Trumpism is primarily a personality cult with right wing ideology attached. I'm not clear what Trump is really about beyond an attention seeking showman.
@@frankbrennan1619I'm sure Boris killed more elderly people with his poor Covid response than these hypothetical old people - perhaps they should cancel their Netflix or stop their worthers original subscription
As the great Joe Paterno used to say "You're never as good as you think you are when you win; and you're never as bad as you feel when you lose.” Both political parties who are riding high or feeling down in the dumps need to remember this. It's all cyclical.
Thank you … finally someone who gets it. To the creator: Americans flip flop and the four years before when they didn’t pick him what was it then… you can’t just keep declaring every time Americans get fickle impatient and flip flop as anything more profound than that…
@@kayoss8787 Well I'm glad you think for yourself - always a good start. But the problem is the thing you do your thinking with. We must doubt its functionality given your curious presumption that I "listen to the opinions of others and swallow them like fact". Would you call yourself an "independent thinker"?
Andrew you suggest Britain might move into support Ukraine with what? Our conventional forces are hollowed out and depleted we hold only enough munitions to wage a war like Ukraine is doing for to weeks.
Britain has (or at least had recently) a decent military-industrial complex. If it can get the capacity going soonish then there's big money to be made with employment/capital flow on. War is big money, sadly.
Er, when he says support, he doesn't mean with armed forces. He means with funding and the supply of weapons. And the number of weapons in the arsenal is irrelevant. Weapons, especially expensive weapons, do not sit in arsenals getting dusty. They are manufactured on demand, which means that it's more about manufacturing capacity than warehouse stocks.
@@marcusaurelius9123 Trump was elected to serve/to help Americans and legal migrants to America. This is what America had elected Donald Trump to do. This also involves ensuring illegal migrants with criminal tendencies are not permitted to be a danger to Americans.
Britain has a law that stops spreading false information similar to that for newspapers or news outlets. The US needs to catch up. Social media has become fake news media in the US.
They’re talking about imprisoning those who advocate for paedophilia. Meanwhile you’re right are talking about removing the vote from women and the total annihilation of 2 counties, I know what I’d rather. Freedom for you is freedom to ours are freedom from. America is not more free than the rest of the west and that is a fact and indisputable despite what you’re told
@@lambda653 Right . I think it wont be until some of that translates through to some of his voters being hit in the pocket that some of his ' easy answers ' support will fall off.
I hope we all know that it doesn't matter who is in the 'top job' because this is a systemic problem -- greed. We have allowed many of our economic sectors, to take advantage of the American people. It's disgusting and frightening for the future of our country. My husband and I will be retiring in the next two years n another country. We are absolutely worried that SS! will no longer be funded. we'll have to rely on his pension, a 403 (b) and a very prolific Investment account with Stephanie Janis Stiefel my FA. Our national debt is bloating and expanding every month. Our government needs to get spending under control and cut the federal budget.
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We did have a programme called Letter from America. No time wasting and presented by a chap who's no longer with us. Succinct explanation of US events. It was on the radio but the conclusions it reached were usually the USA will get on with events and try not repeat it's mistakes with loads of historical examples. So reassuring.
Ah, yes, Lammy's an idiot. Sure. It's not that the conservatives picked Liz 'incompetence' Truss as a foreign secretary who then gave the Chagos Islands away without consulting anyone about it, then promptly left the mess for Lammy to deal with while she took on her side hustle of blowing a £30bn hole in the economy.
I like Mr. Marr but there is a lot of nonsense in this analysis, including the notion that there is a realistic possibility the United States would rescind Article 5
What we have here is a highly respected liberal minded British journalist who got it all terribly wrong before the election now stretching for an explanation. He's even blaming 'The Patriarchy'. US voters couldn't possibly have been voting for good reasons could they?
Trump has said during his campaign that if he were President of US, he would hedge on honoring Article 5, based upon whether the country needing aid had spent sufficiently on its defense, and although not explicitly stated, depending upon what Putin tells him to do.
As Lammy has shown with his trip to CCP China and ceding the Chagos Islands, he is brilliant at bending the knee. He will now do the same with Second Trump Administration.
@@hughjass8430 I’m not sure that’s accurate. I think Trump views throwing around awful insults as just part of playing politics. I prefer politicians to have more civility and decorum. But he does at least seem to be able to take what he dishes out.
For 30 plus years Europe didn’t spend enough on defense..she will have to spend more. It’s that simple. And she won’t like it because that means less money for social programs and investment.
Exactly, and after decades, NATO agreed to 2% of their GDP will go into defense in 2014. Trump made that remark in 2018 as only 3 countries made an effort to reach the agreement. Andrew sure likes to ignore context.
@@mc1993 agreed. Again I don’t mean to belabor the point. But even 2 percent isn’t going to be enough in the long term. Trump is going to make it clear 2 percent will have to go up too. This is the reality. And we haven’t even spoken about china and Taiwan. Or Israel and Iran.America can’t do all this on her own any more. We need more help and Trump is going to be saying the same, only louder. Hopefully we can get this all sorted.
The US is already by far the largest oil producer in the world - this has occurred under a Democratic President. There are two very important points that flow from this: 1) US energy costs are far lower than that in Europe (including the UK) - natural gas is almost "free" in the US; and 2) The US is the biggest beneficiary of the sanctions on Russia - so Europe including the UK are very much paying the price for the sanctions AND the profits are going to the US (where LNG exports were minimal a few years ago they are now significant). The above means that the USA has a major advantage in terms of costs of inputs to manufacturing while at the same time making a profit on the sale of oil and gas around the world. AND the US was only ever paying lip service to green credentials. Essentially, Europe is shooting itself in the foot (actually both feet) by going down the green path (BTW I understand the science and accept that climate change is both happening and caused by man). On immigration, I've just returned from Nigeria (7 months this trip and more than 2 years in total from 9 visits in the past 5 years). Something like 51% of the population would leave Nigeria if they could. That's in a population of more than 200 million. Across Africa alone there are 100's of millions who would leave if they could (and worldwide about 900 million - Gallup). The only way of reducing the demand in Europe and the US is by totally destroying the economy and turning it into a nuclear wasteland - that can hardly be desirable. If you've not been to a developing country almost everywhere looks better. The gap between what people have in developed countries is so far ahead of what there is in much of the developing world that the only way to prevent people coming is to be brutal. I'm not saying we should but I am saying that we have to be realistic. If people arrive in the UK from France then send them back to France. If the French don't want them, then they can send them back to Italy, if the Italians don't want them then they can send them back to Libya. Being nice won't get results - as I said there are simply overwhelming numbers of people who want to come to developed countries and the more that come the more money there is from their compatriots already here to send more. Immigration can be beneficial to both the immigrants and the country they immigrate to but the country they immigrate to has to be able to decide who comes. 1) oil production 2023 (bbl/day) (Wikipedia) USA: 13,308,000 : Russia: 10,272,000 Saudi Arabia: 8,950,000 Canada: 4,990,000 Iraq: 4,445,000 2) gas production 2023 (billion m3) (Google AI): USA: 1350 Russia: 586.4 Iran: 251.7 China: 234.3 Qatar: 181 3) LNG exports (billion m3) (Google AI): USA: 114.4 Qatar: 108.4 Australia: 107.4 Russia: 42.7 Malaysia: 36.3
The renewable sustainable path is the only path available to the UK and EU to energy independence. Otherwise we will always be at the beck and call of other nations.
Thank you for this, very in-depth explanation. The outlook for the UK appears grim, I can feel the depression setting in for myself and others, what can we do?
There are more wind turbines just in Texas (the oil nexus of the US) than there are in the whole of the UK - 15K vs 11K. I think its really unfair to label our green credentials as lip service. We may be going about it differently than the exact pious methods Greta approves of, but our progress has and continues to be better than almost anybody. Some people however seem to only judge progress based on how much misery is inflicted on the population rather than actual emissions reduction.
@@jeremymanson1781 Fully exploiting North Sea gas, fracking, and applying modern methods to coal mining is the obvious choice to the UK for energy independence for the next one or two decades, at least. This is something that the new administration is very unlikely to countenance.
Sir Kier needs to focus on the lack of innovation and growth of the UK economy outside of London. The US has not contributed to the UK's and EU's anemic growth over the last 10 years. Where is Europe's Microsoft, Apple, Tesla, Meta and Google? The world is quickly becoming American and Chinese.
This is not about a Patriarchy. When will the liberals learn that maybe that is what people want! Economy and defence absolutely, but calling this a victory for patriarchy is a bit much. If the Dems can’t put up a strong female candidate to take him on (and Hillary is as strong as it could get in 2016) then one can’t blame the GOP can they?
A lot of people dont read Genesis or John in the bible. Men and Women were created EQUAL . With different roles. As the Godhead is equal, different roles. The woman is the weaker vessel as in body (in some instances) but men have to be able to love their wives like Christ and absolutely not do they do that. They arent even born again!! Yet use religion as a whip. JUST LIKE THE PHARISEES OR TALIBAN. Thats not true Godly patriarchy thats domestic or community abuse x
One can blame the GOP for supporting a lying, insurrectionist sex attacker. During Nixon’s time, it was his own party that stood up for its principles. Today’s bunch refuse to do that. You can blame the GOP indeed!
"Patriarchy" is the Democrat Party propaganda buzz-word, and Andrew has repeated it here. Shockingly lazy journalism. You can tell what "sources" Andrew is using, his old Democrat drinking mates in DC. I've listened to Trump for 1,000 times as long as Andrew, I've watched dozens of his speeches and rallies, starting in 2016, and I have never ever heard even one hint that Trump supports a return to "Patriarchy". It's total nonsense.
@@joetotale6354 Where did I say he was right? I said it's always good to get his take on events. Reading comprehension isn't your strong point I guess.
@@StrangeTapes Er, the obvious implication in my question that you didn’t pick up on was that he’s never right about much so how are his takes ‘always interesting’ at the same time? 😉
I reflected on what you say overnight. One caveat, everything Trump said in his campaign was to get elected. That was the only way he was going to stay out of jail for the rest of his life. We have no idea if that is to be policy. Other than a fixation on staying free, his mantra is, "Make money". Why would he pursue policies that will make him poorer - high tariffs and mass repatriation?
Because he 's incapable of thinking anything through? Might as well ask why would he persue actions that could land him in jail? Only reason he wasn't impeached (and banned from running for President) was because Mitch McConnel didn't have the balls to impeach him for inciting riot on Jan 6th 2021.
Yes, Keir and Lammy have spoken too much and made Trump hate UK. Tories just want blame to fall correctly. Europe just is idiotic, making US ally hate it, and then blamin US for walking away. dont yell at your spouse unless you want divorce. europe chose to ally with Dems, rather than stay neutral. trump rightly will make Europe pay, divorce is painful, maybe dont yell in first place... so weird, to demand the victim of insults be christlike and forgive when he was called satan
Reform are appropriately named. Like the ingredients on McD chicken nuggets... Reformed, mechanically separated pieces of Ukip skin, Brexit-party bones and BNP connective tissue with a crunchy EDL coating.
As an American, it's hilarious that ya'll are sending David Lammy to meet with Trump while you're trying to negotiate trade deals. It's like you tried to find the worst person you could.
what did you want? for everything to carry on much the same? war in Ukraine, genocide in Gaza and maybe even a much bigger war yes, all this dont affect most if not all of you maybe quite happy for that to carry on in a hope your dream will come true, but for those caught up in these wars would and should be hoping for change
Andrew Marr represents everything I hate about the Mainstream Media, that chauvinistic (a smug sense of superiority). He and his type are part of the problem with this country.
Irrespective of what side of the potitical aisle you're on, Kemi bringing up those comments from David Lammy (as undiplomatic as they were), is a disgrace. It must be country before party, and a cheap shot over old comments is only going to damage the UK. Wont affect Lammy in any real sense, given Labour have another 4.5 years to govern.
Don't be daft. Lammy should have known better and never have uttered the remarks in question. He's a childish hot-head and was a liability well before Labour was elected in July 2024. Lammy is unfit to serve in government and should be sacked.
Just remember ordinary people are not interested in woke agenda and not interested in journalistic rubbish about labour ideals and higher thinking they just want peace and a good life Andrew Marr and the like are too busy over thinking and working to ideals that don't exist in the real world
Sorry, do you have some kind of actual justification why we should be paying your defense budget for you? You realize Russia is *THE LITTLE GUY* in this barroom brawl right? You realize there's a 300 pound gorilla on the other side of the bar that we're trying to deal with? And you're over here complaining we're not helping you with the recovering failed state whose economy is smaller than Italy's??
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat aside from it being that most wars are started by US foreign policy d'you mean with the rest of NATO being dragged along behind? To be perfectly honest, no I don't think you should be paying for our defense budget and I was only pointing out the irony of Trump's attitude.
@@davidwhite1982 Fine, since we're such a problem for you, we'll withdraw 100% then. We can just pull up the drawbridge on our three-thousand-mile-wide moat. Bye bye. Have fun 👋👋 America is a net exporter of oil, gas, steel, and food -- and we lead the world on every critical technology, from AI to cold fusion and space travel. Our seven largest tech companies are more valuable than **the entire stock markets** of Britain, France, Germany, and Canada combined. But I'm sure you'll be fine with out us, sorry we've been such a burden.
Despite his bluster and hardline stances from the podium, Trump is in reality a deal maker and gets up close and personal with whomever he is dealing with. He will talk to anyone, even after all sorts of insults have been thrown from all sides.
@@pierre-francoishenrion8433 Bien pensant Pierre. Trump is a non politician who has captured energy and the votes of 74 million people. Think further than the end of your nose.
He'll talk to anyone, alright. He won't make any sense because he refuses to learn anything, reassess his opinions based on new information or find solutions that benefit anyone other than himself. But he'll talk.
@@JohnHaveaguessGoogle what’s that got do with it? Nothing! Anyone can just suck up to trumpies ego & get what they want. Putin knows this that’s why trump is a sucker
I'm not sure it's fair to say that Trump detests the UK. His attitude towards the UK has always been relatively good, especially when we compare it to that of his predecessor's.
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Marr says Trump despise Britain less than the EU. actually Trump doesn’t despise Britain at all. His mother was British and a staunch royalist and he has a golf course in Scotland . He is very familiar with Britain and oives this country, and has said that several times .
If only we were in the EU... And it isn't just the tarrifs. The UK maybe effectively forced to lead NATO (I think Poland should do it personally as they are best suited) and that means more GDP on defence. Which to be fair is needed but apparently money doesn't grow on trees or something.
If the Don does Tariffs it just makes everything for US citizens more expensive for a start, without supporting their own industrial Base its just pointless tit for tat ensues no one will win.
Thank you Mr Marr, I'm fascinated to see how Mr Trump and our government are going to get on. Funny to think, when Trump comes to the end of his term, Labour will most likely still be there.
No condemnation of Lammy for making stupid offensive comments about the US president? No of course not, just condemnation for Kemi....i wonder what Marrs politics are
Badenoch has nothing new to say, nothing new to bring to the table, she leads a party that ought to be kept out of office for a very long time. Lammy was stupid and offensive and seems to me to be way out of his depth in that job, but all Badenoch and her party has got, is to attack Lammy. That's the best the Tories can come up with, and it's pretty pathetic.
You seem to have failed grammar about as hard as you failed political science. Surely you meant to say "Lammy making comments on the stupid offensive US president". Or are you another member of the 45 cult?
@@locorum9103yeah, even if we disagree with most of the other things he says he should be on the same page as Trump on pressuring countries who aren't pulling their weight
I predict with full confidence that one thing that won't change is the purblind inability of people like Marr to understand anything that doesn't begin and end within their pitiful metro-liberal bubble.
I do. I don’t think trump will wine and cry like he did in 2020. His ego couldn’t handle being a one term president like Jimmy carter or H W Bush. I expect his exit to (hopefully) be more graceful in 2028
It was colder and scarier when Labour got in I’m afraid. The UK is a scary place for women now with illegal migrants in most cities. We just don’t feel safe. And not providing the figures that show migrant crime, rape, theft and murder doesn’t help our fears
When Labour will spend more on the police, more on the prison service and more on the court system. Yes of course you'll feel more vulnerable: stop looking at streams of nonsense stories from the likes of the Daily Mail and GBNews on your phone and you'll feel much better: they sell advertising by terrifying you.
Not a word from Andrew on Starmer actually resetting our relationship with Europe (instead of red lines and a lot of PR activity) and the economic and possible other benefits that brings versus the dangers of cuddling up to the Trump administration.
Badenoch’s questions were absolutely patriotic. She was reminding Lammy of his on the record comments about Trump and giving him an opportunity to apologise and/or take them back. Trump won’t have forgotten and as long as they remain on record they will hinder UK US relations.
Lammy should not apologise. The entire world thinks Trump is a tit just half of the US hasn't quite huffed their 2019 populist parp enough. They'll learn the hard way, just like we did. We do not need to grovel to the US. We should be trying to repair our relationship with the big European countries and becoming a real force to be reckoned with globally as a continent. Obviously the 'sovrinty' crowd has made that more difficult than it should be but it should still be the goal.
@@davidcjupp You mean the big European countries like Germany and France whose economies are going down the toilet even faster than the UK’s? There is no growth in Europe and therefore no future.
Surely the chancellor should have allowed for this, it was 50/50 in the polls. It’s fine to say Kemi Badenoch should put country before party but maybe people should think before they insult others just look at the mayor of London’s comments. It amazes me how the left are allowed to say whatever they want but when someone on the right expresses their views they are a racist or fascist. Surely Dawn Butlers views on Kemi Badenoch are racist.
Is it wrong that I get a bit of a guilty pleasure in watching Americans celebrate their own economic downfall? Judging by the way they cheered I'm guessing these people don't even realise they are the ones who'll be paying for Trump's huge tariffs? They better hope someone talks some sense into him, because if they think everything is too expensive right now they're in for a big shock very soon.
A thought on watching a US gentleman's thoughts re the USA election: I'm from the north of England, UK. The gentleman here sounds like he doesn't come from one of the US coasts, but the middle/south, if you will. But we both understand the '50's/'60's Soviet Russia past; we can see in Putin, once a KGB man, ALWAYS a KGB man. And now the new President, is going 'transactional' with his policies. If your're not a rich person, you don't have economic or political or financial power, you will lose, some time, some way, in the near future to these 'autocrats'; and you will hurt...
Very well said...they are all living in their own little podcast bubble, spinning thei own opinions.They know as lmuch as any of us what will actually happen in the future. Events dear boy events.....it's pure speculation.
@@willdon.1279 What a very strange simplistic comment. Of course I listen otherwise I wouldn't have made the comment I made. Which is , it is their opinion it is not a given, and because I dispute it I shouldn't listen?
@@willdon.1279 Thank you. I try to listen and be as informed as possible but none of us know anything until it actually happens, it's all just speculation.
I thought the definition of fascism was centralised autocracy, militarism, and forcible suppression of opposition. The perfect example is the Democrats.
I disagree that it was primarily the border issues. It was about working people of all ethnicities suffering from Inflation and that experience, made the point that stagnant wages due to illegal immigration was another threat to their prosperity.
Trump just wants a level playing field. What’s wrong with that ? America allows $800 per consignment tariff free and Uk allows £130. Where’s the fairness in that ?
“trump wants a level playing field” 😂 maga voters really have a brain the size of a pea as if GDP growth and inflation would be fixed by imposing high tarrifs
Says it all really, Badenocks first PMQs and she put party politics first by trying her hardest to set Trump against Labour and Lammy. She's a massive part of the problem that got us in this mess. Saying that people like Lammy as a minister should learn to keep their mouths shut.
My daughter who is 1/2 Chinese 1/2 white in Roseville, CA today was confronted by a middle aged white guy who told her she "came in the wrong door"... I assume he thinks there some "door" for non-whites. What he of course doesn't know is that both her Grandfather's served in WWII. Her Chinese grandfather was in the Rainbow Division with Ike, and her white Grandfather was a Marine Major in Quantico ( served in both WWI and WWII). Her Chinese grandfather was in Berlin after the invasion and saw Hitler's bunker. I'm sort of glad my father in law and father lived before the Trump Era and didn't see their Granddaughter insulted by a maga moron.
thank you for your lies, insults and gaslight. without your constant aggravation of average joes this victory wouldn't have been possible. please continue and redouble your efforts for midterms and 2028.
OK Andrew, so it's all terrible news for the UK😂 And Biden (that UK loving man) was wonderful for the UK😂 OMG you mainstream media journalists are incorrigible.
That’s your gloss on what he said. Why don’t you make it more interesting and address the specific points he raises? For example, are you suggesting Trump’s tariffs will not be damaging to Britain? If yes, please explain. Genuinely interested.
@@Sheztastictonic I apologise for being a well-spoken and well-read Englishman. I don't need a "Thesaurus" to write my own language in imaginative ways. Why do you think that a Russian would write English better than a native? Your blinkered world-view is proven by your assumption that anyone who criticises globalist and liberal-elitist Western foreign policy is an enemy of the state. Is that your position, or is there room for disagreement? What is it about Putin that you hate so much? He seems to me to be a Christian and a capitalist, which are ideologies I support, and which traditionally have been supported by the West. I don't support for example the atheist and quasi-Marxist ideologies of Kemala Harris. Are those more typically Western in your opinion? Do you think Russia is still the evil communist USSR? Things have changed, maybe it's time for you to "do your own research" rather that swallow the nonsense promoted by left-leaning propagandists like Marr and the BBC
Baring in mind how wrong you were in regards to the US election, possibly the largest event in international politics for a generation. Why should we trust your opinions going forward?
because you'd have to have the brain of an actual child to think that someone getting something wrong once is a reason to discredit everything they say ever afterwards
I can’t really believe what I heard from Andrew Marr. That the leader of the opposition should be patriotic when criticising the government. He seems to be living in a fantasy world.
There is no accountability on the left whatsoever. Any responsible government would remove David Lammy immediately, as being unfit and unable to perform his duties.
Marr is spot on. If you are leader of the opposition, then presumably you hope to be leader of the country at some point. There are times when you have to put political point scoring to one side. Her comments have the very real possibility of not only being damaging to the labour party, which is fair enough that's her job. But significantly damaging to the country. Which is the opposite of her job. Her comments were childish and irresponsible. I wouldn't want her anywhere near the PMship. Which is probably not an actual concern. I doubt she'll last a year.
@@danw1086strange that you appear to think Trump had no clue about Lammy's unfortunate slagging off him until the newly appointed Tory leader brought it to his attention.
Labour would have done exactly the same as kemi…. Literally the entire brexit ‘negotiations’ were done in a an unpatriotic way. The only difference here is that trump won’t care, while the brexit negotiations were severely impacted
The EU has tariffs on a vast array of US imports from cranberries, to wall clocks to motorcycles. Imports to the US are relatively light on tariffs and have been since ww2 - specifically to allow post war recovery … That time is over.
LOL! Those tarrifs were placed during the previous Trump administration when Trump first imposed tarrifs on Europe. And if he places more tarrifs on Europe this time around, Europe will once again strategically place retaliatory tarrifs on products that are manufactured in Red states that supported Trump.
Oh good grief literally none of that is true. 1. Under WTO rules tariffs can ONLY be applied to WHAT is being imported, and not on WHERE it is being imported from. So when the EU imposes tariffs on imported cranberries, they are imposing then on ALL imported cranberries. This is perfectly legal. 2. The EU only imposes tariffs on imports that have been manufactured using dangerous, illegal or exploitative practice. For example, the EU imposes tariffs on palm oil products because palm oil production requires pristine rainforest to be cut down. 3. Far from being a "light touch" on tariffs, the US is NOTORIOUS for imposing tariffs on everything! For example, steel imports have routinely had tariffs imposed, especially from the far East. This is why the US steel industry is in a mess. Without competition from other, more effective manufacturing countries, US steel is stuck in highly unionised and outdated practices not seen elsewhere in the rest of the world for decades. It's the same for US car manufacturing which produces pretty cars but their efficiency standards are well behind those made abroad. 4. And the US doesn't just impose tariffs. They used to impose tariffs PUNITIVELY against other countries, using their massive economic clout as a mechanism to force other countries to do their bidding, (even forcing other countries to go to US backed conflicts). For example, look up on the so called "banana wars". The behaviour of the US was quite frankly appalling with, for example, US aircraft manufacturers lobbying the US government to impose tariffs on European aircraft imported to the US, which is why Airbus is such a minority player in the US airliner market when they are a major in all other markets on the planet. It's the same for electronic goods (e.g. Apple vs other mobile phone manufacturers), cars (BMW, Peugeot, Renault etc. vs Ford, and a bunch other US car manufacturers I've never even seen), motorcycle manufacturing (Kawasaki, Yamaha vs Harley Davidson), etc etc. 5. It was the appalling behaviour of the US that was the impetus for the creation of the WTO in the first place. Other countries (especially the UK) wete fed up with the US throwing its weight around with threats like "we'll tariff your whiskey imports into extinction if you don't stop importing bananas from the Caribbean". And this has kept the US in line since it's inception and the US has since even been a champion of the WTO in its battles against routine thefts of IP by Chinese government backed manufacturers. 6. But Trump wants to chuck all of this cooperation away and return to the bad old days of having the US government do the bidding of its mega corporations, leave the WTO and start the practice of punitive tariffs again. It would be incredibly destructive. However the world has since changed and has become much more unified. If the US leaves the WTO even the Chinese will join the WTO, alongside Mercosaur, the BRICS and the EU to push back against the US. The US will become a pariah in the international stage, only trading internally in its own market, with very few imports, only eating produce grown with it's own borders and comsuming goods made bybits own manufacturers, all propped up by tariffs imposed at its own borders explicitly designed to prevent foreign imports. Culturally, as we've seen before, the lack of availability of foreign goods will give then a kudos, become status symbols, as all highly priced or difficult-to-obtain goods are. [We all saw the same thing in Communist Russia.] A rich American will rapidly become an American flying in a European made jet, eating genuine Japanese sashimi, drink genuine Scotch whisky and taking holidays in their Italian made yacht sailing around the Chinese archipelagoes. Activities that I as a European, can afford NOW (just about), but to the average American Joe are will quickly become out of reach.
Boris Johnson went on the piss with a KGB agent in Italy when foreign secretary. The current shadow foreign secretary, Patel, was sacked for having clandestine meetings with Israeli officials. How could anyone possibly be worse than that?
@@dcoughla681It’s well known in circles that Lammy was put in place like so many of Starmers front bench because they lack the ability and intellect to go behind his back in a coup and overthrow him. I swear to god this is true and it displays why our Country is in the mess it is unfortunately. 😢
That does rather suggest that our only hope is to kowtow to someone whose close conservative associates have described as fascist. I think the removal of Lammy would be a sign of weakness, and Trump responds better when people stand up to him, even if his initial reaction is childish and petulant.
The fundamental problem isn’t what he said. That is just a symptom. The root of the matter is that he is thick and unintelligent. Watch his performance on ‘celebrity mastermind’. Asked about who succeeded Henry 8th his answer was Henry 7th. A five year old would consistently do better.
JD Vance literally called Trump a Nazi. Kemi is just trying to score points, and Starmer shut her stupid games down. You should prioritise UK security which means collaboration in Parliament. Shame on Kemi.
Historians and political educators have rated Donald Trump dead last among United States presidents. If you think things are going to be better this time around, you are in for a dreadful surprise.
This country is right wing Andrew, the vote was split enabling Labour a chance at govt but it won't last long unless they offer a real alternative to the right.
Andrew are you prepared to go and fight for Ukraine? So many young men have died for a sensless war. NATO should have never expanded and the UK shouod care about itself enough to pay for its own defence.
At least the UK has always paid its fair share (more than asked, in fact) into the NATO pot. It’s the likes of Germany and France that have shirked on their bills!
@@juliacheetham2734 Despite the headline number, France gets a lot of bang for its Euro. The worst is Canada, most others an upward trend. It’s an ignorant trope from a man who admits he doesn’t know what NATO is.
@@Tymbus Perhaps it was due to America reneging on it's promise to Gorbachev not to increase NATO by one inch eastwards when the wall came down or perhaps it was the CIA sponsored coup in the Ukraine in 2014?
@@grahambuckerfield4640 Point is, NATO members made a COMMITMENT to spend 2% of their GDP on defence. Despite being founding members, the likes of France and Germany have consistently failed to do so. Whilst it’s true that the likes of Canada and Spain have contributed even less, it doesn’t excuse nations that are larger/wealthier than the UK for failing to adhere to the agreement. The UK has always honoured the alliance by spending 2% or more. All NATO members should be spending 2%, at the very least!
Can Marr please produce some fact checking that would justify his assertion at around 7:59 in his video that PM Starmer is a Social Democrat? Keir Starmer himself expressed exactly what he is in just four words: "I am a Socialist".
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Incoming more calls for UK to rejoin the EU. Please remind them that UK productivity has been flat since 2008. We left the EU in 2020 🙏
Trump is not a fascist. You are doubling down on making idiots of yourselves.
project 2025 USA 🎉🎉 1935 Germany
This was your LAST free and fair American election
@@tomk8729 What might be more correct is that he has fascistic tendancies.
@@tomk8729 His language is.
I’m not sure it is a victory for traditionalism. Trumpism is not particularly conservative or religious.
Trumpism is primarily a personality cult with right wing ideology attached. I'm not clear what Trump is really about beyond an attention seeking showman.
Granny Harmer Sausages Starmer is not particularly Labour or religious either....
@@frankbrennan1619I'm sure Boris killed more elderly people with his poor Covid response than these hypothetical old people - perhaps they should cancel their Netflix or stop their worthers original subscription
Dana White, Elon Musk and others in the camp not known for their middle of the road piety either
Apart from the fact he thanked God for saving his life after the assassination attempt?
As the great Joe Paterno used to say "You're never as good as you think you are when you win; and you're never as bad as you feel when you lose.” Both political parties who are riding high or feeling down in the dumps need to remember this. It's all cyclical.
How very wise. Perhaps you've forgotten what the last "cycle" was like. "Operation Barbarossa" ring a bell? "Sachsenhausen"?
Thank you … finally someone who gets it.
To the creator: Americans flip flop and the four years before when they didn’t pick him what was it then… you can’t just keep declaring every time Americans get fickle impatient and flip flop as anything more profound than that…
@@kayoss8787 All those people who tell you you're a fool? Listen to them.
@ no unlike you I do not just listen to the opinions of others and swallow them like fact… 🙈 try again
@@kayoss8787 Well I'm glad you think for yourself - always a good start. But the problem is the thing you do your thinking with. We must doubt its functionality given your curious presumption that I "listen to the opinions of others and swallow them like fact".
Would you call yourself an "independent thinker"?
Andrew you suggest Britain might move into support Ukraine with what? Our conventional forces are hollowed out and depleted we hold only enough munitions to wage a war like Ukraine is doing for to weeks.
Totally idiotic the UK cannot replace what the US is sending. If the US pulls out Ukraine is in trouble.
we have diversity on our side.
@@pondeifyhahaha underated comment!!!
Britain has (or at least had recently) a decent military-industrial complex. If it can get the capacity going soonish then there's big money to be made with employment/capital flow on. War is big money, sadly.
Er, when he says support, he doesn't mean with armed forces. He means with funding and the supply of weapons. And the number of weapons in the arsenal is irrelevant. Weapons, especially expensive weapons, do not sit in arsenals getting dusty. They are manufactured on demand, which means that it's more about manufacturing capacity than warehouse stocks.
Trump uses a christian vocabulary but he is actually not really Christian himself
If asked, he would not be able to tell you who Jesus's mother was.
Far more pro-Christian in his policies than Kamala.
@davidklein6333 nope. Christ was a humanitarian. You mean pro "christian"
@@marcusaurelius9123
Trump was elected to serve/to help Americans and legal migrants to America.
This is what America had elected Donald Trump to do.
This also involves ensuring illegal migrants with criminal tendencies are not permitted to be a danger to Americans.
There are a lot in the US who believe he's the Second Coming !
You say this is a bit darker place with Trump, meanwhile you are arresting people for Social Media posts in your own country? You guys lost the plot.
i assume you're talking about the man who was jailed for 18 years for encouraging pedophiles to abuse their children?
Britain has a law that stops spreading false information similar to that for newspapers or news outlets. The US needs to catch up. Social media has become fake news media in the US.
@@josemengelez6947 No, just google "UK arrested for social media post" you will see many examples.
They’re talking about imprisoning those who advocate for paedophilia. Meanwhile you’re right are talking about removing the vote from women and the total annihilation of 2 counties, I know what I’d rather. Freedom for you is freedom to ours are freedom from. America is not more free than the rest of the west and that is a fact and indisputable despite what you’re told
I'm British and it's true. You don't know you live in a jail until you try the door....we've just found out under Starmer.
You're talking like the US and the UK are exactly the same, they are not. You know this.
Yeah you're right,we in the UK need the US a lot more in terms of security,trade and the economy than they need us.
@@adrianlloyd6403 When the USA still has 25 % of world trade you are quite right .
@@scooby1992That will drastically decline after these devastating economic policies.
@@lambda653 Right . I think it wont be until some of that translates through to some of his voters being hit in the pocket that some of his ' easy answers ' support will fall off.
We never needed US while we were in the EU.
Did Marr call a Trump win? You’re entitled to your opinions. This is a very shallow analysis .
I hope we all know that it doesn't matter who is in the 'top job' because this is a systemic problem -- greed. We have allowed many of our economic sectors, to take advantage of the American people. It's disgusting and frightening for the future of our country. My husband and I will be retiring in the next two years n another country. We are absolutely worried that SS! will no longer be funded. we'll have to rely on his pension, a 403 (b) and a very prolific Investment account with Stephanie Janis Stiefel my FA. Our national debt is bloating and expanding every month. Our government needs to get spending under control and cut the federal budget.
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I’m moving to Australia. Good healthcare is a factor why I am moving there.
How can i reach Stephanie if you don't mind me asking?
Heard she’s an IA.
13minutes and 19 seconds wasted watching this lukewarm propaganda from times past. This guy is way past his sell by date.
We did have a programme called Letter from America. No time wasting and presented by a chap who's no longer with us. Succinct explanation of US events. It was on the radio but the conclusions it reached were usually the USA will get on with events and try not repeat it's mistakes with loads of historical examples. So reassuring.
@@michaelhamilton1357 . Marr can’t move on he’s like Rory Stewart and only they understand their word Salads…
Your obviously incapable of making choices for yourself.
Michael, uncomfortable truths are not from the past. But what does the UK do? Re-joining the EU is the only good path left
He lost me when he described Trump as ‘far to the right’ and Starmer as a ‘social democrat’. The former is conservative, the latter is a communist.
So labour appointment an idiot as foreign secretary but its Kemi Badenock being un patriotic
Extactly 😂 Marr is so biased and out of touch you can see why the bbc employed him.
Ah, yes, Lammy's an idiot. Sure. It's not that the conservatives picked Liz 'incompetence' Truss as a foreign secretary who then gave the Chagos Islands away without consulting anyone about it, then promptly left the mess for Lammy to deal with while she took on her side hustle of blowing a £30bn hole in the economy.
Non sequitur
@@connorpatterson3503 This is a New Statesman video.
@lordprotector3367 Just saying it confirms what I always knew in regards to what side he's on. He was less blatant on bbc but it was always obvious.
I like Mr. Marr but there is a lot of nonsense in this analysis, including the notion that there is a realistic possibility the United States would rescind Article 5
Well said.
What we have here is a highly respected liberal minded British journalist who got it all terribly wrong before the election now stretching for an explanation. He's even blaming 'The Patriarchy'. US voters couldn't possibly have been voting for good reasons could they?
Trump has said during his campaign that if he were President of US, he would hedge on honoring Article 5, based upon whether the country needing aid had spent sufficiently on its defense, and although not explicitly stated, depending upon what Putin tells him to do.
@@stewartyboynot the patriarchy?
So the “your body, my choice” tweets?
@@TesterAnimal1 So many men are completely in denial about this
If Trump can forgive JD Vance, he can forgive someone he only recently heard of, such as David Lammy.
100% true. Trump has elephant hide and he’s pragmatic as the day is long. Kiss the ring once and all is forgiven.
Trump doesn't forgive anyone. If it ever becomes expedient for Vance to disappear, he will.
As Lammy has shown with his trip to CCP China and ceding the Chagos Islands, he is brilliant at bending the knee. He will now do the same with Second Trump Administration.
I think Trump has forgiven Lammy. Lammy had dinner with Trump and Starmer not long ago.
@@hughjass8430 I’m not sure that’s accurate. I think Trump views throwing around awful insults as just part of playing politics.
I prefer politicians to have more civility and decorum. But he does at least seem to be able to take what he dishes out.
For 30 plus years Europe didn’t spend enough on defense..she will have to spend more. It’s that simple. And she won’t like it because that means less money for social programs and investment.
Maybe. But we have to expect that America will collapse sometime in 2025.
Less money for the 'refugees'.
And if she invests, she needs to do it in the EU. Because Trump and future presidents like Musk will sabotage us with their weapons sales.
Exactly, and after decades, NATO agreed to 2% of their GDP will go into defense in 2014. Trump made that remark in 2018 as only 3 countries made an effort to reach the agreement. Andrew sure likes to ignore context.
@@mc1993 agreed. Again I don’t mean to belabor the point. But even 2 percent isn’t going to be enough in the long term. Trump is going to make it clear 2 percent will have to go up too. This is the reality. And we haven’t even spoken about china and Taiwan. Or Israel and Iran.America can’t do all this on her own any more. We need more help and Trump is going to be saying the same, only louder. Hopefully we can get this all sorted.
JD Vance and David Lammy bonding on fatherless childhood 😂 is hilarious. I wish i had a dollar everytime the word patriarchy was used
If we stay level-headed, we can find a way out of this mess. We can't rely on a government that we don't trust to guide our nation."
The US is already by far the largest oil producer in the world - this has occurred under a Democratic President. There are two very important points that flow from this:
1) US energy costs are far lower than that in Europe (including the UK) - natural gas is almost "free" in the US; and
2) The US is the biggest beneficiary of the sanctions on Russia - so Europe including the UK are very much paying the price for the sanctions AND the profits are going to the US (where LNG exports were minimal a few years ago they are now significant).
The above means that the USA has a major advantage in terms of costs of inputs to manufacturing while at the same time making a profit on the sale of oil and gas around the world. AND the US was only ever paying lip service to green credentials. Essentially, Europe is shooting itself in the foot (actually both feet) by going down the green path (BTW I understand the science and accept that climate change is both happening and caused by man).
On immigration, I've just returned from Nigeria (7 months this trip and more than 2 years in total from 9 visits in the past 5 years). Something like 51% of the population would leave Nigeria if they could. That's in a population of more than 200 million. Across Africa alone there are 100's of millions who would leave if they could (and worldwide about 900 million - Gallup). The only way of reducing the demand in Europe and the US is by totally destroying the economy and turning it into a nuclear wasteland - that can hardly be desirable. If you've not been to a developing country almost everywhere looks better.
The gap between what people have in developed countries is so far ahead of what there is in much of the developing world that the only way to prevent people coming is to be brutal. I'm not saying we should but I am saying that we have to be realistic. If people arrive in the UK from France then send them back to France. If the French don't want them, then they can send them back to Italy, if the Italians don't want them then they can send them back to Libya.
Being nice won't get results - as I said there are simply overwhelming numbers of people who want to come to developed countries and the more that come the more money there is from their compatriots already here to send more. Immigration can be beneficial to both the immigrants and the country they immigrate to but the country they immigrate to has to be able to decide who comes.
1) oil production 2023 (bbl/day) (Wikipedia)
USA: 13,308,000 :
Russia: 10,272,000
Saudi Arabia: 8,950,000
Canada: 4,990,000
Iraq: 4,445,000
2) gas production 2023 (billion m3) (Google AI):
USA: 1350
Russia: 586.4
Iran: 251.7
China: 234.3
Qatar: 181
3) LNG exports (billion m3) (Google AI):
USA: 114.4
Qatar: 108.4
Australia: 107.4
Russia: 42.7
Malaysia: 36.3
The renewable sustainable path is the only path available to the UK and EU to energy independence.
Otherwise we will always be at the beck and call of other nations.
Thank you for this, very in-depth explanation. The outlook for the UK appears grim, I can feel the depression setting in for myself and others, what can we do?
There are more wind turbines just in Texas (the oil nexus of the US) than there are in the whole of the UK - 15K vs 11K. I think its really unfair to label our green credentials as lip service. We may be going about it differently than the exact pious methods Greta approves of, but our progress has and continues to be better than almost anybody. Some people however seem to only judge progress based on how much misery is inflicted on the population rather than actual emissions reduction.
@@bobtuiliga8691 well said
@@jeremymanson1781 Fully exploiting North Sea gas, fracking, and applying modern methods to coal mining is the obvious choice to the UK for energy independence for the next one or two decades, at least. This is something that the new administration is very unlikely to countenance.
David Lammy has that look of the guy on the petrol station forecourt who just KNOWS he has over-inflated his rear tires…..😓
😂😂And then put diesel in his Petrol car.
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Sir Kier needs to focus on the lack of innovation and growth of the UK economy outside of London. The US has not contributed to the UK's and EU's anemic growth over the last 10 years. Where is Europe's Microsoft, Apple, Tesla, Meta and Google? The world is quickly becoming American and Chinese.
This is not about a Patriarchy. When will the liberals learn that maybe that is what people want!
Economy and defence absolutely, but calling this a victory for patriarchy is a bit much. If the Dems can’t put up a strong female candidate to take him on (and Hillary is as strong as it could get in 2016) then one can’t blame the GOP can they?
Feminism actually rewards and upholds the "patriarchy", which is why the Banks and the Corporations like it so much.
A lot of people dont read Genesis or John in the bible. Men and Women were created EQUAL . With different roles. As the Godhead is equal, different roles. The woman is the weaker vessel as in body (in some instances) but men have to be able to love their wives like Christ and absolutely not do they do that. They arent even born again!! Yet use religion as a whip. JUST LIKE THE PHARISEES OR TALIBAN. Thats not true Godly patriarchy thats domestic or community abuse x
One can blame the GOP for supporting a lying, insurrectionist sex attacker. During Nixon’s time, it was his own party that stood up for its principles. Today’s bunch refuse to do that. You can blame the GOP indeed!
"Patriarchy" is the Democrat Party propaganda buzz-word, and Andrew has repeated it here. Shockingly lazy journalism. You can tell what "sources" Andrew is using, his old Democrat drinking mates in DC. I've listened to Trump for 1,000 times as long as Andrew, I've watched dozens of his speeches and rallies, starting in 2016, and I have never ever heard even one hint that Trump supports a return to "Patriarchy". It's total nonsense.
@@StimParavane very good point!
Absolutely gobsmacked by how AM can be so 180 degree wrong on almost everything.
Totally agree on the Lammy comments. It's definitely a bad look for Labour, but Badenoch should know better.
There’s been a lot of water under the bridge since Lammy said those comments. I know they weren’t diplomatic but that doesn’t mean he was wrong.
@@davidhodgson3901 And its not like his VP and close allies hadn't also said similar things. And now look at them.
Comments that coincided with the largest ever petition sent to the Commons - about 10% of the Scottish population - to deny Trump's entry to the UK.
You think Farage hasn’t already reminded Trump about Lammy? 😂
Ever read what Trump wrote about Musk...and now they're best buddies.
It's always good to get Andrew's take on events. It's a shame they are so deeply depressing.
And so often wrong!
and wrong
Give me something important that Marr has been RIGHT about in recent times? Any damn thing will do
@@joetotale6354 Where did I say he was right? I said it's always good to get his take on events. Reading comprehension isn't your strong point I guess.
@@StrangeTapes Er, the obvious implication in my question that you didn’t pick up on was that he’s never right about much so how are his takes ‘always interesting’ at the same time? 😉
I reflected on what you say overnight. One caveat, everything Trump said in his campaign was to get elected. That was the only way he was going to stay out of jail for the rest of his life. We have no idea if that is to be policy. Other than a fixation on staying free, his mantra is, "Make money". Why would he pursue policies that will make him poorer - high tariffs and mass repatriation?
Because he 's incapable of thinking anything through? Might as well ask why would he persue actions that could land him in jail? Only reason he wasn't impeached (and banned from running for President) was because Mitch McConnel didn't have the balls to impeach him for inciting riot on Jan 6th 2021.
Exactly right.
""he was going to stay out of jail for the rest of his life.:: Rubbish, there were no charges that carry a prison sentence, you are making stuff up !
Perhaps appointing David Lammy as foreign secretary in the first place was a more egregious example of putting party before country.
Yes, Keir and Lammy have spoken too much and made Trump hate UK. Tories just want blame to fall correctly. Europe just is idiotic, making US ally hate it, and then blamin US for walking away. dont yell at your spouse unless you want divorce. europe chose to ally with Dems, rather than stay neutral. trump rightly will make Europe pay, divorce is painful, maybe dont yell in first place... so weird, to demand the victim of insults be christlike and forgive when he was called satan
Reform are appropriately named. Like the ingredients on McD chicken nuggets...
Reformed, mechanically separated pieces of Ukip skin, Brexit-party bones and BNP connective tissue with a crunchy EDL coating.
@@ArtyFactual_Intelligence Thank you, Roger Irrelevant. That’s a very clever comment and I’m sure you love to cut and paste it as much as possible.
@@ArtyFactual_Intelligence Trouble is there's no actual reform in their policies. They're just Daily Mail reading, flag-shagging boomers.
As an American, it's hilarious that ya'll are sending David Lammy to meet with Trump while you're trying to negotiate trade deals.
It's like you tried to find the worst person you could.
Victory for the non woke.
And that's a good thing because...?
@@peterwilton9047 because all ideologies are evil.
That's victory for Joke.
You realise that the whole ‘woke’ thing is just used to divide ordinary people and distract us from the people who are really screwing us, the rich.
Yawn
He we go lefty Marr whining again
@@stephenholmes1036 fantastic analysis, keep these critical insights coming
Maybe for a socialist like Marr.
Illstick to Reuters, FT and Private eye for proper journalism
14 millions votes missing. ???!!!
what did you want? for everything to carry on much the same? war in Ukraine, genocide in Gaza and maybe even a much bigger war yes, all this dont affect most if not all of you maybe quite happy for that to carry on in a hope your dream will come true, but for those caught up in these wars would and should be hoping for change
You got it wrong, Laddie. You got ot wrong for some time and you've only just noticed?
Vague trolling is vague
How is Brexit getting along?
Andrew Marr represents everything I hate about the Mainstream Media, that chauvinistic (a smug sense of superiority). He and his type are part of the problem with this country.
He isn’t fit to lace up Brian Waldron’s boots.
agreed
He never said he's smarter
A dude calling himself "prince" labeling other people smug? 🤣
He actually thinks Trump will have any time for Starmer 😂🤣😂🤣😂
How many politicians have described Trump in extreme terms? Many. Hopefully they won’t roll back but expect him to prove them wrong
Good.
Irrespective of what side of the potitical aisle you're on, Kemi bringing up those comments from David Lammy (as undiplomatic as they were), is a disgrace. It must be country before party, and a cheap shot over old comments is only going to damage the UK. Wont affect Lammy in any real sense, given Labour have another 4.5 years to govern.
Extremely dangerous treasonous action with real world consequences.
A disgrace how? Especially when those comments are out there for everyone to see smh
Sorry, it's not wrong for Lammy to say those things but it's wrong for Kemi to point out that he said them? Have a word with yourself
Lord William Hague accused Donald Trump of " threatening, intimidating and bullying opponents" and called him a "nasty individual." November 2024.
Don't be daft.
Lammy should have known better and never have uttered the remarks in question. He's a childish hot-head and was a liability well before Labour was elected in July 2024. Lammy is unfit to serve in government and should be sacked.
Just remember ordinary people are not interested in woke agenda and not interested in journalistic rubbish about labour ideals and higher thinking they just want peace and a good life Andrew Marr and the like are too busy over thinking and working to ideals that don't exist in the real world
But ordinary people are affected by woke agendas and peace is affected by politics, dismissing Marr and journalistic rubbish is naive
Kindly advise what is the 'woke agenda'?
as an ordinary person, im not interested in fascist agendas, or religious conservative agendas.
at least this guy admits he rejects higher thinking 😂
Exactly, the tail has been wagging the dog for far far too long in the UK. We've lost our way in all this ideological nonsense.
@@UnaAllcock-q7d if they are not interested should they be voting? Democracy only works if people are informed
Choose Europe
The guy who has always reneged on paying his own bills threatening the rest of us.
Back to his days banging on doors demanding rent.
Is your life better than it was five years ago?
Sorry, do you have some kind of actual justification why we should be paying your defense budget for you?
You realize Russia is *THE LITTLE GUY* in this barroom brawl right? You realize there's a 300 pound gorilla on the other side of the bar that we're trying to deal with? And you're over here complaining we're not helping you with the recovering failed state whose economy is smaller than Italy's??
@@twelvecatsinatrenchcoat aside from it being that most wars are started by US foreign policy d'you mean with the rest of NATO being dragged along behind?
To be perfectly honest, no I don't think you should be paying for our defense budget and I was only pointing out the irony of Trump's attitude.
@@davidwhite1982 Fine, since we're such a problem for you, we'll withdraw 100% then. We can just pull up the drawbridge on our three-thousand-mile-wide moat. Bye bye. Have fun 👋👋
America is a net exporter of oil, gas, steel, and food -- and we lead the world on every critical technology, from AI to cold fusion and space travel. Our seven largest tech companies are more valuable than **the entire stock markets** of Britain, France, Germany, and Canada combined. But I'm sure you'll be fine with out us, sorry we've been such a burden.
Interesting times.
Well... are they?
Oh they are, in the Chinese sense, for sure.
The American people are about to live out that other Chinese curse, getting what they wished for.
@@akamikeymI did not wish or vote for this. Please don’t lump us all together. Many Americans didn’t vote for this
Well, Scholz is on his way out, and Macron is a dead-duck floating.
Despite his bluster and hardline stances from the podium, Trump is in reality a deal maker and gets up close and personal with whomever he is dealing with. He will talk to anyone, even after all sorts of insults have been thrown from all sides.
A deal maket that accepts deal when it is for his benefit only.
@@pierre-francoishenrion8433 For America's benefit you mean.
Well said
@@pierre-francoishenrion8433 Bien pensant Pierre. Trump is a non politician who has captured energy and the votes of 74 million people. Think further than the end of your nose.
He'll talk to anyone, alright. He won't make any sense because he refuses to learn anything, reassess his opinions based on new information or find solutions that benefit anyone other than himself. But he'll talk.
Vance said the same things as Lammy, probably worse & he’s now VP! Lammy just needs to appeal to Trumps ego & all’s forgiven.
He also needs to mean it though, can he do that?
Lammy ain't a US citizen/Republican politician...there's a difference.
@@JohnHaveaguessGoogle what’s that got do with it? Nothing! Anyone can just suck up to trumpies ego & get what they want. Putin knows this that’s why trump is a sucker
Deluded. He won’t forget. Ever.
I'm not sure it's fair to say that Trump detests the UK. His attitude towards the UK has always been relatively good, especially when we compare it to that of his predecessor's.
So bad that he has land in Scotland and visits there.
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Marr says Trump despise Britain less than the EU. actually Trump doesn’t despise Britain at all. His mother was British and a staunch royalist and he has a golf course in Scotland . He is very familiar with Britain and oives this country, and has said that several times .
Let’s have a budget moments before the US election that could throw everything up in the air. You couldn’t make this stuff up.
If Trump goes hrough with his tariffs we're so screwed
Everyone is screwd and particularly USA. They will reap what they sow!!
@paulfairbairn1066 Crazy. And the economic hardship will just push people towards more right wing populism.
If only we were in the EU...
And it isn't just the tarrifs. The UK maybe effectively forced to lead NATO (I think Poland should do it personally as they are best suited) and that means more GDP on defence.
Which to be fair is needed but apparently money doesn't grow on trees or something.
USA is screwed
If the Don does Tariffs it just makes everything for US citizens more expensive for a start, without supporting their own industrial Base its just pointless tit for tat ensues no one will win.
He was president before the world didn't end in fact it was more stable
Thank you Mr Marr, I'm fascinated to see how Mr Trump and our government are going to get on. Funny to think, when Trump comes to the end of his term, Labour will most likely still be there.
If the world hasn't been consumed.
Not according to Greta and AOC. The end of the world is in 2028.
@@ArtyFactual_Intelligence Or taken over by AGI.
Wait for Australia to turn its Govt to the right wing at the election next year as well, as NZ already has.
Australians hope that happens.
"All the experts I've been talking to"😅
No condemnation of Lammy for making stupid offensive comments about the US president? No of course not, just condemnation for Kemi....i wonder what Marrs politics are
Badenoch has nothing new to say, nothing new to bring to the table, she leads a party that ought to be kept out of office for a very long time.
Lammy was stupid and offensive and seems to me to be way out of his depth in that job, but all Badenoch and her party has got, is to attack Lammy. That's the best the Tories can come up with, and it's pretty pathetic.
@@MikePhillips-pl6ov if she had spoken about all Labour’s failings during that first PMQs she would still be on her feet!
sorry did lamb lie? id love to see ur evidence
You seem to have failed grammar about as hard as you failed political science.
Surely you meant to say "Lammy making comments on the stupid offensive US president". Or are you another member of the 45 cult?
@@gregevans6649 Trump has been convicted of most of the stuff Lammy accused him of. Same old tory culture wars from Kemichalali
I am amazed at the fear mongering about the threat to Nato from Russia when we have all seen how inept the Russian military is.
Any country with 1000 nuclear warheads is a threat. Or do you think that's irrelevant?
The Russian armed forces has more combat experience that any NATO member, that are very much a threat
I don't see why its such an incredibly unreasonable thing to expect NATO countries to commit to the spending they themselves agreed to...
The UK already meets that
@@locorum9103yeah, even if we disagree with most of the other things he says he should be on the same page as Trump on pressuring countries who aren't pulling their weight
Courage coupled with wisdom! An example for us all!
"Pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will..." - Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937)
I predict with full confidence that one thing that won't change is the purblind inability of people like Marr to understand anything that doesn't begin and end within their pitiful metro-liberal bubble.
Your confidence is justified
Totally agree.
Thanks Andrew, I feel like we're going to be holding our breath and crossing fingers for the next 8 years
8 years? He can serve only 4!
@@davidkennedy8929You seriously think he will accept being pushed out of office in 4 years time by something as trivial as the US constitution?
I do. I don’t think trump will wine and cry like he did in 2020. His ego couldn’t handle being a one term president like Jimmy carter or H W Bush. I expect his exit to (hopefully) be more graceful in 2028
@@nerad1994 True , but dont forget by 2028 he will be 82 and 86 in 2032.
Trump has already told the US people: "you won't have to vote anymore"
It was colder and scarier when Labour got in I’m afraid. The UK is a scary place for women now with illegal migrants in most cities. We just don’t feel safe. And not providing the figures that show migrant crime, rape, theft and murder doesn’t help our fears
When Labour will spend more on the police, more on the prison service and more on the court system. Yes of course you'll feel more vulnerable: stop looking at streams of nonsense stories from the likes of the Daily Mail and GBNews on your phone and you'll feel much better: they sell advertising by terrifying you.
Don’t talk such nonsense!!
The illegal migrants have moved into the cities in the few weeks Labour have been in power ? Any evidence for that nonsensical comment ?
Not a word from Andrew on Starmer actually resetting our relationship with Europe (instead of red lines and a lot of PR activity) and the economic and possible other benefits that brings versus the dangers of cuddling up to the Trump administration.
Badenoch’s questions were absolutely patriotic. She was reminding Lammy of his on the record comments about Trump and giving him an opportunity to apologise and/or take them back. Trump won’t have forgotten and as long as they remain on record they will hinder UK US relations.
It was flagrant opportunism.
Lammy should not apologise. The entire world thinks Trump is a tit just half of the US hasn't quite huffed their 2019 populist parp enough. They'll learn the hard way, just like we did. We do not need to grovel to the US. We should be trying to repair our relationship with the big European countries and becoming a real force to be reckoned with globally as a continent. Obviously the 'sovrinty' crowd has made that more difficult than it should be but it should still be the goal.
@@davidcjupp You mean the big European countries like Germany and France whose economies are going down the toilet even faster than the UK’s? There is no growth in Europe and therefore no future.
"The right?" No no no. Virtually zero to do with traditional conservatism.
Nowadays Right and Left are meaningless terms.
Authoritarian v 'Live And Let Live' maybe?
Cope
@@jeremymanson1781 spoken like a true liberal.
@@josemengelez6947 your comment might make sense to you? However, for all you know, I might be far more authoritarian than you are.
so by the leader of the opposition bringing this up does she think it will help trade or not? I mean the stupidity of it all
@ it takes one to know one person obviously
Surely the chancellor should have allowed for this, it was 50/50 in the polls. It’s fine to say Kemi Badenoch should put country before party but maybe people should think before they insult others just look at the mayor of London’s comments. It amazes me how the left are allowed to say whatever they want but when someone on the right expresses their views they are a racist or fascist. Surely Dawn Butlers views on Kemi Badenoch are racist.
Yawn.
Is it wrong that I get a bit of a guilty pleasure in watching Americans celebrate their own economic downfall? Judging by the way they cheered I'm guessing these people don't even realise they are the ones who'll be paying for Trump's huge tariffs? They better hope someone talks some sense into him, because if they think everything is too expensive right now they're in for a big shock very soon.
i'm expecting milei style economic policies.
‘Higher inflation’ . Higher than past 4 years? ‘We have to pay for our own defence’. Don’t pick fights you can’t pay for.
A thought on watching a US gentleman's thoughts re the USA election: I'm from the north of England, UK. The gentleman here sounds like he doesn't come from one of the US coasts, but the middle/south, if you will. But we both understand the '50's/'60's Soviet Russia past; we can see in Putin, once a KGB man, ALWAYS a KGB man. And now the new President, is going 'transactional' with his policies. If your're not a rich person, you don't have economic or political or financial power, you will lose, some time, some way, in the near future to these 'autocrats'; and you will hurt...
Andrew Marr is British.
Well, Andrew Marr will ever be out of a job, nor Emily Maitlis, et al. When do any of these well meaning folk ever mix with anyone but their own kind?
Very well said...they are all living in their own little podcast bubble, spinning thei own opinions.They know as lmuch as any of us what will actually happen in the future. Events dear boy events.....it's pure speculation.
@@annishilcock4587 If you are not interested, don't watch/listen.
I'm sure there are many others I don't care for, or see.
@@willdon.1279 What a very strange simplistic comment. Of course I listen otherwise I wouldn't have made the comment I made. Which is , it is their opinion it is not a given, and because I dispute it I shouldn't listen?
@@annishilcock4587 Sorry - agreed, you are correct. I was wrong. 😞
Just so many comments must be made without listening.
@@willdon.1279 Thank you. I try to listen and be as informed as possible but none of us know anything until it actually happens, it's all just speculation.
When Fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross" - Sinclair Lewis
I thought the definition of fascism was centralised autocracy, militarism, and forcible suppression of opposition. The perfect example is the Democrats.
The UK needs to REDUCE military spending to improve the economy.
Unfortunately it's not under their own control. The UK is owned.
No, more military spending
Imagine being the person who lost to Trump; how utterly embarrassing!
The public have spoken, get over it 😂
@@Icedmorgans I'm not over or under it; I'm almost pi55ing myself laughing!
I disagree that it was primarily the border issues. It was about working people of all ethnicities suffering from Inflation and that experience, made the point that stagnant wages due to illegal immigration was another threat to their prosperity.
Britain will definitely be on its own now, and it will get squeezed between tariffs by the US and the EU.
Changes everything... for the worse unfortunately
For the UK, it does.
Trump just wants a level playing field. What’s wrong with that ? America allows $800 per consignment tariff free and Uk allows £130. Where’s the fairness in that ?
Trump has NEVER supported a level Playing Field
“trump wants a level playing field” 😂 maga voters really have a brain the size of a pea
as if GDP growth and inflation would be fixed by imposing high tarrifs
@ America first.Thats his motto. Can’t blame him for that.
Says it all really, Badenocks first PMQs and she put party politics first by trying her hardest to set Trump against Labour and Lammy. She's a massive part of the problem that got us in this mess. Saying that people like Lammy as a minister should learn to keep their mouths shut.
Hello world. Speaking for 49% of America, we're sorry. We're heart broken for what's been unleashed.
How about politicians not saying stupid things about foreign leaders in the first place.
It’s too late. Most of this cabinet & its chief of staff said stupid things about foreign leaders. It’s called being idiotic.
Trump was and remains an Insurrectionist.
Prime targets for criticism.
My daughter who is 1/2 Chinese 1/2 white in Roseville, CA today was confronted by a middle aged white guy who told her she "came in the wrong door"... I assume he thinks there some "door" for non-whites. What he of course doesn't know is that both her Grandfather's served in WWII. Her Chinese grandfather was in the Rainbow Division with Ike, and her white Grandfather was a Marine Major in Quantico ( served in both WWI and WWII). Her Chinese grandfather was in Berlin after the invasion and saw Hitler's bunker. I'm sort of glad my father in law and father lived before the Trump Era and didn't see their Granddaughter insulted by a maga moron.
You & your daughter had better buckle up then, because it's gonna get ALOT worse in the near future...sadly. 🙏😓🙁
Or maybe she came in through the exit. A vastly more plausible explanation.
thank you for your lies, insults and gaslight. without your constant aggravation of average joes this victory wouldn't have been possible. please continue and redouble your efforts for midterms and 2028.
"I'll take sh_t that never happened for $1000 Alex."
@@paulsmith1981 She was entering the front door, this was simply verbal abuse.
It still amuses me that the catchphrase "trump will fix it" is the same as Jimmy savilles catchphrase
What a peculiar view to say that any criticism of Lammy is unpatriotic......
I mean, Kingston and Surbiton must like Davey for he has won that seat everytime, bar once, since 1997. He must be doing something right!
@HandlesAreDumb420 yes he does
OK Andrew, so it's all terrible news for the UK😂 And Biden (that UK loving man) was wonderful for the UK😂 OMG you mainstream media journalists are incorrigible.
🤔
That’s your gloss on what he said. Why don’t you make it more interesting and address the specific points he raises? For example, are you suggesting Trump’s tariffs will not be damaging to Britain? If yes, please explain. Genuinely interested.
this is written like a Russian bot, 'incorrigible'? Glad you have a thesaurus handy.
@@Sheztastictonic I apologise for being a well-spoken and well-read Englishman. I don't need a "Thesaurus" to write my own language in imaginative ways. Why do you think that a Russian would write English better than a native?
Your blinkered world-view is proven by your assumption that anyone who criticises globalist and liberal-elitist Western foreign policy is an enemy of the state. Is that your position, or is there room for disagreement?
What is it about Putin that you hate so much? He seems to me to be a Christian and a capitalist, which are ideologies I support, and which traditionally have been supported by the West.
I don't support for example the atheist and quasi-Marxist ideologies of Kemala Harris. Are those more typically Western in your opinion?
Do you think Russia is still the evil communist USSR? Things have changed, maybe it's time for you to "do your own research" rather that swallow the nonsense promoted by left-leaning propagandists like Marr and the BBC
Well said
Baring in mind how wrong you were in regards to the US election, possibly the largest event in international politics for a generation. Why should we trust your opinions going forward?
Its not necessary to 'trust' opinions. We give them some consideration - nothing more.
@@jeremymanson1781 Lots of silly comments, more like American sites. We should be better.
because you'd have to have the brain of an actual child to think that someone getting something wrong once is a reason to discredit everything they say ever afterwards
I can’t really believe what I heard from Andrew Marr. That the leader of the opposition should be patriotic when criticising the government. He seems to be living in a fantasy world.
They expect it themselves when in power, amplified by their client media.
There is no accountability on the left whatsoever. Any responsible government would remove David Lammy immediately, as being unfit and unable to perform his duties.
Marr is spot on. If you are leader of the opposition, then presumably you hope to be leader of the country at some point. There are times when you have to put political point scoring to one side. Her comments have the very real possibility of not only being damaging to the labour party, which is fair enough that's her job. But significantly damaging to the country. Which is the opposite of her job. Her comments were childish and irresponsible. I wouldn't want her anywhere near the PMship. Which is probably not an actual concern. I doubt she'll last a year.
@@danw1086strange that you appear to think Trump had no clue about Lammy's unfortunate slagging off him until the newly appointed Tory leader brought it to his attention.
@@danw1086 " I doubt she'll last a year." agreed; we have a PM Farage before we have a PM Badenoch
As Merkle said, "we are on our own. 1:06 "
Labour would have done exactly the same as kemi…. Literally the entire brexit ‘negotiations’ were done in a an unpatriotic way. The only difference here is that trump won’t care, while the brexit negotiations were severely impacted
The EU has tariffs on a vast array of US imports from cranberries, to wall clocks to motorcycles. Imports to the US are relatively light on tariffs and have been since ww2 - specifically to allow post war recovery … That time is over.
Who cares? The US is now officially a shithole. Live with reality.
LOL! Those tarrifs were placed during the previous Trump administration when Trump first imposed tarrifs on Europe. And if he places more tarrifs on Europe this time around, Europe will once again strategically place retaliatory tarrifs on products that are manufactured in Red states that supported Trump.
they literally have 2-3x the tariffs we have on them....
Oh good grief literally none of that is true.
1. Under WTO rules tariffs can ONLY be applied to WHAT is being imported, and not on WHERE it is being imported from. So when the EU imposes tariffs on imported cranberries, they are imposing then on ALL imported cranberries. This is perfectly legal.
2. The EU only imposes tariffs on imports that have been manufactured using dangerous, illegal or exploitative practice. For example, the EU imposes tariffs on palm oil products because palm oil production requires pristine rainforest to be cut down.
3. Far from being a "light touch" on tariffs, the US is NOTORIOUS for imposing tariffs on everything! For example, steel imports have routinely had tariffs imposed, especially from the far East. This is why the US steel industry is in a mess. Without competition from other, more effective manufacturing countries, US steel is stuck in highly unionised and outdated practices not seen elsewhere in the rest of the world for decades. It's the same for US car manufacturing which produces pretty cars but their efficiency standards are well behind those made abroad.
4. And the US doesn't just impose tariffs. They used to impose tariffs PUNITIVELY against other countries, using their massive economic clout as a mechanism to force other countries to do their bidding, (even forcing other countries to go to US backed conflicts). For example, look up on the so called "banana wars". The behaviour of the US was quite frankly appalling with, for example, US aircraft manufacturers lobbying the US government to impose tariffs on European aircraft imported to the US, which is why Airbus is such a minority player in the US airliner market when they are a major in all other markets on the planet. It's the same for electronic goods (e.g. Apple vs other mobile phone manufacturers), cars (BMW, Peugeot, Renault etc. vs Ford, and a bunch other US car manufacturers I've never even seen), motorcycle manufacturing (Kawasaki, Yamaha vs Harley Davidson), etc etc.
5. It was the appalling behaviour of the US that was the impetus for the creation of the WTO in the first place. Other countries (especially the UK) wete fed up with the US throwing its weight around with threats like "we'll tariff your whiskey imports into extinction if you don't stop importing bananas from the Caribbean". And this has kept the US in line since it's inception and the US has since even been a champion of the WTO in its battles against routine thefts of IP by Chinese government backed manufacturers.
6. But Trump wants to chuck all of this cooperation away and return to the bad old days of having the US government do the bidding of its mega corporations, leave the WTO and start the practice of punitive tariffs again. It would be incredibly destructive.
However the world has since changed and has become much more unified. If the US leaves the WTO even the Chinese will join the WTO, alongside Mercosaur, the BRICS and the EU to push back against the US. The US will become a pariah in the international stage, only trading internally in its own market, with very few imports, only eating produce grown with it's own borders and comsuming goods made bybits own manufacturers, all propped up by tariffs imposed at its own borders explicitly designed to prevent foreign imports.
Culturally, as we've seen before, the lack of availability of foreign goods will give then a kudos, become status symbols, as all highly priced or difficult-to-obtain goods are.
[We all saw the same thing in Communist Russia.]
A rich American will rapidly become an American flying in a European made jet, eating genuine Japanese sashimi, drink genuine Scotch whisky and taking holidays in their Italian made yacht sailing around the Chinese archipelagoes. Activities that I as a European, can afford NOW (just about), but to the average American Joe are will quickly become out of reach.
How to show us you have a grasp of international trade on the same level as the orange one. Which is at the two word level...."Tariffs Good"
I don’t t think you could come up with a worse foreign secretary in Lammy if you tried, he has to go…
Boris Johnson went on the piss with a KGB agent in Italy when foreign secretary. The current shadow foreign secretary, Patel, was sacked for having clandestine meetings with Israeli officials. How could anyone possibly be worse than that?
Diane "Russ" Abbott??
Keir Starmer can’t let him go. How would it look if he fired the only Black member of the cabinet? He’ll probably have a reshuffle & move David Lammy.
@@dcoughla681It’s well known in circles that Lammy was put in place like so many of Starmers front bench because they lack the ability and intellect to go behind his back in a coup and overthrow him. I swear to god this is true and it displays why our Country is in the mess it is unfortunately. 😢
@@Caneandunable I’m sure that’s true but I think there is an outer circle of ambitious Labour MPs who want the PM out & will eventually launch a coup.
Women have disproportionately voted for females candidates because of their sex for years so why shouldn't men learn from them?
That will explain all the female presidents, then!
Your name is free speech. Free speech has spoken!
Women have more of an "in-group" preference than men. This is reflected in their voting patterns.
You don't think men historically tended to vote for men over women?
@@anthonydoyle3613 Men do not have an in-group preference for other men. Historically they have had to provide resources for their family members.
Bravo, USA!
It'll be fine Andrew...
Says only the King Canutes of the world.
David Lammy resignation will be helpful for Britain . An apology for the interference with the USA election will also help.
That does rather suggest that our only hope is to kowtow to someone whose close conservative associates have described as fascist. I think the removal of Lammy would be a sign of weakness, and Trump responds better when people stand up to him, even if his initial reaction is childish and petulant.
Nah stand up to Trump that's what he respects. Plenty of top Republican politicians have said worse
The fundamental problem isn’t what he said. That is just a symptom. The root of the matter is that he is thick and unintelligent. Watch his performance on ‘celebrity mastermind’. Asked about who succeeded Henry 8th his answer was Henry 7th. A five year old would consistently do better.
JD Vance literally called Trump a Nazi. Kemi is just trying to score points, and Starmer shut her stupid games down. You should prioritise UK security which means collaboration in Parliament. Shame on Kemi.
Dude, David Lammy didn't say anything about Trump that JD Vance didn't *also* say about Trump😂We can at least try not to be cowards, right?
Stop the fucking wars!
Pull out earlier then!
The only countries starting wars are Russia and America.
Historians and political educators have rated Donald Trump dead last among United States presidents. If you think things are going to be better this time around, you are in for a dreadful surprise.
DONvicts Dictatorship!
A US Oligarchy!
It's just got real!
This country is right wing Andrew, the vote was split enabling Labour a chance at govt but it won't last long unless they offer a real alternative to the right.
UK is not a 'right wing country'.
Andrew are you prepared to go and fight for Ukraine? So many young men have died for a sensless war. NATO should have never expanded and the UK shouod care about itself enough to pay for its own defence.
How about Russia shouldn't have invaded another country?
At least the UK has always paid its fair share (more than asked, in fact) into the NATO pot. It’s the likes of Germany and France that have shirked on their bills!
@@juliacheetham2734 Despite the headline number, France gets a lot of bang for its Euro.
The worst is Canada, most others an upward trend.
It’s an ignorant trope from a man who admits he doesn’t know what NATO is.
@@Tymbus Perhaps it was due to America reneging on it's promise to Gorbachev not to increase NATO by one inch eastwards when the wall came down or perhaps it was the CIA sponsored coup in the Ukraine in 2014?
@@grahambuckerfield4640 Point is, NATO members made a COMMITMENT to spend 2% of their GDP on defence. Despite being founding members, the likes of France and Germany have consistently failed to do so. Whilst it’s true that the likes of Canada and Spain have contributed even less, it doesn’t excuse nations that are larger/wealthier than the UK for failing to adhere to the agreement. The UK has always honoured the alliance by spending 2% or more. All NATO members should be spending 2%, at the very least!
As an American citizen I’m sorry everyone I didn’t vote for this
NATO threatening Russia, not the other way around
Can Marr please produce some fact checking that would justify his assertion at around 7:59 in his video that PM Starmer is a Social Democrat? Keir Starmer himself expressed exactly what he is in just four words: "I am a Socialist".