British Thought Leaders

James Tooley: University Is Not a ‘Safe Place’. It’s a Place for Ideas That Trouble and Challenge

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Professor James Tooley, Vice-Chancellor at University of Buckingham.
James talks about the challenges of running a university that champions free speech, why it’s important for education to counter the orthodoxy, and his research into the success of private schools in the world’s most dangerous slums.

Lord Farmer: The Cultural Pendulum Needs to Swing Back so We Can Live Happy, Healthy Lives Again

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with businessman and Conservative peer Lord Michael Farmer.
Lord Farmer talks about the difficulties of championing family in the world of politics, the damage liberalism has inflicted on society in the age of the internet, and the importance of faith.

Lembit Öpik: Freedom of Speech? It’s Become a Badge of Honour to Silence the Opposition

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with broadcaster and former member of Parliament Lembit Öpik.
Lembit talks about the state of freedom in Britain, why debate and discussion are so important, and the obstacles he’s faced in disagreeing with the mainstream climate change narrative.

Robin Aitken: The BBC Has Groomed the Nation to Accept Things It Ought Not Accept

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist and author Robin Aitken MBE.
After 25 years at the BBC, Robin says Britain’s national broadcaster needs to be reformed – or defunded. He discusses the state of modern media, and why it’s important to talk about the Divine.

Andrew Roberts: The Importance of Learning Lessons From History and Understanding Conflict

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Andrew Roberts, historian, author and member of the House of Lords.
Lord Roberts talks about the importance of learning lessons from conflict – and what we can expect from wars of the future. As an award winning Napoleon biographer, he shares his thoughts on the recent Hollywood blockbuster.

Dr Robert Malone: I’ve Been Labelled an Enemy of the State for Speaking Inconvenient Truths

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dr Robert Malone to talk about vaccines, a global surge in mortality rates, and the consequences of our pandemic policies.
Dr Malone discusses the weaponisation of language, a global psyops campaign to suppress dissension, and the capture of mainstream media.

Aziz Isa Elkun: The Uyghurs Deserve to Live Free With Their Dignity and Cultural Heritage

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Uyghur poet and academic Aziz Isa Elkun.
Elkun talks about the important role of poetry in protecting the Uyghur culture from the Chinese Communist Party. And how Xi Jinping is trying to completely remove his people from existence.

David Shipley: The Prison System Maximizes Reoffending, and Destroys Human Potential

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with former prisoner and prison reform advocate David Shipley for a unique insight into the criminal justice system.
David talks about the overcrowding of prisons, pressure on the probation service and the problems of reoffending. He discusses the horrifying things he experienced when locked up that made him want to dedicate himself to improving the prison system.
He also shares how some of the closest bonds of friendship are formed by people incarcerated together.

Belinda Brown: Our Children Are Being Sexualised in the Place They Should Be Getting an Education

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with author & researcher Belinda Brown.
Belinda talks about her recent investigation into sex education in schools and the shocking things children are being taught. She talks about who is behind this ultra-progressive curriculum and what parents can do to keep their children safe.

Shaun Bailey: London Needs Tougher Policing to Tackle Knife Crime and the Two-Tier War on Drugs

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Shaun Bailey, member of the London Assembly and the House of Lords.
Shaun talks about London's affordable housing shortage, knife crime and the need for tougher policing, why a two-tier approach to tackling drugs won't solve the drugs problem, and his life journey from one of London's poorest housing estates to being Lord Bailey of Paddington.