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Alastair Campbell

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The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

Yeah.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

And so all these projects that the USAID was running, the projects that Doge went in and cut in all across the government and then just walked off.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

And he describes, this guy Nick Enrich was describing these kind of, you know, 20-year-old tech kids who were coming in and didn't have a clue.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

about what USAID was, what it did, and we're just in there with a spreadsheet that had been given to him by Elon Musk and his parasites.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

So this, the Foreign Office cut, is bad, but honestly, when you listen to this guy talking about what he was responsible for and what no longer now exists, we talk about good and evil.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

There is a special place in hell, in my view.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

Yes, he's done some amazing things, but what he did in relation to Doge is an absolute abomination.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

Here's one from Janet, TripPlus member from Exeter.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

Have you come across any issues recently where there is actually a surprising level of consensus?

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

Well, I'm going to go on mental health because we were in Belgrade.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

I couldn't be at the launch of a campaign I was supposed to help launch in the House of Commons, which is a campaign called Head On, which is bringing together 20 organizations in the mental health field, plus people with lived experience, as it's called.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

And the Wellcome Trust funded this.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

And they've been good on mental health for a long, long time.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

And they did some polling with More in Common.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

And it is really interesting because three quarters of Britain say the government should do more.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

But you know when we did our populism series with Liam Byrne and he had these polling groups.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

And More in Common have got these groups.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

Progressive activists, politically active left, incremental left.

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

They are...

The Rest Is Politics
527. Are American Tech Billionaires Threatening British Democracy?

left-leaning but not very political, established liberals, prosperous pro-Remain centrists who trust institutions, I guess I'll be one of them, rooted patriots who are the Red Wall, sceptical scrollers, online, don't like elites, traditional conservatives, says what it is, and dissenting disruptors who want radical change.