“Keir Starmer has become the prosecutor rather than the leader of a country.” As returning guest co-host to the Planet Normal podcast, Claire and regular presenter Liam Halligan discussed the first months of the new Labour government, the Tory leadership contest, Welsh libraries and “racist” churches, and the latest letters from listeners. They also spoke … Read more
In this thought-provoking episode of the IEA Podcast, host Matthew Lesh and editorial director Kristian Niemietz were joined by Claire to discuss the complex interplay between free speech, misinformation, and recent UK riots. The conversation delved into the challenges of defining and addressing disinformation in the digital age, exploring how attempts to suppress speech can … Read more
Locals in East London have been protesting against a new branch of cafe Gail’s Bakery due to the pro-Brexit views of the company’s part owner and chairman, Luke Johnson. Claire tells Talk TV‘s Alex Phillips that this is “one of the most sinister stories” she has heard in a while.
Claire returned to the Vance Crowe Podcast, a weekly US-based interview show designed to introduce listeners to people very different from them so that they can understand their situation, how they think and what they believe. Claire and Vance discussed the riots that followed the recent Southport murders, the new Labour government, two-tier policing, protest … Read more
Claire spoke to The Spectator about the crucial role of free speech in understanding the causes of the recent riots, the widespread abuse of the term ‘far right’, and the authorities’ inconsistent attitudes to misinformation. Four clips below…
“We all saw what happened with the riots. We now need to be free to debate why they happened.” Sir Keir Starmer has suggested that the Government will review social media laws in the wake of the riots. Claire discussed the implications with TalkTV‘s Mike Graham.
“There’s increasingly two types of people – the good guys and those they can categorise and delegitimise as far right – and this silences legitimate conversations by making people dread having that label thrown at them.” On TalkTV, Claire talked to presenter Alex Phillips and fellow guests barrister Steven Barrett and finance expert Dr Roger … Read more
“The Labour Party have no instinct for free speech… Of course Bridget Phillipson says she believes in free speech and academic freedom, but… and it’s a very big but.” On Free Speech Nation, Claire reacted to news that the Government may seek to repeal the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act.
Bridget Phillipson’s decision to cancel the commencement of the Higher Education Act brings shame upon the party, argues Claire in The Telegraph. ‘Less than a week before the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 was to come into force – over a year since it was given royal assent in May last year after … Read more
In the BBC’s Westminster studios, Claire joined Labour MP Josh Simons, Conservative MP Kieran Mullan, Liberal Democrat MP Pippa Heylings and Politics Live presenter Jo Coburn to discuss who should pay to fix sewage leaks, the prison overcrowding crisis, infighting within the Conservative party, cross-party calls to scrap the two-child benefit cap, and four day … Read more