Is Labour Wrecking the Economy | Catherine McBride x Peter McCormack Show

Catherine McBride is an economist, trade expert, and former member of the UK’s Trade and Agriculture Commission. With a background in finance and deep knowledge of international markets, she is one of the most vocal critics of Britain’s overregulated economy, misguided energy policies, and counterproductive approach to growth and trade.

In this interview, Catherine explains why Britain is stuck in economic decline, how Net Zero is strangling industry, and why Labour’s growth promises are disconnected from reality. We discuss the damage caused by stamp duty, VAT, and employment law, the failure of political leadership across parties, and why the UK is driving away the very businesses it needs to survive. Catherine argues that only radical reform—cutting bad regulation, slashing energy costs, and restoring economic sanity—can save Britain from permanent decline.

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00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:28 – UK Steel Industry Collapse
00:11:24 – China’s Steel Strategy
00:13:12 – UK Red Tape Crisis
00:15:17 – Net Zero Is Anti-Growth
00:21:04 – VAT Reform
00:24:03 – Stamp Duty Kills Mobility
00:28:00 – Labour’s Planless Politics
00:32:52 – Trump’s Tariff Strategy Explained
00:36:00 – VAT Makes Everything Expensive
00:44:58 – Fixing the UK Economy
00:49:06 – Net Zero Is Suicide
00:52:33 – Solar Power Illusions
01:01:33 – Insane Farming Subsidies
01:03:06 – Politicians Lack Experience
01:12:10 – The Brain Drain
01:17:17 – Gaming the Benefits System
01:19:09 – Time for Radical Reform
01:21:17 – Killing Small Business Incentives
01:26:35 – DEI and ESG Must Go

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