#122 - William Clouston - Beyond the Doom Loop: A New Politics for Britain

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🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

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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0:00.0	Our elites have sacrificed our prosperity for their own self-righteousness.
0:05.0	That's what they've done.
0:06.0	Basically, try and say, and I'm a simplifier, try and say, what have they done?
0:10.0	They've sacrificed our future, particularly young people, to be self-righteous.
0:14.0	And you see that in lots of domains, it's not just energy, you see that in, obviously,
0:17.0	borders and refugees and all sorts of things.
0:19.0	But yeah, they're more interested in doing that than in the material reality of actually supplying power.
0:24.6	But they, you know, to go back to Dale or any of the other propagandists for Net Zero, I'm sorry.
0:28.6	Well, I tell you, another simplification I use in meetings a lot, which is very simple, right?
0:33.6	You know, it's not a fair fight between these power sources.
0:36.6	Gas and oil, hydrocarbons are so efficient you can tax them.
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