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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Why this story? The whole channel is running at 208,397 views a day, 16 times a normal day (13,471).

Labour's ABSOLUTE Ignorance!

Does employing people mean you do not work yourself? Daniel ShenSmith takes issue with that distinction in his latest BlackBeltBarrister Off The Record upload, arguing that remarks by Labour's Chief Secretary to the Treasury insult small-business owners.

The channel has drawn about 208,000 views in a day, compared with its usual roughly 13,500. That is a channel-wide increase, not a total attributable solely to the Labour video.

Posted on 1 November, "Labour's ABSOLUTE Ignorance!" has already joined the channel's most-watched regular uploads. Its description makes ShenSmith's objection explicit: he interprets the minister's statement as suggesting that people who employ others do not themselves work. The criticism is his, rather than a direct quotation of the minister's remarks.

It is a return to political commentary after October's "This will change your life". Another recent upload, "Is DVSA Breaking the Law?", takes up his dissatisfaction with the driving agency's response to Ashley Neal.

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Daily views are far above the channel's usual level. The latest Labour commentary has also joined its most-watched regular uploads.

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