#129 - Shanker Singham - The Case for Radical Economic Reform

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. 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 SHANKER SINGHAM › X/Twitter - https://x.com/ShankerASingham 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 – 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -