British Thought Leaders

Dr Clare Craig: People’s Lives Have Been Damaged by Governments That Deliberately Terrified Them

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dr Clare Craig, diagnostic pathologist and Co-Chair of the HART Group.
Clare busts some of the myths that gripped the world during the Covid lockdowns, and explains why many of the pandemic policies were far from effective.
She talks about the damage done by governments that set out to scare people, how politicians started behaving like medical students, and why people should not be frightened of Disease X.

Peter Whittle: We Are Struggling for Our Survival as a Country and as a Culture

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Peter Whittle, founder and director of New Culture Forum.
Peter says Britain is in a state of emergency, and British people are starting to wake up to the ongoing destruction of their culture.

Daniel Ben-Ami: Identity Politics has Created New Forms of Anti-Semitism

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist and author Daniel Ben-Ami who runs the Radicalism of Fools website.
Daniel talks about how identity politics has created new forms of anti-Semitism, the dangers of Islamism and why it’s such a threat to the Jewish people.

Roger Garside: The Chinese People and the Whole World Will Benefit Greatly From a Democratic China

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and former diplomat Roger Garside who served two terms at the British embassy in Beijing.
Roger brings his unique perspective on how China is ripe for a democratic revolution, and why the Communist regime is so scared of the Chinese people.

William Clouston: Britain is Addicted to Debt and Immigration. We Need to Kick These Habits

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with leader of the Social Democratic Party William Clouston.
William talks about economic indifference destroying Britain’s social prosperity, pausing immigration for a whole generation, and why it will take decades to fix the housing shortage.

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.