Liz Truss & Mike Graham: Who REALLY Runs Britain?
Description: Liz Truss is joined by broadcaster, journalist and UK LIVE founder Mike Graham for a wide-ranging conversation about who really holds power in Britain, the future of Reform UK, the influence of the civil service and the so-called “blob”, the mainstream media, immigration, the Bank of England and whether Britain needs radical political and institutional change.
In this episode of The Liz Truss Show, Liz and Mike discuss the rapid growth of UK LIVE and the changing media landscape as audiences increasingly turn to YouTube, social media and independent broadcasters for news, politics and current affairs.
Mike Graham explains why he believes traditional broadcasters and newspapers have lost the trust of large sections of their audiences, while Liz Truss reflects on her experience in government and argues that elected politicians can find themselves constrained by powerful institutions and entrenched bureaucracies.
The conversation turns to Reform UK and the Conservative Party, with Liz and Mike discussing whether either party is prepared to pursue major structural reforms if elected. They examine the legacy of Tony Blair’s governments, the Human Rights Act, the Constitutional Reform Act, the creation of the Supreme Court, Bank of England independence and the wider question of where power actually sits within the British state.
Liz also discusses her 49 days as Prime Minister, the reaction to the 2022 mini-budget and her view that taking on established institutions requires both political power and a much larger supporting movement outside Westminster.
Mike and Liz also tackle immigration and asylum, the role of the Home Office, Britain’s changing culture and identity, political activism inside major institutions and corporations, and whether the country has become increasingly divided.
They also look at the future of political media, the decline of traditional newspaper circulation, the growth of alternative broadcasting and Mike Graham’s ambitions for UK LIVE.
Topics include:
• Mike Graham and the growth of UK LIVE
• Liz Truss on Britain’s political establishment
• Who really holds power in Britain?
• The civil service and the “blob”
• Reform UK and the future of the Right
• Nigel Farage and the challenge facing Reform UK
• The Conservative Party after 14 years in government
• Tony Blair and constitutional reform
• The Human Rights Act
• The Constitutional Reform Act
• The UK Supreme Court
• Bank of England independence
• Andrew Bailey and monetary policy
• Immigration and asylum policy
• The Home Office
• Mainstream media and political influence
• BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and traditional broadcasting
• YouTube and the future of news
• Free speech and social media
• Donald Trump and political disruption in America
• Britain’s culture, identity and national institutions
• Liz Truss’s time as Prime Minister
• The 2022 mini-budget
• The future of British politics
• UK LIVE and independent media
Watch the full conversation as Liz Truss and Mike Graham debate whether changing the politicians at the top is enough, or whether Britain would require much deeper reform of its political, economic, legal and media institutions.
Subscribe to UK LIVE for more episodes of The Liz Truss Show and more politics, interviews, debate and independent broadcasting.
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In this episode of The Liz Truss Show, Liz and Mike discuss the rapid growth of UK LIVE and the changing media landscape as audiences increasingly turn to YouTube, social media and independent broadcasters for news, politics and current affairs.
Mike Graham explains why he believes traditional broadcasters and newspapers have lost the trust of large sections of their audiences, while Liz Truss reflects on her experience in government and argues that elected politicians can find themselves constrained by powerful institutions and entrenched bureaucracies.
The conversation turns to Reform UK and the Conservative Party, with Liz and Mike discussing whether either party is prepared to pursue major structural reforms if elected. They examine the legacy of Tony Blair’s governments, the Human Rights Act, the Constitutional Reform Act, the creation of the Supreme Court, Bank of England independence and the wider question of where power actually sits within the British state.
Liz also discusses her 49 days as Prime Minister, the reaction to the 2022 mini-budget and her view that taking on established institutions requires both political power and a much larger supporting movement outside Westminster.
Mike and Liz also tackle immigration and asylum, the role of the Home Office, Britain’s changing culture and identity, political activism inside major institutions and corporations, and whether the country has become increasingly divided.
They also look at the future of political media, the decline of traditional newspaper circulation, the growth of alternative broadcasting and Mike Graham’s ambitions for UK LIVE.
Topics include:
• Mike Graham and the growth of UK LIVE
• Liz Truss on Britain’s political establishment
• Who really holds power in Britain?
• The civil service and the “blob”
• Reform UK and the future of the Right
• Nigel Farage and the challenge facing Reform UK
• The Conservative Party after 14 years in government
• Tony Blair and constitutional reform
• The Human Rights Act
• The Constitutional Reform Act
• The UK Supreme Court
• Bank of England independence
• Andrew Bailey and monetary policy
• Immigration and asylum policy
• The Home Office
• Mainstream media and political influence
• BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and traditional broadcasting
• YouTube and the future of news
• Free speech and social media
• Donald Trump and political disruption in America
• Britain’s culture, identity and national institutions
• Liz Truss’s time as Prime Minister
• The 2022 mini-budget
• The future of British politics
• UK LIVE and independent media
Watch the full conversation as Liz Truss and Mike Graham debate whether changing the politicians at the top is enough, or whether Britain would require much deeper reform of its political, economic, legal and media institutions.
Subscribe to UK LIVE for more episodes of The Liz Truss Show and more politics, interviews, debate and independent broadcasting.
#LizTruss #MikeGraham #UKLive #ReformUK #NigelFarage #UKPolitics #BritishPolitics #Politics #Westminster #CivilService #BankOfEngland #Immigration #MainstreamMedia #BBC #FreeSpeech #DonaldTrump #ConservativeParty #YouTubeNews Close description