Claire was on the BBC Politics Live panel with Conservative peer James Bethell, Labour peer Beth Anderson, Tribune editor Taj Ali and presenter Jo Coburn. Topics discussed included: the US House of Representative’s proposed ban of TikTok, the government’s new definition of extremism, Diane Abbott and Labour’s attitude to racism, and the idea of “limitarianism”.
Claire took part in BBC Radio 4’s regular discussion programme, Any Questions?, recorded this week at Chester Cathedral. Also on the panel were the chair of the International Development Select Committee, Sarah Champion MP, Business Minister Kevin Hollinrake MP and the Chief Executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, Henri Murison. Questions from the audience included: … Read more
On the Jeremy Vine show, Claire debated trans activist Katy Montgomerie about calls for Professor Kathleen Stock to be no platformed by Oxford Union. Listen on BBC Sounds. (The discussion begins at 4 minutes in).
Claire took part in Radio 4’s big Brexit anniversary debate on the Today programme, sharing a panel with Alistair Campbell, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Tony Danker of the CBI. Listen on BBC Sounds.
Former Education Secretary Kit Malthouse, Labour frontbencher Florence Eshalomi, Claire and Westminster Hour host Leila Nathoo discussed the current wave of strikes and looked ahead to the Commons debate on the Online Safety Bill. Listen on BBC Sounds. (The discussion begins 10 minutes in).
A 2017 appearance of Claire from the BBC archives… Twenty years after the death of Isaiah Berlin, philosopher Jonathan Wolff goes in search of the Isaiah Berlins of today. Where is this particular kind of public intellectual? Does it matter If they are no longer around and what, if anything, has replaced them? Claire is … Read more
Claire joined Andrew Bridgen MP, Richard Burgon MP, Naomi Smith of Best for Britain and presenter Jo Coburn in the BBC studio to discuss Rishi Sunak’s U-turn over attending COP27, the Public Order Bill, rent controls, and whether Brexit has been a success so far. Watch the discussion on iPlayer.
On BBC Radio 4’s The World Tonight, Claire spoke about the Just Stop Oil protests, the right to protest and threats to free speech represented by the Public Order Bill. Claire appears 41 minutes in. Listen on BBC Sounds.
Pressure on the prime minister over the economy, the government’s growth policies, and Britain’s commitment to Ukraine were discussed by Jo Coburn and guests Conservative MP Bob Seely, Liberal Democrat MP Daisy Cooper, writer and environmentalist George Monbiot, and Claire Fox. Watch the programme on iPlayer.
Claire appeared on the Question Time panel with Brendan Clarke-Smith MP, Wes Streeting MP, Layla Moran MP, Gerard Lyons and host Fiona Bruce. They answered questions from the audience on the energy crisis, fracking, NHS funding and waiting lists, Putin’s threat to use nuclear weapons and positive ideas for the winter ahead. Watch the full … Read more