The Current Thing

Comedian and commentator Nick Dixon talks to fascinating guests about politics, the culture war, and anything else that comes up.

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14 hours ago


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 for the next general electionAnd lots more!
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7 days ago

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 the Bob Vylan Glastonbury incident
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Paul's linksX: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedyComedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/

Monday Jul 07, 2025


On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, Charlie Downes returns to discuss Restore Britain, as co-founder and spokesman of this new movement.
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 negative immigration’-Restore’s vision of Britain as a Christian nationAnd lots more!
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Charlie's linksWebsite: https://cfdownes.uk/X account: https://x.com/cfdownes_

Monday Jun 30, 2025

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 Tories, and Labour-Why he claims there’s ‘no such thing as right wing’and more!
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Monday Jun 23, 2025

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!
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Simons' linksWebsite: https://thesimonevans.com/X: https://x.com/TheSimonEvans

Wednesday Jun 18, 2025

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 continuesAnd lots more
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Paul's linksX: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedyComedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/

Monday Jun 16, 2025

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 concern And loads more!
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Josh' linksX: https://x.com/joshfermeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Josh.Ferme.YouTube

Wednesday Jun 11, 2025

Dixon Cox is back once again, and it’s the closest thing you’ll find to GB News’ Headliners (RIP).
This week:-Rachel Reeves delivers her new Spending Review-New Reform chairman David Bull claims that ‘immigration is the lifeblood of this country’-Nigel Farage says that anyone can become Welsh in five years-Riots erupt in Ballymena and Los Angeles-Elon Musk apologises to Donald TrumpAnd more!
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Paul's linksX: https://twitter.com/PaulCoxComedyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@paulcoxcomedyComedy clubs: https://www.epiccomedy.co.uk/

Monday Jun 09, 2025

On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, Nick is joined by former MEP and Director of the Centre for Migration & Economic Prosperity, Steven Woolfe.
They discuss:-Steven’s views on Nigel Farage, from working closely with him in the past-Why Reform UK is a centre-left party-Whether Rupert Lowe will join the Tories-Why the Boriswave was deliberate-How to solve our legal and illegal immigration problems-Why multiculturalism is a failed idea-His thoughts on the future of the Tories and Labour And lots more!
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https://x.com/cmepuk1
https://cmep.co.uk/

Monday Jun 02, 2025

On this week’s episode of The Current Thing, Nick is joined by founder of the Women’s Safety Initiative, Jess Gill. They discuss:-How immigration policy has made Britain much less safe for women-The experiences that caused Jess to start the Women’s Safety Initiative-Whether immigration or the trans issue is more of a threat to women-The challenges in getting people to support this cause -Whether any of our political parties will tackle this problem-The political gap between Gen Z men and women And lots more!
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https://x.com/womensafety_ukJess:https://x.com/jessgill03

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