British Thought Leaders

Demographer Paul Morland tells NTD’s Lee Hall why he’s calling for a cultural change when it comes to families and babies. Morland says our society, economy, and way of life are under threat from tumbling birth rates and an ageing population. He says we need to break the taboo of talking about having bigger families, and that politicians should be leading the charge.

Artist Alexander Adams talks to NTD’s Lee Hall about the need for a dissident arts movement. Adams says progressivism and a powerful left-wing intelligentsia have damaged the art world beyond repair and left conservative-leaning artists without a path for progression. He talks about the forging of a new arts movement and stepping beyond the culture wars to focus on truth, goodness, and beauty.

Global forecaster David Murrin tells NTD’s Lee Hall about what he sees as the world’s biggest danger: the Chinese Communist Party. Murrin says the CCP plans to take over the world, destroying Western democracy and freedom through naval power, espionage, and infiltration. He talks about weapons the CCP has at its disposal that Western militaries cannot defend against, and what needs to be done to p...

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with global forecaster David Murrin for a wide-ranging interview on topics including the state of Britain’s politics, the urgent need to improve our defence capabilities, and the importance of cheaper energy and better manufacturing. Murrin says people in Britain will need to put aside their differences as the threat of global conflict intensifies. 

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author George Owers to talk about his new book, which covers a 17th-century rivalry that shaped the future of British politics: the Whigs versus the Tories. George talks about parallels between the political and social battles 300 years ago and what we are experiencing today, and suggests that Britain has never really escaped the culture wars.

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with filmmaker Martin Durkin, who is investigating Britain's new ruling elite on his Gorilla Science YouTube channel. Durkin says that an enormous and faceless class has taken control of Britain, from intelligentsia and civil servants through to the media, and that escaping this bind will be a monumental task. He talks about the historical origins of this new ruling class...

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with the leader of the UK's Social Democratic Party, William Clouston, to talk about the damage caused by Britain's energy crisis and what we can do to solve it. Clouston also talks about immigration, rural culture, and why the government's housing targets are not realistic.

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with barrister, legal commentator, and constitutional expert Steven Barrett to discuss fixing what Barrett believes to be Britain’s bloated laws and rebuilding trust in our legal system. Barrett talks about two-tier justice, Fabian influence on Britain, and why civil justice is becoming less accessible to ordinary Brits.

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author Richard J. Morrissey to talk about why we should laud stable families, the damage post-war progressivism has done to young people, and the difficulties faced by young men in modern Britain. @RJTMorrissey @LeeAlanHall

Conservationist, author, and hedge layer Richard Negus talks to NTD’s Lee Hall about the growing gulf between politicians and British farming. Negus says policy choices such as rewilding or a ban on burning moorland vegetation will have a negative impact on the countryside, and that rural people are not listened to by government scientists.

Chloe Cheung is a 20-year-old Hongkonger living in Britain. She has a HK$1 million bounty on her head from the Hong Kong authorities, who disapprove of her calling for freedom in the city. Cheung talks to NTD’s Lee Hall about how this has changed her life, how the British government can do more to support Hong Kong, and why she’s opposing the proposed Chinese mega-embassy in London.

Historian Tom Rowsell talks to NTD’s Lee Hall about the importance of history and the motivation behind his YouTube channel Survive the Jive. Rowsell describes the backlash he received when standing up to attempts to rewrite British history and ban historical terms, and why it’s crucial we don’t allow the past to be rewritten. He also talks about the formation of the English, some of the nation’s...

Economist and international trade expert Catherine McBride OBE sits down with NTD’s Lee Hall to talk about the British government's plans for a Brexit reset. McBride asks why a sovereign Britain would want to cede its powers to Europe to make rules for trade, food, and agriculture. She also talks about U.S. President Donald Trump’s use of international trade to further America's interests, and why...

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dr. Harold King, European director of Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting. King talks about the horrific realities of organs being forcibly taken from innocent people who are left for dead, the massive profits the Chinese regime is making from this, how the international community can stand against it, and what it means for the medical profession when doctors chan...

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with philosopher and author Yoram Hazony to talk about the virtues of nationalism, the damage caused by an establishment that prioritises being part of an international liberal elite, and why Britain needs one hundred Nigel Farages.

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down in New York’s "Crossroads" studio with host and investigative journalist Joshua Philipp for the second half of this interview. Philipp talks about accidentally uncovering one of the largest Chinese spy networks in the United States, the layers of control and espionage that are used to subvert America, and why years of death threats from the Chinese mafia did not stop him f...

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down in New York’s "Crossroads" studio with host and investigative journalist Joshua Philipp to talk about his reporting on the border crisis. Philipp says he traveled to the Darién Gap, one of the most dangerous places in the world, to talk to migrants, officials, and even gang members. He reveals a shadowy network run by the United Nations that brings migrants into the United...

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with tech journalist and drone specialist David Hambling to hear how small, $500 drones are destroying multimillion-dollar fighter aircraft and disadvantaging developed nations in combat. Hambling says China produces most of the world’s drones and that there is a serious risk to security if they were to be repurposed as weapons.

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with general practitioner and author Dr. Michael Christopher to talk about why the National Health Service (NHS) is in a constant state of crisis. Christopher says we need to move on from society-wide NHS worship and the misconception that it is the envy of the world. He discusses alternative health care systems and explains the increasingly difficult working life of a doc...

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with researcher and writer Ben Pile to talk about the lack of debate on climate, the media’s stifling of views that question prevailing narratives, the vanishing green jobs, and how our weather reports have been weaponized.

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with writer and Conservative councilor Tom Jones, who says the weakening of British identity and mass immigration are causing communal splits in the UK. Jones says this is causing increases in sectarian voting, ethnonationalism, and disillusionment with what Britain has to offer.

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Allen Zeng, journalist, commentator, and presenter of podcasts Fang Wei Time and Good Morning China. Zeng says commentators in the West struggle to understand the machinations of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He also talks more broadly about the future of China and how the CCP has hoodwinked the world with its approach to business, media, and politics.

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Alka Sehgal Cuthbert, the director of Don’t Divide Us, to talk about the Equality Act. Sehgal Cuthbert says this law is breaking down Britain’s workplace civility and creating a grievance culture, resulting in a big rise in tribunals—most of which are rejected. She says the Act is used to police our relationships in the workplace and is a legal embodiment of the push...

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Helena Ivanov, an associate fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, to talk about the deepening crisis of trust in nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Ivanov says that erosion of trust threatens their ability to operate effectively and help the people they are supposed to serve. She also talks about how authoritarian regimes see the gap left by these NGOs as an opportu...

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author Ben Cobley to talk about progressive ideology and how it has infiltrated Western society, from government and business to the arts.