Can We Still Save Britain? - Charlie Downes

About this episode

Nick Dixon interviews Charlie Downes about the future of Britain and various political issues.

On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, I am joined by campaigns director and spokesman for Restore Britain, Charlie Downes. We discuss:-Whether you are less British if you’re not Christian-If the next election is the last chance to save the country-Why Matt Goodwin lost-The potential gulf between Rupert Lowe and Zoomers on economics-Why Reform is weak on social conservatism-The reason the Green Party is doing well-Why Restore aren’t standing in the local elections-How to win votes from disillusioned non-voters-Why we need to move beyond ‘left’ and ‘right’ in politics-Why he will never leave the countryAnd lots more! Watch/listen to the full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/can-we-still-save-britain-charlieSubscribe here: www.nickdixon.net Support me with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixonNick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon Follow Nick on X: https://x.com/nickdixonFollow Charlie: https://x.com/cfdownes_ Restore Britain: https://www.restorebritain.org.uk/join_us Follow Restore: https://x.com/RestoreBritain_

People in this episode

Host: Nick Dixon

Guest: Charlie Downes

Topics covered

• British identity
• political elections
• social conservatism
• economic views
• voter engagement
• political spectrum

Keywords

• Britain
• Christianity
• elections
• disillusioned voters
• politics
• social issues
• Green Party
• Restore Britain

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Restore Britain, Green Party, Reform

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