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#116 - Jamie Jenkins - Why the UK Is Failing, The Data Doesn’t Lie

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Jamie Jenkins is a former statistician at the ONS and BBC, now known for exposing the government's spin through hard data.

We cover: – Why CPI doesn’t reflect real inflation – What’s broken in the NHS & who’s to blame – Energy price lies & Net Zero distortions – The truth about migration, jobs & economic growth – Public sector bloat & collapsing productivity – Why crime stats don’t match what people feel – How politicians lie & the data exposes them

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 JAMIE JENKINS › X/Twitter - https://x.com/statsjamie

SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter

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TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:03:52 – Jamie's Stats Background 00:07:51 – Right vs Wrong, Not Politics 00:12:02 – Private Sector Is Tanking 00:18:45 – Data Illiteracy in Journalism 00:21:00 – Wealth Taxes Are Political Bait 00:25:45 – Immigration Truths 00:28:00 – Energy Market Is Rigged 00:38:40 – Tribalism Over Water 00:43:30 – Inflation Metrics Manipulation 00:52:13 – £288bn Public Sector Pay 00:56:30 – Minimum Wage Reality 01:03:45 – Economic Sabotage by Labour 01:07:50 – Immigration & Employment Reality 01:12:25 – Unemployment 01:14:20 – We Are Stealing the Future 01:18:34 – Housing Crisis 01:25:00 – NHS Isn't World Class 01:37:36 – Crime Stats vs Reality 01:45:00 – Public Order Arrests Surge 01:47:51 – Labour's Police State 01:54:31 – More Politicians = More Waste 02:01:18 – Reform, PR & Welsh Elections 02:08:30 – FOI Act = Real Win 02:11:05 – Closing Thoughts

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Jamie Jenkins is a former statistician at the ONS and BBC, now known for exposing the government's spin through hard data.

We cover: – Why CPI doesn’t reflect real inflation – What’s broken in the NHS & who’s to blame – Energy price lies & Net Zero distortions – The truth about migration, jobs & economic growth – Public sector bloat & collapsing productivity – Why crime stats don’t match what people feel – How politicians lie & the data exposes them

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 JAMIE JENKINS › X/Twitter - https://x.com/statsjamie

SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ › Incogni - https://incogni.com/peter

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TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:03:52 – Jamie's Stats Background 00:07:51 – Right vs Wrong, Not Politics 00:12:02 – Private Sector Is Tanking 00:18:45 – Data Illiteracy in Journalism 00:21:00 – Wealth Taxes Are Political Bait 00:25:45 – Immigration Truths 00:28:00 – Energy Market Is Rigged 00:38:40 – Tribalism Over Water 00:43:30 – Inflation Metrics Manipulation 00:52:13 – £288bn Public Sector Pay 00:56:30 – Minimum Wage Reality 01:03:45 – Economic Sabotage by Labour 01:07:50 – Immigration & Employment Reality 01:12:25 – Unemployment 01:14:20 – We Are Stealing the Future 01:18:34 – Housing Crisis 01:25:00 – NHS Isn't World Class 01:37:36 – Crime Stats vs Reality 01:45:00 – Public Order Arrests Surge 01:47:51 – Labour's Police State 01:54:31 – More Politicians = More Waste 02:01:18 – Reform, PR & Welsh Elections 02:08:30 – FOI Act = Real Win 02:11:05 – Closing Thoughts

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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

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