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Daniel ShenSmith disputes Labour minister's remarks about employers
His criticism of the Treasury minister arrives alongside an unusually large day for BlackBeltBarrister Off The Record.
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BlackBeltBarrister Off The Record
@blackbeltbarristerofftherecord · The channel on YouTube
In short
On YouTube, BlackBeltBarrister Off The Record has 137,000 subscribers and 7,704,687 views in all, as of November 11, 2026. In the last 7 days it gained 90,427 views. Its most watched video of the last 30 days is "Labour's ABSOLUTE Ignorance!", with 228,055 views. By YouTube subscribers it is No. 5,082 of the 5,393 channels on Trari, and No. 158 of 164 in category "Political commentators and debate".
YouTube: The numbers today
subscribers
137,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
▲ 3,000 in the last 30 days
▲ 3,000 in the last 30 days
total views
7,704,687
▲ 90,427 in the last 7 days
▲ 737,583 in the last 30 days
▲ 737,583 in the last 30 days
views a day (current pace)
5,466
on a typical day: 21,645
Videos on the channel
92
1 uploaded in the last 7 days
Last upload
5 days ago
November 6, 2026
Views per subscriber
56
a new long video usually gets 66,682 views
Next milestone
200,000 subscribers
63,000 subscribers to go
YouTube: What happened lately
November 3, 2026 15x the channel's usual pace The whole channel ran that day at 208,397 views a day, 15 times a normal day (13,471). Read the story
This week on the channel +1,189 views this week
BlackBeltBarrister Off The Record turns to life's brick walls
Daniel ShenSmith's only new upload swaps legal commentary for a pep talk about finding a way through obstacles.
The video drawing the most views now
TV Licensing are really pushing it now!
- Video published
- November 6, 2026
- Video views so far
- 59,057
- Video views, pace per day
- 1,101
- Views on its first day
- 46,762
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YouTube: Position on Trari and in the category
| Among all channels on Trari | In the category Political commentators and debate | |
|---|---|---|
| By subscribers | 5,082 of 5,393 | 158 of 164 |
| By views gained this week | 4,629 of 5,274 | 155 of 164 |
| By views gained in the last 30 days | 4,201 of 5,043 | 153 of 164 |
The ranking by views counts only channels whose weekly number is available.
- The channel's share of the category
- 0.0% of all views the category's channels gained this week
- Subscriber growth this week
- 0.0% on this channel, 0.3% on the category's middle channel
Subscribers in the category Political commentators and debate
Views gained this week in the category Political commentators and debate
YouTube: Subscribers, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 134,000 subscribers → November 11, 2026: 137,000 subscribers
YouTube: Total views, last 30 days
October 13, 2026: 6,967,189 views → November 11, 2026: 7,704,687 views · average: 25,430 views a day
YouTube: The channel's latest videos
The last 15 videos uploaded to the channel, with today's numbers. Click a video to play it here.
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views | Per day | First day | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TV Licensing are really pushing it now! | November 6, 2026 | 4:51 | 59,057 | 1,101 | 46,762 | 2,679 | 514 |
 Labour's ABSOLUTE Ignorance! | November 1, 2026 | 4:52 | 228,055 | 225 | 182,881 | 9,121 | 1,172 |
 Is DVSA Breaking the Law? | October 26, 2026 | 18:42 | 174,769 | 741 | 106,992 | 7,682 | 847 |
 TEN Years' Prison?! | October 18, 2026 | 7:00 | 108,714 | 25 | 85,669 | 4,220 | 408 |
 This will change your life | October 12, 2026 | 7:05 | 161,919 | 29 | - | 5,696 | 578 |
 Does YouTube Not Like my Money Channel? | September 14, 2026 | 20:03 | 43,302 | 4 | - | 1,790 | 242 |
 Keir Starmer Forced This Prosecution | September 10, 2026 | 11:32 | 181,893 | 3 | - | 5,395 | 995 |
 PROOF The System is Broken! | September 2, 2026 | 11:22 | 74,659 | 3 | - | 2,451 | 365 |
 Absolute MADNESS! UK Overrun by Crime? | August 19, 2026 | 10:25 | 39,586 | 1 | - | 3,428 | 516 |
 Well, THIS Is Ironic! | July 27, 2026 | 6:44 | 28,588 | 4 | - | 2,308 | 281 |
 Law of the Streets? | July 26, 2026 | 16:20 | 33,316 | 2 | - | 1,549 | 283 |
 REAL Examples, Real People. | June 29, 2026 | 11:35 | 30,549 | 1 | - | 2,368 | 264 |
 I NEVER Thought We'd Get Here. | June 18, 2026 | 8:45 | 58,705 | 0 | - | 3,296 | 489 |
 Training v Reality: Let's Be Honest | June 6, 2026 | 22:34 | 294,674 | 5 | - | 8,695 | 3,709 |
 There’s ALWAYS a Tweet 🤦♂️ | June 6, 2026 | 4:10 | 47,739 | 1 | - | 3,733 | 443 |
Audience engagement
- likes per 1,000 views
- 41.1 in the category: 39.8
- comments per 1,000 views
- 7.1 in the category: 4.3
- a video's usual first day on this channel
- 117,629 views
- short vs long
- 0 short (up to 3 minutes), 15 long
average views per long video: 104,368
YouTube: Most watched videos (not Shorts)
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 Something is Happening, and I think it's by DESIGN. | June 5, 2025 | 16:44 | 569,260 |
 BOMBSHELL! The Next to GO? | September 5, 2025 | 11:12 | 555,561 |
| Training v Reality: Let's Be Honest | June 6, 2026 | 22:34 | 294,611 |
 What an ABSOLUTE Shambles | May 12, 2026 | 14:54 | 239,319 |
| Labour's ABSOLUTE Ignorance! | November 1, 2026 | 4:52 | 208,609 |
YouTube: Most watched Shorts
| Video | Uploaded | Length | Views |
|---|---|---|---|
 StarmerVirus? 😆 | May 13, 2026 | 0:23 | 72,821 |
 Oh dear ... | June 22, 2025 | 0:23 | 36,823 |
 NHS Openly Discriminating Against Children | June 8, 2025 | 0:47 | 17,118 |
 Thank you 😊 🙏 | June 6, 2025 | 0:40 | 15,279 |
 Do you even care?  | February 9, 2026 | 1:49 | 7,259 |
YouTube: What happened on the channel in the last 30 days
The days when the channel's numbers left the ordinary.
- Views jumpThe whole channel ran that day at 208,397 views a day, 15 times a normal day (13,471).Read the story
Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
Stories
Views jump 15x the channel's usual pace
Daniel ShenSmith disputes Labour minister's remarks about employers
His criticism of the Treasury minister arrives alongside an unusually large day for BlackBeltBarrister Off The Record.
This week on the channel +1,189 views this week
BlackBeltBarrister Off The Record turns to life's brick walls
Daniel ShenSmith's only new upload swaps legal commentary for a pep talk about finding a way through obstacles.