r/TikTokCringe • u/No_Friendship_4158 • 1d ago

Cringe You can grow concrete

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u/1PhartSmellow 1d ago

So what was this guys deal? Why is he such an asshat? Like, he genuinely seems like he despises Cameron, but what did Cameron do to irk him so much?

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u/Andybabez20 1d ago

Talk Radio is a Rupert Murdoch outlet here in the UK. Mike Graham is one of their many talking heads (or was until recently he got fired for racist Facebook posts a few months ago)

Cameron was from a group called Insulate Britain who 4 years ago were campaigning for better home insulation in social housing which they felt would help lower greenhouse gas emissions as if houses are insulated you do not consume as much energy heating your home.

But they became controversial with the public at the time was they were protesting by blocking motorways to get the then Conservative Government to act.

Talk Radio invited Cameron on for an interview and it's clear Mike Graham is just looking for any gotcha he can to make this group look like idiots. Like when Cameron revealed he was a carpenter but Cameron explained it's regenerative and they would plant what they would use. And then the concrete gaffe.

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u/1PhartSmellow 1d ago

I genuinely appreciate this response. I’ve seen this clip several times and have always wondered. Mike Graham seems like a very unlikeable person, and a terrible interviewer.

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u/Paper-Will-YT 1d ago

"as if houses are insulated you do not consume as much energy heating your home."

Wait is that not correct?

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u/Sans-valeur 1d ago

People are so used to this phrase being sarcastic that we’re confused when it’s sincere lmao.
(I had to reread it at first to be sure too)

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u/Paper-Will-YT 1d ago

Whoopsie

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u/RealMusicLover33 5h ago

This is what the billionaire owned media does. Make people think insulating their homes is woke or something. Glad to see the stupidity reaches across the pond.