Mike Graham show, 14th July 2021
Claire joined Mike Graham on talkRADIO to discuss the emergency legislation to mandate vaccinations for care home workers, the government’s mixed-messages on masks, the Euro 2020 final and racism in football.
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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
One year of Don’t Divide Us
Claire joined Michelle Dewberry and Alka Sehgal Cuthbert on GB News to discuss the first anniversary of the campaigning group Don’t Divide Us.
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
What Do We Think of GB News?
Claire appeared on the New Culture Forum’s Counterculture show, along with Gawain Towler, Douglas Chirnside, Rafe Heydel-Mankoo and host Peter Whittle, to discuss the launch of the controversial new current affairs channel GB News.
‘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.
‘The challenges we have now are far greater than Covid’
Claire joined Greg Clark, Jess Phillips and Zoe Williams on LBC’s Cross Question with Iain Dale to discuss the postponement of Freedom Day, how to hold the Government to account for its covid policies, the responsibilities of leaseholders post-Grenfell, and footballers taking the knee.
Can GB News live up to the hype?
Writing in The Spectator, Claire reflects on the current state of broadcast news… …It’s hardly a surprise then that many people are optimistic about the launch of GB News, a channel which aspires to have its finger on the public pulse and which seeks to feature a diverse range of opinion. Good. Indeed, one reason why the channel … Read more