Claire Fox

“If you are a young, white, straight man in today's society, you are in trouble.”

“It has to be said that one of the most impressive aspects of the parliament are the brilliant unsung translators, who ensure that whatever language you speak, you are understood.”

“I can only look at what Labour has done to the NHS here in Wales and it's not a good story. That includes on education as well.”

“My political views have never made me insensitive to the pain and suffering caused to the innocent victims of events such as the Warrington bomb.”

“There was such a sense of relief on the left when New Labour came to power that certain orthodoxies could not be challenged. People became desperate to hang on to the ascendancy of left ideas without really questioning what they were about.”

“Sloganeering and name-calling have been some of the most unsavoury aspects of Leave/Remain conflicts over the past few years.”

“The first job of the Brexit Party is to make sure Brexit's delivered and if that involves electoral pacts, that might happen.”

“I think the idea of journalists being neutral is very important.”

“I do not want to give the state and the authorities the right to ban things on the Internet - no ifs.”

“If the widespread attempts to block Brexit gave us a glimpse into how fragile our commitment to democracy had become - reduced to a technocratic in-name-only veneer - reactions to Covid are a stark reminder that freedom cannot be assumed as a social norm that's deeply embedded into our institutions and our psyche.”

“Theresa May, a Remainer, assumed that all of the Brexit voters are racist, thinks we will use this to kick British citizens out of the country; it is despicable.”

“You don't need to be a fan of wars or militarism to note that heroic action - whether being prepared to be jailed as a conscientious objector or putting your life on the line by joining the resistance - creates a sense of meaning when society faces a huge challenge.”

“I think there is some kind of disillusionment in the West about the gains of modernity and of economic growth and it takes a form of skepticism about the gains of prosperity generally.”

“Would it be preferable to argue for a fairer system whereby the unremarkable should be considered leadership material? With such an attitude, can we wonder why mediocrity is now a mark of Labour's hierarchy?”

“People conclude that if the famous can be dragged through the virtual public square and unceremoniously dumped, the fate of any random tweeter or the average man or woman on the street can seem even more precarious.”

“One thing I got from my parents was that they talked about politics all the time. They weren't educated or academic but they were interesting about and interested in the world.”

“I think a lot of things have become associated with the Right. For example, an unapologetic commitment to progress and modernity is now almost always associated with neo-conservatism whereas it traditionally used to be associated with left-wing thinking and moving society forward.”

“We need a younger generation that's prepared to grow a backbone, go out into the world, take risks and make difficult decisions. Otherwise the future doesn't bode well for any of us.”

“To hear the Conservatives issue a command that all Leave voters must vote Tory, this seems insultingly complacent.”

“The truth is the Tories don't own Brexit. No party owns Brexit and that includes the Brexit Party.”