One of the great things about journalism, at its best I mean, is its forensic, investigative truth seeking instincts. Claire Fox Read Quote
I confess that when I hear Boris Johnson’s slogan let’s get Brexit done it sends a chill. Because it’s let’s get Brexit done so we can focus on the important domestic issues. Claire Fox Read Quote
A cursory look at coverage of the so-called ‘Free Tommy’ brigade, centered around the alleged censorship of Tommy Robinson, a notorious anti-Islam campaigner, reveals how liberals shun defending the free-speech rights of the unpalatable. Claire Fox Read Quote
We already know that the experience of lockdown is a mixed bag. It is increasingly recognised that for many it can be hellish. Enforced leisure – if you are crippled with worry about debts, insecure job prospects, your family’s health – is no holiday. Claire Fox Read Quote
Are Labour members inherently bigoted against women, unable to objectively assess political attributes beyond the gender prism? This accusation seems particularly ludicrous when levelled at a party so much in thrall to identity politics that it sometimes feels more like a student union than an organisation set up to defend the working class. Claire Fox Read Quote
Free speech is carelessly tossed to one side in order to silence views and people that liberals label as intolerant. Claire Fox Read Quote
Public discourse degenerated. There’s no longer a place for intelligent debate at universities, where people just work for degrees and careers. My own experience was how my trade union’s lively branch debates dwindled to a few people round cups of coffee. There’s a climate of people frightened to say what they think for fear of offending someone. Claire Fox Read Quote
The argument about the need to regulate the digital space has to be weighed against freedom of expression in our society, whether we are interacting in a virtual world or in the real world where we have the growth of so-called ‘safe spaces.’ Claire Fox Read Quote
There were good-faith reasons to resort to extraordinary measures when confronting an unknown global pandemic. Most of us consented to the lockdown, even if reluctantly. However, that consent – freely given as an act of social solidarity – was not intended as a green light to giving up hard-won liberties, or a perpetual suspension of free society. Claire Fox Read Quote
