BBC Question Time panellist heckled for saying 'don't talk Britain down'Source: BBC Question Time
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00:00 level but I think at a cultural level is something perhaps even more important
00:03 which is we've got to stop talking down our country. I'm a first-generation
00:06 immigrant to this country and I get annoyed hearing people talk endlessly
00:10 about how we're the worst country in the world, we're the most sexist country in
00:13 the world, we're the most racist country. It's all nonsense. This is one of the best places to
00:17 live in the world and that's what we should be talking about. The fact that we're...
00:20 Shame on it!
00:22 Shame on...
00:24 This is exactly...
00:26 This is exactly the problem that I'm talking about. You are saying shame on
00:30 you for talking up Britain and that is exactly the problem we're talking about.
00:34 This is one of the best places to live in the world for minorities like me.
00:40 It's the best place for women.
00:42 Wait a minute. Can I just say, there's no point in shouting out for the ones...
00:44 because the people at home can't hear you.
00:46 So, and also, let's try not...
00:48 Hang on. Let's try not to talk over each other.
00:50 I ask Constance a question.
00:52 In fairness, I have to let him answer.
00:54 So, we've got to stop talking down our country.
00:58 We've got to stop shouting over people who are talking...
01:00 over people who are talking.