Future Forward MP Taopiphop Limjittrakorn: Beer, Business and Politics in Thailand [Season 4, Episode 3]

This episode is the second half of our interview with
Taopiphop Limjittrakorn, beer advocate and member of Thai
Parliament from the Future Forward Party. Ed asks Tao about his
decision to run for parliament and how his life has changed since
taking his seat.


Turns out that once Tao decided to run, he chose Bangkok
Yai, a district in Bangkok that is traditionally a stronghold for
the Democratic Party. With no experience and a low budget, Tao
had to develop his own grassroots campaign strategy, His approach
worked, and he won his district (where Ed happens to live)
comfortably. 


Tao also talks about how humble he felt taking his seat in
Parliament and working with some old Thai politicians he heard of
as a kid. He discusses his life as an MP, his workload, and how
voting works in the Future Forward Party.


But as Tao explains, his real interest is in promoting
equality of opportunity in Thailand. All he really wants to do is
have his own small brewery and bar. Is that too much to ask?
Unfortunately, to make his dream happen, he had to become a
member of Parliament and do his best to change the Thai laws that
always seem to favor big corporations and the
wealthy. 


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