SKTheCrusader | I Think I've Found The Most Farcical Politician of 2010s Britain @SKTheCrusader | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 22 minutes ago.
Sometimes the world decides to take a person seriously and you just wonder... why? I decided to look at one such case and came to an unsurprising series of conclusions. Namely: Britain is a farcical place that produces farcical politicians, but also that one particular man went out of his way to embody all of the ways the 2020s generation of leading British politicians would be terrible.
This one is just a bit of fun, but it was great to cast my mind back to the distant year of 2016 and to a time when I may have cared what happened in the Labour Party.
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Emir who makes my excellent thumbnails: twitter.com/MarkedAsRed
Sources, interesting things to read and recommendations:
The Rapid Rise of Owen Smith - itv.com/news/wales/2012-05-15/owen-smith
Education Minister named Politician of the Year - itv.com/news/wales/2012-12-04/education-minister-named-politician-of-the-year
After Ed, who’s next? The six candidates vying to lead the Labour Party - newstatesman.com/politics/2015/05/after-ed-whos-next-six-candidates-vying-lead-labour-party
Hilary Benn speech on Syria exposes political genes - theguardian.com/politics/2015/dec/03/hilary-benn-speech-on-syria-exposes-political-genes
Exclusive: Owen Smith: I am interested in being Labour leader - newstatesman.com/politics/2016/01/exclusive-owen-smith-i-am-interested-being-labour-leader
Audio of the 29 inches moment - mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/listen-moment-owen-smith-made-8759470
A Quick Guide to All the Times Owen Smith Mentioned His Penis - vice.com/en/article/3bw4a9/owen-smith-penis-leadership-campaign
Owen Smith apologises for 'smash May back on her heels' remark - theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/27/corbyn-campaign-criticises-owen-smith-for-smashing-theresa-may-remark
Former Labour leadership contender and Welsh MP Owen Smith leaves Britain for Australia - https://nation.cymru/news/former-labour-leadership-contender-and-welsh-mp-owen-smith-leaves-britain-for-australia/
Videos I mention:
youtu.be/9OE8aRv49Uk
youtu.be/OsgRDK331J0
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
04:00 - How Did This Strange Man Emerge?
27:48 - The Summer of Banter
42:02 - How He Got The Last Laugh
Sometimes the world decides to take a person seriously and you just wonder... why? I decided to look at one such case and came to an unsurprising series of conclusions. Namely: Britain is a farcical place that produces farcical politicians, but also that one particular man went out of his way to embody all of the ways the 2020s generation of leading British politicians would be terrible.
This one is just a bit of fun, but it was great to cast my mind back to the distant year of 2016 and to a time when I may have cared what happened in the Labour Party.
My Discord for cool people: discord.gg/Adxy3T7947
My Patreon: patreon.com/SKTheCrusader
Become a member to get some cool benefits:
youtube.com/channel/UCsVppuFde81TeSi6CFq2SRA/join
Where you can find me: https://linktr.ee/SKTheCrusader
Ko-Fi for tips: ko-fi.com/skthecrusader
Emir who makes my excellent thumbnails: twitter.com/MarkedAsRed
Sources, interesting things to read and recommendations:
The Rapid Rise of Owen Smith - itv.com/news/wales/2012-05-15/owen-smith
Education Minister named Politician of the Year - itv.com/news/wales/2012-12-04/education-minister-named-politician-of-the-year
After Ed, who’s next? The six candidates vying to lead the Labour Party - newstatesman.com/politics/2015/05/after-ed-whos-next-six-candidates-vying-lead-labour-party
Hilary Benn speech on Syria exposes political genes - theguardian.com/politics/2015/dec/03/hilary-benn-speech-on-syria-exposes-political-genes
Exclusive: Owen Smith: I am interested in being Labour leader - newstatesman.com/politics/2016/01/exclusive-owen-smith-i-am-interested-being-labour-leader
Audio of the 29 inches moment - mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/listen-moment-owen-smith-made-8759470
A Quick Guide to All the Times Owen Smith Mentioned His Penis - vice.com/en/article/3bw4a9/owen-smith-penis-leadership-campaign
Owen Smith apologises for 'smash May back on her heels' remark - theguardian.com/politics/2016/jul/27/corbyn-campaign-criticises-owen-smith-for-smashing-theresa-may-remark
Former Labour leadership contender and Welsh MP Owen Smith leaves Britain for Australia - https://nation.cymru/news/former-labour-leadership-contender-and-welsh-mp-owen-smith-leaves-britain-for-australia/
Videos I mention:
youtu.be/9OE8aRv49Uk
youtu.be/OsgRDK331J0
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
04:00 - How Did This Strange Man Emerge?
27:48 - The Summer of Banter
42:02 - How He Got The Last Laugh
