Their Plan Is to DESTROY the Middle Class | Aaron Bastani Meets Gary Stevenson

Support our work: http://novara.media/support Buy Novara Media merch: https://shop.novaramedia.com/ The idea of a wealth tax has never been more popular in Britain, and while many have campaigned for it, none have done more to boost the demand than one man: Gary Stevenson. The former city trader first joined us on Downstream four years ago. A lot has changed since then. This week, after a bruising round of media including attacks from Piers Morgan and the Guardian, Gary sat down to give his side of the story to Novara Media’s Aaron Bastani. What are the fair critiques of a wealth tax, and how does Gary engage with them? Why does Gary claim the British middle class is facing collapse? What would he say to Andy Burnham? What does he think needs to be done, to keep out Farage and Reform? And do the recent spate of attacks in the media show that - counter to what they say - Gary’s actually winning the argument? 00:00 Intro 03:16 The Truth About the Channel 4 Documentary 05:45 Making Sense of Piers Morgan 08:34 Why Won’t Elites and the Press Engage in the Wealth Tax? 13:10 The Hypocrisy of Piers Morgan and the Mainstream Media 17:41 The Plague by Camus 19:30 The Fascist Mindset 23:10 The Classism at the Heart of the Attacks 25:08 The Imminent Collapse of the British Upper Middle Class 30:18 Reform Voters Want Wealth Taxes 33:46 Love of Money Is the Root of All Evil 36:07 Dealing with the Defenders of Inequality 38:02 Does the Truth Matter to People? Oxford Debate Society, Kristian Niemietz & Dan Neidle 40:58 Gary’s Record of Correct Predictions 44:50 Gary’s Credentials: A 1st in Maths and His Betting Record 48:00 The Death of Social Mobility: Where Are the Working Class Voices? 52:05 The Wealth Tax: What Would It Change and What Would It Look Like? 59:22 The Conservative Case for a Wealth Tax 1:02:31 The Sound Critiques of a Wealth Tax 1:06:51 Keir Starmer, Wes Streeting and Zack Polanski 1:09:06 Does Burnham Have Enough Time to Stop the Far Right? 1:12:29 Norway Case: the Inheritance Tax Versus Wealth Tax 1:13:58 Getting Tired of the Gary Stevenson Show 1:19:25 On Being Obsessed with the Work 1:21:15 A Call for Support 1:25:31 Social Media Strategies for the Left 1:28:38 Why Did Piers Morgan Lie on Air? 1:34:04 Focussing on Stopping the Far Right Sign up for the Downstream Newsletter: https://novaramedia.com/newsletters/the-downstream-newsletter/