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Suicide of a Nation? | Matt Goodwin The Sceptic Ep.73

March 27, 2026·1h 4m
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Matt Goodwin on Britain’s demographic suicide and Eugyppius on Trump’s Iran blunder. Plus: the truth about the oil crisis. In Episode 73 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Matthew Goodwin, broadcaster, author and Reform UK’s candidate for Gorton & Denton, on why Britain is facing a demographic crisis – and how to stop it. Eugyppius, author of the substack Eugyppius: a plague chronical, on America’s war in Iran, the murky strategic thinking behind it and whether it will prove to be Trump’s greatest mistake. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Dr Tilak Doshi, the Daily Sceptic’s Energy Editor, on how Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz shows the vital importance of oil to the world economy – and exposes the fantasies of the green zealots. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X. Follow Matt on X. Follow Eugyppius on X. Follow Tilak on X. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio. 00:00 Intro   00:01:21 Matt Goodwin on Suicide of a Nation   00:04:03 Demographic Projections   00:06:19 Silence on Demography   00:11:40 Two Tier Multiculturalism   00:15:12 War on British History   00:18:35 Policy Solutions   00:27:33 In Group Preference   00:30:17 Reform as Vehicle   00:33:42 Eugyppius on Trump's Iran War 00:39:45 Opportunistic War   00:42:55 Strait of Hormuz Closure   00:46:01 European Response   00:48:48 Trump Betrayal   00:55:41 Midterms and Oil Prices   01:00:34 Tilak Doshi on Why the Strait of Hormuz Matters   01:06:56 Comparison to 1970s   01:13:36 North Sea Reserves   01:19:57 Net Zero Fantasies

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