300,000 Club; Southport As Britain's 'Dreyfus Moment'; An Imperial Reckoning;

My dearest Classmates. I hope each one of you has enjoyed a wonderful weekend or, at least, a restful one. I’m going through a rather intensive period in my life requiring a lot of administration, with both a house move and a wedding on the horizon. This explains why last week’s newsletter never went to the ethereal digital press. I’m certainly not grumbling because it’s all in the service of the (very, very) good.

In other news, Thinking Class exceeded 300,000 views, downloads and plays across YouTube and the audio podcast platforms in the last 24 hours. I’m also on the cusp of hitting 4,000 YouTube subscribers. Head over there to see what all the fuss is about.

This week’s episode was with the inimitable historian and broadcaster Dr. David Starkey. You can watch and listen to the show here on Substack or you can head over to my YouTube page and subscribe. Here’s a clip that has already gotten 14,000 views in the last 24 hours:

On Friday evening I had the pleasure of interviewing Nigel Biggar, author of Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning. We spoke about the legacy (good, bad, ugly) of the British Empire, the biblical influence on British governance, why people frequently misunderstand what colonialism is, and, in an era of mass immigration, whether Britain is experiencing a form of reverse colonisation. Here’s a brief clip from that excellent conversation.

I found myself relistening to my conversation with

Sam Bidwell

, who is a Director at the Adam Smith Institute, a Parliamentary Researcher, journalist and consultant, on why the social contract in Britain is broken. I’m convinced that people like Sam and their ability to draw a picture of the practical reality of mass immigration with ‘actually happened’ events, data, and historical precedent will be a key contributor to making the political normie be less afraid of talking about it because of hygiene factors. It was a rich conversation. Watch or listen to the full episode here on Substack or on YouTube. Here’s a clip:

This week I’m interviewing

Academic Agent

and Theodore Dalrymple. I’ve now activated paid subscriptions. You wonderful people who choose to sign up will have the opportunity ask questions of my guests in advance of my recording. The Q&A section to which you will contribute will only be accessible paid Substack subscribers only.

Is it worth it? Well, I’d say so. Just this week I have been told that this is the podcast, which “is more ambitious than TRIGGERnometry”, “criminally undersubscribed”, “based”, and “the place people will turn to when they are bored of outrage bait and want to listen to calm, thoughtful conversations”. Almost sounds like a “based” Radio 4 reboot. Perhaps like the good stuff the BBC used to produce in the 70s but you can’t find anywhere anymore. I’m projecting. I quite fancy myself as a Kenneth Clark Civilisation kind of presenter.

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