# #177 - Rupert Lowe - The State Has Become The Enemy

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Podcast: [The Peter McCormack Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-peter-mccormack-show-525419)
Published: 2026-05-21T17:20:34+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-peter-mccormack-show/episodes/177-rupert-lowe-the-state-has-become-the-enemy
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Rupert Lowe joins Peter McCormack to discuss Restore Britain, Reform UK, immigration, Parliament, the judiciary, the civil service, tax, welfare, young people, the Green Party, the private sector, Bitcoin, inflation and whether Britain can still be saved. Rupert argues that the state has become too powerful, Britain may no longer have the rule of law, the private sector is dying, and Restore’s mission is to return power to the people. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - The State Has Become the Enemy 00:01:02 - Has Voting Stopped Working? 00:05:49 - How Dysfunctional Is the State? 00:06:58 - The Complaint System Inside Parliament 00:12:46 - “The People Who Lead Britain Are Bad” 00:13:12 - Has Britain Lost the Rule of Law? 00:19:13 - Immigration and the Future of Europe 00:22:59 - What Does Getting Your Country Back Mean? 00:25:39 - Britain’s 22,000-Page Tax Code 00:28:09 - Fabianism and the Growth of the State 00:32:34 - Can One MP Fight the Machine? 00:35:49 - How Restore Mobilised the Apathetic 00:38:48 - Makerfield, Burnham and the By-Election 00:45:39 - Why the Private Sector Is Dying 00:52:17 - How Do You Fix Inflation? 00:59:32 - Is Reform Managed Opposition? 01:08:14 - Restore’s Immigration Policy 01:14:35 - The Triple Lock and the Baby Boomers 01:16:17 - Why Young People Are Going Green 01:25:27 - What Happens If Restore Fails? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CONTACT PETE › Website – http://petermccormack.com › Feedback – https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email – me@petermccormack.com › Instagram – /mccormack555 › X/Twitter – https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH RUPERT LOWE › X/Twitter – https://…

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