a Labour mp Especially Tax dodging house corruption Raynor , When Sir smarmys on the country falls asleep
@M3M3M32
@M3M3M32 8 днів тому
Lis Truzz was PM for 46 very chaotic days. Why would anyone pay any attention to that trainwreck after that disaster.
@user-lr6qi1yy2l
@user-lr6qi1yy2l 14 днів тому
I think that the answer at the moment lies with investigative journalism. Call politicians out and don’t let them get away with not backing up their arguments with facts
@wainerollins2587
@wainerollins2587 14 днів тому
Ben Elton still calling it correctly after so many years.
@maurbyrne
@maurbyrne 11 днів тому
Lovely to hear Ben Elton's clarity after all this time. More of that please
@janetbayford133
@janetbayford133 14 днів тому
Ben Elton is a really smart guy as well as an outrageously funny guy. Ian Hislop for prime minister but Ben Elton for deputy prime minister, in fact, giv’em a job share!
@johnrussell3961
@johnrussell3961 14 днів тому
If you went to a Pub Landlord comedy show, you took the risk of him picking you out , and making a joke at your expense.
@vincentvangogh8092
@vincentvangogh8092 14 днів тому
he still does it, no comedians have been stopped from being controversial they do it all the time, i can only think that the comploainers have never been to see a controversial comedian live.i could list a number of comedians here and abroad who just say what they think, im talking live but tv is another story
@harrypainter7472
@harrypainter7472 14 днів тому
@@vincentvangogh8092 Graham Linehan?
@davidwolfenden8289
@davidwolfenden8289 14 днів тому
Well articulated Ben
@RobBCactive
@RobBCactive 14 днів тому
In Delusion and Denial Liz Truss!
@millwallholdings
@millwallholdings 10 днів тому
Like Ben Elton wow how old has he got
@RobBCactive
@RobBCactive 10 днів тому
@@millwallholdings unlike the CaTrusstrophe Ben never was daft enough to destabilise the pension system.
@chriswilliams1096
@chriswilliams1096 14 днів тому
One way of improving the quality of political debate would be to make lying in parliament a serious offence with serious consequences. Elected politicians should be setting an example to the electorate, not demonstrating the political benefit of lying through ones teeth with no repercussions.
@normanchristie4524
@normanchristie4524 14 днів тому
It used to be a resigning matter, they now lie with impunity.
@daisydeblincs1473
@daisydeblincs1473 13 днів тому
Ben Elton is totally correct in his opinion & a voice of reason.
@alexritchie4586
@alexritchie4586 14 днів тому
You should read her book. It's written in a way that makes it seem like she was Prime Minister for years. She's quite literally delusional.
@chatham43
@chatham43 14 днів тому
@alex Which you certainly haven't..and why would you?
@BlueBlazer47
@BlueBlazer47 13 днів тому
@@chatham43: You've become predictable in a matter of minutes. Congratulations!😆
@morph640
@morph640 12 днів тому
Not in this lifetime
@kristianheadland8184
@kristianheadland8184 14 днів тому
Can’t wait to see Ben live finally. As always he brings the receipts.
@007floppyboy
@007floppyboy 14 днів тому
isnt it strange that Ben, a quite left person like myself, will defend NFs right to spout right wing sh1t3. Wont be reciprocated. The Right, let alone the far right, would have Ben et al, erased from any conversation.
@johnrussell3961
@johnrussell3961 14 днів тому
It’s down to decent politiceans to win the argument. Even Germany accepts the neo-fascists have a right to make their argument,
@Batters56
@Batters56 14 днів тому
It’s a pretty fundamental part of democracy.
@bordersw1239
@bordersw1239 14 днів тому
Any examples of that in the U.K?
@007floppyboy
@007floppyboy 14 днів тому
@@Batters56 One which the right wing would have removed. NF LT are dictators in a cr4p disguise.
@annepoitrineau5650
@annepoitrineau5650 14 днів тому
As Voltaire said: "I disagree with everything you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it". This is how you measure a real politician/philosopher/democrat.
@countgeekula9143
@countgeekula9143 14 днів тому
Journos and the media need to do their jobs better. Do not go easy on them. Make it deeply difficult and uncomfortable for them to spout lies as if they are truth. Paxman would have made mincemeat of the likes of Truss.
@jmcm8546
@jmcm8546 14 днів тому
How does anyone work alongside iain Dale as a colleague, and listen to his fawning and drivel over gormless Truss? She is a space cadet.
@simonporter8372
@simonporter8372 14 днів тому
As a now ex friend explained it to me "it's ok for them to lie as long as it keeps the likes of you in your place" At the time he was a member of the Torys...... He now thinks they're too left wing and is standing for Reform in local council elections.
@beardedbloke2521
@beardedbloke2521 14 днів тому
I guess the Daily Mail and Daily Express succeeded in rewiring his brain.....
@simonporter8372
@simonporter8372 14 днів тому
@@beardedbloke2521 Aspirant chief apron washer at local Masonic Lodge.....
@annepoitrineau5650
@annepoitrineau5650 14 днів тому
I wonder how you two became friends in the first place. Did you go to school, and the shared past created a bond that was unquestionable until...(This is what happened to me)
@simonporter8372
@simonporter8372 14 днів тому
@@annepoitrineau5650 Knew his mother and grandmother. Mother about my age. He was landlord in a local pub that regularly had live bands on, so friends over mutual interest music wise. He stood as am independent in local council elections a few times before disappearing down a right wing rabbit hole....
@juliangower2176
@juliangower2176 10 днів тому
There is something very sick about the Tory party in that it provides an avenue for the mentally disturbed narcissist oddities such as Truss to find a public stage to manifest their delusional picture of their perceived self-importance. While Labour and the Libs occasionally have such miscreants, the Tories have such disastrous headliners almost weekly. The other parties are far from perfect, but for anyone who cares about the future of our nation, democracy, and the progress of our globally interdependent humanity, use your vote wisely, and vote strategically to prevent and/or get rid of any tory candidate - that is the priority for the sake of us all and our shared future.
@everettscott4745
@everettscott4745 10 днів тому
Ben Elton, absolutely fantastic, and refreshingly informative.
@padraigohooligan8363
@padraigohooligan8363 14 днів тому
But the most important factor for populists, charlatans, influencers, etc to be ever in the public eye is the abject failure of journalists to fact-check them, expose their lies and hold them to account. That failure also includes Marr, who loves softball questions and a non-confrontational atmosphere.
@jeranemo5504
@jeranemo5504 14 днів тому
Nice one Ben Elton. Legend and talks sense. 👍
@KryptonitetoallBS
@KryptonitetoallBS 10 днів тому
Ben Elton talks so much sense, which is sadly missing in 2024 in the media and on-line!
@GKEL18
@GKEL18 10 днів тому
Ben, the next time I see you in Aussie I‘d be privileged to shake your hand. Very refreshing. Thank you.
@merv592
@merv592 11 днів тому
Loved hearing Ben Elton; cogent, reasoned and thought provoking. I will definitely check out his tour schedule.
@user-bx5dm4op3p
@user-bx5dm4op3p 11 днів тому
Ben Elton is just a national institution....he is a class act....
@orionv75
@orionv75 14 днів тому
Ben Elton - great to see him again, could listen to him all day
@garethtaylor1470
@garethtaylor1470 7 днів тому
Can we as a country take out a restraining order against Loopy Liz!😮
@anthonywilson-qk6bl
@anthonywilson-qk6bl 12 днів тому
Wow!, what a story. Living in Australia, but sadly it sounds familiar here. The political people in power make their own rules. But tell us all how we are so bad.
@philipcollins218
@philipcollins218 10 днів тому
Ben Elton is dreadful- that said he’s right about Truss - the woman is delusional, and needs locking up. It’s a disgrace
@patricklee6066
@patricklee6066 14 днів тому
Please dont say theyre defrosting this woman...i hoped shed gone back into cryogenic status.
@normasarsby1350
@normasarsby1350 14 днів тому
What happened to the days when politicians had a sense of shame?
@aero49plane
@aero49plane 13 днів тому
I cannot remember any such time! They are everywhere, SNP, Labour, Liberals, Conservatives and don't be deluded by the likes of Ben Elton. Remember he's a comedian and spends his time destructively not constructively.
@Debagio
@Debagio 12 днів тому
It's not a trait that psychopaths have.
@bengrillet
@bengrillet 12 днів тому
Elton is a hugely under-appreciated giant of incisive political wit and wisdom
@chaipup7045
@chaipup7045 13 днів тому
well. we're only 40 years behind George Orwell.
@deanlowdon8381
@deanlowdon8381 14 днів тому
You improve the conversation with quality journalism, something which is sadly difficult to find these days…
@amc5966
@amc5966 3 дні тому
Ben Elton - a lifetime of brilliance.
@doppelnfts
@doppelnfts 14 днів тому
Well said.
@user-kf1he2pk3l
@user-kf1he2pk3l 14 днів тому
Finally, someone talking some sense 👏👍
@bganonimouse2754
@bganonimouse2754 14 днів тому
I'm sure that the fact that Ben Elton doesn't court the spotlight shows a healthy dislike of celebrity culture etc, but we need to hear more from Elton.
@rosswilkes7817
@rosswilkes7817 14 днів тому
'Liz Truss the lettuce' haha 😂
@jeffsimon9594
@jeffsimon9594 14 днів тому
Just heard that for the first time have you?
@chatham43
@chatham43 14 днів тому
@ross You finally got the joke...and thankfully you don't vote.😊
@rosswilkes7817
@rosswilkes7817 14 днів тому
I've heard it alot, I just didn't expect the presenter to say it in that way
@paulhammond6978
@paulhammond6978 13 днів тому
Ben Elton hasn't got any answers - this is "I hope a generation of politicians will come up that don't do this stuff" - really? How is that going to work when the last decades have proved how "this stuff" actually works, at least so far as winning power. Still, I'd rather listen to him promote his tour than Liz Truss promote her book.
@glennb1679
@glennb1679 11 днів тому
I love you Ben - our voice of reason for decades.
@user-po2qb6cm9q
@user-po2qb6cm9q 14 днів тому
Nailed it.
@user-sy6do1tg4c
@user-sy6do1tg4c 12 днів тому
Can you trust what politicians say?
@keithclinch1303
@keithclinch1303 11 днів тому
Amazingly well said.
@l3eatalphal3eatalpha
@l3eatalphal3eatalpha 14 днів тому
If you want to hear a joke, ask a politician. If you want to hear the truth, ask a jester.
@MrJenklns
@MrJenklns 12 днів тому
Who votes the jokes into power ?
@chrisjordan7739
@chrisjordan7739 6 днів тому
Why o why don't we get people like this into parliament
@karlmoore7406
@karlmoore7406 10 днів тому
"I find it beyond depressing" Ben Elton. Is he critiquing his own shows now?!
@StarklyUncomfortable
@StarklyUncomfortable 11 днів тому
Thank goodness people like Ben Elton still have a voice!
@smillner771
@smillner771 12 днів тому
I wouldn't call myself Ben Elton's no. 1 fan, but here he is brilliant.
@annettekearney9798
@annettekearney9798 14 днів тому
Excellent everything he said.
@RoyWhearty
@RoyWhearty 13 днів тому
People knew their was a climate issue when even the young said, 'it's not like it was when I was a kid', Stark, sometime years ago. Now, the Great Barrier reef is bleaching 18 feet deeper than previously. Truss is not he only thing utterly depressing
@naj114
@naj114 14 днів тому
Liz Truss is like from a relationship we didn't choose but was imposed on us, and is now stalking the public.
@kevinwalton4538
@kevinwalton4538 14 днів тому
Spot on Ben….
@simoncardie9371
@simoncardie9371 12 днів тому
Ben Elton was the best stand up i've seen. That was 86, yet still knows what he's talking about.
@tobybaker5187
@tobybaker5187 11 днів тому
The fact that these people just won't go away is frightening.
@TippyI
@TippyI 14 днів тому
Ben has nailed it Post-truth is a return to the dark ages..
@andrewholden5575
@andrewholden5575 13 днів тому
No resurgence just hype pr book release
@coppershark1973
@coppershark1973 14 днів тому
I miss Ben, he was GREAT as Saturday Night Live host. Bring it back, we need it!
@peterbalchin9077
@peterbalchin9077 12 днів тому
It was amusing. My sympathy in saying so to those suffering higher interest rates.
@mryorkshire3623
@mryorkshire3623 14 днів тому
'' I'm a fighter, not a quitter !! '' The next day she resigned.
@connclissmann6514
@connclissmann6514 13 днів тому
... she resigned. Thank Goodness!
@emmasayers7576
@emmasayers7576 9 днів тому
Ben Elton, the voice of reason in the fa(r)ce of politics for decades.
@cazfive
@cazfive 13 днів тому
Never follow a leader who loves power more than the people!!!
@neilmccartney4119
@neilmccartney4119 12 днів тому
Can someone please explain why a comedian makes more sense than the people elected to govern the nation?
@davidh7088
@davidh7088 11 днів тому
Because nobody votes for a comedian.
@neilmccartney4119
@neilmccartney4119 11 днів тому
@@davidh7088 Boris had a HUGE majority.
@syleshwhycantileavethisbla802
@syleshwhycantileavethisbla802 14 днів тому
100% agree with him, there's a difference between being uncomfortable and being unsafe. I do however think some comedians fail to look at the impact of their jokes on actual people, because its not always about people being "offended", oftentimes humour that skirts the line of decency does so by relying on negative stereotypes, and sometimes even harmful untruths. When a comedian makes a joke thay also spreads those untruths to theor audience, they have a potential of fueling hatred and spreading messages used to harm people. That's generally why the subjects of those jokes get upset, not becauae theyre offended but because they're seeing the spread of falsehoods that make them actually unsafe.
@chatham43
@chatham43 14 днів тому
@sylesh Thin edge of the wedge.
@Wyrimo1
@Wyrimo1 13 днів тому
Well said Ben 👍🏽
@GlennCollins-kw4rj
@GlennCollins-kw4rj 12 днів тому
What a great orator Ben well said on every point raised
@glasgovipsolara
@glasgovipsolara 14 днів тому
Stephen Flynn didn’t hold back on Truss last night on Peston. It was refreshing to hear it.
@Smittumi
@Smittumi 13 днів тому
4:40 this is the Liberal problem. In essence: 'All we can do is hope for better political leaders from inside a system that had produced these ones.'
@dennisgreene7164
@dennisgreene7164 12 днів тому
If Ben Elton stood for London Mayor he would win by a mile. We sadly have no real options. I am voting for Count Binface.
@vdd
@vdd 14 днів тому
I might try and get tickets for Elton on tour. I enjoyed going to see him a few years back
@andrewhoult
@andrewhoult 14 днів тому
Its called 'hypernormalisation' . Adam Curtis coined it quite some time ago now in a doc he made.
@Badchicken1
@Badchicken1 14 днів тому
Well done Ben .
@IndieGems2
@IndieGems2 12 днів тому
You've got Boris hanging around and you've got Truss trying to worm her way back in by any means possible. The Tories really have no shame and completely unable to admit their failings or take any responsibility for them.
@steverafferty4114
@steverafferty4114 11 днів тому
More Ben Elton please
@mikeydread62
@mikeydread62 9 днів тому
Loving Ben’s Aussie accent 👍
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