Comments by "TheEvertw" (@TheEvertw) on "Truth To Power" channel.

  1. "How can the EU punish us if we have taken back control" That is a great piece of logic.
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  2. The amount of mendacity and stupidity that led to Brexit is staggering.
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  3. Brexit is not yet done indeed. The ECB has only just started laying down regulations for the City... It is unacceptable that a non-Euro market remains the EU's financial heart. This will bankrupt the UK. Welcome to the Brexit, Sir! I am sorry.
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  4. Finally calling things by their proper name. Corruption is the core of Brexit, as it was all about avoiding financial scrutiny and tax evasion.
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  5. The old saying goes: "Do not bite the hand that feeds you". The UK not only bit that hand, but tried to rip it apart. Now they need to face the consequences.
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  6. This is to be expected. The Tories got away with blaming the previous Labour government for all problems in the UK even 14 years later, and now Labour is being blamed only 5 days after taking power. Not a word about 14 years of Tory misrule. The biggest ongoing problem in the UK is its media. I am looking forward to Labour regulating them.
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  7. We feel your pain. Please make yourself heard, and find like-minded people with whom you can join forces. If the UK doesn't quickly change its course, things will get MUCH worse, and only loud and insistent protests can achieve that. Hopefully.
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  8. Finally, we get to see the train wreck we have been warning for these last 5 years. Slow in coming, devastating when it starts to hit. But don't be deceived thinking that 2022 will see the worst of Brexit. 2023 will be much worse, and 2024 worse still.
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  9. Great report! Sadly, the queues are here to stay. There is little the government can do about them. Business needs to adjust to the new reality of delays at the border. No more fresh produce, small consignments or just-in-time deliveries between the UK and the EU. That is exactly what they voted for. The so-called majority of Britons should rejoice. Who can blame the government for doing exactly what it meant to do, and what the voters gave it a massive mandate for. What, do I hear angry mutterings? Perhaps you need to do something about your political system or your sources of information...
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  10. We feel your pain. Please make yourself heard, and find like-minded people with whom you can join forces. If the UK doesn't quickly change its course, things will get MUCH worse, and only loud and insistent protests can achieve that. Hopefully.
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  11. There are some things that should be put in law: 1). A ban on headlines that do not reflect the conclusion of the article. 2). A duty to properly reference sources, with a ban on vague references like "many people say". If referencing a group of people, the size of that group must be explicitly stated. The reference must include whether the person has qualifications relevant to the issue. The reader must be enabled to determine the weight of an opinion. 3). No speculation about ongoing police investigations or court trials. 4). No speculation about science. 5). When discussing scientific fact, do not include opinions from people who are not themselves scientists in the field being discussed. ESPECIALLY from politicians.
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  12. ​ @LifesAbe-ach  So please explain what Brexit was meant to be. And some references to official sources would be helpful. Because it does not matter at all what you think Brexit was meant to be, what mattered was what the Brexiteers were planning. But you know as well as I do that the Brexiteers carefully avoided ever defining Brexit. "Brexit means Brexit" comes to mind. This allowed everybody to define Brexit as what they wanted it to mean. That is one of the many ways in which the Brexiteers defrauded the UK. Because in their mind, Brexit meant exactly what we have now. But they knew that would not be acceptable to the majority of people, so they obfuscated their plans. NEVER trust politicians who refuse to specify clearly what their plans actually are. It also show how undemocratic Brexit is. If the Brexiteers had told the public in the run-up to the referendum what it would turn out to be, only perhaps 20% would have voted Leave. As demonstrated by your disgust with how it turned out.
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  13. We must be careful not to blame only the Tories. The UK voters chose brexit, and are fully to blame for ignoring experts and other sane voices warning against it.
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  14. Brexit is one of the greatest cons that have ever duped its marks.
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  15. There should be a law against misleading the public, for all politicians and public servants.
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  16. Britain is making up for failing to deal with its aristocracy in the first half of the 19th century.
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  17. Anyone living in a Tory constituency should do the same. The Tories, collectively, are all responsible for this debacle, and for stopping it RIGHT NOW.
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  18. As they said, "Brexit is Brexit! You won, get over it"
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  19. Excellent presentation! You definitely deserve more subscribers for your excellent analyses.
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  20. ​ @damianbutterworth2434  ECHR has nothing at all to do with the EU. You are automatically part of it when you are member of the Council of Europe. The UK was part of its creation. Perhaps you need to get some real information before you make another @ss of yourself.
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  21. UK economy will continue to under-perform. My estimate is that the trade imbalance and public debt will continue to balloon until the economy can't take it any more. The current trajectory of the UK will lead to an Argentina-like situation.
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  22. They share in the blame, for not being more vocal in attacking the obvious lies of Brexit. Brexit happened only because of feeble opposition. For example, Corbyn had Bozo by the crown jewels, but then let go because he thought he could win the 2019 election. The cancer that is Brexit has been growing for decades, and it was allowed to grow and fester by all those who just shrugged their shoulders. So, while I do pity them, they are at least partially responsible. Now they have to pay the price.
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  23. ​ @garyt123  "EU would allow the UK to rejoin" I agree. Sometime near 2045 would be a realistic date for renewed full membership of the EU. Provisional membership of the SM & CU should be possible by 2026 depending on political developments -- the famous "Norway" deal. But the UK (England, by that time) will never again have the power & influence it used to have before Brexit, nor the exceptions that it used to have. They will pay their fair share and will join the Euro, for instance.
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  24. While the long list of Tory failures is a bit tedious, it is important for people to know what type of people they are. NEVER TRUST A TORY.
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  25. "No, we are not rejoining in any form" Which is the absolute truth. There is NO WAY that a Starmer-led UK could in any way rejoin the EU in the next 5 years. So why criticise Starmer for telling the truth? Do not expect Rejoining to become a political issues until polls are consistently above 60% in favour of it. At this time, only a little bit of right-wing propaganda would swing that percentage again, just like it did in 2016.
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  26. You mean those formerly Red Wall areas that helped Bozo get his monstrous majority? They knew what they voted for, so I feel no pity for them...
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  27. DEFINITELY! As it stands, I am worried England may use violence to suppress the Scotish Independence movement. If they wait a few more years, they will definitely do that. Get out while you can!
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  28. The EU works under the principle "The more, the merrier". Having England rejoin would make the EU more powerful and would increase opportunities for everybody. Those are two powerful arguments in favour. The EU only imposes practical requirements before rejoining, like having a sound democracy, strong Rule of Law and a transparent and fair financial system. It will be some time before England meets those requirements....
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  29. There are some great plots that show economic records of subsequent Tory and Labour governments. Tories invariably lead to recession, Labour invariably turns it around.
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  30. ​ @Lucretia9000  Has that law been properly passed & ratified then? But regardless, the government will be very lucky if the coming demonstrations will just be mere "annoyances". It will soon come to the point that life in prison is better than outside, for many...
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  31. I think you are a bit optimistic on the chances of rejoining the EU as a full member. Massive reform will be needed in your political system, your laws and regulations, your monetary system, and your economic system that will be VERY painful to the ruling classes. Only after the EU is assured of your absolute commitment to the ideals and principles of the EU, by seeing you reform, will it even consider an application. And you will definitely NOT receive the same privileges you used to have. Those days are over. My guess is that it will take 25 years to see the UK back as member. Your betrayal of the EU has been seen, felt and acknowledged. It will take considerable effort on your side to regain our trust. Don't expect our sympathy after they way you have smeared us, and continue to smear us daily. First you need to discover how harsh life is after your betrayal. And don't for a second think we are being vindictive. You have decided to leave our house, so leave you shall. We shall be fair to you, even patient. But we have no obligations to you.
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  32. The biggest problem in the UK is not even the lack of drivers, but that a whole lot of transportation businesses have become non-viable. So in spite of all government efforts (???) there will soon be less drivers on the roads, not more.
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  33. I hope this new bunch of clowns is as funny as the previous one!
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  34. I fear the next election may already be rigged in favour of the Tories. Rigged even more than the 2019 one, that is. No, 2019 was THE crucial election, and they voted for a narcissist known for his loose relation with the truth, because he made promises any child could see were impossible to keep. The damage the Tories already have done can not be repaired in a single sitting of parliament. The Tories would just put the blame on Labour and regain power in 2027, never to let go again -- until there is a proper revolution. . You need massive constitutional reform, and only a true disaster can make that happen. I expect the economy will just continue to implode until that happens.
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  35. I'd say it is time to leave the country, mate. Looks like during the coming decade it will not be nice to live in the UK, and unless a miracle occurs it will take at least that long for things to improve again. You can continue your work better from abroad -- unless you fancy becoming a figurehead like Mandela.
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  36. It will be some time before England is allowed back in the EU as a full member. Membership to the SM & CU will be possible IF there are sufficient safeguards against future Tory malfeasance (or whatever party rises up out of its ashes).
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  37. The amount of lies in the Brexiteer add is shocking. They should be imprisoned for fraud and malfeasance.
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  38. Immigration is not a problem for the UK. But it is a convenient red herring to take attention from the things that are really important.
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  39. That is because these right-wing extremists always accuse others of things they themselves are doing. They are not creative enough to imagine new crimes / outrages, and if they were, they'd go "Hey, that sounds like a good idea, let's do that!"
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  40. ​ @piccalillipit9211  "determined to go out on one last high" Well put. I have some hopes that the sane half of Britain will now discover the power it has, as most other European nations discovered two centuries ago. And discover along the way that those Gammons who intimidate everybody are, in fact, a (hopefully small) minority.
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  41. Britons can no longer entertain logical thoughts about Brexit. It has been so thoroughly propagandized that people let emotions reign about it. And there are still a whole host of Russian-directed social media accounts waiting to press people's emotional buttons whenever Brexit is discussed. Labour is wise to stay far away from it. It can become an issue again when the British people, media and politicians are all ready to accept it was a con.
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  42. "Working as planned" That is easy if you plan for nothing.
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  43. The Tory idea of government is limited to them and their friends stuffing their pockets. That is what they mean with "small government".
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  44. Project Fear Hear Here!
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  45. Truss is a disgusting excuse for a human. Henry Ford (for all his faults) already discovered how paying good wages turns bad workers into great workers. And as they say, it is a bad carpenter who blames his tools. How long will it be before the UK people cleanse themselves off decades of extreme right-wing propaganda?
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  46.  @rehurekj  The usual approach to curbing Parliament is a 2nd house that is elected on a different schedule as the first.
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  47. Investing heavily in the "gateway to Europe" then to have your investment made worthless. That is what you get for trusting a Tory. This will have long-term consequences: potential investors take note of such betrayal.
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  48. I think it was wise of Labour to not be vocal while there was nothing they could have done. But right now, the time has come to organise some serious protests, and Labour should take the lead. They should also vehemently attack the Tory lies.
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  49. The EU, however, will get Brexit done. New EU regulations for financial firms will be the undoing of the UK. The EU doesn't care if it is disruptive or not, Brexit is Brexit after all.
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  50. There really must be a law against members of the government lying to the public. It is absurd to expect Parliament to hold them to the truth, if the opposition can't even point out a lie during a debate without being removed.
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