The Current Thing

By Nick DixonSociety & Culture News Politics

The Current Thing episodes

March 02 DEBATE: Restore Britain vs Reform UK - with Lee Harris
This is a special episode of The Current Thing, debating the merits of Reform UK vs Restore Britain with political commentator Lee Harris.
We discuss:
-Why Lee still leans towards Reform UK
-Whether the next election is our ‘last chance’
-Why Reform keep attacking their ostensible base
-Laila Cunningham’s bizarre comments on whether Britain is a Christian country
-Matt Goodwin calling Restore supporters racist
-Nadhim Zahawi calling the new woke cabinet secretary a ‘good appointment’
-The ‘splitting the vote’ argument
-The future of Keir Starmer and Labour
-The threat of the Islamic/Green alliance
And lots more!
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56 min
February 25 The Left Suddenly Doesn't Understand Tourette's - with Paul Cox
Dixon Cox is back.
This week:
-Peter Mandelson is arrested, after a tip-off from Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle
-Leftists go berserk after a man with Tourette’s shouts a racial slur at the Baftas
-The Gorton and Denton by-election looks incredibly close
-The Green Party releases campaign ads in Urdu and Bangla
-Trump gives his State of the Union address
Full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/the-left-suddenly-doesnt-understand
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51 min
February 23 Nick Buckley Takes on Reform and Greens in Manchester
On this episode of The Current Thing I am joined by Nick Buckley, who is standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election for Advance UK.
We discuss:
-Why Nick joined Advance UK
-Whether Advance will merge with Restore
-Why he left Reform UK
-Claims that newer parties on the right are ‘splitting the vote’
-Why he is the best candidate for Gorton and Denton
-Whether the next general election is our ‘last chance’
-What he makes of prominent Reform figures calling people racist
-Why the general public have no idea how bad things really are
-What will happen with Starmer and Labour
And lots more!
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39 min
February 18 Farage Announces New 'Shadow Cabinet' - with Paul Cox
Dixon Cox is back.

This week:
-The war between Restore Britain and Reform UK escalates
-Advance UK and Restore Britain merger is not happening
-Farage announces his ‘shadow cabinet’
-Labour Together are investigated over a smear campaign against a journalist
Full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/farage-announces-new-shadow-cabinet
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48 min
February 16 The War for the Right - Restore Britain vs Reform UK | Basil the Great
Today I recorded a special, ultra-topical episode of The Current Thing with Basil the Great, whom you will have seen on X with his many viral videos and other content.
We discuss:
-The battle between Restore Britain and Reform UK
-Why Matt Goodwin is wrong to attack Restore on grounds of ‘racism’
-Whether this election is the ‘last chance’ for the country
-If Restore Britain is too vague on policy
-Whether Restore is ‘playing identity politics’
-If Rupert Lowe will need to change his economic views
-The future of Starmer and Labour
-Whether the Tories will survive
-If the Greens are a real threat
-Whether Restore Britain can build a team of ‘elite talent’
And lots more!
The full episode has 45 minutes of extra content and can be found here:
https://www.nickdixon.net/p/the-war-for-the-right-restore-britain
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54 min
February 11 Last Days for Keir Starmer? - with Paul Cox
Dixon Cox is back once again!
This week Starmer’s world unravels as:
-Morgan McSweeney goes
-Anas Sarwar says Starmer should resign
-Wes Streeting releases his WhatsApps with Peter Mandelson
-Matthew Doyle given a life peerage despite campaigning for a convicted sex offender
-Ed Miliband appears to dictate the new direction for Labour
Plus another horrific Islamic stabbing incident in Brent, and more news on another sexual assault by a migrant, this time in Nuneaton.
Watch and listen to the full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/last-days-for-keir-starmer
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57 min
February 09 Simon Evans - How C.S. Lewis Predicted Britain's Decline
Today, a treat for fans of my C.S. Lewis content, especially if they are also fans of Simon Evans. For what follows is a discussion on C.S. Lewis’s Ransom Trilogy with me and Simon.
We discuss which of the trilogy is Simon’s favourite, why That Hideous Strength has proved so prophetic, Lewis’s relationship with Tolkien, and lots more.
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50 min
February 04 Could the Epstein Files Bring Down Starmer?
Dixon Cox is back once again!

This week:
-Peter Mandelson’s connection to Epstein threatens to bring down Starmer
-More revelations from the Epstein files, including shocking allegations about Bill Gates
-The government’s plan to make the countryside ‘less white’
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44 min
February 02 Joseph Loconte - J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis Confront the Gathering Storm
On this week’s episode of The Current Thing I am joined by author Joseph Loconte to talk about his new book, The War for Middle-earth, which focuses on how J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis were shaped by the two great wars of the 20th century.
We discuss:
-How Lewis and Tolkien preserved their belief in heroism and honour even after suffering through war
-How the West became disillusioned from the 1930s onwards
-What Lewis would have made of the current political predicament in Western nations
-Tolkien’s support of Franco in the Spanish Civil War
-How to reclaim our ‘civilisational confidence’
-Whether Lewis would have eventually converted to Catholicism, as some claim
-How Lewis’s work compares to Tolkien’s in significance and quality
-The lost art of male friendship
-Why Joseph converted from Catholic to Protestant
And lots more!
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https://rivendellcenternyc.org/

42 min
January 28 Suella Braverman Defects to Reform! - with Paul Cox
Dixon Cox is back once again.
This week:
-Labour MPs revolt after Andy Burnham is blocked from standing as an MP
-Matt Goodwin is unveiled as Reform’s by-election candidate
-Suella Braverman joins Reform UK
-America is divided over ICE
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54 min