The Brexit effect: how leaving the EU hit the UK | FT Film

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The UK's recent disastrous "mini" Budget can trace its origins back to Britain's decision to leave the European Union. The economic costs of Brexit were masked by the Covid-19 pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine. But six years after the UK voted to leave, the effect has become clear. In this film, senior FT writers and British businesspeople examine how Brexit hit the UK economy, the political conspiracy of silence, and why there has not yet been a convincing case for a 'Brexit dividend'.
Produced, directed and edited by Daniel Garrahan
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00:00 - The Brexit effect
01:41 - The economic impact
04:40 - Brexit and business
09:45 - Britain falls behind
13:45 - The labour market
15:05 - Northern Ireland conundrum
16:50 - The conspiracy of silence
18:57 - Winners and losers
21:17 - The Brexit 'dividend
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@dimitrivforvictory271
@dimitrivforvictory271 Рік тому
Hilarious, so worried about the Polish stealing their jobs now they just have the whole company in Poland 😂😂😂😂 😊
@miguelfelix4492
@miguelfelix4492 Рік тому
Ahahahah, exactly!
@strategon28
@strategon28 Рік тому
And even more funny: Brits can't work in that company in Poland, because of the end of free movement. They wanted it.
@thethirdman225
@thethirdman225 Рік тому
I had exactly the same thought.
@strategon28
@strategon28 Рік тому
@Jack Maguire Yes, and Suella Br did not like it ... Brexiteer vs Brexiteer, next round.
@mrfarax4944
@mrfarax4944 Рік тому
😂😂😂😂
@rikremmerswaal2756
@rikremmerswaal2756 Рік тому
If you leave a union, you are no longer entitled to the benefits of said union. What a shock.
@peterppp694
@peterppp694 Рік тому
Brexiters supposed to be special. Brexit hard truths are making them look like looooool. Brexit not going well at all
@thewingcommander
@thewingcommander Рік тому
So why do you expect to benefit from the UK? Really can't see why you're shocked, the unelected officials were always going to make it harder for you.
@thewingcommander
@thewingcommander Рік тому
@@peterppp694 it's working for us in the UK, though lots up do, first to make sure the EU sanctioned illegal migrants stay in the EU countries while they apply properly, wonder why they feel so unwelcome in the EU countries?
@philippedefague3835
@philippedefague3835 Рік тому
Because the EU is an empire.
@koenmccarthy9061
@koenmccarthy9061 Рік тому
@@thewingcommander how's that copium?
@megaconstans2425
@megaconstans2425 3 місяці тому
So I divorced my wife but I still do expect all the marital benefits.
@San-yh4zi
@San-yh4zi 23 дні тому
basically what the brits always did even when they were in the eu
@norm701
@norm701 13 днів тому
theoratically if you didn't get married at the first place, at least you don't have to split up your assets when you divorced
@jonsimmons4150
@jonsimmons4150 11 днів тому
Japan trades the world over, and can sell toyotas, hondas, suzukis, kawasaki, yamaha, sony, mitsubishi, nissan,subaru, lexus, fujitsu,mashushita,denso the world over and japan doesnt pay into a standover committee in a foreign land to do so, Japanese visa and immigration system isn't overridden by a standover foreign committee for 27 countries on the back of its international trading arrangements, giving 27 countries citizens unfettered access to Japanese jobs, welfare, healthcare,and housing and paying billions of yen for the privilege.. whilst handing over japanese fishing waters to forrin countries in order to "trade" with them.. ~Its "Project Reality" ~its how the rest of the world works in 169 countries
@ayushkumar-bg1xf
@ayushkumar-bg1xf 10 днів тому
other 169 country have raw material , you have none, japan donot have raw material but they compensate that by working hard , you have only looted wealth whic h is getting used fast@@jonsimmons4150
@Hanoitami
@Hanoitami 10 днів тому
No buddy, you divorce your wife, but she will still get the alimony, part of your house and keep the kid. You do not understand what the EU did with Britain.
@extramild1
@extramild1 Місяць тому
As an Irishman watching Britain turn into Argentina Upon Thames is just hilarious.
@HistoryBuff_0
@HistoryBuff_0 Місяць тому
Irish brothers enjoying the joys of republic and EU 🇫🇷❤🇮🇪
@arbjful
@arbjful 27 днів тому
😂😂
@Michael0697
@Michael0697 27 днів тому
Much love to Ireland. 🇮🇪🇪🇺 Hopefully this results in reunification.
@SkiDaBird
@SkiDaBird 26 днів тому
Argentina Upon Thames! That's really good and I'm going to borrow that.
@nadiaguerrero2307
@nadiaguerrero2307 24 дні тому
JAJAJA we have a joke about the failed british empire... But watching documentaries or news about how they have to choose between heating or eating is not fun.
@mrfarax4944
@mrfarax4944 Рік тому
As a Dutch person I thank the English for this experiment, we had some corners in our country who wanted that as well. But thx to you guys we don't even talk about leaving anymore
@alanlynchireland1590
@alanlynchireland1590 Рік тому
Very well said
@edwardburroughs1489
@edwardburroughs1489 Рік тому
Have you ever heard of Stockholm syndrome?
@willia3r
@willia3r Рік тому
Dont speak so soon yet. We are still waiting on the results from the disastrous decision the European Union made to jump on board with the *_Economic Sanctions War_* against Russia and totally cut itself off from natural gas. Let's wait until springtime 2023 to see if being fully on-board with the EU was/is a good idea.
@jonasmejerpedersen4847
@jonasmejerpedersen4847 Рік тому
Same here in Denmark
@guillermo2411
@guillermo2411 Рік тому
😅
@user-ql5un6ng7x
@user-ql5un6ng7x Рік тому
They were told, "We send so many million Pounds to the EU everyday. " They never asked, "How many million Euros does the EU send back to us? "
@pirates6735
@pirates6735 Рік тому
Because the amount given exceeds whatever EU "gave back". UK, Germany and France are/were net contributors. www.ons.gov.uk/economy/governmentpublicsectorandtaxes/publicsectorfinance/articles/theukcontributiontotheeubudget/2017-10-31
@artbargestudio
@artbargestudio Рік тому
If people are so stupid that they don't even ask, then it's basically their own fault.
@dee2251
@dee2251 Рік тому
One huge problem with that is that it’s our money they send back to us. For every £10 we send them, they send £3 back and then tell us how we can spend it. Never once has the UK got back more than it put in.
@rickymetz869
@rickymetz869 Рік тому
@@dee2251 You missed the point. You can't just compare dollar figures sent back and forth between governments. There are economic benefits that were worth far more than the money sent.
@dee2251
@dee2251 Рік тому
@@rickymetz869 Actual I think you’ve missed the point. Our sovereignty is worth much more than the Benjamins, but then the UK was always the biggest loser in the SM. Most British businesses don’t export to the EU and now have over 70 independent trade deals and counting. Something we couldn’t ever do within the EU.
@LutzHerting
@LutzHerting 7 місяців тому
Looking at this whole mess from the outside, it is seriously weird to still hear people (including critics) say "We are treated as a third country now." ... You aren't "treated as a third country", you ARE a third country. Becoming one is literally what you voted for in the first place.
@JorgeForge
@JorgeForge 25 днів тому
It was hilarious. UK called Poland and other post soviet countries "Third World". Now they know how it felt.
@rogerk6180
@rogerk6180 20 днів тому
That was the whole point of the vote. Becomming a third country going forward.
@ricardo8640
@ricardo8640 16 днів тому
it’s not a third world country though is it?
@rogerk6180
@rogerk6180 16 днів тому
@@ricardo8640 nobody is saying it is a third world country. Nobody other then trolls anyway.
@jonsimmons4150
@jonsimmons4150 11 днів тому
Japan trades the world over, and can sell toyotas, hondas, suzukis, kawasaki, yamaha, sony, mitsubishi, nissan,subaru, lexus, fujitsu,mashushita,denso the world over and japan doesnt pay into a standover committee in a foreign land to do so, Japanese visa and immigration system isn't overridden by a standover foreign committee for 27 countries on the back of its international trading arrangements, giving 27 countries citizens unfettered access to Japanese jobs, welfare, healthcare,and housing and paying billions of yen for the privilege.. whilst handing over japanese fishing waters to forrin countries in order to "trade" with them.. ~Its "Project Reality" ~its how the rest of the world works in 169 countries
@jave2274
@jave2274 3 місяці тому
As a EU-Citizen, i am so happy we didnt bend over for UK after brexit, just to keep them friendly or something. It was one of the few moments we really acted like a union and showed the rowdy kid the way out.
@mrsentencename7334
@mrsentencename7334 2 місяці тому
Goodbye 4th reich
@aaronTNGDS9
@aaronTNGDS9 2 місяці тому
The 'rowdy kid'(The UK) was also immature and too full of itself.
@Xanzia1972
@Xanzia1972 2 місяці тому
Not an accurate take on the EU's attitude at all.
@shep9231
@shep9231 2 місяці тому
Good riddance, if you ask me.
@amparogonzalezalvarez2295
@amparogonzalezalvarez2295 2 місяці тому
They weren't invited to Davos? They sent D.Imain?
@twofarg0ne763
@twofarg0ne763 Рік тому
I'm a retired American who moved to France 6 years ago. Quite frankly, I have zero sympathy for the older generation Brexiteers; you made your bed, now sleep in it. I do, however, have great sympathy for the younger generations of Brits; they realized what the impact was going to have on their lives. Whereas the older generations only care about keeping their short-sighted sovereign greedy mentality in place, the younger generations instinctively knew that you need good business relations with other countries in order to get the things you want and need.
@lauriemayne7436
@lauriemayne7436 Рік тому
I feel the same way, as I'm sure many senior Brexiteers do as well by now. The whole saga, from the mindless referendum to the shambles overseen by Boris Karloff, teaches us much about the ineptitude of the modern British (post 1975) for self-government. The idea of taking a good look before you jump never came into play here due to Camerons' Calamity. We lock up people like Assange while the real crims walk free. We need someone to MBGA - make Britain great again, if it ever was great in the first place.
@Koloviv48i
@Koloviv48i Рік тому
@@lauriemayne7436 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@steelcom5976
@steelcom5976 Рік тому
The young really took a hit on Brexit. Access to a career within a 28 country Union, along with free movement and free health care, shows how extreme the greed was among the older English generation. Let's take care of our up-and-coming was never on the table. Why Scotland doesn't separate is likely due to a number of considerations, but they were really pulled into the vortex on that one.
@joepaluka9031
@joepaluka9031 Рік тому
Would you be happy if Mexico was setting the trade rules and USA was powerless to stop it
@feraldrgn
@feraldrgn Рік тому
I just want to point out that it wasn't specific age groups voting for 1 or the other. It was people with foresight & people without, many of us did our research or just had a general understanding that pulling out of a union with so many benefits (like court of human rights & the free market) was foolish, that's why the vote was almost 50/50 & people like Nigel Farage should've seen consequences for lying to the public about the total exchange of funds with the EU.
@allandnothing5338
@allandnothing5338 Рік тому
I have zero sympathy for the business owners who say "I was in favor of Brexit but didn't know that it would be so hard to export and import afterward". That was repeated over and over again during the debates before the vote. It's not that you didn't know. It's that either you chose not to believe what you were told, or you didn't care enough to pay attention. * edited to fix spelling *
@mcr2356
@mcr2356 Рік тому
I get it though. I voted to stay, but brexit was never defined. A "soft" brexit within the customs Union would have meant minimimal disruption.
@allandnothing5338
@allandnothing5338 Рік тому
@@mcr2356 A soft Brexit would have only been possible if the Free circulation of people was on the negotiation table. The UK government ruled that out (their right). And the EU ruled that free circulation of goods and people had to go hand in hand (their right). EU made their position clear from the very beginning. Yet, the Brexiters kept saying that they'd be able to negotiate a great deal. EU's jewels of the crown is its huge internal free market. What interest would the EU have to create a precedent where a non-member state participate without any significant counterpart (especially, if said non-member state has a government who's favorite pastime is to throw mud at the EU)? A soft landing was never ever going to happen.
@yessum15
@yessum15 Рік тому
@@mcr2356 This is like sealing the fire exit of a building on fire and saying _"I thought there was a chance we'd find another exit."_
@monodeldiablo
@monodeldiablo Рік тому
@@mcr2356 A soft Brexit required making demands of the EU just as the UK was on the way out. Sure, you can demand to continue using the exercise treadmill and pool when you cancel your gym membership... but they don't have to consent. They'd be stupid to let you. Ultimately, the UK opted to leave a club but continued to believe it would enjoy the benefits of membership. That's mad, and anybody who pointed that out -- and it was a lot of people -- was ignored, shouted down, or ruthlessly mocked. Hard Brexit was an inevitability from the very beginning.
@sinisin2000
@sinisin2000 Рік тому
I'm much more cynical. I think there was an option 3: they thought it wouldn't affect them somehow because they had money and "thought" that gave them some kind of power.
@robin-30
@robin-30 7 місяців тому
As a British national, Brexit is a deeply painful embarrassment of Trumpian proportions. Please don't forget that there was a lot of English people that fought against this and lost, myself included. This resulted in families splitting and the ongoing anger and sense of betrayal I continue to feel as we watch the completely predictable results play out.
@pseudonym3690
@pseudonym3690 7 місяців тому
That is absolutely relatable. It's a pretty horrible situation of having to lie in a bed that the other side made. I hope that at one point in time politicians and pro brexiteers will come to their senses.
@jonasduell9953
@jonasduell9953 7 місяців тому
Seeing Biden, I don't see the particular embarrassment in Trump. But I mean Brits fell for populism, false claims and distortion of the truth, happens to the best of us.
@pseudonym3690
@pseudonym3690 7 місяців тому
​@@jonasduell9953 Not sure if you're being serious, but if you are, the irony couldn't be any bigger.
@latchmere100
@latchmere100 7 місяців тому
Cry puppet cry.😢😢
@clovernacknime6984
@clovernacknime6984 7 місяців тому
@@jonasduell9953 Trump presidency, like Brexit, marks the point of no return in the decline of a once great nation. Both are entirely self-inflicted wounds, caused by the citizens deciding they prefer delusion to reality, and are thus embarrassing in the same way drinking yourself to death is embarrassing.
@detlefalbrecht6900
@detlefalbrecht6900 7 місяців тому
„We didn’t start to dig into the questions until Brexit was done.“ Even for a lay person the fundamental economic questions were clear in 2015 and the lack of answers was evident. The young generation of Brits were royally screwed by the pro Brexit politicians and the xenophobic retiree generation that feared the impact of cheap non British laborers.
@voice.of.reason
@voice.of.reason 7 місяців тому
It was totallly clear, our PM wanted us to stay in, annd produced a leaflet telling us why we should stay in and all the bad things that could happen if we left. Yes they were a drawback, but despite this most people voted to leave. Most of the bad things they said that would happen turned out to be scare stories in the end. It was a win - win for the UK! And we would leave again
@alex.velasco
@alex.velasco 7 місяців тому
@@voice.of.reason No reasonable discussion is possible with people, like you, who are immune to evidence.
@aw2584
@aw2584 7 місяців тому
​@@voice.of.reasonI'm not a fan of EU but have you like... looked at any economical statistic about this? I was actually rooting for Britain to succeed simply to push EU into reforms, but so far its been an economic disaster... now Poland is predicted to have higher average household income than Britain by the end of the decade, Poland that British nationalists blamed for all its problems as the immigrant scapegoat... the irony is just hilarious
@saftsuparn3222
@saftsuparn3222 7 місяців тому
Im pulling my hair out thinking about it, how did they not for a single second think what actually would happened if they left the EU? It was obvious from the start that they would get shafted if they did, its such a weird thing to just say "well we didnt know what would happened" like holy hell your a business owner, its your job to think about these things..
@lenawagenfuehr53
@lenawagenfuehr53 7 місяців тому
Because they were impossible to talk to. We all tried, and got petulant forced laughter or just stubborn "no, YOU'VE got it wrong" in replies.
@bijhua
@bijhua Рік тому
How anyone voting for Brexit believed that you can “divorce” but still remain “friends with benefits” is beyond any form of imagination. Childish actions often have bitter results.
@michaelmouse4024
@michaelmouse4024 Рік тому
The brexit Paradox is that any govt capable of delivering brexit wouldn't
@gerardlefevre1768
@gerardlefevre1768 Рік тому
@@brmh1667 The comment by Wassabi really hits the nail on the head. Britain wanted all of the benefits of being an EU member but none of the costs.
@leew1598
@leew1598 Рік тому
Lots of the big players arguing for Brexit did try and make out we'd be financially better off, but for most of the people who voted for it at the time it seemed like it was much more about immigration with a bit of anti establishment sentiment thrown in too.
@jozefk8948
@jozefk8948 Рік тому
EU becoming Soviet Union... formerly it was an economic community, and today they tell you what you think about abortion, LGBT ... Brexit was the best thing for GB!
@4lanimoyo553
@4lanimoyo553 Рік тому
@@jozefk8948 proof????
@alexandrelarsac9115
@alexandrelarsac9115 Рік тому
As a French EU citizen, i feel only sad for the Scottish taken away against their will and also for the young British generation deprived of all the EU benefits.
@Untilitpases
@Untilitpases Рік тому
Well, the balkans have and are currently deprived of all these benefits for decades (while being far fewer in population & poorer than UK & being the region that gave birth to Europe) yet I don't see you nor westerners at large protest that one iota. I guess empathy doesn't stretch towards "the foreign" irrespective of truth... tribalism par excellence.
@pascualmartinez9702
@pascualmartinez9702 Рік тому
@@Untilitpases look im spaniard , my country could not join until late cz the spanish dictatorship, solve the problems in those countries and they Will be accepted , they dont even haave the minimum standards required to be a member
@cg986
@cg986 Рік тому
@@Untilitpases Your analysis is based on your feelings. Slovenia and Croatia(Balkan states) already are members, because they reached the necessary standards. Besides that EU-candidate states get billions from the EU to improve their justice system, fight corruption and improve institutions. Even Serbia gets billions. But that now ends, because they like to lick dictator Putin's boot and do not care about Ukraine. However, Bosnia and Herzegovina have gotten EU candidate status today! Once they have improved the level of their institutions and solved other problems like corruption, they are allowed to join. The EU sets a high standard.
@bertiescunsbutch9323
@bertiescunsbutch9323 Рік тому
Hahahaha
@Untilitpases
@Untilitpases Рік тому
@@cg986 You are both highjacking the topic. The topic is: falling on the wrong side of the EU walls has costs that bring a 1st world country to recession in under a year... well, guess what happens to poor countries for Decades. I guess when a change happens recently, we notice, when it's stretched over decades we call it normal. Normalizing decades of underinvestment, engineered disadvantaged position, double taxation... no wonder gray & illegal econ activity take root, you can't compete with anything else by definition. And let's not kid ourselves, it's all about money. If you are a rich country: you can have your cake &eat it too (money laundering haven Switzerland, Norway, rich microstates.) Enjoying the perks sans commitment. If you are poor, they take your lunch. Slovenia & Croatia joined for a myriad of reasons. 1, they've been invested upon for centuries (Austria), 2, rich countries share borders with them. Romania (geostrategic interest = $ & politics) joined w/o solving much. Also, it's not like corruption ain't happening in EU (hello $ bags), Belgium, Netherlands etc. Set an impossibly high standard until you grow rich enough for EU to care, then magically you are accepted. Those millions/billions go back to EU organisations & companies, and that's w/o counting all the revenue lost & humongous opportunity cost of being EU's Schrodinger's cat.
@loneprimate
@loneprimate 6 місяців тому
I'm utterly stunned that so many people failed to grasp such a basic concept as "dumping the system that enables you to trade freely implies you will no longer be able to trade freely". I admit it's a _bit_ more abstract than "stepping off the building that keeps you from falling to the ground means you'll fall to the ground", but honestly, not _much_ more abstract. I do feel sorry for such people... but not so much for what's happened to them as that they're that lamentably stupid.
@parafitality2730
@parafitality2730 Місяць тому
Not only that, they got to keep their own currency! They got given most of the benefits without much of the downside and turned it down.
@Aurega88
@Aurega88 11 днів тому
I think the issue is that people might have voted for brexit, but wanted a soft brexit instead of a hard one.
@jonsimmons4150
@jonsimmons4150 11 днів тому
Name *ONE* trading bloc that has.. 1) free unfettered movement.of people 2) a flag 3) a hymn 4) a unique currency
@andreabianchi6156
@andreabianchi6156 6 днів тому
​@@jonsimmons4150none. Thats why there's no multinational entity as rich as the EU
@jonsimmons4150
@jonsimmons4150 6 днів тому
But it wasn't trade- *EU IS A POLITICAL UNION*
@diedertspijkerboer
@diedertspijkerboer 4 місяці тому
I used to buy products from Britain fairly regularly, but I've stopped doing that, because I pay a 25% import tax,which I simply am not willing to pay.
@kdis1977
@kdis1977 Рік тому
As a Scotsman, I am so sad that Scotland was dragged out into this mess even though as a country we voted to stay in the EU.
@lanzknecht8599
@lanzknecht8599 Рік тому
Would be great to welcome Scotland back in the EU! Maybe one day......
@ericshadee
@ericshadee Рік тому
Funny that ironic cry of freedom whilst clawing at the shores of a federalistic state.
@YouLikeDomi
@YouLikeDomi Рік тому
As a German, I would love to see Scotland in EU!
@freedomsteppa
@freedomsteppa Рік тому
@@ericshadee Federalistic state? You mean the EU market?
@ericshadee
@ericshadee Рік тому
@@freedomsteppa it's far from the initial concept of the EEC.
@dombaker1924
@dombaker1924 Рік тому
The UK had it all - strong pound, free trade with the whole of Europe, growing economy. All buried in a single referendum.
@miker3139
@miker3139 Рік тому
So you are not old enough to have seen a weak pound or strong dollar before, I have seen parity
@dombaker1924
@dombaker1924 Рік тому
@@miker3139 I lived through the 1985 crash where we came close to parity. But the difference then was that the exchange rate only dropped below 1.45 for a period of 1.5 years and was rectified by the US signing the Plaza Accord. Whereas today the exchange rate has been below 1.45 for over 5.5 years and counting.
@spaliverpool71
@spaliverpool71 Рік тому
And excellent banking sector dealing with Europeans and North Americans alike
@spaliverpool71
@spaliverpool71 Рік тому
@@dombaker1924 Way below
@ivanbrglez
@ivanbrglez 9 місяців тому
😢
@tasseiviews2947
@tasseiviews2947 8 місяців тому
As a Dutch person even I find this very depressing. I think we were stronger together.
@voice.of.reason
@voice.of.reason 7 місяців тому
You dutch are about to leave the EU yourself, so you ought to be happy
@tasseiviews2947
@tasseiviews2947 7 місяців тому
@@voice.of.reason I think you might be confused but maybe I'm wrong. How would you say we are about to leave the EU ourselves?
@annekathleen4498
@annekathleen4498 7 місяців тому
As a Brit living in NL I totally agree with you. @ voice of reason, the Dutch are not going to leave the EU, they are not stupid.
@BensleyDRAKE
@BensleyDRAKE Місяць тому
@@voice.of.reason They are not stupid!
@hrvojehrvoje9438
@hrvojehrvoje9438 Місяць тому
Make a referendum to leave EU in every country, let’s see. I would vote for leaving. (Croatia)
@navi2710
@navi2710 3 місяці тому
My family business immediately set up a company in Germany after the Brexit vote and we've effectively moved everything to Germany. We plan to close the business in UK as there is little benefit to have both now.
@jonsimmons4150
@jonsimmons4150 11 днів тому
Good! Many companies moved to uk to trade.
@adeodatus85
@adeodatus85 10 днів тому
@@jonsimmons4150 Are these "companies" in the room with us right now?
@michaelhope8899
@michaelhope8899 Рік тому
Wait.......leaving one of the biggest trading unions in the world has damaged the UK economy?! Who would've predicted that?
@MINDYOUROWNBUISINESS
@MINDYOUROWNBUISINESS Рік тому
Not that there was any spite and malfeasance on the part of the EU seeking to punish Blighty for breaking up with it, heavens no! They remain completely blameless. (You hear that Greece? Stay in line! We OWN you!)
@obroni
@obroni Рік тому
@@MINDYOUROWNBUISINESS Of course the EU punished the UK for leaving. Once a country has left the trading bloc, it becomes a direct competitor to the remaining countries. In addition, it's very much a deterrent against anyone else contemplating leaving. All this was entirely predictable, but Little Englanders got their blue passports back, so congratulations, I guess?
@333mystic
@333mystic Рік тому
And yet look at the state of the financial for those individual European countries and the EU loans to keep them from depressions. Even the EU cannot stop third world manufacturing and Chinese manufacturing whilst. The lack of ability to evolve and focus on growing issues was such a leading factor to why many wanted change and the EU kept saying no. The people power should be focused on where they buy the products and who that supports directly. Population fluctuations also have influenced alot with fast changes in economic migration across all levels of service.
@doctorfunkshock
@doctorfunkshock Рік тому
@@MINDYOUROWNBUISINESS Of course. You people didn't factor that into your nonsense, did you?
@rikachu571
@rikachu571 Рік тому
@@MINDYOUROWNBUISINESS it's not really spite or punishment to withdraw the benefits of membership once we left. Why would the EU continue to give us free unobstructed trade, include us in EU schemes etc if we are no longer a member? These were all things that sensible observers pointed out but Brexiteers denied that it would be a problem.
@CTFlink
@CTFlink Рік тому
Voluntarily exiting the worlds largest trading union that others fight so hard to join is just another nail in the coffin of what was once the world's most powerful empire.
@pseudonym3690
@pseudonym3690 Рік тому
Very well put.
@analyticalmindset
@analyticalmindset Рік тому
Never thought about it like that, but this will be a very great read in a history book where future generations literally won't believe why it happened. They'll try and think of logical alternative reasons, but lucky enough all of this was well documented lol
@jaorlowski
@jaorlowski Рік тому
There is one difference between those that now try to join and Britain: Britain was a net payer. Even in Germany there was a small concern of now needing to pay more to upkeep the union financially. And that was actually a worry that it would make the EU collapse because the net payers would want to follow suit. Luckily they didn't and with the disaster that was Brexit probably never will. The thing that puzzles me is: shouldn't Britain (within the EU) have been able to sell much more to the EU and actually exert some economic or even political influence in these countries? Like the Poles often like to complain, that they are slowly being bought by Germany. (i.e. investments... with a return)
@pseudonym3690
@pseudonym3690 Рік тому
@@jaorlowski They did have quite a bit political power. Their reps were obstructing many directives and regulations. Even when they joined in 1984, Margaret Thatcher managed to get a massive rebate allowing them to pay in much less than they would have had to due to their economic power. That rebate was in effect right until the end. All of that stopped with the Brexit. And yes, the UK was able to sell a lot more within the EU, but it's not just sales. Cheap imports are a thing of the past now. And so are business opportunities. In its attempt to become less dependent from Russia and China, the EU will move the production of many critical products such as pharmaceuticals back to the EU. The UK could have profited from that as well, but there's no chance for any EU critical industries settling there now. And then there's also the tiny issue of an entire army of skilled worker positions now being open that the UK can't manage to fill.
@jaorlowski
@jaorlowski Рік тому
@@pseudonym3690 Yeah, that's what i meant. Why give up on the influence..? Also i meant direct influence IN a concrete EU country. Like a British Bank in for instance Poland, or telecommunications... Strangely enough the industry did not riot. They are usually the first to complain about any changes.
@JohnnyinMN
@JohnnyinMN 2 місяці тому
I’m from Minnesota (US) and this is mind-blowing. It’s like the EU has re-awoken to how strong it is and I cannot understand how the British don’t understand international border recognition, political coherence, and business operations. My 17 year-old high school daughter foresaw this.
@ChaosAngel667
@ChaosAngel667 6 місяців тому
Every interview there can be resumed in one simple line. "We were told that we could have our cake and eat it too, and we believed that."
@mariobosnjak99
@mariobosnjak99 27 днів тому
You can have your cake and eat it too but you have to share the cake. If you try to hog the whole cake to yourself then your mom will take it away from you
@chenling2937
@chenling2937 Рік тому
One of my favorite quotes: "For every complex problem, there is a solution which is clear, simple, and wrong."
@mcsmith732
@mcsmith732 Рік тому
I'm stealing your comment! The problem is that too many humans love those simplistic "answers". It saves them from having to actually think. What's worse is when they are questioned on their wrong solution, they get so defensive that they become offensive. And not "just" verbally violent. Another thing I've been thinking about is that, since such a large portion of the population is affected this way, there must be a cultural aspect to it. Some kind of large scale mental/emotional glitch at work. I live in the U.S., and I have been continually derailed over how extreme right-wing We The People have become over the last 5 decades. I've found it confusing and increasingly alarming. Trump's election almost killed me. It did kill a friend of mine, who died of a heart attack within 10 minutes of the announcement that trump had been elected President. And now, we here in the U.S. are looking at a way-too-possible fascist coup via the Midterm elections. It's scary over here. I keep hearing David Bowie's song, "I'm Afraid Of Americans" in my head.
@douglaspate9314
@douglaspate9314 Рік тому
Brilliant
@Tryss9
@Tryss9 Рік тому
Brilliant; thanks Chen for your comment! The very definition of how populists operate.
@safuwanfauzi5014
@safuwanfauzi5014 Рік тому
Im happy for Brexit because its made UK economy become poor, its karma what they did to China[because of Opium war unleashed by UK and France to sell drug, to made China weak, refuse to sell with gold because UK gold becoming low, even with looting Java[Indonesian called it Geger Sepehi, tone of tone of gold, silver, jewelry, stonework, artwork, manuscript, burning of palace, destruction of city wall and fort, burning of manuscript and record, Looting of Native America, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, India, Burma, Sri Lanka, Africa and middleeast/Oman, Trucial state/UAE, Qatar etc, but India, Africa and Malaya are were UK made alot of wealth, gold and money but looting and stolen resource, and build 1800s UK rapidly, building many grand church, palace, infrastructure, facility and finance of military and white british settler and affairs], Russia take advantage of military cripple China to annexed 10% of total China land, 1000x more than British who take by war who take just Hong Kong], Qing dynasty devastated because they lost more half of Manchu/Jurchen and cousin Tungstic land. today Primorksy Krai, Half of Khabarovsk Krai and Amur Oblast. British do to so many dispute and conflict/UK cornflakes, like India-Pakistan dispute of Kashmir, Southern Thailand 'Patani region or Malay majority province know as 'Patani sultanate', given and bless by British to Siam/Thailand in 1909, Kenya-Somalia dispute, Iraq-Iran war, Iraq want to take Khuzestan a Arab majority province in Iran, because British wanted Iran annexed Khuzestan or in Arabic Ahwaz because Anglo-Iran petroleum, even to this days, Khuzestan was the largest oil and gas province in whole Iran, about 2/4 of their reserved in Khuzestan, if not Khuzestan just like others gulf arab state like Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Cameroon English-French speaker problem, Mess of Middle-East beause of UK and France interfearing and draw border, just like Patani or Southernmost Thailand, France and British just lets Hatay province annexed by Turkey in 1939, it should be under Syria, and many of Arab move to Syria and many of Arab muslim, Christian and Alawi today lost their arabic and speak turkish, but older generation still speak arabic togther with turkish. British also created the most controversial conflict, Palestine-Israel, by help Jews a minority created a state in Arab majority land, then kick many arab as many they can in 'Nakba 1949', and bring many jews to made arab minority even today arab still a majority if included west bank and gaza about 52%, but in future, maybe Jews will become majority because everyday many jews migrated into Israel. especially european and america blone blue eyes jews. the ethnic tension in Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand, India, Africa country, middle-east, Fiji, Australia, Canada its all because of UK. so Brexit thank you, its a Karma. hope UK will broke and scotland become own country and North Ireland merger with Republic of Ireland
@ginabelisario9282
@ginabelisario9282 Рік тому
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@Nelson373737
@Nelson373737 Рік тому
I'm a Portuguese Mechanical Engineer that worked 10 years for a lorry diesel injector industry in Suffolk, developing and improving the production system. The improvements that I developed had a return for the company of almost 1million pounds per year... although I paid all my taxes I had 2 English neighbors knocking my door to leave the country because I was taking English people's jobs. Good luck now.
@walter3433
@walter3433 Рік тому
Their loss then
@Nelson373737
@Nelson373737 Рік тому
Although everyone can be replaced, I brought with me the knowledge and secrets for developing the tools... Good worker, but not stupid...
@Nelson373737
@Nelson373737 Рік тому
@@walter3433 In 2018 the plant manager had told me that in the future major changes in the country could happen and probably I would had to return to my country... Everything is very well planned, nothing happens randomly...and is not conspiracy theories. Is reality.
@joaquim02
@joaquim02 Рік тому
Brexit or how to shoot yourself in the foot without really trying.
@dr.perfectsmile4175
@dr.perfectsmile4175 Рік тому
Dude, I’m sure you were « taking » Brits jobs - when they weren’t too drunk in pubs 😆
@lanwish
@lanwish 8 місяців тому
The funny thing is that, outside the UK we knew that is gonna happen after Brexit. Everyone knew it, except the ones who voted for it. Just fuckin epic
@malligrub
@malligrub 8 місяців тому
The devastating irony of life eh...The "greatest generation" so willingly gave their lives for their children's and Britain's future and that very generation of children, the wealthiest and most privileged to ever exist are the most instrumental in dashing the hopes, dreams and future of Britain and their own Grandchildren
@benjicool2808
@benjicool2808 Рік тому
I'm watching this video again, and I cannot fathom how businesses were so naive to think that Brexit would not affect their operation within the EU.
@ChickenboneJohn
@ChickenboneJohn Рік тому
As soon as we heard that Brexit had been voted through, as a small 2 person limited company we know this would happen. It was crystal clear that our trade with the EU would result in a serious fall in our income and profitability. We are not financial experts, but it was absolutely obvious that removing ourselves from a barrier-free market would be very damaging. Before Brexit, shipping costs to the EU were not much more than sending within UK, and we could easily travel to Europe for special events to work several times a year, so this gave us a very handy 20% of our turnover. These options are effectively removed (and it was obvious that this would be the case well before any details were announced) and the idea of alternative markets is ludicrous. Shipping costs to the other side of the world make our products economically unattractive, and of course they is no way that we can jump in our van and go to an event for few days beyond the boundaries of Europe. It was so clear that Brexit could only damage businesses who traded with the EU.
@benjicool2808
@benjicool2808 Рік тому
@Churchill canzuk is a market of 120 million people across several ocean. A logical person would stay in a union of 450 million people connected to his country. Simple math and logic, something that was never ever present in the reasoning behind brexit. Also fun fact the EU have more favorable free trade agreements with Canada, New Zealand and Australia, because interestingly there is more bargaining power as a union of 450 million than a single country of 60 million.
@jeremysmith8035
@jeremysmith8035 Рік тому
@Churchill mr Churchill the French are rioting because their situation is so dire that their wages are 25% higher than the uks, their pensions are 3x the uks,their fuel bills are 40 % of the uks, their retirement age is 8 years earlier than the uks, their health system isn't under attack by the government, their public transport is 6x cheaper than the uks, brexit is the greatest con ever pulled by a government of career criminals ever anywhere in the world, this is why I live in Madrid
@MrZevv
@MrZevv Рік тому
@Churchill Hahahahahahahahaha... what a bullsit.
@benjicool2808
@benjicool2808 Рік тому
@Invictus lol can't even get a visit to the GP in less than 3 weeks - oh have the mighty fallen
@MexxProtect
@MexxProtect Рік тому
I find it strange that absolutely no one is holding Nigel farage accountable for his role in this terrible mess..
@IndustrialBonecraft
@IndustrialBonecraft Рік тому
The man was an obvious charlatan. The only way he could have made that clearer would have been to hang a giant sign around his neck and yell it through a megaphone. If people were taken in by him, then they were fools. And they hold responsibility for the results of their ignorance.
@Jay_Johnson
@Jay_Johnson Рік тому
don't worry, at the current rate he will be the leader of the opposition in Westminster given the tory polling
@mogreen1249
@mogreen1249 Рік тому
I think its rather Boris Johnson who facilitated this "Brexit mess" ,Nigel Farage has been anti-EU since Blairs days but BJ made Brexit possible & recently said & thinks it was one of his achievments
@bonbiskadafi9423
@bonbiskadafi9423 Рік тому
He conned you guys!
@davidburrows4801
@davidburrows4801 Рік тому
we need proper Brexit and proper seperation from EU.
@Riggsnic_co
@Riggsnic_co 9 місяців тому
Some economists have projected that both the U.S. and parts of Europe could slip into a recession for a portion of 2023. A global recession, defined as a contraction in annual global per capita income, is more rare because China and emerging markets often grow faster than more developed economies. Essentially the world economy is considered to be in recession if economic growth falls behind population growth.
@bob.weaver72
@bob.weaver72 9 місяців тому
My main concern now is how can we generate more revenue during quantitative times? I can't afford to see my savings crumble to dust.
@martingiavarini
@martingiavarini 9 місяців тому
It's a delicate season now, so you can do little or nothing on your own. Hence I’ll suggest you get yourself a financial expert that can provide you with valuable financial information and assistance
@Oly_laura
@Oly_laura 9 місяців тому
Very true! I've been able to scale from $50K to $189k in this red season because my Financial Advisor figured out Defensive strategies which help portfolios be less vulnerable to market downturns
@bob.weaver72
@bob.weaver72 9 місяців тому
@@Oly_laura How can I reach this adviser of yours? because I'm seeking for a more effective investment approach on my savings?
@Oly_laura
@Oly_laura 9 місяців тому
@@bob.weaver72 My consultant is ‘’Catherine Morrison Evans’’ I found her on a CNBC interview where she was featured and reached out to her afterwards. She has since provide entry and exit points on the securities I focus on. You can look her up online if you care supervision. I basically follow her trade pattern and haven't regretted doing so.
@Iansco1
@Iansco1 2 місяці тому
To summarize. "WE THOUGHT IT WOULD GIVE US FREEDOM! We can do as we please! Wait, what? We dont get Political Freedom but keep all the Economic Benefits with Europe?" Also. I think SOME Brits, especially older, forget they are not the EMPIRE and have not been for almost 80 years now.
@Osquar
@Osquar Рік тому
Never seen so many people get exactly what they wanted and still complain.
@JeanClaudeCOCO
@JeanClaudeCOCO Рік тому
Like one of the guests on the program said the poorer britons are going to get poorer. Those who voted will now have to get those jobs they heckled those immigrants who willingly took it back in the day.
@comet315
@comet315 Рік тому
They didn't get what they wanted. They wanted unicorns and fairy tales but were too naive to realise their expectations could never materialise in the real world.
@alinpacurar8691
@alinpacurar8691 3 дні тому
That's the English way :))
@anitagorse9204
@anitagorse9204 Рік тому
The great thing about Brexit is that nobody, NOT ONE COUNTRY even thinks about leaving EU any more. Poland, Hungary, France...as silent as mice. War in Ukraine has been another eye opener; united we stand, divided we fall.
@poingpoing11
@poingpoing11 Рік тому
Poland Hungary and all the other Eastern European countries are fully benefitting from free money. Cut off the cash flow and they will be out tomorrow.
@aidancampbell208
@aidancampbell208 Рік тому
Did the EU not contribute to the reason Putin started the war? Secondly the EU don’t pay their fair share to protect Europe, they just don’t. Thirdly, how can you have an all inclusive foreign policy, you can’t. This is too one dimensional with pro remainders spouting remain I told you so and feeling sorry for the next generation. It is too early to dismiss Brexit as a failure, adapt to change we are not going back in.
@caveman5187
@caveman5187 Рік тому
Well that's blatantly false. Plenty of countries are rebelling against the EU... Hungary and Poland included but also Italy just elected a Eurosceptic government. The war in Ukraine is an eye opener that the EU is doomed. This energy crises will destroy the EU and discredit the UN. Z
@mike92574
@mike92574 Рік тому
@@poingpoing11 Even then Poland and Hungary are making notions of leaving.
@chemicalfrankie1030
@chemicalfrankie1030 Рік тому
@@poingpoing11 not really - even without net influx of money from the EU, EE countries are the ones benefiting the most from the Union thanks to lower labour cost than WE. both entrepreneurs in the video set shop in Poland, not in Germany or France, just as an example
@demdguN
@demdguN 4 місяці тому
Who would've guessed that leaving the EU would make it more difficult to do business with the EU.
@Evanslucas571
@Evanslucas571 6 місяців тому
what a great video, I love everything he said, things like this always make me wonder what it would be like if we hadn't established financial systems all over Europe
@JoeyGreco001
@JoeyGreco001 6 місяців тому
yes you are right reminds me of my financial mentor mr Shawn Richard
@JoeyGreco001
@JoeyGreco001 6 місяців тому
people like them always add to the financial economy one way or another
@Evanslucas571
@Evanslucas571 6 місяців тому
This guy sounds so interesting, he comes highly recommended because I have also encountered his name on some of my social media platforms,
@Evanslucas571
@Evanslucas571 6 місяців тому
I would like to know how I can contact him official and talk business and finance with him
@JoeyGreco001
@JoeyGreco001 6 місяців тому
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@zaphodbeeblebrox6795
@zaphodbeeblebrox6795 Рік тому
From a customer perspective in continental Europe I can tell you that I never used to check where the goods I ordered via Amazon, EBay etc came from. After a few deliveries from the UK got delayed, stuck in customs or returned to sender by the carrier, I now explicitly make sure I’m not buying anything from the UK anymore. Just too much trouble. Casting your vote has consequences. And the best thing is: now that Brits got their country “back”, they can’t blames us anymore for all the problems they have, can they? 😂
@RazorMouth
@RazorMouth Рік тому
They'll try..... Remember a while back they were saying we're punishing them 😂😂😂
@aguyfromthe60s7
@aguyfromthe60s7 Рік тому
Hahaha you’re Parcel get stuck in custom’s and you blame the uk? They’re you fcuking rules!!
@thejupiter2
@thejupiter2 Рік тому
If you buy from Amazon or ebay the odds it came from Britain are virtually nill.
@thejupiter2
@thejupiter2 Рік тому
@@ollimustonen That's not how Amazon works. If you place an order with Amazon outside of your country Amazon first checks for availability within your country first. If not it will either tell you its not available in your country or you have to pay further shipping costs. Brexit has NOTHING to do with it.
@ollimustonen
@ollimustonen Рік тому
@@thejupiter2 I'm pretty sure Germany is the biggest hub for Amazon here in Europe. And when I ordered from Co UK they always came from UK warehouse. So... 🤷‍♂️
@eastexotic
@eastexotic Рік тому
The best outcome to come from Brexit was the EU discovered that they didn't need the UK afterall. Having navigated two major crises, COVID19 and Ukraine War energy supply crunch, the EU looks very strong and united.
@miker3139
@miker3139 Рік тому
Really, change your news feeds
@wodens-hitman1552
@wodens-hitman1552 Рік тому
If you don't need Britain why are you all still crying about brexit?
@eastexotic
@eastexotic Рік тому
@@wodens-hitman1552 Only people talking about Brexit are Brits, mate.
@larah9870
@larah9870 Рік тому
@@wodens-hitman1552 No one in the EU is crying about the Brexit anymore. I’m not going to lie: We were really sad/chocked when a big country as UK left us but it was their choice and we needed to accept it. Now UK is out and we don’t want to have them back anymore.Let’s just have trade agreements. Scotland is welcomed though...they wanted to stay. They should be free to come back!
@pmoohkt
@pmoohkt Рік тому
@@wodens-hitman1552 As a French, I don't cry about brexit... It's a real joy to see the arrogant "Perfide Albion" going down, making our actual problems feels tiny when compared with yours.
@robsucher9419
@robsucher9419 3 місяці тому
Excellent summary. At last, many people have woken-up to the reality of Brexit. Now we 'just' need a political party with the courage to help fix it.
@minniefontein1665
@minniefontein1665 9 місяців тому
How could the UK-citizen be so stupid? How could the political system let Brexit happen? One answer is true. We deal with severe incompetence in this country 😢
@voice.of.reason
@voice.of.reason 7 місяців тому
It's called democracy, something the EU doesn't do.
@minniefontein1665
@minniefontein1665 7 місяців тому
@@voice.of.reason true, when the majority consists of undereducated citizens, that's still also democracy. But what is it worth, such kind of democracy?
@coutopraze
@coutopraze 7 місяців тому
@@voice.of.reason Why do you say that?
@lenawagenfuehr53
@lenawagenfuehr53 7 місяців тому
How Britain deals with incompetence: puts it in a waistcoat and promotes it to management.
@abdullahansari437
@abdullahansari437 5 місяців тому
@@voice.of.reasonEnjoy your democracy
@Blackswitch92
@Blackswitch92 Рік тому
Whenever I asked people “why do you want to leave the EU?” 99% of people said because of foreigners and taking back control. I asked them to elaborate more on this and they could never answer, I explained it would damage the British economy and there would be huge gaps in employment regarding low skilled essential work - now my neighbour who voted for brexit who’s a carer complains about all the hours she has to work and how they’ve constantly got no staff because the European staff have left. No words.
@gezin82
@gezin82 Рік тому
They were afraid to get invaded like how British empire did to others. They didn't like a taste of their own medicine
@curryeire
@curryeire Рік тому
Trump, Brexit... The results of a significant dumbing down of society. People can't look past a slogan these days in some countries.
@kaimalino528
@kaimalino528 Рік тому
@@gezin82 The British Empire went home to Britain, with the detritus of Empire tagging along. There will be more to come. An amazing turn of events.
@giurcabogdan7910
@giurcabogdan7910 Рік тому
That's right my friend!!!!! The romaniens are comming.....watch out!!!!
@JohnDoe-gc1pm
@JohnDoe-gc1pm Рік тому
Limited supply of exploitable and expendable labour you mean. There's loads of people trapped in "structurally unemployed" areas with no skills who need a job but they can't move out of the shitehole because of high rents. Immigration drives rents up and wages at the bottom down.
@MrPedur
@MrPedur Рік тому
GB has clearly shown other European countries that you do not leave the EU without major problems and huge costs. Thanks to Great Britain for sacrificing to help us understand.
@gengis737
@gengis737 Рік тому
Yeah, Europhobic movement in France was at its peak until post-Brexit negotiations.
@thespanishinquisition4078
@thespanishinquisition4078 Рік тому
Yeah, even in Spain which is about the least europhobic country in europe, anti-EU sentiment was at its relative peak before UK left. And I for one actually know why. There's two reasons. One is, quite simply, that UK was the very source of most issues the rest of Europe had with the EU. I mean, I honestly believe if EU had a way to kick members out, many would have asked us to trigger it before UK just Brexited itself. The second is that UK was by far the worst country to try to leave EU and did so in the worst way. So let's examine that. First. Why was UK such a cancer within EU? Well, to put it simply, UK was a priviledged entity. And it wasn't even trying to hide it. When UK joined under Thatcher it lobied not only its own economy but massive pressure from USA to ensure it would get priviledged. Literal ones. No, seriously, look it up. There's a ton of EU laws that simply didn't apply to UK. And notably, EU clearly lamented this, because UK was THE ONLY country with priviledges within EU. And indeed EU has pushed for symetric federalism ever since, which since Brexit has almost been accomplished. So how did this turn UK into a massive cancerous growth? Well first of all, the fact that a lot of Europe knew that for all intents and purposes we had 2 types of countries, UK and Everyone Else, and they were on the receiving end of this dynamic, didn't exactly foster feelings of goodwill towards the institutions. I mean, we were literally all second class citizens under the law. That's pretty fucked up. Secondly, UK benefited from things being slow and overregulated. Ironically while UK was the first to denounce this overregulation during brexit, they were the ones lobbying for it, and actively vetoing chances to fix it. They intentionally clogged the EU's bureaucracy. Why? well let's go with a practical example. Docks. UK literally doesn't even have the infrastructure needed to control its own docks. But why? Well, because under EU priviledges, they could set their own rules for dock transport. And how did they abuse it? Well, Thatcher called it the "gateway to europe" plan. You see, UK lobyed for extremely strick dock regulations in EU, then literally had practically none itself. The result was a massive trade syphon, it was exceedingly profitable to take the longer route to UK to push goods without controls than to have to dredge through all of what the rest of the EU had to go through to let you in. That is indeed precisely why the countries that have historically been called the gateway to europe (spain and portugal) had far less trade than UK which is way worse located for it. Our trade was being actively sabotaged. And not just the trade! Because with it comes the tertiary economy that follows, the financial sector, and oh what a surprise that such a sector was capped on affected regions while being by far the largest sector of the UK economy due to this. The UK were for all intents and purposes EU's backdoor, an actual den of smugglers. The impact of this trade deficit was so great that spain's docks have been in constant growth through the entire Covid season, with the most drastic impact being on Cadiz, a province that has seen such massive economic growth since Brexit that it has gone from a net receiver to a net donor within Spain. Not to mention the growth in transport infrastructure that followed. Think about that for a second, UK's political games were so bad for us that even Covid and the Russia-Ukraine war aren't enough to offset our economic growth simply from being free from the UK. That's how good brexit has been for us. So now as to the second point. Why was UK literally the worst exit candidate (for itself) and brexit has been the worst way to do it? well simple. Just think about it. What sectors have completely collapsed since brexit? Trade and finance. Exactly the sectors with the most notable priviledges. UK economy was actually CRASHING under Thatcher before it joined EU. The loss of the British Empire was destroying it. Joining EU saved it precisely BECAUSE of the priviledges. Without them, UK doesn't have much in the way of natural resources, nor infrastructure. It is an economy that simply can't sustain itself in a fair world. And by exiting it has renounced its priviledges. And now... it must crash. And it could have been less brutal for them, if at least they chose a less drastic brexit. Hell EU went SOFT during negotiations, allowed them to keep a lot of trade benefits if they simply followed fitosanitary standarda and played by the rules. It was going to keep parts of its priviledges intact as a member of the economic area. But no. It is UK that sabotaged those talks and actively pushed for the harshest brexit. Well good riddance I say. Thanks for being so stupid, england. You doomed yourself snd the rest of the UK. And I couldn't be happier for it. it's not every day that a tumor heals itself.
@MrPedur
@MrPedur Рік тому
@@thespanishinquisition4078 hear hear 👍
@orlatoner4630
@orlatoner4630 Рік тому
Sad but true
@artcafe2684
@artcafe2684 Рік тому
😅I'm sure the British are really happy to have fallen on their own sword for no good reason.
@kimia1664
@kimia1664 7 місяців тому
This is the best documentary I've watched about Brexit. It is not biased and is informative.
@paulmontgomery4696
@paulmontgomery4696 2 місяці тому
Wasn't Financial Times one of the numerous tabloids that spent years blaming the EU for the shortcomings of Westminster?
@stephencheung9877
@stephencheung9877 Рік тому
The crux of the problem: no penalty for those who spread outright lies.
@DarkAngelEU
@DarkAngelEU Рік тому
Worse: they got rewarded.
@BommeltjeNL
@BommeltjeNL Рік тому
And Boris is probably coming back as PM. How sad that you need liars like him to lead the country.
@Kamfrenchie
@Kamfrenchie Рік тому
So, those who said the Uk would immediatly collapse the day the vote leave won ?
@huzarion3814
@huzarion3814 Рік тому
... brexiters got help from putin & his trolls , no secred there .
@beatseed8278
@beatseed8278 Рік тому
My thinking was similar: what can we learn from this moving forward? Clearly one lesson is that we must upgrade our monkey brains to not keep falling for manipulative one liners and learn to see through emotion and nationalism. Learn to listen to boring people telling realistic and balanced stories rather than being flashed by the strongest monkey who fought its way to the top of the tribe.
@theon9575
@theon9575 Рік тому
The sad and strange part of all this is that nothing in this 30min program was not predicted or predictable already in 2016, and yet people in the UK voted for it.
@peterppp694
@peterppp694 Рік тому
Brexiters are blind and poorly educated. They are learning the lesson the hard way.
@AnthonyBecause
@AnthonyBecause Рік тому
Out of curiosity, why did they vote to leave the EU? Like what were their mains point? Was it like a racial thing, they didn't want other people coming in and stealing their jobs? Or was it another reason?
@mattsyson3980
@mattsyson3980 Рік тому
@@AnthonyBecause The Leave campaigns promised a huge variety of (uncosted) benefits so there is no one reason. Announcing you can have cake tomorrow but deliberately NOT saying the Tories will evict you from your house the day after or as it seems now, you will freeze this winter.
@staceyraven3058
@staceyraven3058 Рік тому
@@AnthonyBecause the reason was blue passports and bent bananas
@billaitken2989
@billaitken2989 Рік тому
@@AnthonyBecause 2 reasons. Immigration ('too many foreigners') and the lie on the side of the bus about NHS finances.
@TomTom-xp2jb
@TomTom-xp2jb 7 місяців тому
This has been one of the biggest scams perpetrated by Farage and Johnson. Brexit has done so much harm to the average person in the UK. Hope there's a way to reverse this ridiculous decision and get back to a better way. All the best from Canada.
@branscombeR
@branscombeR 9 місяців тому
My wife and I sold up and left the UK after BREXIT, never to return. When we were part of the EU we worked and travelled as respected neighbours ... cousins even. Now we see the UK from across the Channel, as the poor, noisy neighbours at the end of the street who are trashing their home and shouting racial hatred over the fence ...
@kman3545
@kman3545 Рік тому
it is mind blowing to think ANYONE could possibly have not expected this exact result.
@alembess9129
@alembess9129 Рік тому
Not ANYONE? Non-Brexiters have warned of this disaster.
@Zxv975
@Zxv975 Рік тому
@@alembess9129 the point is they're questioning how Brexiters didn't see this coming
@chezceleste
@chezceleste Рік тому
@@alembess9129 Anyone...not No one.
@tonganqueenb5517
@tonganqueenb5517 Рік тому
Right? I'm not an economist but why would you leave a system that gives you unrestricted trades and services with 27 other countries? The mind boggles!
@whytortureiswrong
@whytortureiswrong Рік тому
Brexit opportunities are like the Emperor's new clothes: everyone pretends they exist, everyone knows they don't, but no one will dare tell the truth.
@DarylBaines
@DarylBaines Рік тому
Excellent video. I really get bored with those people who voted for Brexit and who now regret it and say "we weren't told". The fact is, they were told, they just chose not to listen. They don't have any of my sympathy. What Brexiteers have done to the opportunities for a whole generation of young people is unforgiveable. It's like shooting someone in the kneecaps and then saying, "I'm sorry you won't be able to run marathons like I did" and expecting to be forgiven.
@pauls1969
@pauls1969 Рік тому
Exactly!!!!
@marcuswalters8093
@marcuswalters8093 Рік тому
*Thank you* I also want to point out that it doesn't take an economics degree to figure out that Brexit was complete moronic at conception.
@jackcollins7061
@jackcollins7061 Рік тому
Sorry...but historically that is always what is done. (The shooting in the kneecaps of the next generation). If Person A makes ALOT of money they normally transition into a position of power then create beauracracy to make the route they got to wealth harder for Person B-Z to copy so they can continue making money from it in a monopoly format. In the brexit example it is the same but completely reversed. Saxon Trusts vs Clamping down on tax havens. That's why we left. The rich were having a way they keep rich deconstructed. Couldn't have that. All the rest is just guff to distract. Most wealth is inherited; they dont need your small business to succeed nor do they need the country to prosper; these are now global instruments. The impact on the poor within a nations borders has 0 impact on the decision making of wealthy globalist interests. I mean we have a King; wake up(how many kneecaps you reckon that took?). On a long enough time line we praise wealth to a God like level and forget where it all came from and how many people were trampled on or kneecapped to get it.
@reuireuiop0
@reuireuiop0 Рік тому
We'll get the same words - from climate naives, look-awayers & deniers, in a lot shorter time than even those in the know realize. _noone told us it would get this bad - before 2040_
@willofirony
@willofirony Рік тому
I am in my 70s and I don't know anybody in my generation, apart from myself, who voted to remain. Almost all of those who voted to leave had no idea what The E.E.C was and, so, believed it was responsible for interfering with the shape of our vegetables and interfering with our government's policies via the the European Court of Human rights (you couldn't make it up). However, we Remainers shouldn't be so smug. We totally failed to make the public understand what they were voting for in the referendum and failed to address their xenophobia and racism. Ironically, it now appears the brexiteers now have to disappoint those who voted to leave by dealing with the labour shortages with foreigners. I am ashamed of my generation; we voted to leave when most of us had less than 10 years left, to tolerate listening to alien languages in public transport. Our grandchildren have to live for decades in an economy worse than India. Fortunately, they won't be so offended by foreign accents.
@mikaeldk5700
@mikaeldk5700 7 місяців тому
Please, Never stop the Brexit debate. Instead of the depressing climate, virus and Ukraine news, the Brexit debate in the UK is the joke that keeps on giving 🤗
@jonr1122
@jonr1122 3 місяці тому
Why this documentry is not on mainstream TV is beyond me.
@hotjacko
@hotjacko Рік тому
I am from the UK and a business owner that specialises in medical equipment from the UK to the EU. We lost 50% of our clients due to Brexit and they are gone mostly. The reason being the wait on customs and paperwork, as they could simply find a product similar from Germany and not have to bother with waiting times and extra admin. Even at this very moment we have shipments stuck in Germany for 2+ weeks, circa 2 years later after this final stupid decision of Brexit. Also the impact on our own internal admin has tripled resulting in extra staff costs also with extra customs forms and having to itemise everything on the "commercial invoice", which we also have to share detailed information on previously considered "confidential" before Brexit. What is great about that video, which other great documentaries also exposed, is that smart UK business owners have had to set up an office in the EU, taking tax revenues and money out of the UK. I would love any Brexiter to defend that logic, that for UK businesses to survive in Europe, they had to move most operations out of the UK. "Taking back control" IDIOTS...
@julesvahrman8852
@julesvahrman8852 Рік тому
exactly our experience in the gift industry. all the larger uk companies now have warehousing in europe to bypass the uk
@RavenRock88
@RavenRock88 Рік тому
Thank you for sharing your experience. Keep strong!
@west5828
@west5828 Рік тому
But export increased outside the EU before couldn't. The EU was in control,
@zeazevedo
@zeazevedo Рік тому
@@west5828 can you tell us where do you got that data ? What is your source ? Where do you got your numbers and what EU law or regulation prevent EU countries exporting out of EU?
@TheUmarsha2
@TheUmarsha2 Рік тому
ukposts.info/have/v-deo/cWR8bJeonaeA030.html&ab_channel=Relaxwithme
@Mauldy
@Mauldy Рік тому
I will never understand why the UK did this to itself.
@cinnamondonkey2397
@cinnamondonkey2397 Рік тому
Because the UK was sold a lie that looked better than what they had. The UK was not the only country in the EU who was not happy, they were just the first to leave the EU.
@andrewjones-productions
@andrewjones-productions Рік тому
It wasn't the UK. It was just one of the countries in the UK. England and the English are the prime culprits for this mess.
@alanhat5252
@alanhat5252 Рік тому
it didn't. Brexit was _done to_ the UK. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/gKRlZK-pq2mH040.html tells you some of what's behind it but the big part you can find in all the documentaries around CambridgeAnalytica (which is owned by one of the biggest hedgefunds in the world)
@malakatan3235
@malakatan3235 Рік тому
Did citizens ever understand how country work ?
@hakanozaslan9571
@hakanozaslan9571 Рік тому
Mix of xenophobia, racism, greed and delusion. The EU tries to get rid of of financial loopholes and tax havens, London benifitted A LOT with Russian billionairs hiding their money in the UK, as you can see with them investing in the most expensive properties of the city. Many politicians and their "friends" from the financial world wanted to keep all of that and establish a so called "Singapur on the Thames" , where the UK would diverge from the EU policies with much less regulations and a lot of tax cuts for the rich (which they still tried with recent "mini budget"). So they campaigned with a lot of lies about "too many and insane rules from Brussels", that the UK had basically "no control over its borders" (even tho they could have closed it at any time), lots of "horror stories" about EU migrants taking advantage of the UK social systems and bleeding them dry etc etc etc
@MRiitta
@MRiitta 6 місяців тому
As a matter of fact, people in the EU said good bye to the UK the date of the Brexit. The products and produce of the UK are almost forgotten here.
@jannisarie
@jannisarie 19 днів тому
Living in Ireland, I always ordered from the UK. It took so long to deliver, and I always had to pay tax, even on small items, so I just stopped. I always check now to see if something is coming from the UK, and I don't want to deal with it anymore.
@JoshMathewsofficial
@JoshMathewsofficial Рік тому
This vote happened when I was 15. We need to reverse this decision as my age group are the biggest supporters of the EU. Yet, we were robbed of the ability to decide. 🇪🇺
@peterbroad1772
@peterbroad1772 Рік тому
You were robbed by a load of people who enjoyed the rights and freedoms that came with EU membership their entire lives and yet decided you shouldn't. I'm 50 with a young child and I'm happy to despise them for you. I'm not going to call them Baby Boomers, it was generation take, take, take and give nothing back.
@philjames6206
@philjames6206 Рік тому
Apologies but your generation is screwed.
@heleneculioli-atwood6997
@heleneculioli-atwood6997 Рік тому
You are right. You should fight to come into EU. EU is not perfect but England on its own will sink with your generation on board. Hello from Paris. So sorry it is so complicated to go back to GB where I got married.
@JwayT
@JwayT Рік тому
Haha! Lol! So 15 year olds should be allowed to vote? Hahaha!
@v16bt
@v16bt Рік тому
I don't think EU will accept you back, UK is a country, not an 8 years old kid who changes his mind every 5 minutes
@erichodge567
@erichodge567 Рік тому
It's easier to fool people than to convince people that they've been fooled. - Mark Twain
@citixenpips
@citixenpips Рік тому
yeah - thats why we left ...
@botany500kojak
@botany500kojak Рік тому
Wait until the EU rolls out its totalitarianism technocracy social credit system. By that time, you will be fully onboard.
@jocosson8892
@jocosson8892 Рік тому
@@citixenpips you left because Farage told you that you were exceptional
@joshl6275
@joshl6275 Рік тому
@@citixenpips You only serve as a case example to reinforce Twain's point, lmao.
@countfosco8535
@countfosco8535 Рік тому
What convinced me how effective the Brexit campaign was, was the fact that the majority of British ex-pats in Spain voted for Brexit. It is inexplicable.
@mobile8873
@mobile8873 7 місяців тому
I'm from Asia, and I am no expert in economics or politics, but I was really surprised when the British government went ahead with the Brexit even though the poll results (to leave or stay) was so close to call.
@ab-jx4qs
@ab-jx4qs 6 місяців тому
The multi millionaire PM David Camoron in his stupidity believed that a referendum "supported" by a pack of lies aka Project Fear would lead to the UK being enslaved to the EU. Of course he was wrong but did at least resign in a hissy fit. As a member of the Bullingdon Club he should have been locked in a room with a bottle of whicky and a revolver.
@2wo2wo3hree_7
@2wo2wo3hree_7 9 місяців тому
I come from Italy and I know people who had an import export between Italy and the United Kingdom of products for catering, wine, food processing machinery after the brexit they lost more than 30% of the earnings both from the Italian and from the English side in addition they had much more difficulty with work visas. this was economic damage to both sides
@jonsimmons4150
@jonsimmons4150 8 місяців тому
"work visas"- you mean cheap labour inbound to the UK?
@DisneyJF
@DisneyJF Рік тому
The rest of Europe has to thank the British people for being the sacrificial lamb to show them the trouble of leaving the union. 😊
@botany500kojak
@botany500kojak Рік тому
Yes, the EU Davos technocrats gangsters don't want people thinking for themselves.
@mr.t993
@mr.t993 Рік тому
Yes. Thank you Britain.
@Odin029
@Odin029 Рік тому
@@botany500kojak The main issue with people who say statements like yours is that it assumes other people haven't thought about a problem too and just concluded that the conventional wisdom is correct.
@botany500kojak
@botany500kojak Рік тому
@@Odin029 Most people are muppets with no inkling as to what Davos is, and think voting in corrupt gopher politicians every 5 years will change things in a rigged casino. Conventional wisdom indeed.
@Odin029
@Odin029 Рік тому
@@botany500kojak Believing in conspiracy theories or believing that the world is run by some ultra power cabal is comforting to some people. It means that the world we live in is controlled even if its by people we don't like. The alternative is that we just hurdling through space on a rock and that humans are more like cats than sheep. You can lock cats in one room, but you can't predict what they're going to do.
@lowtonforge6333
@lowtonforge6333 Рік тому
This film reflects my own experiences as a small business operator. 40% of my sales were direct to the EU. Goods were shipped from our door and delivered anywhere within the other 27 within three to five days. Post Brexit - 12 weeks! Sales to the EU have vanished, and I've thrown the towel in.
@jerryorange6983
@jerryorange6983 Рік тому
How did you vote?
@altumurnemtzra2026
@altumurnemtzra2026 Рік тому
@@jerryorange6983 stay
@jerryorange6983
@jerryorange6983 Рік тому
@@altumurnemtzra2026 so join the rejoin march tomorrow Sat 22. I will be there :)
@RoshanDixit
@RoshanDixit Рік тому
No offence but the British pioneered divide and rule this time they did it to themselves. United you stand divided you fall even Putin took advantage of the very same thing; Politicians don't really care only thing they do is mess things up be it from any side of the political spectrum they never care about the population.
@kata369
@kata369 Рік тому
@@jerryorange6983 i doupt they will allow us back in now .
@savvaspamboukas8360
@savvaspamboukas8360 15 годин тому
Who would have anticipated that! I m shocked!
@anthonymanderson7671
@anthonymanderson7671 6 місяців тому
It's so sad to see what the UK has become after brexit. My step mother's sister explained to me of how brexit has led to the food prices skyrocketing in the UK and she said that it will take much time for the situation to recover.
@akulaa4853
@akulaa4853 5 місяців тому
You should ask your step mothers sister to explain why food prices increased more in the EU than in the UK if it was the fault of Brexit for our rising costs
@queennzinga5988
@queennzinga5988 2 місяці тому
​@@akulaa4853 it is actually not true. I am French and food here is far more expensive.
@dremspider
@dremspider Рік тому
It is almost like experts told people this would happen and people ignored it due to blind hatred and isolationism.
@Aladinyo_93
@Aladinyo_93 Рік тому
Exactly British people destroyed their economy because of their racism and xenophobia
@kaimalino528
@kaimalino528 Рік тому
Its the classic, people want to hear what they like, not what they need to hear.
@the80386
@the80386 Рік тому
very few will outwardly admit this but a major driving factor behind brexit had less to do with economics and more about the belief that by 'taking control of their borders' (which they already had), they'll keep out the 'lesser' people with the 'wrong' skin colour.
@jonsimmons4150
@jonsimmons4150 Рік тому
*its almost like one man band companies believe they are in the right and can steer the country to a different destination than one which was voted through in the biggest referendum turnout in history*
@The_Phoenix_Saga
@The_Phoenix_Saga Рік тому
Pathetic capitulation.
@Apollo9000
@Apollo9000 Рік тому
After the vote my wife and I decided it was time to move back to Ireland after 24 years of contributions of tax as a high wage earner. It was so obvious this was going to happen I am surprised that it’s only through the FT that this has honestly been discussed.
@dubbaphatt3368
@dubbaphatt3368 Рік тому
@PGH Engineer id have my money on the UK going back to the IMF before Ireland does.
@heffo67
@heffo67 Рік тому
Welcome home Paul. 💚🤍🧡
@tomedwards4235
@tomedwards4235 Рік тому
You're very welcome to leave. I think you barely had a motorway in your country until the EU came and paid for one using our money, so your loyalties are really no surprise.
@SparkWah
@SparkWah Рік тому
Yes the FT is an unbiased source of information😂😂😂
@MrDenisMurphy
@MrDenisMurphy Рік тому
​@PGH Engineer What are you talking about the Debt-to-GDP ratio for Ireland 58.8% vs UK 85.4%. Ireland has €6 billion surplus vs UK £99.1 billion deficit
@ErikUlises
@ErikUlises 4 дні тому
Why all the politicians that lie still free, why is nobody held accountable for this mess?
@dineoutdeliveries
@dineoutdeliveries 7 місяців тому
Racism, xenophobia, arrogant nationalism is what brexit was about
@enzomaidana5369
@enzomaidana5369 6 місяців тому
True, but also that every citizen of a new member state couldn't wait to move to the UK as soon as their country were accepted. I didn't see a lot of Latvians crazy to move to Poland, not even to Sweden. No. They all went to live in England. Of course that was going to create friction.
@CalimeroDu64
@CalimeroDu64 Рік тому
This should be mandatory viewing everywhere in the UK!!
@tooshlong
@tooshlong Рік тому
Another simp for the mouthpiece of corporate leeches and megabanks at FT. Its actually tragic lmao
@mh8748
@mh8748 Рік тому
But sovereignty and a blue passport
@tooshlong
@tooshlong Рік тому
@@mh8748 yes. Sovereignty. Its important. Dunno why you're so obsessed with colours of passports though. That's properly unhinged.
@mh8748
@mh8748 Рік тому
@@tooshlong sarcasm, my friend
@tooshlong
@tooshlong Рік тому
@@mh8748 aimed at what. A parody of the nutters who are obsessed with Belgium for some reason?
@sitatt
@sitatt Рік тому
My heart bleeds. The delusion in this country is immeasurable.
@wodens-hitman1552
@wodens-hitman1552 Рік тому
There's plenty of airports. Feel free to leave if you haven't the balls
@LonnieHalouska
@LonnieHalouska Рік тому
Not to mention the cupidity.
@wrestlinganime4life288
@wrestlinganime4life288 Рік тому
@@LonnieHalouska and the obsession with the Royals
@LonnieHalouska
@LonnieHalouska Рік тому
@@wrestlinganime4life288 "Obsession" is the right word alright. Queen Elizabeth is a tough act to follow. Gave her whole life to her job with courage and dignity. Now that is being squandered by her family.
@OumuamuaOumuamua
@OumuamuaOumuamua 10 місяців тому
American delusions 🤝 British Delusions. 200+ years later and we are still just like father and son
@user-ql1wk2pd4k
@user-ql1wk2pd4k 8 місяців тому
We Europeans did make a Brexit deal with Britain however they still don't appreciate it, they still not happy...and just complain! I guess we must have leave them without any deal!
@jacobsmithjr
@jacobsmithjr 3 місяці тому
As a U.S. citizens I can't really grasp the full effect of this decision.
@carringbushpet
@carringbushpet Рік тому
I'm Australian, but I was horrified how I needed to remind friends from the UK that brexit was the most backwards thing ever. It's easy to see how the Scots would feel cheated. England will be a lonely island on the British Isles before too long
@akulaa4853
@akulaa4853 Рік тому
"I'm Australian, but I was horrified how I needed to remind friends from the UK that brexit was the most backwards thing ever." Do you always feel the need to tell friends that self determination is "the most backwards thing ever" and are you always "horrified" that you "needed to do it? Do you believe that 1st Jan 1901, Australia gaining sovereignty from the UK was a "backward thing" or is it only the UK regaining its sovereignty from the EU that's backward? " It's easy to see how the Scots would feel cheated." This may interest you. If every Scot who voted leave, had instead decided to vote to remain, then the UK would have remained in the EU. "England will be a lonely island on the British Isles before too long" Strange. We left the EU not planet earth or even Europe for that matter. Do you believe that all the European countries that aren't in the EU are "lonely" places? Incidentally the UK is still a member of NATO, the UN (with a permanent seat at the security council), the Commonwealth (which consists of around a third of the worlds population and who's ceremonial leader is King Charles), Five Eyes (which is an intelligence alliance), WTO (World Trade Organization) , G7 etc.etc.etc It also looks like the UK are about to join CPTPP as well :)
@aadesina163
@aadesina163 Рік тому
@@iberian5319 I think @carringbushpet meant that the UK would be relatively geopolitically lonely and isolated. Not that it would be literally isolated. Also the countries in Europe that are not part of the EU or eea are Russia, Belarus, turkey etc. Which one.of those would the UK like to emulate?
@allisonshaw9341
@allisonshaw9341 9 місяців тому
I'm hoping that Scotland and Wales will be able to gain independence from England and join the EU as independent nations.
@allisonshaw9341
@allisonshaw9341 9 місяців тому
@Simon Then may it happen soon. I'll be celebrating with my Scottish and Welsh relatives when it does. The EU has already stated that it will accept them as member nations, so it's a win-win as I see it.
@PanthroSamah
@PanthroSamah 9 місяців тому
​@@akulaa4853 You understand that independence is a desire when you don't have the power to vote?
@Frenchylikeshikes
@Frenchylikeshikes Рік тому
Thank you Britons...Many French people contemplated Frexit but your experience has scared them away. Today Frexit is only mentioned by a small fringe of political commentators, while it was becoming more and more mainstream prior to Brexit. If anything, I believe Brexit has made the EU maybe not stronger, nor perfect (far from it), but many anti-EU persons have completely changed their minds.
@andreadalcortivo747
@andreadalcortivo747 Рік тому
Same in Italy...Now only 2% of foolish stupids speak about Italexit
@Tridhos
@Tridhos Рік тому
I have a French friend who congratulated me when the UK voted for Brexit, I will be meeting him again later this year and updating him on the reality of Brexit.
@valerioborghese2916
@valerioborghese2916 Рік тому
Time to Macron to kneel in front of Italy's Giorgia Meloni. ✌🏻 How do you French people feel when Germany prefer Israeli and American weapons to defend itself, than French weapons?! Very un-European to not buy from neighbor countries, right?! 🙅🏻 As it's very unfriendly try to occupy Italian territories like happened in 2015/2016 or send French Police on Italian territory, that's illegal. You French think you can control European Union or are the boss, but you clearly aren't and you and Macron will understand it.
@maxsuicide4767
@maxsuicide4767 Рік тому
Prior to 2015 the only people that mentioned Brexit here in the UK were also a small fringe of political commentators and a few Tory backbenchers. It was turned into a huge thing by Tory infighting. Literally just Tory infighting. And forward to 2022 we are *still* having to put up with Tory infighting destroying this country. All the while, the Brexit effect looms ever larger.
@cyrneco
@cyrneco Рік тому
@@valerioborghese2916 🤣🤣🤣🤣really?
@johnnevada46
@johnnevada46 2 місяці тому
Buying anything from Britain is now a pain in the bum for Europeans.
@njs2311
@njs2311 Місяць тому
best comedy programme in 2023!
@albertorodriguezfernandez5956
@albertorodriguezfernandez5956 Рік тому
And the craziest part, to me, is that NOBODY in EU wanted UK to leave. This has to be the biggest economic Harakiri of all time.
@rast
@rast Рік тому
Yes, cause we, as Europeans, should be working together as friends and not against each other. But the UK betrayed Europe.
@enforcer9381
@enforcer9381 Рік тому
We were the second largest contributor that is the main reason most didn't want us to leave no other reason and we are still paying into the EU's coffers!!
@enforcer9381
@enforcer9381 Рік тому
@@rast Howso?
@ZsuzsaKarolySmith
@ZsuzsaKarolySmith Рік тому
@@rast "the UK betrayed Europe" seriously? 😂😂😂
@Thatslifebro_
@Thatslifebro_ Рік тому
Well, at least Brexit had the positive side effect of demonstrating why leaving the EU is a terrible idea therefore dissuading others from doing the same. In the long run that will increase stability of the EU since the terrible side effects of leaving can be viewed in real time.
@DavidKnopflerReal
@DavidKnopflerReal Рік тому
This is an excellent program. It makes the silence of the BBC all the more embarrassing
@revellen
@revellen Рік тому
BBC is a conservative media outlet for the elites.
@tomfurstyfield
@tomfurstyfield Рік тому
Well the Tories have scared the crap out of the BBC, so they'll not say anything
@alexspiers6229
@alexspiers6229 Рік тому
Totally agree!
@lindaj5492
@lindaj5492 Рік тому
BBC should make a Panorama on this. Or Channel 4, before government silences it.
@JJ-zg1hh
@JJ-zg1hh Рік тому
Could not agree more.
@jackienikora259
@jackienikora259 7 місяців тому
You were warn d by many new sympathy for the UK Congratulations Ireland👊🏽
@edmundcasey7765
@edmundcasey7765 2 місяці тому
BREXIT MEANS ISOLATION. . .. ARROGANCE DOES NOT PRODUCE DEVIDENDS
@FarmerSchinken
@FarmerSchinken Рік тому
How can anyone expect economic growth from a society that identifies Boris Johnson as the smartest member and fit to lead a country.
@archvaldor
@archvaldor Рік тому
You forget we replaced him with the genius that is Liz Truss....
@tuberjr
@tuberjr Рік тому
all politicians are crooks and only recently 4 european parliamentary officials were charged over qatar bribery issues(bribing eu officials) again blow out your emotional candle and fix in on some facts..................park that emotion.
@attilatormasi1733
@attilatormasi1733 Рік тому
@@archvaldor at least she is not a quiter... oh
@whogivesaflyingfock5401
@whogivesaflyingfock5401 Рік тому
Oh Liz was the best. When i realised shes going into office i got me popcorn and sat back watching the circus catching fire. Shame it burnt down so quickly, still had half a bucket left by the time she was gone.
@whogivesaflyingfock5401
@whogivesaflyingfock5401 Рік тому
Oh Liz was the best. When i realised shes going into office i got me popcorn and sat back watching the circus catching fire. Shame it burnt down so quickly, still had half a bucket left by the time she was gone.
@askinator7850
@askinator7850 10 місяців тому
I'm a british citizen 25 years old. To this day it still sickens me that as a populous we left the EU. The fact that the politicians were able to lie and go unpunished is disgusting. All we can do is hope that a party comes to its senses and sparks the debate for another referendum. I would give anything to have my EU citizenship restored.
@GCS88
@GCS88 10 місяців тому
UK did got punished but sadly did not land solely on politicians but for the working class citizens whether they voted for brexit or not and unfortunately for the UK citizens who wants to rejoin it seems like that majority of us in the EU dont want you back.
@askinator7850
@askinator7850 10 місяців тому
Yeah I completely agree, the population bought a lie that was sold to them by idiot politicians with an agenda. Unfortunately most of the British population didn't take the time to research the implications of leaving the EU.
@DAN420.
@DAN420. 10 місяців тому
@@GCS88 Please learn basic grammar and try again.
@NeroNemion
@NeroNemion 10 місяців тому
I can share the sentiment, however I see a second referendum just as officially saying "we fucked up". As a european, it would be the worst signal to the EU as a whole, of GB gets back to the Union quickly. Too many EU citizens take its benefits for granted, and do not realize that nationstates just limit trade. Another Reson why I'd personally would be against GB rejoining is, that GB Ministers always resented more EU integration and stopped various initiatives. If GB ever wants to join the EU again, in my opinion it needs to leave its too profitorientated reasoning behind, and need to adapt the Euro and in general need a way more positive mindset about the Idea of the EU, instead of seeing it as just an opportunity for cheaper trade.
@casey2782
@casey2782 9 місяців тому
@@NeroNemion I agree. If we do have a second referendum, it's a decade away at the very least, but even then, I don't think the EU would even consider it until the current generation of politicians are out of politics.
@TestTest-hu1gj
@TestTest-hu1gj День тому
One of my favorite clothing brands went out of business over a short couple of months due to Brexit: Friend or Faux. As a European, i was even willing to pay those high import taxes, apparrently, no one else did. It was a small company built by three graphic designers and business was good but their main/largest customer base was from Europe. Thank god, i bought the last available items in my size before it slowly died. Their webpage is down and their last post on social media is from July 22nd 2022. R.I.P. Friend or Faux. You will be forever missed.
@shawmathews4393
@shawmathews4393 7 місяців тому
The UK single handedly made the 💶 second to the Dollar again while at the same time dropping the pound in viability. Once again you have made the US stronger while weakening the EU. Thank you.
@pseudonym3690
@pseudonym3690 Рік тому
The problem of why the Brexit happened is not the obvious fallacy of thinking that the EU had the UK under control, but the inherent racism and sentiments towards foreigners in general which is the underlying cause for this entire mess.
@Tdot6
@Tdot6 Рік тому
It was really the UK's own doing... other EU countries had strict rules on residency in their countries, but the UK didn't implement anything and just blamed the EU for all of their problems. You're right Brexit was the nationalistic triumph of anti-immigrant, English exceptionalism (empire 2.0), and 'sovereignty' ideologues.
@GrosFred
@GrosFred 10 місяців тому
The famous British exceptionalism. Feel sorry for the one who voted to remain. The remainers should have won by over 60% if only so many of them could have been bothered to vote.
@GrosFred
@GrosFred 10 місяців тому
@@Tdot6 So true. And the sad irony is that they never had so many immigrants coming to the UK since Brexit. It is going to turn ugly in the not too distant future. The -4% GDP we keep hearing about is in my mind grossly underestimated. Lately I heard -5.5%. I fear that it will be a lot worst than that.
@Liz-sc3np
@Liz-sc3np 9 місяців тому
The ill effects of racism
@LonnieHalouska
@LonnieHalouska 9 місяців тому
As and in-and-out member of the EU, Britain had the best of all possible situations. It had a major say in regulations. Brexit threw that all away. Just recently, the U.S. rejected a deep trade deal with the U.K. Brits don't seem to understand that so far as the U.S. is concerned the U.K. is nothing, but a convenient forward staging area for the U.S. military. Nothing more.
@justinhuizinga4443
@justinhuizinga4443 Рік тому
I'm from Germany and it still makes me sad that the uk left. I think we're all stronger together
@michael1345
@michael1345 Рік тому
The French however haven't got a problem. In fact I think they have the "I told you so" gloat. As an Australian I am truly amazed at the whole thing. All because and lets be honest, the Brexiters played the xenophobic card. You can tell this because there was little to nothing about the economy and a lot of lies concerning their NHS. Any rumblings from those NATIONALISTS on the continent have been permanently silenced.
@mokhan7008
@mokhan7008 Рік тому
Believe me it makes many of us sad that we left. However I personally remain optimistic that we will return and once again be with our European brothers and sisters, because we are absolutely stronger together.
@husbyhogan
@husbyhogan Рік тому
Same here, I am from Germany and I am sad, that people are so easy mislead by populism and obvious lies. Now UK is an island even with a border fence around. They did not know, what the Brexit will lead to and the effects are eye opening for all sides. I hope we will reunite in future.
@warnasamika7940
@warnasamika7940 Рік тому
"Divide and rule..." Looks like white asswholes starting to taste their own medicine. I wish Russia unleash half of all nuclear weapons into Europe and Britain. For what they did for the last 600 years to the whole world.
@Ryuzaki236
@Ryuzaki236 Рік тому
Of course u said that, Germany is the only country who benefits with UE. Germany rule all over Europe and countries like France, Italy, are loosers. We will see in the next year what is coming.
@evasco1979
@evasco1979 7 місяців тому
They thought they'd have the EU benefits without adding anything to it, having their cake and eat it! But European diplomats and politicians were smarter than that...
@evasco1979
@evasco1979 7 місяців тому
Besides, Brits always negotiated everything in the EU then opted out (Schengen, euro currency...), and Europeans accepted at first, so Brits thought they'd just keep going... but not anymore!
@babelbabel2419
@babelbabel2419 Місяць тому
One year after that very well made video, I guess everyone moved on. In the EU, Brexit is a thing of the past. No regrets towards the constant requests for derogations from the UK. EU is complicated enough without the Brits. And now everyone has other fish to fry.
@retrovideoquest
@retrovideoquest Рік тому
I am baffled that *business people* seemingly didn't see this coming. How could they possibly believe that the UK would be able to "eat the cake and have it", as Brexiters basically claimed...? It seems to me sheer British arrogance to firmly believe that the EU would bend over backwards and keep in place all the privileges the UK enjoyed when it was part of the EU... It says a lot about British society that so many people were so easily convinced that the UK was better off out of the EU...
@mikariekki5708
@mikariekki5708 Рік тому
Imagine how different UK trade treaties would be, if they had never been part of the EU to begin with, like Norway or Switzerland.
@sandysimpson4785
@sandysimpson4785 Рік тому
All those immigrants taking up their jobs!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@aries6776
@aries6776 Рік тому
Many did. They were warning us but they were labelled Project Fear. They were drowned out by the massively dominant right wing UK tabloid press. And also they had no idea that the Brexit negotiators would leave the table with such an awful deal (remember Liz Truss was the Chief Negotiator to get Brexit Done and we know how competent she proved!). I think generally remainers all round were far too complacent and assumed the general public would actually work out for themselves the obvious truth that the rational voices were putting forward. However 52% of the country weren't listening or acting rationally. The arrogance wasn't the whole of the UK but a bunch of elitist conmen at the top of the Conservative party who had desperately competed for votes with even an even bigger conman like Nigel Farage and sold us on the idea that we could have our cake and eat it. Who honestly believes a word that comes out of any of their mouths now?
@calmandconnected1171
@calmandconnected1171 Рік тому
Financial specialists warned about this before Brexit but weren’t listened to.
@t0pz87
@t0pz87 Рік тому
Some did, some didn't. In either case, business people make up a fraction of the votes in a referendum. I specifically remember some business people whose primary business was export of fruits, and sheep farmers whose primary export was meat, talking about how they voted Leave. You trying to sell FMCG (Fast-Moving-Consumer-Goods) across borders without a post-Brexit trade agreement. How on earth is that going to be fast when things need to go through various customs? Your fruits and meat is spoiled by the time it'll arrive
@Manski_123
@Manski_123 Рік тому
I'm a Brit living in Germany since 2010 and I run a small business here. Before Brexit I would order materials from the U.K. , the prices were competitive and delivery was quick. Since Brexit, it no longer makes sense to order from the U.K. The prices are not as competitive but the most problematic part is that delivery is often delayed considerably, due to customs issues. I can't rely on receiving orders on time. This causes real problems for my business as I order materials for specific projects with tight deadlines. The same products are available within the E.U. without the added hassle. The result: I now spend tens of thousands of euros a year in the E.U. rather than the U.K. I know other companies are doing the same.
@invalid8774
@invalid8774 Рік тому
How was that personally for you? Did you need to get a visa to be allowed to stay in Germany?
@cpp12anm
@cpp12anm Рік тому
You do great sir. We really want Briton to see the consequence of their ignorance
@johnnyjrotten59
@johnnyjrotten59 Рік тому
Awww - Didums
@mrkkopola
@mrkkopola Рік тому
@@johnnyjrotten59 Yeah, diddums for those British suppliers who've had the bottom fall out of their business...
@coooolibri
@coooolibri Рік тому
im not a nationalist, i dont care where anybody comes from besides my interest in languages and cultures. but i think what they did was bad timing right before inflation.
@musguera
@musguera 7 місяців тому
How I love to see consequences for stupid actions. Pure comedy, LOL.
@annalang5687
@annalang5687 Рік тому
It's mindblowing that people believed they would keep all the advantages of being in the EU without a membership. It's not like people weren't excessively warned about what would happen.
@marcbiff2192
@marcbiff2192 Рік тому
We didn't believe that you flaming maroon.
@shhwinner6663
@shhwinner6663 Рік тому
except if yiur switzeerlans
@joostvanlinge263
@joostvanlinge263 Рік тому
@@shhwinner6663 Switzerland follows EU rules, as does Norway.
@gwaponobby
@gwaponobby Рік тому
We knew yet the majority still voted leave. That tells you how unhappy the majority were.
@nielslund641
@nielslund641 Рік тому
@@gwaponobby A large part of those who voted to leave the EU did so as a way of kicking the government which was without risk. They are learning that they were wrong. Lots of English people who have moved to Europe and voted for secession have discovered that they will have to move back.
@dextercool
@dextercool Рік тому
This video is the best summary of the Brexit ‘benefits’ so far. Anyone saying you can’t separate the effects of Brexit from the pandemic/war etc. needs to watch this.
@nikoladd
@nikoladd Рік тому
Naah there is too much of the same British exceptionalism that lead to Brexit in the first place. They said "remainers attribute everything to Brexit" as a EQUAL counterpoint to denying the effects of Brexit. It's really pandering to reality by the same people that pushed those lies. Exactly like the odd articles in the Daily Fail pointing problems with Brexit..
@coreyham3753
@coreyham3753 Рік тому
Right on ... rational analysis of the Brexit issue.
@Cw-wi6uj
@Cw-wi6uj Рік тому
Why because this video blames everything on brexit 🤣 no one cared about brexit until fuel prices went up now everyone blaming it
@andreasottohansen7338
@andreasottohansen7338 Рік тому
They won't believe it, unfortunately.
@happys6057
@happys6057 Рік тому
SAY no to EUSSR.
@PM.68
@PM.68 Місяць тому
Im sorry for the remainers. Grz frm 🇧🇪. Britain will go better for sure, it needs time to recover.
@PenninkJacob
@PenninkJacob 7 місяців тому
Thank you Thank you !!!👍👍👍❤
@kwaks9486
@kwaks9486 Рік тому
Napoleonic France and later Germany both tried to block UK from trading with Europe and failed, and now brits have managed to do it themselves. oh the irony
@maxwolf8055
@maxwolf8055 Рік тому
🤣👍 You are right
@saltymonke3682
@saltymonke3682 Рік тому
Historically, British was well off when they're trading with other side of the world not just Europe. From the age of Merchantilism to 1930s.
@jonsimmons4150
@jonsimmons4150 Рік тому
*"Europe is France and Germany* *the rest is the trimmings"* -*Charles De Gaulle*
@marcofava
@marcofava Рік тому
@@jonsimmons4150 The UK trimmed itself out if Europe
@Kaizen917
@Kaizen917 Рік тому
Its been a long process of decline for Britain. Some people think it happened after the war with the gradual loss of the empire, and that it has been long done (possibly slightly reversed) but there are ways to dig even deeper down...
@liamereiam
@liamereiam Рік тому
I'm so annoyed to hear small business owners saying "We thought it would be fine". They were told, time and again, that it would not be fine that they would need to open businesses in EU to continue. As a brit in Germany it cost me 2 years of worry and several rounds of paperwork to stay. I even had the horrible experience of a manager telling me I would not be able to work for the company after a certain date, that was only a month away. Luckily, I knew my rights and had already sorted my paperwork for residence. However, I felt betrayed by the UK to the point that I will never return except to get my pension.
@aadesina163
@aadesina163 Рік тому
It's actually harder to move operations abroad for small businesses of a certain size. Sometimes it might entail relocating living arrangements for the business owner themselves. That is not easy by any means. I think the government themselves should have been clearer about the type of deal they were striking and its implications. They left it until the last minute. It was all handled chaotically.
@stackhat8624
@stackhat8624 Рік тому
But the UK, well, mainly England, has the worst media in the worst media in the Western world and for some reason you guys think the BBC is good? Sure, the BBC might be good compared to the Daily Mail, Telegraph and Murdoch media. But the UK is going to be continuously dragged down by the idiots in England who keep voting Tory because they're brainwash by the awful English media.
@tech9803
@tech9803 Рік тому
They weren't thinking. They were 'feeling' some rather ugly things like nationalism and xenophobia.
@aadesina163
@aadesina163 Рік тому
@Steve Harrison So Brexit has been a blessing for your company and family, it seems? Lucky you. Sometimes I wonder if everyone should just stay wherever their folks are from and not bother with the mither and indignity of venturing out.
@valiantvanadium6996
@valiantvanadium6996 Рік тому
how did the uk betray you? Si=ounds to me like it was the Germans sticking the boot in. They didnt have to, some EU countries just let UK citizens carry o as before. And I can assure you from personal experience that you have no need to return to UK to get your pension. The DWP for that works like a dream. you can do everything in a 5 minute phone call
@danigonzalez4299
@danigonzalez4299 7 місяців тому
Let Scotland free and let it join the EU! They voted NO.
@Paleiko0630
@Paleiko0630 6 днів тому
The company I work for has cut a lot of ties with UK businesses as well. We simply couldn't afford the risk not knowing what Brexit would bring. There was already one crisis after another. We still have some customers in UK but they're almost completely dependent on us because competition closed their factories in UK and moved to EU mainland. That canceled their business relationships.
@tosvarsan5727
@tosvarsan5727 Рік тому
I can 100% confirm. I was buying so many products from Britain, after Brexit I tried to continue. It was such a horrible experience, that now I always make detailed research to make 100 % sure that the product is not shipped from Britain.
@jonsimmons4150
@jonsimmons4150 Рік тому
i do the same- but from Europe.
@macker33
@macker33 Рік тому
Same,
@timbobill7279
@timbobill7279 Рік тому
Same here: I have not been able to buy anything from the UK since the agreements came to an end. All that money no longer goes to the UK. The UK lost.
@Whoami691
@Whoami691 Рік тому
I do the same, except i won't buy anything from BMW anymore. Ford all the way. :)
@Whoami691
@Whoami691 Рік тому
@@timbobill7279 Of course it did.... Remember that pesky pandemic? Who begged who for the vcaccine?
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