“The rhetoric from the Labour government about growing the economy is paper thin… they are putting in place a range of policies which are going to alienate anyone who thinks the UK is worth investing in.” On Alex Phillips’ Talk TV show, Claire discussed Elon Musk’s claim that ‘very few’ people are willing to invest … Read more
Locals in East London have been protesting against a new branch of cafe Gail’s Bakery due to the pro-Brexit views of the company’s part owner and chairman, Luke Johnson. Claire tells Talk TV‘s Alex Phillips that this is “one of the most sinister stories” she has heard in a while.
“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
“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
“This is about women’s spaces… we should know that when we get a women-only service, it’s women we’re talking about, not men who identify as women.” On talkTV, Claire discussed Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s pledge to tackle ‘confusion’ over the definition of sex.
On Mike Graham’s talkTV show, Claire criticised emergency measures to deal with prison overcrowding and discussed the ongoing Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) scandal. “A lot of prison officers and ex-prisoners are common sense types… stop talking to NGOs and stakeholders… talk to some normal people and I bet you’d solve some of this.”
On Mike Graham’s new talkTV breakfast show, Claire discussed the civil service union’s legal challenge to the Rwanda plan, the murder of a 14-year old in Hainault, the Ireland migrant crisis, UCLA anti-war riots, the policeman charged with terror offences for sending pro-Hamas tweets, and threats by Sting and Stephen Fry to quit The Garrick … Read more
“We need to have a sovereign policy on what refugee status is… we associate it with escaping Nazi Germany but things have changed…” Claire spoke to Mike Graham about the latest revolt against Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda Bill.