On the fifth anniversary of Brexit, we dedicate the entire show to listing all the benefits it has brought to the U.K. www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi... - ThreadSky

mrjamesob.bsky.social • 144 days ago

On the fifth anniversary of Brexit, we dedicate the entire show to listing all the benefits it has brought to the U.K.
https://www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/episodes/7Droqew/

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cyniclindsay.bsky.social•143 days ago

Short show?

abbiehoyle.bsky.social•144 days ago

That must have been quick!

thedancooper.bsky.social•143 days ago

My bananas are still too bendy James

thedancooper.bsky.social•143 days ago

short show then

blobby-mcblobfish.bsky.social•144 days ago

What are you going to fill the remaining 179 minutes with?

davidgloverroberts.bsky.social•143 days ago

So, three hours of whistling wind interspersed by the sound of rolling tumbleweed.

pettyvagrantuk.bsky.social•144 days ago

The benefits? That episode should have been about a minute long then 😉

dewmww77.bsky.social•143 days ago

Cracking show today…. Still laughing about the plugs 😂😂😂

firstclasspost.bsky.social•144 days ago

silence for 2.5 hours?

donalthedub.bsky.social•144 days ago

Should be a very short show!

janliz.bsky.social•142 days ago

I just love James - he is the best ‘interrogator’ in the kindest way - he is so on the ball it is fantastic to listen to him- brilliant!!!

dpbooth.bsky.social•144 days ago

Coming in at just under three minutes, the rest of the show will be song requests.

onceup.bsky.social•143 days ago

What did you do with the spare 2 hours 59 min and 10 seconds.
In case you ask, 50 seconds to express the airtime, fun and frolics with bollix!
Keep 'em honest James 😉

averagejo9.bsky.social•143 days ago

You also need for factor in @mrjamesob.bsky.social 35 minute monologue 😉

onceup.bsky.social•143 days ago

🫢 I know that can happen on occasion: missed it ! 😀
Extraordinary, I expect.
Would Telegraph wrapped fish'n'chips get me out of trouble?

averagejo9.bsky.social•143 days ago

Definitely, considering I didn’t catch the whole show myself and am yet to listen fully 🤭

garycarter.bsky.social•143 days ago

I’m still listening on catch up.

A masterclass in broadcasting, rest of the media listen and reflect on own shortcomings.

oscaramucci.bsky.social•144 days ago

It must have been a 30-second show 🤣

lhdinton.bsky.social•144 days ago

📌

krimisukrainian.bsky.social•143 days ago

Very short show then?

sanjeevl42.bsky.social•144 days ago

A few funny ones listed in this book (it does contain text, it isn't empty).

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brexit-Tangible-Benefits-UK-Leaves/dp/B08F65S3P5/

thebigredape.bsky.social•144 days ago

must have been a bloody short show

sycamore1933.bsky.social•143 days ago

I missed the start of the show, thought I'd gone back in time. I looked in the mirror and realised I hadn't!

stugowdy.bsky.social•143 days ago

Loved this show the most

andreatromans.bsky.social•144 days ago

Oh no! I love the show, but that's gonna be a short listen.

bevw.bsky.social•143 days ago

Great show today, so many memories. Love the Kicked in the head by a horse guy😂

simonspeak.bsky.social•143 days ago

Boaty McBoatface should have been sufficient warning not to allow the British public a referendum.

gordonwright.bsky.social•144 days ago

Fancied a day off?

spursj69.bsky.social•144 days ago

😂

jrm66.bsky.social•143 days ago

Great show but I am impatiently waiting for someone in power to grasp the nettle of Brexit and be upfront with the British people

lukejzm.bsky.social•144 days ago

Must have been a bloody short one!

jmidnight.bsky.social•143 days ago

Here’s a copy of the list which just leaked.

1grahamhill.bsky.social•143 days ago

I heard it, fascinating listen

tytofortis.bsky.social•143 days ago

Was it a short show?

mooseallain.bsky.social•144 days ago

Have you muted the phrase ‘very short show’ yet?

mikejleake.bsky.social•144 days ago

You mean I might not be the first to post this witty (& accurate) insight?

karpatitude.bsky.social•144 days ago

Genuinely upset that I don’t currently have a better that was a short show take than all the excellent ones already made but yes this is an odd way to let us know you took the day off

danaiolos.bsky.social•144 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/danaiolos.bsky.social/post/3lgzx44glyk2p

voiceofkt.bsky.social•144 days ago

So…it’s a non-existent show then or do you just sit there in silence for a half hour?

espengis.bsky.social•144 days ago

That must have been a terribly short show!

agendaforreform.bsky.social•143 days ago

So that’s the first 30 seconds what comes next in your show?

positivelycurious.bsky.social•143 days ago

Having listened to it I can confirm the list was .

cartref.bsky.social•144 days ago

And truly enlightening it was !!

richpd1970.bsky.social•143 days ago

Reminds that I wrote this on Facebook in the aftermath of the referendum result!

robwiny.bsky.social•143 days ago

You got a tip for the 4.45?

roeastm.bsky.social•144 days ago

Still, those blue passports are the envy of Europe. Well, not the 27 member states of the EU.

londondiscuss.bsky.social•144 days ago

It was a great listen. In a sad, I was there at the beginning, way. I missed if David Davies was mentioned, What a plank.

viviennesoton.bsky.social•144 days ago

How can that fill a whole show? There are none!

jon-wensley.bsky.social•144 days ago

That show must have been under running by about 2 1/2 hours !

beardedmagpie13.bsky.social•144 days ago

Great show 👏 it made me laugh and feel a bit melancholy as well.

lostinalostworld.bsky.social•143 days ago

Benefits - amusing phone calls.
The end.

steveash61.bsky.social•143 days ago

I am still laughing and I know I should not. The guy who counted the amount of non white people working on the tills at his local supermarket. Unbelievable!!

tariqfa.bsky.social•143 days ago

A tue public service 😆.

andrewwallis.bsky.social•144 days ago

A very short show then @mrjamesob.bsky.social? What did you do after the first 30 seconds?

guard-ian.bsky.social•144 days ago

Must have been a short show James

cftc.bsky.social•144 days ago

What did you do with the remaining 179 minutes and 30 seconds?

dennisgoodwin.bsky.social•144 days ago

Bastards. They took away our right to eat Fish and Chips out of soggy newspapers 👋 😂

smb67.bsky.social•143 days ago

That was a very short show- not even an ad break

geor65.bsky.social•143 days ago

No show then 🤷‍♂️😉

titiaetxav.bsky.social•144 days ago

Was it an attempt to terminate the show within minutes as the list must be pretty short, is it not? 😂

jasonpaskins.bsky.social•143 days ago

It, as always, was a cracker - worth catching up on. Do I smell fish 'n' chips?!

nigeldalek.bsky.social•143 days ago

Wrapped in newspaper.

jasonpaskins.bsky.social•143 days ago

Maybe 'Socialist Worker' ?

johnhopkins.bsky.social•142 days ago

Many newspapers were read on the toilet back in the day, and this woman wants her dinner wrapped in them?

sirprefix.bsky.social•143 days ago

"Chip-lover Christine" was a perfect example of why I moved away from Southampton as soon as I could. A small-minded mentality mistrustful of anyone from outside the *county*, never mind country.

jasonpaskins.bsky.social•143 days ago

I'm from Portsmouth originally, so now it all starts to make sense! 🤣

thatneilmartin.bsky.social•143 days ago

I mean, why JO'B didn't end that with "it's a wrap"...

birdwelldave.bsky.social•143 days ago

It’s a good job no one mentioned curry sauce.

jondevo.bsky.social•143 days ago

This was a great episode. One of the best ever. Astonishing how patently obvious the successful weaponisation of immigration was then and even more so now.

blooms-ghost.bsky.social•144 days ago

What did you do with the other 2 hours and 54 minutes?

blayneydeborah.bsky.social•144 days ago

3hrs for a caller who says 3 pin plugs!
Ahhhh 5 years on still screaming into The Brexit Abyss!

seaninroundhay.bsky.social•144 days ago

Of the 6 minutes of benefits 5 min 45seconds were adverts.

timash.bsky.social•144 days ago

Listing the benefits of Brexit cannot possibly have taken you the whole show.😲

vickylochrie1.bsky.social•144 days ago

What did the other 2 hours 59 minutes consist of 🤷‍♀️🤣
I did listen tbf! Fab as always ☺️

geoffclarence.bsky.social•143 days ago

Dear Mr Gove. I wondered if we had reached the G&T stage of your Brexit journey yet? 5 years on from your great idea can you answer "are we there yet"?

neverwright.bsky.social•144 days ago

Click bait!!!!!!!!!

grumpycook.bsky.social•144 days ago

I thought you normally did 3 hours? Your monologue is for 20 mins so then what? I must listen to see if someone found one. Did Rees-Mogg get through?

smokeandwax.bsky.social•144 days ago

Sounds like a scheme you've thought up so you can have a short day every year - very clever.

sirandywood.bsky.social•144 days ago

I do hope that the Prime Minister and his ministers were listening to this morning’s show and have the sense to take a massive hint.

onkyme.bsky.social•143 days ago

Was an excellent listen.
#Fish&Chips. 🙄🤷‍♂️

captainretro.bsky.social•144 days ago

Glad you gave Gove a mention at the end. His “had enough of experts” gave people permission to ignore any critical thinking and get fully behind feelings

maninahat.bsky.social•144 days ago

Not gonna last too long then…

0jazz0.bsky.social•143 days ago

Great show! I'd forgotten how bonkers some of the beliefs and justifications were. Hearing my all time favourite clip, "kicked in the head by a horse", was a real treat!

stu31.bsky.social•144 days ago

Think you would need a week to discuss the downside if it took a whole show to find the benefits. Always worth looking at the length the David Davies dossier has reached https://www.google.com/url?q=https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/regular-features/the-davis-downside-dossier/&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwj5z4XquaCLAxWeWUEAHbUbL10QFnoECBUQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0E70TRQ45zGk1d1fYfn4GT

marcdavenant.bsky.social•143 days ago

That must have taken at least a nanosecond

sciedpete.bsky.social•144 days ago

Short show then!

sourdough-jonny.bsky.social•143 days ago

Must be a short show!

supertroller.bsky.social•143 days ago

Was the show only 15seconds because I don't know what benefits we've got?

sian64.bsky.social•143 days ago

5 minute show then - off to the pub for a few beers - perfect!

gazzalw63.bsky.social•143 days ago

So you started the show with a minutes silence and then talked about something else then.

ellaaclarkk.bsky.social•143 days ago

Have never felt my hysterical disbelief articulated so brilliantly as listening to @mrjamesob.bsky.social repeatedly shouting the ‘clang!’ of the ‘conned’ smashing themselves in the face with a frying pan. Striking a wonderful balance and placing the blame where it belongs as always. Great show.

ruthwatson.bsky.social•142 days ago

Wine-oh

https://bsky.app/profile/ruthwatson.bsky.social/post/3lh5bmilnws2i

heybarto.bsky.social•144 days ago

I bet a fart lasts longer then

emmacrow.bsky.social•144 days ago

Great show as always!

gruffonbsky.bsky.social•144 days ago

Did you mention that sometimes the fresh produce area in the supermarket is empty? This means salad dodgers like me can go straight to the curry and pizza aisle without feeling guilty and is genuinely the only benefit I’ve found.

kimep.bsky.social•143 days ago

I'd never heard the Fish & Chip lady call-in. I'd laugh but. ...

crickbar.bsky.social•142 days ago

Heard some of the show while driving. Both entertaining and infuriating at the same time. That’s the show, not the driving!

lmfzep.bsky.social•143 days ago

Until we get to the bottom of why certain people were desperate for it to happen, it will never be reversed. For me, it points towards deregulation and turning the UK into a de-facto tax haven with racism used to sell it to the public. I can't think of any other logic

bethaniecollins0.bsky.social•144 days ago

Well done James- another outstanding show!

agr25.bsky.social•143 days ago

Wow James, these brexit benefits are so overwhelming. Will soon let you know my favourite. Holding your breath not recommended.

twopenneth.bsky.social•144 days ago

Five seconds then.

ladywicket.bsky.social•143 days ago

Short show then 😂

caseyfrieman.bsky.social•143 days ago

Literally came here to make that joke. I tip my cap to you Lady Wicket

hooli.bsky.social•143 days ago

I was thinking “no show“!

bambiplanet.bsky.social•143 days ago

Shouldn’t take long

in-deep.bsky.social•143 days ago

I’ve not listened, but can’t imagine it’s a very long show. How long does it take to say “dark blue passports”

jtsreborn.bsky.social•144 days ago

Opening credits and final credits, nothing in the middle

niamhoniamh.bsky.social•144 days ago

So after your opening monologue, was that it?

nickybshaw.bsky.social•143 days ago

I look forward to listening to the first 1 minute show you Must've delivered!
What happens for the other 179minutes??

leecielu.bsky.social•142 days ago

Ah yes, the many benefits of Brexit—so great that they must be kept secret from the public 😉

debatingroom.bsky.social•143 days ago

3 pin plugs!

eebow.bsky.social•144 days ago

Great show today

heyheyjj.bsky.social•144 days ago

Won’t take long then.

themorg.bsky.social•144 days ago

The only tangible benefit I can find is that we can now put vat on education... although I feel this is not something that some people realise whilst we can deregulate banking.

georgebas5.bsky.social•143 days ago

“The people of this country have had enough of ex-pats.”

di-laybo-phil.bsky.social•144 days ago

And what a fabulous listen it was. Thank you. Celebrating 5 glorious years... 💩

thunkr.bsky.social•144 days ago

Thanks James,

Lest we forget!

Do name the beneficiaries:
It’s a long list and you’ve named them all — and that’s because you started years before it actually happened!

The stomach-churning stupidity sleaze & Islamophobia!

implausibleblog.bsky.social•144 days ago

Caught the last hour, really good - sad that we are where we are, but the best summary of where we are today today

e-quinn.bsky.social•143 days ago

It took more than an hour?!?

gorgonmoler.bsky.social•143 days ago

You were my most worthwhile follow in the bad place, good to see you here!

debsypud.bsky.social•143 days ago

My guilty pleasure is catching up on all of James O'Brien's shows every day on global player.

sandraexitbrexit.bsky.social•144 days ago

The whole show is worth a listen too. Reignited my anger towards the f-ckwits that voted for it.

buster11.bsky.social•144 days ago

I'm am one of those. and all I can say is sorry.

thedancooper.bsky.social•143 days ago

Try and make up for it in the future please. Use your noggin.

captainretro.bsky.social•144 days ago

Compassion for the conned, as James says

furiouslyphoto.bsky.social•143 days ago

Which is laudable and all that - but Christine 🥴

sandraexitbrexit.bsky.social•143 days ago

Absolutely, I wonder how she feels now.

sandraexitbrexit.bsky.social•143 days ago

😘

costaroninswife.bsky.social•143 days ago

It reduced my anger towards them. A lot were conned. We all live busy lives and can't fact check everything. A lot of those that called in were deeply upset.

damerainbowwarrior.bsky.social•144 days ago

We need to #RejoinEU asap
It was a criminally procured result to destabilise the West and it's worked!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700005

pgzulian.bsky.social•144 days ago

That will be a short show. What 3 seconds?

browolstenholme.bsky.social•143 days ago

Five minute special or was it squeezed into a commercial break?

joaosilvaesousa.bsky.social•144 days ago

It will be the shortest show in the history of the program.

gillc57.bsky.social•143 days ago

A one second show; interesting

bigfishstone.bsky.social•144 days ago

Short show.

8443john.bsky.social•143 days ago

This will be a very short show then.

alastair-3153.bsky.social•144 days ago

Caught about 90 minutes. I've been tried to explain to family and friends in Australia why people voted to leave but I fail every time. Aussies have wet dreams about joining the EU. I just want to rejoin and exile Farage to the Republic of Mar a Lago.

gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social•144 days ago

One of the non-benefits few people speak about is how Brexit has split Britain into two halves, dividing friends and families. Many of my oldest friends are pro-Brexit, and now avoid me. My family is the same. This cold civil war persists, there is no sign of it going away.

marcdavenant.bsky.social•143 days ago

Very true, I’m in the same situation. It’s very sad and the damage is irreparable.

fallingoffthefence.bsky.social•143 days ago

And retainers being proved right us making the leavers more entrenched. My mother in law will never admit she was wrong

gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social•143 days ago

That might indeed be the case. As far as I can see (I am biased?) you'd have to be pretty imperceptive, or very rich, not to realise that we are a lot less well off.

fallingoffthefence.bsky.social•143 days ago

She blames covid rather than Brexit

fallingoffthefence.bsky.social•143 days ago

Obviously that was remainers- effing autocorrect

coffeesforclosers.bsky.social•143 days ago

It was nice when people didn't speak about politics or religion. Others opinions are irrelevant to an individual's belief.

gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social•143 days ago

True. I don't think I was very aware of my friends' politics before 2015. When it became clear, in many cases I was taken by surprise.

gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social•144 days ago

Short show.

glasgowguy.bsky.social•143 days ago

Some absolute classic clips of folk distorting themselves into all sorts of positions to justify the unjustifiable and landed on things like three pin plugs and Wetherspoons…. Hilariously depressing stuff

taylertoons.bsky.social•143 days ago

Great show as always, James.

To celebrate, here's a brace of cartoons from the @theneweuropean.bsky.social around that time by @robinflavell.bsky.social and myself.

troybairn.bsky.social•143 days ago

It was the English who lost at the Battle of Hastings.

kimep.bsky.social•143 days ago

Those gained you a follower!

taylertoons.bsky.social•143 days ago

Thank you! Follow @robinflavell.bsky.social too. He's a very funny fellow.

gpollara.bsky.social•143 days ago

Good ones these 👏!

taylertoons.bsky.social•143 days ago

Cheers, Gabriele! Glad you liked them 👍🏻😎

wardy7.bsky.social•144 days ago

Great show today, had me laughing, Digby pudding Jones!!!

epluribus.bsky.social•144 days ago

😂

zero-squared.bsky.social•143 days ago

We know a song about that... https://youtu.be/ZMOO-DFAGOs

zoundbeat.bsky.social•143 days ago

A comprehensive discussion showing how the country was tricked by frauds to better their own. Makes me so angry how no one has been held to account for their dishonesty, yet rewarded with the highest of Honours. Look at the state of the UK now. So much for Cheap foods Clothing and SHOES.

simonpoole.bsky.social•143 days ago

Did the show last 30 seconds?

johnwalt.bsky.social•144 days ago

1 We left
2 ?

bethany9119.bsky.social•144 days ago

Bloody brilliant show today James!

I loved it!

underapostmanssky.bsky.social•144 days ago

Three hours of 'How tall' we are standing in the world.

topkat7.bsky.social•143 days ago

Your right Brexit taught Trump the power of telling the right lies.

farmerfi.bsky.social•143 days ago

Did you find any?

fandabbydossy.bsky.social•144 days ago

3 hours on non existent benefits that's bold.

waynereynolds.bsky.social•144 days ago

Missed the show today. Thanks for providing a catch-up service!

mustardcity.bsky.social•144 days ago

I loved the 'chips in newspaper' call.

yrotitna.bsky.social•143 days ago

There isn’t going to be a show?

bexbitchley.bsky.social•143 days ago

I had a friend (had) who voted FOR Brexit because..... nobody would be stupid enough to vote for Brexit. Yet there she was....

shakeystephens.bsky.social•144 days ago

Not listened this week because of work. Got a drive tomorrow. Would you recommend today's or something lighter from earlier in the week because I'm driving ?

hutch-man.bsky.social•143 days ago

Yep - we told them…

averagejo9.bsky.social•143 days ago

I forgive those who voted for it but now see it for what it was, & can even see how & why they were convinced (a tiny bit). Those who STILL believe it was a good thing? Oh boy…

vectisjon.bsky.social•144 days ago

Short show then. Don't forget we can now sell blended Australian and French wine, an obvious Brexit benefit.

aandrkerr.bsky.social•143 days ago

When we voted for Boaty Mcboatface, they said you can't have that, it's silly. But when they voted for brexit which was clearly idiotic, that was fine.

spaceman21.bsky.social•144 days ago

Blue passports and pork markets! #brexitsuccess

granaiogit.bsky.social•144 days ago

Vassal State: How America Runs Britain
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Vassal-State-America-Runs-Britain/dp/1800753888#customerReviews

thestave.bsky.social•144 days ago

A short show, then.

mikebriggs.bsky.social•144 days ago

I had heard about the " fish & chip wrapper " caller but never actually listened to the call , jaw dropping . I wonder how she is now?

bazilnova.bsky.social•144 days ago

It was like the good old days!

cjsew.bsky.social•144 days ago

Let’s hope Kier Starmer was listening 😉 well done James keep up the good work

gabrielearnest.bsky.social•143 days ago

Is that why there was 175 minutes of ads today James?

matthewbeck.bsky.social•144 days ago

Poor James. Have they cut the length of your show to two minutes?

davidofnottingham.bsky.social•143 days ago

Newspapers!
Fish and chips!

drumminghead.bsky.social•144 days ago

Bloody short episode then.

nickren.bsky.social•144 days ago

So three hours of silence? Riveting radio 😅

shroommuse.bsky.social•144 days ago

Dear Lord! I didn't really start listening to you until August 2020, so missed the Best of Brexit. Listening to some of the "highlights" today, including poor Christine and her fish 'n chips...like lambs to the bloody slaughter! The gullibility that was so cruelly manipulated by Farage & Co. 🤦‍♀️

spursj69.bsky.social•144 days ago

shroommuse.bsky.social•144 days ago

No need to show this to me! I'm a Scot living in Germany.

victoria1921.bsky.social•144 days ago

Gobsmacked today reading that Sir Roco Forte, millionaire Conservative Party donor, says he admires Farage, who has "momentum" and NO "baggage". Wtf. Of all the grifters, liars responsible for Brexit, which broke Britain Farage tops the lot. Beware Reform. New name but the same racist troublemaker

no2bs.bsky.social•143 days ago

... old hat: Rocco Forte was disappointed with " the form of Brexit". A strong advocate for the ominous "clean break" (No Deal Brexit) BS, he felt that the post-Brexit agreements, Johnson’s deal, "didn’t go far enough" in breaking EU ties. ...

no2bs.bsky.social•143 days ago

...He hinted, he'd leave the UK if Brexit did not deliver. Sadly, surprise(!), he stayed, while still pursuing business in the EU - avoiding tax where and whenever possible.

shroommuse.bsky.social•144 days ago

They're all high on their own supply imho!

andrewjfrizzell.bsky.social•144 days ago

Quite a short show then?

matthew0sb0rne.bsky.social•143 days ago

Short show then?

matthew0sb0rne.bsky.social•143 days ago

Or would that be sh*t show??? 😅🤣😂

(Talking about brexit, not your show)

alistair1403.bsky.social•144 days ago

Must be a short show.

spursj69.bsky.social•144 days ago

TY 👌

alistair1403.bsky.social•144 days ago

Best 18 seconds of my life.

pugtastic.bsky.social•144 days ago

Short show then?

mrsawoods.bsky.social•144 days ago

Very excited to listen to this one James!

seamus1965.bsky.social•143 days ago

What benefits James.

gillymg.bsky.social•143 days ago

I’ll try and give it a listen. Assuming the ‘benefits’ is about a nanosecond. We’re now in Brexit round two though with sucking up to Trump from the Government and BBC, Farage waiting in the wings. We should be learning lessons. There’s a difference between diplomacy and appeasement.

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