admin Outlawing all physical punishment of children – with no exemptions – will not make children safer, says Claire Fox in the TES. Scotland will become the first region in the UK to introduce a ban on parents smacking their children. Should those who care for children cheer? I have my doubts. You’d think from the … Read more
Filmed at the Battle of Ideas, Claire joins other speakers for a discussion on whether Schools are producing Generation Snowflake? The discussion centred around the thesis of Claire’s book ‘I Find That Offensive!’ which argued that British schools are socialising students into a mindset of hypersensitivity and victimhood.
Why should people who vote with their hearts be dismissed as delusional writes Claire Fox in the Spectator Donald Trump’s shock US election victory has provoked a transatlantic howl of disbelief from a cosmopolitan elite aghast that American voters have had the temerity to reject its one true liberal world-view. Hillary Clinton’s loss is seen … Read more
Internationally renowned American social critic Camille Paglia sits down with Claire to discuss the past, present, and future of feminism, as well as the emergence of a system of management between the two genders.
Why is everyone reacting to the Helen and Rob storyline as though they were real people, writes Claire Fox in The Spectator It’s been going on for months now and I must make a confession. I secretly endure a nightly battering in the privacy of my home; it’s been relentless, torturous and psychologically damaging. But before … Read more
Claire joined the Leeds Salon, part of wider Salon debate network, as their guest speaker to discuss the implications of the referendum result for the UK.
In the Daily Mail, Claire explains the rationale behind her book ‘I Find That Offensive!’ and the rise of a fragile and thin-skinned ‘Generation Snowflake’. Some of the girls were sobbing and hugging each other, while others shrieked. The majority appeared at the very least shell-shocked. It was distress on a scale appropriate for some … Read more
If today’s students believe that hearing a dissenting opinion can kill them, it’s because we taught them to think like that, writes Claire Fox in The Spectator Another week, another spate of barmy campus bans and ‘safe space’ shenanigans by a new breed of hyper–sensitive censorious youth. At Oxford University, law students are now officially notified … Read more
Adult campaigners grumble that focusing on test results is at the expense of “children’s happiness and joy of learning” says Claire in politics.co.uk. Even if you’re not a parent, a teacher or a primary school pupil, you can’t have missed that it’s Sats week. The media is drowning in tales of tearful tweens and the … Read more
Claire joins James Delingpole for his popular podcast to discuss her current view of the political landscape, the emergence of ‘generation snowflake, Brexit and the entitlement of young remain voters believing their vote carried more weight than others.