The Current Thing
Comedian and commentator Nick Dixon talks to fascinating guests about politics, the culture war, and anything else that comes up.
Episodes
Dixon Cox is back once again! This week: -Nigel Farage launches Reform UK's deportations plan -Elon Musk backs Advance UK -Seven in ten people say Keir Starmer is handling migration badly -The Taliban say they will work with Nigel Farage -Notting Hill carnival sees hundreds of mostly peaceful arrests And lots more!
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On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, I am joined by Beau Dade from the Lotus Eaters.
We discuss: -Which historical period our current moment most resembles -Whether England is heading for civil war, and what it will look like -The significance of the recent flag-raising movement across England -His thoughts on Reform UK, since his brief stint as a candidate -The so-called ‘woke right’ -Whether there is too much infighting o...
Dixon Cox is back again, this time as a live stream special! This week: -Ricky Jones is found not guilty, and we weigh up the comparisons with the Lucy Connolly case -The flag-raising movement builds, and the usual suspects are very upset -The Epping migrant hotel is ordered to close As with last week, we go through some very interesting tweets and videos, but this week with the additional live factor and audience comments.
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On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, I am joined by bestselling author, Charles Cornish-Dale AKA Raw Egg Nationalist, whose new book is The Last Men: Liberalism and the Death of Masculinity.
We discuss: -How liberal democracy tames and neuters men -Why humans might not be able to reproduce naturally in the near future -Why testosterone makes you right wing -The devastating effect of the modern diet on our health and even ...
Dixon Cox is back once again! This week we have a crime and anarcho-tyranny special, as: -A man drops his trousers and screams obscenities on the tube, but will the people who stopped him be arrested? -Thames Valley Police chief says people should tackle shoplifters -Labour tells shopkeepers not to put expensive items at the front of stores -Fraser Nelson claims that crime is down and the UK is thriving -JD Vance meets Jenrick and...
On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, I am joined by Britain’s foremost historian, Dr. David Starkey.
We discuss: -Why David hates Tony Blair and Keir Starmer -The secret left wing revolution Britain has undergone -The ‘transformation of the population’ due to immigration -Why the Epping protests are a ‘symptom of something profound’ -Britain’s approaching financial collapse -Why Parliament is now just ‘theatre’ -The probl...
Dixon Cox is back again!
-This week: -Illegal migrants commit a string of horrific crimes against children -The government uses anti-terrorist software to spy on innocent Brits -An OBR official says migration will not solve our economic problems -Reform commits another unforced error on the trans issue -‘Mind the grab’ warnings appear on Oxford Street And lots more
On this special edition of The Current Thing Nick is joined by Harrison Pitt
They discuss: -His new role with Restore Britain -His stance on Reform UK -The generational divide on the demographics question -Why the British state has turned against us -Why the right has been losing for so long -The ‘Great Replacement Theory’ -The so-called ‘Woke Right’ -Meeting Renaud Camus, the French writer banned from the UK And lots more! Watch ...
Dixon Cox is back yet again!
This week:
-The Online Safety Act censors social media in Britain -MP Peter Kyle says Nigel Farage is on the side of Jimmy Savile -Keir Starmer says the UK will recognise Palestine as a state -Trump makes Starmer squirm in their press conference
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On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, I am joined by former Reform UK candidate and Branch Chair, Richard Thomson.
We discuss: -Why Richard left Reform -His views on Nigel Farage -The ‘invisible lines’ that dictate the behaviour of Reform candidates -Why he believes in Advance UK -What he would do about the small boats, as a military veteran -His thoughts on the recent Afghan fiasco, as someone who served in Afghanistan And ...
Dixon Cox is back yet again!
This week: -Number 10 is warned that another ‘summer of riots’ is on the way -Essex Police deny ‘bussing in’ leftist protestors -Dalton-in-Furness residents protest the planned Mosque in their area -Nigel Farage launches his new hardline agenda on crime -Kemi Badenoch has a reshuffle, but is she already ‘toast’?
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On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, I am joined by political commentator Lee Harris, for a friendly debate about Reform UK.
We discuss: -Why he still believes Reform UK is the best option -His concerns about Nigel Farage’s recent rhetoric -Why we need to smash the two party system -His thoughts on Restore Britain and Advance UK -Reform’s treatment of Rupert Lowe -The future of the Conservative Party And loads more!
On this special edition of The Current Thing Nick is joined by Ben Habib to discuss the launch of his brand new political party, Advance UK.
They discuss: -Why Ben believes now is the right time for a new political party -The core principles of Advance UK -Why Ben has now decided to lead the party -His thoughts on Rupert Lowe’s new project, ‘Restore Britain’ -Whether Rupert Lowe will join the Tories -The future of Reform UK, the To...
Dixon Cox is back once again!
This week: -The shocking Afghanistan leak and immigration scandal -Should the government be allowed to use super-injunctions? -Rael Braverman quits Reform UK -Matt Goodwin hits out against Reform -The MasterChef scandal reaches new levels of absurdity
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On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, I am joined by associate editor of the Daily Sceptic, Laurie Wastell.
We discuss: -Why demographics is the new dividing line on the right -The generational split on the right of politics -Laurie’s thoughts on Katharine Birbalsingh and the Michaela School -How we came to have a two-tier justice system in Britain -Laurie’s take on Reform UK/Restore Britain/Advance UK -His predictions...
Dixon Cox is back once again, and yes it’s still the closest thing you’ll find to GB News’ Headliners.
This week:
-Politicians respond to the 20th anniversary of 7/7, with some shocking results -James McMurdock quits Reform UK to become an independent MP -Starmer tries to make a deal with Macron on the small boats crisis -We recap big stories we missed while away, including: Labour’s welfare bill fiasco, Rachel Reeves crying, and t...
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 nega...
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!
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
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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 concer...
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