Dominic Frisby
writer; comedian; author, The Secret History of Gold: Myth, Money, Politics and Power

Dominic Frisby is a financial writer and comedian. As a stand-up comedian, his speciality is comic songs. You might have heard some of them – they sometimes go viral.

As a writer, his books include: The Secret History of Gold: Myth, Money, Politics and Power (2025) ‘destined to be a classic’, Moneyweek; Life After the State: Why we don’t need government (2013); Bitcoin: The future of money? (2014) – ‘read it and glimpse into the future’, wrote Sir Richard Branson – and Daylight Robbery: How tax shaped our past and will change our future (2018). Matt Ridley called Daylight Robbery ‘a tour de force’, Luke Johnson said it was ‘of paramount importance’.

Dominic also writes one of the UK’s most popular financial Substacks, The Flying Frisby. His films include: Adam Smith Father of The Fringe and Four Horsemen. He is a strong believer in low taxes and greater individual responsibility. Government is usually the problem, not the solution, he says.

Follow Dominic on X: @dominicfrisby

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