Make Politics Boring Again

5 Questions: Trade Tariffs, and How Elites Control the Economy, Food, and Activism


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In this episode I answer questions that you’ve sent in and we cover a range of topics, from how trade tariffs can have a positive effect, to how the UK’s democracy has been taken over by the financial sector, and why billionaires donate so much money to charity.


Chapters:


00:45 - Can trade tariffs have a positive impact?


08:03 - Why do billionaires give so much money to charity?


13:15 - Are corporations taking over our food supply?


23:38 - How did financial elites take over the UK’s democracy?


28:00 - Is social justice activism controlled by elites and corporations?


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Send in your questions or opinions for next week’s episode. You can get in touch via Instagram/TikTok @makepoliticsboringagain or via the contact form on my website makepoliticsboringagain.co.uk.


Microphone is Rode NT-USB+ mic.


Produced and edited in GarageBand on iPad Pro


Researched, written, hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by Robert Caple.

If you’d like to send in your questions or opinions for next week's episode, you can get in touch via Instagram/TikTok @robcaple_ or on YouTube @makepoliticsboringagain.


For more political insights, you can also follow me on Substack @robertcaple or at robertcaple.substack.com


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Microphone is Rode NT-USB+ mic.


Produced and edited in GarageBand on iPad Pro.


Researched, written, hosted, recorded, edited, and produced by Robert Caple.

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Make Politics Boring AgainBy Robert Caple