Tag: British Thought Leaders

PREMIERING 3 PM ET (8 PM UK): James Esses: ‘Irreversible Harm is Being Done to Children from Experimental Medication and Surgeries. The Impact is Immeasurable’ | British Thought Leaders

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with James Esses, a writer, commentator, and co-founder of Thoughtful Therapists. James speaks out about the political, legal, health and cultural impact of gender ideology. He is taking legal action against a university that expellled him from a Masters’ degree in psychotherapy, after he raised concerns about the medicalisation of…


China Researcher Warns Confucius Institute Hiring Process Poses ‘Fundamental Systematic Risk’ to UK Universities

The recruitment process of Chinese staff for Confucius Institutes (CIs) in the UK poses a “fundamental systematic risk” to their hosting universities, a China researcher said. Sam Dunning, investigative journalist and director of charity UK-China Transparency (UKCT), said British universities now “have to deal with” the CIs in light of recently published evidence and the Higher Education (Freedom…


PREMIERING June 13, 3 PM ET (8 PM UK): Sam Dunning: The West Needs to Uphold its Own Ethical Standards when Dealing with a More Authoritarian China | British Thought Leaders

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Sam Dunning, a former investigative journalist who runs the charity UK-China Transparency. Sam talks about the Chinese Communist Party’s influence in UK universities through Confucius Institutes and investment by Chinese tech companies. He also talks about China’s continually decreasing transparency and the difficulties this poses for Western companies, policymakers…


PREMIERING June 8, 3 PM ET (8 PM UK): Michael Cohen: ‘Calling for an End to Giant AI Experiments is Not a Fringe Position’ | British Thought Leaders

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Michael Cohen, who works in AI safety research at the University of Oxford. Michael shares his concerns that without intervention AI could pose profound risks to humanity. …


Anna Loutfi: ‘In Western So-Called Civilized Societies, We are Encouraging Practices that are Harmful to Young People’ | British Thought Leaders

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Anna Loutfi, a legal researcher, commentator and human rights barrister who works with Bad Law Project. Anna talks about the importance of a strong legal system and how it can help tackle the culture wars. And the Bad Law Project’s two major current campaigns: MP Andrew Bridgen’s lawsuit against…


Matt Ridley: I’m Shocked by How Little the World Wants to Investigate COVID-19 Origin

It’s shocking how little the world thinks it appropriate to investigate the origin of COVID-19, said Matt Ridley, British science writer and former member of the House of Lords. Speaking to NTD‘s “British Thought Leaders” (BTL) programme, Ridley said the hunt for the origin of COVID-19 is a “really interesting example” of how “citizen science” stepped in when professional…


PREMIERING May 30, 3 PM ET (8 PM UK): Sheldon Thomas: Bad Parenting, Absent Fathers and the Destruction of our Culture are Fueling Gang Violence | British Thought Leaders

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Sheldon Thomas, founder CEO of Gangsline. Sheldon works with government and police on how to deal with street gangs. He also mentors former gang members and young people at risk. He talks about the root causes of children joining gangs, including bad parenting, absent fathers and exposure to violent…


PREMIERING May 25, 3 PM ET (8 PM UK): Matt Ridley: ‘It’s Absolutely Vital that the World takes the Investigation of the Origin of the Pandemic Seriously’ | British Thought Leaders

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Matt Ridley, science writer, journalist and member of the House of Lords. Matt talks to us about his latest book Viral, an investigation into the origins of COVID-19 and an account of the obstacles he encountered when trying to find the truth. Matt’s books have sold over a million…


PREMIERING May 23, 3 PM ET (8 PM UK): Doug Stokes: ‘The West Needs to Rediscover Its Identity so We Can Save Our Culture’ | British Thought Leaders

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Professor Doug Stokes, Director of the Strategy and Security Institute at University of Exeter. Doug talks about the damage that wokeness is inflicting on university life, how the new Higher Education Freedom law will remedy this, and his new book on the decline of the West. Doug also talks…


Putin Has ‘Vendetta Against Me’, Architect of Sanctions Regime Says

A UK-based financier claims Russian President Vladimir Putin has “a personal Vendetta” against him over his role in the global sanctioning of oligarchs. Bill Browder, a U.S. born financier who later became a UK citizen, is best known for successfully pushing for a piece of U.S. legislation known as the “Magnitsky Act,” which allowed the sanctioning of…