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British Thought Leaders

British Thought Leaders features in-depth conversations on issues that affect and shape our society and culture, giving a voice to those marginalised by legacy media. Hosted by NTD UK’s News Director Lee Hall.
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We Need to Stop Identity Politics From Destroying Our Society: Rick Bradford (William Collins)

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with men’s rights expert Rick Bradford, who writes under the pen name William Collins. Bradford says identity politics has infiltrated many aspects of British life and is destroying the very fabric of our society. He talks about his research into the disadvantages faced by men and boys amid the "acceptable prejudice" of institutionalized misandry.

May 06, 20251 hr 2 minEp. 182

Legacy Media Not Holding Governments, Institutions to Account: Lewis Brackpool

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist Lewis Brackpool to discuss the use of freedom of information requests to hold the powerful to account. Brackpool talks about his investigations into water contamination, the placing of government messaging in popular entertainment, and undocumented meetings between the government and high-profile business leaders. He says the world has entered a post-conspiracy age where citizen journalism can play an important role.

Apr 29, 202544 minEp. 181

Developers of AI Superintelligence Know It Endangers Humanity: Roman Yampolskiy

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with AI safety expert professor Roman Yampolskiy, who says we are only a couple of years away from AI superintelligence that will endanger humanity. Yampolskiy says the companies developing AI are aware of the danger, but are driven by technological competition and profit. He says we have no way to predict or control intelligence that is beyond our own.

Apr 24, 202520 minEp. 180

Our Laws Are Being Used Against Us to Undermine Our Freedoms: Michael Reiners

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with lawyer and author Michael Reiners, who says key pieces of legislation are being used against the British public in ways that lawmakers never intended. Reiners talks about the Public Order Act and how it’s being used to prosecute people for offensive social media posts, creating a chilling effect on free speech. He also talks about the European Convention on Human Rights and its role in undermining Britain’s borders and domestic immigration laws.

Apr 22, 202542 minEp. 179

Britain's Nightlife Crisis Is Damaging Employment, the Economy and Our Culture: Michael Kill

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Michael Kill, CEO of the Night Time Industries Association. Kill says Britain’s night time industries face existential issues as many people can no longer afford to go out. The industry employs more than 2 million people and boasts a turnover of more than 150 billion pounds, so losing its nightlife would have serious consequences for Britain’s economy and culture.

Apr 15, 202520 minEp. 178

Our Politicians Need to Tackle the Realities of Child Sexual Abuse: Emma Jane Taylor

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with child sexual abuse campaigner Emma Jane Taylor, who talks about the shocking statistic that 90 percent of child sexual abusers are known to their victims. Taylor questions why stranger danger is focused on in schools, and says the prevalence of sexual abuse in Britain will only change when the country's political leaders see it as a priority.

Apr 08, 202536 minEp. 177

Technology and Control Are Destroying What It Means to Be Human: Alex Klaushofer

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist and author Alex Klaushofer, who writes the Substack "Ways of Seeing." Klaushofer talks about transhumanism and how robot replacement threatens to take away what it means to be human: emotion, spirituality, and creativity. Klaushofer says technology is being used to drive us toward authoritarianism, especially since the COVID-19 lockdowns, and talks about how we can counter this.

Apr 01, 202547 minEp. 176

China's Domination of Science and Technology Is a Danger to National Security: Charles Parton

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Charles Parton OBE, a former British diplomat who spent 22 years working in China. Parton says our politicians, academics and business people need to be more aware of the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). He says the CCP sees science and technology as a key battleground and has been building dominance in areas such as cellular modules, posing a national security threat to Western nations.

Mar 20, 202557 minEp. 175

Exposing the CCP's Global Persecution Campaign Against Shen Yun: Jared Madsen

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Jared Madsen, master of ceremonies at Shen Yun Performing Arts. Shen Yun is the world’s premier Chinese classical dance show and has been subject to ongoing attacks from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Madsen explains how Shen Yun’s mission to revive traditional Chinese culture is directly at odds with the atheist nature of the CCP.

Mar 11, 202527 minEp. 174

We Need to Deal With Our Problems or Britain Will Become a Failed State: James Price

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with James Price, commentator and former government adviser. James shares his knowledge and experience of what some people call “the Blob” or “Deep State”—the thousands of civil servants who run the country no matter who is elected. He talks about JD Vance's recent speech and how changes in America could benefit Britain, and he shares his concerns about ongoing mass immigration and the impact this will have on our nation.

Mar 04, 20251 hr 1 minEp. 173

We Don't Have the Money, Workforce, or Materials to Achieve Net Zero: Michael Kelly

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Michael Kelly, professor emeritus of technology at the University of Cambridge. Kelly was a government scientist when the Climate Change Act launched in 2008, and has been researching the reduction of carbon in Britain since then. He wrote to Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Milliband to say that the Net Zero targets are an engineering fantasy—because the costs are enormously prohibitive and the workforce needed is not available. He is calling for open debate ...

Feb 25, 202555 minEp. 172

Billionaire Media Owner Jimmy Lai Is an Opponent the CCP Has Never Seen Before: Mark Clifford

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Mark Clifford, an author and the president of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation. Clifford talks about Hong Kong entrepreneur Jimmy Lai's incredible rise from rags to riches, becoming a billionaire media owner and Hong Kong's most famous dissident. Clifford explains why, despite having the means to escape, Lai did not seek to avoid his sentence as a political prisoner—and how he has now spent years in solitary confinement. Clifford says Britain can do...

Feb 18, 202535 minEp. 171

Officers Are Fed Up of 2-Tier Policing, Progressive Management Culture: Paul Birch

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Paul Birch, who recently retired after 24 years in the police force—including 16 in counterterrorism. Rank-and-file police officers don't believe in the "woke agenda," he says, but it's forced on them from above. Birch says that officers of all backgrounds know that two-tier policing exists and that many are frustrated by it. He believes that the establishment pushes public focus to the so-called far-right when the vast majority of counterterrorism work is Islamic e...

Feb 11, 202558 minEp. 170

IPP Is an International Embarrassment and Stain on Our Justice System: Richard Garside

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Richard Garside, director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies, to talk about imprisonment for public protection (IPP). The IPP sentence has seen thousands of people imprisoned for extra years after serving their sentence despite not committing any further offences. They have little chance of release, and even when they are released, they are often recalled to prison for the most minor of infractions. The IPP was introduced in 2003 by then Home Secretary Davi...

Jan 30, 202537 minEp. 168

British Immigration System Doesn't Stop the Importation of Crime: Robert Bates

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Robert Bates, research director at the Centre for Migration Control, to talk about research recently published about the arrests of foreign nationals. The centre’s data show that foreign nationals are twice as likely as British citizens to be arrested and more than three times as likely to be arrested for sexual offences. Bates talks about the lack of immigration protocols to stop the importation of crime into Britain.

Jan 28, 202537 minEp. 167

Africa's Massive Population Increase Will Change the World: Edward Paice

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Edward Paice, author and the director of the Africa Research Institute. Paice says that by 2050, 40 per cent of global births and 33 per cent of global workers will be African. These demographic shifts, coupled with the declining birth rates of the developed world, will see massive changes in the lives of everyone and force a rethinking of Africa’s place on the global stage.

Jan 21, 20251 hr 7 minEp. 166

We Are in the Fight of Our Lives Defending Free Speech in Britain: Ben Jones

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Ben Jones, director of case management at The Free Speech Union, to discuss what he sees as a relentless war against free speech in Britain. Jones talks about the connection between authoritarianism and multiculturalism, the importance of social media when it comes to free speech, and the freedom violations that are already in the pipeline for 2025.

Jan 14, 202544 minEp. 165

China Can't Be Economically Successful While Business Leaders Keep Vanishing: Ian Williams

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with veteran China journalist Ian Williams for the second half of their interview about the Chinese economy. Williams talks about China’s billionaires and why they keep disappearing, what we should learn from the Evergrande collapse, and how Chinese dissidents use humor to combat the Chinese Communist Party.

Jan 07, 202532 minEp. 164

China Needs a New Economic Model That the CCP Cannot Deliver: Ian Williams

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with veteran China journalist Ian Williams for the first half of their interview about China and its economy. Williams talks about the false financial figures the Chinese Communist Party presents to the world, Western companies moving their operations out of China, the Chinese criminal enclaves being set up in neighboring countries, and why China’s electric vehicles are a national security risk to the West.

Jan 02, 202532 minEp. 163

When We Give Up Treasuring Human Life, We Give Up on Progress Completely: Ashley Frawley

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist, author and sociologist Ashley Frawley in the first of this two-part interview. Ashley talks about people she knows from her home nation of Canada who have resisted pressure to choose assisted death, what the UK can learn from the Canadian situation, and why treasuring life is what makes human beings great.

Dec 17, 202423 minEp. 160

The Hong Kong I Loved Is Lost Forever—Everyone Is Terrified of the CCP's Tyranny: Chloe Lo

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Chloe Lo, a former Bloomberg reporter in Hong Kong, to talk about the loss of freedoms and the unjust imprisonment of supporters of democracy after Hong Kong returned to Chinese rule. In speaking out against Chinese Communist Party (CCP) tyranny, Lo said she has lost her family, her life savings, and the city she loved.

Nov 26, 202430 minEp. 154
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