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
“For so many people asylum seekers are just a prop for them to push around to show they’re the good people.” Claire and TalkTV‘s Julia Hartley-Brewer discussed woke Glastonbury politics and Banksy’s crowd-surfing inflatable boat of migrants, pro-trans placards at a West End performance of Frozen, and the row about Gary Lineker wearing Next clothes … Read more
A German woman was given a harsher sentence than a convicted rapist after she was found guilty of defaming him. On TalkTV, Claire discussed the implications of the case with presenter Russell Quirk. “We’re about to have a government that will make hate speech a criminal offence in a way that will not allow us … Read more
Claire reviewed the morning papers with Geoffrey Wheatcroft, author of Bloody Panico!: or Whatever Happened to the Tory Party? and presenters Kate McCann and Adam Boulton. They discussed Rishi Sunak’s decision to leave the D-Day commemorations early, young people being used to smuggle cocaine cash to Dubai, proposals to ban fast food outlets near schools, … Read more
Returning to the Last Orders podcast, Claire spoke to hosts Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater about what Nigel Farage’s return might mean for the General Election, the panic over nicotine pouches and the pointlessness of the sugar tax. Listen on Spiked.