In European Parliament on Thursday 10 October, Claire challenges the EU commission head-on over a motion about Russian interference in elections which argued that British voters were “duped” by Russian bots and misinformation peddled on social media. She reaffirms her belief in the sanctity of democracy by calling these statements untrue and stating that the … Read more
In the European Parliament on Wednesday 8 October, Claire shows her solidarity with the ‘hundreds of heroic democracy protestors’ in Hong Kong and condemns the totalitarian efforts of the Chinese government to curtail democracy as well as their brutal treatment of the protestors. She then goes on to criticise the EU and its hypocrisy in … Read more
“After appearing on Newsnight last week, an #FBPE-monikered keyboard warrior wrote a much liked comment above my picture that read: “Bat shit crazy, howling at the moon @brexitparty_uk neo Nazi fascist apologist tries to blame the judiciary. Straight out of the Hitler/Goebbels Handbook. We are living in dangerous times. #stopbrexit #RevokeA50 #SaveDemocracy”. This was one … Read more
In this video, Claire talks about a meeting she recently attended that was supposed to be holding to account the proposed EU Commissioner for Innovation and Youth, Mariya Gabriel. The meeting was a joint one between two European Parliament committees, the Culture and Education committee and the Industry, Research and Energy committee. Claire explains her … Read more
Claire asked the proposed EU Commissioner for Innovation and Youth, Mariya Gabriel, about the contradictions of the EU’s support for academic freedom while the EU restricts what material academics have access to through digital services rules. Claire also asked why funding for research and education is so often tied to promoting a sense of European … Read more
In the European Parliament, Tuesday 24 September, Claire Fox congratulates the European Parliament on the decision to allow a series of objective museum professionals and historians to decide on the content of the European house of history museum. Thus far, the EU have resisted their usual self-styled propaganda in dictating the historic content of the … Read more
In the European Parliament on Wednesday 20 September, Claire votes against the EU’s resolution for historical remembrance due to its revisionist attempts to tarnish historical facts and propagate the EU’s contemporary narrative. She claims that the motion is designed to make us feel ashamed of our European history whilst unremorsefully hijacking the horrors of the … Read more
In the European Parliament on Tuesday 19 September, Claire lays out her case against the cynical manipulation of historical Remembrance for clear political ends in oppose to supporting genuine commemoration. She accuses the EPP (European People’s Party) and Renew for using the historic remembrance to promote EU expansionism and federalism. She then focuses her attention … Read more
Claire discussed Brexit with Jane Garvey, making the point that the central issue was democracy, rather than whether the economy might or might not suffer as a result of leaving the EU. She criticised the idea that Leavers didn’t know what they were voting for and stressed the importance of honouring the referendum result. She … Read more
With Boris Johnson losing vote after vote in the Commons, and Jeremy Corbyn disagreeing with Tom Watson on Labour’s Brexit policy, Claire joined Adam Boulton and Aaron Bastani of Novara Media to discuss what next for Brexit. Should these issues be thrashed out in the courts or are these political matters, not legal ones? Listen … Read more