Dominic Frisby: Daylight Robbery & The Future of Work, Tax and Money

Talk given by Dominic Frisby at the third meeting of the Oxford Mises Society. The main talk starts at 5:05.

Dominic Frisby is probably the world's only financial writer and comedian. He is MoneyWeek's main commentator on gold, commodities, forex and bitcoin. He is the author of three books: 'Daylight Robbery: How Tax Shaped Our Past and Will Change Our Future', 'Bitcoin: The Future of Money?' and 'Life After The State: Why We Don't Need Government'. He also co-wrote and narrated the documentary 'Four Horsemen', about the global financial crisis, and has a popular newsletter on Substack, The Flying Frisby (https://frisby.substack.com).

His latest film is 'Adam Smith: Father of the Fringe', which began as a show at the Edinburgh Festival in 2019. His 2016 show 'Let's Talk About Tax' was a huge hit at the Edinburgh Festival, leading Penguin Random House to commission his book, 'Daylight Robbery'. His 2018 Edinburgh Festival show, 'Dominic Frisby's Financial Gameshow', won rave reviews. He has hosted two financial comedy shows for BBC Radio 4: 'More Money Than Sense' in 2017 and 'Damned Lies' in 2021.

He is also a comedian known for his unacceptable songs. According to The Times, Dominic Frisby is 'outstanding', The Telegraph says he's 'excellent', The Spectator says he is 'mercurially witty', and even The Guardian admits he 'can be entertaining'. Currently, he is resident host at London’s oldest comedy club, Downstairs at the King’s Head, and at Comedy Unleashed. He also hosts GB News sleeper hit programme Headliners that has comedians reviewing tomorrow's papers.

He was educated at St Paul's School, Manchester University and the Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.

Recorded at Corpus Christi College, Oxford on 27th May 2022.

0:00 Introduction
5:05 Daylight Robbery
26:59 The Future of Work, Tax & Money