Carl Benjamin joins me for a conversations about the UK’s decline. From moral collapse and socialism-by-stealth to town centre decay and mass apathy, we dive into what went wrong and why fixing it might not be possible through conventional politics.

Carl and I share personal plans for Swindon and Bedford, compare strategies and ask whether it’s time to stop waiting for government and start building parallel institutions ourselves.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 – Introduction    
00:02:45 – Swindon’s decline and the roots of decay
00:06:07 – Immigration, homelessness & local failures
00:12:50 – Why councils are powerless & going bankrupt
00:18:52 – A decade of government mistakes
00:22:22 – Do we need a British Milei?
00:26:28 – Liz Truss was right & they destroyed her
00:30:01 – Communism by stealth
00:35:02 – Child rape gangs, the online safety bill & moral rot
00:38:36 – Why socialism always ends in collapse
00:42:26 – The left’s worldview vs personal responsibility
00:46:29 – Can a government lose moral legitimacy?    
00:52:48 – Can Reform UK actually change anything?
00:56:29 – Why Farage is failing at leadership   
01:04:04 – The welfare Ponzi & boomer betrayal
01:07:00 – Why Carl won’t abandon Swindon
01:10:59 – Peter’s plan to rebuild Bedford
01:17:08 – Swindon’s lost heart
01:21:01 – Food halls, culture & urban regeneration
01:25:33 – A blueprint for reviving towns across the UK
01:28:32 – Immigration, foot traffic and economic displacement    
01:34:38 – We became reclusive & now we must fight it
01:37:03 – Reclaiming patriotism
01:40:48 – Waking up after COVID    
01:44:00 – Final thoughts

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