Britain’s Economy Will Only Get Worse | Aaron Bastani meets Gary Stevenson

Gary Stevenson (aka@garyseconomics) went from being Citibank’s most profitable trader to one of the world’s most incisive critics of the financial system. Gary sat down with Aaron to discuss the lightbulb moment that led him away from trading, how economists can’t predict anything and why the UK middle class is doomed. Gary’s book, ’The Trading Game’ is out on the 5th March - you can pre-order it here: 00:00 Intro 03:32 Gary’s Origins 13:41 The Trading Floor 24:24 Gary’s First Bonus 33:34 Were You Happy? 36:41 The World’s Best Economists 44:26 The Economy Will Get Worse Forever 1:01:25 How Do We Fix It? 1:20:45 Will Labour Change Anything? 1:24:34 Mental Health Impact 1:35:41 The Problem With The Media 1:43:50 What Does The Near Future Look Like? Novara Live broadcasts every weekday from 6PM on YouTube and Twitch. Episodes of Downstream are released Sundays at 6PM on YouTube. __________________________ Support our journalism by buying Novara Media merch: Donate one hour’s wage per month, or whatever you can afford: