In this episode, Liz Truss is joined by property expert Russell Quirk to break down the real causes of the UK housing crisis — and why both Labour and Conservative policies have made things worse.

Quirk explains how tax changes, regulation, and the upcoming Renters Reform agenda are driving landlords out of the market, reducing housing supply and pushing rents higher. With tens of thousands of landlords exiting the sector, tenants are now facing fewer choices and rising costs.

The discussion covers:

The impact of the Renters Reform Bill and EPC regulations

Why government intervention is inflating house prices

How schemes like Help to Buy increased demand but failed to boost supply

The role of the Bank of England and money printing in asset inflation

Why young people are being locked out of home ownership

The influence of bureaucracies like Homes England and the Climate Change Committee

How immigration and housing supply pressures intersect

Why both major parties have failed to solve the crisis

They also explore broader political themes, including:

The rise of anti-landlord sentiment

The role of local government and “the blob” in blocking reform

Why housing policy is driven by short-term politics, not long-term solutions

What upcoming local elections in Essex and beyond could reveal about public sentiment

This is a deep dive into why housing in Britain is becoming increasingly unaffordable — and who is responsible.

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Liz Truss is joined by Lord Toby Young, founder of the Free Speech Union, to discuss Britain’s growing free speech crisis, cancel culture, political policing, online speech arrests, and why the UK may need its own version of America’s First Amendment.

Toby reflects on his own cancellation in 2018, how it led to the creation of the Free Speech Union, and what his organisation has learned from thousands of cases involving people disciplined, investigated or arrested for lawful speech.

They discuss the rise of cancel culture, the role of the police in investigating social media posts, the impact of the Online Safety Act, free speech concerns around CPAC GB, and whether US pressure through trade deals could help protect civil liberties in Britain.

This is a wide-ranging conversation about liberty, censorship, political intimidation, cancel culture, policing, and the future of free expression in the UK and across the English-speaking world.

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On this episode of The The Liz Truss Show, Liz Truss is joined by Jordan Walker, founder of the Bitcoin Collective, to examine what has gone wrong with Britain’s economy — and why the problem may lie at the very core of our monetary system.

Since the UK abandoned the gold standard in 1971, the pound has steadily lost purchasing power, with inflation, asset price inflation, and widening inequality reshaping the economic landscape. For younger generations, the traditional path — education, work, home ownership — is becoming increasingly out of reach.

This conversation explores:

How fiat currency and central bank policy have reshaped the economy

The real impact of quantitative easing and money supply expansion

Why housing affordability has collapsed for younger generations

The lack of scrutiny around monetary policy in mainstream media

How Bitcoin introduces scarcity and challenges state control of money

Why businesses — not governments — may drive financial change

As debate grows over the role of the state, economic growth, and financial freedom, this episode asks a fundamental question:

Is the system broken — or is it working exactly as designed?

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What is CPAC — and how did it become one of the most powerful forces in global conservative politics?

On this episode of The Liz Truss Show, Liz is joined by Mercedes Schlapp — host of CPAC News and former White House Director of Strategic Communications — to break down the rise of the conservative movement in the United States and beyond.

From Ronald Reagan to Donald Trump, CPAC has played a central role in shaping modern conservatism — not just in America, but across countries like Argentina, Hungary and Poland.

Liz and Mercedes discuss:

How CPAC helped unite the global conservative movement

The rise of grassroots political activism and the MAGA movement

Why conservatives struggle with unity compared to the left

The role of donors, media and institutions in shaping political power

Concerns over free speech, immigration and government overreach

The growing influence of bureaucracy and the “deep state”

Why movements — not just political parties — are key to winning elections

They also explore the ideological battle between nationalism, sovereignty and globalism — and what it means for the future of Britain, the United States and Western democracy.

With CPAC expanding internationally, including CPAC GB in London, this conversation looks at how conservative ideas are being organised, exported and contested on a global stage.

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On this episode of The Liz Truss Show, Liz Truss is joined by former government adviser Radomir Tylecote to unpack the growing controversy surrounding Keir Starmer, Peter Mandelson, and the explosive claims emerging from Olly Robbins’ appearance before a parliamentary select committee.

The discussion explores:

Whether Starmer was fully informed about Mandelson’s security vetting

Claims of “constant pressure” inside government decision-making

The expanding power of the UK civil service — often referred to as “the blob”

How legislation like the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 reshaped accountability

Why ministers may lack control over key decisions affecting national security

From Whitehall processes to democratic accountability, this episode asks a bigger question: who really runs Britain?

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What is “dynamic alignment” — and why does it matter for Britain’s future outside the EU?

In this episode of The Liz Truss Show, Liz is joined by trade policy expert Shanker Singham to examine the UK government’s approach to regulatory alignment with the European Union.

They discuss proposals that could see the UK align with EU rules in areas such as agri-food (SPS), and what that would mean in practice for sovereignty, trade, and economic policy.

Key topics covered:

What “dynamic alignment” actually involves in legal and regulatory terms

The implications of operating within the EU’s regulatory framework

Potential impacts on UK manufacturing, farming, and domestic regulation

Trade-offs between reduced friction with the EU and independent policymaking

The possible effect on UK trade relationships with partners including the United States

Why regulatory reform — or the lack of it — is central to the UK’s long-term growth

The conversation also explores broader questions about competitiveness, productivity, and how economic policy decisions are made in the UK.

This is a detailed, policy-focused discussion aimed at unpacking one of the most important — and least understood — areas of the current UK-EU relationship.

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Liz Truss speaks to Jez Casey of the Bitcoin Collective about whether Bitcoin could help fix Britain’s broken economic model.

With over 7 million Brits now owning crypto and UK businesses sitting on £300 billion in cash reserves, is Bitcoin becoming a serious alternative to the traditional financial system?

They discuss:

Why the UK economy feels “broken”

The decline of the British pound

How Bitcoin is being adopted by businesses

Why the UK is falling behind globally

The role of regulation and government policy

Whether Bitcoin represents a peaceful financial revolution

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Fiona Goddard joins Liz Truss to tell her story as a survivor of grooming gang abuse in Bradford and to explain how police, social services, schools and local institutions failed vulnerable girls.

In this powerful interview, Fiona describes being placed in care, being targeted as a child, the failures of safeguarding systems, the culture of victim-blaming, and why she believes Bradford must be central to any serious investigation into grooming gangs.

They discuss:

Fiona Goddard’s experience in Bradford

grooming gangs and child sexual exploitation

failures by police, social services and safeguarding bodies

the role of political correctness and institutional fear

why victims were ignored

the national inquiry into grooming gangs

what must change to protect children

The UK government published the final terms of reference for the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs on 31 March 2026, and the inquiry began work on 13 April 2026.

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