The Peter McCormack Show

Peter McCormack

The Peter McCormack Show is a podcast covering politics, economics, free speech, and Bitcoin.

  1. #102 - John Redwood - Lessons from Thatcher, Warnings for Starmer

    AUG 5

    #102 - John Redwood - Lessons from Thatcher, Warnings for Starmer

    Sir John Redwood has been inside Downing Street and the Treasury. He’s seen the machine up close and he’s not impressed. Sir John explains why the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) and Treasury models are flawed, how Ireland beat Britain with smarter tax policy and what Thatcher got right that no one today is willing to say out loud. CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - me@petermccormack.com › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH JOHN REDWOOD › X/Twitter - https://x.com/johnredwood 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   (1:25) – Why government keeps making things worse   (4:14) – Taxing education & small business   (9:47) – Should we abolish the OBR?   (14:05) – Government too big, taxes too high   (18:52) – Are we heading toward another 1970s crisis?   (21:43) – How Thatcher fixed the mess   (31:28) – What would Thatcher think today?   (34:12) – Labour's economic strategy collapsing   (37:06) – Why Redwood entered politics   (48:34) – The water crisis & foreign ownership   (55:16) – What Thatcher got right   (58:59) – Jealousy politics & public perception   (1:02:20) – Why deregulation & low taxes aren’t a hard sell   (1:04:57) – Two-tier justice: public vs private sector failure   (1:07:26) – What makes a great Prime Minister?   (1:09:34) – Will Starmer survive a full term?   (1:12:04) – Rise of Reform & collapse in turnout   (1:18:17) – Should we audit the Bank of England?   (1:25:47) – The personal cost of political conviction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    1h 28m
  2. AUG 1

    #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 - me@petermccormack.com › 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    1h 39m
  3. #100 - Balaji Srinivasan - The Collapse of the West

    AUG 1

    #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 - me@petermccormack.com › 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    2h 19m
  4. #099 - Ben Habib - Why The UK Needs a Revolution

    AUG 1

    #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 - me@petermccormack.com › 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    1h 30m
  5. #098 - Katie Lam - The CONSERVATIVE Fightback: Borders, Belief & BRITAIN

    AUG 1

    #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 - me@petermccormack.com › 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    1h 26m
  6. #097 - Josh Simons - Why Politicians Must Stop Lying

    AUG 1

    #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 - me@petermccormack.com › 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    1h 40m
  7. #096 - Samuel Kullmann - Why Switzerland Works and Britain Doesn't

    AUG 1

    #096 - Samuel Kullmann - Why Switzerland Works and Britain Doesn't

    Swiss politician Samuel Kullmann joins The Peter McCormack Show for a deep dive into Switzerland's unique model of governance and why it offers a powerful alternative to Britain's broken system. Kullmann breaks down the power of direct democracy, the importance of decentralised government, and how a nation run by part-time politicians with real-world skin in the game avoids the corruption and incompetence plaguing Westminster. Drawing a sharp contrast, he compares the stable, prosperous, citizen-led approach of Switzerland with the top-down, bureaucratic failure that is driving the UK's decline and wealth exodus. This is a lesson in how real democracy works, a blueprint for political accountability, and a vision of a future where power truly belongs to the people. CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - me@petermccormack.com › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH SAMUEL KULLMANN › X/Twitter - https://x.com/samuelkullmann SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:00:58 - A Swiss Perspective on the UK 00:04:03 - The Power of Referendums 00:05:57 - Decentralised Tax & Government 00:07:32 - Approachable Politicians 00:08:41 - The Strength of the Swiss Franc 00:12:48 - No Staff Means No Stupid Laws 00:15:23 - Can the Swiss System Be Copied? 00:18:55 - Lawlessness in the UK 00:22:19 - Direct Democracy 00:29:11 - Bitcoin & Switzerland 00:33:57 - Fighting Against Centralisation 00:38:19 - The UK System Rewards Morons 00:40:58 - The Incentives of Swiss Politics 00:44:28 - Why Socialism Always Fails in Switzerland 00:48:41 - The UK's Obsession with a Wealth Tax 00:57:01 - How Switzerland Handled COVID 01:01:41 - Law & Order in Switzerland 01:04:57 - The Dark Side of Switzerland 01:21:58 - A Christian Framework 01:25:27 - Modernising the Church 01:31:04 - The Singularity of Faith, Bitcoin & Governance 01:36:28 - Bitcoin Regulation in Switzerland 01:40:55 - The Swiss Healthcare System 01:46:01 - Switzerland's Generous Social Safety Net - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    1h 57m

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