“The Labour Party have no instinct for free speech… Of course Bridget Phillipson says she believes in free speech and academic freedom, but… and it’s a very big but.” On Free Speech Nation, Claire reacted to news that the Government may seek to repeal the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act.
Bridget Phillipson’s decision to cancel the commencement of the Higher Education Act brings shame upon the party, argues Claire in The Telegraph. ‘Less than a week before the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 was to come into force – over a year since it was given royal assent in May last year after … Read more
In the BBC’s Westminster studios, Claire joined Labour MP Josh Simons, Conservative MP Kieran Mullan, Liberal Democrat MP Pippa Heylings and Politics Live presenter Jo Coburn to discuss who should pay to fix sewage leaks, the prison overcrowding crisis, infighting within the Conservative party, cross-party calls to scrap the two-child benefit cap, and four day … Read more
“For so many people asylum seekers are just a prop for them to push around to show they’re the good people.” Claire and TalkTV‘s Julia Hartley-Brewer discussed woke Glastonbury politics and Banksy’s crowd-surfing inflatable boat of migrants, pro-trans placards at a West End performance of Frozen, and the row about Gary Lineker wearing Next clothes … Read more