Off Script

China doesn’t need to spy on the West; its stooges are out in the open”.

Is China the most powerful nation on earth? Xi Jinping has been accused of being the most authoritarian Chinese dictator since Mao, whilst China’s economic might only continues to strengthen. To discuss what a Chinese superpower might look like, Steven Edginton is joined by the former diplomat Matthew Henderson, who spent many years working in China.

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“An unholy alliance between big tech and woke is destroying the middle class”. With wealth inequality soaring and the power of the elites growing, is society returning to the feudal era? The demographer and geographer Joel Kotkin joins Steven Edginton to discuss his theory of “neo-feudalism”.

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“Poland is a greater threat to the EU than Brexit”. Portugal’s former Europe minister and author Bruno Macaes speaks to Steven Edginton in this week’s Off Script podcast to discuss challenges the EU faces in France, Poland and Hungary, and why Joe Biden already lives in Facebook’s planned “metaverse”. 

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“There is a danger of a moral panic over fake news”. American psychologist and author Steven Pinker joins Steven Edginton to discuss the irrationality of wokeism, the power of big tech and why conspiracy theories aren't merely a problem of the Right.

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In 1776 the American colonies declared their independence from England, however the two countries’ histories and cultures have remained intertwined. They share the same language, watch the same films and listen to the same music. With the rise of the "woke" movement in America, Sunday Telegraph columnist Janet Daley joins Steven Edginton to discuss fears Britain is heading down the same path.

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“Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has become the metropolitan elite it was always accused of being.” Journalist Suzanne Moore joins Steven Edginton to dissect why Labour seems so far from power, why language around the trans debate matters and her take on “Tory scum”.

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“George III was neither oppressive nor to blame for the loss of the American colonies.” Andrew Roberts joins Steven Edginton to discuss his latest biography of England's “most misunderstood” king, why statues should be put into context rather than toppled and why history teachers must leave their own agendas at the door.

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"Without a challenge from the right, British conservatism’s decline will continue.” 

Is Conservatism dead? Founder of the Conservative Home website and former advisor to Boris Johnson, Tim Montgomerie, joins Steven Edginton to discuss how parties such as UKIP kept the Conservative Party closer to conservatism, and how this has waned in recent times.

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"When society forgets its moral values, nihilism and terror reign."

The internationally best-selling author and clinical psychologist Dr Jordan Peterson joins Steven Edginton to discuss the moral crisis facing the West, how people become radicalised and what is filling the void religion once held within society. 

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“If Boris Johnson attempts to lock down Britain again there will be mass disobedience." The Marmite man, Nigel Farage, joins The Telegraph’s Steven Edginton with some disquieting words for the Prime Minister. Mr Johnson, he tells listeners, "isn’t a true conservative", while his Cabinet is a “completely talentless bunch”. But what does Mr Farage make of the state of the so-called Special Relationship with the US under Boris Johnson? Not much. In fact, he’s not even sure it still exists. But could it be - and should it be - repaired? Listen to find out.

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