What led to Brexit? | Start Here
It’s been three years of political drama ever since Britain voted to leave the EU in 2016.
But Britain’s proposed exit from Europe has been held up by endless political dealing, negotiating, and technicalities. It’s cost the jobs of two Conservative Party Prime Ministers and a third - Boris Johnson - is facing a snap election in December.
After agreeing on a withdrawal agreement with the EU, the UK's government is now on course to deliver Brexit in the new year. But will the voters who chose to leave, finally get what they wanted? What sent Britain down this path in the first place?
Here’s what you need to know, to understand the origins of Brexit.
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Kudos to Aljazeera for this new long awaited show. I've never truly understood certain topics and makes me easily loose interest when it's been discussed. Now all I have to do is watch start here to get the crux of the story.
A biased and left leaning view. They're a horrible platform to get news from, they misrepresent statistics and data to align with their point of view.
@@robertmills3830 Cry me a river.
Ordaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh
I'll miss him.
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Omkv
The traitor
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This is a great series! Looking forward to more.
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@@Randy12346 aljazeera is qatar based...so?
@@Randy12346 so what ?
eluvittar it’s Qatari propaganda
@@Randy12346 don't care as long as they make good content
Very well produced. Content, presentation, all round brilliant! Great job.
Your voice is soothing❤❤.By the way great presentation.
go to america that is where she is from😂
@@Moshimulations, nope, Venezuelan roots. I also enjoy her programs. As person coming from an unstable country she seems to be more credible than colonial nation journalists.
@@M0N33R it can also be the continent lmao, just so you remember, Venuzuela is in America
@@Moshimulations what's her name ?
@@lamrinhtnasarp3963 Sandra Gathmann
This lady's voice is on another level. Such a classy and gorgeous woman! ❤️🌹
She is lovely
I really like listening to your voice! It doesn't sound so accented. Above all, you are not screaming, shouting or arguing! Good job-for an easy listening.
They always take decades to leave...
lol COLO *cough* NIES lol lol lol lol
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@Donald Mackay Greenland has (When they got independence from Denmark)
britain have been fighting for brexit and against the german for decades. its called ww1 and ww2
It took them just as long to join
The world is heading towards a reset. Every few hundred years there is generally a global reset of sorts. We just happen to be alive during this one.
History keeps repeating.
U are so true about this
Helen Bell I was thinking the same thing.
Well put it's like a see saw or pendulum. We build things up enjoy them and as you've said, we're the unfortunate ones alive to see institutions like democracy, the nation state and international bodies collapse.
You are very right but there is more to it. Every 100 years, God allows only two superpowers in the world, and if any superpower follows God's laws, then their status continues beyond a 100 years. See the ancient empires, Greco, Roman, Chinese, Persian etc and in our time the Spanish, Portuguese, Muslim, British, US.
thanks so much for this short and concise vid. I am able to wrap my head about it a little more.
Agreed
Accept it's simply wrong.
❤️ you guys are doing great job ! Keep it up . Keep posting more freqeuntly in this series “Start here”
As an Italian living in England for nearly thirty years I can tell you the media never loved Europe, and neither the English. They rather see one more Mosque in their backyard then a pizzeria. But more importantly I always wondered at how could the North be so poor and underdeveloped whilst London was basking in richness and glory. It was enough to tell Northeners it was all Europe fault. The poor, the homeless and jobless voted Brexit. The elderly voted Brexit hoping to see the return of the Commonwealth or even colonialism. A grand delusion based on hope ditching security, the devil you know, the EU. All I can wish my English friends (Scots and Irish voted remain) is good luck !
i'd rather see a pizzeria.
The Brits should do what they did with people they don't want in the country, send them to Australia.
This comment aged like milk. Britain is worse off then ever before 😂😂😂
I really enjoy your series. They are simple and good explained. Looking forward for more.
Great coverage by Al Jazeera - explains a lot.
I came to the past to say that "Brexit happend in the future"😂
stoopid
Md Shajiv Ahammad I am from the future too. Brexit has not delivered the results expected.
What an unexpected piece of good objective journalism. Thanks! Should listen to Al Jazeera more often.
I think not....are you old enough to remember the 1970's Gustave economically.
@@Tracertme Well there was the oil crisis and the first major global recession after a long period of growth after the war. But most of all, I remember a splendid youth taking profit of the liberties following the 68/69 youth rebellion. Ok, glorified memories ;-) But why do you think, the Aljazeera summary of Brexit is not objective?
@Black Gold Yes, too bad he didn't answer. What's the impact of the seventies on Al Jazeera today? It will remain a mystery :-) ..
@@lostonlola I think he's saying Brexit will lead to UK economic situation going back to 1970s
I live in the south west of England and feel you said it all perfectly.
Cool, I was looking for a locals opinion in comment section.
Great Series 👍🏻 thank you. New episodes are anxiously awaited🙂
who would have thought the empire that had ruled almost half of the world once, is helpless now
KHUSHLIM ISSA no one’s king forever.
Karma
Well whether we are useless or now or not, our ingenious inventions, amazing imagination, incredible creativity and pure brilliance will stay with humanity for ever. How annoying that must be for the rest of the world who hasn't come up with any thing better yet!!! And that includes the English language which I see you are happy to use.
@@hurstmitchell6392 hat off for inventions but how can we forget the way Europeans stole our minerals, raw materials and golds to run their inventions (i mean industries)
@bittercottoncandy ... therefore, it is justified to steal, enslave, and plunder! Long live the queen!!
Wow! this is great information. Thank you so much. Love the content and the delivery
Incredibly enlightening.
I feel impartially informed good dense resume
got here late, but wonderfully clear and well produced, top!
Very helpful. I didn't have a good understanding of Brexit and this was great. Thank you!
I heard it as "In the early naughties" instead of "In the early 2000s".
Thanks, this is genuinely the most accurate overview on Brexit I have seen.
Not even close for accuracy. This report has not even gotten close to the EMOTIONAL reason for Brexit. Britain complained about the EU court having sovereignty over their own. That would have been the same for all the other EU countries so why did Britain think they should be any different from the other EU countries---were Germans crying, were Italians, French, Spanish, Portuguese complaining. So, it was all EMOTIONAL because the British have always thought they were better than anyone else---as their recent fairytale coronation demonstrated---those are the roots of Brexit.
Well research,simple explanation.Kudos
You should change the title to "A political gamble went BAD"
He put all his chips on the table and lost "Big time"
@james mcbride is this a salty irishman. you lot rely on everyone else anyway. still complain.
I look at a number of interviews (on Brexit) and one 'leaver' said ' I don't feel this is the UK anymore ' . I look at the polls , and I think minorities were more likely to vote to remain in the EU.
Devon Devon yes I believe my information from real people
Minorities are often the most anti immigration
How wonderful if Brexit would have happened about 200 years back from colonized countries.
Dang! Whiplash😂
take Britain out of the world and some countries would be long gone. the uk is home to many
Boo fecking hoo. The Brits ruled because a) we were strong and had superior technology, firepower and cultural systems b) the locals signed up to it!! Many loved being part of the Empire and ran it for us! How else could a tiny country like Britain rule over somewhere like India? So. Grow up. Be thankful you got the most benevolent Empire to ever exist rather than one of the others who'd have slaughtered you all and let you carry on burning your widows, who didn't abolish slavery, who wouldn't have spent time and money educating your people, or bringing them clean water!!!
Think you will find we left many of the country’s better than when we first went there uk is so bad people from all over the world are risking there life’s to get in
K B87 fack off
Great presentation In depth content Really Eloquent Greatful to you Al Jazeera
very succinct summary
Having a political superstate imposed on the people against their will, with no public mandate was what led to Brexit.
What? How was it against their will if they voted to join, and the majority of Brits wanted to join? And right now they're leaving, since the majority wanted to leave. I never understand people like you claiming it is "against their will".
Usual nationalistic waffle.
Error in some ways he is right, the EU has evolved rapidly and gained a lot of powers since the UK joined.
Oh btw, was the invasion and conquer of Ireland and Scotland by the english done with a mandate from the people?
@@Error-tt4kn They voted to join the Common Market. The true aim was kept hidden from the populus. (I was one of them) The papers proving this were kept secret for 30 years under the official secrets act. Those papers (now released) have exposed the lie for what it was. Subsequent PM's have taken us further into the EU,without asking the electorate. The referendum was the first opportunity we had of giving our verdict on what the EU has become. We don't want it, we didn't ask for it and we won't have it foisted upon us. The last landslide victory for the only party that campaigned on getting BREXIT done, is yet another confirmation in a long line of confirmatory votes, that we have not changed our minds despite the spin and lies from the remoaners.
Please make a video on what happened in Myanmar from the beginning
Great video... clear delivery. I'd request a video of if Canzuk or joining the Pacific regions deal if possible, would be best for the UK. I get that Canzuk wouldn't be as powerful, but I think the amount of smoothness through commonalities would be worth it. Also... with this frustrating Harry nonsense... several Common Wealth countries, including Canada & Australia, have been cold, to hostile towards the royals recently. Is this an issue?
Al jazeera you're getting lots of viewers just because of this lady. She's amazing gorgeous, the way she speaks .
2:54 is this the egg boy with the beer?
You don't have to know what you want to know what you don't want.
But, what if what you don't want, wants to have you?
Norway is watching quietly
Excellent précis.
This is a very complex problem, lets leave it upto people who have no idea what it is.
People wanting to be run by a democratically elected government who are actually accountable is not a complex problem. It's quite a simple and fair concept actually. The rest is bullshit made by unelected powerful people who only care for their power and money.
it's not india 😂
Yip. You got that right. The political class became disconnected from the general population. They still are and during the last few years they have shown their arrogance even to those that voted to remain.
reni please enlighten!
“Became disconnected”? That suggests there was some connection beforehand. I doubt there ever was, the proles wised up a bit and then fell for Brexit unicorns. Neanderthal Britain should be expelled from EU.
@@jimwoods9551 What are ygou babbling on about? We have 17.4 million people ANGRY with the EU and you want us to remain "Vichy Britain"? What bit of democracy do you not understand?
g8ymw Of course 17,400,000 (you’ll be rejecting the metric system soon?) were angry with the EU, they believed all the problems with NHS, immigrants, globalization, the size of Cadbury bars etc. were due to the EU. Very shortly you’ll find out if Cadbury bring back the the thrupenny bar. The rest - well you’ll have to believe Boris and Dominic won’t you?
Generous presentation, Thumbs Up!
I love start here films and demanding for some more.
We had a Referendum about remaining in the EEC, two years after we joined (should've happened *before* we joined), but we didn't get one before/immediately after we joined the EU. Joining the EU was done, without the permission of the British people.
Exactly.
Nothing on Cambridge Analytica? They played a significant part in the NO to EU vote victory
Nice. Very informative.
I love this family y'all the best
Superb
As always, excellent video. Thank you
Awesome series
very educative ,and love the way you drop the message . keep it up
The key moment was when the EU realised that its constitution was being rejected by voters in 2005. The referendums stopped and the constitution was pushed through under the table, by politicians, at the Treaty of Lisbon. That set in motion everything else that then followed.
The involvement of Cambridge Analytica and their new backers, seemed to play a dramatic part in pushing a few undecided folks over the edge..... Their dramatic ability to play with fundamental stagnation across the developed world, was an element that enabled them to become the key force in electing Donald Trump..... The Mercer/Bannon team has dominated the ambitions of the market forces that are driving US GOP policy to steer investments to the biggest fish.....
@Veronica Rainone Carol Catwallder seems to have produced a pretty good outline of the events that Cambridge Analytica and the Mercer's delivered.
To be fair this lady tried to be objective here
You are right
This is really helpful for my school presentation thank you
"What started it was we weren't prepared to grovel and crawl to the EU like other countries who have no pride or dignity.". On the contrary Britain has always demanded more exceptions than other member states. Cameron's begging trip to Brussels as a good example asking for more than he would accept any other member to have. The British whine more than any other European people, and to some extent I can understand it, but it has nothing to do with being a member of the EU and leaving the EU will mend nothing as it's a fully domestic problem.
@@Jackwoody413 , such a bullshit question you apparently fell for. Britain like every other EU member state is a sovereign country. Rules within the union are agreed upon by the member states to create a functioning market and level playing field. The UK when trading with the EU from outside will adhere to the same rules but now with no input. Should Britain go WTO the Britain will have to adopt those rules and should there be a trade deal with the USA then Britain will follow those rules too, And there are rules related to the UN and NATO. And you will obey international rules too unless you want to go all North Korea. Your domestic laws and rules you will write as today. Alone Britain is just too tiny to be anything more than a rule taker internationally.
Yes. Because freedom of movement is one of the four pillar of the EU, and while it is possible to be exempt from it, one has to fulfil the markers for it. The UK didn't...above all not because it didn't even use the options it had to curb freedom of movement. Quite the opposite in fact. It threw its border open at every opportunity and then dared to complain about its own decisions. You can't expect the EU to undermine its very fundament just because your politicians are incompetent.
@@Jackwoody413 If we stay in the EU we can block any attempts by the EU parliament to become sovereign, and have access to the single market.
All the more reason why we shouldn't be part of it. Thanks!
@@msa-tt4bg Since when?
The UK never wanted to be a European continental country in the first place.
You mean the European Union?
Hello from Chechnya and Ingushetia! Please, make episodes about war in Chechnya and Ossetia-Ingushetia conflict in 1992!
Start here is a good program
They really need to finalize staying or leaving because it’s waste of everyone’s time and money.
mind your own pal
@Brendan Gavaghan Wrong
@@peteroneill2991 We are leaving- fact
@@jonathanhammerton9418 is that another brexshit fact.
@@peteroneill2991 No child! it's a real fact, something undemocratic remoaners don't accept!
This is a fair analysis. The most important reasons: 1> The EEC was only supposed to be an agreement to trade goods & services with minimum red tape & tariffs...it was not supposed to be setting laws, overruling British courts, telling British people how to live & dictating who could come into the country. 2> Everyone knows Britain & Europe for ordinary working people today is in decline. The gap between the top & bottom is getting wider & the middle section is getting noticeably hollowed out. Britain has always been an industrial & manufacturing nation yet today, less than 2million British workers now make a living from manufacturing, with factories now located in China & Asia along with the masses of jobs which used to be British. The EU wants to "save the planet" by closing down heavy industry & putting the country at an economic disadvantage as they cut emissions before any reliable, cheap, base load power source available & there still is no alternative today. But as quickly as the EU closes down the dirty manufacturing, China & other Asian countries build them. Very clearly something big has to change & it needs to be political. People need good, well paid, secure jobs & they need to feel happy in those jobs. Zero hours, minimum wage, independent contractor, part time, gig economy, Uberization, call center, customer service & uninteresting, uninspiring jobs are not going to provide this & unfortunately no matter what happens, things are going to get a lot worse because of AI & Automation...People feel left behind & hopeless...they feel like they are living in an Orwellian society... Britain is a canary in the coal mine for the Western world & BREXIT is the leading edge of the birds falling from the perches everywhere in the west. Politicians who ignore this do so at their peril!
@Markus Olofsson And actually, "ever closer cooperation" was already mentioned in the founding treaty of the EEC, the Treaty of Rome, in 1957 - so ever since then, it has been open and transparent, that closer cooperation was the goal. And as you correctly state, UK, France and Germany were the main drivers for the establishment of the EU.
@Markus Olofsson agree almost 100% except the treaty of rome 1957 did mention further political integration.
Please provide subtitles for each video
When we voted in the referendum deals were not a thing. This came about in the weeks and months after the result. The idea is to leave first, then make arrangements for trade etc.during the 2 year transition period after issuing the Artical 50 withdrawal period which ended 29th March 2019 (we are on the 4th extension now) Boris's deal is not leaving. If they wanted a deal then the referendum question really should have been Remain in the EU OR Seek new deal with the EU. This question was not on the ballot paper.
academia in the UK and around the western hemisphere is part of the discernible sociological map.
Nice deepity.
David Cameron's ego caused it.
he wanted to kill UKIP. he thought that 30% maximum of British public will vote for Brexit. he thought by winning "remain" vote would finish & dust the EU issue in the UK politically. got nothing to do with his Ego.
Too many people in that country can't think for themselves. They live in a bubble made by others who decide things for them. All their media which is one of the worst in the world is owned by billionaires. Some of these billionaires like Murdoch don't even live in that country nor do they pay any taxes.
S Hussein incorrect we read Sharia law, the Quran and Hadith, and realise why every Muslim majority country from white Chechnya to Brown Brunei, have the exact same human rights abuses. People are reading into issues, nothing more nothing less
Pretty much, thought he could take on ukip and the Eurosceptics by holding and winning a referendum, but didn't stop to think he might actually lose it
@@rodeolo1 yes it has everything to do with it. That is why he thought the way he did. Born to rule, old boy.
I like the way you are explaining i want to see your all videos but its difficult to find you in playlist please help me how to find your all videos easily?
the graphics are awesome
France: "are you sure? I Will not let you in." UK: tries again France: "you don't want. Im trying to help you!" UK: tries again France: " F. I. N. E. ! Don't Blame me!"
I'm in love
Simp !
great vid.
This is surprisingly objective
Cause ? The daily fail and other media like it
Next: Scotland leave UK to join EU
Ultser ( Northern Ireland ) too
@@saralaeeq2218 as an independent country of Northern Ireland or United with Ireland?
@@markios5924 United with Ireland What do you think???
@@saralaeeq2218 who knows maybe Northern Ireland want to be independent also from UK and don't want to join to southern Ireland
This is a good show
Thanks a lot.
Facts are what people only need and you've done a great job. Well done.
None British talking about why British people vote leave. Mass immigration was the main reason for brexit.
@swave158 the EU want to turn Europe brown and destroy our values and culture .
Mr Heidelberg kind of like how western countries destroyed other cultures and demographics through colonialism...🤔 there’s a word for that, it’s called karma
@swave158 do you remember our government saying stop having children , because i do.
@swave158 mass immigration has lowered people's wages ans enriched the owners.
@@frankyfourfingers8913 LOL! Did you forget to take your medication today? 😂😂😂
No mention of Cambridge Analytica? :p
Good information to us
A nice condensed analysis, and totally off topic, but I'm so happy to see a female broadcaster without vocal fry in her delivery.
true..
Let's be honest a complex issue like Brexit should never be on the table of a referendum in the first place. The public is stupid in every country that ever existed. Complex issues or any issue for the matter shouldn't be decided by the general people. It should be decided by the experts that know the ins and out of the issue.
Although I broadly agree that complex issues are not best resolved through a referendum, I have to caution against views that attack or undermine democracy. Leaving the EU is not simple as being in or out alone.
@@markvine3814 Democracy is the most effective system to this day. I'm not against democracy. To be honest I'm a strong advocate of democracy but i detest referendum
pretty good summary
i like this program clean simple and to the point,no non sense
UK is not even economic powerhouse. good luck with that.
in one word democracy
Yes, The English - even not having an own parliament - are confused with parliaments like the European one.
@@Jackwoody413 Every law needs majority in the European Parliament, it is the legislativ body. If MEPs just follow proposals from the commission or elsewhere without putting in own/other insights: They are not doing their job, as the do elsewhere whenever just following proposals. But in UK now everything is different: Westminster Parliament will rethink every proposal the new government puts in within 2020! And there are no ceremonies at all around in Westminster.
@@Jackwoody413 Yes! They are not like the British back bankers who are already writing the brilliant laws showing up in 2020.
@@Jackwoody413 Not possible within EU? Did you watch Austria 2019? In UK it is more first hiring & being happy. Later blaming like i.e. actively taking part in US wars. (next showing up these days)
Peter the EU is anti democratic if you can't see that then you are beyond help
Very good. REgarding the eurosceptics you could have added the tradition in most of the media : EU bashing. Politicians and the media had always been putting the blame of their problem in the UK on the EU.
People everywhere constantly reminesce about their national past but thats because humans tend to forget the worse aspects of that past and glorify the good aspects. They also forget that this past didnt exist in isolation, that it was part of an open system, which has long since moved on to a new state of equilibrium. To recreate it is therefore a foolish endeavour.
Not one mention of the lack of democracy within the EU.... The EEC changed from being a trading block in 1992 to becoming a political entity with the ambition of establishing the United States of Europe. The UK population was never asked if they wanted to be just another star on somebody else's flag, with EU laws sovereign over the UK parliament. We voted to return to being a free independent nation not a vassal state!
Bottom line is the UK never liked the EU, I think that is because they miss their empire. Lack of education on UK history and European history was also a big factor. The EU has brought the longest peace time in history to Europe and that is a good thing. Stronger trade links have made war between European nations unthinkable.
MrCabaal but perhaps civil war more likely:)
MrCabaal also.. is there any evidence that EU is responsible for peace? I think people became very anti war after ww2. People have higher Iq now and are more Informed. Also, is 50 years the longest without war? Really? Thats bad! Also, peace in EU, not europe. We had wars in Yugoslavia, which was kind of similar to EU. Serbia didn’t fight with Bulgaria or Albania. It fought with Croatia, Bosnia, Slovenia, etc. Seems like strong ties didn’t help.
Steve Terry altho there was war between 2 nato countries, but no war between 2 eu countries.. I think the most important part is mentality of people.
The UK joined a trade union which slowly became a political union through the back door without the people noticing until suddenly their country was run by an unelected foreign power, and run badly it was.
WTF are you talking about? Greek civil war. The third phase 1946 to 1949. War in Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. War in Moldova. War in Kosovo and the bombing of Serbia. The Ukrainian war 2014 -. No they HAVE NOT maintained peace on the European continent!!! Also the UK, France and Germany have stopped fighting. Those three countries have fought countless wars over the centuries!
Funny thing is many Britons think we are done with Brexit, but Brexit isn’t done with Britain yet, by far
Your chair looking so charming
Them freakin boomers
*2154: In Brussels, the British representative ask for and gets a extension of BREXIT.* *No one knows why, it's just a tradition.*
*The UK will leave the EU in 2020 on a wave of RW nationalism but will re-join long before 2154 when economic exploitation and social neglect leads to unprecedented levels of social unrest.*
@@dominantallele4216 *The eu will be dissolved by the year 2021 so there will be nothing to rejoin. The UK are the leaders of Europe and as countries leave the failing eu they will join the Great UK*
@@jonathanhammerton9418 Ah, so speaks the little englander who doesn't dispute the RW nationalism at the core of Brexit. :)
@@dominantallele4216 Ah, so mumbles the little eu'er Brexit is centre wing! We want the best for our country and that means leaving the corrupt eu! Which country are you from ? or are you just a cowardly bully that likes to hide and put down other peoples county because you are a racist hater?
@@jonathanhammerton9418 'Centre wing'? lol oh boy. Clearly another non-college educated Brextremist. And yes, I hate racists. Clearly you don't and that says more about who's the real 'coward' here. I let you have the last word. :)
@Matt Giles, have Boris Johnson and the Queen been elected democratically?
'immigration with skepticism', never heard people call it that before 😅
Can we make sure - if hard Brexit happens - Nigel Farage will stay in UK with usual people on minimal wage - just want to see how he’ll survive.
Hahaha, left butthurt comment
@@RobertBaraheon Left?
I could listen to this beautiful intelligent woman all day.
nice
Question: Would the UK be better off now if it had stayed with the EU, is some of the economic crises the UK is dealing with right now to do with leaving the EU. 5/6/22