Claire Fox @Fox_Claire@respublicae.eu

a) Any decision which makes Lineker a brave martyr for free speech seems own goal b) I despise Gary's political mutterings on twitter that've often been guilty of stirring up hate against those he disagrees with, on Brexit/small boats etc c ) I defend his right to be offensive
RT @SkyNews: BREAKING: The BBC has confirmed Gary Lineker is stepping back from presenting Match of The Day

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/gary-lineker-stepping-back-from-role-as-ma…

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It's TODAY. Good luck to all students (and judges) taking part in @UKHouseofLords @DebatingMatters event. #HouseOfLords #20for20 @havering6thform, @RuT_College, @qegs_faversham #Burgate School. Free Speech in action.
RT @acadofideas: Academy of Ideas: Debating Matters at the House of Lords https://clairefox.substack.com/p/debating-matters-at-the-house-of?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=auto_share&r=eylcj

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I asked the minister whether the public could use imposed minimum-service levels to sue, for example, Network Rail or NHS England when we can't get adequate services on non strike days? #StrikesBill

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I don't like the opposition constantly quoting international human rights, BUT eventually I had to speak against the ridiculous #StrikesBill... (1/2)

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In a question on theatre tax breaks this afternoon, I sneaked in a condemnation of the BBC for cutting @BBCSingers (an act of cultural vandalism).

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Yesterday's statement on immigration led to so many outraged platitudes about international law and party political mud-slinging, I had to jump up and make a point... (1/2)

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No idea what Braverman said re civil service, but bloody hell, enough w gaslighting outrage. There ARE legit questions on impartiality: Simon Case in #lockdownfiles; perception of impropriety re Sue Gray appt, Brexit blocks etc. Here's @acadofideas debate https://clairefox.substack.com/p/no-minister-the-crisis-in-the-civil#details

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Obligatory #IWD2023 qu on @IainDale @LBC #CrossQuestion: which woman from history would I like to have dinner with? My choices: wonderful philosopher Hannah Arendt & @jk_rowling cos celebratory platitudes no use if women's rights scarily under threat, so brave heroines take a bow

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During a discussion last night, I made a defence of cash, face-to-face banking and some of the political (rather than technical, luddite) reasons to be wary of wholly digitised financial services. What of privacy and freedom of choice?...

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I'd had enough in the discussion of the EU Retained Law Bill, so I jumped up to speak and it was a bit argy bargy... (1/2)

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I asked about the failure to target testing for care homes, while dragooning least at risk into testing to meet arbitrary targets. Depriving those in care homes of visits by loved ones was inhumane, so will these rights be enshrined in law as recommended by @rightsforresid2?

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Picasso!!! Nothing and no-one is sacred or safe.
RT @guardiannews: Paris Picasso museum reinvents itself to tackle artist’s troubled legacy https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/mar/05/paris-picasso-museum-reinvents-itself-to-tackle-artists-troubled-legacy?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_b-gdnnews&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1678038805

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Rail fares go up, skyrocket in fact. Meanwhile, rail services go down, plummet in fact. Not just unaffordable for many, but it feels like a slap across the face to pay so much more for so many cancelled, late, delayed trains. Infuriating.
RT @GBNEWS: ‘Train fares, are heading in one direction - up. At a time when purses are being squeezed, it’s a hard reality to swallow.’

Train fares in England & Wales have risen by 5.9%, the biggest increase in a decade.

GB New…

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When they argue that aviation industry "must shrink; fast", what that means for millions of us is our world must shrink. No more flying, no more exploring the world, no more foreign holidays. But will they exempt international eco-summits planning how to restrict our travel?
RT @fossilfreeLDN: BREAKING: 4 of us just disrupted an annual aviation industry conference sponsored by Shell & air BP

Aviation is totally unsustainable. No technology currently exists to tu…

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Lots of outrage re media ethics on @IsabelOakeshott & leaked Whatsapp messages. Much less on huge journalistic painstaking effort into revealing stories they tell. This @ChopppersPodcast well worth watch/listen & congrats to @clairenewell4 & team. Important investigative work 1/2
RT @christopherhope: NEW Chopper’s Politics Podcast:

Boris Johnson ‘manipulated’ by Matt Hancock into backing lockdowns, claims whistleblower

@ChoppersPodcast @IsabelOakeshott @claire…

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About bloody time. Many have been raising this for ages, stressing urgency. But responses from government ministers have been complacent & sluggish. Worry "considering launching an urgent review" doesn't sound as proactive or driven by urgency as launching that review NOW.
RT @LouisaClarence: 💥 Rishi Sunak is considering launching an urgent review of “age-inappropriate” sex education materials in schools

He is said to be alarmed about RSE content in classrooms an…

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Good to see #Leasehold issues on TV on 10pm @BBCNews - this issue is cutting through (at last) and is now understood as part of the broader housing crisis.

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God, I do wish school management would leave girls' toilets alone (and beyond school uniform, hectoring interference in personal decisions about female looks, bodies, dress etc too). https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/school-defends-decision-replace-mirrors-26377222?fbclid=IwAR0GdKr-1unqbR0QeIgP_pesrjXEwG-YWfC6N1d_XHbJNFHF34mx2qjWrQM

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This from @acadofideas is really well worth a listen - learnt a lot. Honestly helped me untangle so much in terms of #WindsorFramework. Properly insightful, both in terms of detail and more broadly what is at stake in terms of principles re #Brexit, sovereignty etc. Thanks all.
RT @acadofideas: #PodcastOfIdeas is back.
@CatharineHoey @SBarrettBar @danielmgmoylan @Robspiked and host @MaximumCities delve into the details and demystify the deal.
The Windsor Framew…

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Tried to push the minister on when LEGAL text will emerge on the #WindsorAgreement. A framework is too vague. And why say 1700 PAGES of EU laws/regs are removed? How many regs is that? After all, many laws contain tomes of pages, so it could be less impressive than it sounds...

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