543. EXPLOSIVE DEBATE: Is the UK an Island of Strangers? - Iain Dale

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🗓️ 5 June 2025

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THANK YOU to my friend Tessa Dunlop for making this episode happen. Make sure to check out the brilliant (and hugely popular) podcast she does with Iain Dale - Where Politics Meets History Iain Dale on Immigration, Multiculturalism, Keir Starmer & Thatcher | Heretics Podcast 🔥 LBC’s Iain Dale joins Andrew Gold in a gripping debate on immigration, multiculturalism, media hypocrisy, and what’s really dividing Britain. Has the UK become an island of strangers? Is mass immigration undermining community cohesion? And why did Iain cut off barrister Natasha Hausdorff live on air? SPONSORS: Go to https://TryFum.com/HERETICS and use code HERETICS to get your free FÜM Topper when you order your Journey Pack today! Give online therapy a try at https://betterhelp.com/HERETICS Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at https://mintmobile.com/heretics Set up your online dream biz on https://shopify.co.uk/glassbox From Keir Starmer's controversial speech to the legacy of Margaret Thatcher, this episode dives deep into issues most are too afraid to touch — including Islamism, censorship, media narratives, and the future of British identity. 👇 WATCH NEXT 👇 📺 Heretics Ep with Konstantin Kisin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd10xnzv3ww&list=PL7nffRXPOhPBwDwhB9WFI59MiVu91qwqq&index=3 📕 Iain Dale’s Thatcher Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Margaret-Thatcher-Ministers-Iain-Dale/dp/1800753586/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0 📘 Tessa Dunlop & Iain Dale's brilliant Where Politics Meets History podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/where-politics-meets-history/id1307053842 🎙️ Subscribe to Heretics for more deep-dive interviews with insiders and whistleblowers who challenge the status quo. Join the 30k heretics on my mailing list: https://andrewgoldheretics.com Check out my new documentary channel: https://youtube.com/@andrewgoldinvestigates Andrew on X: https://twitter.com/andrewgold_ok Insta: https://www.instagram.com/andrewgold_ok Heretics YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.2	Shopify.com.com.com. People do feel that this is an island of strangers.
1:07.8	Well, do they? Well, why are they voting for reform?
1:10.7	There were people that thought that in 1968. There were people that thought that during the
1:14.5	Thatcher years. I feel that way. I do. We must see that a little bit.
1:18.5	Don't walk down the street thinking, oh, there's a Muslim or there's a black man.
1:22.3	Immigration has to be controlled properly. Isn't it partly up to us to stop this being an island of strangers?
1:28.3	But a good number of Muslims in this country do sympathise with terrorism.
1:31.3	I have never met a Muslim who has had any degree of sympathy with terror attacks.
1:36.3	You're talking about Muslims who are so adapted to this country that they listen to LBC.
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