Warning: This podcast features references to extremist beliefs that my cause considerable distress. I and my guest, Mr Gao, wholeheartedly reject such nonsensical arguments. 


Joyous salutations, distinguished compatriots.

Many thanks for selecting this podcast, 'Inside Budgen's Brain'. This rather idiosyncratic spectacle shall enable me to broadcast my thoughts on a variety of matters primarily those concerning economics, philosophy and politics.

For my stunning debut, I and my dear friend, Eric Gao, discuss the 'Sovereign Citizens' movement. 
Said campaign traces its history back to the 1970s, with the far-right extremist William Potter Gale arguing ethnic minority Americans were subhuman. While they have (mostly) eschewed his racist rhetoric, contemporary Sovereign Citizens have similarly argued they are exempt from rules on taxation, vehicle registration and covid-19 lockdowns according to centuries-old customs. 
As we note in this recording, such claims are utterly bogus. But they have motivated some troubling rule-breaking.

It was a pleasure to discuss this "extremist" movement with my dear friend, Eric Gao. Mr Gao is a Master's student in Economics  at the University of Glasgow, and is a thoughtful political commentator.

References: 

BBC News article on the Sovereign Citizens' antics in the US, Australia and the UK: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53654318 

BBC News article on the "legal-name fraud" malarky: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36499750

CBA article on the truck-driver's protest: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/sovereign-citizen-movement-spread-court-freedom-convoy-1.6569509

FullFact article on the Sovereign Citizens' bogus accusation that covid vaccinations breach the Nuremberg Code: https://fullfact.org/health/nuremberg-code-covid/

MuneCat's thorough report into the movement's history: https://youtu.be/KcxZFmKrxR8

First Episode Of ‘Inside Budgen's Brain'- Sovereign Citizens

Liberal. Indie rock enthusiast. Yorkshireman.
My new podcast is titled, 'Inside Budgen's Brain'. I jolly well hope you enjoy listening to my musings on a variety of economic, philosophical and political matters.
Godspeed.
Nicholas.

Nicholas Budgen

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