Free Cities Podcast Interview: The State is Failing

This episode was originally published on the Free Cities Podcast on 30 August 2025.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjK_qJdWwqoPersonal 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.-All the podcast links: https://linktr.ee/freeCitiesPodcastFree Cities Telegram Community: https://t.me/+im6c6r4jQkUzMjU0Free Cities Conference: https://freecitiesconference.com/Free Cities Foundation Newsletter: https://free-cities.org/subscribeConference Guide to Prague: https://tinyurl.com/FreeCitiesPragueGuide-DONATE Bitcoin to the Free Cities Podcast: bc1q5jun0nzxzqepch84rqk0jnv0rd8uvns28df7mg-TIMESTAMPS0:00:30 – Introduction To Episode0:06:47 - Start of conversation0:09:43 - The UK as an Example of Bad Governance0:12:50 - Politicians' Incentive to Create More Laws0:15:09 - Banning VPNs and Human Rights0:15:41 - The Online Safety Bill: Porn, Kids, and Data Collection0:18:17 - ID to Surf the Internet: A Looming Threat0:21:37 - Compliance and the Enforceability of Ridiculous Rules0:23:15 - The Growing Bureaucracy and the Rehash of Everything0:28:37 - Algorithmic Enforcement and the Good Citizen Score0:39:11 - Taxing Wealthy People and Ending Up with Less Revenue0:47:54 - Microsoft and the Life Cycle of Organizations0:49:53 - Independence on an Individual Basis0:57:50 - Personal Freedom and the Social Credit Score1:02:21 - Government's Monopoly of Money1:19:21 - Government Regulation and Global Power1:36:33 - Some Solutions and First Steps Toward Freedom Tech-NOSTR:Freddie New: npub1wl39ydk5rpecvtrzhq67afl9ykn2ty2xdxdkfmyan0rss3f3ma5sndznlxTimothy Allen: Search '[email protected]' on your Nostr appFree Cities Foundation: npub1lsj8pmgedqqamt89c27tzjjnlf0wn7q7udjm7j2cl9xxz97eacns2mwpee-LEGACY SOCIAL MEDIA:Freddie New: https://x.com/freddienewTimothy Allen: https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllenFree Cities Foundation: https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound-OTHER LINKS:Bitcoin Policy UK: https://bitcoinpolicy.uk/Free Cities Foundation: https://free-cities.org/-🔔 Follow BPUKVisit bitcoinpolicy.uk for more insights, briefings, and research on Bitcoin policy in the UK.