Is Labour Wrecking the Economy | Catherine McBride x Peter McCormack Show

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Catherine McBride is an economist, trade expert, and former member of the UK’s Trade and Agriculture Commission. With a background in finance and deep knowledge of international markets, she is one of the most vocal critics of Britain’s overregulated economy, misguided energy policies, and counterproductive approach to growth and trade. In this interview, Catherine explains why Britain is stuck in economic decline, how Net Zero is strangling industry, and why Labour’s growth promises are disconnected from reality. We discuss the damage caused by stamp duty, VAT, and employment law, the failure of political leadership across parties, and why the UK is driving away the very businesses it needs to survive. Catherine argues that only radical reform—cutting bad regulation, slashing energy costs, and restoring economic sanity—can save Britain from permanent decline. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:01:28 – UK Steel Industry Collapse 00:11:24 – China’s Steel Strategy 00:13:12 – UK Red Tape Crisis 00:15:17 – Net Zero Is Anti-Growth 00:21:04 – VAT Reform 00:24:03 – Stamp Duty Kills Mobility 00:28:00 – Labour’s Planless Politics 00:32:52 – Trump’s Tariff Strategy Explained 00:36:00 – VAT Makes Everything Expensive 00:44:58 – Fixing the UK Economy 00:49:06 – Net Zero Is Suicide 00:52:33 – Solar Power Illusions 01:01:33 – Insane Farming Subsidies 01:03:06 – Politicians Lack Experience 01:12:10 – The Brain Drain 01:17:17 – Gaming the Benefits System 01:19:09 – Time for Radical Reform 01:21:17 – Killing Small Business Incentives 01:26:35 – DEI and ESG Must Go - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - EPISODE SPONSORS: › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Ledn - https://ledn.io/ › Xapo Bank - https://www.xapobank.com/ › River - https://river.com/ LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM CONNECT WITH US › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Podcast Episodes - https://www.petermccormack.com/episodes › Instagram - https://bit.ly/InstaMOB › x/Twitter - https://bit.ly/PMXCom › Email - [email protected] CONNECT WITH PETER › Instagram - /mccormack555 › x/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ FILMED AND EDITED BY CURTIS TAYLOR https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ https://x.com/curttayloruk/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - #thepetermccormackshow #ukeconomy #netzero #stampduty #BritishIndustry #VATreform