British Thought Leaders

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with family lawyer Sarah Phillimore to talk about the importance of protecting children from making life-changing decisions under the influence of gender identity ideology. As a co-founder of Fair Cop, Sarah talks about woke ideologies affecting the police force and why the police only seem to support one ideological trend.

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with judge and distinguished human rights barrister Sir Geoffrey Nice KC. Sir Geoffrey talks about the problems created by long and expensive international legal proceedings, based on his experience prosecuting Slobodan Milosevic and working at the International Criminal Court. He discusses the two tribunals he chaired to investigate human rights abuses by the Chinese Comm...

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Conservative Member of Parliament Danny Kruger to discuss his latest book 'Covenant: The New Politics of Home, Neighbourhood and Nation'. Danny talks about restoring the virtues that he says are important in society for making good people, a good nation and a good life. He talks about the harm done by the sexual revolution and the Western deathwish. And reflects on re...

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Ian Paisley, MP for North Antrim and member of the Democratic Unionist Party In this wide-ranging interview, Ian talks about the success of a post-Troubles Northern Ireland, why his Party is boycotting the Windsor Framework, and what being part of the United Kingdom means to him. He also talks on a more personal level about following in the footsteps of his political...

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with ex-Royal Marines Commando and bestselling author Lee West. Lee talks about going undercover in a French migrant camp. He spent a week among migrants planning to illegally cross the Channel to England, before crossing one of the world's busiest shipping lanes himself in a small boat. Lee talks about living homeless in research for his book, what life was like as a high...

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Conservative peer Daniel Moylan who is concerned about the upcoming Online Safety Bill set to be signed into law this year. The bill transfers powers from the government to a regulator who can require WhatsApp, iMessage and Signal to to scan people's public and private messages. Whatsapp and Signal have already said they may leave Britain rather than create a backdoor...

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Jerome Booth, economist and author, to discuss his latest book on mass groupthink called "Have We All Gone Mad?" Jerome talks about big tech and government controls on people's behaviour. And that the way out of groupthink is to keep learning, and talking to those with different opinions.

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Lois McLatchie Miller, a cultural commentator who works for ADF - a faith-based advocacy organization that protects fundamental freedoms. Lois talks about defending people charged with thought crimes after silently praying near an abortion clinic. She also discusses the importance of valuing and exercising our freedom of speech to prevent ongoing censorship.

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Tim Price, an asset manager and author who wrote a book called "The War on Cash". Tim talks about debanking and woke policies affecting the corporate world, and shares his thoughts on government plans to control the money supply through Central Bank Digital Currencies. He talks about inflation and debt, factors that he considers to be behind many of the world's curren...

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Elmer Yuen, a Hongkonger in exile. Elmer talks about plans for bringing democracy to Hong Kong and offering a constitution to the people. He also gives his unique insight into the Chinese Communist Party and shares knowledge he feels the West needs to understand about the regime.

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Clare Page, a concerned parent campaigning to increase transparency in schools. After hearing from her daughter about the sex education lessons at school, Clare found the company providing the lessons had links on their lesson website to adult content including pornography. Clare took legal action and is fighting for parents' rights to know what their children are bei...

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with David Matas, international Human Rights Lawyer and world-leading researcher of Forced Organ Harvesting in China. David says the killing of prisoners of conscience for their organs is happening in China today, and that genocide is taking place not only against the Uyghurs but also against the Falun Gong spiritual practice.

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Chris McGovern, a former teacher who now Chairs the Campaign for Real Education. Chris has advised top levels of government on educational policy and presses for improving standards through high quality teaching. He talks about how to stop Britain's fall down the education league tables, as well as the infiltration of woke ideologies into our classrooms.

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Reverend Calvin Robinson, a political advisor, broadcaster and conservative commentator. Calvin talks about the battles he’s been through standing up to wokeness in the church and beyond, and why he encourages others to stick up for their beliefs. He says the inclusivity that progressive society talks about doesn’t stretch to Christians, and that the intolerance they...

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Joel Brown, a doctor and commentator on race and social issues. Joel describes himself as a recovering power-hungry race-aholic, and says following extreme race ideologies led to souring of his relationships with friends and family. He says breaking free of victimhood and re-embracing his faith gave him a fresh view on the world. https://twitter.com/JoelBrownMD https:...

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Kristian Niemietz, Head of Political Economy at the Institute of Economic Affairs think tank. Kristian is an expert on reformation of Britain's National Health Service (NHS), a topic that has seen him subject to backlash and attack. He talks about the special status the NHS has in the hearts and minds of the British public, and why this makes debate and progress very...

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Andrew Montford, author and director of Net Zero Watch. Andrew talks about the impact on our lives of the complete transformation of society needed to meet government carbon emission targets. And explains that even if Western countries did meet their Net Zero targets, it would make little difference without getting China on board. https://twitter.com/NetZeroWatch

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with demographer and author Paul Morland to discuss how the lack of births and deaths is changing the world we live in. Paul talks about developed societies moving towards societal collapse. As people become more educated, wealthy and comfortable, their priorities change and family sizes shrink. He also talks about the immigration situation in Britain, the fall of Japan, a...

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Marius Balo, who tells his incredible story of being wrongfully imprisoned in China for eight years. Marius talks about the horrors he witnessed in the infamous Chinese forced labour system, working on products sold by big Western brands. He went over two years without seeing sunlight. Being locked up for so long rekindled his faith, the one thing that enabled him to...

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Sir Graham Brady, Member of Parliament for Altrincham and Sale West and Chairman of the 1922 Committee. Sir Graham talks about being an early objector to the pandemic lockdown policies, and says governments around the world crossed a line when they moved from being servants of the people to trying to control their lives. He also talks about life as head of the influen...

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Susie Violet Ward, a journalist, author and financial analyst. Susie raises alarm bells about a new centrally-controlled digital currency that the British government aims to introduce - to replace money. Similar plans are being considered by the Federal Reserve and central banks all over the world. This central bank digital currency or CBDC would completely change the...

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Reverend Daniel French, vicar of the seaside town of Salcombe and co-host of the popular Irreverend podcast. Daniel talks about how the lockdowns affected him and his work as a faith leader when churches were forced to close. He also talks about some of the challenges facing Christianity including the culture wars, dwindling worshipper numbers, and an increasingly pro...

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Marc Sidwell, film-maker, journalist and Director of Research at The Henry Jackson Society. Marc talks about a series of documentaries he made for the New Culture Forum covering the history, achievements and genius of Western civilisation. Marc says the West is something that should be celebrated, and that despite attacks from within -- and authoritarian powers -- the...

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Ethan Gutmann, an award-winning China analyst, human rights investigator and author. Ethan talks about his book The Slaughter, and the horrors he uncovered in talking to people who were involved in forced organ harvesting in China. He also talks about researching his next book in Kazakhstan, where he spoke to Uyghurs who’ve been detained in camps in Xinjiang.

NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Jo-Anne Nadler, a writer, journalist and concerned parent who recently wrote a report for Civitas thinktank about critical social justice undermining schools. Jo-Anne says a ‘revolution’ delivered ‘largely by stealth’ is supported by external and often self-declared ‘experts’. They teach children radical ideological positions on issues such as race, gender and sexuali...