#067 - John O'Connell - We're £12 Trillion in Debt

John O’Connell is the chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance,
a UK-based campaign group advocating for lower taxes, efficient
government, and greater transparency in public spending. With
years of experience analysing government budgets and economic
policy, he has become one of the most vocal critics of Britain’s
bloated bureaucracy, broken tax code, and failing public
services.


In this interview, John lays out why Britain has stopped growing,
how the tax burden has hit a post-war high, and why throwing more
money at failing systems is making things worse. We explore the
rising cost of living, the impact of over-regulation on small
businesses, and how poorly designed taxes like inheritance tax
and stamp duty are crippling opportunity and ambition. John
argues that political reform, economic discipline, and a simpler
tax code are the only way to reverse the UK’s stagnation and
unlock real growth for working people.