#164 - Liz Truss - Why It Doesn't Matter Who You Vote For

In this candid and urgent episode of The Peter McCormack Show, former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss delivers a blistering critique of the entrenched 'blob'—a global network of technocrats, central bankers, and establishment elites who she argues have systematically undermined democratic accountability and economic freedom for decades. Drawing from her tumultuous time in office, Truss reveals that her 2022 economic agenda was sabotaged not by policy failure, but by institutional resistance from the Bank of England, Treasury officials, and even within her own Conservative Party. She argues that the real power lies not with elected politicians, but with permanent bureaucrats and globalist institutions that operate under a rigid Keynesian worldview, resistant to change and deeply embedded in the system. Despite being vilified, Truss insists she was right about the need for tax cuts, energy independence, and a smaller state—and that her ousting was a direct result of challenging the establishment’s orthodoxy. The conversation turns to solutions: Truss calls for a grassroots anti-establishment movement, inspired by the Tea Party and Gilets Jaunes, to force political change. She champions CPAC GB, a new UK-based conference aimed at uniting libertarians, free speech advocates, Bitcoiners, and sovereignty-minded citizens. Ultimately, the episode is a rallying cry for systemic overhaul, warning that without a powerful, organized movement, voters are merely choosing between different flavors of decline—no matter which party they support.