Claire Fox @Fox_Claire@respublicae.eu

Very good speech by @Future_Cities - especially good in debunking stats & assertions about clean air used to justify low emissions zones such as #ULEZExpansion (clue, science shows air has become cleaner & less pollution in cities despite hyperbolic claims by likes of Sadiq Khan)
RT @Future_Cities: My speech at the Together Declaration - FREE OUR STREETS - #Birmingham
@alanvibe #ULEZExpansion #LTNs @Togetherdec #freedom #liberty #Protest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVLvn9STkKM&feature=youtu.be

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It's really quite emotional. The joy of it. Delighted for #Ireland. #SixNations
RT @IrishRugby: Mission complete! 🫡

#TeamOfUs | #GuinnessSixNations

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We rightly worry about UK Gov delegating too many powers to Executive, with the use of Stautory Instruments/Henry VIII powers etc. But bloody hell, this is something else from Macron. I'm hope those here who've fawned over him as a model liberal leader will lead the condemnations
RT @afneil: President Macron to force through pension reforms without a vote in National Assembly. Unions + opposition say it is tantamount to a declaration of war. Macron’s minority gov.…

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This was one day 'Inside the Lords' that I loved. Mainly cos it was spent with 6th form students debating - often far more cogently than m'luds. Many thanks to @UKHouseofLords and @DebatingMatters, (& students & teachers), for organising such an inspiring, feisty, challenging.
RT @acadofideas: Academy of Ideas: Burgate School emerges as Debating Matters House of Lords Champions 2023! https://clairefox.substack.com/p/burgate-school-emerges-as-debating?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=auto_share&r=eylcj

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Informative and important (announcement) thread from @HarryScoffin for all #leaseholders and anyone interested in how we can ensure #leasehold is near its end-days as a feudal/rip-off system of semi-ownership
RT @HarryScoffin: A big moment yesterday for the leasehold liberation movement. Let’s take a breath, stand back and consider the situation. We’re seeing a bipartisan consensus emerge on the need to abolish the fundamentally unfair and archaic leasehold tenure…

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Final stages of the Public Order Bill. Good news, government accepted an amendment protecting journalists from arrest when covering protest. I argued to keep threshold high before police can close down demos, whether anti-LTN or lorry drivers going slow over fuel price - whoever.

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I asked a Q about the Manchester Arena bombing report. How helpful is it to recommend #Prevent when we know it's too broadly applied & institutions conflate Islamist extremism with legit views (everything from opposing ULEZ to concerns about small boats branded far-right/Nazi)?

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It's about defending the RIGHT to express those views. Supporting someone's free speech is never about endorsing their views/speech they use. Otherwise, it would be easy. I didn't agree with Lineker's tweets. At all. But defended his right to tweet them without being sacked etc
RT @Otto_English: Faulty logic this. Assumes a one size fits all attitude to free speech. Am I obliged to defend the freedom of a racist or someone who calls for the return of the death pen…

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Excellent column from @stephenpollard Explains much more eloquently, what I've been trying to say, about dangers of leaping for "they're all Nazis" insult. Far more than damaging, histoically-illiterate hyperbole. It underplays & relativises true horrors of Third Reich Germany
RT @stephenpollard: My column on historical ignorance and the Third Reich

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Me & @acadofideas team @Ella_M_Whelan @Robspiked @MaximumCities asking awkward questions re #Linekergate Did usual free speech supporters give up principles cos of WHAT he said & cos HE said it? Are politics & sport too entangled? Is impartiality a worthy or possible? Do listen
RT @acadofideas: Academy of Ideas -- Gary Lineker: free speech, political debate and impartiality https://clairefox.substack.com/p/gary-lineker-free-speech-political?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=auto_share&r=eylcj

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This is important. Worth watching.
RT @AwardingBodies: Join our CEO @TomBewick on Thursday 16 March for a special livestream, as he chews over the impact of the Chancellor’s Spring Budget Statement with special guests.

Will the Budget @HMT @educationgovuk deliver more investment in skills, qualifications, apprenticeships and FE?

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Well said @SpeechUnion - that would show good-faith, consistent solidarity in free speech terms, rather than only supporting free speech for those 'we' agree with. I genuinely hope that Lineker will be one of the first to offer his support to the next victim of #CancelCulture
RT @SpeechUnion: Good result for Lineker, who has not been punished by the BBC for saying something controversial outside the workplace. We look forward to all those who defended him joining …

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Good
RT @SkyNews: Rishi Sunak: 'No plans' for Elgin Marbles law change to return Parthenon sculptures to Greece https://news.sky.com/story/rishi-sunak-no-plans-for-elgin-marbles-law-change-to-return-parthenon-sculptures-to-greece-12832790

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"BBC will climb down in its row with Gary Lineker and allow him to return as Match of the Day host next weekend...In return, it is believed that Lineker will agree to be more careful about the content of his tweets. He may also make some form of apology". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/03/12/gary-lineker-return-match-day-bbc-bosses-back/

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Genuinely terrifying example of university administrator, who pretends to be impartial & for free speech. Turns attempt at censoring an outside speaker via hecklers veto, into an EDI struggle-session. She is vile to speaker while congratulating herself for being morally virtuous
RT @FreeBeacon: Stanford Law students shouted down Fifth Circuit appellate judge Kyle Duncan while he was trying to speak.

When he asked for an administrator to control the situation, St…

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This raises some of the interesting and more subtle points about the dilemmas of impartiality for the BBC. Love the use of the word "inconsiderate" used about Lineker by Portillo. He makes a good point.
RT @GBNEWS: 'Lineker is being inconsiderate, this is really calling into question the survival of the licence fee. He is not an experienced politician, he's a footballer.'

Michael Portillo argues that if the BBC give way to Gary Lineker they will no longer be able…

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This will weaken Union & undermine UK-wide democratic accountability. It will not benefit people of Wales, but will give more control to Welsh politicians/burueacrats to lord it over Welsh voters. Under Welsh gov's present devolved powers NHS & schools perform worse than England
RT @WelshLabour: The Labour Party has committed to the greatest devolution of powers since Labour first set up the devolved Governments.

The Tories stole decision-making powers away from …

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Opening qu on #CrossQuestion with @IainDale last week on @LBC: if Lineker should be fired. I said no then & think same now. Not keen on endorsing Cancel Culture trend. Nuanced discussion that cuts through febrile black & white hysteria today https://www.youtube.com/live/tBYppOqYWL8?feature=share via @YouTube

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Inside The Lords: small boats, civil servants (that impartiality row) and the dangers of nodding through a cashless society - a turbulent week inside the House of Lords. And that was before Lineker saga https://clairefox.substack.com/p/inside-the-lords-small-boats-civil

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Bonkers, petty and vindictive. Oh yes, and censorious.
RT @christiancalgie: EXCL: 36 Tory MPs and Lords have decided Lineker’s suspension isn’t good enough.

They’ve written to Tim Davie demanding a full apology “without reservation” from Mr Lineker.

They also want an independent investigation.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1744647/Conservative-MPs-BBC-Tim-Davie-letter-Gary-Lineker-investigation

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