145 - Freddie New: The State is Failing

Personal Sovereignty, Surveillance, Bitcoin, Financial Freedom, Economic Collapse, UK Politics, Freedom Tech, Social Credit Scores, Deep State, Online Safety Bill, Data Privacy. - Timothy Allen speaks with Freddie New. Freddie, is a lawyer and Head of Policy at Bitcoin Policy UK. In this conversation we explore the battle for individual freedom in an age of surveillance, financial instability, and growing state power. We discuss the tools and principles that can safeguard personal sovereignty, from Bitcoin and privacy tech to the responsibility each of us carries in resisting economic debasement and government overreach. Enjoy the conversation. - SHOW SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.ecovillages.life/freecities - Veritas Village Coronado is a phenomenal project in Panama, building off-grid, energy self-sufficient luxury homes for freedom lovers. Bitcoin is accepted at all villages, including for the purchase of property. All the podcast links: https://linktr.ee/freeCitiesPodcast Free Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0 Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/ Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribe Conference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide - DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg - Podcasting apps that support Value 4 Value Bitcoin payments: https://podcastindex.org/apps?appTypes=app - TIMESTAMPS 0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode 0:06:47 - Start of conversation 0:09:43 - The UK as an Example of Bad Governance 0:12:50 - Politicians' Incentive to Create More Laws 0:15:09 - Banning VPNs and Human Rights 0:15:41 - The Online Safety Bill: Porn, Kids, and Data Collection 0:18:17 - ID to Surf the Internet: A Looming Threat 0:21:37 - Compliance and the Enforceability of Ridiculous Rules 0:23:15 - The Growing Bureaucracy and the Rehash of Everything 0:28:37 - Algorithmic Enforcement and the Good Citizen Score 0:39:11 - Taxing Wealthy People and Ending Up with Less Revenue 0:47:54 - Microsoft and the Life Cycle of Organizations 0:49:53 - Independence on an Individual Basis 0:57:50 - Personal Freedom and the Social Credit Score 1:02:21 - Government's Monopoly of Money 1:19:21 - Government Regulation and Global Power 1:36:33 - Some Solutions and First Steps Toward Freedom Tech - NOSTR: Freddie New: npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlx Timothy Allen: Search '[email protected]' on your Nostr app Free Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee - LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA: Freddie New: https://x.com/freddienew Timothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen Free Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound - OTHER LINKS: Bitcoin Policy UK: https://bitcoinpolicy.uk/ Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/ SPONSOR: Veritas Villages: https://www.ecovillages.life/freecities Become a resident or business owner in Próspera: https://prospera.co/r/freecities