New Culture Forum

Konstantin Kisin joins Peter Whittle on the #SWYSI sofa to discuss Russia & Ukraine from his perspective as a Russian-born citizen who is married to a Ukrainian and is in constant contact with family in both countries, which he also visits several times a year. As a Russian speaker he also closely follows Russian media that is inaccessible to non-Russian speakers in the West. In a wide-ranging dis...

On this episode of #SWYSI, Nina Power discusses her book "What Do Men Want?: Masculinity & its Discontents" and provides her insights on men and women, "toxic masculinity", incels, "patriarchy", Western culture, and the "men are bad" narrative. Nina Power's book is an inquiry into love, sex and power and provides an unashamed defence of masculinity and an attempt to tackle the crisis in masculinit...

On this week's #NCFNewspeak, our panel discuss the impact of Ukraine on our energy prices and energy security and why this makes Britain's "Net Zero" ambitions ludicrous & reckless. Also, is The West right to lionize and make heroes out of politicians like Zelensky? Taking so-called micro-aggressions to a whole new level, Transport for London (TfL) now warns commuters not to stare at fellow passen...

Dr. Attila Demko is a former Hungarian diplomat & defence strategist and an expert on the geopolitics of Russia & Ukraine. He is the author of "Fury of the Tsar", which gives an exclusive insight into Vladimir Putin's mindset, what he has against the United States and NATO and why Ukraine is so important for so called "Mother Russia". It guides the reader into the shady realm of geopolitical compe...

The Rt. Hon. Tony Abbott, former P.M. of Australia joins #SWYSI in Budapest to discuss the Ukrainian Crisis, Vladimir Putin, Russia and China's desire for a New World Order, woke attacks on our history and values, the left's hypocrisy and selective outrage, and why he has been surprised by Australia's reaction to Covid. ---------------- SUBSCRIBE: If you are enjoying the show, please subscribe to...

As the Free Speech Union (FSU) marks its 2nd anniversary, founder Toby Young joins Peter Whittle to discuss the FSU's notable free-speech victories and the general state of free speech in both England & Scotland. Recent victories, notwithstanding, Toby believes that whilst the FSU is winning free speech battles, the wider war is being lost. As the founder of The Daily Sceptic, originally "Lockdown...

We're delighted to present the first episode of NEWSPEAK, our new "in-house" discussion show. On today's programme we discuss Whoopi Goldberg's historical ignorance around the Holocaust, and the way in which her views have clearly been shaped by Critical Race Theory. We also discuss the police's continuing suppression of free speech, as they arrest a woman in a mobility scooter for stickers bearin...

Peter Hitchens returns to the #SWYSI sofa for a wide-ranging discussion covering Covid, #Partygate and the trials and tribulations of Boris Johnson, the Metropolitan Police, Putin's intentions regarding Ukraine and the state of conservatism in the UK. ---------------- SUBSCRIBE: If you are enjoying the show, please subscribe to our channel on YouTube (click the Subscribe Button underneath the vide...

Kellie-Jay Keen (AKA Posie Parker) is a womens' rights campaigner and prominent critic of the trans rights movement (which she criticises because of the effect she believes it has on womens). She is the founder of "Standing for Women" and appears regularly in the news and media, most recently in a heated interview with James Max on Talk Radio which went viral. --------------- SUBSCRIBE: If you are...

BBC Radio 4's legendary "Quote... Unquote" has entertained audiences since 1976. However, in December 2021, fans were dismayed to discover that the show was at an end. On this week's #SWYSI, Nigel Rees, the creator & host of "Quote... Unquote", explains the events that led him to cancel his own show. He explains how the BBC's diversity quotas for greater representation of women, ethnic minorities...

Africa's population growth in the last 50 years has been unprecedented. By mid-century, the continent will make up a quarter of the global population, compared to one-tenth in 1980. By the end of the century, the proportion could be as much as 40 per cent. This is a mega-trend that should not be ignored. Africa's youth is the most striking aspect of its demography. As the rest of the world ages, a...

A day after his landmark court ruling, retired police officer and Fair Cop founder Harry Miller joins us to discuss his victory for free speech, which saw the Court of Appeal rule that the police's definition of a 'hate incident' is unlawful and had a 'chilling effect' on his freedom of expression after he was visited over trans tweets. This is a hugely significant moment in the fight to protect f...

On this week's #SWYSI, award-winning Australian writer and lawyer Helen Dale discusses all things Australia. Why does Australia appear so authoritarian these days? Is this a new phenomenon or is it rooted in Australia's history and culture? --------------- SUBSCRIBE: If you are enjoying the show, please subscribe to our channel on YouTube (click the Subscribe Button underneath the video and then C...

Peter Whittle guest hosts this week's episode of Widdecombe, Webb & Woberts (#NCFWWW), feat. the Rt. Hon. Anne Widdecombe and Abi Roberts. Topics discussed include: * Barbados ditching the Monarchy. Why did the Prince of Wales apologise for Britain's role in the slave trade given that Britain also led the world in abolishing slavery? * Is the shocking removal of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson's...

On 30 November 2021 Neil Oliver delivered the New Culture Forum's 2021 Smith Lecture to a sold-out audience in central London. The title to his talk was "The Attack on Our History & Culture". In recent years we have seen a concerted effort to rewrite British history, denigrating its achievements, exaggerating its faults and casting its heroes as villains. From Churchill to Nelson, our most revered...

Peter Whittle takes #SWYSI to Brighton to interview legendary columnist and author Julie Burchill, described by the Observer as "outrageously outspoken" and "usually offensive". Julie discusses her remarkable -- and remarkably controversial -- life and career, as well as her excellent new book: "Welcome to the Woke Trials: How #Identity Killed Progressive Politics". Julie's book may be ordered her...

On this week's #SWYSI we are joined by Matt (Lord) Ridley, the distinguished journalist and businessman best known for his articles and books on science, the environment and economics. In this episode he discusses his important new book: "Viral: The Search for the Origin of Covid-19" To quote from the book's description: "Understanding how Covid-19 started is more important than we know for the fu...

Prof. Frank Furedi, Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, joins Peter Whittle on the #SWYSI sofa to discuss his new book "100 Years of Identity Crisis: Culture War Over Socialization". Born in Hungary, Prof. Furedi also reminisces about witnessing that country's famous anti-communist revolution of 1956. He also argues that contemporary Hungary & Poland are being demonised in t...

A year after being fired by his own charity for criticizing Black Lives Matter, Nick Buckley MBE returns to the #SWYSI sofa to discuss his new book: Lessons In Courage: How I Fought Back Against Cancel Culture and Won. In Lessons in Courage, Buckley argues that in our febrile cultural climate we increasingly need people to be courageous and to do what is right, not what is convenient or acceptable...

This time on #SWYSI, we speak with Simon Webb, host of "History Debunked", a YouTube channel aimed at correcting the many falsehoods that are currently perpetuated about Britain's island story -- such as the modern phenomenon of portraying Britain as an ancient multicultural country. Simon Webb's "History Debunked": https://www.youtube.com/c/HistoryDebu... --------------- SUBSCRIBE: If you are enj...

On this week's "Widdecombe, Webb & Woberts", our fearless threesome -- the Rt. Hon. Ann Widdecombe, Emma Webb & Abi Roberts -- discuss the Cop26 Climate Change conference in Glasgow, the worrying threat to free speech posed by the draft Online Safety Bill, the Old Vic cancelling former Monty Python Terry Gilliam & more woke lunacy from the art world (this time, Tate Britain's Hogarth exhibition)....

A few days ahead of the SDP conference, Social Democratic Party Leader William Clouston joins Peter Whittle on the #SWYSI sofa to discuss his party and its policies, including the similarities and differences between the modern SDP and the party of the 1980s. Issues discussed include social conservatism, identity politics & the culture wars, immigration, the importance of the nation state, social...

David Starkey returns to the #SWYSI sofa to tell us why he's just launched his own YouTube channel: "David Starkey Talks". (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6t5...) "David Starkey Talks" is an exciting new venture for the popular historian and broadcaster, known for his blockbuster television documentaries. Dr. Starkey will discuss a range of subjects relating to the history of Western civilisati...

Our guest on this week's #SWYSI is journalist Tim Stanley, author of the new book: Whatever Happened to Tradition: History, Belonging & The Future of the West. For Tim, the West feels lost. Brexit, Trump, the coronavirus: we hurtle from one crisis to another, lacking definition, terrified that our best days are behind us. As Tim explains to Peter Whittle, the central argument of his book is that w...

In a special episode of Widdecombe, Webb & Woberts LIVE, Ann Widdecombe pays tribute to her good friend Sir David Amess, who was horrifically murdered in a frenzied attack during a constituency surgery. She reflects on their friendship and his career as well as his murder; and discusses the nature of the media and political attention it has received in the days following. Other topics discussed in...