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Claire Fox

Claire Fox

Claire Fox is director of the Institute of Ideas

Articles by Claire Fox

Progress or NIMBYism

By Claire Fox | 21 February 2013

Claire Fox considers the dilemma over HS2 of whether to go for progress of protect the interests ...

We need to talk...

By Claire Fox | 09 January 2013

Become a council which fosters 'a culture of open, mature debate'. That's Claire Fox's suggestio...

Let's avoid a knee-jerk response to Savile

By Claire Fox | 08 November 2012

It is important for all councils to consider carefully how they react to the Jimmy Savile scandal...

Time to come clean on planning

By Claire Fox | 19 September 2012

Why are the LGA annoyed at a policy which is proposing to reduce council workloads and build much...

Losing out at the Olympics

By Claire Fox | 15 August 2012

Sport seems to have been relegated to second place in the London Olympics debate, says Claire Fox.

An open and shut argument

By Claire Fox | 11 July 2012

Claire Fox ponders the dichotomy of openness in a world which restricts free speech on blogs, whi...

Crimbos are criminal

By Claire Fox | 07 June 2012

The MJ's very own wild child, Claire Fox, laments the loss of anti-social behaviour orders...

Sober reading...

By Claire Fox | 20 April 2012

Claire Fox presents some sober facts which do not accord with the UK's supposed culture of excess...

Listen kids. Life is hard work

By Claire Fox | 20 March 2012

Hyperbole from critics of the Government's welfare-to-work programme has been disproportionate, s...

It's the economy we need to worry about – not bonuses

By Claire Fox | 07 February 2012

Focus on bankers' bonuses merely avoids the fact that the real problem is not them but the state ...