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#084 - Andrew Griffith - Restoring Trust, Growth, and Conservative Principles
Andrew Griffith is a Conservative MP and Shadow Cabinet member, with a background in business and government focused on driving economic growth, smarter regulation, and national renewal. With experience in both the private sector and public service, he brings a new perspective to the future of Conservative policy. In this interview, we discuss housing, taxation, civil service reform, economic competitiveness, and the moral case for smaller government. Andrew lays out his vision for restoring trust in politics, unlocking growth, and making the Conservative Party fit to lead Britain through its next chapter. CONTACT PETE › Website - https://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - [email protected] › Instagram - https://instagram.com/mccormack555 › x/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH ANDREW GRIFFITH › Twitter - https://x.com/griffitha › Website - https://www.andrewgriffith.uk/ SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS (00:00) – Introduction (04:15) – Entering Politics (09:50) – Business vs Westminster (12:20) – Political Trust (14:35) – Housing Crisis (16:50) – Tax Burden (22:30) – Wage Stagnation (24:15) – Civil Service vs Growth (32:15) – Regulatory Paralysis (35:00) – Wasteful Government Spending (37:20) – Hidden Debt Crisis (44:00) – Welfare & Dependency (46:10) – Hayek & Liberty (48:20) – Centre-Right Opportunity (55:25) – Deregulation & Risk (1:00:50) – Radical vs Credible (1:06:40) – Water & Regulation (1:12:50) – Free Speech (1:20:00) – Surveillance & Digital ID (1:24:30) – Bitcoin & Innovation (1:32:00) – Media & Ofcom (1:34:00) – Rebuilding Conservative Trust (1:37:00) – Closing 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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#083 - Gavin Rice - Growth, Housing, Welfare, Immigration, Politics & AI Disruption
Gavin Rice is a political strategist and former government advisor focused on economic growth, demographics, and national renewal. With deep policy insight, he offers a clear diagnosis of Britain's decline and a roadmap for reform. In this interview, we discuss the housing crisis, mass immigration, tax disincentives, political failure, and the demographic timebomb. Gavin explains why the UK isn’t working, and what it will take to fix it. CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - [email protected] › Instagram - http://instagram.com/mccormack555 › x/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH GAVIN RICE › Twitter - https://x.com/gavinantonyrice › Onward - https://ukonward.com/ SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS (00:00) – Introduction (01:56) – Social Contract (05:00) – Thatcher (10:45) – Economic Reality (13:50) – Deindustrialisation (15:52) – Industrial Collapse (18:51) – Net Zero (23:56) – Housing Crisis (27:29) – Rachel Reeves (32:55) – Growth (35:00) – Tax Disincentives (38:19) – Demographic Crisis (41:52) – HMOs (46:58) – Welfare Explosion (48:26) – Immigration (51:36) – Automation (58:27) – Policy Paralysis (1:01:33) – Planning Reform (1:06:29) – Growth (1:09:04) – NHS (1:20:51) – Teaching Economics (1:22:20) – Bitcoin (1:29:57) – Minimum Wage (1:33:12) – AI Disruption (1:38:46) – Critical Thinking (1:42:36) – UBI (1:46:17) – Brain Rewiring (1:51:00) – Digital Addiction (1:55:37) – 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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#082 - Anaïse & Carine Kanimba - Arsenal’s Dirty Secret: Rwanda, Blood Money & Corruption
Anaïs and Carine Kanimba are human rights advocates and daughters of Paul Rusesabagina, the real-life hero of Hotel Rwanda. As vocal critics of Paul Kagame’s regime, they’ve become powerful voices against authoritarianism, political repression, and the silencing of dissent in Rwanda and beyond. In this interview they expose the reality behind Rwanda's image laundering through its high-profile sponsorship of Arsenal Football Club. They reveal how Premier League partnerships are being weaponised to legitimise tyranny. This episode uncovers the brutal repression, silencing of dissent, and the West’s moral complicity in one of Africa’s most tightly controlled regimes.
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#081 - Tom Clougherty - How the Government Broke the Economy
Tom Clougherty is the Executive Director and Ralph Harris Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, and one of Britain’s leading advocates for free markets, limited government, and economic reform. With years of policy experience and a deep understanding of Britain’s institutional dysfunction, Tom offers a no-nonsense diagnosis of the UK’s economic decline. In this interview, we explore why Britain feels broken - from punitive taxes and housing failures to bureaucratic overreach, political cowardice, and collapsing public services. Tom explains how the UK lost its economic edge, why the middle class is being hollowed out, and what must change to unleash growth and restore national confidence.
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#080 - Phil Lojacono - What Broken Democracies Can Learn from Switzerland
Phil Lojacono is a Swiss entrepreneur and political thinker with deep insights into how Switzerland has built one of the most stable, decentralised, and citizen-focused democracies in the world. In this interview, we explore what broken democracies like the UK and US can learn from the Swiss model: from localism and tax competition to limited government, civic maturity, and referendums that actually hold power to account. Phil explains why decentralisation works, how Switzerland avoids political extremism, and why trust in government must be earned, not assumed.
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