“It isn’t brave to demand our opponents are arrested or sacked for speech crimes. Don’t let us turn into snitches. The very freedom that is so precious for all of us here tonight is only meaningful if it’s extended to everyone, including those whose toxic worldview we despise, who’d have us locked up. Who cares? … Read more
“I don’t know that there is a balance between free speech and other rights… I don’t think the other rights mean very much if you haven’t got freedom of speech.” Claire appeared on the final edition of TNT’s The Muckrakers podcast along with William Mackesy, co-founder of Best Free Speech Practice (BFSP), Dr Edward Skidelsky, … Read more
“They seem to be incapable of understanding how ordinary people feel about migration, the riots, the winter fuel allowance… they’ve got no political instincts that match with those of any ordinary person in the country.” On Julia Hartley-Brewer’s TalkTV show, Claire discussed what Keir Starmer’s acceptance of freebies says about the political judgement of the … Read more
Claire reviewed the day’s events with Times leader writer Michael Binyon and Evening Edition presenter Kait Borsay. They discussed the Labour government’s early release of prisoners, the steep rise in long term sickness and the end of the music video. Listen to the full programme on Times Radio.
“It’s not a question of over-regulation or under-regulation, it’s the right regulations and not the wrong ones. And if when you challenge a regulation you’re told you just want to tear up red tape and you don’t believe in regulations, that’s a way of silencing a debate. You can create regulations… that’s not the same … Read more