The Coming Economic Collapse | Steve Baker + James Van Straten x Peter McCormack Podcast

Steve Baker is a Conservative MP, former Brexit minister, and outspoken advocate for free markets, sound money, and limited government. James Van Straten is a macro analyst and Bitcoin advocate, focused on exposing economic mismanagement and the failures of central banking.

In this episode, we discussthe UK’s economic crisis, government waste, political failures, and how reckless borrowing, high taxation, and a bloated state have pushed Britain towards financial ruin. We also discuss the failures of Conservative leadership, the rise of Reform, and whether figures like Kemi Badenoch or Nigel Farage can fix the system.

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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:01:59 - Government Waste
00:03:16 - The Global Financial Crisis
00:07:12 - The UK’s Monetary System Is Failing
00:12:58 - Housing Crisis
00:16:27 - Politicians Failure with Economics
00:22:27 - Reform Party’s Rise
00:28:39 - Why the UK Government Is Failing
00:31:34 - Kemi Badenoch & Nigel Farage
00:35:00 - Bank of England Manipulation
00:38:16 - Liz Truss and the Bond Markets
00:42:02 - Authenticity in Politics
00:46:10 - Fourth Turning Crisis?
00:50:27 - UK Government Spending
00:54:43 - How the UK Wastes Billions
01:00:10 - Small Business Pressures
01:05:40 - Energy Prices and Taxation
01:08:19 - Labour's Entrepreneurial State
01:18:17 - A UK Bitcoin Reserves
01:22:56 - Mass Media and Groupthink
01:28:49 - Why People are Turning to Bitcoin
01:32:47 - A Libertarian Revolution
01:39:17 - Final Thoughts

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