Is cancel culture real?
Claire took part in this debate hosted by Bright Blue, an independent British think tank and pressure group for liberal conservatism, along with Professor Rob Ford and Femi Oluwole.
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It’s time for councils to step up and give a lead on care home visiting
Writing in The MJ, Claire argues that the rapid rollout of covid vaccines shows what is possible when unnecessary bureaucracy is stripped away… One common argument given by for vaccine hesitancy is: how could the jabs be developed so quickly? In response, officialdom has been forced to admit that one key reason it’s been possible … Read more
How can democracy serve the people?
From Trump to Kim Jong-un, from Putin to Bashar al-Assad, from the far right to the far left everyone claims to be in favour of democracy. But of what form and in whose interest? In the West democracy has meant electing others to decide for us. Now, many argue democracy is in trouble. It is … Read more
Unlocked: Brexit one year on
Claire and other guests join fellow former Brexit Party MEPs Martin Daubney and Ben Habib for an Unlocked special to mark the anniversary of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union.
Daily Clout: Lockdown despair, loss of debate
Claire is a guest on US author and campaigner Naomi Wolf’s Daily Clout show in which she discusses life under lockdown in Britain and the attempts to stifle debate about covid. Part of the series ‘Profile in Courage’.
Jess Phillips is wrong to tell men to ‘pass the mic’
“When Labour leadership challenger Jess Phillips urged men to ‘pass the mic’ to a woman on the top job, telling Sky’s Sophy Ridge it would ‘look bad’ if Labour failed to elect a woman, she more or less admitted not being up to the job. Surely the weakest argument any leadership candidate could use is … Read more
Claire returns to The Vance Crowe Podcast
In her second appearance on this US-based podcast, Claire discusses the House of Lords, the EU and Brexit, Boris Johnson, Trump and the Capitol Hill riots, loser’s consent, Big Tech censorship, lockdown, election conspiracies, ‘silence is violence’, masks and making a political difference during lockdown.
Brexit brings democratic accountability home – and that means scrutiny of the Lords too
On the historic day that Brexit became final, Claire was due to speak in the House of Lords but was culled from the speakers’ list at the last moment. She shared what she was going to say with Brexit Watch… “…if it wasn’t for populist democratic perseverance, there wouldn’t even be a trade deal to consider. … Read more
Leave won because of “the steely courage of millions of voters”
Brexit Facts4EU published the text of Claire’s speech in the second House of Lords debate on the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement… “My Lords, I voted for the agreement reluctantly. I would have preferred a clean break and the time to scrutinise the small print for the myriad traps it contains. “However, to give credit … Read more
You Don’t Know Me: Cancel Culture
Claire was interviewed for the You Don’t Know Me podcast by youth issue expert and former teacher, Chloe Combi, about the impact of cancel culture on young people. Claire appears from 17:30 minutes onwards. Listen here.