Mr Obnoxious

Peter McCormack

  • 1 hour 31 minutes
    #126 - Ant Middleton - Why Violence Creates Freedom

    Ant Middleton is a Special Forces veteran, author, and former SAS: Who Dares Wins star. He joins the show for a conversation about identity, violence, service, and what's gone wrong in Britain.

    From his military career and time in prison to his rise in the media and now politics, Ant lays out why he feels a duty to serve again — this time as Mayor of London.

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    TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:04:36 – Violence, Aggression & Mastery 00:11:16 – Freedom, Fear & State Control 00:16:45 – Multiculturalism vs British Culture 00:25:00 – The Discipline Deficit 00:30:22 – Sadiq Khan, Grooming Gangs & Denial 00:36:45 – Failure, Ego & Accountability 00:41:00 – Serving the Public Again 00:45:30 – Three Pillars of Trust 00:50:12 – Tax, Control & Silent Partners 00:57:30 – Why Business Is Broken 01:03:00 – How to Win in Politics 01:07:00 – Civil Unrest & the Line to Violence 01:12:30 – Victimhood vs Self-Mastery 01:18:00 – Excellence, Ego & Daily Debrief 01:22:00 – Service, Sacrifice & Family 01:28:00 – Brining London's Energy Back 01:30:25 – Closing Thoughts

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    6 November 2025, 5:44 pm
  • 1 hour 43 minutes
    #125 - Tom Slater - Policing Speech & Ignoring Crime: The Decay of the UK

    Tom Slater is the editor of Spiked, one of the most important voices in the UK free speech movement.

    We cover: – Why free speech is collapsing in Britain – The absurdity of arresting 30+ people a day for tweets – The rise of soft censorship & speech policing – Why Labour has abandoned the working class – Illegal immigration, NGO rackets & the new elite – The failure of the police – Why we need direct democracy and state decentralisation – The case for cultural renewal and citizen power

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    TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:03:45 – State Overreach & Free Speech 00:13:10 – Labour's Class Betrayal 00:17:55 – NGO Rackets & Migration 00:22:47 – Hotel Contracts & Public Anger 00:26:38 – Crime, Housing & Council Collapse 00:31:14 – Police Don't Stop Crime 00:36:30 – 30 Arrests a Day for Tweets 00:40:45 – Real Free Speech Cases 00:46:02 – NHS, Rackets & Reform 00:51:00 – Can We Save Policing? 00:56:00 – Speech Laws, Censorship & Culture 01:00:40 – Why the Public Are Right 01:06:10 – Direct Democracy 01:11:00 – Councils & Local Control 01:15:00 – Media Bias 01:18:15 – The Political Class Is Finished 01:23:00 – Can Reform Deliver? 01:28:00 – Why Free Speech Still Matters 01:32:30 – The Middle-Class Protection Racket 01:36:45 – Cultural Decay & Cowardice 01:40:10 – Final Thoughts

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    4 November 2025, 6:14 pm
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    #124 - Zia Yusuf - We Have One Shot to Fix Britain

    Zia Yusuf returns to the show for a follow-up on where Britain is going and how Reform UK plans to fix it.

    We cover: – Why Britain is no longer investable – The flight of wealth & what it means for services – Immigration, sectarian politics & cultural decline – Why reform needs real power – Energy policy & net zero – A first principles approach to taxation, debt & GDP – What Reform's economic plan focuses on – Whether Zia will run for Parliament

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    TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:02:54 – Green Party & Cultural Decline 00:04:53 – The Collapse of Labour Strongholds 00:10:07 – Preparing for Government 00:11:30 – One Shot to Fix Britain 00:16:18 – Mass Immigration, No Integration 00:19:32 – Why the Rich Are Leaving 00:21:54 – Law, Safety & Taxpayer Rage 00:24:46 – AI, Inequality & Asset Owners 00:27:20 – The Energy Cost Disaster 00:29:17 – Why Wealth Creation Matters 00:31:46 – The Global Market for Wealth 00:34:08 – Normalising Decline in Britain 00:36:15 – The Prison Space Crisis 00:41:57 – Deficit Spending & Money Printing 00:47:00 – Net Zero, Fuel Bills & Growth 00:51:00 – GDP vs GDP Per Capita 00:53:12 – Building an Investable Country 00:59:42 – SEND Costs & No Local Control 01:06:00 – The Democratic Deficit in Councils 01:08:03 – State Reform & Voter Power 01:14:26 – Will Zia Run for Parliament? 01:16:26 – Closing Thoughts

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    30 October 2025, 5:19 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    #123 - Ian Rogers - The Coming 25 Years Will Be Unrecognisable - AGI, Quantum & The End of Labour

    Ian Rogers ran digital at LVMH and worked with everyone from Apple to the Beastie Boys. In this conversation, we dive into culture, technology, politics, and the collapse of the old systems & what might replace them.

    We explore: – Why education is broken & what should replace it – AI, quantum & disruptive technologies – From state to network: Balaji's thesis and the network future – Creativity, free speech & the failure of mainstream culture – How to raise kids who thrive in chaos – What punk rock teaches us about politics, identity & belonging

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    TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:06:25 – The Algorithm Killed Music 00:16:40 – Why We Made Zines 00:21:03 – How Technology Shapes Culture 00:30:32 – Education Is Now Obsolete 00:35:17 – Teaching Kids to Think 00:41:00 – AI, Quantum & the Unknown 00:47:23 – From State to Network 00:51:55 – Navigating Post-Truth Politics 00:56:10 – Should We Still Go to Uni? 01:05:18 – Network Neighbours vs Real Ones 01:08:42 – Politics, Identity & Belonging 01:14:55 – Left, Right & Free Thinking 01:20:00 – From Curiosity to Courage 01:24:12 – Creativity in the Age of AI 01:29:37 – Fairness, Copyright & Compromise 01:34:50 – Creative UBI & the BBC 01:40:12 – Arbitrary Taxation Might Be OK 01:47:28 – Closing Thoughts: The Case for Hope

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    28 October 2025, 6:38 pm
  • 1 hour 34 minutes
    #122 - William Clouston - Beyond the Doom Loop: A New Politics for Britain

    William Clouston returns to the show for a wide-ranging conversation about Britain's decline, from collapsing public services and economic stagnation to mass immigration, energy failure and the breakdown of trust in our institutions.

    We explore: – Why the UK economy is no longer investable – The energy crisis, net zero myths & failed privatisation – NHS failure & workforce caps – The collapse of public order – The SDP's vision for direct provision & industrial revival – Why Labour can't fix this

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    TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:06:28 – Britain Is No Longer Investable 00:10:15 – Energy Crisis & Net Zero 00:16:03 – Diversity Quotas 00:20:37 – Government Waste, Grift & Agencies 00:32:45 – Councils Collapsing 00:37:50 – The Doom Loop in Housing 00:51:30 – Broken Incentives 01:03:00 – Policing & Public Safety 01:16:00 – Why the SDP Matters 01:20:00 – Fusion Politics: Red & Blue 01:24:00 – America Feels Hopeful 01:30:34 – The Future of the Right 01:38:42 – Reform, Realignment & Political Conviction 01:44:00 – Social vs Liberal 01:50:45 – What is Economic Nationalism 02:04:00 – The Inflection Point 02:08:20 – Final Thoughts

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    23 October 2025, 2:41 pm
  • 1 hour 51 minutes
    #121 - Curtis Yarvin PT.2 - From Caesar to Satoshi: Why Political & Economic Systems Fail

    In Part 2 of our conversation, Curtis Yarvin covers political decay, Austrian economics and the origins of money and Bitcoin.

    We explore: – Monarchy as the most honest system of rule – The flaw in free-market libertarianism – Mises vs Keynes vs Friedrich List – What the Austrians got right & wrong – Why personal net worth is the real inflation metric – The theoretical origin of money – Bitcoin vs gold question

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    TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:05:38 – Farage, Reform & Populism's Trap 00:10:50 – Monarchy as a Political System 00:17:34 – Caesar vs Commodus 00:25:38 – Democracy's Many Failure Modes 00:30:11 – Corporate Governance as Political Metaphor 00:33:25 – Austrian Economics & Intellectual Capture 00:40:32 – System Software & Building Urbit 00:49:29 – Economics as Propaganda 00:54:12 – Why GDP Is a Lie 01:01:07 – Mises vs Keynes 01:05:00 – Mercantilism & Friedrich List 01:09:21 – Personal Net Worth = Inflation 01:14:18 – Bitcoin, Gold & Store of Value 01:24:05 – The Nash Equilibrium of Money 01:30:34 – Why Axes Can't Be Money 01:35:26 – Why Bitcoin Wins 01:38:16 – The Path to Remonetisation 01:46:43 – How Close He Got to Bitcoin 01:50:00 – Final Thoughts

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    20 October 2025, 6:04 pm
  • 2 hours 10 minutes
    #120 - Lisa Townsend - Common-sense Policing: Drugs, Gangs and Hurty Words

    Lisa Townsend is the elected Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for the Conservative Party in Surrey. In this interview, we discuss openly about the failure of prohibition, the politicisation of policing & growing crime.

    We discuss: – Crime, police priorities & why frontline officers are demoralised – Drugs, gangs & the rise of middle-class shoplifting – Whether prohibition has failed & what to do about it – Policing vs mental health vs social work: who's doing what? – State bloat & NHS reform – The case for decentralisation, taxpayer control & back-to-basics policing

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    TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Intro 00:04:45 – Public Safety 00:10:20 – PCCs vs Politicised Policing 00:15:30 – What the PCC Role Does 00:18:49 – The Real Job of Oversight 00:28:10 – Who Should Enter Politics? 00:32:00 – Can We Still Afford the State? 00:36:30 – Crime, Cost & Council Collapse 00:46:30 – Who Really Sets Police Priorities? 00:56:00 – The Shoplifting Spiral 01:01:30 – Middle-Class Theft Surge 01:06:30 – The Cocaine Hypocrisy 01:10:45 – Policing's Hidden Frontlines 01:16:00 – Has Prohibition Failed? 01:21:00 – Drugs, Markets & Legalisation 01:32:45 – What Should the State Do? 01:42:00 – The Mental Health Breakdown 01:51:00 – NHS Reform & Political Cowardice 01:56:00 – Can the PCC Model Work? 02:00:00 – Should PCCs Be Better Known? 02:06:00 – What's Wasting Police Time? 02:08:00 – Final Thoughts

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    16 October 2025, 4:14 pm
  • 2 hours 7 minutes
    #119 - Curtis Yarvin - The Tyranny of Democracy - The Illusion of Choice

    Curtis Yarvin — aka Mencius Moldbug — is the most controversial political thinker alive. In this interview, he lays out his honest analysis of how the modern West is ruled: not by democracy or elections, but by an entrenched oligarchy of institutions, academia, media and the permanent bureaucracy.

    We explore: – Why democracy is an illusion & always was – The Fabian takeover & the myth of progress – Harvard as the ruling class of America – The origins of managerialism & regime control – Virology, censorship & the corruption of science – Revolution, monarchy & the path to reform

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    TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:04:36 – What Is Democracy Really? 00:10:18 – The One-Party State Thesis 00:14:55 – How the Cathedral Works 00:20:05 – Why the Right Always Loses 00:26:40 – Democracy Is a Religion 00:34:12 – Voting as Ritual 00:39:20 – Replacing the Operating System 00:43:45 – Why Revolutions Don't Work 00:47:22 – Monarchy vs Anarchy 00:52:16 – The Problem With the Constitution 00:56:50 – Censorship & Institutional Capture 01:02:37 – Why the System Can't Be Fixed 01:08:04 – Trump, the Regime & the Illusion of Power 01:13:39 – Who Should Rule and How 01:21:11 – The Case for a CEO King 01:29:18 – What Bitcoin Reveals About Governance 01:36:07 – Technocracy, AI & State Collapse 01:43:29 – Why Progress Isn't Real 01:51:53 – The Myth of Enlightenment 01:57:42 – Why Yarvin Still Has Hope 02:03:25 – Final Thoughts

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    14 October 2025, 6:07 pm
  • 2 hours 14 minutes
    #118 - Neema Parvini - Elites, Populism & The Illusion of Change

    Neema Parvini is the author of The Populist Delusion, a defining work in dissident political theory.

    We discuss: – Why democracy is a "soft dictatorship" – The real purpose of populist parties – Elite theory, the ruling class & regime mechanics – Tony Blair, the NGOs & managerial capture – Globalism, Israel & power double standards – How power always recentralises post-revolution

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    TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:49 – Populism Is a Trap 00:06:28 – CIA-Created Political Spectrum 00:10:33 – Mass Behaviour & Nudging 00:14:23 – Media Narrative Coordination 00:21:00 – The Myth of Bottom-Up Politics 00:28:20 – The Illusion of Choice 00:34:07 – Billionaires Fund Both Sides 00:37:20 – NGOs and Soft Power 00:42:00 – Gaza, Globalism & Contradiction 00:51:00 – False Revolutions & Resets 00:54:44 – Anti-Blasphemy Laws in Disguise 01:00:27 – Controlled Speech 01:04:21 – Tony Blair Runs Britain 01:08:00 – Real Power Is Visible 01:12:28 – Elite Theory 01:17:30 – Every System Becomes an Oligarchy 01:22:07 – The Myth of Libertarianism 01:38:01 – Were Medieval Peasants Happier? 01:49:15 – Revolutions Centralise Even More 01:56:10 – Mass Immigration as Class War 01:59:38 – Can Bitcoin Spark Revolution? 02:09:47 – Can Rupert Lowe Save Britain? 02:13:00 – Final Thoughts & Next Book

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    7 October 2025, 4:40 pm
  • 1 hour 36 minutes
    #117 - Nick Leeson - I Lost £862 Million and Collapsed a Bank

    In 1995, 28-year-old trader Nick Leeson caused the collapse of Barings Bank after racking up £862 million in hidden losses. He fled Singapore, was arrested in Frankfurt, extradited and served over 4 years in a Singaporean prison.

    We cover: – How it started with a £10K loss – What went wrong, who knew & how it was hidden – Why the bank kept giving him money – Being on the run – Life in prison & how it changed him – Reflecting on success, failure & fatherhood

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    TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Intro 00:06:00 – From Maths Failure to Banker 00:08:18 – Headhunted by Barings 00:10:15 – Entering the Trading Pit 00:14:33 – The First £10K Loss 00:21:23 – Fear of Failure 00:26:35 – He Was Half the Market 00:35:18 – Options Strategy to Survive 00:39:41 – From £20M Loss to Breakeven 00:47:29 – Barings Sends All Their Cash 00:51:04 – It Was a Confidence Trick 00:55:01 – The Moment He Fled 01:00:00 – Headlines Hit the Newsstands 01:02:24 – Getting Caught 01:05:39 – Arrested on the Tarmac 01:08:29 – Jail in Germany 01:11:00 – Prison, Introspection & Change 01:13:31 – Did Anyone Lose Money? 01:20:30 – Life After Prison 01:23:32 – Speaking, Rebuilding & Psychology 01:25:42 – Letting Go of the Past 01:27:47 – Being a Dad Now 01:35:23 – Closing Thoughts

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    1 October 2025, 5:15 pm
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    #116 - Jamie Jenkins - Why the UK Is Failing, The Data Doesn't Lie

    Jamie Jenkins is a former statistician at the ONS and BBC, now known for exposing the government's spin through hard data.

    We cover: – Why CPI doesn't reflect real inflation – What's broken in the NHS & who's to blame – Energy price lies & Net Zero distortions – The truth about migration, jobs & economic growth – Public sector bloat & collapsing productivity – Why crime stats don't match what people feel – How politicians lie & the data exposes them

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    TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:03:52 – Jamie's Stats Background 00:07:51 – Right vs Wrong, Not Politics 00:12:02 – Private Sector Is Tanking 00:18:45 – Data Illiteracy in Journalism 00:21:00 – Wealth Taxes Are Political Bait 00:25:45 – Immigration Truths 00:28:00 – Energy Market Is Rigged 00:38:40 – Tribalism Over Water 00:43:30 – Inflation Metrics Manipulation 00:52:13 – £288bn Public Sector Pay 00:56:30 – Minimum Wage Reality 01:03:45 – Economic Sabotage by Labour 01:07:50 – Immigration & Employment Reality 01:12:25 – Unemployment 01:14:20 – We Are Stealing the Future 01:18:34 – Housing Crisis 01:25:00 – NHS Isn't World Class 01:37:36 – Crime Stats vs Reality 01:45:00 – Public Order Arrests Surge 01:47:51 – Labour's Police State 01:54:31 – More Politicians = More Waste 02:01:18 – Reform, PR & Welsh Elections 02:08:30 – FOI Act = Real Win 02:11:05 – Closing Thoughts

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    1 October 2025, 4:41 pm
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