American Reacts to UK MPs Behaving Badly.. AGAIN (Part 2)
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You know what I had such a good time reacting to UK MPs behaving badly in the House of Commons that I just had to react to another compilation of them. The UK politicians may not have meant for this all to be so entertaining but let me tell you, this stuff is pure gold! If you enjoy my reaction feel free to leave a like, comment, or subscribe for more videos like this!
The song they were whistling is Beethoven's Ode to Joy - used as the anthem of the European Union, they were Members of the SNP (Scottish National Party) following Brexit and showing their support for the UK (but mainly Scotland's) membership of the EU.
Singing is banned in the Houses of Parliament by general consent to prevent political songs
I like how traditions like the ban on singing makes people creative to stage their opinion anyway.
he still put himself forward as a member of parliament, therefor his voice needs to be heard, his constituants voted and rely on it.
In the South African Parliament an MP called an MP from another party a snake. The Speaker ordered him to retract the word. The MP did not miss a beat and said he apologised to the Honourable mamba (MPs are referred to as the Honourable Member).
That was great. 😂
Gotta love our country🤣😂
The female speaker was Betty Boothroyd she was my local MP for years
@@roydickel9183 I have been to an exhibition about her in Speakers House. I like it she called a member mouse.
Parliamentary systems are so fun to watch
He didn’t understand the gentleman’s Scottish accent!! (And yes, the rest of us knew what he said)!!
Tyler, you're doing a great job of these reactions, and pretty quick on the uptake regarding the idiosyncracies of the British parliamentary system. The MP in question who you thought may be being rude or inappropriate wasn't, he just couldn't understand the other guy's Scottish accent. He excused this by referring to his "antipodean" background, i.e. he was an expatriate Australian: here in Oz we don't have as much exposure as the Brits to Scottish dialects, so a broad Scot can be difficult for an Aussie to understand.
@votejj Well spotted/heard! 😄 Sloppy listening on my part...
@@ianwalker5842 I found it difficult to understand him because he mumbled his words and sentences without taking a breath.
I was born and raised just outside Glasgow and I'm completely au fait with my own accent
He understood just fine. He was being disrespectful to our Scottish MPs. The Tories do it all the time.
@@ianwalker5842 Rubbish. He understood him just fine. He was insulting the Scottish MP.
You were asking when that last clip was due to the speaker's "Hairstyle". I'd like to start by clarifying that it was a wig, not his hair, that is traditional but no longer used. If that isn't enough to indicate the age of that clip, the lady in the blue suit that was rolling with it and turning the mockery on its head was "The Iron Lady" Margret Thatcher, the first female Prime Minister of the UK. She was prime minister from 1979 til 1990.
As a side note, while she was repeatedly re-elected, she was so heavily disliked that when she died in 2013 there were parties in the streets with some people in my local area singing "Ding dong, the witch is dead" from The Wizard of Oz and often replacing the W with a B
The room is so small because it was originally a small chapel in the royal palace: St Stephen's Chapel. There are not even seats enough for all 650 MPs. The benches are set two swords length apart to prevent murder when MPs wore swords. MPs were shoved into the Palace in Middle Ages because their use of a circular chamber in Westminster Abbey was ended by the monks because they were too noisy and disruptive! St Stephen's Chapel was restored pretty much the same after a fire and when the Chamber was destroyed by a bomb during the Blitz Churchill had it built just the same way "First we shape our buildings and then they shape us."
Awsm comment Margaret I didn't hear this info until now
Betty Boothroyd was a wonderful Speaker - she took no nonsense! In her youth she was a glamorous dancer on stage as a member of a dancing group. It's a pity that we only see small clips of the debates which don't give the context of the argument.
Betty Boothroyd was, in her youth, a Tiller Girl (one of the groups who were a line of high-kicking dancers in unison along the length of the stage, dressed in one-piece bathing costumes.
@@marieparker3822 I have read her autobiography - she had a very interesting life!
@@janettesinclair6279 - she was quite a gal! 😆
Betty Boothroyd was the last decent speaker in the House. Subsequent ones have been either too interfering, rude and aggressive (Bercow - 8:35) or too passive, stumbling and easily bullied/manipulated (currently Hoyle - 6:17), and both allowed themselves to be distracted and drawn into the barracking of the House, rather than properly taking control. Boothroyd was able to sort the politicians out back then!
I remember speakers going back to the 70s... she was the best ever.
Mrs Thatcher was more than a match for any member of the house, but Dennis Skinner was by far her best opponent…
Theres cameras everywhere because these house of commons meetings are televised so that the public knows what is going on, ends up almost like a reality tv show haha
Hi from Britain. You always say you're a 'simple, American guy' but you're so curious and that is always the sign of great intelligence. Loving your videos.
On the wig in the older clip (it was from about 1990): all Speakers used to wear a traditional costume and wig, but modern Speakers have dispensed with the wig and most of the traditional costume.
The important thing to remember is, they are not allowed to speak to each other, in essence they are addressing the speaker.
Baroness (Betty) Boothroyd from 1946 to 1952 worked as a dancer, a member of the Tiller Girls dancing troupe, briefly appearing in the London Palladium. A foot infection brought an end to her dancing career, and she chose to enter politics.
The MP with a background from Australia genuinely can't understand the MP with the Scottish accent.
The song was from Beethoven's ninth symphony also known as Ode to Joy.
The Ninth was the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony.[5] The final (4th) movement of the symphony features four vocal soloists and a chorus. The text was adapted from the "Ode to Joy", a poem written by Friedrich Schiller in 1785 and revised in 1803, with additional text written by Beethoven. Wikipedia.
"Giving way" is like saying I will stop speaking to allow the person opposite (or even on your own benches.) to speak and add a comment.
There is a Parliamentary channel, so you can watch it on TV all the time. Whistling/singing Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' was a highly offensive political act (the anthem of the European Union).
Americans take everything literally ! David Cameron was making a joke and it went down well and got a laugh 😀
It was innuendo - which is fortunately just fine in the UK - not that I'm a fan of arguably the worst and almost certainly most duplicitous Prime Minister this country has seen before Johnson - Cameron is the cause of the current undermining of the same party as Winston Churchill and the creator of the biggest unnecessary political schism in recent UK history - who then promptly ran away from his responsibility, despite saying he'd stay, ^oo^
I suggest that you watch The State Opening of Parliament. It’s steeped in tradition, just make sure you watched one with commentary to explain the history and meaning behind it. Hugh Edwards usually explains it well on the BBC clips.
The guy at 25:25 who was speaking when the guy fell asleep is Kenneth Clarke, MP for Rushcliffe. He once led an awards ceremony in my secondary school, he gave a speech that lasted nearly 2 hours at that ceremony, he said "finally" and was still talking 30 minutes later and during his speech at that ceremony I too fell asleep like the MP behind him in this debate
Much beloved Betty Boothroyed started her career as a chorus girl on stage in the Tiller Girls & well knew how to keep roudy men in line she was a great MP & Much Loved by both the politicians & public
That's Betty Boothroyd. She was pretty good.
The thing about John Bercow there was that he was insulting a person from his own (then) party.
The snoozing MP is hardly the first (or last) MP to nap in the chamber.
Beethoven’s Ode to Joy - the adopted anthem of the European Union……I.e. those politicians opposed Brexit
The pleasuring Mrs Bone joke was the prime minister replying to Peter Bone, Mrs Bone is his wife. That’s what all the laughing is about, he refers to her in a lot of his speeches
reposition, it means to repeat your self, by changing the words around, but not saying anything different.
Again this is a tactic to use up debate time, and run out the clock, we do not have filibuster in the UK, so we have rules to stop it.
At 13:50 the person speaking used the word craven, i.e. he was calling another MP a coward which is not allowed.
The sexual pun. The MP who asked the question was MP Peter Bone, and he was making fun of his wife, Mrs Bone, who is not an MP. And the reply given could be taken one of 2 ways, yes it was sexual innuendo, but it could be taken as doing things to make her happy. Because they were the same party, and they know each other, they got away with it.
The current Commons' layout is influenced by the use of the original St. Stephen's Chapel in the Palace of Westminster. The rectangular shape is derived from the shape of the chapel. Benches were arranged using the configuration of the chapel's choir stalls whereby they were facing across from one another.
So when they decided to introduce TV cameras, in 1972 which many were against, to Parliament, they had to hang the microphones down from the ceiling. In other countries, like the USA, they have desks with microphones, or there will be a microphone which people have to walk up to.
The Speaker at the beginning is Betty Boothroyd, in her early days was a tiller girl, part of a dance troupe. Being an MP is not for the faint hearted, it's been like this for centuries. There has been some amazing insults thrown across the chamber. When the Speaker advised someone they would be named , it means they have to withdraw comments or be asked to leave the chamber. Love watching it, sad their not sitting at the moment. The last person speaking was Maggie Thatcher, aka the Iron Lady, not to be sniffed at. The Speaker was wearing a wig, which was phased out after his departure from the place.
During all night sessions, it's not uncommon for MPs to snooze through certain topics while waiting to address a later topic that they do have views on. Going in to it they know the order of list of topics to be discussed.
Now you know why John Bercow wasn't made a Peer when he retired. He was very controversal and was not unbiased.
Thats our Prime Minister Margaret (Maggie) Thatcher - 1979 to 90 - and the Speaker of the time is in 'correct' dress - cloak and with the wig, which all previous Speakers would be dressed (not that exact same wig I hasten to add). Sadly the cloak & wig now appears only during the Queens opening of Parlyment (note the 17th century spelling "Parlyment" - lets have it traditional).
Shame that Margaret Thatcher's "What a good idea" got cut off. It ended with the one of the very best instances of yelling things from the back benches, Michael Cartiss's "You can wipe the floor with these people". Different times...
Thatcher was never one-upped and always had a come back
14:55 he's discussing how the chap speaking is definitely wearing a wig. The "wig" belongs to Michael Fabricant, MP for Lichfield, and who can only be best described as "a character"
I can think of many other ways to describe him! 🤔😉😁
@@shymike indeed, unfortunately most of them would be, eh unkind.
It's his real hair and not a wig.
@@barriehull7076 Not sure why it looks 50 years younger than the rest of him though.
Oh the MP for Wig?😁
Very much enjoyed your reaction and video. Discovered your channel today have watched all your videos and have subscribed. I very very love your reaction and questions. It’s nice to see our country through others eyes. Very much looking forward to your other videos and insight and questions. All the best
Oh, the wonderful Betty Boothroyd as The Speaker. She has become a LEGEND!
The lady at the start was Betty Bothroyd, the speaker during the 90s. The man she is shouting at Simon Hughes, a Lib Dem MP who was quite young when he was elected in 1983 to the great suprise of most people. Also a very nice guy, these days very fond of laughing at himself having lost his seat in the 2015 Lib Dem wipeout.
The speaker most people recognise these days is John Bercow, who was made speaker in 2010 for about 9 years.
You might have heard that tune (Ode To Joy) playing loudly in the bit in Die Hard when the baddies get the safe open :)
Every debate in the House of Commons is recorded for the telly
Dodgy Dave is David Cameron - the prime minister at that time 🤣
"Antipodes" are the other side of the planet. In this case, Australia or New Zealand. Their accents are very different from Scottish. So he's basically saying "I'm a foreigner. Please repeat." As an English American, I have to have that I had to listen to it three times.
I'm really enjoying your video content. Best wishes from Belfast, Northern Ireland UK. Jason.
the sleeping MP well reminds me of a bit in the comedy series 'Yes Minister' where two high ranking civil service persons are discussing a cabinet reshuffle:
Sir Arnold: the Forighn secretery is out, he's being kicked upstairs (sent to the House of Lords) he keeps falling asleep in cabinet meetings
Sir Humphery: I thought they ALL did that
Sir Arnold: Yeess but not whilst they are actually speaking.
It was a bit unusual for Betty Boothroyd, as Speaker, not to shush other Members, and tell the MP to speak up. John Bercow was always telling MPs to be quiet so he could hear someone speak.
The tune being whistled was Beethoven's Ode To Joy. This is the European Anthem! The members singing were being critical of Brexit. The Speaker there is the current one, Sir Lindsay Hoyle. He has the most wonderful Lancashire accent.
One clip was about the fact that an MP of Australian origin couldn't understand another MP's Scottish accent.
The Honourable MP for Bolsover, Dennis Skinner, has now retired, but was one of the great mavericks, notorious for his razor-quick retorts. I think it was him who made the quip before Maggie Thatcher got the chance to speak.
The "law-book" for House of Commons procedure is called " Erskine May". Michael Foot, a previous Leader of the House, once said "All is fair in love, war, and House of Commons procedure".
I think one MP was the maverick Tory MP Mr Bone, who was making a joke about his wife's opinion on things.
The "hair" was a full-bottomed wig, which used to be worn by Speakers. Technically, Parliament is a court, the "High Court of Parliament".
The mp is of New Zealand origin
@@erongmusku9475 Sorry, my bad. In the House he had said he was of "antipodean" origin. It's still a bit astonishing he couldn't understand a Scots accent!
That last clip is of Margret Thatcher. She wouldn't have got her feathers ruffles by a group of silly boys.
He is not making fun of people with a disability but rather the Scottish accent he did not understand, you understood it. The guy in the background dwas pointing out Michael Fabricants ridiculous blond wig lol
Americans....
He's having real trouble understanding this chap's really strong (thick) Scottish Accent; he's actually a bit embarrassed to ask him to speak slowly (he is, like me, from the south) and he simply can't understand him but I did fathom his accent finally, it took some very hard listening though.
why do you think it's such a challenge for southern english to understand scottish accents? There doesn't appear to be a mirror image response from the Scots in that regard. Just my .02 cents
@@Kat-po3mn
Late response, but probably, because a southern English accent is more commonly heard in mainstream media. Standard RP speakers are mainly concentrated in the south of England, even if RP is a region-neutral accent. A Scot is more likely to hear a standard English accent on a daily basis be it through the telly or elsewhere, than an Englishman hearing a Scottish accent.
I hail from the south, and though I got the gist of what the Scottish gentleman was saying, I couldn't understand all of it. The last time I even heard a Scottish accent was when I had accidentally made a call to Scottish Childline last month and couldn't even understand what most of the lady on the phone had said, and before that, had probably only encountered the accent a handful of times.
I had to keep asking the lady on the phone to repeat herself, and it was horrifically embarrassing, especially when she was understanding me perfectly, so I do sympathise with the man in the video.
This is a clip compilation from the Sun Newspaper, so not all context is given or aftermath (including having MP's removed for various infractions) included. But great learning and fun to see you enjoying it :)
The flange who wouldn't speak is Simon Hughes, he was a proper fanny and thankfully isn't in politics anymore
Flange 😂. Love that expression haha
How the the Speaker doesn't OD on headache meds is beyond me.
There is a simple rule in the House of Commons and that is '"if you can't take the heat stay out of the kitchen"
Just remember those that are the ones who act offended are the ones who will be the ones later making offensive comments.
"Giving way" is a mechanism for one MP to interrupt another MP who is making a speech in a debate. It is up to the MP making the speech to to 'give way' and allow the interruption. There is no compulsion to do so.
Thatcher was good at turning things around in her favour, best example was the series "yes, minister" that worked with insider informations and the way she handled that, was to declare herself their biggest fan...
Yes , you made that all up . The MP asking about accessibility had an accent too strong for the the other to understand .
No he doesn’t. It’s just the usual Tory derision of our Scottish MPs which we see all the time.
@@kirsteneasdale5707 No it was an accent thing . He alludes to his being from the antipodes as the reason . There was no derision just misunderstanding. He even apologises.
@@kirsteneasdale5707 Oh look its the offended jock again....
Just chill out dude ffs. Not everyone hates the Scottish people. Whereas everyone south of the border hates the SNP.
Yeah but then most of time they are meant as demoralising remarks towards Scottish MPs. It’s constant, then wonder why we want to leave!
@@jostewart6474 No, that is just made up. Something you have heard happens but which doesn't in real life. Practically every day goes past without any reference to anybody's accent.
you can watch parliament live every day. It has its own tv channel. The first speaker was Betty Boothroyd who retired a few years ago. The tune is ode to joy, Beethoven
The Lady Speaker very clearly said the word "repetition".
You can actually visit the House of Commons and attend the public gallery upstairs, watching what is being debated. 🏴🇬🇧
"Giving Way" is a procedure during Debate which basically means allowing another member to interrupt you. This is because you are not timed during debate like the US.
Ode to Joy - The EU's anthem was what the "choir" was singing. The guy talking to the woman, behind the MP who was speaking, was saying that the MP's hair was a wig.
30:00 , her surname is Bone. She’s a tough lady to Please and everyone struggles with it…that’s all
I absolutely love your reactions and I think that you would like: why we should choose monarchy, the uk’s constitution explained and what is the role of the speaker.
The man requesting the Scottish gentleman to repeat referred to himself as "Antipodean', which means close to the South Pole. It's a joke perhaps on being somewhere south of Scotland.
The first televised houses of commers. Started in 1989. from UK 🇬🇧👍👍 an old cockney gal
A good speaker of the house should be somewhere between a schoolteacher and a Rugby referee.
The lady in blue. In the last clip. Was Margret Thatcher. AKA The iron lady. she was priminister. from 1979 to 1990. from UK 🇬🇧👍👍 an old cockney gal
YAY Betty Boothroys, best speaker ever she was utterly KICKASS - speaker for 8 years until 2000
The real work of Parliament goes on outside the debating chamber in committees. This is just a side show. Betty Boothroyd was the best - she was a former Tiller Girl (dancer). John Bercow’s just been found guilty of bullying the Commons’ staff - so that’s his knighthood gone. They’re supposed to be neutral and he never was.
These people are supposed to be the expert debaters.
Betty was a fantastic speaker, and I'm pleased to see that she's still with us. I think Lindsay Hoyle has a good balance, and he seems like a genuinely decent person.
@@sporkfindus4777 Both sound Northern people from poor backgrounds and later Labour MPS. Two very good Speakers
Bercow? ... Not so much.
And I write as a lifelong Tory.
@@1chish I agree. I remember watching a short piece on Hoyle, and he and his family had a rough time just before he became speaker. Boothroyd and Hoyle present to me as salt of the earth, fair and reasonable people. Bercow seems like a condescending snob, full of his own importance, but also Labour.
Whip = One who wrangles support from MPs for major votes, such as the budget or major legislation.
Very much enjoy your commentary. Hope you channel does well.
He”s not making fun of disabilities. He asks him to repeat himself because he couldn’t understand;d his thick Scottish accent.
He understands him just fine. It’s just the usual Tory MPs’ disdain for our Scottish MPs.
@@kirsteneasdale5707 Well now I feel offended…..being of Scottish heritage myself.
@@kirsteneasdale5707 Oh dear god not another offended Braveheart.
Look jog off you poor wee snowflake and find a tin foil helmet.
Bless!
That was reposition,constantly stating his position multiple times in different ways
The Speaker used to wear a wig - not sure when it was stopped - sometime in the 1970s I think! Love your commentary on these videos Tyler - I have learned a lot about my country!
The australian is pretending to not understand the Scottish MP's accent
The Lady speaking was Betty Boothroyd, it was her that kinda defined the role for the modern era.
First discussed in 1964, television cameras were finally allowed to transmit proceedings live from the House of Commons on Tuesday 21 November 1989. The first broadcast was of the Queens's Speech Debate, with Ian Gow the first MP to speak.
In the Queen's Speech debate, the House of Commons and House of Lords debate their responses to the Speech. The debate lasts for several days in each House, and provides an occasion for a wide-ranging and constitutionally significant debate on the Government's policies and programme.
The first broadcast of parliament was from the House of Lords. This was done as an experiment. I worked on that.
That is speaker Betty Boothroyd, She was the first female Speaker. She was known for showing favoritism to her party and some strange HOC (House of commons policy).
Antipodean, meaning someone who has an Aussie or Kiwi background. He genuinely couldn’t understand what the Scotch man was saying.
Oh, they know that the cameras and microphones are there. They're playing to the gallery.
I have just Subscribed Tyler as I like you and your comments and style and humour.. .I have listened for much of my 68 years in London to multi-farius Politicians..My constructive criticism? Just adjust the balance as 99% of Reactors allow the video to take up more than half thetime from its beginning to its ending but besides your Intro and Outro you seemed to speak for longer than the tape. Also always use the "5 second" Rewind button to maintain the continuity and finally allow it to flow more as you rather decimated that "Mrs Bone" segment, for example😀 As for the last Lady.She was our strongest Peacetime Prime Minister and could not be rattled and ALL sides of The House Of Commons joined the laughter. Good Luck.
Well, at least, I'm consistent because tonight,a year after I wrote that (which I had forgotten about) I thought and was going to comment on exactly the same points. lol
The bloke asleep behind on the bench had obviously exerted himself during a 4 hour lunch, and an afternoon session in the chamber was just a tad too much
The lady Speaker was Betty Boothroyd, she was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, in 1929, the only child of Ben Archibald Boothroyd (1886-1948) and his second wife Mary (née Butterfield, 1901-1982), both textile workers. She was educated at council schools and went on to study at Dewsbury College of Commerce and Art (now Kirklees College). From 1946 to 1952, she worked as a dancer, as a member of the Tiller Girls dancing troupe,[3] briefly appearing in the London Palladium. A foot infection, however, brought an end to her dancing career, and she chose to enter politics.[4] Wikipedia.
There are around 5 or 8 vids in the series of MPs Behaving Badly. Would love if you could react to more.
He’s motioning and saying, yes. that’s a wig 🤣
The thing with making the house more accessible the reason why he was making him repeat hinself is because this guy can't understand the Scottish accent which Is surprisingly a thing for a lot of posh southerners
Betty Boothroyd was the first female Speaker and one of the best recent Speakers, she was a Labour MP, but always maintained total impartiality in her rulings, unlike Bercow who you have commented on before (the immediate previous Speaker who was widely considered not to be impartial and was basically got rid of and very unusually was not granted a Life Peerage when he ceased to be Speaker, which avoided him being able to pontificate in the House of Lords for years to come, thank goodness).
It was not really a ''Zinger'' The Prime Minister (The Rt. Hon. Baroness Margert Thatcher) led them through 10 years as Prime Minister, and was starting to become unpopular due to her policy on the polls tax and it being a flat rate for ALL. They were unlikely to win another election with her as leader, so she announced her resignation. Which is what they were respectfully and lovingly paying tribute to her. The term ''She is going to be the Governor" refers to the Governor of the bank of England (the leader of the bank.).
They refer to the "one currency policy" which was that All nations should give up on their own money and have a Continent based policy (Like the Euro pound). When the British were clear, Keeping the Pound Sterling (British Pound) was VERY important for both control AND National pride / honor.
The elderly lady Speaker was Dame Betty Boothroyd who was a long time before Bercow.
31:21 The Speakers Robe had a wig before John Bercow modernised it.
Yep MP's in the English parliament AND Australian parliament, generally after a long session in parliament.
The woman in blue at the end clip was the “Iron Lady”
Some would say rotten cow. Her policies have lead to such inequality in society today.
On answers that are the same as those to previous questions they usualy reply "I refer the Honourable member to the answer I gave previously"
Regarding the chap needing to keep hearing the question again, it was nothing to do with disabilities etc. It's really down to the fact that he couldn't understand the other chap's thick Scottish accent. Tensions around Scotland have been running for 100s of years in parliament.
The "called me a piece of sh*t" one is interesting because it came from a leader in Bolsover which, until 2019, was one of the absolute most anti-conservative and pro-labour areas in Britain. Given its history of mining communities etc. So the idea of a Bolsover leader calling a conservative a piece of sh*t is completely feasible. It was Boris Johnson who finally turned Bolsover conservative in the votes, but only because of his strong promises to fulfil their vote to complete Britain's removal from Europe quickly etc. (It's one of the most interesting things in UK voting - that people who are really quite poor financially still usually vote for the more aristocratic-feeling conservatives, while it's young people and those who went to university who tend to vote the supposedly workforce-loving Labour. Bolsover joined the trend in 2019).
If he doesn’t have the talent to stand up, and he can’t convince anyone else to, it’s a crap point.
The song is Ode to Joy. German national anthem.
Some English speakers outside England find the heavy Scottish English accent a bit tricky to listen to, that was the joke! Plus antipodean basically means someone of European decent but now live the Southern Hemisphere such as South Africa, Australia, New Zealand. The guy struggling to understand the Scots strong accent. Luckily I work with plenty of Scots in England. I just have tweak the way I listen!
I’ve visited the chamber, there’s speakers in the wooden above the benches which some of use like headphones. Although it’s not great to see them sleeping, some MPs have issues they want to address which often goes into the night waiting for their turn. The Mrs Bone joke is just British humour and innuendos. No one’s offended male or female, they’d just laugh.
The guy from the Antipodes was trying to pretend he couldn’t understand the other man’s Scottish accent. A bit of a piss take and just a little bit patronising, in my opinion.
🤣 it's always so embarrassing, they're like children!
I’ve been at debates often and they go to sleep amongst other things probably after lunch as they also go to the Bar in the building 🤷♀️
The young bloke is talking fast in a sScottish accent and the older guy says he can't understand him because he's Australian. (In a nutshell) It is a practice among UK MPs to "talk out" things in a debate. That means to waste time, because each thing MUST be debated within a certain time and if certain MPs want something to fail, such as Disability Rights, then it could get "talked out" like one MP did when his daughter put before Parliament a Private Members Bill to increase the legal Rights Of The Disabled and he didn't want it to go further so he simply waffled & demanded amedments so that it would fail.
The rules are that you MUST give way to someone who wants to pass a comment while you are speaking.
You don’t have to give way, and he was being insulting to the Scottish MP.
He is expected to try to be heard, its called trial by fire, if he raises his voice and they raise theirs, then the speaker will intervean, but he has to try, he cant look askans to the speaker for silence, thats not how the comons works, oposition is allowed to voice its objections, its a debate not a speach.
If he was making a speach that all need to hear, the speaker would demand silence.
The front benches are two swords apart
The gentleman is requesting that the Scottish member repeat because his accent is very strong and the other gentleman (the English one) cannot follow him.
You are opening me up to stuff I know about but don't generally watch...fascinating to see what we take for granted through a "foreigners" eyes....I must say the Brits are pretty good at laughing at themselves.
I think I can say I am proud of that trait. Enjoying your series of videos...keep "em coming.
Btw, that bit you found hard to make out at about 11.46 where the elderly gentleman was being sarcastic to his younger colleague, was about the latter's strong Scottish accent. The former (maybe pretended he couldn't understand and) was being unkind....that is the way it came across to me. Very rude and uncalled for.
Brian