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The War for the Right - Restore Britain vs Reform UK | Basil the Great
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- The Current Thing
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- Feb 16, 2026
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Summary
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