The Secrets Behind A Crumbling British Government - Dominic Cummings - #819
About this episode
Dominic Cummings is a political strategist who served as Chief Adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Dominic has masterminded some of the biggest events in recent history. From leading the Vote Leave campaign during Brexit to quarterbacking Boris Johnson's Covid response, he has seen the inside of UK and US government at their most chaotic. And what he knows is wild. Expect to learn just how inefficient the inside of government is, how the Conservatives lost so badly in the General Election, why immigration has gotten worse even after Brexit, what Dominic thinks about America's potential future under Kamala Harris, how it felt to have Benedict Cumberbatch play him in a movie and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Is Multiculturalism Working? (05:01) How the Tories Broke Immigration (10:23) Dissecting the General Election (16:49) Building a Strong Opposition to Labour (23:30) Predicting the Next Few Years (26:59) How to Attract Young Talent to Politics (35:53) What Was Being in Government Like? (44:50) The Covid Inquiry Report (53:19) Why the News is Faker Than WWE (01:00:16) The Current State of America (01:09:04) What if Trump Had Been Killed? (01:23:25) 5 Rules of How Government Really Workd (01:31:44) Being Portrayed as the Bad Guy (01:35:07) Benedict Cumberbatch Playing Dominic (01:39:15) Lack of Patriotism in the UK (01:51:07) What Dominic Does Now (01:55:28) How Much of a Failure Was Boris? (01:57:40) Where to Find Dominic Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Dominic's Substack: https://dominiccummings.substack.com Dominic's Twitter: https://x.com/dominic2306 Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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