British Thought Leaders

We Need to Protect Farmers—Britain's Food Security Is at Risk: Dominic Wightman

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dominic Wightman, editor of Country Squire, to talk about the recent farmer protests, why the success of farming is crucial to everyone in Britain, and the pressures affecting the people who produce our food.

The Supermarket Nanny State, Bad Forecasting, and the Green Movement: James Woudhuysen

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with James Woudhuysen, visiting professor of forecasting and innovation at London South Bank University, to talk about supermarket technology enforcing nanny state propaganda, whether modern forecasting has a bad reputation, and why he sees the green movement as messianic.

The Hong Kong I Loved Is Lost Forever—Everyone Is Terrified of the CCP's Tyranny: Chloe Lo

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Chloe Lo, a former Bloomberg reporter in Hong Kong, to talk about the loss of freedoms and the unjust imprisonment of supporters of democracy after Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule. In speaking out against Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tyranny, Lo said she has lost her family, her life savings, and the city she loved.

Saying End of Life Bill Has World’s Strictest Safeguards is ‘Very, Very Misleading’: David Paton

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with professor David Paton to discuss the End of Life bill and why he opposes the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia. Paton talks about his research into the effects of legalizing killing on suicide rates and what we can learn from other countries that have normalized euthanasia.

Without Freedom in Our Universities, Our Progress in Human Knowledge Will Stall: Abhishek Saha

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Professor Abhishek Saha, founding member of London Universities' Council for Academic Freedom, who explains why the currently paused Higher Education Act is crucial for academic freedom and our wider society.

The Only Safeguard That Works Is Saying We Don't Kill People: Palliative Care Dr. Cajetan Skowronski

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with geriatric & palliative care Doctor Cajetan Skowronski to talk about assisted suicide and euthanasia. Dr. Skowronski warns that assisted death will not remain only for the terminally ill. He says the experience of other countries shows the slippery slope toward assisted death for groups such as the elderly and disabled is inevitable.

The West Should Support Free, Fair Elections in All of Africa, Not Just Favored States: Geoff Hill

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Geoff Hill, Zimbabwean author and the chief Africa correspondent at The Washington Times and The Spectator. Hill talks about elections in Africa moving in a positive direction and why the West turns a blind eye to election rigging in some states but not others.

Young People Are United on Core Issues and Will Take Britain Forward: Sam Bidwell

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Sam Bidwell, director of the Next Generation Centre at the Adam Smith Institute think tank. Bidwell says the idea that Britain’s youth are all woke and Left-leaning is a myth, that the broken social contract is a radicalizing force, and that young people of different political beliefs are united on many key policy issues.

Growth Has Screeched to a Halt After Centuries of Enormous Increases in Prosperity: Jon Moynihan

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Jon Moynihan, businessman, author, and member of the House of Lords. Moynihan says a return to economic growth is crucial for Britain’s future and that our move toward a social democracy has put massive obstacles in the way.

Former Civil Servant on Mountains of Paperwork, NIMBYism, Abuse of Legal System: Michael Dnes

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Michael Dnes, head of transport policy at Stonehaven consultancy and a former civil servant at the Department for Transport. Michael talks about the challenges of Britain’s aging infrastructure, the ever-growing red tape culture, spurious legal objections, and NIMBYism.