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Prof. Frank Furedi returns to "So What You're Saying Is..." to discuss his new book *Why Borders Matter: Why Humanity Must Relearn the Art of Drawing Boundaries*, in which Furedi argues that Western society has become estranged from the borders and social boundaries that have for centuries given meaning to human experience. This book argues that the controversy surrounding mass migration and physi...

On this week's episode of #NCFCounterCulture our panel discuss our new publication: "The Long March: How the Left Won the Culture War and What To Do About It." [ our publication may be downloaded free of charge from our website: http://newcultureforum.org.uk -- Hard copies may be purchased by making a £10 donation also via the website (further details please email: contact@newcultureforum.org.uk)...

According to a recent poll, 78% of people feel that they have to walk on egg shells when discussing certain issues. This poll was commissioned by the Campaign for Common Sense -- and the founder of this organisation is this week's guest on "So What You're Saying Is..." (#SWYSI) The Campaign for Common Sense (http://www.campaigncommonsense.com) describes itself as follows: "The Campaign for Common...

Peter Whittle, Director of the New Culture Forum, outlines the founding principles and mission of the think tank (which he founded in 2006) and points out just a few of Britain's great achievements and contributions to the world. --------------- SUPPORT/DONATE: "So What You're Saying Is.." is still very new and to continue to produce quality programming we need your support. Your donations will he...

The New Culture Forum's brand new publication "The Long March Through The Institutions: How the Left Won the Culture War" may be downloaded free of charge from our website: http://newcultureforum.org.uk Hard copies may be purchased by making a £10 donation via the website (for further details please email: contact@newcultureforum.org.uk) On this week's #NCFNewspeak, Marc Sidwell, author of the abo...

The New Culture Forum's brand new publication "The Long March Through The Insitutions: How the Left Won the Culture War" may be downloaded free of charge from our website: http://newcultureforum.org.uk/#public... . Hard copies may be purchased by making a £10 donation also via the website (further details please email: contact@newcultureforum.org.uk) On this week's "So What You're Saying Is...", M...

We are told that as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown, the world is currently experiencing a cleaner environment -- but how far will the Coronavirus crisis actually effect the "Green movement"? Or, to put it another way, will the world see more or fewer Greta Thunbergs? Joining Peter Whittle on this week's #NCFCounterCulture panel are: * Dr. Benny Peiser, Global Warming Policy Foundation * James D...

With Sir Winston Churchill back in the news, this week's guest on #SWYSI is the leading historian Andrew Roberts, author of arguably the finest one-volume Churchill biography (now available in paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Churchill-Wa...) Mr. Roberts explains that the recent attack on Churchill (both his reputation and his statue in Parliament Square) is merely the most recent of a long lin...

Britain's most iconic national heroes (incl. Sir Winston Churchill, Sir Francis Drake & Lord Nelson) have been denounced by #BLM protestors, with calls for their memorials to be demolished or banished. In response -- and without any public consultation -- institutions, councils and companies have made highly controversial & polarising decisions regarding some of the most visible elements of Britis...

Following recent cases of bias in the BBC's flagship Newsnight & Panorama programmes' coverage of the government's handling of Covid-19, we discuss whether the BBC remains a force for good or is now more damaging. Joining Peter Whittle to discuss the issue of #BBCBias on this week's #NCFCounterCulture are: * Charles Moore, official biographer of Margaret Thatcher and former editor of The Telegraph...

The New Culture Forum is pleased to launch its third weekly programme: Newspeak. This week, Migration Watch's Benjamin Loughnane addresses the continuing scandal of illegal immigration to the United Kingdom during the Coronavirus lockdown. [The New Culture Forum channel now presents three weekly programmes on our YT Channel & audio podcast platforms: 1. So What You're Saying Is... (#SWYSI) 2. #NCF...

Our guest on "So What You're Saying Is..." this week is prolific and popular YouTuber and pro-Brexit commentator Mahyar Tousi. Styling himself "a classical liberal Conservative political commentator", Mahyar states that his "mission is to protect and fight for the values of freedom, democracy, and capitalism." --------------- SUPPORT/DONATE: "So What You're Saying Is.." is still very new and to co...

On #NCFCounterCulture this week our panel discuss why dissenting views on lockdown and approaches to tackling coronavirus, even when expressed by leading scientists and experts, are increasingly marginalised in both the MSM and on social media, where censorship is widespread & deplatforming rising. This is all the more worrying given that the justification for lockdown in the UK appears to have ch...

This week on "So What You're Saying Is....", Peter is joined by stand-up comedian and economics expert Dominic Frisby, who speaks about his new book: "Daylight Robbery: How Tax Shaped Our Past & Will Shape Our Future", big government, and what the economic consequences of Covid-19 will be for the UK. Dominic explains why tax is far from the dry subject one might think. After all, he posits, tax is...

On this week's NCF CounterCulture, we are joined by Dr. Niall McCrae & Prof. Michael Rainsborough, the authors of a new report by the UK think tank Civitas on China, Globalisation & the Coranavirus. In their report, Niall McCrae and Michael Rainsborough (a.k.a. M.L.R. Smith) argue that, as the virus proliferated, China tried to cover up the contagion and did little to stop its worldwide spread fro...

This week on #SWYSI, Peter Whittle's guest is author and journalist Ed West. Sitting firmly on the right, West is the deputy editor of UnHerd and was previously deputy editor of The Catholic Herald and a columnist for The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator. In his new book, "Small Men on The Wrong Side of History: The Decline, Fall & Unlikely Return of Conservatism", West argues that conservatives...

This week on "So What You're Saying Is...": Dr. David Starkey argues that a calamitous series of events and decisions caused a panicked British government to recklessly abandon its sensible coronavirus plan for one that is likely to harm the nation far more than the virus itself. Comparing this virus with historical pandemics Starkey believes the dire situation we are encountering today has a diff...

In this episode of CounterCulture we discuss the American response to the coronavirus pandemic and what this tells us about American society, government and culture. We examine how President Trump and the state governors have handled the crisis and what effect the pandemic might have on November's presidential election. The Panel: * Andrew Klavan: Award-winnning novelist & host of "The Andrew Klav...

This week on "So What You're Saying Is..." Peter speaks with artist Jon Long, founder of The Renaissance Workshop, an arts and humanities initiative which offers life drawing classes in the 15th and 16th c. tradition and workshops exploring the history and development of Western art and culture. During the lockdown these are now available world via Zoom and YouTube: www.therenaissanceworkshop.com...

Dave Rubin, host of The Rubin Report -- YouTube's largest free speech talk show -- joins "So What You're Saying Is..." this week to talk about his brand new book *Don't Burn This Book*, "a road map for free thinking in an increasingly censored world". Speaking from the R.R. studio in his Los Angeles home, Dave also discusses President Trump and his chances in the 2020 Presidential Election, as wel...

In the third week of the UK's coronavirus lockdown, CounterCulture discusses the state of our culture and whether it is generally in good health. What can we expect to happen in our culture in the weeks and months ahead. How have we reacted as a nation? How have our institutions handled the crisis? How has the media portrayed the situation and how open has it been to differing opinions? The panel...

[Recorded prior to the UK government's imposition of social distancing measures to combat the spread of coronavirus.] Is there "good" and "bad" feminism? According to today's "4th wave" feminists there is. They seem keen to shut down critical debate on certain issues (such as the #MeToo movement, gender pay gap and trans rights) -- even where those being shut down include leading figures in the tr...

This week on #SWYSI, Peter Hitchens attacks the UK government's Coronavirus lockdown policy ("the Great Panic") and explains why its enthusiastic embrace by the British public disturbs him greatly. From the outset, Hitchens maintained that restricting civil liberties, locking down a healthy population, and stalling a healthy economy are very dangerous -- and reckless -- activities that risk irrepa...

As coronavirus/covid19 grips the world, historian Tom Holland reflects on the impact past pandemics and plagues had on the Ancient World and whether any lessons can be drawn from historical experience. Holland & "So What You're Saying Is..." host Peter Whittle also discuss his recent book *Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind* (titled Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World for...

Comedian Simon Evans (BBC TV's "Live at the Apollo" & "Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow", BBC Radio 4's "News Quiz" & "Simon Evans Goes to Market" etc.) is often described as a "right-wing comedian" and has written and presented a radio show on the subject (BBC Radio 4's "Simon Evans is Right"). He has also appeared on various current affairs discussion shows (including BBC's "Question Time", "T...