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Claire Fox

Claire Fox

Claire Fox is director of the Institute of Ideas

Articles by Claire Fox

Rewarding our invisible frontline workers

By Claire Fox | 21 April 2020

Claire Fox says we can reflect on what kind of a changed world we want to inhabit after the pande...

Who can you trust?

By Claire Fox | 18 March 2020

The cost of politicising expertise and crying wolf for years is that sooner or later a real wolf ...

Doing politics differently post-Brexit

By Claire Fox | 12 February 2020

Adults do not want to be treated like children to be nannied by the state, says Claire Fox – but ...

More information is better

By Claire Fox | 13 November 2019

One thing canvassers might remember is that voters ‘are free-thinking individuals who can change ...

Leave those kids alone

By Claire Fox | 30 July 2019

Claire Fox says councils continue to thwart kids’ play activities in the interests of bureaucracy

Bring on the robots

By Claire Fox | 18 June 2019

AI could be a great time-saver in workplaces dealing with complex processes, writes Claire Fox, b...

No easy answers to knife crime

By Claire Fox | 09 April 2019

Public bodies should not have to be made to shoulder the responsibility for reporting gangs, wri...

Should the state be able to strip citizenship so easily?

By Claire Fox | 06 March 2019

In any meaningful sense, Shamima Begum is a British citizen, even if she despises what Britain st...

Be wary of good intentions

By Claire Fox | 05 December 2018

New Year’s resolution: however nasty social media might get, don’t let’s lobby for even more powe...

Say 'no' to municipal censorship

By Claire Fox | 30 October 2018

When grassroots activists proactively engage in the democratic process, they should be allowed to...