"What's wrong with the left?"! Gary Stevenson on billionaires, Labour and power (Part 1)

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How do you build a movement - and beat billionaires - with nothing but grit, savvy storytelling, and a kitchen table? In this electrifying conversation, Gary lays bare the secrets behind his rise from expelled East London kid to top trader, media disruptor, and political icon. You’ll hear the wild story of forcing Penguin to put Newcastle on the map, why “heroes and villains isn’t reality,” and how betting on collapse turned into a crusade for wealth taxes and justice. Gary breaks down why living standards have been falling since 2008, the tricks that make social media the new battlefield, and reveals what most people still get wrong about inequality, power, and who really controls the story. If you want a brutally honest look at how politics, banks, and storytelling shape our world - and why ordinary imperfect people are the real hidden force for change- this video gives you the goods and teases what’s next for the channel" What happens when you realise winning means betting on others losing? Gary Stevenson knows first-hand. Event description: Ever since he was a kid, kicking footballs on the streets of East London in the shadow of Canary Wharf’s skyscrapers, Gary wanted something better. Then, he won a competition run by a bank: ‘The Trading Game.’ The prize: a golden ticket to a new life – which Gary took with both hands to become the youngest and most successful trader in the city. In a journey equal parts extraordinary and unsettling, Gary takes us deep inside the high-stakes world of trillion-dollar trades, where profit and moral compromise collide. What happens when winning starts to feel like losing? When the easiest way to make money is to bet on millions becoming poorer and poorer – and, as the economy begins to crumble, how do you stop your own sanity slipping with it? Fortunately, Gary did manage to walk away. Now a leading voice on economic inequality, he has traded the trading floor for real-world change. Through his popular YouTube channel, media appearances and #1 Sunday Times bestselling book, The Trading Game, he’s dedicated to teaching the truth about how money really works–and how it can work for everyone.