Ed Straw, a systems thinker who has worked for government and private industry, was my guest on today’s show. Ed is also the host of the Hidden Power podcast, where he discusses ways in which systems thinking can change the world. Our system of government, economy, and election are fundamentally broken and it…
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Chatter #99 – Tom Brake on a Written Constitution and Revitalising Democracy
Tom Brake, the director of Unlock Democracy was my guest on today’s show. Unlock Democracy are campaigning to give Britain a codified and written constitution and reinvigorate our relationship with democracy and government. We covered what a written constitution would mean and why we should want one, the idea of citizen’s assemblies, and…
Chatter #98 – Chris Kendall on Cakeism, Federalism, and Post-Brexit Reform
Chris Kendall, EU official and host of the wonderfully informative Cakewatch podcast. Cakewatch is aimed at combatting the British exceptionalism and misconceptions held by both Remainers and Brexiteers. In this discussion we get into the concept of Cakeism, the reforms that both Britain and Europe might undertake post-Brexit, the concepts of Federalism and…
Chatter #91 – Tim Elliott on America, the Late Roman Republic, and Populism
Tim Elliott, an ancient historian researching populist politics in the Roman Republic, was my guest on today’s show. We had a really interesting conversation discussing an article he wrote that alludes to comparisons between the late Roman Republic and the current state of US politics, most intriguingly between Donald Trump and Julius Caesar….
Chatter #84 – Peter Hitchens on Covid, Free Speech, and the Failure of Britain’s Institutions
Journalist, author, and Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens was my guest on today’s show. He is a former foreign correspondent from Moscow and Washington and author of numerous books including The Rage Against God and The Abolition of Britain. This was a really exciting interview for me and definitely one of the…
Chatter #81 – Nicholas Shaxson on The Finance Curse
Nicholas Shaxson, author of The Finance Curse was my guest on today’s show. The Finance Curse lays out the case that an over-sized financial sector can be as much of a drain on a country’s economy as a resource like oil or copper, where one industry sucks money, talent, and investment out of…
