Has the statue of Churchill been improved by being enclosed in a protective casing? Was Colston’s toppling one of the greatest acts of performance art? Or is this all a sad indictment of the state of British politics? Fraser Nelson talks to The Spectator’s arts editor Igor Toronyi-Lalic and Coffee House contributor and writer Claire … Read more
In the Spectator, Claire argues that it is up to the public to avoid being dragged into an over-simplistic ‘whose side are you on?’ row. Who needs statue topplers when the state will do it for you? Some bright spark in authority has decided the way to defend the statues on Parliament Square is to … Read more
Claire joined Jack Anderton of Inflamer Media to discuss Catholicism, mental health, her experiences with the media, a post Coronavirus future, why she thinks the Labour Party is finished and her childhood. The accompanying article can be read here.
Following formal procedures is never enough, and becoming dependent on centralised rules can even be a hindrance argues Claire Fox in Westmonster. How are you getting on now that there’s slightly fewer lockdown restrictions? Are you coping with negotiating who you invite over to your garden or how far you sit away from extended family … Read more
I ATTENDED a funeral last week – a Covid funeral for someone who died of that terrible virus. I was heartbroken that a great force of life was robbed of that life too early. Even at 80, Deepak Lal, the internationally renowned economist, historian of ideas and academic, had so much more to give the … Read more
Claire Fox, the former MEP and Director of the Institute of Ideas, joins Liam Deacon of Brexit-Watch to discuss the media’s reaction to Dominic Comming allegedly breaking lockdown, Coronavirus, and how Brexit can revive our democracy.
In The Municipal Journal, Claire Fox asks if it is undemocratic for local areas to introduce fundamental shifts in transport policy as ‘settled’ without a proper public discussion? The new COVID-19 Britain we’re all living in has undoubtedly revealed that there’s more ways to travel than public transport or driving. My sisters and I have … Read more
Claire joins The Sacred Reflections podcast to speak about the importance of free-thinking at this time and how you can have different views to someone while still having something in common with them.
In Westmonster, Claire Fox explains how she was relieved that Rishi Sunak extended the Job Retention Scheme. Why should ordinary people pay the cost for the government’s decisions to close down the economy? I am not of the ilk who argues that this appeals to lazy workers who will wallow in being paid to do … Read more
Perhaps there’s light at the end of the long lockdown tunnel. The roadmap at least allows hope that life might get back to normal. For me, normal means freedom to live life as we choose, from cramming into packed planes to go on holiday to crowding into pubs for birthday parties. However, even saying that … Read more