The Current Thing

By Nick DixonSociety & Culture News Politics

The Current Thing episodes

July 07, 2025 What Is Restore Britain? - Charlie Downes
On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, Charlie Downes returns to discuss Restore Britain, as co-founder and spokesman of this new movement.
Nick and Charlie discuss:
-Whether Charlie is still associated with Reform UK
-Why a ‘movement’ is needed, rather than a political party
-His thoughts on Ben Habib’s new party, Advance UK
-Whether Rupert Lowe will join the Tories
-How Restore hopes to achieve ‘net negative immigration’
-Restore’s vision of Britain as a Christian nation
And lots more!
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Nick's links
Substack: nickdixon.net
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon
X: https://x.com/njdixon

Restore links:
Website: http://restorebritain.org.uk/
X: https://x.com/restorebritain_
Charlie's links
Website: https://cfdownes.uk/
X account: https://x.com/cfdownes_
34 min
June 23, 2025 Simon Evans - The Decline of Britain
On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, Nick is joined by comedian, broadcaster, writer, and general legend, Simon Evans.
They discuss:
-Simon’s thoughts on the demise of GB News' Headliners
-His new standup show based on Plato’s allegory of the cave
-Whether we are living in a simulation
-His biggest concern about where Britain is headed
-The decline of the heroic impulse
And loads more!
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Nick's links
Substack: nickdixon.net
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon
X: https://x.com/njdixon
Simons' links
Website: https://thesimonevans.com/
X: https://x.com/TheSimonEvans
44 min
June 18, 2025 Will There Be Justice on Grooming Gangs? - with Paul Cox
Dixon Cox is back once again, and it’s still the closest thing you’ll find to GB News’ Headliners.
This week:
-The Casey report is released
-The government finally accepts that we need a national inquiry on rape gangs
-MPs vote to ‘decriminalise’ abortion all the way up to birth
-The Isreal-Iran conflict continues
And lots more
The full version is only available to paid subscribers, so click here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/will-there-be-justice-on-grooming
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Nick's links
Substack: nickdixon.net
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon
X: https://x.com/njdixon
Paul's links
X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy
Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
1 hr
June 16, 2025 The Limits of Politics - Josh Ferme
On this week’s episode of The Current Thing Nick am joined by former Lotus Eater, Josh Ferme, for a fun and interesting chat on a wide range of topics.
They discuss:
-Why Josh left Lotus Eaters, and what he’s doing next
-How covering politics every day affects you
-The type of Libertarianism Josh believes in
-Why living in cities is bad for us
-How biology predicts one’s political views
-Whether mental health is a left wing concern
And loads more!
The full version is only available to paid subscribers, so click here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/the-limits-of-politics-josh-ferme
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Nick's links
Substack: nickdixon.net
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon
X: https://x.com/njdixon
Josh' links
X: https://x.com/joshferme
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Josh.Ferme.YouTube
52 min
June 11, 2025 Reform Chairman’s Bizarre Immigration Comments - with Paul Cox
Dixon Cox is back once again, and it’s the closest thing you’ll find to GB News’ Headliners (RIP).
This week:
-Rachel Reeves delivers her new Spending Review
-New Reform chairman David Bull claims that ‘immigration is the lifeblood of this country’
-Nigel Farage says that anyone can become Welsh in five years
-Riots erupt in Ballymena and Los Angeles
-Elon Musk apologises to Donald Trump
And more!
The full version is only available to paid subscribers, so click here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/reform-chairmans-bizarre-immigration
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Nick's links
Substack: nickdixon.net
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon
X: https://x.com/njdixon
Paul's links
X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy
Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
1 hr 4 min
June 09, 2025 The Problem With Nigel Farage - Steven Woolfe
On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, Nick is joined by former MEP and Director of the Centre for Migration & Economic Prosperity, Steven Woolfe.
They discuss:
-Steven’s views on Nigel Farage, from working closely with him in the past
-Why Reform UK is a centre-left party
-Whether Rupert Lowe will join the Tories
-Why the Boriswave was deliberate
-How to solve our legal and illegal immigration problems
-Why multiculturalism is a failed idea
-His thoughts on the future of the Tories and Labour
And lots more!
The full version is only available to paid subscribers, so click here: https://www.nickdixon.net
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Nick's links:
Substack: nickdixon.net
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon
X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic

Steven's links:
https://x.com/stevenwoolfe1

Centre for Migration and Economic Prosperity:
https://x.com/cmepuk1
https://cmep.co.uk/
40 min
June 02, 2025 Jess Gill - Immigration Is Making Women Unsafe
On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, Nick is joined by founder of the Women’s Safety Initiative, Jess Gill. They discuss:

-How immigration policy has made Britain much less safe for women
-The experiences that caused Jess to start the Women’s Safety Initiative
-Whether immigration or the trans issue is more of a threat to women
-The challenges in getting people to support this cause
-Whether any of our political parties will tackle this problem
-The political gap between Gen Z men and women
And lots more!
The full version is only available to paid subscribers, so click here: https://www.nickdixon.net
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Nick's links
Substack: nickdixon.net
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon
X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic

Jess's links
Women's Safety Initiative:
https://womensafety.uk/
https://x.com/womensafety_uk

Jess:
https://x.com/jessgill03
38 min
May 29, 2025 Rupert Lowe to Join Tories? - with Paul Cox
Dixon Cox, AKA the closest thing to GB News’ Headliners, is back once again!
This week:
-The Liverpool incident and police response
-Comedian Andrew Lawrence gets cancelled (again)
-Rupert Lowe meets Robert Jenrick
-Jenrick confronts fare dodgers in London
-The bizarre Marcon slap incident
-Tommy Robinson is released from jail
The full version is only available to paid subscribers, so click here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/rupert-lowe-to-join-tories-with-paul
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Nick's links
Substack: nickdixon.net
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon
X: https://twitter.com/nickdixoncomic

Paul's links
X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy
Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/
1 hr 8 min
May 26, 2025 Liam Halligan - Tariffs, Trade, and Trump
On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, Nick is joined by Telegraph columnist, Planet Normal co-host, and explainer of all things economic, Liam Halligan. Liam gives us his expert take on:

-The truth behind Trump’s tariffs
-The UK-US trade deal
-The UK-India trade deal
-Why growth has stalled in the UK economy
-Reform UK
-Kemi Badenoch and the future of the Tories
And lots more!
The full version, with 20 minutes of extra content, is only available to paid subscribers, so click here: https://www.nickdixon.net
Get all full episodes with top guests, an extra weekly bonus podcast, Nick's private chat group, and of course support the podcast and help us save the West, all for just £5 by going to nickdixon.net
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Nick's links
Substack: nickdixon.net
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon
X: https://x.com/NJDixon

Liam's links:
Substack: https://substack.com/@liamhalligan
Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/l/lf-lj/liam-halligan/
Podcast: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/planet-normal/
X: https://x.com/LiamHalligan
35 min
May 19, 2025 Charlie Downes - Can Reform UK Save Britain?
On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, Nick is joined by writer and broadcaster, Charlie Downes. They discuss:

-Charlie's views on the recent local election results
-Whether we are seeing the end of the two-party system
-Why he still believes Reform UK is the right vehicle for political change
-Nigel Farage’s comments on mass deportations and Islam
-Reform UK’s treatment of Rupert Lowe
-Whether Labour can still recover for the next election
-If the Conservative Party can still be saved
-His takes on the so-called ‘woke right’ and ‘post-woke left’
And loads more!
The full version, with 30 minutes of extra content, is only available to paid subscribers, so click here: https://www.nickdixon.net
Get all full episodes with top guests, an extra weekly bonus podcast, Nick's private chat group, and of course support the podcast and help us save the West, all for just £5 by going to nickdixon.net
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Nick's links
Substack: nickdixon.net
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon
X: https://x.com/NJDixon

Charlie's links
Website: https://cfdownes.uk/
X account: https://x.com/cfdownes_
44 min