{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/4bee4cf8-df50-445a-9c80-bc573f030fde/6914a82b7728b8766c4eb77f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Death of Drive: Why Britain Stopped Working","description":"<p>In this powerful episode of <em>The Ian Collins Show</em> on Talk, Ian asks whether <strong>Britain has lost its drive and its faith</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>With <strong>unemployment rising</strong>, <strong>businesses struggling to hire</strong>, and <strong>millions claiming benefits without ever needing to work</strong>, Ian unpacks the state of a nation in decline. Under <strong>Sir Keir Starmer</strong> and <strong>Chancellor Rachel Reeves</strong>, more than <strong>1,000 jobs a day are now being lost</strong>, while over <strong>4 million people</strong> are on benefits exempt from seeking employment.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Tina McKenzie MBE</strong>, Chair of Policy &amp; Advocacy at the <em>Federation of Small Businesses</em>, joins Ian to explain how anti-enterprise policies and red tape are crushing entrepreneurs and stopping Britain from hiring again.</p><p><br></p><p>Then, shifting from economics to faith, <strong>Bishop Ceirion Dewar</strong> from the <em>Confessing Anglican Church</em> explores the rise of <strong>Christian nationalism</strong> and why Britain’s churches are losing touch with people. “It’s not about the platform or the politics,” he says “it’s about the people.”</p><p><br></p><p>From <strong>Starmer’s socialist paradise</strong> to a <strong>nation of non-workers</strong>, and from <strong>empty pews</strong> to <strong>failing policies</strong>, Ian Collins exposes the cultural and spiritual crisis shaping modern Britain.</p>","author_name":"Talk"}