#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.

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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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