James Orr & Reform UK

About this episode

It's Brit Week here on Ill Conceived and the subject is the born-again Christian, recently deposed Reform UK policy head, and long-time friend of J.D. Vance known as James Orr. From his meteoric ascendance at Cambridge University and Reform UK to his equally precipitous recent crashout (and probable crimes), Josh and June try to figure out how Orr's attempt at bringing American-style Christian nationalism to the UK failed in the short run and discuss what the longer-term project might look like. ***WANT MORE ILL CONCEIVED? Every other week, we release B-side supplements to the main episodes where we read your e-mail responses and discuss things further. Come check us out at Patreon.com/illconceived!*** ***WE WANT YOUR THOUGHTS FOR THE WORLD FAMOUS MAILBAG! Send an email with feedback about this week's episode to illconceivedpod@gmail.com*** EPISODE ART: James Orr speaking at a convention in Phoenix, Arizona. AUDIO CLIPS: • 24:22 – A church service at Holy Trinity Brompton from March 15, 2026 • 45:56 – James Orr talking about how governments can raise birthrates on John Anderson's podcast • 50:22 – James Orr talking about the liberal concept of individual rights, also o