#126 - Ant Middleton - Why Violence Creates Freedom

Ant Middleton is a Special Forces veteran, author, and former SAS: Who Dares Wins star. He joins the show for a conversation about identity, violence, service, and what's gone wrong in Britain. From his military career and time in prison to his rise in the media and now politics, Ant lays out why he feels a duty to serve again — this time as Mayor of London. CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - [email protected] › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH ANT MIDDLETON › X/Twitter - https://x.com/antmiddleton SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Cape - https://www.cape.co/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:04:36 – Violence, Aggression & Mastery 00:11:16 – Freedom, Fear & State Control 00:16:45 – Multiculturalism vs British Culture 00:25:00 – The Discipline Deficit 00:30:22 – Sadiq Khan, Grooming Gangs & Denial 00:36:45 – Failure, Ego & Accountability 00:41:00 – Serving the Public Again 00:45:30 – Three Pillars of Trust 00:50:12 – Tax, Control & Silent Partners 00:57:30 – Why Business Is Broken 01:03:00 – How to Win in Politics 01:07:00 – Civil Unrest & the Line to Violence 01:12:30 – Victimhood vs Self-Mastery 01:18:00 – Excellence, Ego & Daily Debrief 01:22:00 – Service, Sacrifice & Family 01:28:00 – Brining London's Energy Back 01:30:25 – Closing Thoughts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR › https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ › https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK › https://x.com/ConorM04 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.