{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69d4f193b76468caacc5068f/6aaa7711bf7eb386d39b5e4d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#212 - Callum Smiles - \"They Are Stealing The Country\": Border Gangs, Fake Deliveroo Accounts & The Civil War","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69d4f193b76468caacc5068f/1789575071663-d224ac3c-250b-402a-b6cc-b35bf44885e3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Callum Smiles is an investigative reporter and co-founder of the Wyvern Fellowship. Having spent years conducting on-the-ground reporting across Calais, Dunkirk, and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, he has documented the operational realities of Channel crossings, NGO involvement, and human trafficking networks across Europe.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Callum and I discuss the true mechanics behind illegal migration - from TikTok marketing campaigns run by trafficking gangs to the widespread abuse of gig-economy delivery accounts within the UK. We examine the systemic collapse of public infrastructure, government procurement waste, and the rise of local \"parallel institutions\" designed to rebuild community resilience independent of central state control.</p><p><br></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</p><p><br></p><p>TIMESTAMPS:</p><p>00:00:00 - A 200 Grand Crossing</p><p>00:01:04 - The Failure of Modern Britain</p><p>00:02:46 - Where Is The Tax Money Going?</p><p>00:03:45 - NHS Inefficiency vs. Private Healthcare</p><p>00:05:45 - Single Air Fresheners &amp; £600 Bed Moves</p><p>00:07:08 - The True Scale of Channel Crossings</p><p>00:10:00 - UN Conventions &amp; Albanian Marketing Campaigns</p><p>00:12:30 - The Business Model: £3,000 Seats &amp; TikTok Deals</p><p>00:14:32 - The Deliveroo Black Market &amp; Criminal Networks</p><p>00:20:00 - What Are NGOs Actually Doing in Northern France?</p><p>00:22:21 - Conditions in Calais &amp; Human Exploitation</p><p>00:26:34 - MOD Housing Contracts &amp; Government Procurement</p><p>00:31:28 - Where Do National Lottery Grants Go?</p><p>00:37:38 - Undocumented Arrivals: Destroyed Passports on Planes</p><p>00:41:21 - Demographic Shifts &amp; The Risk of Civil Unrest</p><p>00:44:25 - Legal Aid, Human Rights Laws &amp; Border Enforcement</p><p>00:47:31 - The Political Class vs. Productive Taxpayers</p><p>00:52:48 - Eyewitness Report: The Ceuta Border Crisis</p><p>01:05:08 - Repurposing Military Bases for Migrant Housing</p><p>01:11:07 - Property Drop &amp; High Street Decline in London</p><p>01:15:00 - Building Parallel Institutions: The Wyvern Fellowship</p><p>01:23:21 - Taking Back Local Control</p><p><br></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</p><p><br></p><p>CONTACT PETE</p><p>› Website – <a href=\"http://petermccormack.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://petermccormack.com</a></p><p>› Feedback – <a href=\"https://www.petermccormack.com/contact\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.petermccormack.com/contact</a></p><p>› Email – <a href=\"mailto:me@petermccormack.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">me@petermccormack.com</a></p><p>› Instagram – <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/mccormack555/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/mccormack555/</a></p><p>› X/Twitter – <a href=\"https://x.com/petermccormack/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/petermccormack/</a></p><p><br></p><p>CONNECT WITH CALLUM SMILES</p><p>› X/Twitter – <a href=\"https://x.com/FranklySpeakP\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/FranklySpeakP</a></p><p>› Website – <a href=\"https://www.callumsmilesmedia.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.callumsmilesmedia.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>SPONSORS</p><p>› Venice AI – <a href=\"https://venice.ai/ \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://venice.ai/ </a>– Code PETER15</p><p><br></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</p><p><br></p><p>LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE</p><p>› Apple Podcasts: <a href=\"https://apple.co/40ruY9K\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://apple.co/40ruY9K</a></p><p>› Spotify: <a href=\"https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu</a></p><p>› Fountain: <a href=\"https://bit.ly/FountainPM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bit.ly/FountainPM</a></p><p>› YouTube: <a href=\"https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM</a></p><p>› Rumble: <a href=\"https://bit.ly/RumblePM\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bit.ly/RumblePM</a></p><p><br></p><p>FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR</p><p>› <a href=\"https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/</a></p><p>› <a href=\"https://x.com/curttayloruk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/curttayloruk/</a></p><p><br></p><p>EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK</p><p>› <a href=\"https://x.com/ConorM04\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/ConorM04</a></p><p><br></p><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</p>","author_name":"Peter McCormack"}