British Thought Leaders

We Are in the Fight of Our Lives Defending Free Speech in Britain: Ben Jones

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Ben Jones, director of case management at The Free Speech Union, to discuss what he sees as a relentless war against free speech in Britain. Jones talks about the connection between authoritarianism and multiculturalism, the importance of social media when it comes to free speech, and the freedom violations that are already in the pipeline for 2025.

China Can't Be Economically Successful While Business Leaders Keep Vanishing: Ian Williams

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with veteran China journalist Ian Williams for the second half of their interview about the Chinese economy. Williams talks about China’s billionaires and why they keep disappearing, what we should learn from the Evergrande collapse, and how Chinese dissidents use humor to combat the Chinese Communist Party.

China Needs a New Economic Model That the CCP Cannot Deliver: Ian Williams

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with veteran China journalist Ian Williams for the first half of their interview about China and its economy. Williams talks about the false financial figures the Chinese Communist Party presents to the world, Western companies moving their operations out of China, the Chinese criminal enclaves being set up in neighboring countries, and why China’s electric vehicles are a national security risk to the West.

Britain Needs to Get Back to Focusing on Things That Really Matter: Alan Miller

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Together Association co-founder Alan Miller to talk about challenges to our freedom, the importance of technological and entrepreneurial progress, and making Britain better.

The Idea We Can't Afford to Have Children Is a Shocking Indictment of Our Society: Ashley Frawley

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist, author, and sociologist Ashley Frawley for the second half of this interview. Frawley talks about falling birth rates, how modern life and institutions attack the family, and the dangers of a society that doesn’t live for the next generation.

When We Give Up Treasuring Human Life, We Give Up on Progress Completely: Ashley Frawley

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist, author and sociologist Ashley Frawley in the first of this two-part interview. Ashley talks about people she knows from her home nation of Canada who have resisted pressure to choose assisted death, what the UK can learn from the Canadian situation, and why treasuring life is what makes human beings great.

A Hugely Significant Change Is Happening in Western Civilisation: Jacob Phillips

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and theologian Jacob Phillips to talk about Englishness, British values, the culture wars, and why he believes obedience is the path to freedom.

It's a Major Failing That the Horrors of Communism Are Not Taught in Schools: James Bartholomew

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with James Bartholomew, author, journalist and director of the Museum of Communist Terror. Bartholomew says Britain’s education system is failing children by not teaching them the horrors of communism, which has taken more than 80 million lives.

Britain's Urbanites Need to Understand How Important the Countryside Really Is: Dominic Wightman

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dominic Wightman, editor of Country Squire, for the second half of this interview. Wightman talks about the massive differences between the lives of rural folk and urbanites, and why those who live in cities should try to understand how important the countryside is to their own existence.

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.