Sir Ed Davey On Democracy, £9,000 Tuition Fees & 2024 General Election | Minutes With

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  • Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
  • In this episode of Minutes With, we had the opportunity to sit down with the leader of the Liberal Democrat party, Sir Ed Davey. Sir Ed tells us what inspired his journey to becoming an MP and his time working in the coalition government with the Conservative Party. He explains how his family have inspired him, especially in his role as a carer for his son and hopes that his late parents would be proud of him.
    00:00 - 00:53 - Intro
    00:53 - 03:53 - Family Tragedy
    03:53 - 05:06 - Intro To Politics
    05:06 - 05:56 - Coalition Government
    05:56 - 07:26 - Raising University Tuition Fees
    07:26 - 08:00 - Media Stunts
    08:00 - 10:32 - Personal Politics
    10:32 - 14:32 - Family
    14:32 - 17:41 - Voting Counts
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  • @LADbible
    @LADbible  21 день назад +9

    Thank you to Sir Ed Davey for taking part in this episode.
    Sir Kier Starmer’s Minutes With episode:
    ruclips.net/video/ao_9jNe9nc8/видео.html
    Rishi Sunak’s Minutes With episode:
    ruclips.net/video/glz-DjY4i-s/видео.html

  • @stephenoxf
    @stephenoxf 18 дней назад +115

    The fact that people say "I don't want to vote for Labour or the Tories" and then choose Reform over HIM says a lot about the character of the British public.

    • @_Stroda
      @_Stroda 18 дней назад

      By "British public" you, of course, mean something like 17% of those intending to vote, right?
      So, working on the basis of there being about 47mil adults, and turnout in the election being poor, perhaps around 60%, and roughly 15% of those who vote picking Reform....
      You're looking at, perhaps, 4-5mil people, out of a population of roughly 69mil, voting for Reform.
      That's hardly the 'British public', is it? Though, given the incessant media coverage of Farage and his moron followers, I suppose you could be forgiven for feeling otherwise.

    • @GenTVR
      @GenTVR 13 дней назад +3

      We’re not voting for a dad. If you want character, take a look at the post office issue he was complicit in. Ed seems a lovely bloke, but the answer to our cries he is not.

    • @ninjac8866
      @ninjac8866 10 дней назад +4

      I would love to have been able to vote for the Lib Dems but unfortunately Ed doesn't know what a woman is and supports gender ideology over women's rights. Reform was my only option.

    • @_Stroda
      @_Stroda 10 дней назад +13

      @@ninjac8866 Clearly the most pressing of issues. And clearly a solid argument for voting for grifting imbeciles.

    • @brians132
      @brians132 9 дней назад

      ​@@_Stroda
      Typical sneering leftie...🙄

  • @MatthewMcMaster14
    @MatthewMcMaster14 20 дней назад +100

    I love Ed Davey absolute legend. Hope Lib Dems win lots of seats and become a major force again

    • @t-and-p
      @t-and-p 20 дней назад +4

      Same. At 14:10 when he spoke about hoping that he made his parents proud, his emotion came across as genuine and relatable - and I don't think I've ever been able to say that about a politician.
      That's what we need more of in politics, humanity. Not these culture wars, attacking others for thinking differently to us, or drawing lines in the sand in an "us vs them" way - we've always been able to get along and be civil before, why has it changed now? Bringing back some intelligence, decency, and civility will require intelligent, decent, and civil people, who will be able to push the levels even higher by being relatable and human.

    • @Narrowsplice
      @Narrowsplice 15 дней назад

      Lol

  • @theodraws5887
    @theodraws5887 21 день назад +115

    This guy is what a true politician should be. He’s my local MP and has done so much for my area, genuine, true stuff for my area!

    • @Paul-mf1vj
      @Paul-mf1vj 21 день назад +9

      He was my local MP from 2016-2021 until moving. Never once heard anyone say don't vote for him

    • @cmcc3721
      @cmcc3721 20 дней назад +4

      Try telling that to the postmasters that he hung out to dry during the horizon scandal.
      Went into hiding for weeks after exposure, instead of doing the decent thing and apologising.
      He's a self centred politician...and that makes him the wrong man for the job.

    • @theodraws5887
      @theodraws5887 20 дней назад +9

      @@cmcc3721 He’s really not like that. I’ve met him. He’s quite the opposite really. He lives in a semi-detached house, not a london townhouse like many of the tories. He’s just a normal bloke.

    • @cmcc3721
      @cmcc3721 20 дней назад +3

      @@theodraws5887 he really IS. It's all there in black and white. Anyone can look it up.
      I'm beginning to think that you're involved in his campaign tbh. I mean, nobody with nothing invested would bother to try and deny such definitive facts. It was only a few months ago after all

    • @mikespencer3417
      @mikespencer3417 20 дней назад +4

      @@cmcc3721 I’m not a big fan of the Lib Dem’s but to be fair to ed davey at the point he was post office minister Fujitsu and the post office were still lying that the system was fine! It was only computer weekly and the private eye that were telling people what we now know!

  • @TheMrChugger
    @TheMrChugger 21 день назад +54

    Had the worst luck in life, but remains caring, dignified, and empathetic towards others. He's a really, really likeable leader...

  • @josephhilditch8792
    @josephhilditch8792 20 дней назад +18

    I love this man ❤ would be nice to see an opposition that has a conscience at least

  • @alyssatheexcellent
    @alyssatheexcellent 20 дней назад +16

    I absolutely adore this interview. This is so wonderful and insightful.

  • @trappymike1296
    @trappymike1296 13 дней назад +18

    I voted for the Lib Dem’s in 2010. It was my first election and felt badly burnt when they dropped the tuition fees pledge. I protested at Demolition 2010 and was in Parliament Square the day the vote went through. As I’ve got older and in reflection - and I still think the wording of the pledge was a huge blunder - I’ve come to realise that a coalition is exactly that and neither the Tories nor the Lib Dem’s got to implement their whole manifesto. Some on the left feel they should’ve gone in to coalition with Labour but I do agree with the notion that, as they weren’t the larger party, that it would’ve constitutionally been wrong. In 2015 I abandoned them and voted for my local MP Ken Clarke. Looking back now it’s clear that they blunted a lot of the Tories worst instincts and the issues that they got the Tories to compromise on have been some of the few positives of their 14 years in power. Policies that I don’t think get attributed to the Lib Dem’s. Anyway tomorrow I come back to the Lib Dem’s. You’re unlikely to win in my constituency but I don’t like the Tories, don’t trust Labour and Reform aren’t a serious party. Hoping you get in to opposition.

  • @wondernexus3d482
    @wondernexus3d482 21 день назад +60

    He seems 100% real, not like other politicians!

    • @IlfordRules16
      @IlfordRules16 19 дней назад

      Won’t be a matter of time till the CIA come

    • @lewisbush9566
      @lewisbush9566 18 дней назад +1

      Tell that to the people at the post office

    • @fsociety.dat101
      @fsociety.dat101 17 дней назад

      ​@@lewisbush9566Someone above, said it wasn't this guy. Not sure how true that is.

    • @brians132
      @brians132 9 дней назад

      Really useless more like...

    • @ExploreWithEthan
      @ExploreWithEthan 7 дней назад +1

      It’s extremely unusual.. He seems like he could genuinely do great things for the country.

  • @dianewilliams844
    @dianewilliams844 21 день назад +54

    Well done! The effort and passion are evident.

  • @IngeEvenwel
    @IngeEvenwel 21 день назад +8

    Always interesting to hear what drives people, how their history or childhood shape them. All the best Sir Davey

  • @Wolf_O_Badenoch
    @Wolf_O_Badenoch 19 дней назад +15

    Love Ed, such a genuine guy and would make the best PM. With Labour in the lead, the country needs the LDs in opposition. Then we need Proportional Representation and honest governments, like Ed would give us.

  • @edmondkent4493
    @edmondkent4493 20 дней назад +2

    Another wonderful interview, thank you!

  • @sarasate89
    @sarasate89 20 дней назад +21

    The first politician I've seen in recent years who seems genuinely human, and who cares about regular people! It would be great to wake up on the 5th July with this man as our prime minister.

    • @t-and-p
      @t-and-p 20 дней назад +1

      I was just thinking the same. When he got emotional about making his parents proud, I realised that it was the first time in a very long time that a politician seemed human, decent, and likeable.
      I'm sick of this "pick a team", culture war mentality, where you're either with us or against us, and everyone is so angry all the time. What happened to civility, and working together to solve our problems? I hope to God that this man is able to bring us back to a time when slinging insults wasn't the norm, or the expected response to disagreeing on a principle. I wish he hadn't gone through so much, but I like that he can be open about it. That's someone for my children to look up to, rather than the now-usual void of morality and decency that constitutes Westminster.

    • @sarasate89
      @sarasate89 20 дней назад +1

      ​@@t-and-p exactly! Seeing him show genuine emotion was breathtaking. We need a PM who feels genuinely moved to help every section of society, not pit us against each other

    • @rogermoore-gd9do
      @rogermoore-gd9do 20 дней назад +2

      You need to wake up now what you on about.

    • @sarasate89
      @sarasate89 20 дней назад +1

      ​@@rogermoore-gd9dowatch Rishi or Keir. They are both like robots. Neither of them seem like they are down to earth, genuine people!

    • @rogermoore-gd9do
      @rogermoore-gd9do 20 дней назад

      @@sarasate89 I dont care how nice he is im only interested in keeping my wages.

  • @TeznaGFX
    @TeznaGFX 21 день назад +19

    earned a fan

  • @MrJezza31
    @MrJezza31 20 дней назад +5

    Simply the best. A wonderful and genuine individual - representing the very finest in politicians.

  • @fsociety.dat101
    @fsociety.dat101 21 день назад +16

    I see what you are saying about helping poorer countries. But this country, our country is on the edge, and we have a lot of damage to fix here before we can start shovelling even more money abroad.

    • @bb_nation7963
      @bb_nation7963 21 день назад +9

      It’s does not one or the other. Spending money on aid, can improve the life’s of others as well as reduces things like migration so it’s cheaper in the long run to spend the money in aid in these countries

    • @fsociety.dat101
      @fsociety.dat101 20 дней назад +1

      ​@bb_nation7963 of course it's one or the other. Money is a finite resource.

    • @bb_nation7963
      @bb_nation7963 20 дней назад +1

      @@fsociety.dat101 so if we spend less on aid but migration increases that will cost more. So you agree we should have an aid budget then?

    • @ssh1487
      @ssh1487 20 дней назад +2

      ​@@fsociety.dat101 the very reason the country is deteriorating is the government has always focused on the short term so what you're suggesting is to keep the status quo

    • @jarrodglover2311
      @jarrodglover2311 20 дней назад +1

      His point though was more about helping them to develop themselves, rather than just giving more money. That's what he was saying how renewable energy like solar can bring electricity to the world's poorest.

  • @tobycowman
    @tobycowman 16 дней назад +1

    Thanks

  • @darren6076
    @darren6076 20 дней назад +2

    I really like him, seems a really kind legit kinda guy. What he says he means. But sadly I’m not a Liberal Democrat.

  • @LiquidSpiral
    @LiquidSpiral 19 дней назад +5

    The best leader of any party in the UK

  • @lewisllewellyn1263
    @lewisllewellyn1263 19 дней назад +5

    Can Ed Davey please stop making me cry now, thank you

    • @L-iv6lx
      @L-iv6lx 9 дней назад

      inside Ed Davey there are two neurons working up the campaign
      One wants to take the Arabs and the Israelis to play water polo at chessington Zoo
      The other wants to make you cry

  • @patmassey89
    @patmassey89 17 дней назад +2

    "Showing that one can have fun"......

  • @rogermoore-gd9do
    @rogermoore-gd9do 17 дней назад +3

    Cant believe how naive so many people are, dont you realize politicians put an act on for the camera! They are not going to get anywhere doing anything less, personally i want someone competent even if they are a right bastard! Nice guy my arss who gives a shit, im more bothered about the welfare of my family.

    • @robertbones326
      @robertbones326 16 дней назад

      Didn't you take you long to report my comment. What a hypocrite you are.

  • @SPKB1984
    @SPKB1984 20 дней назад +3

    UK university fees in the UK are ridiculously high. In similarly big European countries such Germany they are free, and in France a few hundred euros. Maybe the Lib Dems should ask them how they do it! Education should be a public service.

  • @fsociety.dat101
    @fsociety.dat101 21 день назад +20

    I was going to vote reform. I know they have a lot of scummy policies, but I've been so pissed off at this stupid endless cycle between tories and labour. People are such sheep. I was just going to vote reform in protest. But now I might vote lib dem.

    • @paulhank7967
      @paulhank7967 21 день назад +5

      He threw the postmasters under the bus. And then stabbed them in the back. Dreadful.

    • @MatthewMcMaster14
      @MatthewMcMaster14 20 дней назад

      @@paulhank7967he didn’t. This is a right wing smear. He was lied to by the post office and then he was the first post officer minister to meet Alan Bates

    • @fsociety.dat101
      @fsociety.dat101 20 дней назад

      ​@@paulhank7967This guy? I didn't know that.

    • @AliAli-iq6zu
      @AliAli-iq6zu 20 дней назад

      He didn't though. There was a civil service cover up. I didn't know the full fact's because people in the civil service was covering up​@@fsociety.dat101

    • @jarrodglover2311
      @jarrodglover2311 20 дней назад +15

      ​@@fsociety.dat101 That's actually not true at all about the postmasters. Davey was the first leader to meet Alan Bates and also one of the first to call for an inquiry into the scandal.

  • @brians132
    @brians132 9 дней назад +1

    Asleep at the wheel whilst the Post Office Scandal ruined the lives of hundreds of hard working postmasters. He also followed their advice not to meet with Alan Bates to hear his side of the story until 9 months had gone by.
    Sorry isn’t good enough - words are cheap.
    He may seem like a nice guy but due to his incompetence and complacency, one of the greatest miscarriages of British Justice was allowed to play out.
    This man shouldn't be in charge of anything.

    • @dellwright1407
      @dellwright1407 7 дней назад

      I think our politics will only improve when we realise that the problem is with the system itself, its ethos and institutions. Replacing one face with another is not going to solve our systemic national problems.

    • @brians132
      @brians132 5 дней назад

      ​@@dellwright1407
      'The System' is controlled by people like him.
      For bad things to happen, it only requires good people to stand by and do nothing...

    • @NeiNonni
      @NeiNonni 4 дня назад +1

      It's weird how you've obsessively spammed comments about this despite knowing that the things you're saying aren't true. Given he met Bates only ~3 months after becoming a minister, which was already well over a decade into the scandal, on Labour's watch, and then numerous Tory ministers after Davey outright refused to meet at all, this is an absolutely bizarre line of attack. Why go after the one guy who actually met the postmasters - do you think he should have refused like the others, who you haven't at all been bothered by?

  • @lolb1221
    @lolb1221 21 день назад +1

    👍

  • @MartialArtUK
    @MartialArtUK 21 день назад

    Good on you sir I would vote for you but rishi has to go and kier won't stop the boats plus the licence fee thing and the betting leaves me with only one choice.

  • @someguy7317
    @someguy7317 14 дней назад

    I hate that because of the voting system, I can't in good conscience vote Lib Dem - kinda forced to vote Labour in my area.

  • @JaegerDreadful
    @JaegerDreadful 20 дней назад +2

    I think it's a bit naive to think you can really undermine Putin by investing in renewables. Besides that, that would also create more power for people where we get the stuff for solar from like Lithium which is from China. Now, I do agree that we need to go for renewables, it's just a bit naive that it will de-throne autocrats.

    • @georgechapman5621
      @georgechapman5621 20 дней назад +2

      And he acknowledged this by accepting that it is an 'idealistic' view, which I respect.

    • @billyfullwood4974
      @billyfullwood4974 19 дней назад

      Plenty of potential lithium mining in the SW. Just needs the investment.

  • @Lord_of_Dread
    @Lord_of_Dread 9 дней назад

    Someone with some much caring experience is bound to embody the qualities of a good national leader. The purpose of government is to improve quality of life for its people generally and all the details that entails. i.e. caring.

  • @Em-gx6ws
    @Em-gx6ws 21 день назад +10

    He seems soo lovely ❤

  • @lukebell8780
    @lukebell8780 11 дней назад +2

    What a great man 🫡

  • @ravenawawa588
    @ravenawawa588 20 дней назад +2

    Aren't these guys partly responsible for the tripling of university fees in the first place? If you increase them anymore, none of us are ever going to be able to pay back the debt getting an education incurrs in the UK. A straight answer on this would help rather than an awful redirect.

  • @ipaddy5
    @ipaddy5 21 день назад +10

    What a nice guy

  • @funnypantshd150
    @funnypantshd150 18 дней назад +2

    i like this guy

  • @chrisa2090
    @chrisa2090 20 дней назад +6

    He will never be prime minister hes too human, too kind and too honest

  • @stylingdom7532
    @stylingdom7532 20 дней назад

    Look, I haven't even watched the video yet but, this to me already shows Davey as a good leader. I have seen so little effort from other party leaders to appeal to the masses through a variety of media. What catches people's attention has changed. Media has changed. Media affects politics. It's simple. He's branched out to Lad bible because of their reach. Sensible move.

  • @lumpyfishgravy
    @lumpyfishgravy 3 дня назад

    Divvy Ed? Ur joking.

  • @Nehpets1701G
    @Nehpets1701G 20 дней назад +2

    Welp, he's got a decent chance of being the next leader of the opposition.
    Let's keep an open mind and see what he is made of under pressure.

  • @oldomen3788
    @oldomen3788 21 день назад +4

    He wont win. But... Id like him ti be tye opposition party

  • @StankHunt42
    @StankHunt42 20 дней назад

    Hes proud of what they did for mental health which is hit record high numbers in people who are mentally unwell

  • @Paul-mf1vj
    @Paul-mf1vj 21 день назад

    Used to have Tom Brake as my local mp until 2016.( he was in until 2019). He was generally a very good MP. Unfortunately, the biggest mistake he made was signing a very long-term lease to wentworth hall and the problems it has caused.

  • @wedgje
    @wedgje 15 дней назад

    Nice chap. However, his wife has the same name and surname as an ex who cheated on me, hence I will be voting for the Conservatives.

    • @L-iv6lx
      @L-iv6lx 9 дней назад +1

      most sane reason for voting tory i've heard, credit

    • @dellwright1407
      @dellwright1407 7 дней назад

      It seems there weren't enough people in your shoes with the cheating name issue to swing it for the Tories this time.

  • @philamato9583
    @philamato9583 21 день назад +3

    Maybe he should stop acting like a clown during the electioneering.

  • @lewisbush9566
    @lewisbush9566 18 дней назад +2

    Anything to say about the innocent post masters you through under the bus??🤦‍♀️
    And the £9000 + a year fees for university... which you ended up not answering properly 🤷‍♀️
    The people in the comments falling for this bloke is laughable aha😂

  • @gingerfella2011
    @gingerfella2011 21 день назад +3

    Post office scandal........ The man's an empty suit.

  • @dichaos
    @dichaos 20 дней назад +3

    He was asked about raising university tuition fees and he respond some other random question he formulated in his peanut sized brain.

    • @jarrodglover2311
      @jarrodglover2311 20 дней назад +3

      Huh? No, he said it was a coalition government. The Tories were the biggest party. The Liberal Democrats couldn't do everything they wanted. Btw it was Labour who introduced tuition fees and then increased them. Starmer promised to get rid of them but he's broken that promise already....

  • @Andy-wn6wm
    @Andy-wn6wm 21 день назад +3

    It's about time cannabis was made legal in edibles form. Decriminalise possession for the flower.

    • @Max...-kt3ih
      @Max...-kt3ih 21 день назад +3

      It is about time though for some legalisation or decriminalisation 🍃🍃
      Flowers are to be made into edibles anyway. Dry herb vapes are also a safer method. Ultimately having proper clubs or spaces accessible for enjoyers is also huge

  • @paulhank7967
    @paulhank7967 21 день назад +2

    Postmasters??????

  • @caporegime7492
    @caporegime7492 21 день назад +5

    Please explain why your happy to take money from the Israeli Lobby and why your happy to support genocide

    • @daniellassander
      @daniellassander 21 день назад +1

      This is just weird to me, people complaining about the people dying in Gaza. Because you never care a shit when muslims are killing other muslims. Its almost like its race motivated.
      You dont care about the thousands of people who died in Yemen last year, not a peep i would guess, i dont think you showed any signs of trying to stop the war in Yemen in 2020 where 230,000 people died.
      Right now there are up to 10 fights going on between muslim countries, and not a word about those. Is it about race? Is it ok when muslims are killing muslims but its wrong when jews are killing muslims, i really dont unerstand.

    • @MatthewMcMaster14
      @MatthewMcMaster14 20 дней назад

      Lib Dems support a ceasefire and a two state solution. One of their MPs is Layla Moran who is Palestinian

    • @jarrodglover2311
      @jarrodglover2311 20 дней назад

      Seriously? Liberal Democrats called for a ceasefire ages ago...

    • @AliAli-iq6zu
      @AliAli-iq6zu 16 дней назад +3

      He doesn't. Ed Davey has said to stop the arms sale and recognize plastine. Also to respect ICJ.

    • @jarrodglover2311
      @jarrodglover2311 16 дней назад +1

      @@caporegime7492 Are you joking? He's called for a ceasefire and end to arms sales and supports the ICJ case.

  • @TheTartantoker
    @TheTartantoker 21 день назад +17

    Vote reform

    • @darkstar19
      @darkstar19 21 день назад

      The party that lied about their costing? the party where the leader is on record advocating the shift of NHS into an insurance based model which puts people at the mercy of profit driven companies and at the threat of medical bankruptcy. Yeah don't vote reform.

    • @gingerfella2011
      @gingerfella2011 21 день назад +2

      Nigel all the way baby ❤

    • @TheTartantoker
      @TheTartantoker 21 день назад +2

      @gingerfella2011 well says 👏🏼 ❤️

  • @YeTism
    @YeTism 21 день назад +3

    Zero charisma

  • @rogermoore-gd9do
    @rogermoore-gd9do 20 дней назад +2

    He has about as much chance has Jeremy Corbyn, day after the Election he will be sacked and never heard of again. If i hear his sob stories about his parents or birth defect son one more time im going to throw up bigstyle.

    • @IbexDoesYouTube
      @IbexDoesYouTube 17 дней назад +1

      Sacked for what gaining 50 plus seats and possibly being the opposition

    • @rogermoore-gd9do
      @rogermoore-gd9do 17 дней назад

      @@IbexDoesRUclips Like his predecessors dream on!

    • @Edward_Chandler
      @Edward_Chandler 11 дней назад

      @@rogermoore-gd9dohe got 72 seats you lizard

    • @L-iv6lx
      @L-iv6lx 9 дней назад +1

      its been 4 days he is still leading the libdems with 71 seats