Bold Politics with Zack Polanski How Labour Sold Their Souls To Billionaires | Gary Stevenson | Zack Polanski
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Sep 30, 2025 
Gary Stevenson, an economist focused on wealth inequality and creator of Gary's Economics, joins to discuss the Labour Party's potential downfall and their relationship with billionaires. He argues for the importance of wealth taxes while explaining how unchecked wealth concentration harms public resources. The conversation pivots to the need for compelling storytelling to counter far-right narratives. Gary also shares strategies to activate public support for fair taxation and the urgency for progressive parties to embrace wealth tax policies.
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Relentless Focus Built Trust
- Gary Stevenson built influence by focusing relentlessly on inequality and making economics accessible via video.
- He used his working-class background and clear explanations to win public trust and grow an audience.
Explain Economics Like A Video Series
- Make complex economic ideas simple and welcoming to reach people outside elites.
- Use video and repeated messaging to turn a niche idea into common sense.
Many Voices Make Ideas Stick
- Multiplicity of messengers makes radical ideas become mainstream common sense.
- Gary wants many voices so wealth-tax ideas stop being 'Gary's idea' and become policy reality.