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#101 - Guy Opperman - The Real Reason Our Towns Are Dying
Former Conservative MP Guy Opperman joins me to discuss rebuilding Britain from the ground up. We explore local banking, Bitcoin’s potential role in pensions, infrastructure challenges, and how community action can revitalise struggling towns. Drawing on his 14 years in Parliament and time as Pensions Minister, Guy explains why grassroots civic leadership and decentralisation are key to fixing Britain’s broken economy. We also discuss the failures of centralised politics, the importance of community banks, and how financial innovation – including Bitcoin – could help restore savings, trust, and economic resilience. CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - [email protected] › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH GUY OPPERMAN › X/Twitter - https://x.com/GuyOpperman SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) – Introduction (2:58) – Labour's empty promises & voter regret (8:36) – What’s really broken in local government (13:01) – Why good people avoid politics (18:03) – Are we living in managed decline? (23:58) – Why the UK can’t build anything (28:43) – If you want to change the world… look in the mirror (35:56) – 14 years in office (37:54) – The real fixes to local government (40:34) – Building a community bank from scratch (44:07) – Solving poverty through savings (48:36) – Teaching kids about money in schools (52:28) – Why big banks abandoned the working class (1:00:26) – Crime, capital and community (1:02:44) – Is there a role for Bitcoin in pensions? (1:07:34) – MPs can do more than just make laws (1:11:40) – Creating a civic wave (1:13:52) – Regulation vs common sense in local action (1:17:24) – Building local pride (1:21:04) – Can Bitcoin solve pensions in broken nations? (1:29:27) – Final thoughts: build something that lasts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#100 - Balaji Srinivasan - The Collapse of the West
In this episode of The Peter McCormack Show, I speak with Balaji Srinivasan,, founder of the Network School (ns.com). We discuss the decline of the West, the rise of China, AI disruption, Bitcoin’s role in a collapsing dollar system, and why political polarisation is tearing America apart. Balaji explains why dollar inflation is global taxation, why U.S. empire is unsustainable, and how decentralised technology is reshaping money, media, and geopolitics. CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - [email protected] › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH BALAJI SRINIVASAN › X/Twitter - https://x.com/balajis › Network School - https://ns.com SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:32 – West vs East: Power Rebalancing 00:06:33 – Asia Rising & West Declining 00:10:30 – Media Denial & Western Escapism 00:14:00 – Millionaire Migration Maps 00:18:20 – Exponential Collapse Trends Begin 00:20:10 – Red vs Blue vs China vs Internet 00:25:00 – Trade Wars & Tariff Illusions 00:33:05 – Blue America vs Internet 00:39:35 – The US Could Split Geographically 00:43:52 – Dollar Inflation = Global Taxation 00:49:30 – Left & Right Destroying Their Empire 01:07:20 – Super Bitcoinization Already Happening 01:26:00 – The Internet is the New West 01:32:00 – Debt Collapse vs Hyperinflation 01:42:00 – Foreign Trust in the US Collapsing 01:45:00 – Brain Drain: Talent Fleeing America 01:48:00 – India Rising, Fast & Quiet 01:54:00 – Bitcoin vs State Power 02:03:00 – America Cannot Handle Being #2 02:06:00 – Debt & Broken Promises 02:12:00 – Internet = West 3.0 02:14:30 – The Internet Will Replace the Empire - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#099 - Ben Habib - Why The UK Needs a Revolution
Businessman, former MEP, and leader of Advance UK Ben Habib joins The Peter Mccormack Show to deliver a blistering critique of Britain’s political and constitutional decline. In this discussion, Ben exposes how Tony Blair’s reforms, the Human Rights Act, and decades of globalist policies have eroded British sovereignty, weakened our borders, and crippled our economy. We discuss the collapse of public trust, the migration crisis, EU entanglements, judicial overreach, and why Keir Starmer’s Labour government poses an existential threat to Britain’s future. Ben reveals Advance UK’s plan to rebuild the nation from the ground up: secure our borders, return power to Parliament, revive our economy, and defend British values. CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - [email protected] › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH BEN HABIB › X/Twitter - https://x.com/benhabib6 SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:08 – The UK is in a downward spiral 00:02:23 – The rise of globalism 00:03:56 – Starmer’s economic vandalism 00:08:03 – The EU trap & sovereignty erosion 00:10:16 – Why Starmer is anti-British 00:13:59 – Red tape vs economic freedom 00:16:02 – Local councils are broken 00:17:35 – Why businesses are dying 00:18:41 – The cost of firing people 00:19:56 – Civil unrest is coming 00:34:21 – The Human Rights Act must go 00:40:31 – Shaming Tony Blair 00:43:02 – Advance UK vs Reform 00:47:56 – Free speech & Lucy Connolly 00:50:33 – Reform’s failures & Farage 00:59:33 – Advance’s College model 01:12:33 – Tommy Robinson & political prisoners 01:17:04 – What Advance would do in power 01:22:53 – Ditch Net Zero, cut welfare 01:25:50 – Where to cut government 01:26:13 – What drives Ben Habib 01:27:26 – Final thoughts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#098 - Katie Lam - The CONSERVATIVE Fightback: Borders, Belief & BRITAIN
Katie Lam, a Conservative parliamentary candidate and former senior civil servant, joins The Peter McCormack Show to deliver a critique of Britain’s cultural decay, political cowardice and the institutional failures undermining national trust. From grooming gangs and immigration to women’s safety and the collapse of political consensus, Lam calls for a bold new conservatism rooted in honesty, dignity and real public service. We discuss how the Left abandoned fairness, how the Right lost courage, and why Britain needs a cultural revival not just another election cycle. CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - [email protected] › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH KATIE LAM › X/Twitter - https://x.com/katie_lam_mp SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:17 – Why politics is broken 00:03:45 – Immigration promises repeatedly broken 00:06:34 – Life inside Parliament 00:09:15 – Grooming gangs & cover-ups 00:18:50 – No justice for cover-up 00:21:39 – Community relations over victims 00:26:23 – System punishes rule-followers 00:30:52 – Bureaucracy & debt threats 00:35:14 – Anarcho-tyranny in Britain 00:38:57 – Taxes, red tape rising 00:43:25 – Labour’s economic fantasy 00:46:42 – Why small businesses struggle 00:50:10 – Can Tories rebuild trust? 00:52:20 – Should we leave ECHR? 00:56:47 – What Liz Truss got right 00:58:20 – Assisted dying & abortion 01:04:13 – Britain's identity crisis 01:08:00 – Katie’s return to faith 01:11:25 – Assimilation vs. multiculturalism 01:14:10 – What is British culture? 01:16:47 – Katie’s political mission 01:18:57 – Final thoughts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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#097 - Josh Simons - Why Politicians Must Stop Lying
Labour MP Josh Simons joins The Peter McCormack Show for a frank discussion on Britain's broken system and his mission to fix it from within. As founder of the Labour Growth Group, Simons challenges his own party’s orthodoxy on tax and the “win-win” rhetoric of the political establishment. He lays out a vision to put working-class people back at the heart of politics , rebuild our broken institutions , and radically rethink education for the age of AI. This is a blueprint for a different kind of Labour party and a look at how a new generation of politician is tackling the UK's decline. CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - [email protected] › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH JOSH SIMONS › X/Twitter - https://x.com/joshsimonsmp SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:58 - The Problem with Wealth Taxes 00:18:04 - Politics is Emotionally Exhausting 00:24:16 - The Political System is Broken 00:28:43 - The Death of Old Media 00:38:13 - An Age of Ceaseless Crisis 00:46:22 - Losing Our National Story 00:49:03 - Labour Inherited a Mess 00:52:14 - The Case For Bitcoin 01:05:29 - Abandoning The Working Class 01:10:11 - Britain's Economic Stagnation 01:13:46 - Losing Our Purpose in Work 01:20:26 - The Myth of Central Banks 01:24:08 - The Death of High Streets 01:30:33 - The UK's Demographic Timebomb 01:37:09 - AI is Wiping Out Jobs 01:40:48 - Rethinking University Education 01:49:22 - My Political Legacy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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