#129 - Shanker Singham - The Case for Radical Economic Reform
The Peter McCormack Show
Outro
Closing thanks, final sponsor mentions, and where to follow Shanker; episode sign-off.
Shanker Singham is a trade lawyer, competition expert, and one of the UK's most respected economic minds.
In this wide-ranging conversation, we unpack why Britain's economy has become uncompetitive, how regulation has locked out innovation and what needs to change.
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TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Why Economic Policy Matters 00:03:30 – Liberty, Rights & Prosperity 00:07:15 – Regulation Kills Growth 00:10:30 – What GDP Really Measures 00:15:10 – Cronyism vs Real Competition 00:21:00 – Why Government Is Unaccountable 00:25:00 – The Deep State Problem 00:30:00 – How the UK Wasted Brexit 00:35:45 – The Truth About Tariffs 00:41:00 – Trade, Distortions & China 00:45:10 – America's Tariff Strategy Explained 00:52:00 – Why Global Growth Has Slowed 00:58:20 – Education, Economics & Free Markets 01:05:00 – We Don't Teach Liberty 01:10:00 – Language, Truth & Marxism 01:14:00 – Why 'Capitalism' Is a Trap 01:18:30 – Fiat Money vs Voluntary Exchange 01:25:00 – Bitcoin, Inflation & the Fiscal Distortion 01:30:00 – AI, Labor Markets & Collapse 01:36:30 – The Future of Work 01:42:00 – The Philosophy of Prosperity 01:46:30 – Final Thoughts
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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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