The Current Thing

By Nick Dixon

Comedian and commentator Nick Dixon talks to fascinating guests about politics, the culture war, and anything else that comes up.... more

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September 02, 2026 Restore Britain's Boomer vs Zoomer Civil War - with Paul Cox
Dixon Cox is back!
This week:
-Restore Britain’s civil war
-Kemi’s reshuffle
-Starmer resigns as MP
-Burnham’s first PMQs
-James Cleverly puts himself forward for London mayor

Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/restores-boomer-vs-zoomer-civil-war
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Nick Reads YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nick_reads
Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/
Paul's links
X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy
Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
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35min
August 26, 2026 The Women Defending Lindsay Clancy Have Lost It - with Paul Cox
Dixon Cox is back yet again.
This week we look at the disturbing case of Lindsay Clancy, and question why hundreds of women are saying they ‘stand with’ a child killer.
We also discuss William Clouston standing down from the SDP, and, following the sad death of Dolly Parton, we ask if she was the last celebrity to be loved on both sides of the political divide.
Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/the-women-defending-lindsay-clancy
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Paul's links
X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy
Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
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43min
August 19, 2026 They’re Trying to Turn Jason Arday Into the Next George Floyd - with Paul Cox
Dixon Cox is back, with more Cox than last time.
This week:
-The sad death of Jason Arday
-Some call Arday’s death a ‘lynching’
-Leftists attack journalists and call to censor the press over the Arday story
-Arday’s Trafalgar Square vigil becomes a post-truth cult of rage and identity
-J.K. Rowling and others brand Nathan Cofnas ‘racist’
-Tim Montgomerie is suspended from Reform UK
Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/theyre-trying-to-turn-jason-arday
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Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/
Paul's links
X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy
Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
...more
43min
August 12, 2026 Telegraph vs Restore Britain: The War on the Right - with Leo Kearse
Dixon Cox is back, except this week it’s Dixon Kearse.
This week:
-The Telegraph goes to war with Restore Britain
-Charlie Downes gets attacked for his Twitter posts
-Alex Phillips gets into some nasty exchanges with Restore supporters
-Kemi Badenoch stands up for convicted former extremist Joshua Bonehill-Paine
Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/telegraph-vs-restore-britain-the
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Leo's links
https://www.youtube.com/@LeoKearse
https://x.com/LeoKearse

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41min
August 05, 2026 Could Farage Ever Work With Rupert Lowe? - with Paul Cox
Dixon Cox is back.
This week:
-Rod Liddle sadly dies, and the usual people are as vicious as ever
-Rupert Lowe offers Farage a deal
-The five points Restore insist on to work with Reform
-Will Reform’s small boats plan work?
-The chaos in Ceuta
Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/could-farage-ever-work-with-rupert
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Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/
Paul's links
X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy
Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
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37min
July 29, 2026 Did Zack Polanski Incite Violence Against Nigel Farage?
Dixon Cox returns once more.
This week:
-The horrific Berlin attack and the left’s deranged response
-Zack Polanski shares a shocking post about Nigel Farage
-Cambridge University takes DEI to insane new levels
-Labour gets a very mild ‘Burnham bounce’
-Andy Burnham meets the public and finds they don’t know who he is

Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/did-zack-polanski-incite-violence
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Nick Reads Substack: https://www.nickreads.com/
Paul's links
X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy
Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
...more
39min
July 23, 2026 Labour Caught Joking About Prisoners - Paul Cox
Dixon Cox is back.
This week:
-Shocking new details in the Ann Widdecombe case
-Shabana Mahmood and Wes Streeting caught joking about early release of prisoners
-Andy Burnham selects his new cabinet
-Natalie Fleet steps down as safeguarding minister
-Stella Creasy has a massive birdwatching fail
Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/labour-caught-joking-about-prisoners
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Paul's links
X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy
Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
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34min
July 16, 2026 Ann Widdecombe: The Disgusting Messages That Expose the Left - with Paul Cox
Dixon Cox is back.
This week:
-The shocking murder of Ann Widdecombe
-The left’s sickening response to this tragic event
-Zia Yusuf demands proper security for all politicians
-Keir Starmer’s last PMQs
-Kemi’s approval rating goes positive
Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/ann-widdecombe-the-disgusting-messages
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Paul's links
X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy
Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
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29min
July 09, 2026 Nigel Farage's Clacton Gamble - with Paul Cox
Dixon Cox is back.
This week there is plenty of drama and absurdity as:
-Farage announces he will resign to stand in a Clacton by-election
-The other parties refuse to contest the election
-Count Binface announces he will stand against Farage
-Farage accuses the media of ‘hounding’ his family
Go here for the full episode: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/nigel-farages-clacton-gamble
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Paul's links
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy
Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
...more
35min
July 08, 2026 The Left-Wing Party That Wants to Close the Borders | William Clouston
Today SDP leader William Clouston returns, as we discuss:

-The legacy of Keir Starmer
-His take on Andy Burnham
-The positive sign for Britain’s future that no one has noticed
-Why immigration is the left’s Achilles heel
-The implications of the Makerfield by-election
-What the future of the right looks like
-If Reform UK have peaked
-Whether the Tories will recover
And lots more!
Get the full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/the-left-wing-party-that-wants-to

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SDP YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCxHouHEwW8AguK_Vi1y_duQ
SDP short documentary: https://youtu.be/93sLhfIKgGs?si=YfEhwVtKVHNPS7rk
SDP on X: https://x.com/SDPhq
Follow William on X: https://x.com/WilliamClouston

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30min

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