Why should people who vote with their hearts be dismissed as delusional writes Claire Fox in the Spectator Donald Trump’s shock US election victory has provoked a transatlantic howl of disbelief from a cosmopolitan elite aghast that American voters have had the temerity to reject its one true liberal world-view. Hillary Clinton’s loss is seen … Read more
Internationally renowned American social critic Camille Paglia sits down with Claire to discuss the past, present, and future of feminism, as well as the emergence of a system of management between the two genders.
Why is everyone reacting to the Helen and Rob storyline as though they were real people, writes Claire Fox in The Spectator It’s been going on for months now and I must make a confession. I secretly endure a nightly battering in the privacy of my home; it’s been relentless, torturous and psychologically damaging. But before … Read more
Claire joined the Leeds Salon, part of wider Salon debate network, as their guest speaker to discuss the implications of the referendum result for the UK.
In the Daily Mail, Claire explains the rationale behind her book ‘I Find That Offensive!’ and the rise of a fragile and thin-skinned ‘Generation Snowflake’. Some of the girls were sobbing and hugging each other, while others shrieked. The majority appeared at the very least shell-shocked. It was distress on a scale appropriate for some … Read more
If today’s students believe that hearing a dissenting opinion can kill them, it’s because we taught them to think like that, writes Claire Fox in The Spectator Another week, another spate of barmy campus bans and ‘safe space’ shenanigans by a new breed of hyper–sensitive censorious youth. At Oxford University, law students are now officially notified … Read more
Adult campaigners grumble that focusing on test results is at the expense of “children’s happiness and joy of learning” says Claire in politics.co.uk. Even if you’re not a parent, a teacher or a primary school pupil, you can’t have missed that it’s Sats week. The media is drowning in tales of tearful tweens and the … Read more
Claire joins James Delingpole for his popular podcast to discuss her current view of the political landscape, the emergence of ‘generation snowflake, Brexit and the entitlement of young remain voters believing their vote carried more weight than others.
It turns out he doesn’t want to ban any books – but the furore says a lot about his critics’ prejudices says Claire in The Guardian. The big story of this bank holiday weekend was the tale of an education secretary who was allegedly trying to stop teenagers reading To Kill a Mockingbird and Of … Read more
In the Independent, Claire argues that whistleblower hotlines risk creating a paranoid, fragmented workforce Some 500 authors have this week spoken out about the capacity of the intelligence agencies to spy on millions of people’s digital communications. They have a point when they argue that this is “turning everyone into potential suspects”. Yet maybe the … Read more