#107 - Reem Ibrahim - Free Markets, Capitalism & Liberty
Release Date: 09/25/2025
The Peter McCormack Show
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info_outlineReem Ibrahim is a 23-year-old libertarian and one of Britain’s most articulate defenders of freedom.
In this powerful episode, we talk about her journey from Corbyn-supporting teen to Rothbard-reading free market radical. We cover everything from why the state fails, why the NHS is collapsing, to why young people are 53% socialist & what we can do about it.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:00:54 – Why Britain Needs a Liberty Revolution
00:05:00 – Corbynite to Libertarian
00:07:47 – Why Markets Are Moral
00:15:55 – Pride in Britain, Critique of the State
00:18:22 – Immigration, Labour Markets & State Distortions
00:24:00 – Economics Education in the UK
00:27:43 – LSE, the Hayek Society & Campus Hostility
00:30:22 – Young People Are 53% Socialist – Why?
00:33:08 – Cancel Culture, Social Shame & Virtue-Signalling
00:36:05 – Why Liberty = Compassion
00:41:52 – The NHS Is the Sacred Turd
00:48:20 – What Is Money? Why Fiat Is Broken
00:55:00 – Government Failure Is Everywhere
00:57:20 – Red Tape, Employment Law & Hiring Paralysis
01:03:38 – Does Rachel Reeves Even Understand Her Job?
01:05:00 – The Moral Case for a Smaller State
01:14:50 – Markets Work. Government Doesn’t.
01:15:41 – Malay Not Marx: Reem’s Political Vision
01:17:20 – Brain Drain and the Cost of Socialism
01:21:10 – Liberty, Property Rights & US Constitution
01:24:30 – The Power of Private Solutions: Bedford’s Civic Model
01:26:18 – Trolling the NIMBYs With Compassion
01:28:00 – Housing Failure Is a Cultural Crisis
01:32:00 – Why Socialism Dominates Youth Politics
01:38:00 – Reform UK: Potential or Just More Statism?
01:41:10 – Where’s Britain’s Libertarian Leader?
01:44:00 – What a Freer & More Prosperous UK Looks Like
01:45:56 – Final Thoughts: The Revolution Starts With Ideas
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