John Cleese on leaving the UK: the country ‘is in a mess’
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- (15 Aug 2018) JOHN CLEESE ON LEAVING THE UK: THE COUNTRY 'IS IN A MESS'
John Cleese says he's leaving the U.K. because the country "is in a mess at the moment."
In an interview with The Associated Press, the 78-year-old actor discussed his plans to move to the Caribbean in protest over what he sees as a lack of honest political discourse in the U.K..
The "Monty Python" star said he intended to return to Britain once "(we elect) a government that's decent and might actually start improving this country" - but added that that "might be a long time."
Cleese first announced his plans to relocate to the island of Nevis in a July interview with the BBC's "Newsnight." On the program, the star cited the lack of honest debate around Brexit, disappointment with "how the country is run" and the "lying and triviality" of British newspapers as his main reasons for leaving.
Cleese backed Leave in the 2016 referendum and, during his "Newsnight" appearance, he hit out at what he called the "dreadful lies on the right" and the response from Remain politicians about the benefits of leaving the EU.
"I am sickened by the corruption and it isn't until you start studying it that you begin to realize what's going on," Cleese told the AP in London recently, while shooting season three of ABC sitcom "Speechless."
"The (news)papers are so much a part of it that they censor things. Go on my Twitter site and see the interview that I just did with two journalists who used to be on 'the dark side' and it makes your hair stand on end because you realize that the British public is not hearing anything remotely like the truth."
The actor was referring to a recent conversation with former-Sunday Mirror journalist Graham Chapman, who pleaded guilty in 2014 to phone hacking, and ex-Sunday Times investigator John Ford, who claims to have used illegal methods to obtain information for the paper.
Cleese was also a prominent backer of calls to establish a second phase of the Leveson Inquiry - a judicial public inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the British press. However, in May 2018, MPs voted against continuing the investigation.
"The two things that I've spent my, well, a lot of time on were proportional representation and Leveson 2 and both of them were overcome or stifled by the right-wing press."
Cleese said he's looking forward to his upcoming move.
"The first thing that I'm doing is my wife and I are going to Nepal to look at tigers for 12 days. And then I've got six or seven shows in the (United) States and then I shall go to Nevis, which is the nicest little island. We were there January and February and we fell in love with it," he explained.
"It will be more convenient for America, because most of my work is outside England and most of it's in America," he added. "And also I'll be nearer to my daughters."
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He is 100% right that London is no longer an English city
Idarkphoenix: I thought London has been renamed Laden.
@@johnpereira9755 or Londonstan?
@sarah jones You sound ALL sorts of bitter. kek!
sarah jones Sarah darling, you must rest now. Nurse will be round soon with another blanket and a cup of cocoa.
Steph I - I suspect you’re right, plus she’s probably ugly as fuck with hairy armpits and a moustache. No offence! 🤮
Thank you, Mr. Cleese.
For your years of entertainment, for taking a principled stance, and for speaking the truth.
Or would you prefer a rat? 🐭
“A man will give up almost anything except his suffering.” now I; 'll die in the Philippines
He's lucky he has the resources to pull up stumps and leave the mess created by our politicians.
"The British public are not hearing anything like the truth" :(
I totally agree with JC's statement , it is shameful what is coming out of the MSM in the UK
"right wing press?" what's he talking about? MSM is definitely not "right wing."
The UK has become an actual Monty Python sketch.
I would rather the government waste money on a ministry of silly walks than what we have now
...minus the humour.
A VERY, VERY, VERY, f'ed up Monty Python sketch!!....
Yes, liz Truss and the mini budget would be a perfect sketch. 😂
I found out he played nearly headless nick in Harry Potter
I AGREE with JOHN CLEESE 100%.
Why doesn't the black woman in the morning programme understand & seem to relate & understand the difference between british & english. 😆😅😃😂😆😆😆
It will be a shame when this genius goes. Keep up the good work sir.
I left London seven years ago because of `Diversity`. I now live in a country town three hours away and its great ie: It`s happy, clean safe and shock horror... white and predominently Christian. I visited Nevis a while ago and can understand why John chose it.
Diversity. X-Factor Winners, 2009.
I feel bad for you that a dance collective made you feel unwelcome in my "country town".
London is not a country town.
Gert Tjildsen
No shit?
Because there’s no such thing. Every town is in a country. Usually , nobody else feels the need to point it out.
If you like 'white' so much, why go to Nevis? It's Carribean! Judging by your name you aren't even English, so why so up your arse?
This country is a total MESS just wish I could win the lotto to get out of it
As half british, I feel sad for the UK
@Otto Sump why don't white people do a demonstration against this enforced "multiculturalism"
@@robinchetan8 sounds good! We could call it "white lives matter"
@@robinchetan8 Multiculterism is all about accepting people for different beliefs etc. Therefore if someone doesnt agree with it, you cant discriminate for them having different beliefs
Why don't you feel sad for the rest of the whole world ?
Cleese is oh! so right! This reporter left years ago and doesn`t regret it for one minute.
Honestly don’t blame him when you watch the TV now you really wonder what has happened to England it’s lost it’s country!
can't get over how spot on John is.......if only more brits were like this.
Holy shit John, you thought it was a mess 2 years ago? 2021 here we go. I had the inclination you have had 22 years ago when I was 19. Will never go back.
2023 😮😢
English man knows ...my folks would be ashamed as to what has become of the beloved homeland...my mum n da would be well over 100 years old now and did their bit and lost many family and friends during the air raids of WW2...RIP Britain...
I have been entertained by this man since grammar school. now i;m approaching 70. The shit has hit the fan. Things will never be the same. Bless JC-“A man will give up almost anything except his suffering.” now I shall die in the Philippines
love john cleese, he's one of modern histories greatest comedians.
How many histories is that?
Could it agree more John ! Absolutely spot on 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
You are a British hero, John! ♥
*English
@@chrissedaka8141 Hilarious, Chris! U funny, m8!
Love him or hate him he spittin straight facts
Well said John
Is that his nickname? Like "Big Bad John"?
my heart bleeds for my country great britain.
Let's listen to Dancing with the Moonlight knight now.
Ha ha ha. So put a bandage on it, fool !
Now the work is over you call my decendants immigrants how dare you 😤
Why there's nothing wrong with the UK . Just a few different races doing the jobs you don't want to do are you feel beneath you. UK called for blk ppl to come and help clean up the country after the war ,work in your hospital only to be Treated like animals,clean your street work in your factory 🏭 now you call them Immigrants how dare you.
Lost it’s heritage and foreigners are having far to much influence on the country, to the detriment of the native population. The same thing happened here once in the US and we were always taught how awful that is but now it’s starting to happen a second time and if you speak out against it this time you get the same treatment Mr. Cleese is getting. You’re called a racist and a bigot. It’s disgusting.
Well the fun thing is that in the United States people say as long you are not a Native American like a Cherokee or Apache. You have no say in the matter of immigration.
But in Europe they are telling the people that there is no such thing as a native British, German, Swede etc. that we are ALL Immigrants.
And they say things like: Oh you might call yourself swedish but your grandmother came from Germany so you have an immigration background too.
So if you oppose those "undocumented" african immigrants you are not only a bigot but a hypocrite as well.
@@Teufer2 i was born in england, my mother was born england, my grandma was born in england? does that make me native english? am i more english than preti petal? because her parents are pakistani?
I dunno anything about this guy but from the video, IMHO, he must never forget that it's the UK and his supporters in UK who gave him that opportunity and chance to achieve and be who he is today! To run away from the country is cowardice at its worst! Where is his loyalty?😢 Who said, when the going is tough, the tough gets going? 🤔
What are you on about America is literally a bunch of foreign settler colonialists
Wait, he complains about the right-wing but also complained elsrwhere that "London is no longer a British city". Makes no sense.
He said the right wing press. That is to say, The Times, The Telegraph and the Mail... Do you ever believe in what they publish? Because if you do you are dumb, dumb, dumb. Now, not that The Guardian is much better... The Birtish press is just as worthless as the American press... And you can say the same about the British and American TV. They don't represent the people anymore. They stopped doing it in the 90's.
you can complain about the right wing and the left wing at the same time . You can talk about racism and say that we have many problems with mass immigration. These things are not mutually exclusive .
The right and the left in this country are both shit. They both push for things that are bad for the British people. A person with sense would be capable of understanding this.
@@someguy3766 Oy vey, the conservatives will save us all, and it's a matter of economics, not genetic changes that'll have an effect thousands of years after you've been dead and all these economic numbers mean nothing. Oy gevalt!
I'm not waiting.
Then UK has the audacity to insinuate that USA is in a mess.
The world is in a mess. But running away won't help.
Running away? The poor man is eighty for wucks sake. Outside of tanning his tootsies on a Caribbean beach, he could instead be on a wheelchair in a UK nursing home watching the world pass by. He needs his rest, the poor old reprobate.
45% of the London are not british. Thats really bad
He is absolutely right, I finally left this year, wish I had sooner!
Spot On Mr. Cleese
❤ Fish Called Wanda
Did Wanda pick up?
Nevis, with predominantly African descent population, is MORE BRITISH than London ROFL!
And, they can probably use the English language better than you can. Don't you think?
Right wing press?? Crikey ..thats a tough charge. Wheres the BBC in that John?
Not everybody lives in London so if you don't like London then move somewhere else in the UK unless it's the UK you don't like.
People are jealous of London.
@@riyadougla539 not really it’s so overrated
But isn't this what John Cleese wanted? He spends his life and mouth tearing down every facet of British life, culture, religion, and politics...and then he's upset at the result of his cleverness and satire...and then runs away from the UK. Surely he should find some contentment in what Britain has become, because it sure ain't the target of his mockery in which he grew up
So Mr Cleese are you a foreigner, immigrant or ex-pat in Nevis?
The English feel quite entitled to live abroad, but aren't so happy when foreign people come to these shores.
A touch of hypocrisy maybe, just maybe?
How many percentage of Nevis population are ethically European , let alone English; and how many percentages of Londoner are ethically English? Try to understand numbers before insulting the English people
@@toveychurchill6468 Maybe learn English before trying to ''ethically'' correct others. Or aren't you an ''ethically'' English person? Whatever that means.
@ypya No you’ve got it wrong there , we or should I say me has never said we didn’t want as you call them foreigners , it’s the quantity we are arguing about , I don’t mind other ethnic coming here but when you know you are going to be a minority in your own country it’s never a good idea , believe me it will backfire on people like yourself , but by then it will be to late .
@yoya I don’t mind foreign people as you call them , what I do mind is being overtaken , believe me it will backfire and by then it will be to late .
@@Susan-kd3rv Overtaken, sounds competitive and capitalistic. If you can't compete then yes you'll be overtaken. Perhaps you mean't being innundated. That's certainly true. I spend days never hearing English when out and about.
He’s a great man, a legend! ... he speaks the truth, it is in a mess in many different ways
I left to Panama and life is good. Ironically, developing tropical countries are more sane than first world countries these days (with obvious exceptions)
Yes, John, and you helped make it that way by tearing down and picking and making a mockery of anything traditional and conservative over the the last 45 + years.
None of the other Pythons would say anything similar...except Chapman, maybe. He's a very naughty boy. Amusing that he blames the "Right wing" government. We haven't had such a thing since Thatcher.
Chapman would say something if he still had a head.
The irony is that he was part of the subversive culture that caused a lot of the problems in the UK today. He also does suffer from the whole "LA therapy culture" thing, and I don't think that's been good trying to apply it to the UK - it doesn't really work anyway. I'll give him so credit for saying these things and supporting Brexit(not that matters anymore - sadly), and also he does seem to have more of a socially conservative streak than the other pythons.
Words of truth. And the fact is, he says nothing the people themselves don't know or feel. That's how far the media and politics has taken us by force from the actual reality
Come back we need your vote for actually conserving British culture.
Agree but Scotland still as beautiful a bonnie country you,ll ever see John and the photos in the BBC Scots tourist and locals pages are wonderful .
He looks so old here and that was 4 years ago already. Makes me sad but no-one will be around forever of course. Time flies
Thanks for telling us what we all know!
I am mixed raced (Part British and Ghanaian etc.) and I've lived in London my whole life, here's my opinion.
I have absolutely no problem with immigrants or non english/white people in London/U.K. whatsoever. I personally believe a small minority of foreigners in a city like London is a perfect way for people from all ethnic groups to stay open-minded. My problem is when large numbers of people from a certain ethnic group form ethnic enclaves and make no effort to integrate into British Society, you can see this in many parts of London particularly in the Eastern and South Eastern areas. This is actually the opposite of multiculturalism as individuals in those areas "stick to their own" and don't hold British Values. Cities are made by their people, and if London doesn't hold the views that our country was built on how can we truly call it a British city? This also coincides with Britain's lack of patriotism, the U.K. is such a phenomenal country and we shouldn't be ashamed of being proud of it!
You are spot on!
💯
The idea of proportional representation is what got me voting "Liberal Party".
Not sure why he needed to leave the UK🤔, all he had to do was to go to a whiter part of the UK🙄.
A true English /British patriot would stay in their country not flee it, that’s what I was told anyway😲.
Did he say the right wing press?
Did he refer BBC news Network as right wing ??
No
Yes.
A tiger?!
Cleese is just brilliant. A man of the people.
Doesn't blink once...what a professional!
The Ministry of Diversity says the situation is double plus good.
And choco rations increasing ten percent next week! :)
Some authority once said what makes a country greatness is not wealth but a belief in itself. I'm 80 and can clearly remember when the rot set in in the sixties . Satire is defined as when the speaker tries to have the listener to have a negative opinion , to hurt , to ruin.. The constant daily mocking of British institutions of Church , the crown , the state , politicians , education , British products and mocking all classes of society . To argue against this at university one was accused of being a Tory and fascist. If you can no longer live in Britain it is because you and your ilk did so much to create Britain's nihilism today..
Leaving the UK is defeatist, like running away from the battlefield. Stay back with your countrymen and fight for your rights and dignity.
:@Lone Wolf:Looks like the Brits have forgotten how to fight. Now all they do is sulk.
Confronting and questioning paedophiles is now a crime if it cause them anxiety!
Love John Cleese. You were awesome in James Bond!!!
Monty Python was the epitome of FREE SPEECH and BRITISH CULTURE. Without them or SHAKESPEARE, I wouldn't know much about that Great Britannia.
R.I.P. UK....uh john....not sure California is where you wanna be...
when john cleese says it's a mess .....
it's a mess!
The tragic hypocrisy is that he is doing exactly what Brexit is all about. Recognising imperfections, faults, failings, etc., and rather than improve or fix them he's bailing.
I understand why he's leaving, I'm just unable to respect it. Seems more like cowardice than heroism to me.
Well he did add to the culture that created it he should stay here and fight for the country
Time for britain good people to sort this mess with the peoples help. www.forbritain.uk Name explains all
He should stay here and fight.
Scary times.
He did well, I’m thinking to leave as well.
When any country doesn’t have a common race, a common culture, a common religion and a common language, it’s not a country. You can tell that’s why many people have left London.
The country is a mess and it’s going to get worse in April, 2022 tax to death , sick of the government , good luck John , 👍
It’s not right wing it’s left wing press
Will the last person please turn off the lights......
The last person alive?
If John Cleese wants to leave the UK that's his choice nobody's forcing you to stay here so if want go go then
And wasn't he right 😢
Well at least the British descendants from Australia and New Zealand has developed their own country to a higher standard but immigrants coming to Europe doesn’t improve the country much since it’s already developed, it’s just increasing the population to give less space for the natives to live peacefully since Europe is such a densely populated area.
Thought he was moving permanently, sounds like he's going on a vacation followed with a few gigs in the US ( a country that he also is very critical of).
Agree with John 100%,but unfortunately its not just London, but its Birmingham, Manchester and few more,,The Islam believers not integrating, but taking over everything, it's so frustrating, and unfortunately you can not and not allowed to criticize them😏🤐🤬
The white Brits are the one's running away to Essex
I agree 🏴
Left it a BIT LATE! i would say.
An example of how low we've sunk as a country. We used to make the best TV adverts in the world. Now? We've got the disaster of the M&S "Thismas" campaign, and then there's this over TV advert with adults twerking wearing only white undies with poo smeared in a certain place. That's how low we've sunk. Not just that these adverts are made, but also that the ASA passes them as fit to be on TV. That's the very sad thing - that those who are paid to stop degrading adverts, can't do this. We no longer have any strong moral code.
UK. is sure 'in a mess'
Laughable he moves to America. A country that totally consists of Immigrants. Lifes Funny !!
What right wing press? hahaha
Simon TV The Telegraph, Express, Mail, Sun, Sky, Star, Times, Evening Standard.
Are you fucking new to the planet or something?
Rupert Murdoch
@@comanchio1976 imagine having IQ so low you thing this is "right wing"
@@gongal imagine having an IQ so low, that you mix up the word "think" with "thing".
@@comanchio1976 got me there, old man
I would rather live in USA.
Stolen lands, read mans lands
John has earned whatever he fucking well wants.
Even so England is a mess and things will probably get worse before things will get better, I will never leave the country for somewhere foreign.
He escaped to a safer and better place
British people do not want to hear the truth. What would you do with truth if it is the only thing hate most.
Everyone, with whom I chat agrees with John, to put it mildly, THE COUNTRY IS FUCKED...
He was so right
More admirable to not abandon the sinking ship, that is like admitting defeat verses why spend your one & only life livom on your knees? Many people have emigrated because of previous insufferable governments
We need a pro British 3rd party ASAP
I live in America and it is way way worse in the states then over in Britain it always has been you guys really really don't know how good you guys actually have it here in the states you are never safe and never free America isn't a free country it never has been and I've been saying this since I was 15 and I'm 35 now and Europe is more of a free country then we'll ever be
Europe isn't a country it's a continent.
That's probably because people can own guns in America.
I just threw a milkshake at my computer screen.. lol
Wise man...
A silly walk and a dead parrot is basically his entire currency .
I agree with John Cleese but my god I cant keep up with what he wants.
On one hand he is going on about how London is "No longer British" and then bashing nationalists on his twitter. WTF do these Baby Boomer men want?
So but he had gone to an all black Caribbean Island Nevis...does not make sense...
A very educated man that said nothing wrong.
Sadly, it's highly doubtful you will see any change in your lifetime, Mr. Cleese.
If i had the money i would leave as well
The end is yet to come...