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Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman. My guest today is Douglas Murray.

Douglas is a British writer, author of many books, including The Strange Death of Europe and the

madness of crowds, and he is now

a columnist at the Free Press. In this episode, we discuss Kier-Starmer's recent resignation as

Prime Minister of the UK. We talk about what's gone wrong in British politics over the past

decade, in particular on immigration. We talk about the emerging Iran deal and whether the whole

Iran war should be viewed as a success or a failure. We talk about the emerging Iran deal and whether the whole Iran war should be viewed as a success or a failure.

We talk about the nature of the Iranian regime.

And finally, I ask Douglas whether he loves the UK or America more.

So without further ado, Douglas Murray.

Thank you. Douglas Murray. I want to tell you about a podcast I think you're going to appreciate.

It's called Unpacking Israeli History.

If you follow the news about Israel, you're just getting headlines.

But headlines are just a tiny slice of a long, complicated,

and genuinely fascinating story. One of the things I care about on this show is engaging

seriously with complexity, rather than flattening it. That's exactly what host Dr.

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