#126 - Ant Middleton - Why Violence Creates Freedom

Ant Middleton is a Special Forces veteran, author, and former SAS: Who Dares Wins star. He joins the show for a conversation about identity, violence, service, and what's gone wrong in Britain.  From his military career and time in prison to his rise in the media and now politics, Ant lays out why he feels a duty to serve again — this time as Mayor of London. CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - me@petermccormack.com › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH ANT MIDDLETON › X/Twitter - https://x.com/antmiddleton SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Cape - https://www.cape.co/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction  00:04:36 – Violence, Aggression & Mastery   00:11:16 – Freedom, Fear & State Control   00:16:45 – Multiculturalism vs British Culture   00:25:00 – The Discipline Deficit   00:30:22 – Sadiq Khan, Grooming Gangs & Denial   00:36:45 – Failure, Ego & Accountability   00:41:00 – Serving the Public Again   00:45:30 – Three Pillars of Trust   00:50:12 – Tax, Control & Silent Partners   00:57:30 – Why Business Is Broken   01:03:00 – How to Win in Politics 01:07:00 – Civil Unrest & the Line to Violence   01:12:30 – Victimhood vs Self-Mastery   01:18:00 – Excellence, Ego & Daily Debrief   01:22:00 – Service, Sacrifice & Family   01:28:00 – Brining London's Energy Back 01:30:25 – Closing Thoughts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -