About Claire Fox
Shaping the future through public debate - the Academy of Ideas with Claire Fox
Welcome from me, Claire Fox. I’m a free speech and democracy campaigner, and member of the House of Lords (yes - I know! ).
At the turn of the millennium, I set up the Academy of Ideas because I was worried that it was becoming increasingly difficult to discuss, contest and debate ideas - and to speak openly about the challenges facing society. Back then, many people thought this was an odd thing to do. But today, people right across society are worried about cancel culture, attacks on free speech, negative views of democracy and the toxic and stifling atmosphere of the culture wars.