Andrew Feinstein is Founding Director of Shadow World Investigations (formerly Corruption Watch), an NGO that undertakes path-breaking investigations into cases of grand corruption, corporate malfeasance and militarism, predominantly but not exclusively in the global arms trade. Andrew was a former African National Congress (ANC) Member of Parliament in South Africa for 7 years…
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Chatter #230 – Dr Brian Klaas on Corruptible: Who Gets Power And How It Changes Us
Does power corrupt? Or do those prone to corruption end up in power? It’s an age-old question answered by Dr Brian Klaas in his brand new book “Corruptible: Who Gets Power And How It Changes Us”. I was lucky enough to get a copy and read the book over Christmas. In the middle…
Chatter #229 – Dr Marco Metzler on Evergrande: The First Domino In A Financial Collapse
Evergrande has been discussed at length during the GameStop saga. Many apes, both smooth and wrinklebrained, have pointed to Evergrande as a potential catalyst for a global economic crisis that could trigger… the MOASS. So I decided to get in tough with Dr Marco Metzler, who’s company bought Evergrande bonds to discover more…
Chatter #228 – Otto English on Creeping Authoritarianism and Extreme Polarisation In UK Politics
There have been several disparate but converging forces operating within the UK over the past few years – a creeping authoritarianism, increasing polarisation and politicisation, and the pandemic and all it’s associated problems. The issue for me is that too often the first two are dismissed as irrelevant due to the pandemic, when…
Chatter #227 – Klaudia Fior on Establishment Collapse: Boris, Prince Andrew and Partygate
Is the establishment collapsing? With Boris and Prince Andrew coming under major scrutiny after Partygate, I wanted to talk about whether the establishment might be on their last legs. The real question is will they suffer consequences! Back for round two is Klaudia Fior. Klaudia is a 23 year-old journalist & PR/advertising MA…
Chatter #226 – Der Gigi on Austria, Bitcoin, Digital ID’s and Authoritarianism
Austria is a country very close to my heart, so it has saddened me greatly to see what has become of such a wonderfully free place. It was my pleasure in this episode to get the time to speak to Austrian Bitcoin and privacy advocate Der Gigi – who has sadly left the…
