Claire joined Sir Trevor Phillips and Times Radio breakfast show presenters Rosie Wright and Calum Macdonald to discuss the morning’s headlines, including: attempts to diagnose the reasons for rising youth unemployment, Tony Blair’s criticism of the Labour government’s green energy targets, and a Max Planck Society study claiming that women are more attractive than men. … Read more
On Talk TV, Claire spoke with Kevin O’Sullivan about Andy Burnham’s response to criticisms of the Labour government by Tony Blair, the public spat between Zia Yusuf and Robert Jenrick about Reform policy, and Rupert Lowe’s attitude to the extreme views of some Restore party members.
Claire joined Andrew Fox and Jake Wallis Simons on The Brink podcast for a wide-ranging conversation on Britain’s political realignment, the rise of populism, free speech, and the cultural fallout from October 7th. Fox argues that both Labour and the Conservatives have become increasingly detached from ordinary people, creating the conditions for populist movements to … Read more
Claire appeared on Times Radio’s Evening Edition with Peter Hitchens and presenter Kait Borsay. They discussed President Trump’s attempt to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the future of the Labour leadership, and the pros and cons of eating ‘picky bits’ for dinner. Listen to the discussion below… The whole programme is available on the Times … Read more
Claire appeared on Times Radio with James Ball, political editor of The New World magazine, and presenter Rod Liddle. They discussed the stories of the week, including: anti-Semitic comments by Green Party electoral candidates, free speech and the pro-Palestine protests, the continued political survival of Keir Starmer and the future of the Labour Party, King … Read more
“It’s too easy. We think if we ban the demonstration, we’ll get rid of the problem. But actually the problem goes much deeper.” Claire spoke to Talk TV’s Ian Collins about calls to ban pro-Palestinian marches following the attacks on Jews in Golders Green, and the overturning of the University of Sussex’s fine for its … Read more
Claire reviewed Nigel Biggar’s new book, The New Dark Age, for PoliticsHome. This indispensable book makes clear what society has to lose if we do not fight ideological conformity and find the courage to publicly defend the right to disagree In The New Dark Age, Nigel Biggar poses a startling question. Is his book really … Read more
“That’s the end of privacy. It means they can keep tabs on us because you can’t be age gated unless you’ve shown who you are, proof of age, biometric data…” On 25th April, #Together organised a rally in London to protest government plans to ban social media for under-16s. Claire contributed by video…
On Times Radio, Claire joined academic Lisa McKenzie and presenter Rod Liddle to review the stories of the week. They discussed the prospect of a peace deal in the Iran war, the legacy of the Artemis moon mission, the Premier League With Pride campaign, fuel crisis protests in Ireland, changes to eligibility for council housing, … Read more
Claire spoke to podcaster Penny Dee about the Supreme Court ruling on sex and single sex spaces – the gap between legal clarity and real world implementation, and why so many institutions still appear reluctant to act.