#129 - Shanker Singham - The Case for Radical Economic Reform
Description
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
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EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK
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