1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:04,240 well i think there's a massive well of 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:06,080 dissatisfaction in the country about the 3 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:08,080 political class about the political 4 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:09,840 system most people have dropped out of 5 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:11,920 it most people 6 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:14,719 have long ago ceased to join political 7 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:17,119 parties attend their meetings and so on 8 00:00:14,719 --> 00:00:20,560 nowadays it's a kind of virtual politics 9 00:00:17,119 --> 00:00:22,640 for a minority of the electorate but 10 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:24,560 there's a big well out there of that 11 00:00:22,640 --> 00:00:27,920 dissatisfaction and if someone comes 12 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:29,679 along to articulate it to make the case 13 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:31,439 for the alienate it 14 00:00:29,679 --> 00:00:32,880 then they're ready to rally and i think 15 00:00:31,439 --> 00:00:33,920 that's what happens especially young 16 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,480 people 17 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:37,520 do you think though that your anti-war 18 00:00:36,480 --> 00:00:39,440 message 19 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:41,360 resonated particularly with the muslim 20 00:00:39,440 --> 00:00:43,520 community here no i think most people in 21 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:45,920 britain are anti-war it's only the 22 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:48,320 mainstream parties that are pro-war and 23 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,600 the media which generally parrots their 24 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:51,360 line 25 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:54,000 most people in britain of all faiths and 26 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:55,760 none of all colors are against these 27 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:58,480 wars because we have neither the blood 28 00:00:55,760 --> 00:01:00,000 nor the treasure to spare in occupying 29 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,600 other people's countries and setting 30 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,199 fire to them so you want to end the 31 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,600 mission in afghanistan you call it a 32 00:01:03,199 --> 00:01:07,920 mission i call it a war uh it's a very 33 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:10,479 odd and sanitized what this mission new 34 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:12,400 labor has begun to use it regularly it's 35 00:01:10,479 --> 00:01:14,720 not a mission it's a war it's an 36 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:17,520 occupation in which real blood of real 37 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:20,720 people is spilled and it's time to bring 38 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:23,119 britain out of afghanistan right now not 39 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:24,640 a moment too soon and that's a feeling 40 00:01:23,119 --> 00:01:27,360 that's shared by the majority of people 41 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:29,360 in britain 42 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,280 do you though condemn those who attack 43 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,799 british troops of course i don't it's 44 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:35,040 inevitable that people are going to 45 00:01:32,799 --> 00:01:36,799 attack british and american forces that 46 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,240 are occupying their country if you don't 47 00:01:36,799 --> 00:01:40,640 mind me saying so that's a very silly 48 00:01:38,240 --> 00:01:42,799 question if our country was occupied we 49 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:45,200 would attack the occupier that's why i 50 00:01:42,799 --> 00:01:46,799 want our soldiers out of there because i 51 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,799 don't want any more of them coming back 52 00:01:46,799 --> 00:01:52,680 in boxes and i don't want them leaving 53 00:01:48,799 --> 00:01:52,680 other people in boxes