British Thought Leaders

Dr Clare Craig on the scientific response to the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns and the vaccine

On this episode of British Thought Leaders we speak with Doctor Clare Craig, a consultant pathologist of over 20 years who has carried out extensive research into COVID-19. Clare is Co-Chair of the Health Advisory and Recovery Team or HART, a group of highly qualified UK doctors, scientists and other experts who share concerns about the handling of the pandemic.
@ClareCraigPath / https://www.hartgroup.org/

Kate Coleman, director of Keep Prisons Single Sex, talks about her experience in the field

On this episode of British Thought Leaders Lee Hall hears from Kate Coleman, director of Keep Prisons Single Sex. This organisation was established in 2020 to campaign for the sex-based rights of women in prison, and for data on offending to be recorded by sex throughout the criminal justice system.
@NoXYinXXprisons / https://kpssinfo.org/

Artist & Critic Alexander Adams tells us how artivism has infiltrated the British art world

Alexander Adams is an artist, art critic and cultural commentator. Alexander’s latest book examines the origins, aims and spread of artivism. He says this fusion of art and activism is putting the very existence of our cultural institutions at risk.
@AdamsArtist

Martin Elliott talks about the emotional challenges of being a child heart surgeon & medical ethics

Martin Elliott is Provost of Gresham College and Emeritus Professor of Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at University College London. Martin worked in child heart surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital for over 30 years and has taught and operated internationally delivering hundreds of invited lectures worldwide. He was on the panel of the China Tribunal considering evidence of forced organ harvesting in Chinese detention camps.
https://www.martinelliott.me/

Men’s issues expert Rick Bradford discusses male disadvantage & the empathy gap in British Society

Rick Bradford has had a successful career in physics and engineering and is an honourary research fellow at the University of Bristol.
He is also a world-renouned authority on men's issues, writing under the pseudonym William Collins. His 2019 book 'The Empathy Gap' is a comprehensive collection of evidence arguing that men are extensively disadvantaged across many areas of life.

Researcher, author Belinda Brown talks about the impact feminism has had on the family and marriage

Belinda Brown is a researcher, author and commentator on issues such as gender, family and community. Belinda also writes for the Conservative Woman @TheConWom, is Children and Families Spokeswoman for the Heritage Party and a patroness of the Scottish Family Party.
@bbhippopotamus

Exiled activist Simon Cheng talks about his Hong Kong pro-democracy work & his run in with the CCP

Simon Cheng is an exiled Hong Kong activist and founder of the UK-wide diaspora group Hongkongers in Britain. Simon made the news in 2021 after he was detained and allegedly tortured in China.
In this episode of British Thought Leaders, Simon talks about his experience with the CCP and the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement.
Simon also discussed the incident where protestors were attacked at the Chinese consulate in Manchester in 2022.
@SimonChengUK / @HongkongersUK

Writer and educator Will Knowland discusses masculinity, morality and being sacked from Eton College

Will Knowland is an educator, writer & cultural commentator. He is outspoken on topics such as masculinity, morality and the role of men in modern society.
Will was sacked from his role at Eton College for refusing to take down YouTube lecture questioning 'toxic masculinity' but was subsiquently cleared of professional misconduct. In this video he talks about this experience.
@KnowlandKnows

Lord Alton discusses his work in Human Rights, the CCP, his journey to the House of Lords & Chivalry

Lord Alton is a former Liberal Party Member of Parliament for a Liverpool constituency and Chief Whip – who has sat as an Independent Crossbench member of the House of Lords since 1997 when he was made a life peer. He is a Visiting Professor at Liverpool Hope University and author of several books.
Alton is known for his human rights work including the co-founding Jubilee Campaign and Jubilee Action, and serves as chair, patron, or trustee, of several charities and voluntary organisations. He is a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on International Relations and Defence.
https://www.davidalton.net/

Andy Shaw, co-founder and organiser of Comedy Unleashed, speaks to Lee Hall on Free Speech & Cancel Culture in British Comedy

Andy Shaw is the co-founder and organiser of London’s free-speech comedy club, Comedy Unleashed. The Times described it as ‘the comedy night that takes the PC out of the stand-up elite’.
The club has hosted 100s of comedians who challenge conventional thinking and it has gained a reputation for hosting comics that have been cancelled or banned.
Andy also writes spoofs for the Spectator magazine, including ‘A Handy Guide to Vaccine Passports’ and ‘The new CofE: Church of Extinction’. He hosts the occasional Spectator podcast, ‘That’s Life'.
Follow Andy on Twitter: @AndyShaw1