I tried to be generous when Ash Sarkar came out against divisive identity politics… but then I read her book

Claire reviewed Ash Sarkar’s Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War for The House magazine “In pre-publication interviews for her book Minority Rule, Novara Media’s sassy, left-wing firebrand Ash Sarkar came out against her own tribe’s embrace of divisive identitarian politics. It was surprising because Ms Sarkar has been one of the best-known pundits casting aspersions … Read more

Spiked Podcast, 21st March 2025

Claire joined Tom Slater and Josh Howie on the Spiked Podcast, and discussed the Roberts report on 7 October, the widespread denial of Hamas’s barbarism, the kidnapping of the Jewish musician Itay Kashti, the culture war over Adolescence, the panic over Andrew Tate, and the Sullivan Review.

Reform row and two tier sentencing guidelines

“The rise of Reform is the vehicle through which people express their absolute desire to have a different type of politics. There’s internal squabbling in all parties. It’s the responsibility of Reform to rise above that.” Claire spoke to Alex Phillips about the public spat between the Reform Party leaders Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe, … Read more

Politics Live, 4th March 2025

“…we’re always urging scientists to get involved in politics… I can assure you any scientist that is involved in any cabinet of any government at the moment will make cuts in terms of science funding… are you going to expel them all?” Claire appeared on BBC’s Politics Live with Labour MP Natalie Fleet, Conservative MP … Read more