Starmer’s Brexit sellout

“What did the UK get out of this trade deal? Nobody can answer. Starmer boasts that they’re economically competent. They’re good at signing deals that cost a fortune.” Claire joined Tom Slater and Fraser Myers on the Spiked Podcast to discuss Keir Starmer’s dreadful deal with the EU, Britain’s two-tier speech laws and how the … Read more

The insanity of the war on vapes

Claire was a returning guest on Spiked’s Last Orders podcast, joining Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater to discuss the latest on the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, the anti-terror law that shut down a flower show, and the scourge of the anti-smoking playbook.

Spiked Podcast, 21st March 2025

Claire joined Tom Slater and Josh Howie on the Spiked Podcast, and discussed the Roberts report on 7 October, the widespread denial of Hamas’s barbarism, the kidnapping of the Jewish musician Itay Kashti, the culture war over Adolescence, the panic over Andrew Tate, and the Sullivan Review.

Claire on the Spiked Podcast

Claire joined Tom Slater and Fraser Myers for the latest episode of the spiked podcast. They discussed the end of the Assad regime, the grim celebration of Luigi Mangione, the tragedy of Jordan Neely and the populist backlash to the UK’s Labour government.

Farage, cakes and single-use vapes

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.

What a real public-health crisis looks like

Claire joins Chris Snowdon and Tom Slater for Spiked’s Last Orders podcast to discuss the coronavirus, the government’s handling of the crisis, and whether they made the correct decision in u-turning its approach by imposing a lockdown.

What women want

In Spiked Online, Claire reviews Ella Whelan’s new book on the importance of putting freedom back into feminism. While writing this review, two newspaper pieces catch my eye that sum up today’s destructive sexual-politics zeitgeist. In the New York Times, author Stephen Marche applies pseudo-Freudianism to the Harvey Weinstein scandal, concluding ‘if you let boys be boys, they … Read more