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Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.To learn more about Dr Lawrence Newport and support Looking for Growth, please visit lookingforgrowth.uk/kickstartbritainParliament could take 68 years and cost up to £40bn to repair, and officials are still calling that "on time." Dr Lawrence Newport, co-founder of Looking for Growth, joins Steve Baker and Harry Richer to explain why Britain's flagship building has become a symbol of national dysfunction.📰 Exclusive post-show: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info
👉 Listen to the full episode on Substack: voices.fightingforafreefuture.comSponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com.This week: FFF Director Harry Richer, broadcaster and political commentator Albie Amankona, and FFF Network Manager Ted Grainger go head-to-head on the Iran war, sparked by recent congressional testimony on its ballooning cost. Thumbnail image: "Operation Roaring Lion, 2026" by IDF Spokesperson's Unit, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Operation-Roaring-Lion-0013.jpg. This image has been modified for use in this video's thumbnail.
👉 Listen to the full episode on Substack: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com. Subscribe and follow Mani on Substack: https://substack.com/@manibasharzad?r=5pey14&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=stories&shareImageVariant=blur and X: https://x.com/ManiBasharzad Steve Baker is joined by Laura Emily Dunn and Mani Basharzad to unpack Nigel Farage’s “back‑me‑or‑sack‑me” Clacton by‑election and ask whether a Farage vs Count Binface contest is anything more than a pointless stunt. Thumbnail image: “Count Binface” by Count Binface, used and adapted under the Creative Commons Attribution‑ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY‑SA 4.0) licence. This thumbnail is an adaptation of that work and is itself distributed under CC BY‑SA 4.0. Changes may have been made. See https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ for full licence terms, including attribution, non‑endorsement and share‑alike requirements.
Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.You can buy Lord Elliott's excellent new book, 'Ten Years On: The Untold Story of Brexit – Reflections on a Life of Campaigning', here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ten-Years-Untold-Reflections-Campaigning/dp/1837360758.Steve Baker and Harry Richer sit down with Lord Matthew Elliott, the strategist behind the TaxPayers’ Alliance, Big Brother Watch, NOtoAV and Vote Leave, to ask how the right really wins – and why its victories so rarely shrink the state or entrench prosperity. Together they trace Elliott’s journey from Milton Friedman and Hayek to Westminster power, unpack his three‑M playbook of messages, messengers and media, and explore what a serious, pro‑market right must build next if Britain is to become freer, richer, and less complacent.📰 Exclusive post-show: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info
Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.Subscribe to Rob's substack today: https://ofwealth.substack.com/Argentina hit annual inflation of over 200%, multiple exchange rates and soaring poverty before voters handed Javier Milei a mandate for radical free‑market shock therapy. Rob Marstrand breaks down what his government has actually done so far, from slashing the state and deregulating at chainsaw speed to forcing inflation sharply down and narrowing Argentina’s risk premia, and then compares it to Britain’s cautious drift into higher taxes, heavier regulation and long‑term decline.📰 Exclusive post-show: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.infoThumbnail image: “Javier Milei VIVA 24” by Vox España. Original: https://www.flickr.com/photos/voxespana/53732400023/ – via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Javier_Milei_VIVA_24.jpgLicensed under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication (public domain): https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.Buy The Brexit Effect, 2016–2026: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brexit-Effect-2016-2026-Anthony-Seldon/dp/1009749625You can find Prof. Paul Dolan's books here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Paul-Dolan/author/B001HON1OU?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true.On the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote, Steve Baker sits down with his unlikely friend and co-author Professor Paul Dolan of the LSE to explore why Britain is still so divided over the decision to leave the EU, and whether behavioural science can help us agree to disagree more gracefully. Together they unpack "beliefism," the psychology of affective polarisation, and their EMBRACE framework for embedding tolerance by design into our institutions, workplaces, and public debate.📰 Exclusive post-show: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info
Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.Former Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron joins Steve Baker to explore what real freedom means in practice. The discussion ranged from the Christian conviction that every person has equal worth, to whether there is a “ceiling” for people of faith in British politics. They dive into social media’s coarsening of debate, the limits of free speech in an age of incitement, and why secure, affordable housing and meaningful work are, in Farron’s view, the true foundations of a free society.📰 Extended cut: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info
👉 Listen to the full episode on Substack: voices.fightingforafreefuture.comSponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com.Steve Baker is joined by Harry Richer (Director of Fighting for a Free Future), Laura Dunn, and Eve Lugg to unpack John Healey’s shock resignation as Defence Secretary, what it reveals about Labour’s priorities on defence and security, the coming by‑election, and whether Sir Keir Starmer can keep control of his party and government.Thumbnail Image: "Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles at the 3rd AUKUS Defense Ministerial Meeting at the Old Royal Naval College, London, Sept. 26, 2024.” Photo by Chad J. McNeeley / U.S. Department of Defense, licensed under CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/). Changes have been made (cropping and graphic overlay).
Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.Shortly after his defection to Reform UK, Danny Kruger came on the podcast to describe why the British right should rally behind Reform. He argued that family, community and country must come before technocratic managerialism. He sets out how Reform could turn from protest party to government‑in‑waiting, take on the Whitehall ‘blob’, and rebuild a broken state around conservative values.Watch more of our interview with Danny Kruger: https://youtu.be/uLoe1T4ayAU📰 Extended cut: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info
👉 Listen to the full episode on Substack: voices.fightingforafreefuture.comSponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com.Steve Baker is joined by Harry Richer (Director of Fighting for a Free Future), Laura Dunn, and Albie Amankona to discuss Tony Blair’s latest essay on Labour in government, the impact of rising energy prices, and the deepening crisis of the SNP in light of the Peter Murrell case.Thumbnail Image: “Presidente Bernardo Arévalo se reúne con Tony Blair, ex primer ministro del Reino Unido” by Presidencia de Guatemala, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Presidente_Bernardo_Ar%C3%A9valo_se_re%C3%BAne_con_Tony_Blair,ex_primer_ministro_del_Reino_Unido-_54168021777.jpg)
Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.This week on The Insurgency, Steve Baker and Harry Richer walk through every mainstream UK political party and ask a simple but uncomfortable question: does anyone still stand for freedom?📰 Exclusive post-show: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info
👉 Listen to the full episode on Substack: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com. Steve Baker is joined by Harry Richer (Director of Fighting for a Free Future), Laura Dunn, and Eve Lug to discuss Labour's chaotic leadership crisis and whether Keir Starmer's premiership is finally coming to an end. The panel examines why Britain appears ungovernable, debating whether the problem lies with Labour's incompetence and exposed flanks or with the failing model of the managerial state itself. Thumbnail image: Thumbnail image contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Photo: Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3). Link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prime_Minister_Keir_Starmer_hosts_first_Cabinet.jpg.
Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.Steve Baker sits down with Times Radio’s Kate McCann to ask whether politicians have left Britain broke and defenceless. The discussion ranges from Trump, Iran and the Strait of Hormuz to age‑related spending, the triple lock and why no one in Westminster wants to tell voters the truth.📰 Exclusive post-show: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info
👉 Listen to the full episode on Substack: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com. In this preview, Steve Baker, Harry Richer, Laura Emily Dunn and Albie Amankona discuss the recent terrorist attack in Golders Green and what it reveals about the growing threat of anti‑Semitism in Britain, the failure of political leaders to respond robustly, and the chilling reality that many Jews no longer feel safe being visibly Jewish in the UK. Thumbnail image: “Finchley Road close to Golders Green tube station in the Golders Green neighbourhood of the London Borough of Barnet” (20 November 2025) by Sjenghai, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:London_-_Barnet_-_Golders_Green_-_Finchley_Road_-_2025-11-20.jpg.
Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.Steve Baker and Harry Richer are this week joined by Harry Wilkinson of the Global Warming Policy Foundation and Mitchell Palmer of the Adam Smith Institute. They discuss the true cost of Britain’s Net Zero commitments, why our energy policy, NHS and pensions system have become unaffordable, and what reforms could actually fix Britain.📰 Exclusive post-show: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info
Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more. You can purchase Prof. Koppl’s books, including Expert Failure and Big Players and the Economic Theory of Expectations, here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Roger-Koppl/author/B001HP32Z2?ref=ap_rdr&shoppingPortalEnabled=true.In this clip from a Substack-exclusive edition of The Insurgency, Professor Roger Koppl explains how ad‑hoc Covid committees like SAGE were designed to preserve political discretion rather than discover the truth - and why Sweden’s very different path led to a better outcome. He argues the Covid response may prove to be “the West’s Chernobyl moment”, permanently damaging public trust in the expert state.📰 Extended cut: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info
Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more. Festus Akinbusoye sets out why London needs a zero‑tolerance approach to crime, how weak leadership in City Hall and the Met has demoralised officers and allowed repeat offenders to thrive, and why he’d be prepared to run for London Mayor to change it. Drawing on his record as Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner - increasing officer numbers, fixing retention and driving down burglary by targeting prolific offenders - he explains why culture, leadership and making London a “no‑go area for criminals” matter more than any new Whitehall initiative. 📰 Exclusive post-show: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com 🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com 📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info
Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.When Jacob Rees‑Mogg was on the podcast, he joined Steve Baker and Harry Richer to argue that Britain now faces a stark choice between a united Conservative-Reform right and a hard‑left coalition, setting out why he believes a pact with Nigel Farage and Reform UK is now a moral duty, what such a deal could look like in practice, and how years of technocracy, judicial overreach and failed Conservative leadership have brought the country to this moment.📰 Extended cut: voices.fightingforafreefuture.com🛒 Merch: shop.fightingforafreefuture.com📧 Advertise or partner: liam@stevebaker.info
Sponsored by Glint - buy, save and spend real physical gold with a Glint Mastercard®. Visit glintpay.com to find out more.After addresses from Lord Moynihan and Lord Frost, Rt Hon Steve Baker FRSA sat down with Dr Emmanuel Igwe (Prosperity Institute), Eve Lugg, and William Yarwood (TaxPayers’ Alliance).You can read more about the event for free on Substack. Visit voices.fightingforafreefuture.com.
