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Claire Fox

Claire Fox

Claire Fox is director of the Institute of Ideas

Articles by Claire Fox

Watering down workforce diversity

By Claire Fox | 11 April 2017

A recent report may hinder the way workforce diversity is perceived, writes Claire Fox.

What's the right message?

By Claire Fox | 22 March 2017

Authorities flouting rules restricting the publication of town hall freesheets are in danger of c...

Channelling anxiety for good

By Claire Fox | 01 February 2017

More than a quarter of young people feel their ability to shape their own future is slipping away...

Up in smoke

By Claire Fox | 13 December 2016

Claire Fox is ablaze about e-cigarette smokers’ rights and councils’ vetoes to ban vaping.

What councils can learn from Trump

By Claire Fox | 16 November 2016

The surprise result of the US election can show local government much about how to engage with lo...

The real lesson from grammar schools

By Claire Fox | 05 October 2016

Claire Fox says opponents and champions of Theresa May’s grammar school strategy are overly fixat...

No lights out for nights out

By Claire Fox | 06 September 2016

Written just before Islington LBCs decision on the future of Fabric nightclub, Claire Fox urges c...

Relinquish your power

By Claire Fox | 20 July 2016

Claire Fox says the time is right for local government to lead the charge against its own Public ...

Pull no punches

By Claire Fox | 15 June 2016

The EU referendum debate has seen both sides branded vitriolic and divisive in equal measure. Yet...

Back to school

By Claire Fox | 17 May 2016

After the High Court’s ruling on unauthorised school abscences, Claire Fox warns against the risi...