Capitalism forgot ordinary people and called it progress!

Capitalism forgot ordinary people and called it progress!

We treat economic growth as an automatic win for society, yet trust in our institutions is collapsing while wealth is buried in opaque offshore accounts. For too long, ordinary people have been told that their role is to work, consume, and stay out of the way. In this episode of Builders of the Broken Bazaar, Dr. Tabish Zaman is joined by Rose Marley, CEO of Co-operatives UK, to dismantle the myth that "bigger automatically means better". Rose shares her journey from the music business in Manchester to leading a movement of 7,000 cooperative businesses that prioritize people over profit margins. Together, they discuss why the cooperative model is suddenly so relevant in an age of burnout and inequality, the radical regeneration experiment happening in Middleton, and why ownership is the ultimate tool for agency. This is a conversation about economic design—refusing to be managed by tools and instead building the tools that work for us. Because when communities own the systems they depend on, they don't just survive; they thrive 🎙 “We made shiny buildings, but where was the fishing rod?” 👉 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@buildersofthebrokenbazaar [https://www.youtube.com/@buildersofthebrokenbazaar] Host: Dr. Tabish Zaman Guest: Rose Marley (CEO, Co-operatives UK) Editor: Liam Gadsby. Research and Impact Officer: Mohammad Alauthman.

Why Nobody Talks About Rohingya? I Lost My Country at 12!

We treat displacement as a physical act of crossing a border. But for Yasin Arafat and the one million Rohingya displaced from Myanmar, displacement is archival, psychological, and generational. It is a system that attempts to steal a people's continuity and their ability to imagine a future. In this episode of Builders of the Broken Bazaar, Dr. Tabish Zaman is joined by Yasin Arafat, a human rights advocate who spent five years in the refugee camps of Bangladesh after fleeing the 2017 crackdown in Myanmar. Yasin dismantles the "victim" label, reframing the Rohingya experience not just through the lens of suffering, but through the lens of enormous resilience and leadership. Together, they discuss the emotional weight of being defined as a "number," the profound impact of education on reclaiming human rights, and why the international community often practices a "selective empathy" that leaves millions in permanent limbo. This is a conversation about memory as resistance. Because when a system tries to erase a community, remaining visible is the most radical act of all. 🎙 “Refugees shouldn't only be seen by what they escape from, but also for what they are capable of becoming.” 👉 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@buildersofthebrokenbazaar [https://www.youtube.com/@buildersofthebrokenbazaar] Host: Dr. Tabish Zaman Guest: Yasin Arafat (Human Rights Activist & NGO Expert) Editor: Liam Gadsby. Research & Impact Officer: Mohammad Alauthman

Palestine bleeds for you. Why it changes everything?

We are told that the conflict in Palestine is "complicated," a series of religious debates and territorial claims. But for Ramsey Hanhan, the reality is far more direct: it is a system engineered to make an entire people feel disposable, and forgettable In this episode of Builders of the Broken Bazaar, Dr. Tabish Zaman is joined by Ramsey Hanhan, a former physics professor who walked away from the ivory tower of science to become a witness. Written from the front lines of Ramallah, Ramsey’s work serves as an archive for a people whose future is being systemically obstructed by military checkpoints, digital algorithms, and the weaponization of faith. Together, they dismantle the fiction that the conflict began on October 7th, exploring instead the long continuity of the Nakba and the "poison pill" questions used by media to silence the Palestinian voice. This is a conversation about the moral necessity of speaking out and the endurance required to insist on life, history, and the right to remain human in a world organized around selective empathy. Because in a broken system, neutrality always belongs to those least affected by injustice. It’s time to find our voices. 🎙 “Witnessing creates responsibility... the people who are silent, who are looking away, are hurting themselves more than they know.” 👉 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@buildersofthebrokenbazaar [https://www.youtube.com/@buildersofthebrokenbazaar] Host: Dr. Tabish Zaman Guest: Ramsey Hanhan (Author & Public Speaker) Editor: Liam Gadsby. Research and Impact Officer: Mohammad Alauthman

Why small businesses matter? The migrant business myth.

We are often told that the backbone of the British economy is its small businesses, yet we systematically ignore the one-fifth of those firms owned by migrants. We label them as "unconventional" or treat them as economic "peccadillos," failing to see the sophisticated networks of care and innovation that keep our neighborhoods alive. In this episode of Builders of the Broken Bazaar, Dr. Tabish Zaman is joined by Prof. Monder Ram, Founder-Director of CREME at Aston University. Drawing on over 30 years of research and his own lived experience in a family business in Wolverhampton, Monder dismantles the "migrant business myth." Together, they discuss the power of "mixed embeddedness," the strategic value of informal management, and why the "everyday economy" of our high streets is often far more resilient than the polished models of Silicon Valley. This is a conversation about respecting the lived reality of builders who don't just build for profit, but for dignity, identity, and the communities they serve. 🎙 “Entrepreneurship isn't just about high-growth startups; it’s about people building stability for their families and a foothold in an economy that didn’t always make space for them.” 👉 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@buildersofthebrokenbazaar [https://www.youtube.com/@buildersofthebrokenbazaar] Host: Dr. Tabish Zaman Guest: Prof. Monder Ram, (Founder-Director of CREME at Aston University). Editor: Liam Gadsby. Research and Impact Officer: Mohammad Alauthman.

Why People Have Stopped Trusting Politics? The Story that Broke Britain

Episode 27: Why people have stopped trusting politics? The story that broke Britain. We treat politics as a rational exercise, a matter of choosing between competing policy lists and economic models. But while the "leadership elite" reads from autoprompters, millions of people are living in a "fog of despair," feeling the weight of a system that has fundamentally abandoned them. In this episode of Builders of the Broken Bazaar, Dr. Tabish Zaman is joined by Jeremy Clancy, a filmmaker and narrative strategist whose work has been at the center of Britain's most viral political movements. Jeremy shares his journey from the deindustrialized ruins of Bolsover to the inner circles of political campaigning, offering a raw look at why the standard "startup fairy tales" of progress have left a bitter taste in the mouths of the majority. Together, they discuss the importance of "emotional resonance," the systematic erasure of working-class identity, and why the most radical act for a storyteller today is to stop manipulating and start listening. This is a conversation about making hope normal again—not through empty slogans, but by providing a mirror for people to see themselves and their power once more. Because before a system collapses, the story we tell about how the world works usually fractures first. It’s time to tell a better story. 🎙 “We are the clay and the world is the kiln. It takes a long time to recognize how you've been baked by your experiences.” 👉 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@buildersofthebrokenbazaar [https://www.youtube.com/@buildersofthebrokenbazaar] Host: Dr. Tabish Zaman Guest: Jeremy Clancy, (Narrative Strategist, Writer & Filmmaker). Editor: Liam Gadsby. Research and Impact Officer: Mohammad Alauthman.