Think Tanks: The Dark Money That Destroys Our Politics

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[MkVenner]

The think tank “Onward” is the origin of all this compulsory national service stuff being pushed by Sunak at the moment. Transparency is needed urgently.

[screenPhiles]

"...stick with me and I promise it will piss you off." -- the Geezer

Thanks....?" -- Me

[TehPwnerer]

Liz likes the think tanks because that leaves the thinking to someone else and makes her job a lot easier than actually having to come up with her own policy ideas

[jamham]

Thanks for highlighting this. Ordinary Peeps need to know.

[smorris]

Liz Truss tried thinking and tanked the economy

[nnkk]

Accountability needs to be had. If politicians won't police their own then citizens need to start holding these things accountable.

[curiositypiqued]

Politicians who force the "poors" into poverty should be forced to live via their own rotten meds theyre so happy to prescribe as long as its someone else

[lazslostpierre]

If someone were to drive a tank through 55 Tufton Street, what do we think the think tank would think of that tank?

[ChaiChai-uu]

Please be good peasants and let the ruling class rule.

[stevehogan]

Geeze—Brilliant! You obviously worked your ass off on this. You have a gift for making dense topics understandable. The fact that you present it in a way that is funny AF is a bonus.

[captainyossarian]

The 4th Doctor's first adventure, Robot, taught me at an early age not to trust think tanks.

[veteranclean]

This is quickly becoming my favourite YouTube channel.

[brendancolohan]

Why is this not corruption, this is hilarious

[mercerthechimp]

This video is 50% infuriating, 50% amusing, 50% serious, and 50% silly. Just perfect Geezer

[LWylie]

Like science but beginning with the conclusion you need to reach

[piccalillipit]

*IM GOING TO GET VERY ANGRY IN THIS VIDEO* I know it already - you mentioned the IEA and that was enough to have me shouting at the screen....!!!

[kennethvenezia]

A think tank is a group of rich guys that are hired by other rich guys that pay the think tank rich guys to think up ways to recommend policies that will make the rich guys even richer, preferably with government money and contracts😮

[mrpopeshistoryclass]

Cant wait to see Geezer go over the blunders of Sunak's campaign just in the first few days.

[whrlds]

Your channel has quickly become my favorite because i'm not from the UK so I find this mess very fascinating to follow and you make it very easy to understand

[alantheinquirer]

Being Treasurer of the Conservative Party isn't a a job or position of authority - it's a title given to whoever has donated the most to the party over the previous year! It's a reward for giving money.