The Current Thing

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! Full episode here: https//www.nickdixon.net Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon X: https://x.com/nickdixon Follow Lee on X: https://x.com/LeeHarris Follow Lee on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UC8_A5JEMc7raFtSOXMX4_Iw

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! Watch the full episode here: www.nickdixon.net Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon X: https://x.com/NickDixon Nick Buckley's links:https://x.com/NickBuckleyMBE https://nickbuckley4parliament.co.uk/

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 Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon X: https://x.com/NickDixon Follow Basil:https://x.com/BasilTheGreat

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. Watch and listen to the full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon X: https://x.com/njdixon Simons' linksWebsite: https://thesimonevans.com/X: https://x.com/TheSimonEvans

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 ProtestantAnd lots more! Watch the full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net Subscribe here: https://www.nickdixon.net Make a one-off donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Nick's linksSubstack: www.nickdixon.net YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon X: https://x.com/njdixon Joseph's links:https://www.josephloconte.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@JoeLoconte/videos https://rivendellcenternyc.org/

The Current Thing is back, and we have a great guest. I’m now only seeking out guests I really want to talk to about something specific, and this week I am talking to YouTuber Richard the Fourth about the tension between politics and spiritual development. We discuss:-Whether tackling political problems can compromise us morally and spiritually-The version of Christianity he follows and why-Whether Jesus was political-His understanding of ‘Traditionalism’-Why he found New Age thinkers like Eckhart Tolle lacking-Masculinity, and whether men need a family -Why the ‘Red Pill’ movement died out -His predictions on Reform UK and the future of Britain -C.S. LewisAnd lots more! Watch the full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon X: https://x.com/njdixon Richard's channels:https://www.youtube.com/@UCASc-ZPPmrEsnjCKTFvQMxw https://www.youtube.com/@UCY4DZ8bnA-tWhzpfT_I4X1A https://richardthefourth.substack.com

Dixon Cox is back again! This week:-Nadhim Zahawi defects to Reform UK-Starmer is forced to scrap Digital ID-China plans to build a suspicious hidden chamber in its new London ‘super-embassy’ Watch the full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/starmer-forced-to-scrap-digital-id Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon X: https://x.com/njdixon Paul's linksX: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/