yt:channel:SMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA SMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2017-05-30T22:12:46+00:00 yt:video:_BTozmhxGEY _BTozmhxGEY UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2025-11-01T10:30:22+00:00 2025-11-01T10:30:23+00:00 Why the SNP and Plaid Cymru are Teaming Up Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/tldr On Thursday, SNP leader John Swinner met with Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iowerth to discuss how Scottish and Welsh parties could work together as an alternative to Westminster, signaling a potential alliance. In this video, we're taking a look at this renewed 'Celtic alliance' and what it means for British politics. Why Plaid Cymru is on the Rise - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-X1xeNGN-w Caerphilly By-election Explained: Have Labour Lost Wales? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iZDibKGWHc 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! Sources: John Swinney meets Rhun ap Iorwerth, SNP-Plaid alliance: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0gryd6k7ro https://nation.cymru/news/plaid-cymru-and-snp-to-join-forces/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/john-swinney-snp-scottish-government-edinburgh-plaid-cymru-b2855261.html Past instances of SNP-Plaid collaboration: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1410009.stm https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/jun/27/otherparties.uk https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/mar/31/snp-plaid-cymru-celtic-alliance-hung-parliament https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/betsanpowys/2010/03/shopping_list.html Scottish Social Attitudes survey: https://natcen.ac.uk/publications/scottish-social-attitudes-25-years-devolution-scotland Next Senedd election polling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2026_Senedd_election Next Scottish Parliament election polling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_Scottish_Parliament_election 00:00 - Introduction 01:02 - Background 02:23 - Polling 03:30 - SNP-Plaid Alliance 04:58 - Will Plaid Emulate the SNP? 07:09 - Sponsored Content yt:video:yqyM168xdRM yqyM168xdRM UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2025-10-29T14:01:53+00:00 2025-10-29T14:01:54+00:00 Can the Greens Set the Agenda? #shorts #podcast #podcastclips #politics #news #ukpolitics #greenparty yt:video:yhVhG4hBOqg yhVhG4hBOqg UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2025-10-29T10:30:52+00:00 2025-10-31T10:16:06+00:00 Labour’s Plans to Fix Higher Education Explained Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/tldr In this video, we’ll explain the UK’s higher education crisis, the government’s new reforms, and whether they’ll work. 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. 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Sources: Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper (October 2025) https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68f518ee06e6515f7914c7ce/Post-16_Education_and_Skills_white_paper_Accessible_Version.pdf https://on.ft.com/4qqpUxv https://www.ft.com/content/ef7a2d21-3f2f-43f7-ba16-97b03d44c12c Resolution Foundation Report on NEETs (October 2025) https://www.resolutionfoundation.org/app/uploads/2025/10/False-starts.pdf UK Universities Crisis https://youtu.be/W5vDDZmRj_o https://on.ft.com/4oHS70V https://moneyweek.com/economy/uk-economy/uk-universities-financial-crisis https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8dgdlrdnrgo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdd4p62nyg8o Proposed Levy on International Students https://www.hepi.ac.uk/2025/08/08/the-true-cost-of-the-governments-proposed-levy-on-international-students/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15pzp74yp5o yt:video:sNHruwjtTbM sNHruwjtTbM UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2025-10-27T14:01:19+00:00 2025-10-27T14:01:20+00:00 Could Starmer Lose Wales and Scotland? #shorts #podcast #podcastclips #politics #news #ukpolitics #labourparty yt:video:RqYSjHQgUdU RqYSjHQgUdU UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2025-10-26T10:00:41+00:00 2025-10-26T10:00:43+00:00 Could Labour and the Tories Block Reform? Buy a copy of Assembly Required and get 10% off using the code ASSEMBLY: https://toolong.news/collections/assembly-required Reforms polling surge could see them usurp the Tories as the dominant force on the right. But if they fail to form a majority, could the two establishment parties form a grand coalition to stop the populist right from governing like we've seen in Europe? 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA T Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! yt:video:7iZDibKGWHc 7iZDibKGWHc UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2025-10-24T09:44:04+00:00 2025-10-31T16:46:29+00:00 Caerphilly By-election Explained: Have Labour Lost Wales? Buy a copy of Assembly Required and get 10% off using the code ASSEMBLY: https://toolong.news/ar Watch Starmergeddon on YouTube: https://youtube.com/tldrpodcasts … or search for the Starmergeddon in your favourite podcast app Yesterday, in an election largely seen as a test of polling, voters in Caerphilly in Wales went to the polls to elect their new member of Senedd. And, it appears that Labour really are doing that badly with both Reform and Plaid on the rise. In this video, we're taking a look at the results and what this means for Labour, Reform and Plaid. 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! SOURCES Sky News Caerphilly By-Election https://news.sky.com/story/caerphilly-by-election-will-plaid-or-reform-have-last-laugh-in-tommy-coopers-birthplace-13454658 BBC News Caerphilly Labour Leader Quits https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgqyry3w5wo Wikipedia Opinion Polling for 2026 Senedd Election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2026_Senedd_election yt:video:MTKStdSLV5k MTKStdSLV5k UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2025-10-23T09:30:19+00:00 2025-10-30T19:20:33+00:00 Why are the Greens Surging? Buy a copy of Assembly Required and get 10% off using the code ASSEMBLY: https://toolong.news/collections/assembly-required In this video, we’re going to have a look at the Greens’ polling over the last year, why their polling seems to be surging now, and what they need to focus on if they want to remain in this position in the polls. 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. 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SOURCES Electoral Analysis The Greens Riding Two Horses https://www.electionanalysis.uk/uk-election-analysis-2024/section-4-parties-and-the-campaign/the-greens-riding-two-horses/ Pink News Polanski Trans Attitudes https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/02/zack-polanski-trans-green-party/ YouGov February Polling https://ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/documents/VotingIntention_MRP_250210_w.pdf YouGov October Polling https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/VotingIntention_MRP_Results_251013_w.pdf YouGov Political Favourability https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/53176-political-favourability-ratings-october-2025 New Statesman What’s Behind the Green Surge https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2025/10/whats-behind-the-green-surge Telegraph The Greens are Having a Moment https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10/16/greens-far-left-nothing-to-reform-will-walk-it-2029/ Green Party Membership Figures https://greenparty.org.uk/2025/10/19/green-party-membership-surges-past-conservatives-making-the-greens-third-largest-political-party-in-the-uk/ Wikipedia Green Party Membership Figures Over Time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales#/media/File:Green_party_england_and_wales_membership.svg Politics Home How the Greens Made Gains in 2024 https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/green-shoots yt:video:YI0pNNgLM9s YI0pNNgLM9s UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2025-10-22T13:01:11+00:00 2025-10-22T13:01:11+00:00 Why are the Greens Surging? #shorts #podcast #podcastclips #politics #news #ukpolitics #greenparty yt:video:fuaXoNkzCtY fuaXoNkzCtY UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2025-10-21T08:30:31+00:00 2025-10-29T08:34:12+00:00 TLDR's Big Brand New Announcement Buy Now: https://toolong.news/ar 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks! yt:video:PUDebIxJrvk PUDebIxJrvk UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2025-10-20T13:00:58+00:00 2025-10-23T20:16:10+00:00 Is Polanski a threat to Reform? #shorts #podcast #podcastclips #politics #news #ukpolitics #reformuk #thegreenparty yt:video:mY4py4qQqxs mY4py4qQqxs UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2025-10-20T09:01:11+00:00 2025-10-28T07:37:23+00:00 Do Young People Actually Like Reform? Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/tldr In this video, we’re going to have a look at Reform’s polling among younger people, how this compares to the support that young people have for other right wing populist parties in Europe, and some reasons why this support differs. 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. 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SOURCES Polling YouGov https://d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/VotingIntention_MRP_Results_251006_w.pdf More in Common https://www.moreincommon.org.uk/media/e4xdsdar/voting-intention-october-6.xlsx Opinium https://www.opinium.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/VI-2025-10-01-Observer-Tables.xlsx Find Out Now https://findoutnow.co.uk/blog/voting-intention-1st-october-2025/ YouGov Reform Polling https://ygo-assets-websites-editorial-emea.yougov.net/documents/Internal_ReformUK_250117.pdf YouGov Has Immigration Been Good for Britain? https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/trackers/has-immigration-in-the-past-10-years-been-good-for-britain?crossBreak=1824 Claims Reform Are Doing Well with Younger Voters Nigel Farage Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpjdfwxuV-o The Telegraph How the Young are Turning to Reform https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/03/07/how-the-young-are-turning-to-reform/ The Telegraph Why Young Men are Turning to Reform https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/09/14/why-young-men-are-flocking-to-reform/ The Telegraph Britain’s Young People Aren’t Immune to a Right Wing Swing https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/09/10/britains-young-people-arent-immune-to-a-right-wing-swing/ Other Sources The Week Rise of the Far-Right https://theweek.com/world-news/rise-of-the-far-right-whats-behind-the-popularity-of-vox-in-spain The Guardian How Far Right Parties Seduce Young Voters Across Europe https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/14/far-right-seduced-young-voters-europe-elections The FT How the Far Right is Winning Over Young Europeans https://www.ft.com/content/e77e1863-5a78-4d16-933c-6a665a66f261 Politico Europe’s Foreigners Out Generation https://www.politico.eu/article/far-right-europe-young-voters-election-2024-foreigners-out-generation-france-germany/ yt:video:yhmMYfXuR_0 yhmMYfXuR_0 UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2025-10-17T14:01:42+00:00 2025-10-17T14:01:43+00:00 Is Reform's recent policy announcement unpopular? #shorts #podcast #podcastclips #politics #news #ukpolitics #reformuk yt:video:EVSyEG2RQso EVSyEG2RQso UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2025-10-16T14:15:01+00:00 2025-10-23T18:58:11+00:00 Will Badenoch's Removals Force be More Effective than ICE? #shorts #podcast #podcastclips #politics #news #ukpolitics yt:video:TZbqiR1NcgM TZbqiR1NcgM UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2025-10-16T09:30:18+00:00 2025-10-16T11:12:42+00:00 Labour's New Plan to Build More Houses Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/tldr In this video we'll look at what's in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, and why have the government been contradicting themselves on how strong it should be? 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. 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SOURCES Government Amendments Explained https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-planning-and-infrastructure-bill/summary-planning-and-infrastructure-bill-government-amendments-to-part-3-lords-committee-stage#the-overall-improvement-test Sam Dumitriu Explainer https://www.samdumitriu.com/p/what-happened-to-backing-the-builders James O’Malley Explainer https://takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/dont-ruin-the-planning-bill Institute for Government Explainer https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/five-key-changes-planning-and-infrastructure-bill Planning and Infrastructure Bill https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/61396/documents/6667 Planning and Infrastructure Bill Explanatory Notes https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/61398/documents/6670 UK Doesn’t Have Enough Builders for 1.5million New Homes (BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yg1471rwpo Rayner’s Housing Plan (The Independent) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/house-building-targets-rayner-construction-workers-b2695971.html Last Minute Government Changes to the Planning and Infratructure Bill (the Guardian) https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/14/rachel-reeves-planning-system-changes yt:video:HYiW_42HWx8 HYiW_42HWx8 UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA TLDR News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMqateX8OA2s1wsOR2EgJA 2025-10-14T08:30:09+00:00 2025-10-21T18:15:04+00:00 Why Northern Powerhouse Rail is a Really Good Idea Compare news coverage. Spot media bias. Avoid algorithms. Try Ground News today and get 40% off your subscription by going to https://ground.news/tldr In this video, we’ll explain the Northern Powerhouse Rail project, why it keeps being delayed, and whether it will ever happen. 📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/ 💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? - https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought. TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that's not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can't wait to grow further and help more people get informed. 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Sources: Labour Delays Northern Powerhouse Rail https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckge94030g7o https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce86n868nyzo https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gvwern7evo https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2025-06-11/debates/AA2E816F-02F9-4C3A-920A-BAFEDF4B422E/SpendingReview2025 https://northwestbylines.co.uk/region/northern-high-speed-rail-delay-labours-missed-opportunity/ NPR Proposal https://www.transportforthenorth.com/wp-content/uploads/TfN-final-strategic-transport-plan-2019.pdf https://transportforthenorth.com/wp-content/uploads/TFTN_-_NPR_At_a_Glance.pdf https://railnews.mobi/news/2025/06/24--politicians-call-for-urgent.html https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/jun/23/osborne-high-speed-rail-manchester-leeds Cancellation of HS2 Northern Leg https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67005544 https://www.transportforthenorth.com/newsroom/transport-for-the-north-responds-to-the-cancellation-of-hs2-to-the-north/ Reform Vow to Scrap NPR https://www.ft.com/content/a47000ec-a92f-47e2-a506-5ecb8c037009 YouGov Survey on NPR https://yougov.co.uk/topics/travel/survey-results/daily/2025/09/09/66443/3