The Trawl Meets - Jimmy The Giant: How he escaped the right-wing pipeline

The Trawl

Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

Politics, Government, News

4.6 • 708 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Jemma and Marina sit down with YouTuber, Jimmy the Giant to chat about his political transformation from being radicalised by the right-wing media, to a becoming passionate leftie activist.

Jimmy has a massive online following with over 600k subscribers on YouTube where he talks about political issues and the tactics used by the right-wing, having seen it from the other side.

They discuss the rise of extreme figures on social media, why so many young men are being drawn to Reform UK and what can the Labour government be doing to combat this worrying trend.

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Created and Produced by Jemma Forte & Marina Purkiss

Edited by Max Carrey

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0:00.0	When it comes to the beautiful game, Barclays is here for it all.
0:05.5	From packed stadiums, top of your lungs singing and last minute winners.
0:11.1	To Modi Grassroots pitches, half-time oranges and mum and dad stood on the sidelines.
0:16.6	For 25 years, Barclays has invested millions into community sports
0:22.1	because there is no football without grassroots football.
0:26.9	Search Barclays football to find out more.
0:30.0	You. Yeah, you're sitting there.
0:32.2	I know what you're thinking of. I know what you're really thinking of.
0:35.0	You want that cheese snack.
0:36.5	Yeah.
0:37.2	The one you steal from your kids' lunchbox,
0:39.5	perfectly round, cheesy and baked to perfection.
0:42.2	The one you hide on the top shelf so your short game can't reach.
0:45.2	The one you keep in your glove box for traffic jams?
0:47.4	Or just because?
0:48.7	You're thinking of mini-cheddars.
0:50.4	Oh, did it just make it worse by mentioning it?
0:52.8	Sorry, go on.
0:54.5	Give in, I would.
0:56.1	Mini-cheddars baked with real cheese.
0:58.6	Still thinking about it, aren't you?
1:00.1	The left need to push the topic of inequality.
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