Matt Goodwin: Mass Migration, Populism, Freedom and Political Disruption | Peter McCormack Podcast

[@LLLLLLLLLucas]

Im a male Millennial born 1987, I hate woke and authoritarianism. I Love Matt ❤

[@spenndoolie]

Good interview… Britain really needs Matt Goodwin

[@kimjackson4041]

Well done Matt, thank you for all your hard work.

[@Vzzbux]

Noooo I'm a female milennial!! I'm sick of the woke gaslighting and man bashing! Thankyou for everything you do xx

[@Benboy1980]

Matt Goodwin is what the Americans would call ‘a true Patriot’. We need more of this, people wanting to have pride in their country and wanting to get back to our roots. We must help our young find that connection with the past greatness of GB and how we can rise again. We have been stuck in the weeds, discussing identity and feelings for too long. We are missing out on the big issues and the real problems. For the last 25 years our country has been trading on the sweat and blood of previous generations and it has almost been exhausted. This could be a seismic cultural shift in 2029, and it’s critical Reform win that election. The Tories and Labour have been ideologically captured and it’s too late for them now. Time to reset

[@oliverscott8201]

As a Hitchin boy it's good to see emerging podcasts talking about real issues with competent people, thankyou for all of your hard work!

[@GlobalInsight-h7g]

Hitchen says that Kier is fundamentally a Trotsky Communist

[@mclucky7086]

If you thought the 90's were great I can tell you the 60's were on a different planet of sheer delight. Freedom, clothes, music, dance halls, discos. Mods and rockers. Football at its best. Empty roads and roomy transport. It had it all and more. Tv watching was a joy and entertaining. Flights to Europe with your mates at 17, 18 years old. Special times. But the buzz of being young and energised by all around you was special.

[@markjeffery7319]

Agreed, but Matt hates us "boomers" for some reason.

[@noseyparker6969]

Upstairs on buses Monday morning being a non-smoker were delightful.

[@mrspoon6742]

Also the decade where the death penalty was abolished, immigration started to tick up and the cultural revolution started. Anything after world war 2 is a slow motion disaster.

[@keithandrews5905]

Keep fighting Mat and be ruthless

[@kim007250]

Mr Goodwin …Please take a 10/10.

[@ezioauditore3128]

Matt Goodwin is fantastic. One of the few commentators that is right on absolutely everything. Oh, apart from the snipe at boomers here. We've worked hard for our retirement, though it is harder for younger generations.

[@danielturner5]

I can understand the dig; I’ve met several boomers who say “Oh I’m done with it all, I’m glad I won’t be here later when it gets really bad”. Thanks for that support 🙄

[@AnAn___]

How would he increase long term talented migration to the UK? In the UK 67 out of 146 billionaires are migrants. And the UK would greatly benefit from more elite, millionaire and billionaire migrants and ethnics.

[@Shikuesi]

They're not even going to have a retirement to work for.

[@LizSmith-e3n]

I'm a boomer too. We had good education, great NHS and opportunities...and took them. Today is just so chaotic and uneven. Matt et al are definately on the right track with the right ethos. For the future of the generations following us, its the only obvious strategy at the present.

[@veronicaparker9445]

Blp7​@@AnAn___

[@formxshape]

Talk with David Starkey 🙏

[@MrObnoxiousPod]

People keep telling me this

[@alecpritchard]

@@MrObnoxiousPod +1 ❤

[@BennyMcGibbon]

You won't get a word in edge ways.

[@ricochet2977]

@@MrObnoxiousPod An historians view of why and how things were changed and how to reverse course will be very enlightening.

[@BlingKingMarvellous]

If Matt was running for PM, he would get my vote above everyone else, He isnt frightened of saying things that Nigel tends to stay away from. And the rough Policy guidelines Matt states he would do in this interview i could 100% be on board with. Makes total sense.

[@The-Midnight-Crow]

Love Matt. Thanks for having him on. Also enjoying getting to hear more about you Peter - and your motivations for running this podcast. Thank you.

[@MrObnoxiousPod]

Cheers mate

[@anthonysmith4826]

I shall be writing to my MP demanding data on legal and illegal immigrants.

[@jasonhaven7170]

lol it’s so easy to find

[@meesquo]

And why were these people still flooding into the UK when travel was restricted for the native population

[@lynn605]

I'm a huge supporter of Matt, and Peter. However, I'm fed up with in suggesting that all boomers are comfortable. I've worked hard all my life, lost everything during the 80s-90s crash. Since then I've run my own two small businesses and retired two years ago age 74. I don't have extra cash for cruises.

[@Casseopeia777]

Good point. I get it that prospects are bleak for young people and that is so wrong, but it feels a bit mean to paint all boomers with the same brush. Plenty of older people are struggling.

[@thunderbug8640]

It’s all about measuring as a group. I’m sure you have it hard for some reasons in your life, as there are exceptions to everything but for individuals within the group, a higher percentage of them have/had it easy compared to today. Take for example your anecdote, compared to my parents, they are boomers and do go on 3 proper holidays a year, one of which is usually a cruise.

[@glassmuxxic]

You don't - your generation disproportionately does. The data - consistent across public and private sources, left, right and centre - is very clear. Any Briton under the age of 40 should be looking to leave - they are going to be bled dry to fulfil unsustainable promises that should never have been made in the first place.

[@takilatime]

Running your own businesses is an example of you being better off than others. That doesn’t mean it’s easy to run a business, but pretending you’re hard done by when most young people will never own a home or even earn good enough money to rent their own place and not have to share with strangers. You’re coming across as out of touch Do you own your own home?

[@SteviePeters-x3u]

it’s average not everyone lol

[@Beelzebubba1983]

As an 83 baby i get offended being called a millennial. I defend my right to turn off my phone, go outside and build something. As a welder and certified rigger/operator I give thanks to God for my growing up in the 80s and 90s

[@paulbloomfield6403]

A billiant Podcast, Mat has nailed it , his view need implamenting now before things gets a lot worse

[@berniecork7416]

Brilliant discussion.

[@Farrightbrit]

This is just fantastic. Very informative and asking all the right questions.

[@susanclive5568]

Another great podcast, enjoyed listening to you both, I'm 69 and am on a massive learning curve to educate myself to try and help save England for my family. I so want them to know what England was like when it was good. My two baby grandchildren only have ever known England on the verge of civil war, each and every day. Matt Goodwin talks so much sense and pretty much what I've thought for years about the invasion of the country and the demography change that has been so bad for the country and the people who have always lived here. Thank you keep up the great work Peter.

[@MrObnoxiousPod]

Thanks for listening buddy

[@michaeldunworth2194]

Fantastic convo!!!

[@SamHurlting5182]

Love Matt Goodwin!

[@fractal1133]

I am a Gen X'r. I was one of the "weirdos" in the 80s/90s ... And I voted for Trump. Today's weirdos are inauthentic sheeple, the very thing we rebelled against.

[@raymundo632]

Fantastic both of you

[@jackwelsh3353]

This interview will be epic

[@Migi1991]

Nice work Peter, your recent guests and quality of the conversations have earned you another subscriber. Quality.

[@MrObnoxiousPod]

Thanks buddy, glad you enjoyed it.

[@JD-xw3tj]

You are smashing the content recently, could you do something where you end each episode on a positive or optimistic case for the future on how to fix the UK because the doom and gloom is too much

[@MrObnoxiousPod]

Fair comment, maybe I should cover a little more football :)

[@JD-xw3tj]

@@MrObnoxiousPod Thanks, keep up the great work mate!

[@alecpritchard]

It did in a way with the Policy Recommendations chapter near the end

[@kiwigrunt330]

Santa says “you can have one thing. Anything you want”. Oh, I’ll have a unicorn. “Sorry, can’t do that. That is too difficult.” Alright then, can you fix the UK? “What colour unicorn do you want?”

[@wilsonbennett659]

Banger pod.

[@nzreggae2534]

Matt, Peter. Teach the people their rights in their own homelands. Constitution. Bill of rights. Sovereignty. Parliament. Government. Councils. Law enforcement. Make English people fully aware of their most important rights. No more content creation.

[@rickknight3823]

Richard Vobes channel seems to be doing a great job with that through his guests. The appealing things is that is that he is leaning alongside his audience. I'd love to see a collaboration with them both. I think it'd boost their overall reach.

[@John-p7i5g]

Bill of Rights needed urgently.

[@SteveScott-sk5ly]

Hello Matt & Peter, I was out with my mates a couple of days ago and they happened to mention, that if we want our country back we have to sort the judiciary out first because if there's any Government protocol it has to go through the judiciary.

[@MrObnoxiousPod]

I am currently reading Liz Truss' book and she covers this in there, very insightful.

[@TrogART]

Immigration and net 0 are the two main fiscal disasters.

[@stedavies32]

Regarding Pete's son's envy of not living in a previous era. It's amazing how many kids today reminisce for the 80s and 90s even though they never lived it. It's such a shame they do this because today should be the best time to be alive. We must change this for their sake.

[@Shikuesi]

Hard to believe they're really so envious of a time of universal snail mail, coin-only payphones, no YT and not much on TV either

[@MrObnoxiousPod]

Yep, we were lucky to grow up in these decades

[@stedavies32]

@@Shikuesi It was a more innocent time. You weren't bombarded with death, outrage, etc in your algorithmic feed. The culture wasn't cynical like it is now. It was a positive place and the future seemed bright.

[@JM00-v9c]

not all women are lefties. I've run my own business here, set up another one overseas, came back here in 2016. UK has completely turned to shit in the past 10 years. I'm just glad I am no longer employing people. And I'm another Bedfordian.

[@154_madison]

Don't call people baby boomers, Matt. We all struggled in our time and as pensioners now get maligned yet we have paid our dues. Many years ago we struggled to buy a house. Our mortgage went up from £325 a month to £750 a month within six months of us taking it out. It doesn't sound much but interest rates were 15.5%. As a teacher full time I earned just under £380 a month and my husband an engineer earned £400 so on a combined income of £780 our mortgage was £750 leaving us £30 a month to live on for council tax, heating (no central heating in those days); food; etc. We had beans in toast for a main meal - no food banks then and £5 a month off social security. We had now as big machine; a black and white TV - couldn't afford colour; no holidays never mind foreign holidays yet all the people who knock us now, say how LUCKY WE WERE! In later years still paying for our pension, on an income of £3000 as a full time teacher - no pay rises under tories - I paid stoppages totalling £1000, a third of my salary for health care AND FOR MY PENSION. It is galling to be called a "baby boomer" as if it was some privilege - it wasn't. People now being told they are paying our pension! In the loosest sense they are but what about the millions we paid in? Did it just evaporate into thin air or into multi millionaires' pockets? WE PAID OIR OWN PENSIONS but as they are saying for this generation who jet off on foreign holidays and expect all mod cons, they a "are paying" our pensions BUT it is no different to us paying the previous generations'. They will expect the following generation to pay theirs! If this ISN'T how it works, THEY NEED TO REOAY US THE MILLIONS THEY HAVE DEFRAUDED US OF AND PAID IN GOOD FAITH. Maybe tell Rupert Lowe that we don't all live in big houses and holiday abroad "us "privileged" baby boomers! 🤬🤬🤬🤬 Just leave us alone . Add to that of course they want to kill us off with "assisted dying." Legalised murder is what it is. They don't care about the terminally ill, just about saving money for the NHS; social care and pensions. Let's be real it is an economic move not a compassionate or empathetic move. How stupid do they think we are? They killed my maternal grandmother many years ago so they already kill people. The Liverpool pathway - look it up - it is banned now because they starved people of food and water! They also overdosed my dad on morphine although I can't prove that one . Legalising killing people. What a caring and compassionate nation! 🤬🤬🤬

[@bonsense7004]

Indeed! You nailed it. As if they always need division between people. Some baby boomers will be very rich, but most aren't. And I saw my parents pay a lot on social security and for their retirement. Where is all this money spent on? I saw it also: migration without limits...

[@Globaldave1970]

Glad you got that off your chest!

[@John-p7i5g]

Same

[@wizzyletsgetbusy6878]

The timing of the assisted death bill has to be seen as part of the cull of the pensioners just after energy payment removed and talk of pension being means tested. Not to mention inflation. One has to see a (malign) trend. And I lost £40k as a Waspi woman. @154_madison we too struggle through 17% interest rates. No furniture in our 1st home and very few foreign holidays during 33 years of marrage.

[@grannyannie2948]

I'm Gen X and I know how the boomers struggled. However. They did create the world we have. It was the boomers who wanted the sexual revolution and easy divorce and other policies to destroy families and reduce birthrates. My country and yours has not had replacement birth rates since the 1970s when you would have been young and I was younger. Today Britain has a birthrate of 1.4. This means every young person will need to pay enough tax to support three boomers. What the boomers Are responsible for is creating a society people don't want to breed in.

[@michaelwebb3666]

In the 90s me and my mates used to go to skegness for the day behind our parents backs at 12 we lived in Leicester as long as we was on our street by a certain time all was good i miss those days i miss that britain

[@JimmyMFP]

Excellent point, Matt; people these days prefer to be drip fed rather than do their own research. When I talk to people in debates at work or in my friendships, the number of people who say, “How do you know that?” And I answer, “Because I read.” There’s a huge number of people who are being led around by MSM and SM.

[@RichardLeppington-l8p]

Matt is brilliant

[@MauroRunte-r7w]

In Elizzarda, unlike this, the income is stable and it's not hard to start. I initially invested 100 bucks and then a couple of thousand now my deposit has fully paid off, and they haven't even paid me all the profit yet it'll be even more in a month

[@philelvis1472]

Matt Goodwin for PM 👏👏👏

[@sh.4409]

He thinks Ash Sarkar is English ffs.

[@thegoat11111]

No thanks

[@Stephanie-ff6vb]

Excellent.

[@haz2557]

The fact that Matt Godwin said fuck that instantly makes him more relatable then 95% of politician’s

[@Jimmy-ew2xe]

WE GOTTA GET BACK TO A MORE RELAXED CULTURE WHERE PEOPLE AIN'T WORKING ALL HOURS AND HAVE TIME TO RESEARCH THE THINGS WE NEED TO RESEARCH.

[@colliehouse3133]

That’s exactly what those in power don’t want.

[@rickknight3823]

Richard Vobes and some of the guests hes had will be a massive boost to your channel and audience understanding of how we approach this situation in the UK. Of course David Starkey is good one as people keep telling you. A good friend of mine recently met him at a Reform meeting.

[@Firedancer100]

Join the free speech union

[@takilatime]

You should have on Connor Tomlinson to talk about a lot of these issues. Would make for a great interview

[@Doja-681]

How can we get accurate data when it’s all hidden behind privatised government contractor schemes, NGOs? Companies bid for funding leaving the government itself unaccountable.

[@theguy9067]

This point is moot, It doesn't matter if an industry is privatised if the funds come from government, the budget and spending is not hidden. Government chooses not to release the data

[@coraynbell8991]

Best time was 60's 70's

[@gallen9317]

Disruption is easy ; Rebuilding is hard very hard.

[@shadominium6290]

Great interview!

[@valeriecalder1273]

Why are people allowed NOT to vote. I think everyone should legally VOTE AT EVERY ELECTION.

[@rib877]

Oi, Prime Minister, give us the effin' data!

[@AnAn___]

This is the best interview Matt has done that I have seen so far. Matt is repeating what Peter Boghossian asked him . . . and correctly asking for very detailed data on each specific subset of migrants to better optimize the migrants the UK takes in. I am a huge supporter of talented mass migration. A technique by which many countries have become rich. Including Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE, Oman, Malaysia, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, New Zealand, Panama (I would even include China to a lesser degree) etc. But to implement this it is very helpful to have the very deep granular data Matt is trying to get. Kudos to Matt Goodwin!

[@grannyannie2948]

Australia has not been made wealthy through immigration. And most are not skilled workers. The other day I was speaking to a man from India who was brought out to wash cars for $5 and I know many women from the Philippines brought out to gut fish.

[@MrObnoxiousPod]

Thanks for listening mate

[@syracuseephelump9995]

Why import the talent we should be training? Not everyone needs a university education. We need tradesmen, but the trades have been vilified by academia. Over 50 years ago, as an apprentice Electrician, I was taught maths that today is being taught on maths degree courses. Today at 71, my training is still supplementing my pensions, and I enjoy a far better standard of living than I otherwise would.

[@CRAIGTEMPLATEXCHRIST]

38:28 QUESTION TIME also VET the audience and the questions… they wouldnt let me be in the audience!

[@mrsteve170]

We did lose our identity. We were americanised before the Internet turned up. The TV influence did it. More recently we have completely abolished the idea of a British identity

[@jasonhaven7170]

It started with music in WW2

[@lorrainecrawford9475]

Fab conversation, learnt so much! I hope just about everything Mat Goodwin says should happen…..does! L

[@TheLaughingMustache-oh5ff]

As an american, this is the first I've heard of him (goodwin). I'm very impressed with him, with his charisma and ability to communicate so effectively this guy could win elections.

[@VaucluseVanguard]

I don’t remember the 80s being that homophobic. True I’m not gay, but it was in that decade when I was in my 20s lots of people began to live as openly gay.

[@shinelight727]

I agree with you. Many of my straight friends had gay friends including myself.

[@John-p7i5g]

The solution to misinformation is more information. Not less.

[@154_madison]

£5000 wasn't a small amount of money at one time - it was a huge amount of money - money values have changed.

[@grannyannie2948]

Yes I was doing the maths in AUD

[@paulslater9061]

Conner Tomlinson reckons the home office is mixed up in the immigration situation

[@davec5153]

I remember in the 80's thinking it was shit compared to the 60's and 70's. I didint know how lucky I was compared to today. I never seen a non British native until I was 12 years old and we were happier and safer as kids.

[@grannyannie2948]

In Australia I did not see anyone who was not of European or Aboriginal descent until 1986, and throughout the seventies and eighties my schools were 100% Christian

[@kurtjensen5798]

hey Peter, congrats on going from the no. 1 Bitcoin podcast in the world, to the 5th best political pod in the UK, after Winston Marshall, Andrew Gold, and Triggerpod, an Unherd.

[@MrObnoxiousPod]

I sense some sarcasm here. I am fully happy with where my life is.

[@aaleexaandeer7084]

quite the bomb in the intro! agree 100%!!!

[@mateobravo9212]

Great stuff. Accountability has gone, so we need an administration that will smash it up. The current politicians, corporate big boys and civil servants need to understand how much they have buggered things up. I am a new subscriber as I see hope in these conversations....

[@Jimmy-ew2xe]

REFORM UK NEED THE MONEY TO BE ABLE TO GO INTO 100S OF COMMUNITIES AND SPEND TIME WORKING AND INSPIRING THE LOCALS TO GO FOR OFFICE! NEEDS REAL BIG MONEY AND LEADERSHIP! LOVE THAT FOR A CHALLENGE!

[@ricochet2977]

Sounds like Musk might come to their rescue?

[@sandymilne224]

Peter, great podcast, man! I love Andrew. On a specific point… Canada HAD done guns the right way and now we have Trudeau banning massive numbers of firearms. Canada has had serious gun control along with access to firearms since our founding of the country and after publicly saying he wouldn’t ban them, has gone back on his promise and banned most of them. Even though we haven’t had the terrible shooting the way the USA has had. (We had one bad one decades ago by a nut job) Trudeau have become the tyrant we all fear having in our country. It’s so sad to see.

[@ricochet2977]

Nobody ever talks about Switzerland, they nearly have as many firearms per capita as the USA and from my understanding there has only been one incident in their history.

[@Michael-gw6nj]

You both should have been teenagers in the 70s that would truly open your eyes to freedom 👀🤩🤩🤩👍🇬🇧

[@grannyannie2948]

I was a child then. Certainly no helicopter parenting in the subtropics. Half the time the adults were slowly getting drunk and didn't care where we were or what we were doing. Merry Christmas from Oz

[@markjeffery7319]

Exactly but they hate us "boomers" for some inexplicable reason.

[@MasculinityMindset]

Bedford is basically a middleclass London satellitle town. So the vast majority of those people have money. It is not representative of the migration into the UK.

[@IanParker]

Matt is a top guy.. I have an audio book of his from way back. Thanks Peter for brining great guests.. all power to a fellow Bedford boy!

[@Suzanne-r7t]

Really don't understand why anyone on the right tolerates konstantin kisin . He is on the left and tries to cancel conservatives, especially Christians. I immediately distrust people who hold him in high regard.

[@myzenlifeinnature]

He is on the right

[@grahamparkin5568]

In September 2023, the New Statesman named Konstantin Kisin as the 46th most influential right-wing figure in British politics.

[@heatherboardman7004]

Love listening to Matt. ❤

[@BrianMurphy-t3u]

I don’t mind that journalists are biased but it’s when they pretend they’re neutral that grates me .

[@oldfathertime]

nice one just subscribed... I was born in 1971 and would say the 80s was the best era...!

[@louiseparker1915]

Great conversation! Thanks 🙏

[@alexdg00]

Matt Goodwin has been on an interesting journey. That has probably cost him a lot personally and professionally. But he is honest and very insightful, and identifies the fault lines in British politics

[@Alan7997]

Yep, born in '79 and coming of age in the late 90's was fantastic, the 80's were just amazing as a kid.

[@hughbeeson8854]

This government must stop handing over many billions of British taxpayers’ money to immigrants, both legal and illegal, (and to overseas governments) whilst the British people themselves go without. The need is right here within the United Kingdom and the need is urgent. Government need to return immigrants to their home countries, where responsibility lies; we simply cannot afford this largesse

[@AnAn___]

What is the danger to England and the UK if the vast majority of UK top performing students, millionaires and billionaires become migrants or ethnics?

[@andyash5675]

The scourge of populism - A futile crackdown on the final symptom of political decay.

[@lornemartin1946]

Matt is a fantastic guest 👍

[@Natalia-q9s3z]

❤❤❤

[@ColinScudder]

Its a falsehood to think people of the boomer generation all did well and are living on easy street . When i came out of the army there were no training schemes and no jobs available. it was desperately hard to get a mortgage. , Agreed things are tough for young prople but they do have the choice to stay on at school and their are a whole range of subjects skills that are open to them which wasnt before.

[@timfallon8226]

'There was racism in football' So what? Racism is how one group protects themselves from hostile foreigners.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

😂

[@markjeffery7319]

Exactly 💯 spot on, banter, humour oh how I miss those days.

[@RobertThomson-y4m]

This guy should lead reform, if farage passes on the baton.

[@robertandrews6555]

Love it ... Lets take it back from the nerds and the bullied at school types 💪🏻💪🏻...... Roll on the next UK general election

[@deeps2761]

I used to enjoy Matt when I saw him on things like Politics Live, a great 'disruptor' who knows what he's talking about. Pity he's on the naughty step now, I don't really see him anymore. I'll add my tuppence worth to the conversation on who is now supporting Reform, so many people I speak to have rapped their hand's in with Labour/Tories (myself included) and if Reform don't do anything stupid between now and the next election they're going to get a LOT of votes from people that would never have dreamed of voting for them. Just a pity its going to be another 4 and a half years.

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[@valeriecalder1273]

MATT GOODWIN FOR PM

[@leeeeee286]

Matt's one of the few people who I think genuinely tackle the issues this country faces head on. I must admit, I'm a little surprised you didn't seem to see immigration as a more important issue, Peter. I think you're basically spot on on the economic issues we face, but I think perhaps you underestimate the negative impact immigration is having on some poorer communities in the country. There is a difference between upper-middle-class communities with immigrants and the immigrants that end up in poorer communities. The place I grew up for example has basically now turned into a 3rd world slum with people literally living in tents and caravans full of migrants. Most signage on the high street is in Arabic. All of the pubs and stores have closed and now we have muslim community centres and halal stores. And worse still, its just not safe anymore. If you walk around at the wrong times you're quite likely to get mugged or even stabbed. Went I went to university it was very clear to me why middle-class people have less of a problem with immigration. The immigrants who go to university and work middle-class office jobs are not the immigrants I find myself around when I go back to my home town.

[@MrObnoxiousPod]

I understand the points, though it is new to me so I am trying to understand the full story. Also, as the descendent of an unskilled immigrant and having spent time in refugee camps, I do have a certain amount of sympathy with legitimate migrants looking for a better life.

[@leeeeee286]

​@@MrObnoxiousPod That's fair. I think part of the reason for differing view points here is that not all immigrants are equal. The place I live has over the past few decades welcomed a large number of muslim refugees (many of whom are unemployed and live in social housing). But if you live in a diverse area that's slightly more prosperous, immigrants are more likely to be hard working and well integrated members of the community. Your dad is probably not representative of the types of immigrant that most people have a problem with. And in my opinion (and where I disagree a little with Reform) we should be welcoming more hard-working, culturally compatible immigrants to the UK while significantly lowering those who are not likely to contribute. However, in recent decades we've done the exact opposite. Unfortunately hard working immigrants have very little reason to come to the UK today because of all of the fees and taxes they must pay when they get here (especially if they want to start a business). If they're talented there are likely much better places for them to go. While I also have sympathy for refugees, I would argue the government simply shouldn't be in the business of international charity. If I or you care about the struggles of refugees we can donate money to help them. But it's obviously wrong to demand UK families struggling to pay for their own kids and mortgages to also pay extra taxes to allow their public services and social housing to be used as a form of international charity for refugees (many of whom are purely economic refugees).

[@annette2653]

Bigger hitters needed.

[@philipwood123]

Superb as always Pete . Catching up on Mr Obnoxious content since the move from 'What bitcoin did'

[@DamonClarke-g1f]

Keep the faith. Sanity will prevail, no longer can we be represented by those who couldn't give a toss about the British people and British culture. Reform looking great for 2029.

[@Jimmy-ew2xe]

People are so busy trying to survive they don't get to see stuff like this, so a good way is using clever little wake up memes to start them thinking!

[@garrymacphee8328]

We have a word to describe the current political class.... "Kakistocracy".

[@idahoman325]

Great conversation, I find Matt being wise albeit still entirely too tame times 10 compared to the moment he & his country live in. I give him props mostly for listening to his own audiences , actually in allot of his audience is a paid audience. They have in short grabbed a hold of Matt & have offered him quite a pleasant tour down the path of freedoms. As for the UK , unfortunately I feel like as if the last 4 or 5 decades of everyone screaming that your politics / WEF/club of Rome adherences to the insanity of the inky dinky small % of the gelatinous spined subcreatures that often occupy positions of powers along with the truly faceless things that they work for. I'd strongly recommend as reform peddles along at a slower pace then the other parties nationally, I'd strongly suggest picking a smaller section of your island & applying all freedom instinctsolar then times them by 100 ... then don't be shocked when that small section absolutely grows in business, students performing, all aspects. So pick a section. Ps start viewing migration as a constant suppressed wages campaign offered by your elites.

[@michaelpotter4808]

Great podcast 👍

[@hammersmithbridge9115]

Question Time???? - Where is this guy from again. We all stopped watching Question time nearly 10 years ago - that is the worst of all programmes in terms of having a meaningful debate

[@btpennycook]

You won't have the social trust that's why I now live in Thailand. It's far safer and more relaxed it ain't called the land of smiles for nothing and everything is cheaper and the weather is superb.

[@ReekieReels]

I was born in 91, and my childhood was very "Gen X", but maybe Scotland was just a little behind the times. Between 1998 and 2002 I spent most of my days on my bike. There was even this random older guy who used to hang out with us named "Birdie", idling about on the same old BMX 😂 that boy used to appear like a phantom, and disappear just as suddenly. Good times.

[@LOGOASSASSIN]

I saw all this coming 35yrs ago. (It's odd to hold a pen for an hour and a half and never use it)

[@KM-pq7sr]

Great guest. But the podcast name 'Mr Obnoxious' seems like an odd choice, I think it'll put people off. Who wants that appearing beside their face while they talk.