What's So Funny About Brexit? with Danny Dorling (2019)

Professor Danny Dorling argues that the vote to leave the EU was the last gasp of the old empire working its way out of the British psyche, fuelled by misplaced nostalgia and profound anxiety. Is there a bright side?

Oxford University geography professor Danny Dorling is co-author with Sally Thompson of Rule Britannia: Brexit and the End of Empire.

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[swanpride]

Small correction: If Germany talks about "homeless", they aren't necessarily talking about people sleeping rough, they are talking about people who don't have permanent housing. Meaning every one in a home for refugees, everyone who is in a shelter and everyone who sleeps at friends until a new home is found counts into that statistic.

[battles]

I’m an American from Tennessee. And I think this is one of the best explanation of Brexit I’ve heard in a long time.
This will someday be Americans in the same position but probably not in our lifetime.

[Vectrex-xdqi]

Video posted 2020-07-23, talks about October 2019 as it was the future at 29:47 .
Why not write when this speech was held in the video-information? When did he say all this? When??

[MathieuDeVinois]

When he was talking about people are literally dying. I just though “come on. Don’t blame COVID deaths on Brexit just because the same people are in charge of it”. Then I realized that talk is from 2019. 🤔

[thomasj]

Pretty impressive and very kind last words. I as a German have totally no desire to live in some number one country. To me Europe means a lot more. Share the world with fellow human beings.

[bokhans]

This was the university internet should be. Great lecture and lecturer. Thanks!

[colinmiles]

I'm not an academic, just a council house boy, Thoroughly enjoyed this. I've had countless holidays in Europe and enjoyed their company. So sad to become an outsider. Many musician friends cannot now come to the the UK due to expensive visa requirements. I am disgusted by the British "Empire" of the past exploiting people of other nations to "our" gain. OK the EU is far from perfect but at least it allowed us to get to know each other a bit and avoid the wars endured in the past.

[peterkoepke]

Eye opening to me as a German living in the US. I guess Britain never made the mental adjustments from the days of the empire. Germany had to make a dramatic adjustment without any reservations after two lost wars and is existing in a better mental state than ever before. Germany realizes that it is not better than many other countries and that it is European and doesn't have the geographical excuse to think of itself as something else. When I lived in the UK I met many people who referred to the UK as a continent, "Europe, England and America" they would say. Hopefully all of this is not taking as long as Dorling fears and the United Kingdom is coming to its senses, or maybe, we are all sliding back into some kind of madness. I am living the the US after all, where you could get that impression.

[Aldo_Regozzani]

The truest, most accurate and humble analysis of the situation.
My respect and applause goes to you Professor Dorling.
Best wishes for the future and good luck!

[aja]

Brilliant, prediction of the future. Totally agree with him after living in Portugal since 2018. Well done Boris, Jacob and Nigel you sold our country out for cash in your pocket.

[nadurtha]

Best analysis I've ever heard. Thank you Prof. Dorling!

[outlawJosieFox]

This is the best thing I've ever seen on Brexit mate. Thank you for your truthful and thoughtful presentation. Subscribed.

[maxfracture]

A refreshingly reasonable and relevant discussion on this subject, really well developed. Bravo.

[bavariancarenthusiast]

Humbling and very good explained context and a better understanding why...Brexit happened. It's hard to understand from the outside. Thank you for sharing it.

[chrisspanswick]

This is the first sensible thing I’ve seen on Brexit. Thank you. There is much history we were not taught at school. I now plan to make up for that.

[jevgenijliogkij]

"We gonna grow up", "it's a learning process" good words

[jongbasco]

i love that it ended on a note on sharing and looking out for each other.

[seanmcdonald]

"Heading towards United States levels of . . . . ." . . . . .its kind of shocking to realise that these days, thats a bad thing. . . . . . . . .

[rapier]

I have listened to a couple of this man's talks and he is very insightful.

[patricemeijboom]

What a perfect compact yet complete item. Great work