A ‘Zoom parliament’ is bad for democracy

Is the new normal here to stay? For the sake of our parliamentary democracy, let’s hope not, writes Claire in The Spectator…  At the very time when the Executive needed to be prodded, probed and interrogated over the hundreds of statutory instruments controlling every aspect of public life, Parliament was reduced to stultifying and formulaic set … Read more

Lockdown lessons

The chasm between the rule-makers and the ruled has been viscerally brought to life by differing attitudes to and experiences of lockdown restrictions, argues Claire in The MJ… There’s a lot to say on the Batley and Spen by-election; according to locals, the Matt Hancock saga was significant. Some traditional Tory voters were so outraged … Read more

Politics Live: 1st July 2021

Claire joined Tim Loughton, Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Miatta Fahnbulleh and Politics Live presenter Jo Coburn to discuss whether covid rules should be relaxed for the next England Euros 2020 game, the stamp duty holiday, banks giving guidance about pronouns, and fairness in British society. Watch the discussion on iPlayer.

The Online Safety Bill’s threat to free speech

Claire hosted a Free Speech Union discussion with the FSU’s Director of Research, Dr Radomir Tylecote, and Matthew Lesh, Head of Research at the Adam Smith Institute, about the Online Safety Bill and their briefing You’re On Mute: The Online Safety Bill and what the Government should do instead’, a critical assessment of the Government’s … Read more

‘Lockdown makes us lesser citizens’

Claire appeared on the Mike Graham show on talkRADIO and discussed the ramifications of postponing Freedom Day, mandatory vaccinations for care home workers, vaccine passports for public events, and the People’s Lockdown Inquiry, a new and independent investigation into the impacts of lockdown, compiled by the Academy of Ideas and commissioned by The Reclaim Party.

A Pint of Interest

Claire appeared on A Pint of Interest, a ‘weekly podcast from the pub’, for a wide-ranging discussion with hosts Lewis Brackpool and Oscar Holdway Lopez. Topics included: Claire’s relationship to the traditional left-right political spectrum, the decline of the Labour Party, Brexit and fighting for free speech. Claire appears from 16 minutes in.