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Allister Heath: Why I’m at war with Restore Britain
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In this episode of The Brink, Andrew and Jake are joined by journalist and commentator Allister Heath for a conversation about the battle for the future of the British right, the rise of Restore, and why he believes conservatism risks being consumed by a new form of ethno-nationalism.
Following his explosive intervention against Rupert Lowe and Restore, Heath explains why he felt compelled to draw a line against racial politics and antisemitism. They discuss Reform, Restore, immigration and integration, and why legitimate anger over Britain's failures must not become a politics based on ancestry or racial purity.
The conversation also looks at the influence of America on British politics, from Donald Trump and Elon Musk to Tucker Carlson and the online right, as well as the collapse of the traditional centre-right and the failure to offer a convincing economic alternative.
Finally, they discuss Israel, the rise of anti Zionism, Britain's wider crisis of confidence and what it actually means to be British in a multiracial and multifaith country.
A timely conversation about the crisis of the right, the dangers of political extremism and whether conservatism can find a way forward without losing the values it is supposed to defend.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:51 The Battle Between Restore, Reform & the Conservatives
08:02 The Far Right, Far Left & Antisemitism
12:12 How Online Politics Is Changing the British Right
16:54 The Fallout From Alistair’s Restore Column
18:51 Why the Conservative Party Failed
24:26 Why Britain’s Political Establishment Is Failing
27:21 Which Part of the Far Right Is Most Dangerous?
33:00 Can Extremism Be Removed From the Right?
36:47 Trump, Elon Musk & the Changing Right
38:27 What Comes After Trump?
41:24 Why Alistair Is Pessimistic About the West
42:04 America’s Institutional & Military Crisis
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