The Current Thing

They preview the looming local elections and examine voter sentiment and polling. They debate why some leaders connect while others feel technocratic and distant. They question rising figures like Andy Burnham and Kemi Badenoch and dissect party campaigning, recognition, and grassroots impact.

Dixon Cox is back! This week: -Morgan McSweeney gives his side of the Mandelson scandal -Keir Starmer avoids a privileges committee inquiry -The British ambassador to the US is caught saying Starmer doesn’t have long -Rumours of Labour reshuffles and leadership challenges And lots more! Get the full episode HERE: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/did-mcsweeney-just-bury-keir-starmer This one is over an hour and a half! By subscribing you will also gain access to the full versions of all my guest interviews with the likes of David Starkey, Carl Benjamin, Connor Tomlinson, Charlie Downes, and loads more in the archive, with new guest episodes all the time. Plus you can comment on all posts and join my private chat group. And you will get all kinds of extra content such as my videos on literature, my new Q & A videos, and my exclusive regular podcast with Jamie Franklin on the big questions. Sign up for £5 a month, or just over £4 with the yearly option. I can only keep doing this with your help, so please consider subscribing today. Many thanks, Nick Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/    

Ed Dutton, writer and commentator known as The Jolly Heretic and author of The Quaker Question, explores how Quaker networks and funding shaped reform movements. He traces links between religious ideas, trust networks, banking, and modern identity politics. Conversation ranges from historical precedents like Jemima Wilkinson to psychological profiles behind religious conversion and activist rituals.

Charlie Downes, campaigns director for Restore Britain, discusses the party’s rapid grassroots rise and strategy to win disillusioned non-voters. He debates youth appeal to Greens versus a patriotic economic alternative. They cover law-and-order, British identity tied to ancestry and Christianity, and whether coming elections are a last chance to change course.

Dixon Cox is back! This week: -An Indian man mows down pedestrians in Derby -Tom Swarbrick gets red pilled about the migrant problem -Former Labour advisor Ayesha Hazarika makes a disturbing remark about grooming gangs -Zack Polanski and the Green Party dance in Trafalgar Square, with some party members notably absent -Clapham descends into feral chaos and lots more Watch/listen to the full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/zack-polanski-dances-in-trafalgar Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/    

On this week’s episode of The Current Thing I am joined by writer, lawyer, and architectural historian, Michael Reiners. We discuss: -His new bill to restore freedom of speech in Britain -Labour’s plan to scrap jury trials -What to do about ‘activist judges’ -‘Anti-Muslim hostility’ and the attacks on Nick Timothy -The disastrous new abortion bill -His proposed bill to clarify British citizenship -The problems caused by the Human Rights Act and ECHR -Why the next election is so crucial And lots more! Watch/listen to the full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net Michael's links: https://reiners.org.uk/bills https://x.com/ReinersProject https://x.com/MCRReiners Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon Nick's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   Follow Nick on X: https://x.com/nickdixon

Dixon Cox is back! This week: -Muslims take over Trafalgar Square, and MP Nick Timothy gets in trouble for calling it ‘domination’ -Kellie-Jay Keen ignites debate on the right about British identity -Is Netanyahu alive? and lots more Watch/listen to the full episode here: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/islam-takes-over-trafalgar-square Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/  

On this week’s episode of The Current Thing I am joined by Foreign, Defence & Security Spokesman for the SDP, Henry Bolton. We discuss: -What is actually happening in military terms with the war with Iran -How far Britain should be involved -Whether this war is a chance for smaller, anti-war parties to make a mark -What to do about ‘sectarian voting’ -The definition of an English and British person -The SDP’s tough immigration policy -Why the SDP isn’t more well known despite its popular policies And lots more! Watch the full episode, with an extra 45 minutes that will never be released anywhere else, here: https//www.nickdixon.net Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Henry's links: https://x.com/_HenryBolton https://substack.com/@henrybolton SDP: https://x.com/SDPhq

Dixon Cox is back! This week: -A former advisor to Boris Johnson brings up ‘white genocide’ on GB News -Muslims on horseback in Manchester lament the demise of the Ayatollah -The government releases a sinister document on social cohesion -A dodgy vape shop causes a fire in Glasgow -Wildlife to feature on our bank notes instead of historical figures and lots more Go here to watch the full episode, which is not available anywhere else: https://www.nickdixon.net/p/muslims-patrol-on-horses-in-manchester Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Paul's links X: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedy   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedy   Comedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/  

On this week’s episode of The Current Thing I am joined by writer, academic, and Senior Policy Fellow at Restore Britain, Harrison Pitt. We discuss: -How Restore Britain can avoid the election failure we recently saw with Advance UK -The so-called sectarian voting problem -Dealing with the inevitable smears from the establishment -How to avoid being co-opted by powerful interests -The definition of an English and Britain person -Whether Restore would enter into election pacts with other parties -Restore Britain’s stance on the new war with Iran -Why Britain has fallen into anarcho-tyranny -How Restore is attracting elite talent -The potential gulf in economic views between Rupert Lowe and younger members And lots more Watch the full episode, with an extra 30 minutes that will never be released anywhere else, here: https//www.nickdixon.net Subscribe here: www.nickdixon.net   Support us with a donation here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nickdixon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nick_dixon   X: https://x.com/nickdixon Restore Britain links: https://www.restorebritain.org.uk/join_us https://x.com/RupertLowe10 Harrison's links: X: https://x.com/Harry_pitt Substack: https://substack.com/@harrisonpitt