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    <description>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.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>The Case for Traditional Education: Helping British Children Thrive | Katharine Birbalsingh</title>
        <itunes:title>The Case for Traditional Education: Helping British Children Thrive | Katharine Birbalsingh</itunes:title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Britain's strictest headmistress, Katharine Birbalsingh CBE (@Miss_Snuffy), tells @LeeAlanHall that it's time to ditch progressive teaching and go back to basics: firm discipline, structure, respect for authority, and clear rules.</p>
<p dir="ltr">She says her school Michaela is real-world evidence that a strict, no-nonsense approach delivers outstanding results even in deprived areas.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Katharine calls for a full ban on social media for kids, as well as a strict limiting of electronic device access for children, due to the damaging impact.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Finally, she emphasises that real courage is required from educators and leaders to embrace these proven traditional methods and truly help Britain's children.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Britain's strictest headmistress, Katharine Birbalsingh CBE (@Miss_Snuffy), tells @LeeAlanHall that it's time to ditch progressive teaching and go back to basics: firm discipline, structure, respect for authority, and clear rules.</p>
<p dir="ltr">She says her school Michaela is real-world evidence that a strict, no-nonsense approach delivers outstanding results even in deprived areas.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Katharine calls for a full ban on social media for kids, as well as a strict limiting of electronic device access for children, due to the damaging impact.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Finally, she emphasises that real courage is required from educators and leaders to embrace these proven traditional methods and truly help Britain's children.</p>
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She says her school Michaela is real-world evidence that a strict, no-nonsense approach delivers outstanding results even in deprived areas.
Katharine calls for a full ban on social media for kids, as well as a strict limiting of electronic device access for children, due to the damaging impact.
Finally, she emphasises that real courage is required from educators and leaders to embrace these proven traditional methods and truly help Britain's children.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>How We've Created a Mental Health Crisis Amongst Our Children | Lucy Beney</title>
        <itunes:title>How We've Created a Mental Health Crisis Amongst Our Children | Lucy Beney</itunes:title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">In this compelling episode, former school counsellor Lucy Beney says Britain faces a mental health over-diagnosis crisis amongst children.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Beney says what used to be seen as the emotional distress of growing up, is now often diagnosed as mental illness. She talks about kids flaunting their diagnosis as a badge of honour and competing to be the most medicated; parents who are struggling in life using their children as emotional crutches; and a medical industry that is all too happy to get more lifelong patients on board.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Beney talks about why she resigned her membership of the official counselling body and the harm medical professionals have caused in affirming children's gender distress. She calls on professionals and responsible citizens to stand up and oppose medicalising children who are confused about their gender.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Her heartfelt message: adults must put the children first. Society must prioritise their wellbeing, shield them from ideological influences, and focus on addressing root causes to enable true healing and healthy development.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">In this compelling episode, former school counsellor Lucy Beney says Britain faces a mental health over-diagnosis crisis amongst children.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Beney says what used to be seen as the emotional distress of growing up, is now often diagnosed as mental illness. She talks about kids flaunting their diagnosis as a badge of honour and competing to be the most medicated; parents who are struggling in life using their children as emotional crutches; and a medical industry that is all too happy to get more lifelong patients on board.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Beney talks about why she resigned her membership of the official counselling body and the harm medical professionals have caused in affirming children's gender distress. She calls on professionals and responsible citizens to stand up and oppose medicalising children who are confused about their gender.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Her heartfelt message: adults must put the children first. Society must prioritise their wellbeing, shield them from ideological influences, and focus on addressing root causes to enable true healing and healthy development.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this compelling episode, former school counsellor Lucy Beney says Britain faces a mental health over-diagnosis crisis amongst children.
Beney says what used to be seen as the emotional distress of growing up, is now often diagnosed as mental illness. She talks about kids flaunting their diagnosis as a badge of honour and competing to be the most medicated; parents who are struggling in life using their children as emotional crutches; and a medical industry that is all too happy to get more lifelong patients on board.
Beney talks about why she resigned her membership of the official counselling body and the harm medical professionals have caused in affirming children's gender distress. She calls on professionals and responsible citizens to stand up and oppose medicalising children who are confused about their gender.
Her heartfelt message: adults must put the children first. Society must prioritise their wellbeing, shield them from ideological influences, and focus on addressing root causes to enable true healing and healthy development.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>How EU Elites Are Silencing Dissent and Replacing Voters | Jacob Reynolds</title>
        <itunes:title>How EU Elites Are Silencing Dissent and Replacing Voters | Jacob Reynolds</itunes:title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Jacob Reynolds, Head of Policy at MCC Brussels, joins Lee Hall to discuss the growing issue of censorship across Europe and the broader threats facing democratic processes.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He examines how European elites seek to maintain control—from blocking certain candidates and parties from elections, to discrediting and smearing political opponents. Reynolds also says European politicians are openly discussing the replacement of their native populations with immigrants that they see as more favorable voters.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Yet, amid these tactics, is there evidence that the establishment is losing ground? The rise of populist parties throughout Europe suggests voters are increasingly rejecting the dominant narrative and demanding change.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The conversation also turns to the United Kingdom: Is the British state becoming hostile to its own citizens? And do we need leaders who prioritise the interests and needs of their native populations?</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Jacob Reynolds, Head of Policy at MCC Brussels, joins Lee Hall to discuss the growing issue of censorship across Europe and the broader threats facing democratic processes.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He examines how European elites seek to maintain control—from blocking certain candidates and parties from elections, to discrediting and smearing political opponents. Reynolds also says European politicians are openly discussing the replacement of their native populations with immigrants that they see as more favorable voters.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Yet, amid these tactics, is there evidence that the establishment is losing ground? The rise of populist parties throughout Europe suggests voters are increasingly rejecting the dominant narrative and demanding change.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The conversation also turns to the United Kingdom: Is the British state becoming hostile to its own citizens? And do we need leaders who prioritise the interests and needs of their native populations?</p>
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He examines how European elites seek to maintain control—from blocking certain candidates and parties from elections, to discrediting and smearing political opponents. Reynolds also says European politicians are openly discussing the replacement of their native populations with immigrants that they see as more favorable voters.
Yet, amid these tactics, is there evidence that the establishment is losing ground? The rise of populist parties throughout Europe suggests voters are increasingly rejecting the dominant narrative and demanding change.
The conversation also turns to the United Kingdom: Is the British state becoming hostile to its own citizens? And do we need leaders who prioritise the interests and needs of their native populations?]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>"Technology Isn’t the Problem… We Are" – Timandra Harkness on Fragile Selves and Totalitarian Data Risks</title>
        <itunes:title>"Technology Isn’t the Problem… We Are" – Timandra Harkness on Fragile Selves and Totalitarian Data Risks</itunes:title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">In this engaging and thought-provoking discussion, journalist and author Timandra Harkness joins host Lee Hall to explore key ideas from her book Technology is Not the Problem.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Harkness examines how our increasingly fragile sense of self fuels the demand for hyper-personalised technology and services. She delves into the ways these systems harvest vast amounts of personal data to deliver tailored experiences—and the serious risks that arise when such intimate information falls into authoritarian hands or is misused for control.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The conversation also covers the rise of facial recognition technology, its growing legal and ethical implications, and how its widespread deployment contributes to deepening mistrust among citizens, governments, and major tech companies.</p>
<p dir="ltr">A wide-ranging, insightful, and entertaining exchange that challenges us to question not just the tools we use, but the human desires driving their evolution.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">In this engaging and thought-provoking discussion, journalist and author Timandra Harkness joins host Lee Hall to explore key ideas from her book Technology is Not the Problem.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Harkness examines how our increasingly fragile sense of self fuels the demand for hyper-personalised technology and services. She delves into the ways these systems harvest vast amounts of personal data to deliver tailored experiences—and the serious risks that arise when such intimate information falls into authoritarian hands or is misused for control.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The conversation also covers the rise of facial recognition technology, its growing legal and ethical implications, and how its widespread deployment contributes to deepening mistrust among citizens, governments, and major tech companies.</p>
<p dir="ltr">A wide-ranging, insightful, and entertaining exchange that challenges us to question not just the tools we use, but the human desires driving their evolution.</p>
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        <itunes:summary>00:02:19 The role of technology in our lives &amp; totalitarianism
00:05:30 Do people understand how their data is being used?
00:09:10 Technology is not the problem... we are
00:11:35 A lack of a strong identity
00:14:55 Who is to blame?
00:18:28 On the social media ban for teenagers
00:23:05 AI relationships
00:24:51 Facial recognition technology
00:32:45 Face Watch &amp; Surveillance Tech
00:37:20 Privacy fears
00:45:10 Are totalitarian legit?</itunes:summary>
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        <title>They Don't Care for Debate, Our Freedoms are at Stake | David Frost</title>
        <itunes:title>They Don't Care for Debate, Our Freedoms are at Stake | David Frost</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/they-dont-care-for-debate-our-freedoms-are-at-stake-david-frost/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Lord David Frost joins Lee Hall on British Thought Leaders to say that despite winning recent battles, the war for British freedoms is far from won.</p>
<p dir="ltr">In this wide-ranging interview, the former Chief Brexit Negotiator reveals how post-Brexit opportunities have been squandered amid a global shift back toward nation states and away from globalism.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He makes the case for leaving the ECHR, questions the establishment's apparent aversion to free debate, and says the government is prioritising ideological schemes like digital ID over urgent crises: defence, the NHS, and a broken migration system.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Lord Frost assesses the Conservative Party's struggle against Reform UK on the right—and shares his vision for the party's future.He also explains why he has taken on the role of Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), and how it will champion free-market economics and individual freedoms to future UK governments.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Lord David Frost joins Lee Hall on British Thought Leaders to say that despite winning recent battles, the war for British freedoms is far from won.</p>
<p dir="ltr">In this wide-ranging interview, the former Chief Brexit Negotiator reveals how post-Brexit opportunities have been squandered amid a global shift back toward nation states and away from globalism.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He makes the case for leaving the ECHR, questions the establishment's apparent aversion to free debate, and says the government is prioritising ideological schemes like digital ID over urgent crises: defence, the NHS, and a broken migration system.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Lord Frost assesses the Conservative Party's struggle against Reform UK on the right—and shares his vision for the party's future.He also explains why he has taken on the role of Director General at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), and how it will champion free-market economics and individual freedoms to future UK governments.</p>
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        <itunes:summary>00:02:07 Has the rules-based order been proved to be false?
00:03:44 Does Britain need to further embrace globalism?
00:05:35 Did ’leave’ voters get what they voted for?
00:08:30 Do we need to leave the ECHR?
00:11:06 Concerns over freedoms
00:15:58 US perceptions of modern Britain
00:18:12 Failures of the British state
00:21:55 Big government
00:24:17 Will the civil service block Reform UK?
00:27:09 How to fix the Conservative party
00:30:29 Is a Tory Reform UK pact possible?
00:32:10 The Institure of Economic Affairs
00:35:35 How free markets can fix Britain
00:38:40 The economy
00:42:10 Climate change and Net Zero
00:46:00 Backpedalling on Net Zero
00:47:53 Dysfunction in western society</itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Falun Gong and China's Largest Civil Disobedience Movement | Levi Browde</title>
        <itunes:title>Falun Gong and China's Largest Civil Disobedience Movement | Levi Browde</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/falun-gong-and-chinas-largest-civil-disobedience-movement-levi-browde/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/falun-gong-and-chinas-largest-civil-disobedience-movement-levi-browde/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">In this episode, Levi Browde, Executive Director of the Falun Dafa Information Center, shares the story of Falun Dafa (Falun Gong)—a spiritual practice based on meditation, qigong, and the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He covers its rapid rise in the early 1990s, with up to 100 million practitioners in China, followed by the 1999 persecution ordered by then-leader Jiang Zemin.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Levi details the CCP's brutal methods—including arrests, torture, forced labor, brainwashing, and forced organ harvesting—and explains why the campaign began: fear of the group's independence and size.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He highlights practitioners' extraordinary resistance in China and abroad, calling it the world's largest civil disobedience movement—a peaceful, sustained stand against repression that persists today.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Levi also discusses the CCP's overseas efforts to harass and discredit practitioners, plus troubling complicity from Western companies through tools enabling surveillance and censorship.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">In this episode, Levi Browde, Executive Director of the Falun Dafa Information Center, shares the story of Falun Dafa (Falun Gong)—a spiritual practice based on meditation, qigong, and the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He covers its rapid rise in the early 1990s, with up to 100 million practitioners in China, followed by the 1999 persecution ordered by then-leader Jiang Zemin.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Levi details the CCP's brutal methods—including arrests, torture, forced labor, brainwashing, and forced organ harvesting—and explains why the campaign began: fear of the group's independence and size.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He highlights practitioners' extraordinary resistance in China and abroad, calling it the world's largest civil disobedience movement—a peaceful, sustained stand against repression that persists today.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Levi also discusses the CCP's overseas efforts to harass and discredit practitioners, plus troubling complicity from Western companies through tools enabling surveillance and censorship.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode, Levi Browde, Executive Director of the Falun Dafa Information Center, shares the story of Falun Dafa (Falun Gong)—a spiritual practice based on meditation, qigong, and the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance.
He covers its rapid rise in the early 1990s, with up to 100 million practitioners in China, followed by the 1999 persecution ordered by then-leader Jiang Zemin.
Levi details the CCP's brutal methods—including arrests, torture, forced labor, brainwashing, and forced organ harvesting—and explains why the campaign began: fear of the group's independence and size.
He highlights practitioners' extraordinary resistance in China and abroad, calling it the world's largest civil disobedience movement—a peaceful, sustained stand against repression that persists today.
Levi also discusses the CCP's overseas efforts to harass and discredit practitioners, plus troubling complicity from Western companies through tools enabling surveillance and censorship.]]></itunes:summary>
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                <itunes:episode>238</itunes:episode>
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        <title>The Climate Crisis Is Over—It's Time to End Net Zero | Matt Ridley</title>
        <itunes:title>The Climate Crisis Is Over—It's Time to End Net Zero | Matt Ridley</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-climate-crisis-is-over%e2%80%94its-time-to-end-net-zero-matt-ridley/</link>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Matt Ridley, the acclaimed science writer and author, returns to British Thought Leaders declaring the so-called climate crisis effectively over.  </p>
<p dir="ltr">Ridley, who was labelled a "climate change denier" and canceled in certain circles for his views, says he accepts the planet is warming due to human activity—but argues it does not constitute an existential threat. He explains how a real phenomenon (planetary heating) was exaggerated, hijacked by ideology, and used to suppress scientific debate and dissenting perspectives.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ridley warns that pursuing Net Zero would amount to economic suicide for Britain. He discusses how science has become dogmatic for some and calls for a great British renaissance in creativity and ingenuity.</p>
<p dir="ltr">While optimistic about the UK’s future, he believes people may need to experience the full downsides of current government policies before real change can happen.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Matt Ridley, the acclaimed science writer and author, returns to British Thought Leaders declaring the so-called climate crisis effectively over.  </p>
<p dir="ltr">Ridley, who was labelled a "climate change denier" and canceled in certain circles for his views, says he accepts the planet is warming due to human activity—but argues it does not constitute an existential threat. He explains how a real phenomenon (planetary heating) was exaggerated, hijacked by ideology, and used to suppress scientific debate and dissenting perspectives.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ridley warns that pursuing Net Zero would amount to economic suicide for Britain. He discusses how science has become dogmatic for some and calls for a great British renaissance in creativity and ingenuity.</p>
<p dir="ltr">While optimistic about the UK’s future, he believes people may need to experience the full downsides of current government policies before real change can happen.</p>
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Ridley, who was labelled a "climate change denier" and canceled in certain circles for his views, says he accepts the planet is warming due to human activity—but argues it does not constitute an existential threat. He explains how a real phenomenon (planetary heating) was exaggerated, hijacked by ideology, and used to suppress scientific debate and dissenting perspectives.
Ridley warns that pursuing Net Zero would amount to economic suicide for Britain. He discusses how science has become dogmatic for some and calls for a great British renaissance in creativity and ingenuity.
While optimistic about the UK’s future, he believes people may need to experience the full downsides of current government policies before real change can happen.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>How Lockdowns Broke Britain: Molly Kingsley Exposes the Fallout</title>
        <itunes:title>How Lockdowns Broke Britain: Molly Kingsley Exposes the Fallout</itunes:title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Molly Kingsley, co-founder of UsForThem, joins Lee Hall for an in-depth conversation exploring the lasting consequences of the UK's Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Beyond digital ID and the suggested prohibition of X's AI tools, she addresses the myriad difficulties faced by the British public after the vaccine introduction, alongside a significant breakdown in societal and institutional trust.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Drawing from her own investigative work, Kingsley shares disturbing revelations about conflicts of interest involving senior decision-makers and pharmaceutical companies during the crisis. She contrasts these findings with the ongoing Covid-19 Inquiry, which she describes as potentially amounting to a costly whitewash that fails to hold those responsible to account.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Kingsley also highlights the severe, long-term damage inflicted on an entire generation of British children by prolonged school closures and lockdowns. She explains how temporary shifts in education—such as increased dependence on digital technology and remote learning—became entrenched, with lasting implications for children's development, well-being, and future prospects.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Molly Kingsley, co-founder of UsForThem, joins Lee Hall for an in-depth conversation exploring the lasting consequences of the UK's Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Beyond digital ID and the suggested prohibition of X's AI tools, she addresses the myriad difficulties faced by the British public after the vaccine introduction, alongside a significant breakdown in societal and institutional trust.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Drawing from her own investigative work, Kingsley shares disturbing revelations about conflicts of interest involving senior decision-makers and pharmaceutical companies during the crisis. She contrasts these findings with the ongoing Covid-19 Inquiry, which she describes as potentially amounting to a costly whitewash that fails to hold those responsible to account.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Kingsley also highlights the severe, long-term damage inflicted on an entire generation of British children by prolonged school closures and lockdowns. She explains how temporary shifts in education—such as increased dependence on digital technology and remote learning—became entrenched, with lasting implications for children's development, well-being, and future prospects.</p>
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Beyond digital ID and the suggested prohibition of X's AI tools, she addresses the myriad difficulties faced by the British public after the vaccine introduction, alongside a significant breakdown in societal and institutional trust.
Drawing from her own investigative work, Kingsley shares disturbing revelations about conflicts of interest involving senior decision-makers and pharmaceutical companies during the crisis. She contrasts these findings with the ongoing Covid-19 Inquiry, which she describes as potentially amounting to a costly whitewash that fails to hold those responsible to account.
Kingsley also highlights the severe, long-term damage inflicted on an entire generation of British children by prolonged school closures and lockdowns. She explains how temporary shifts in education—such as increased dependence on digital technology and remote learning—became entrenched, with lasting implications for children's development, well-being, and future prospects.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>British Education: The Hidden Influence of Technology and Politics | Joe Nutt</title>
        <itunes:title>British Education: The Hidden Influence of Technology and Politics | Joe Nutt</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/british-education-the-hidden-influence-of-technology-and-politics-joe-nutt/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Education expert Joe Nutt exposes how the government's VAT on private school fees isn't hitting the wealthy as intended — instead, it's punishing children and hardworking, aspirational parents who value quality education.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He calls for schools to be shielded from damaging political meddling and warns of the outsized, concerning influence big tech companies now wield over British classrooms.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Above all, Nutt stresses that a strong, positive school culture remains the true foundation of successful education.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Education expert Joe Nutt exposes how the government's VAT on private school fees isn't hitting the wealthy as intended — instead, it's punishing children and hardworking, aspirational parents who value quality education.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He calls for schools to be shielded from damaging political meddling and warns of the outsized, concerning influence big tech companies now wield over British classrooms.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Above all, Nutt stresses that a strong, positive school culture remains the true foundation of successful education.</p>
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He calls for schools to be shielded from damaging political meddling and warns of the outsized, concerning influence big tech companies now wield over British classrooms.
Above all, Nutt stresses that a strong, positive school culture remains the true foundation of successful education.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Britain's Future Depends on Cherishing Life and Family | Lois McLatchie Miller</title>
        <itunes:title>Britain's Future Depends on Cherishing Life and Family | Lois McLatchie Miller</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/britains-future-depends-on-cherishing-life-and-family-lois-mclatchie-miller/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/britains-future-depends-on-cherishing-life-and-family-lois-mclatchie-miller/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">In this wide-ranging conversation, Lois McLatchie Miller explores the mounting pressures on British families in today's cultural and political landscape.</p>
<p dir="ltr">McLatchie Miller addresses critical issues impacting family life, such as Britain's very high levels of abortion, and raises concerns that society is veering towards a culture that devalues human life with assisted suicide on the horizon.</p>
<p dir="ltr">She argues for proactive government policies to prioritise having children and the traditional family unit, explains the UN's recent call to ban surrogacy, and highlights encouraging signs that younger generations are rejecting hedonistic liberalism.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">In this wide-ranging conversation, Lois McLatchie Miller explores the mounting pressures on British families in today's cultural and political landscape.</p>
<p dir="ltr">McLatchie Miller addresses critical issues impacting family life, such as Britain's very high levels of abortion, and raises concerns that society is veering towards a culture that devalues human life with assisted suicide on the horizon.</p>
<p dir="ltr">She argues for proactive government policies to prioritise having children and the traditional family unit, explains the UN's recent call to ban surrogacy, and highlights encouraging signs that younger generations are rejecting hedonistic liberalism.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this wide-ranging conversation, Lois McLatchie Miller explores the mounting pressures on British families in today's cultural and political landscape.
McLatchie Miller addresses critical issues impacting family life, such as Britain's very high levels of abortion, and raises concerns that society is veering towards a culture that devalues human life with assisted suicide on the horizon.
She argues for proactive government policies to prioritise having children and the traditional family unit, explains the UN's recent call to ban surrogacy, and highlights encouraging signs that younger generations are rejecting hedonistic liberalism.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>How State Modernisation Has Left Britain in Great Jeopardy - Chris Bayliss</title>
        <itunes:title>How State Modernisation Has Left Britain in Great Jeopardy - Chris Bayliss</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/how-state-modernisation-has-left-britain-in-great-jeopardy-chris-bayliss/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/how-state-modernisation-has-left-britain-in-great-jeopardy-chris-bayliss/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">In this wide-ranging discussion, journalist Chris Bayliss provides insightful analysis on the potential collapse of the British state, including possible triggers and the ramifications of civil war.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He explores the contributing factors that have brought Britain to this point, such as an elite class dismissive of traditional British values, who have instead pursued modernising initiatives like multiculturalism. Their approach, he argues, has resulted in multitude of problems, including individuals in key positions who are ill-equipped to tackle the nation’s current challenges.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Bayliss also examines exacerbating events, including the grooming gang scandals, the COVID lockdowns, and the prospects of conflict with Russia.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">In this wide-ranging discussion, journalist Chris Bayliss provides insightful analysis on the potential collapse of the British state, including possible triggers and the ramifications of civil war.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He explores the contributing factors that have brought Britain to this point, such as an elite class dismissive of traditional British values, who have instead pursued modernising initiatives like multiculturalism. Their approach, he argues, has resulted in multitude of problems, including individuals in key positions who are ill-equipped to tackle the nation’s current challenges.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Bayliss also examines exacerbating events, including the grooming gang scandals, the COVID lockdowns, and the prospects of conflict with Russia.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this wide-ranging discussion, journalist Chris Bayliss provides insightful analysis on the potential collapse of the British state, including possible triggers and the ramifications of civil war.
He explores the contributing factors that have brought Britain to this point, such as an elite class dismissive of traditional British values, who have instead pursued modernising initiatives like multiculturalism. Their approach, he argues, has resulted in multitude of problems, including individuals in key positions who are ill-equipped to tackle the nation’s current challenges.
Bayliss also examines exacerbating events, including the grooming gang scandals, the COVID lockdowns, and the prospects of conflict with Russia.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Why Britain Can't Build: Over-regulation &amp; Social Justice | Patrik Schumacher</title>
        <itunes:title>Why Britain Can't Build: Over-regulation &amp; Social Justice | Patrik Schumacher</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/why-britain-cant-build-over-regulation-social-justice-patrik-schumacher/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/why-britain-cant-build-over-regulation-social-justice-patrik-schumacher/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">In this episode Zaha Hadid Architects Principal Patrik Schumacher discusses the current challenges facing architecture and development in Britain.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He explains why building has become extraordinarily difficult, citing entrenched NIMBY attitudes, widespread risk aversion, and excessive regulation that together suppress innovative architectural solutions—despite strong investor appetite for projects in London and other major cities.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Schumacher explores practical ways to address London's acute housing shortages and oversubscribed living conditions, while offering a global perspective on the state of architecture today. He argues that the profession has been ideologically overtaken by social justice priorities, leading to the repeated sacrifice of genuine innovation for the latest fashionable cause.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ultimately, he emphasises the urgent need to overcome these obstacles in order to restart Britain's cycle of bold design, creative innovation, and ambitious construction.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">In this episode Zaha Hadid Architects Principal Patrik Schumacher discusses the current challenges facing architecture and development in Britain.</p>
<p dir="ltr">He explains why building has become extraordinarily difficult, citing entrenched NIMBY attitudes, widespread risk aversion, and excessive regulation that together suppress innovative architectural solutions—despite strong investor appetite for projects in London and other major cities.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Schumacher explores practical ways to address London's acute housing shortages and oversubscribed living conditions, while offering a global perspective on the state of architecture today. He argues that the profession has been ideologically overtaken by social justice priorities, leading to the repeated sacrifice of genuine innovation for the latest fashionable cause.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ultimately, he emphasises the urgent need to overcome these obstacles in order to restart Britain's cycle of bold design, creative innovation, and ambitious construction.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode Zaha Hadid Architects Principal Patrik Schumacher discusses the current challenges facing architecture and development in Britain.
He explains why building has become extraordinarily difficult, citing entrenched NIMBY attitudes, widespread risk aversion, and excessive regulation that together suppress innovative architectural solutions—despite strong investor appetite for projects in London and other major cities.
Schumacher explores practical ways to address London's acute housing shortages and oversubscribed living conditions, while offering a global perspective on the state of architecture today. He argues that the profession has been ideologically overtaken by social justice priorities, leading to the repeated sacrifice of genuine innovation for the latest fashionable cause.
Ultimately, he emphasises the urgent need to overcome these obstacles in order to restart Britain's cycle of bold design, creative innovation, and ambitious construction.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>The British Should Take Pride in Their Exceptional Heritage  |  Gavin P. Fraser</title>
        <itunes:title>The British Should Take Pride in Their Exceptional Heritage  |  Gavin P. Fraser</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-british-should-take-pride-in-their-exceptional-heritage-gavin-p-fraser/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-british-should-take-pride-in-their-exceptional-heritage-gavin-p-fraser/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>At a time when traditional British values face unprecedented challenge, we sit down with values expert and conductor Gavin P. Fraser, whose new book tackles this vital issue head-on.

In this episode, you’ll discover how efforts to dilute and homogenise British identity under Tony Blair’s leadership left the nation culturally vulnerable, why generations of British people have been encouraged to feel shame rather than pride in their extraordinary history, and what practical steps we can take to reclaim and reconnect with our proud traditions and heritage.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At a time when traditional British values face unprecedented challenge, we sit down with values expert and conductor Gavin P. Fraser, whose new book tackles this vital issue head-on.<br>
<br>
In this episode, you’ll discover how efforts to dilute and homogenise British identity under Tony Blair’s leadership left the nation culturally vulnerable, why generations of British people have been encouraged to feel shame rather than pride in their extraordinary history, and what practical steps we can take to reclaim and reconnect with our proud traditions and heritage.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[At a time when traditional British values face unprecedented challenge, we sit down with values expert and conductor Gavin P. Fraser, whose new book tackles this vital issue head-on.In this episode, you’ll discover how efforts to dilute and homogenise British identity under Tony Blair’s leadership left the nation culturally vulnerable, why generations of British people have been encouraged to feel shame rather than pride in their extraordinary history, and what practical steps we can take to reclaim and reconnect with our proud traditions and heritage.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Former Governor Exposes Britain's Prison Crisis  |  Ian Acheson</title>
        <itunes:title>Former Governor Exposes Britain's Prison Crisis  |  Ian Acheson</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/former-governor-exposes-britains-prison-crisis/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/former-governor-exposes-britains-prison-crisis/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Former prison governor Professor Ian Acheson paints a grim picture of the UK's prison system, highlighting issues that have contributed to a sharp rise in erroneous prisoner releases in recent months.</p>
<p>He attributes chronic understaffing to low pay and poor working conditions, leaving jails reliant on inexperienced officers who are vulnerable to manipulation by charismatic and influential inmates.</p>
<p>Acheson also warns that authorities have failed to counter the growing threat of drones smuggling contraband—primarily illegal drugs—into prisons, raising fears that dangerous weapons or even explosives could soon follow.</p>
<p>Finally, he describes Islamist radicalisation in jails as a serious and escalating problem that remains inadequately addressed.</p>
<p>In this vital episode, Ian Acheson gives us the inside story of Britain's prisons and proposes practical solutions to avert the total collapse of a system teetering on the brink.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Former prison governor Professor Ian Acheson paints a grim picture of the UK's prison system, highlighting issues that have contributed to a sharp rise in erroneous prisoner releases in recent months.</p>
<p>He attributes chronic understaffing to low pay and poor working conditions, leaving jails reliant on inexperienced officers who are vulnerable to manipulation by charismatic and influential inmates.</p>
<p>Acheson also warns that authorities have failed to counter the growing threat of drones smuggling contraband—primarily illegal drugs—into prisons, raising fears that dangerous weapons or even explosives could soon follow.</p>
<p>Finally, he describes Islamist radicalisation in jails as a serious and escalating problem that remains inadequately addressed.</p>
<p>In this vital episode, Ian Acheson gives us the inside story of Britain's prisons and proposes practical solutions to avert the total collapse of a system teetering on the brink.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Former prison governor Professor Ian Acheson paints a grim picture of the UK's prison system, highlighting issues that have contributed to a sharp rise in erroneous prisoner releases in recent months.
He attributes chronic understaffing to low pay and poor working conditions, leaving jails reliant on inexperienced officers who are vulnerable to manipulation by charismatic and influential inmates.
Acheson also warns that authorities have failed to counter the growing threat of drones smuggling contraband—primarily illegal drugs—into prisons, raising fears that dangerous weapons or even explosives could soon follow.
Finally, he describes Islamist radicalisation in jails as a serious and escalating problem that remains inadequately addressed.
In this vital episode, Ian Acheson gives us the inside story of Britain's prisons and proposes practical solutions to avert the total collapse of a system teetering on the brink.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Experimenting on Children: The Morality of Puberty Blockers | Clare Page</title>
        <itunes:title>Experimenting on Children: The Morality of Puberty Blockers | Clare Page</itunes:title>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">In this hard-hitting episode of British Thought Leaders, parent and campaigner Clare Page tells Lee Hall that the Cass Review gave false hope to those who oppose medicating children with puberty blockers–and is now being used as a springboard for their return.</p>
<p dir="ltr">We discuss the government’s rapid backtracking, the ethical red flags around these new trials, the lack of science behind labelling a child as trans, and why many now fear child safeguarding is being sacrificed on the altar of ideology.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Finally, Clare exposes how activist-led third-party organisations are quietly delivering transgender ideology in schools — bypassing Ofsted, parental consent and transparency — and shares the practical, actionable steps every concerned parent can take right now to push back and protect their children.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">In this hard-hitting episode of British Thought Leaders, parent and campaigner Clare Page tells Lee Hall that the Cass Review gave false hope to those who oppose medicating children with puberty blockers–and is now being used as a springboard for their return.</p>
<p dir="ltr">We discuss the government’s rapid backtracking, the ethical red flags around these new trials, the lack of science behind labelling a child as trans, and why many now fear child safeguarding is being sacrificed on the altar of ideology.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Finally, Clare exposes how activist-led third-party organisations are quietly delivering transgender ideology in schools — bypassing Ofsted, parental consent and transparency — and shares the practical, actionable steps every concerned parent can take right now to push back and protect their children.</p>
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We discuss the government’s rapid backtracking, the ethical red flags around these new trials, the lack of science behind labelling a child as trans, and why many now fear child safeguarding is being sacrificed on the altar of ideology.
Finally, Clare exposes how activist-led third-party organisations are quietly delivering transgender ideology in schools — bypassing Ofsted, parental consent and transparency — and shares the practical, actionable steps every concerned parent can take right now to push back and protect their children.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Uncovering the Money Behind the Beautiful Game | Rob Wilson</title>
        <itunes:title>Uncovering the Money Behind the Beautiful Game | Rob Wilson</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/uncovering-the-money-behind-the-beautiful-game-rob-wilson/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p class="break-words">Is Football Finance Out of Control?  Amid national decline and uncertainty, Britain has quietly built one of its greatest modern exports: the English Premier League (EPL).</p>
<p class="break-words">In this episode, sports finance expert Professor Rob Wilson reveals how the EPL became a global money-making juggernaut that dwarfs every other British sport. He explains where the billions come from, who’s really cashing in, why top players now earn over $500,000 a week—and whether it’s sustainable. Plus, the growing fear that “The Beautiful Game” is losing its soul under the weight of its own success.</p>
<p class="break-words">Listen now to discover how English football conquered the world—and what it might cost the sport.</p>
<p> </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="break-words">Is Football Finance Out of Control?  Amid national decline and uncertainty, Britain has quietly built one of its greatest modern exports: the English Premier League (EPL).</p>
<p class="break-words">In this episode, sports finance expert Professor Rob Wilson reveals how the EPL became a global money-making juggernaut that dwarfs every other British sport. He explains where the billions come from, who’s really cashing in, why top players now earn over $500,000 a week—and whether it’s sustainable. Plus, the growing fear that “The Beautiful Game” is losing its soul under the weight of its own success.</p>
<p class="break-words">Listen now to discover how English football conquered the world—and what it might cost the sport.</p>
<p> </p>
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In this episode, sports finance expert Professor Rob Wilson reveals how the EPL became a global money-making juggernaut that dwarfs every other British sport. He explains where the billions come from, who’s really cashing in, why top players now earn over $500,000 a week—and whether it’s sustainable. Plus, the growing fear that “The Beautiful Game” is losing its soul under the weight of its own success.
Listen now to discover how English football conquered the world—and what it might cost the sport.
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        <title>Time Is Running Out to Save Western Society: Harry Saul Markham</title>
        <itunes:title>Time Is Running Out to Save Western Society: Harry Saul Markham</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/time-is-running-out-to-save-western-society-harry-saul-markham/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Author Harry Saul Markham talks about rising anti-Semitism and the dangers faced by Jews in modern Britain. Markham says the government failed in its duty to protect Jewish citizens by facilitating mass immigration from countries where anti-Semitism is commonplace. He says we face societal collapse unless Britain finds a new approach to multiculturalism.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Author Harry Saul Markham talks about rising anti-Semitism and the dangers faced by Jews in modern Britain. Markham says the government failed in its duty to protect Jewish citizens by facilitating mass immigration from countries where anti-Semitism is commonplace. He says we face societal collapse unless Britain finds a new approach to multiculturalism.</p>
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        <title>Wikipedia Has Become Social Justice Tool | Ashley Rindsberg</title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/wikipedia-has-become-social-justice-tool-ashley-rindsberg/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 05:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Journalist Ashley Rindsberg has spent years researching and reporting on Wikipedia. Rindsberg says there's now a Wikipedia crisis, as the world’s largest information provider has shifted to become a global influencer and a social justice movement of its own. He talks about the editorial process, Wikipedia’s role in politics, and how articles are slanted to communicate its globalist and progressive worldview.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Journalist Ashley Rindsberg has spent years researching and reporting on Wikipedia. Rindsberg says there's now a Wikipedia crisis, as the world’s largest information provider has shifted to become a global influencer and a social justice movement of its own. He talks about the editorial process, Wikipedia’s role in politics, and how articles are slanted to communicate its globalist and progressive worldview.</p>
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        <title>Can Britain Resist Iran's Infiltration? | Catherine Perez-Shakdam</title>
        <itunes:title>Can Britain Resist Iran's Infiltration? | Catherine Perez-Shakdam</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/can-britain-resist-irans-infiltration-catherine-perez-shakdam/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 05:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Middle East commentator Catherine Perez-Shakdam returns to British Thought Leaders to talk about Iran's infiltration of Britain. Amid security service warnings to MPs about Iranian spies and even Iranian generals giving speeches to British students, Perez-Shakdam explains how the infiltration works and what the Iranian regime is trying to achieve.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Middle East commentator Catherine Perez-Shakdam returns to British Thought Leaders to talk about Iran's infiltration of Britain. Amid security service warnings to MPs about Iranian spies and even Iranian generals giving speeches to British students, Perez-Shakdam explains how the infiltration works and what the Iranian regime is trying to achieve.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Middle East commentator Catherine Perez-Shakdam returns to British Thought Leaders to talk about Iran's infiltration of Britain. Amid security service warnings to MPs about Iranian spies and even Iranian generals giving speeches to British students, Perez-Shakdam explains how the infiltration works and what the Iranian regime is trying to achieve.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>We've Won the Battle But Not the (Culture) War: Eric Kaufmann</title>
        <itunes:title>We've Won the Battle But Not the (Culture) War: Eric Kaufmann</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/weve-won-the-battle-but-not-the-culture-war-eric-kaufmann/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 05:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Professor Eric Kaufmann tells NTD’s Lee Hall that "wokeness" is far from over and that there may be a new wave stronger than ever as Gen Zers reach adulthood. Kaufmann talks about the fall from the fashion of transgenderism among young people, how the vibe-shift in British politics is changing taboos, and why Member of Parliament Sarah Pochin received so little kickback when she talked about ethnic representation in advertising.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Professor Eric Kaufmann tells NTD’s Lee Hall that "wokeness" is far from over and that there may be a new wave stronger than ever as Gen Zers reach adulthood. Kaufmann talks about the fall from the fashion of transgenderism among young people, how the vibe-shift in British politics is changing taboos, and why Member of Parliament Sarah Pochin received so little kickback when she talked about ethnic representation in advertising.</p>
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        <title>Mouth to Mind–The Hidden Tooth-Gut-Brain Connection: Dr. Elmar Jung</title>
        <itunes:title>Mouth to Mind–The Hidden Tooth-Gut-Brain Connection: Dr. Elmar Jung</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/mouth-to-mind%e2%80%93the-hidden-tooth-gut-brain-connection-dr-elmar-jung/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/mouth-to-mind%e2%80%93the-hidden-tooth-gut-brain-connection-dr-elmar-jung/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Holistic dentist Dr. Elmar Jung talks about why he opposes fillings that contain mercury; the important connection between teeth, the gut, and the brain; and why taking a more holistic view of our teeth and our lifestyle could bring improved health.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Holistic dentist Dr. Elmar Jung talks about why he opposes fillings that contain mercury; the important connection between teeth, the gut, and the brain; and why taking a more holistic view of our teeth and our lifestyle could bring improved health.</p>
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        <title>Ofcom's Censorship Plans–Online Safety Act Was Just the Beginning: Alex Klaushofer</title>
        <itunes:title>Ofcom's Censorship Plans–Online Safety Act Was Just the Beginning: Alex Klaushofer</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ofcoms-censorship-plans%e2%80%93online-safety-act-was-just-the-beginning-alex-klaushofer/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ofcoms-censorship-plans%e2%80%93online-safety-act-was-just-the-beginning-alex-klaushofer/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 05:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Alex Klaushofer talks to Lee Hall about Ofcom, the UK's Online Safety Act, and new plans to put a compliance burden on the internet that she says may result in only big companies being able to afford an online presence. Klaushofer encourages people to be aware of the freedoms that are being taken away in the name of preventing online harm.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alex Klaushofer talks to Lee Hall about Ofcom, the UK's Online Safety Act, and new plans to put a compliance burden on the internet that she says may result in only big companies being able to afford an online presence. Klaushofer encourages people to be aware of the freedoms that are being taken away in the name of preventing online harm.</p>
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        <title>What Britain Stands to Lose with Digital ID  |  Alex Klaushofer</title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/what-britain-stands-to-lose-with-digital-id/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2025 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Author and journalist Alex Klaushofer talks about the upcoming digital ID, what it means for freedom in Britain, and why the lack of public support for this development is being ignored.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Author and journalist Alex Klaushofer talks about the upcoming digital ID, what it means for freedom in Britain, and why the lack of public support for this development is being ignored.</p>
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        <title>Government Housing Intervention, Bad Incentives &amp; Renters’ Rights Chaos | Charlie Lamdin</title>
        <itunes:title>Government Housing Intervention, Bad Incentives &amp; Renters’ Rights Chaos | Charlie Lamdin</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-housing-market-is-a-hot-mess%e2%80%93and-its-going-to-get-worse-charlie-lamdin/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-housing-market-is-a-hot-mess%e2%80%93and-its-going-to-get-worse-charlie-lamdin/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Charlie Lamdin, the host of "Moving Home with Charlie," says the housing market is in a mess, with some of the key causes being wrong incentives for agents and failed government intervention. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Lamdin says government housing targets will not be met because developers cannot make enough money from building houses. </p>
<p dir="ltr">He says the upcoming Renters’ Rights Bill will unleash chaos, and talks about why Britain sees so many home moves fall through.</p>
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<p>More from Charlie Lamdin: YouTube Channel: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCweRK3vDR6E4LkaMucFkcmw'>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCweRK3vDR6E4LkaMucFkcmw </a></p>
<p>X: <a href='https://x.com/bestagentboss'>https://x.com/bestagentboss</a></p>
<p> </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Charlie Lamdin, the host of "Moving Home with Charlie," says the housing market is in a mess, with some of the key causes being wrong incentives for agents and failed government intervention. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Lamdin says government housing targets will not be met because developers cannot make enough money from building houses. </p>
<p dir="ltr">He says the upcoming Renters’ Rights Bill will unleash chaos, and talks about why Britain sees so many home moves fall through.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</p>
<p>More from Charlie Lamdin: YouTube Channel: <a href='https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCweRK3vDR6E4LkaMucFkcmw'>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCweRK3vDR6E4LkaMucFkcmw </a></p>
<p>X: <a href='https://x.com/bestagentboss'>https://x.com/bestagentboss</a></p>
<p> </p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Charlie Lamdin, the host of "Moving Home with Charlie," says the housing market is in a mess, with some of the key causes being wrong incentives for agents and failed government intervention. 
Lamdin says government housing targets will not be met because developers cannot make enough money from building houses. 
He says the upcoming Renters’ Rights Bill will unleash chaos, and talks about why Britain sees so many home moves fall through.
 
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More from Charlie Lamdin: YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCweRK3vDR6E4LkaMucFkcmw 
X: https://x.com/bestagentboss
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        <title>Turning a Child Against Their Parent Is a Growing Form of Abuse: Simon Cobb</title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/turning-a-child-against-their-parent-is-a-growing-form-of-abuse-simon-cobb/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Simon Cobb founded the organization People Against Parental Alienation (PAPA) to help parents who have been alienated from their children, usually by an ex-partner, which Cobb says is a form of child abuse and is also damaging to the parent, family, and society. He also discusses related problems, including police inaction, the nonenforcement of court orders, and the frequent use of false allegations.</p>
<p> </p>
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        <title>The Demographic Crisis Threatening Britain's Survival: Paul Morland</title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-demographic-crisis-threatening-britains-survival-paul-morland/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <title>WOKE ART? How Progressivism is Destroying the Art World | Alexander Adams</title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/woke-art-how-progressivism-is-destroying-the-art-world-alexander-adams/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <title>The CCP has Infiltrated British Politics and the Treasury is to blame - David Murrin</title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-ccp-is-preparing-to-take-over-the-world-david-murrin/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2025 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 prevent a global disaster.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 prevent a global disaster.</p>
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        <title>We Don't Have the Defence or Leadership to Handle the Coming Conflict: David Murrin</title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-dont-have-the-defence-or-leadership-to-handle-the-coming-conflict-david-murrin/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<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. </p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<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. </p>
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        <title>Culture Wars Have Been Part of British Politics for Centuries: George Owers</title>
        <itunes:title>Culture Wars Have Been Part of British Politics for Centuries: George Owers</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/culture-wars-have-been-part-of-british-politics-for-centuries-george-owers/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <title>The Faceless Tyranny: Martin Durkin on Britain's Intolerant Ruling Class</title>
        <itunes:title>The Faceless Tyranny: Martin Durkin on Britain's Intolerant Ruling Class</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/britains-new-ruling-class-is-faceless-unaccountable-and-intolerant-martin-durkin/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/britains-new-ruling-class-is-faceless-unaccountable-and-intolerant-martin-durkin/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 and how their move toward the Left has bolstered the rise of fascism and communism.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 and how their move toward the Left has bolstered the rise of fascism and communism.</p>
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        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7udcpbiyenrdwju7/0225_BTL_pod.mp3" length="88148882" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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        <title>Our Energy Crisis Has Caused Deindustrialization, Decline, and Decay: William Clouston</title>
        <itunes:title>Our Energy Crisis Has Caused Deindustrialization, Decline, and Decay: William Clouston</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/our-energy-crisis-has-caused-deindustrialization-decline-and-decay-william-clouston/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/our-energy-crisis-has-caused-deindustrialization-decline-and-decay-william-clouston/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:09:37 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <title>To Fix Britain, We Need to Take Back Control of Our Legal System: Steven Barrett</title>
        <itunes:title>To Fix Britain, We Need to Take Back Control of Our Legal System: Steven Barrett</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/to-fix-britain-we-need-to-take-back-control-of-our-legal-system-steven-barrett/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/to-fix-britain-we-need-to-take-back-control-of-our-legal-system-steven-barrett/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cdcg3de88fmz959s/0223_BTL_Pod.mp3" length="42125191" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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        <title>We Need to Prioritise Stable Families to Improve Our Society: Richard J. Morrissey</title>
        <itunes:title>We Need to Prioritise Stable Families to Improve Our Society: Richard J. Morrissey</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-to-prioritise-stable-families-to-improve-our-society-richard-j-morrissey/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-to-prioritise-stable-families-to-improve-our-society-richard-j-morrissey/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>@RJTMorrissey</p>
<p>@LeeAlanHall</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>@RJTMorrissey</p>
<p>@LeeAlanHall</p>
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        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jynf74imgpsf4246/0222_BTL_pod.mp3" length="69490267" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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@RJTMorrissey
@LeeAlanHall]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>British Countryside and Farming Suffering at the Whims of Our Politicians: Richard Negus</title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/british-countryside-and-farming-suffering-at-the-whims-of-our-politicians-richard-negus/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <title>Westminster Needs to Start Saying 'No' to the Chinese Regime: Chloe Cheung</title>
        <itunes:title>Westminster Needs to Start Saying 'No' to the Chinese Regime: Chloe Cheung</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/westminster-needs-to-start-saying-no-to-the-chinese-regime-chloe-cheung/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Our History Should Be Celebrated and Preserved, Not Rewritten: Tom Rowsell</title>
        <itunes:title>Our History Should Be Celebrated and Preserved, Not Rewritten: Tom Rowsell</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/our-history-should-be-celebrated-and-preserved-not-rewritten-tom-rowsell/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/our-history-should-be-celebrated-and-preserved-not-rewritten-tom-rowsell/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 greatest figures, and the role religions played in making England what it is today.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 greatest figures, and the role religions played in making England what it is today.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 greatest figures, and the role religions played in making England what it is today.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Brexit 'Reset' Would See Europe Making Britain's Rules Again: Catherine McBride</title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/brexit-reset-would-see-europe-making-britains-rules-again-catherine-mcbride/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 some of the world’s largest economies still trade as developing nations.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 some of the world’s largest economies still trade as developing nations.</p>
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        <title>Forced Organ Harvesting by China's Killer Doctors: Dr. Harold King</title>
        <itunes:title>Forced Organ Harvesting by China's Killer Doctors: Dr. Harold King</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/forced-organ-harvesting-by-chinas-killer-doctors-dr-harold-king/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 change from healers into killers.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 change from healers into killers.</p>
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        <itunes:title>The British Need to Fall in Love With Themselves Again: Yoram Hazony</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-british-need-to-fall-in-love-with-themselves-again-yoram-hazony/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <title>Uncovering China's Subversion of the United States From Within: Joshua Philipp</title>
        <itunes:title>Uncovering China's Subversion of the United States From Within: Joshua Philipp</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/uncovering-chinas-subversion-of-the-united-states-from-within-joshua-philipp/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/uncovering-chinas-subversion-of-the-united-states-from-within-joshua-philipp/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 from reporting the truth.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 from reporting the truth.</p>
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        <title>The 'Migrant Crisis' Is a Facilitated, Planned, Taxpayer-Funded Agreement: Joshua Philipp</title>
        <itunes:title>The 'Migrant Crisis' Is a Facilitated, Planned, Taxpayer-Funded Agreement: Joshua Philipp</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-migrant-crisis-is-a-facilitated-planned-taxpayer-funded-agreement-joshua-philipp/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-migrant-crisis-is-a-facilitated-planned-taxpayer-funded-agreement-joshua-philipp/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 States, often outside of the control of American officials and law enforcement.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 States, often outside of the control of American officials and law enforcement.</p>
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        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/p55xzq58nwbqhm7q/0214_BTL_POD.mp3" length="65842498" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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        <title>Tiny, Cheap Drones Are Changing the World: David Hambling</title>
        <itunes:title>Tiny, Cheap Drones Are Changing the World: David Hambling</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/tiny-cheap-drones-are-changing-the-world-david-hambling/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/tiny-cheap-drones-are-changing-the-world-david-hambling/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a2et9f7rhkkjvs2q/0213_BTL_Pod.mp3" length="25008369" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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        <title>The NHS Is Not the Envy of the World, It Needs Reform: Dr. Michael Christopher</title>
        <itunes:title>The NHS Is Not the Envy of the World, It Needs Reform: Dr. Michael Christopher</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-nhs-is-not-the-envy-of-the-world-it-needs-reform-dr-michael-christopher/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-nhs-is-not-the-envy-of-the-world-it-needs-reform-dr-michael-christopher/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 doctor.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 doctor.</p>
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        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u282n4zc5cn2pm7x/0212_BTL_POD.mp3" length="87696121" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 doctor.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Green Lies, Climate Disinformation, and the Censorship Complex: Ben Pile</title>
        <itunes:title>Green Lies, Climate Disinformation, and the Censorship Complex: Ben Pile</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/green-lies-climate-disinformation-and-the-censorship-complex-ben-pile/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/green-lies-climate-disinformation-and-the-censorship-complex-ben-pile/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <itunes:title>Communal Splits Put Britain on the Edge of Violent Uprising: Tom Jones</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/communal-splits-put-britain-on-the-edge-of-violent-uprising-tom-jones/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <title>Western Media Don't Understand the Machinations of the CCP: Allen Zeng</title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/xi-jinping-no-longer-rules-china-hes-just-a-figurehead-allen-zeng/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <title>The Equality Act Is Damaging Our Culture and Is Not Fit for Purpose: Alka Sehgal Cuthbert</title>
        <itunes:title>The Equality Act Is Damaging Our Culture and Is Not Fit for Purpose: Alka Sehgal Cuthbert</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-equality-act-is-damaging-our-culture-and-is-not-fit-for-purpose-alka-sehgal-cuthbert/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 for a multicultural Britain.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 for a multicultural Britain.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 for a multicultural Britain.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Human Rights NGOs Are Facing an Existential Crisis of Trust: Helena Ivanov</title>
        <itunes:title>Human Rights NGOs Are Facing an Existential Crisis of Trust: Helena Ivanov</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/human-rights-ngos-are-facing-an-existential-crisis-of-trust-helena-ivanov/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 opportunity.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 opportunity.</p>
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        <itunes:title>Progressive Ideology Has Infiltrated All Aspects of Our Society: Ben Cobley</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/progressive-ideology-has-infiltrated-all-aspects-of-our-society-ben-cobley/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/progressive-ideology-has-infiltrated-all-aspects-of-our-society-ben-cobley/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <title>Children Have Stopped Reading–It's Terrible for Our Future: Philip Womack</title>
        <itunes:title>Children Have Stopped Reading–It's Terrible for Our Future: Philip Womack</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/children-have-stopped-reading%e2%80%93its-terrible-for-our-future-philip-womack/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/children-have-stopped-reading%e2%80%93its-terrible-for-our-future-philip-womack/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author Philip Womack to discuss his recent piece on a study that yielded concerning results regarding the cognitive abilities of young people. Womack talks about why reading is important for youngsters and the stark consequences of a post-literate generation ruled by technology.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author Philip Womack to discuss his recent piece on a study that yielded concerning results regarding the cognitive abilities of young people. Womack talks about why reading is important for youngsters and the stark consequences of a post-literate generation ruled by technology.</p>
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        <title>China's AI Development Is a Danger to the Free World: M. Dane Waters</title>
        <itunes:title>China's AI Development Is a Danger to the Free World: M. Dane Waters</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/chinas-ai-development-is-a-danger-to-the-free-world-m-dane-waters/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/chinas-ai-development-is-a-danger-to-the-free-world-m-dane-waters/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with political strategist, author, and filmmaker M. Dane Waters to talk about his report on China’s development of artificial intelligence (AI) and its negative impact on the world. Waters explains the many areas affected—from warfare and finance to social media and international organizations such as the United Nations. He says governments need to take action to stop the spreading influence of the Chinese Communist Party.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with political strategist, author, and filmmaker M. Dane Waters to talk about his report on China’s development of artificial intelligence (AI) and its negative impact on the world. Waters explains the many areas affected—from warfare and finance to social media and international organizations such as the United Nations. He says governments need to take action to stop the spreading influence of the Chinese Communist Party.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with political strategist, author, and filmmaker M. Dane Waters to talk about his report on China’s development of artificial intelligence (AI) and its negative impact on the world. Waters explains the many areas affected—from warfare and finance to social media and international organizations such as the United Nations. He says governments need to take action to stop the spreading influence of the Chinese Communist Party.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Plastic Pollution Is Everywhere—We Need International, Innovative Solutions: Richard Thompson</title>
        <itunes:title>Plastic Pollution Is Everywhere—We Need International, Innovative Solutions: Richard Thompson</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/plastic-pollution-is-everywhere%e2%80%94we-need-international-innovative-solutions-richard-thompson/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/plastic-pollution-is-everywhere%e2%80%94we-need-international-innovative-solutions-richard-thompson/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with "godfather of microplastics" professor Richard Thompson OBE to talk about the massive amounts of plastic in our oceans, how product design changes could make a significant difference to plastic pollution, and the importance of cooperation between policymakers, profit-seekers, and scientists to protect our environment.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with "godfather of microplastics" professor Richard Thompson OBE to talk about the massive amounts of plastic in our oceans, how product design changes could make a significant difference to plastic pollution, and the importance of cooperation between policymakers, profit-seekers, and scientists to protect our environment.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with "godfather of microplastics" professor Richard Thompson OBE to talk about the massive amounts of plastic in our oceans, how product design changes could make a significant difference to plastic pollution, and the importance of cooperation between policymakers, profit-seekers, and scientists to protect our environment.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Medical Research Is Grossly Distorted by Money and Confirmation Bias: Dr. Malcolm Kendrick</title>
        <itunes:title>Medical Research Is Grossly Distorted by Money and Confirmation Bias: Dr. Malcolm Kendrick</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/medical-research-is-grossly-distorted-by-money-and-confirmation-bias-dr-malcolm-kendrick/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/medical-research-is-grossly-distorted-by-money-and-confirmation-bias-dr-malcolm-kendrick/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2025 09:37:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dr. Malcolm Kendrick for the second half of his interview. Kendrick says the world of medical research can no longer be trusted, a view echoed by editors of some of the world’s leading medical journals. He discusses how money distorts medicine, and what steps can be taken to see through the hype.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dr. Malcolm Kendrick for the second half of his interview. Kendrick says the world of medical research can no longer be trusted, a view echoed by editors of some of the world’s leading medical journals. He discusses how money distorts medicine, and what steps can be taken to see through the hype.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dr. Malcolm Kendrick for the second half of his interview. Kendrick says the world of medical research can no longer be trusted, a view echoed by editors of some of the world’s leading medical journals. He discusses how money distorts medicine, and what steps can be taken to see through the hype.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Statins and Lowering Cholesterol Do Not Stop Heart Disease: Dr. Malcolm Kendrick</title>
        <itunes:title>Statins and Lowering Cholesterol Do Not Stop Heart Disease: Dr. Malcolm Kendrick</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/statins-and-lowering-cholesterol-do-not-stop-heart-disease-dr-malcolm-kendrick/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/statins-and-lowering-cholesterol-do-not-stop-heart-disease-dr-malcolm-kendrick/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author Dr. Malcolm Kendrick, a general practitioner who has spent decades speaking out against the idea that high cholesterol causes heart disease. Kendrick says we have been misled about the effect that eating saturated fat has on heart health. He also talks about statins, the most widely prescribed and profitable drug in the history of medicine, which he says provide very little protection against heart disease and come with the risk of considerable side effects.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author Dr. Malcolm Kendrick, a general practitioner who has spent decades speaking out against the idea that high cholesterol causes heart disease. Kendrick says we have been misled about the effect that eating saturated fat has on heart health. He also talks about statins, the most widely prescribed and profitable drug in the history of medicine, which he says provide very little protection against heart disease and come with the risk of considerable side effects.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author Dr. Malcolm Kendrick, a general practitioner who has spent decades speaking out against the idea that high cholesterol causes heart disease. Kendrick says we have been misled about the effect that eating saturated fat has on heart health. He also talks about statins, the most widely prescribed and profitable drug in the history of medicine, which he says provide very little protection against heart disease and come with the risk of considerable side effects.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>189</itunes:episode>
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        <title>The People Smugglers Are Winning, We Need to Break Their Business Model: Tony Smith</title>
        <itunes:title>The People Smugglers Are Winning, We Need to Break Their Business Model: Tony Smith</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-people-smugglers-are-winning-we-need-to-break-their-business-model-tony-smith/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-people-smugglers-are-winning-we-need-to-break-their-business-model-tony-smith/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with former head of UK Border Force Tony Smith to talk about enforcing our borders. Smith says the people-smuggling criminal gangs are currently winning the battle and talks about how their business model could be broken. He says those who enter illegally are not subject to the same thorough checks as legal migrants, and discusses how terrorism impacts the safety of our borders.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with former head of UK Border Force Tony Smith to talk about enforcing our borders. Smith says the people-smuggling criminal gangs are currently winning the battle and talks about how their business model could be broken. He says those who enter illegally are not subject to the same thorough checks as legal migrants, and discusses how terrorism impacts the safety of our borders.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with former head of UK Border Force Tony Smith to talk about enforcing our borders. Smith says the people-smuggling criminal gangs are currently winning the battle and talks about how their business model could be broken. He says those who enter illegally are not subject to the same thorough checks as legal migrants, and discusses how terrorism impacts the safety of our borders.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Rapidly Declining Testosterone and Fertility Are a Threat to Our Existence: Charles Cornish-Dale</title>
        <itunes:title>Rapidly Declining Testosterone and Fertility Are a Threat to Our Existence: Charles Cornish-Dale</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/rapidly-declining-testosterone-and-fertility-are-a-threat-to-our-existence-charles-cornish-dale/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/rapidly-declining-testosterone-and-fertility-are-a-threat-to-our-existence-charles-cornish-dale/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with anthropologist, historian, and author Charles Cornish-Dale, also known as Raw Egg Nationalist to talk about his new book 'The Last Men: Liberalism and the Death of Masculinity'.</p>
<p>Cornish-Dale says a rapid decline in testosterone is causing existential harm to male fertility and leaving men with serious health and social problems. He talks about the causes behind the testosterone drop, including endocrine disruptors and poor diet, and whether they are putting masculinity itself under threat.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with anthropologist, historian, and author Charles Cornish-Dale, also known as Raw Egg Nationalist to talk about his new book 'The Last Men: Liberalism and the Death of Masculinity'.</p>
<p>Cornish-Dale says a rapid decline in testosterone is causing existential harm to male fertility and leaving men with serious health and social problems. He talks about the causes behind the testosterone drop, including endocrine disruptors and poor diet, and whether they are putting masculinity itself under threat.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with anthropologist, historian, and author Charles Cornish-Dale, also known as Raw Egg Nationalist to talk about his new book 'The Last Men: Liberalism and the Death of Masculinity'.
Cornish-Dale says a rapid decline in testosterone is causing existential harm to male fertility and leaving men with serious health and social problems. He talks about the causes behind the testosterone drop, including endocrine disruptors and poor diet, and whether they are putting masculinity itself under threat.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>We Spent £220 Billion on Decarbonisation and Saw Zero Financial Benefits: Kathryn Porter</title>
        <itunes:title>We Spent £220 Billion on Decarbonisation and Saw Zero Financial Benefits: Kathryn Porter</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-spent-220-billion-on-decarbonisation-and-saw-zero-financial-benefits-kathryn-porter-1747742115/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-spent-220-billion-on-decarbonisation-and-saw-zero-financial-benefits-kathryn-porter-1747742115/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 12:55:15 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with independent energy consultant Kathryn Porter who says Britain is at severe risk of blackouts.</p>
<p>Porter explains how the move to more and more renewables is behind this risk, as they are unstable and not as compatible with our current grid as traditional power sources.</p>
<p>She also explains why renewable energy is the most expensive, and that the government's Clean Power 2030 plans will put even more financial pressure on the public.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with independent energy consultant Kathryn Porter who says Britain is at severe risk of blackouts.</p>
<p>Porter explains how the move to more and more renewables is behind this risk, as they are unstable and not as compatible with our current grid as traditional power sources.</p>
<p>She also explains why renewable energy is the most expensive, and that the government's Clean Power 2030 plans will put even more financial pressure on the public.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with independent energy consultant Kathryn Porter who says Britain is at severe risk of blackouts.
Porter explains how the move to more and more renewables is behind this risk, as they are unstable and not as compatible with our current grid as traditional power sources.
She also explains why renewable energy is the most expensive, and that the government's Clean Power 2030 plans will put even more financial pressure on the public.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>186</itunes:episode>
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        <title>We Need Profound Change to Stop Britain’s Catastrophic Decline: Douglas Carswell</title>
        <itunes:title>We Need Profound Change to Stop Britain’s Catastrophic Decline: Douglas Carswell</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-profound-change-to-stop-britain-s-catastrophic-decline-douglas-carswell/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-profound-change-to-stop-britain-s-catastrophic-decline-douglas-carswell/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with former member of Parliament Douglas Carswell to discuss his recently published set of milestones to restore Britain. Carswell talks about taking control of the machinery of state, fixing a broken legal system, securing borders, stopping mass immigration, and reducing public spending.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with former member of Parliament Douglas Carswell to discuss his recently published set of milestones to restore Britain. Carswell talks about taking control of the machinery of state, fixing a broken legal system, securing borders, stopping mass immigration, and reducing public spending.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with former member of Parliament Douglas Carswell to discuss his recently published set of milestones to restore Britain. Carswell talks about taking control of the machinery of state, fixing a broken legal system, securing borders, stopping mass immigration, and reducing public spending.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3168</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>184</itunes:episode>
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        <title>We Need to Talk About Britain’s Biggest Killer of Men Under 50: Susie Bennett</title>
        <itunes:title>We Need to Talk About Britain’s Biggest Killer of Men Under 50: Susie Bennett</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-to-talk-about-britain-s-biggest-killer-of-men-under-50-susie-bennett/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-to-talk-about-britain-s-biggest-killer-of-men-under-50-susie-bennett/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with male suicide researcher Dr. Susie Bennett, who says we need to pay more attention to Britain’s biggest killer of men under 50. Bennett talks about the drivers behind Britain’s suicide figures, the conversations she’s had with men who have contemplated ending their lives, and the importance of building empathy for men as well as boys.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with male suicide researcher Dr. Susie Bennett, who says we need to pay more attention to Britain’s biggest killer of men under 50. Bennett talks about the drivers behind Britain’s suicide figures, the conversations she’s had with men who have contemplated ending their lives, and the importance of building empathy for men as well as boys.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with male suicide researcher Dr. Susie Bennett, who says we need to pay more attention to Britain’s biggest killer of men under 50. Bennett talks about the drivers behind Britain’s suicide figures, the conversations she’s had with men who have contemplated ending their lives, and the importance of building empathy for men as well as boys.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>183</itunes:episode>
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        <title>We Need to Stop Identity Politics From Destroying Our Society: Rick Bradford (William Collins)</title>
        <itunes:title>We Need to Stop Identity Politics From Destroying Our Society: Rick Bradford (William Collins)</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-to-stop-identity-politics-from-destroying-our-society-rick-bradford-william-collins/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-to-stop-identity-politics-from-destroying-our-society-rick-bradford-william-collins/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fqrvd6zeqqdk4vs4/BTL_0182_Pod.m4a" length="52554752" type="audio/x-m4a"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Legacy Media Not Holding Governments, Institutions to Account: Lewis Brackpool</title>
        <itunes:title>Legacy Media Not Holding Governments, Institutions to Account: Lewis Brackpool</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/legacy-media-not-holding-governments-institutions-to-account-lewis-brackpool/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/legacy-media-not-holding-governments-institutions-to-account-lewis-brackpool/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/35qkafmaydpbgd7y/BTL_0181_Pod.m4a" length="37675214" type="audio/x-m4a"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Developers of AI Superintelligence Know It Endangers Humanity: Roman Yampolskiy</title>
        <itunes:title>Developers of AI Superintelligence Know It Endangers Humanity: Roman Yampolskiy</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/developers-of-ai-superintelligence-know-it-endangers-humanity-roman-yampolskiy/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/developers-of-ai-superintelligence-know-it-endangers-humanity-roman-yampolskiy/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Our Laws Are Being Used Against Us to Undermine Our Freedoms: Michael Reiners</title>
        <itunes:title>Our Laws Are Being Used Against Us to Undermine Our Freedoms: Michael Reiners</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/our-laws-are-being-used-against-us-to-undermine-our-freedoms-michael-reiners/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/our-laws-are-being-used-against-us-to-undermine-our-freedoms-michael-reiners/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u5k6nt6kbfcutpri/BTL_0179_Pod.m4a" length="37051878" type="audio/x-m4a"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>179</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Britain's Nightlife Crisis Is Damaging Employment, the Economy and Our Culture: Michael Kill</title>
        <itunes:title>Britain's Nightlife Crisis Is Damaging Employment, the Economy and Our Culture: Michael Kill</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/britains-nightlife-crisis-is-damaging-employment-the-economy-and-our-culture-michael-kill/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/britains-nightlife-crisis-is-damaging-employment-the-economy-and-our-culture-michael-kill/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fzuvpmc5dq5jwiyb/BTL_0178_Pod.m4a" length="16954028" type="audio/x-m4a"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>178</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Our Politicians Need to Tackle the Realities of Child Sexual Abuse: Emma Jane Taylor</title>
        <itunes:title>Our Politicians Need to Tackle the Realities of Child Sexual Abuse: Emma Jane Taylor</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/our-politicians-need-to-tackle-the-realities-of-child-sexual-abuse-emma-jane-taylor/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/our-politicians-need-to-tackle-the-realities-of-child-sexual-abuse-emma-jane-taylor/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>177</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Technology and Control Are Destroying What It Means to Be Human: Alex Klaushofer</title>
        <itunes:title>Technology and Control Are Destroying What It Means to Be Human: Alex Klaushofer</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/technology-and-control-are-destroying-what-it-means-to-be-human-alex-klaushofer/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/technology-and-control-are-destroying-what-it-means-to-be-human-alex-klaushofer/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>176</itunes:episode>
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        <title>China's Domination of Science and Technology Is a Danger to National Security: Charles Parton</title>
        <itunes:title>China's Domination of Science and Technology Is a Danger to National Security: Charles Parton</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/chinas-domination-of-science-and-technology-is-a-danger-to-national-security-charles-parton/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/chinas-domination-of-science-and-technology-is-a-danger-to-national-security-charles-parton/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3436</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>175</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Exposing the CCP's Global Persecution Campaign Against Shen Yun: Jared Madsen</title>
        <itunes:title>Exposing the CCP's Global Persecution Campaign Against Shen Yun: Jared Madsen</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/exposing-the-ccps-global-persecution-campaign-against-shen-yun-jared-madsen/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/exposing-the-ccps-global-persecution-campaign-against-shen-yun-jared-madsen/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1617</itunes:duration>
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        <title>We Need to Deal With Our Problems or Britain Will Become a Failed State: James Price</title>
        <itunes:title>We Need to Deal With Our Problems or Britain Will Become a Failed State: James Price</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-to-deal-with-our-problems-or-britain-will-become-a-failed-state-james-price/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-to-deal-with-our-problems-or-britain-will-become-a-failed-state-james-price/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3649</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>173</itunes:episode>
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        <title>We Don't Have the Money, Workforce, or Materials to Achieve Net Zero: Michael Kelly</title>
        <itunes:title>We Don't Have the Money, Workforce, or Materials to Achieve Net Zero: Michael Kelly</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-dont-have-the-money-workforce-or-materials-to-achieve-net-zero-michael-kelly/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-dont-have-the-money-workforce-or-materials-to-achieve-net-zero-michael-kelly/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 on these issues and says engineering's professional bodies are not acting responsibly in their silence.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 on these issues and says engineering's professional bodies are not acting responsibly in their silence.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 on these issues and says engineering's professional bodies are not acting responsibly in their silence.]]></itunes:summary>
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                <itunes:episode>172</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Billionaire Media Owner Jimmy Lai Is an Opponent the CCP Has Never Seen Before: Mark Clifford</title>
        <itunes:title>Billionaire Media Owner Jimmy Lai Is an Opponent the CCP Has Never Seen Before: Mark Clifford</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/billionaire-media-owner-jimmy-lai-is-an-opponent-the-ccp-has-never-seen-before-mark-clifford/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/billionaire-media-owner-jimmy-lai-is-an-opponent-the-ccp-has-never-seen-before-mark-clifford/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 more to rescue Lai and Hong Kong from the Chinese communist regime.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 more to rescue Lai and Hong Kong from the Chinese communist regime.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 more to rescue Lai and Hong Kong from the Chinese communist regime.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2084</itunes:duration>
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        <title>Officers Are Fed Up of 2-Tier Policing, Progressive Management Culture: Paul Birch</title>
        <itunes:title>Officers Are Fed Up of 2-Tier Policing, Progressive Management Culture: Paul Birch</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/officers-are-fed-up-of-2-tier-policing-progressive-management-culture-paul-birch/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/officers-are-fed-up-of-2-tier-policing-progressive-management-culture-paul-birch/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 extremism. Furthermore, he says that officers don't feel support from their seniors, leading to experienced officers leaving the force and an overall decline in policing standards.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 extremism. Furthermore, he says that officers don't feel support from their seniors, leading to experienced officers leaving the force and an overall decline in policing standards.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 extremism. Furthermore, he says that officers don't feel support from their seniors, leading to experienced officers leaving the force and an overall decline in policing standards.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3504</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>170</itunes:episode>
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        <title>For a More Peaceful, Compassionate Society, We Need to Change Ourselves: Barry and Margaret Mizen</title>
        <itunes:title>For a More Peaceful, Compassionate Society, We Need to Change Ourselves: Barry and Margaret Mizen</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/for-a-more-peaceful-compassionate-society-we-need-to-change-ourselves-barry-and-margaret-mizen/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/for-a-more-peaceful-compassionate-society-we-need-to-change-ourselves-barry-and-margaret-mizen/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Barry and Margaret Mizen, whose son Jimmy Mizen was murdered in 2008. They talk about teaching forgiveness and positive change to young people, the problems caused by violence in our society and culture, and the role their faith has played in overcoming hardship.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Barry and Margaret Mizen, whose son Jimmy Mizen was murdered in 2008. They talk about teaching forgiveness and positive change to young people, the problems caused by violence in our society and culture, and the role their faith has played in overcoming hardship.</p>
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        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/r6e9cey5saprqgfe/BTL_0169_Web.m4a" length="24514811" type="audio/x-m4a"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Barry and Margaret Mizen, whose son Jimmy Mizen was murdered in 2008. They talk about teaching forgiveness and positive change to young people, the problems caused by violence in our society and culture, and the role their faith has played in overcoming hardship.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1739</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>169</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/P_BTL_0169_Banner.png" />    </item>
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        <title>IPP Is an International Embarrassment and Stain on Our Justice System: Richard Garside</title>
        <itunes:title>IPP Is an International Embarrassment and Stain on Our Justice System: Richard Garside</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ipp-is-an-international-embarrassment-and-stain-on-our-justice-system-richard-garside/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ipp-is-an-international-embarrassment-and-stain-on-our-justice-system-richard-garside/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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 David Blunkett, who calls it his greatest regret.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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 David Blunkett, who calls it his greatest regret.</p>
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        <title>British Immigration System Doesn't Stop the Importation of Crime: Robert Bates</title>
        <itunes:title>British Immigration System Doesn't Stop the Importation of Crime: Robert Bates</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/british-immigration-system-doesnt-stop-the-importation-of-crime-robert-bates/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <title>Africa's Massive Population Increase Will Change the World: Edward Paice</title>
        <itunes:title>Africa's Massive Population Increase Will Change the World: Edward Paice</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/africas-massive-population-increase-will-change-the-world-edward-paice/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <title>We Are in the Fight of Our Lives Defending Free Speech in Britain: Ben Jones</title>
        <itunes:title>We Are in the Fight of Our Lives Defending Free Speech in Britain: Ben Jones</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-are-in-the-fight-of-our-lives-defending-free-speech-in-britain-ben-jones/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <title>China Can't Be Economically Successful While Business Leaders Keep Vanishing: Ian Williams</title>
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        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/china-cant-be-economically-successful-while-business-leaders-keep-vanishing-ian-williams/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/china-cant-be-economically-successful-while-business-leaders-keep-vanishing-ian-williams/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <title>China Needs a New Economic Model That the CCP Cannot Deliver: Ian Williams</title>
        <itunes:title>China Needs a New Economic Model That the CCP Cannot Deliver: Ian Williams</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/china-needs-a-new-economic-model-that-the-ccp-cannot-deliver-ian-williams/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jan 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <title>Britain Needs to Get Back to Focusing on Things That Really Matter: Alan Miller</title>
        <itunes:title>Britain Needs to Get Back to Focusing on Things That Really Matter: Alan Miller</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/britain-needs-to-get-back-to-focusing-on-things-that-really-matter-alan-miller/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Together Association co-founder Alan Miller to talk about challenges to our freedom, the importance of technological and entrepreneurial progress, and making Britain better.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Together Association co-founder Alan Miller to talk about challenges to our freedom, the importance of technological and entrepreneurial progress, and making Britain better.</p>
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        <title>The Idea We Can't Afford to Have Children Is a Shocking Indictment of Our Society: Ashley Frawley</title>
        <itunes:title>The Idea We Can't Afford to Have Children Is a Shocking Indictment of Our Society: Ashley Frawley</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-idea-we-cant-afford-to-have-children-is-a-shocking-indictment-of-our-society-ashley-frawley/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-idea-we-cant-afford-to-have-children-is-a-shocking-indictment-of-our-society-ashley-frawley/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist, author, and sociologist Ashley Frawley for the second half of this interview. Frawley talks about falling birth rates, how modern life and institutions attack the family, and the dangers of a society that doesn’t live for the next generation.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist, author, and sociologist Ashley Frawley for the second half of this interview. Frawley talks about falling birth rates, how modern life and institutions attack the family, and the dangers of a society that doesn’t live for the next generation.</p>
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        <title>When We Give Up Treasuring Human Life, We Give Up on Progress Completely: Ashley Frawley</title>
        <itunes:title>When We Give Up Treasuring Human Life, We Give Up on Progress Completely: Ashley Frawley</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/when-we-give-up-treasuring-human-life-we-give-up-on-progress-completely-ashley-frawley/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/when-we-give-up-treasuring-human-life-we-give-up-on-progress-completely-ashley-frawley/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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        <title>A Hugely Significant Change Is Happening in Western Civilisation: Jacob Phillips</title>
        <itunes:title>A Hugely Significant Change Is Happening in Western Civilisation: Jacob Phillips</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/a-hugely-significant-change-is-happening-in-western-civilisation-jacob-phillips/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/a-hugely-significant-change-is-happening-in-western-civilisation-jacob-phillips/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and theologian Jacob Phillips to talk about Englishness, British values, the culture wars, and why he believes obedience is the path to freedom.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and theologian Jacob Phillips to talk about Englishness, British values, the culture wars, and why he believes obedience is the path to freedom.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and theologian Jacob Phillips to talk about Englishness, British values, the culture wars, and why he believes obedience is the path to freedom.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>It's a Major Failing That the Horrors of Communism Are Not Taught in Schools: James Bartholomew</title>
        <itunes:title>It's a Major Failing That the Horrors of Communism Are Not Taught in Schools: James Bartholomew</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/its-a-major-failing-that-the-horrors-of-communism-are-not-taught-in-schools-james-bartholomew/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/its-a-major-failing-that-the-horrors-of-communism-are-not-taught-in-schools-james-bartholomew/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with James Bartholomew, author, journalist and director of the Museum of Communist Terror. Bartholomew says Britain’s education system is failing children by not teaching them the horrors of communism, which has taken more than 80 million lives.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with James Bartholomew, author, journalist and director of the Museum of Communist Terror. Bartholomew says Britain’s education system is failing children by not teaching them the horrors of communism, which has taken more than 80 million lives.</p>
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        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/t8t98bx85zvmt3mf/BTL_0158_Pod.m4a" length="31704354" type="audio/x-m4a"/>
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        <title>Britain's Urbanites Need to Understand How Important the Countryside Really Is: Dominic Wightman</title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/britains-urbanites-need-to-understand-how-important-the-countryside-really-is-dominic-wightman/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Dec 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dominic Wightman, editor of Country Squire, for the second half of this interview. Wightman talks about the massive differences between the lives of rural folk and urbanites, and why those who live in cities should try to understand how important the countryside is to their own existence.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dominic Wightman, editor of Country Squire, for the second half of this interview. Wightman talks about the massive differences between the lives of rural folk and urbanites, and why those who live in cities should try to understand how important the countryside is to their own existence.</p>
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        <title>We Need to Protect Farmers—Britain's Food Security Is at Risk: Dominic Wightman</title>
        <itunes:title>We Need to Protect Farmers—Britain's Food Security Is at Risk: Dominic Wightman</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-to-protect-farmers%e2%80%94britains-food-security-is-at-risk-dominic-wightman/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dominic Wightman, editor of Country Squire, to talk about the recent farmer protests, why the success of farming is crucial to everyone in Britain, and the pressures affecting the people who produce our food.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dominic Wightman, editor of Country Squire, to talk about the recent farmer protests, why the success of farming is crucial to everyone in Britain, and the pressures affecting the people who produce our food.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>156</itunes:episode>
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        <title>The Supermarket Nanny State, Bad Forecasting, and the Green Movement: James Woudhuysen</title>
        <itunes:title>The Supermarket Nanny State, Bad Forecasting, and the Green Movement: James Woudhuysen</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/supermarket-nanny-state-enforcers-bad-forecasting-and-the-green-movement-james-woudhuysen/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/supermarket-nanny-state-enforcers-bad-forecasting-and-the-green-movement-james-woudhuysen/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with James Woudhuysen, visiting professor of forecasting and innovation at London South Bank University, to talk about supermarket technology enforcing nanny state propaganda, whether modern forecasting has a bad reputation, and why he sees the green movement as messianic.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with James Woudhuysen, visiting professor of forecasting and innovation at London South Bank University, to talk about supermarket technology enforcing nanny state propaganda, whether modern forecasting has a bad reputation, and why he sees the green movement as messianic.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2765</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>155</itunes:episode>
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        <title>The Hong Kong I Loved Is Lost Forever—Everyone Is Terrified of the CCP's Tyranny: Chloe Lo</title>
        <itunes:title>The Hong Kong I Loved Is Lost Forever—Everyone Is Terrified of the CCP's Tyranny: Chloe Lo</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-hong-kong-i-loved-is-lost-forever%e2%80%94everyone-is-terrified-of-the-ccps-tyranny-chloe-lo/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-hong-kong-i-loved-is-lost-forever%e2%80%94everyone-is-terrified-of-the-ccps-tyranny-chloe-lo/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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                <itunes:episode>154</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Saying End of Life Bill Has World’s Strictest Safeguards is ‘Very, Very Misleading’: David Paton</title>
        <itunes:title>Saying End of Life Bill Has World’s Strictest Safeguards is ‘Very, Very Misleading’: David Paton</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/saying-end-of-life-bill-has-world-s-strictest-safeguards-is-very-very-misleading-david-paton/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/saying-end-of-life-bill-has-world-s-strictest-safeguards-is-very-very-misleading-david-paton/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with professor David Paton to discuss the End of Life bill and why he opposes the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia. Paton talks about his research into the effects of legalizing killing on suicide rates and what we can learn from other countries that have normalized euthanasia.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with professor David Paton to discuss the End of Life bill and why he opposes the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia. Paton talks about his research into the effects of legalizing killing on suicide rates and what we can learn from other countries that have normalized euthanasia.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>153</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Without Freedom in Our Universities, Our Progress in Human Knowledge Will Stall: Abhishek Saha</title>
        <itunes:title>Without Freedom in Our Universities, Our Progress in Human Knowledge Will Stall: Abhishek Saha</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/without-freedom-in-our-universities-our-progress-in-human-knowledge-will-stall-abhishek-saha/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/without-freedom-in-our-universities-our-progress-in-human-knowledge-will-stall-abhishek-saha/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Professor Abhishek Saha, founding member of London Universities' Council for Academic Freedom, who explains why the currently paused Higher Education Act is crucial for academic freedom and our wider society.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Professor Abhishek Saha, founding member of London Universities' Council for Academic Freedom, who explains why the currently paused Higher Education Act is crucial for academic freedom and our wider society.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>152</itunes:episode>
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        <title>The Only Safeguard That Works Is Saying We Don't Kill People: Palliative Care Dr. Cajetan Skowronski</title>
        <itunes:title>The Only Safeguard That Works Is Saying We Don't Kill People: Palliative Care Dr. Cajetan Skowronski</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-only-safeguard-that-works-is-saying-we-dont-kill-people-palliative-care-dr-cajetan-skowronski/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-only-safeguard-that-works-is-saying-we-dont-kill-people-palliative-care-dr-cajetan-skowronski/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with geriatric &amp; palliative care Doctor Cajetan Skowronski to talk about assisted suicide and euthanasia. Dr. Skowronski warns that assisted death will not remain only for the terminally ill. He says the experience of other countries shows the slippery slope toward assisted death for groups such as the elderly and disabled is inevitable.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with geriatric &amp; palliative care Doctor Cajetan Skowronski to talk about assisted suicide and euthanasia. Dr. Skowronski warns that assisted death will not remain only for the terminally ill. He says the experience of other countries shows the slippery slope toward assisted death for groups such as the elderly and disabled is inevitable.</p>
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        <title>The West Should Support Free, Fair Elections in All of Africa, Not Just Favored States: Geoff Hill</title>
        <itunes:title>The West Should Support Free, Fair Elections in All of Africa, Not Just Favored States: Geoff Hill</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-west-should-support-free-fair-elections-in-all-of-africa-not-just-favored-states-geoff-hill/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-west-should-support-free-fair-elections-in-all-of-africa-not-just-favored-states-geoff-hill/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Geoff Hill, Zimbabwean author and the chief Africa correspondent at The Washington Times and The Spectator. Hill talks about elections in Africa moving in a positive direction and why the West turns a blind eye to election rigging in some states but not others.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Geoff Hill, Zimbabwean author and the chief Africa correspondent at The Washington Times and The Spectator. Hill talks about elections in Africa moving in a positive direction and why the West turns a blind eye to election rigging in some states but not others.</p>
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        <title>Young People Are United on Core Issues and Will Take Britain Forward: Sam Bidwell</title>
        <itunes:title>Young People Are United on Core Issues and Will Take Britain Forward: Sam Bidwell</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/young-people-are-united-on-core-issues-and-will-take-britain-forward-sam-bidwell/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/young-people-are-united-on-core-issues-and-will-take-britain-forward-sam-bidwell/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Sam Bidwell, director of the Next Generation Centre at the Adam Smith Institute think tank. Bidwell says the idea that Britain’s youth are all woke and Left-leaning is a myth, that the broken social contract is a radicalizing force, and that young people of different political beliefs are united on many key policy issues.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Sam Bidwell, director of the Next Generation Centre at the Adam Smith Institute think tank. Bidwell says the idea that Britain’s youth are all woke and Left-leaning is a myth, that the broken social contract is a radicalizing force, and that young people of different political beliefs are united on many key policy issues.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2135</itunes:duration>
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        <title>Growth Has Screeched to a Halt After Centuries of Enormous Increases in Prosperity: Jon Moynihan</title>
        <itunes:title>Growth Has Screeched to a Halt After Centuries of Enormous Increases in Prosperity: Jon Moynihan</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/growth-has-screeched-to-a-halt-after-centuries-of-enormous-increases-in-prosperity-jon-moynihan/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/growth-has-screeched-to-a-halt-after-centuries-of-enormous-increases-in-prosperity-jon-moynihan/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Jon Moynihan, businessman, author, and member of the House of Lords. Moynihan says a return to economic growth is crucial for Britain’s future and that our move toward a social democracy has put massive obstacles in the way.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Jon Moynihan, businessman, author, and member of the House of Lords. Moynihan says a return to economic growth is crucial for Britain’s future and that our move toward a social democracy has put massive obstacles in the way.</p>
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        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bgkbgsw22nv49tnx/BTL_0148_Pod.m4a" length="34674548" type="audio/x-m4a"/>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Former Civil Servant on Mountains of Paperwork, NIMBYism, Abuse of Legal System: Michael Dnes</title>
        <itunes:title>Former Civil Servant on Mountains of Paperwork, NIMBYism, Abuse of Legal System: Michael Dnes</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/former-civil-servant-on-mountains-of-paperwork-nimbyism-abuse-of-legal-system-michael-dnes/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/former-civil-servant-on-mountains-of-paperwork-nimbyism-abuse-of-legal-system-michael-dnes/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Michael Dnes, head of transport policy at Stonehaven consultancy and a former civil servant at the Department for Transport. Michael talks about the challenges of Britain’s aging infrastructure, the ever-growing red tape culture, spurious legal objections, and NIMBYism.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Michael Dnes, head of transport policy at Stonehaven consultancy and a former civil servant at the Department for Transport. Michael talks about the challenges of Britain’s aging infrastructure, the ever-growing red tape culture, spurious legal objections, and NIMBYism.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Net Zero Energy Policies Are Damaging Our Economy, Livelihoods: David Turver</title>
        <itunes:title>Net Zero Energy Policies Are Damaging Our Economy, Livelihoods: David Turver</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/net-zero-energy-policies-are-damaging-our-economy-livelihoods-david-turver/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/net-zero-energy-policies-are-damaging-our-economy-livelihoods-david-turver/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with energy expert David Turver to talk about how renewables pushed energy prices so high, the damage Net Zero is doing to our industry and lives, and why he’s so concerned about government powers granted in the Energy Act 2023.</p>
<p>David writes on Substack: <a href='https://davidturver.substack.com'>davidturver.substack.com</a></p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with energy expert David Turver to talk about how renewables pushed energy prices so high, the damage Net Zero is doing to our industry and lives, and why he’s so concerned about government powers granted in the Energy Act 2023.</p>
<p>David writes on Substack: <a href='https://davidturver.substack.com'>davidturver.substack.com</a></p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with energy expert David Turver to talk about how renewables pushed energy prices so high, the damage Net Zero is doing to our industry and lives, and why he’s so concerned about government powers granted in the Energy Act 2023.
David writes on Substack: davidturver.substack.com]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Salmon Farming Is Wiping Out Wild Fish and Damaging Our Environment: Nick Measham</title>
        <itunes:title>Salmon Farming Is Wiping Out Wild Fish and Damaging Our Environment: Nick Measham</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/salmon-farming-is-wiping-out-wild-fish-and-damaging-our-environment-nick-measham/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/salmon-farming-is-wiping-out-wild-fish-and-damaging-our-environment-nick-measham/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Nick Measham, the CEO of conservation charity WildFish, to talk about industrial salmon farming, how it’s pushing wild salmon and trout toward extinction, and the damage it does to the marine environment.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Nick Measham, the CEO of conservation charity WildFish, to talk about industrial salmon farming, how it’s pushing wild salmon and trout toward extinction, and the damage it does to the marine environment.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Nick Measham, the CEO of conservation charity WildFish, to talk about industrial salmon farming, how it’s pushing wild salmon and trout toward extinction, and the damage it does to the marine environment.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>The Chinese Regime Is Interfering With Britain’s Academic Freedom: Michelle Shipworth</title>
        <itunes:title>The Chinese Regime Is Interfering With Britain’s Academic Freedom: Michelle Shipworth</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-chinese-regime-is-interfering-with-britain-s-academic-freedom-michelle-shipworth/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-chinese-regime-is-interfering-with-britain-s-academic-freedom-michelle-shipworth/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Michelle Shipworth, associate professor of energy and social sciences at University College London, to talk about how the Chinese Communist Party is chipping away at academic freedom in Britain.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Michelle Shipworth, associate professor of energy and social sciences at University College London, to talk about how the Chinese Communist Party is chipping away at academic freedom in Britain.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>144</itunes:episode>
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    <item>
        <title>Nanny State Bans Will Lead to an Unhappy and Extremely Oppressive Society: Christopher Snowdon</title>
        <itunes:title>Nanny State Bans Will Lead to an Unhappy and Extremely Oppressive Society: Christopher Snowdon</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/nanny-state-bans-will-lead-to-an-unhappy-and-extremely-oppressive-society-christopher-snowdon/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/nanny-state-bans-will-lead-to-an-unhappy-and-extremely-oppressive-society-christopher-snowdon/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Christopher Snowdon, head of lifestyle economics at the free market think tank Institute of Economic Affairs, to talk about why he opposes government intervention in alcohol, smoking, and obesity issues, and how these public health measures affect our freedoms.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Christopher Snowdon, head of lifestyle economics at the free market think tank Institute of Economic Affairs, to talk about why he opposes government intervention in alcohol, smoking, and obesity issues, and how these public health measures affect our freedoms.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>We Need to Save Our Heritage From Anti-Tradition Activism: Zewditu Gebreyohanes</title>
        <itunes:title>We Need to Save Our Heritage From Anti-Tradition Activism: Zewditu Gebreyohanes</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-to-save-our-heritage-from-anti-tradition-activism-zewditu-gebreyohanes/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-to-save-our-heritage-from-anti-tradition-activism-zewditu-gebreyohanes/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2024 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Zewditu Gebreyohanes, senior researcher at the Legatum Institute, to discuss the importance of treasuring Britain’s heritage—and what happens when identity politics replaces historical truth and balance.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Zewditu Gebreyohanes, senior researcher at the Legatum Institute, to discuss the importance of treasuring Britain’s heritage—and what happens when identity politics replaces historical truth and balance.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Zewditu Gebreyohanes, senior researcher at the Legatum Institute, to discuss the importance of treasuring Britain’s heritage—and what happens when identity politics replaces historical truth and balance.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Being Harmed by Medical Treatment You're Told Is 'Gold Standard' Is Devastating: Kath Sansom</title>
        <itunes:title>Being Harmed by Medical Treatment You're Told Is 'Gold Standard' Is Devastating: Kath Sansom</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/being-harmed-by-medical-treatment-youre-told-is-gold-standard-is-devastating-kath-sansom/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/being-harmed-by-medical-treatment-youre-told-is-gold-standard-is-devastating-kath-sansom/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Kath Sansom, who campaigns for people suffering complications from mesh implanted during surgery. Kath talks about the difficulties they face with often unremovable mesh in their bodies, the legal action taken against manufacturers, and how this scandal affects trust in our medical system.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Kath Sansom, who campaigns for people suffering complications from mesh implanted during surgery. Kath talks about the difficulties they face with often unremovable mesh in their bodies, the legal action taken against manufacturers, and how this scandal affects trust in our medical system.</p>
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        <title>We Need to Keep Asking Questions About COVID-19 and the Lockdowns: Martin Neil &amp; Norman Fenton</title>
        <itunes:title>We Need to Keep Asking Questions About COVID-19 and the Lockdowns: Martin Neil &amp; Norman Fenton</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-to-keep-asking-questions-about-covid-19-and-the-lockdowns-martin-neil-norman-fenton/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-to-keep-asking-questions-about-covid-19-and-the-lockdowns-martin-neil-norman-fenton/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with professors Martin Neil and Norman Fenton to talk about their new book, which explores the science and data used to make decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with professors Martin Neil and Norman Fenton to talk about their new book, which explores the science and data used to make decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with professors Martin Neil and Norman Fenton to talk about their new book, which explores the science and data used to make decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>American Corporations Are Buying Up Britain–and It's Very Bad for Ordinary British People: Angus Hanton</title>
        <itunes:title>American Corporations Are Buying Up Britain–and It's Very Bad for Ordinary British People: Angus Hanton</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/american-corporations-are-buying-up-britain%e2%80%93and-its-very-bad-for-ordinary-british-people-angus-hanton/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/american-corporations-are-buying-up-britain%e2%80%93and-its-very-bad-for-ordinary-british-people-angus-hanton/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with economist and entrepreneur Angus Hanton to discuss how Britain’s businesses are being taken over by U.S. interests, the scale of the takeover, what’s behind it, and why no one is talking about it.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with economist and entrepreneur Angus Hanton to discuss how Britain’s businesses are being taken over by U.S. interests, the scale of the takeover, what’s behind it, and why no one is talking about it.</p>
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        <title>Obesity Is Costing the UK 198 Billion Pounds a Year, Tackling It Must Be a Priority: Tam Fry</title>
        <itunes:title>Obesity Is Costing the UK 198 Billion Pounds a Year, Tackling It Must Be a Priority: Tam Fry</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/obesity-is-costing-the-uk-198-billion-pounds-a-year-tackling-it-must-be-a-priority-tam-fry/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/obesity-is-costing-the-uk-198-billion-pounds-a-year-tackling-it-must-be-a-priority-tam-fry/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Tam Fry, chairman of the National Obesity Forum, to talk about the impact of the nationwide obesity crisis and what can be done to turn things around.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Tam Fry, chairman of the National Obesity Forum, to talk about the impact of the nationwide obesity crisis and what can be done to turn things around.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Tam Fry, chairman of the National Obesity Forum, to talk about the impact of the nationwide obesity crisis and what can be done to turn things around.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>No Matter How Bad Things Get, We Will Always Yearn for the True, Beautiful and Good: Edmund Adamus</title>
        <itunes:title>No Matter How Bad Things Get, We Will Always Yearn for the True, Beautiful and Good: Edmund Adamus</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/no-matter-how-bad-things-get-we-will-always-yearn-for-the-true-beautiful-and-good-edmund-adamus/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/no-matter-how-bad-things-get-we-will-always-yearn-for-the-true-beautiful-and-good-edmund-adamus/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Edmund Adamus, from the Commission of Inquiry into Discrimination Against Christians, to talk about the challenges facing Christians in the UK, how a growing number of young people are turning to a more traditional lifestyle, and why we need to oppose attempts to divide us.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Edmund Adamus, from the Commission of Inquiry into Discrimination Against Christians, to talk about the challenges facing Christians in the UK, how a growing number of young people are turning to a more traditional lifestyle, and why we need to oppose attempts to divide us.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mch8uykwb3q7h4pe/BTL_0137_Pod.m4a" length="35404733" type="audio/x-m4a"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Edmund Adamus, from the Commission of Inquiry into Discrimination Against Christians, to talk about the challenges facing Christians in the UK, how a growing number of young people are turning to a more traditional lifestyle, and why we need to oppose attempts to divide us.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>137</itunes:episode>
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        <title>You Believe You Can Win Your Way Out of Trouble–Gambling Addiction Is Destructive: Matt Zarb-Cousin</title>
        <itunes:title>You Believe You Can Win Your Way Out of Trouble–Gambling Addiction Is Destructive: Matt Zarb-Cousin</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/you-believe-you-can-win-your-way-out-of-trouble%e2%80%93gambling-addiction-is-destructive-matt-zarb-cousin/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/you-believe-you-can-win-your-way-out-of-trouble%e2%80%93gambling-addiction-is-destructive-matt-zarb-cousin/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:36:17 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with gambling reform campaigner Matt Zarb-Cousin to talk about overcoming gambling addiction, and how changes in technology and the law have seen a hyper-normalisation of gambling in the UK.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with gambling reform campaigner Matt Zarb-Cousin to talk about overcoming gambling addiction, and how changes in technology and the law have seen a hyper-normalisation of gambling in the UK.</p>
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        <title>Internet-Enabled Smartphones Are Not Safe for Children Under 16: Dr. Rebecca Foljambe</title>
        <itunes:title>Internet-Enabled Smartphones Are Not Safe for Children Under 16: Dr. Rebecca Foljambe</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/internet-enabled-smartphones-are-not-safe-for-children-under-16-dr-rebecca-foljambe/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/internet-enabled-smartphones-are-not-safe-for-children-under-16-dr-rebecca-foljambe/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 21:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dr. Rebecca Foljambe, general practitioner and founder of Health Professionals for Safer Screens. Dr. Foljambe talks about the impact of too much screen time on young people’s health and development.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dr. Rebecca Foljambe, general practitioner and founder of Health Professionals for Safer Screens. Dr. Foljambe talks about the impact of too much screen time on young people’s health and development.</p>
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        <title>Conquering the World's Toughest Challenges as a Warrior Monk: Krishna Thapa</title>
        <itunes:title>Conquering the World's Toughest Challenges as a Warrior Monk: Krishna Thapa</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/conquering-the-worlds-toughest-challenges-as-a-warrior-monk-krishna-thapa/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/conquering-the-worlds-toughest-challenges-as-a-warrior-monk-krishna-thapa/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Krishna Thapa, also known as Warrior Monk, to talk about summiting Everest, serving in the legendary Gurkhas, passing the notorious SAS selection process, and taking disabled veterans to the world’s highest peaks.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Krishna Thapa, also known as Warrior Monk, to talk about summiting Everest, serving in the legendary Gurkhas, passing the notorious SAS selection process, and taking disabled veterans to the world’s highest peaks.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>The CCP Gets Emboldened When the International Community Is Not Paying Attention: Benedict Rogers</title>
        <itunes:title>The CCP Gets Emboldened When the International Community Is Not Paying Attention: Benedict Rogers</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-ccp-gets-emboldened-when-the-international-community-is-not-paying-attention-benedict-rogers/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-ccp-gets-emboldened-when-the-international-community-is-not-paying-attention-benedict-rogers/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and China expert Benedict Rogers to talk about religious freedom in the world’s biggest communist nation. Benedict shares his wide knowledge of how different faiths are struggling at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and China expert Benedict Rogers to talk about religious freedom in the world’s biggest communist nation. Benedict shares his wide knowledge of how different faiths are struggling at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>The Globalist Reset of Our Food System Is Already Well Underway–Part 2: Raw Egg Nationalist</title>
        <itunes:title>The Globalist Reset of Our Food System Is Already Well Underway–Part 2: Raw Egg Nationalist</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-globalist-reset-of-our-food-system-is-already-well-underway%e2%80%93part-2-raw-egg-nationalist/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-globalist-reset-of-our-food-system-is-already-well-underway%e2%80%93part-2-raw-egg-nationalist/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>In the second half of this interview, author and journalist Charlie Cornish-Dale—also known as Raw Egg Nationalist—says the globalist reset of our food supply is fast approaching. He talks about alternative solutions to the Planetary Health Diet, and the importance of eating like our ancestors. He also explains why this isn’t the first great reset of our food system.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the second half of this interview, author and journalist Charlie Cornish-Dale—also known as Raw Egg Nationalist—says the globalist reset of our food supply is fast approaching. He talks about alternative solutions to the Planetary Health Diet, and the importance of eating like our ancestors. He also explains why this isn’t the first great reset of our food system.</p>
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        <title>The Shift to Processed Foods Has Been a Disaster for Human Health–Part 1: Raw Egg Nationalist</title>
        <itunes:title>The Shift to Processed Foods Has Been a Disaster for Human Health–Part 1: Raw Egg Nationalist</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-shift-to-processed-foods-has-been-a-disaster-for-human-health%e2%80%93part-1-raw-egg-nationalist/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-shift-to-processed-foods-has-been-a-disaster-for-human-health%e2%80%93part-1-raw-egg-nationalist/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and journalist Charlie Cornish-Dale—also known as Raw Egg Nationalist—to talk about why we should eat like our ancestors, the damage processed foods have done to the human race, and in what ways we are already well down the road toward a globalist reset of our food supply.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and journalist Charlie Cornish-Dale—also known as Raw Egg Nationalist—to talk about why we should eat like our ancestors, the damage processed foods have done to the human race, and in what ways we are already well down the road toward a globalist reset of our food supply.</p>
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        <title>We All Need to Care About the Falun Gong Issue, Because It's Not Just About China: Victoria White</title>
        <itunes:title>We All Need to Care About the Falun Gong Issue, Because It's Not Just About China: Victoria White</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-all-need-to-care-about-the-falun-gong-issue-because-its-not-just-about-china-victoria-white/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-all-need-to-care-about-the-falun-gong-issue-because-its-not-just-about-china-victoria-white/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Victoria White, spokesperson for the UK Falun Dafa Association, to talk about 25 years of persecution against the spiritual practice and how practitioners have peacefully resisted.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Victoria White, spokesperson for the UK Falun Dafa Association, to talk about 25 years of persecution against the spiritual practice and how practitioners have peacefully resisted.</p>
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        <title>Our Civil Liberties Are Being Eroded by Broader Powers and Tougher Penalties: Josie Appleton</title>
        <itunes:title>Our Civil Liberties Are Being Eroded by Broader Powers and Tougher Penalties: Josie Appleton</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/our-civil-liberties-are-being-eroded-by-broader-powers-and-tougher-penalties-josie-appleton/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/our-civil-liberties-are-being-eroded-by-broader-powers-and-tougher-penalties-josie-appleton/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Josie Appleton, founding director of the Manifesto Club, a civil liberties group that defends freedom in everyday life. Ms. Appleton talks about the growing control over public spaces and everyday life by state officials and private management companies.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Josie Appleton, founding director of the Manifesto Club, a civil liberties group that defends freedom in everyday life. Ms. Appleton talks about the growing control over public spaces and everyday life by state officials and private management companies.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>I'm Not Convinced an Independent Scotland Would Make Scottish People Better Off: Simon Miln</title>
        <itunes:title>I'm Not Convinced an Independent Scotland Would Make Scottish People Better Off: Simon Miln</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/im-not-convinced-an-independent-scotland-would-make-scottish-people-better-off-simon-miln/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/im-not-convinced-an-independent-scotland-would-make-scottish-people-better-off-simon-miln/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Scottish entrepreneur Simon Miln to talk about building a better society, the prospect of an independent Scotland, and the impact of corporate lobbying.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Scottish entrepreneur Simon Miln to talk about building a better society, the prospect of an independent Scotland, and the impact of corporate lobbying.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Scottish entrepreneur Simon Miln to talk about building a better society, the prospect of an independent Scotland, and the impact of corporate lobbying.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>The World Should Know Mao Is Responsible for the Deaths of Over 70 Million Chinese: Jung Chang</title>
        <itunes:title>The World Should Know Mao Is Responsible for the Deaths of Over 70 Million Chinese: Jung Chang</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-world-should-know-mao-is-responsible-for-the-deaths-of-over-70-million-chinese-jung-chang/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-world-should-know-mao-is-responsible-for-the-deaths-of-over-70-million-chinese-jung-chang/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Jung Chang CBE, whose best-selling novel "Wild Swans" is said to have opened the world’s eyes to the horrors committed by the Chinese Communist Party during the Cultural Revolution.</p>
<p>Ms. Chang talks about the persecution her family suffered in communist China, what life was like as one of Britain's first Chinese students, and why she spent 12 years working on a biography of communist dictator Mao Zedong.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Jung Chang CBE, whose best-selling novel "Wild Swans" is said to have opened the world’s eyes to the horrors committed by the Chinese Communist Party during the Cultural Revolution.</p>
<p>Ms. Chang talks about the persecution her family suffered in communist China, what life was like as one of Britain's first Chinese students, and why she spent 12 years working on a biography of communist dictator Mao Zedong.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Jung Chang CBE, whose best-selling novel "Wild Swans" is said to have opened the world’s eyes to the horrors committed by the Chinese Communist Party during the Cultural Revolution.
Ms. Chang talks about the persecution her family suffered in communist China, what life was like as one of Britain's first Chinese students, and why she spent 12 years working on a biography of communist dictator Mao Zedong.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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    <item>
        <title>It's Very Easy to Beat Someone Up When They Won't Fight Back: Jared Whitaker</title>
        <itunes:title>It's Very Easy to Beat Someone Up When They Won't Fight Back: Jared Whitaker</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/its-very-easy-to-beat-someone-up-when-they-wont-fight-back-jared-whitaker/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/its-very-easy-to-beat-someone-up-when-they-wont-fight-back-jared-whitaker/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jul 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author Jared Whitaker to talk about surviving domestic abuse, and the taboo subject of domestic abuse against men.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author Jared Whitaker to talk about surviving domestic abuse, and the taboo subject of domestic abuse against men.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author Jared Whitaker to talk about surviving domestic abuse, and the taboo subject of domestic abuse against men.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>A Simpler Tax System Would Encourage Growth and Restore Public Trust: John O'Connell</title>
        <itunes:title>A Simpler Tax System Would Encourage Growth and Restore Public Trust: John O'Connell</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/a-simpler-tax-system-would-encourage-growth-and-restore-public-trust-john-oconnell/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/a-simpler-tax-system-would-encourage-growth-and-restore-public-trust-john-oconnell/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with John O'Connell, CEO of the Taxpayers’ Alliance, to discuss how our economy could flourish with lower, simpler taxes, and the risks of increasing the wealth tax.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with John O'Connell, CEO of the Taxpayers’ Alliance, to discuss how our economy could flourish with lower, simpler taxes, and the risks of increasing the wealth tax.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <itunes:title>Where Policy and Public Opinion Differ on Immigration: Mike Jones</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/where-policy-and-public-opinion-differ-on-immigration-mike-jones/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Mike Jones, director of think tank Migration Watch. Mr. Jones talks about why government policy doesn’t reflect public opinion on immigration, and whether the situation is as out of control as the media often portrays.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Mike Jones, director of think tank Migration Watch. Mr. Jones talks about why government policy doesn’t reflect public opinion on immigration, and whether the situation is as out of control as the media often portrays.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Mike Jones, director of think tank Migration Watch. Mr. Jones talks about why government policy doesn’t reflect public opinion on immigration, and whether the situation is as out of control as the media often portrays.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>124</itunes:episode>
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        <title>The World's Major Problems Due to 'Stakeholder Communism': Richard Jeffs</title>
        <itunes:title>The World's Major Problems Due to 'Stakeholder Communism': Richard Jeffs</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-worlds-major-problems-due-to-stakeholder-communism-richard-jeffs/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-worlds-major-problems-due-to-stakeholder-communism-richard-jeffs/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with investigative filmmaker Richard Jeffs to talk about his documentary, "Stakeholder Communism." He says we are in a transition to a new political system we didn’t vote for—and that technology is opening the door to new forms of tyranny.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with investigative filmmaker Richard Jeffs to talk about his documentary, "Stakeholder Communism." He says we are in a transition to a new political system we didn’t vote for—and that technology is opening the door to new forms of tyranny.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with investigative filmmaker Richard Jeffs to talk about his documentary, "Stakeholder Communism." He says we are in a transition to a new political system we didn’t vote for—and that technology is opening the door to new forms of tyranny.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1716</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>123</itunes:episode>
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        <title>The Vast Majority of Men Are Good, But We Focus on a Tiny Minority Who Do Bad Things: Martin Seager</title>
        <itunes:title>The Vast Majority of Men Are Good, But We Focus on a Tiny Minority Who Do Bad Things: Martin Seager</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-vast-majority-of-men-are-good-but-we-focus-on-a-tiny-minority-who-do-bad-things-martin-seager/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-vast-majority-of-men-are-good-but-we-focus-on-a-tiny-minority-who-do-bad-things-martin-seager/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Martin Seager, male psychology specialist and mental health campaigner. Viewed as one of the founders of men’s psychology, Martin talks about society’s bias against males—and why he considers "the patriarchy" and "toxic masculinity" to be myths.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Martin Seager, male psychology specialist and mental health campaigner. Viewed as one of the founders of men’s psychology, Martin talks about society’s bias against males—and why he considers "the patriarchy" and "toxic masculinity" to be myths.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Martin Seager, male psychology specialist and mental health campaigner. Viewed as one of the founders of men’s psychology, Martin talks about society’s bias against males—and why he considers "the patriarchy" and "toxic masculinity" to be myths.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Porn Industry Intimidates Journalists, Stops Information Getting to the Public: Mary Sharpe</title>
        <itunes:title>Porn Industry Intimidates Journalists, Stops Information Getting to the Public: Mary Sharpe</itunes:title>
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                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-porn-industry-intimidates-journalists-and-stops-information-getting-to-the-public-mary-sharpe/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Mary Sharpe, CEO of The Reward Foundation and researcher into the impacts of internet pornography.</p>
<p>Ms. Sharpe talks about the damage caused by online porn on mental and physical health, as well as to relationships. She also discusses how the multi-billion dollar porn industry works to prevent research on these issues from reaching the public.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Mary Sharpe, CEO of The Reward Foundation and researcher into the impacts of internet pornography.</p>
<p>Ms. Sharpe talks about the damage caused by online porn on mental and physical health, as well as to relationships. She also discusses how the multi-billion dollar porn industry works to prevent research on these issues from reaching the public.</p>
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Ms. Sharpe talks about the damage caused by online porn on mental and physical health, as well as to relationships. She also discusses how the multi-billion dollar porn industry works to prevent research on these issues from reaching the public.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>We Need to Recognise the Constant Chinese &amp; Russian Infiltration of Britain: Philip Ingram</title>
        <itunes:title>We Need to Recognise the Constant Chinese &amp; Russian Infiltration of Britain: Philip Ingram</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-to-recognise-the-constant-chinese-russian-infiltration-of-britain-philip-ingram/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-need-to-recognise-the-constant-chinese-russian-infiltration-of-britain-philip-ingram/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with former senior military intelligence officer Philip Ingram MBE to talk about the war in Ukraine, Russia’s infiltration of Britain, and why the Chinese Communist Party is the West’s biggest problem.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with former senior military intelligence officer Philip Ingram MBE to talk about the war in Ukraine, Russia’s infiltration of Britain, and why the Chinese Communist Party is the West’s biggest problem.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2172</itunes:duration>
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        <title>When It Comes to Human Society, the More You Plan, the More You Fail: Vladislav Bogorov</title>
        <itunes:title>When It Comes to Human Society, the More You Plan, the More You Fail: Vladislav Bogorov</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/when-it-comes-to-human-society-the-more-you-plan-the-more-you-fail-vladislav-bogorov/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/when-it-comes-to-human-society-the-more-you-plan-the-more-you-fail-vladislav-bogorov/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and former lawyer Vladislav Bogorov to talk about his book on why the world has seen so many examples of failed social engineering, and how growing up under socialism showed him the the ultimate failed system.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and former lawyer Vladislav Bogorov to talk about his book on why the world has seen so many examples of failed social engineering, and how growing up under socialism showed him the the ultimate failed system.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and former lawyer Vladislav Bogorov to talk about his book on why the world has seen so many examples of failed social engineering, and how growing up under socialism showed him the the ultimate failed system.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>To Understand Modern China, You Need to Understand the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre: Wang Dan</title>
        <itunes:title>To Understand Modern China, You Need to Understand the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre: Wang Dan</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/to-understand-modern-china-you-need-to-understand-the-1989-tiananmen-square-massacre-wang-dan/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/to-understand-modern-china-you-need-to-understand-the-1989-tiananmen-square-massacre-wang-dan/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Wang Dan, one of the student leaders of the June 4th 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. The Chinese Communist regime opened fire on democracy protesters with deaths thought to be in the several thousands. The massacre was a turning point in Chinese history.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Wang Dan, one of the student leaders of the June 4th 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. The Chinese Communist regime opened fire on democracy protesters with deaths thought to be in the several thousands. The massacre was a turning point in Chinese history.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Wang Dan, one of the student leaders of the June 4th 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. The Chinese Communist regime opened fire on democracy protesters with deaths thought to be in the several thousands. The massacre was a turning point in Chinese history.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Iranians Have Only Two Choices, Join the Regime Running Iran or Be Oppressed by Them: Elaaheh Jamali</title>
        <itunes:title>Iranians Have Only Two Choices, Join the Regime Running Iran or Be Oppressed by Them: Elaaheh Jamali</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/iranians-have-only-two-choices-join-the-crazies-running-iran-or-be-oppressed-by-them-elaaheh-jamali/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/iranians-have-only-two-choices-join-the-crazies-running-iran-or-be-oppressed-by-them-elaaheh-jamali/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2024 14:56:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Iranian human rights activist Elaaheh Jamali to discuss the situation in her homeland, the Islamic regime’s persecution of people in Iran and abroad, and why she’s had to go into hiding.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Iranian human rights activist Elaaheh Jamali to discuss the situation in her homeland, the Islamic regime’s persecution of people in Iran and abroad, and why she’s had to go into hiding.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Iranian human rights activist Elaaheh Jamali to discuss the situation in her homeland, the Islamic regime’s persecution of people in Iran and abroad, and why she’s had to go into hiding.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Britain Was Not Built on Slavery, Colonialism Just Benefitted a Handful of Elites: Kristian Niemietz</title>
        <itunes:title>Britain Was Not Built on Slavery, Colonialism Just Benefitted a Handful of Elites: Kristian Niemietz</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/britain-was-not-built-on-slavery-colonialism-just-benefitted-a-handful-of-elites-kristian-niemietz/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/britain-was-not-built-on-slavery-colonialism-just-benefitted-a-handful-of-elites-kristian-niemietz/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Kristian Niemietz, Editorial Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs. Kristian's new book presents empirical evidence that the British Empire was not very profitable. He says the idea that Britain’s success was built on colonialism and the slave trade does not stand up to scrutiny.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Kristian Niemietz, Editorial Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs. Kristian's new book presents empirical evidence that the British Empire was not very profitable. He says the idea that Britain’s success was built on colonialism and the slave trade does not stand up to scrutiny.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Kristian Niemietz, Editorial Director at the Institute of Economic Affairs. Kristian's new book presents empirical evidence that the British Empire was not very profitable. He says the idea that Britain’s success was built on colonialism and the slave trade does not stand up to scrutiny.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>We’re Looking at Shrinking Communities, We’re Looking at Societal Collapse: Stephen J Shaw</title>
        <itunes:title>We’re Looking at Shrinking Communities, We’re Looking at Societal Collapse: Stephen J Shaw</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-re-looking-at-shrinking-communities-we-re-looking-at-societal-collapse-stephen-j-shaw/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-re-looking-at-shrinking-communities-we-re-looking-at-societal-collapse-stephen-j-shaw/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with data expert and documentary maker Stephen J Shaw to discuss population collapse, why birth rates are plummeting and what we can do about it.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with data expert and documentary maker Stephen J Shaw to discuss population collapse, why birth rates are plummeting and what we can do about it.</p>
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        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/82jvkwkngp7pmbh3/BTL_01115_Pod.mp3" length="75610692" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with data expert and documentary maker Stephen J Shaw to discuss population collapse, why birth rates are plummeting and what we can do about it.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>The Pharmaceutical Industry Is out of Control, Safety Standards Have Divebombed: Hedley Rees</title>
        <itunes:title>The Pharmaceutical Industry Is out of Control, Safety Standards Have Divebombed: Hedley Rees</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-pharmaceutical-industry-is-out-of-control-safety-standards-have-divebombed-hedley-rees/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-pharmaceutical-industry-is-out-of-control-safety-standards-have-divebombed-hedley-rees/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Hedley Rees, Managing Director of Pharmaflow, who has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over 40 years.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Hedley Rees, Managing Director of Pharmaflow, who has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over 40 years.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Hedley Rees, Managing Director of Pharmaflow, who has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over 40 years.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>113</itunes:episode>
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        <title>We Are Seeing a Visceral Hatred for All the Achievements of Western Civilisation: Frank Furedi</title>
        <itunes:title>We Are Seeing a Visceral Hatred for All the Achievements of Western Civilisation: Frank Furedi</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-are-seeing-a-visceral-hatred-for-all-the-achievements-of-western-civilisation-frank-furedi/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-are-seeing-a-visceral-hatred-for-all-the-achievements-of-western-civilisation-frank-furedi/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author, commentator and sociologist Professor Frank Furedi to talk about the attempted cancellation of NatCon Brussels, the decivilisation of Western society, and the ideological remoulding of our young people.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author, commentator and sociologist Professor Frank Furedi to talk about the attempted cancellation of NatCon Brussels, the decivilisation of Western society, and the ideological remoulding of our young people.</p>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2433</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>112</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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        <title>The Mask Is Falling—Assisted Suicide &amp; Euthanasia Lead to Eugenics Movements: Kevin Yuill</title>
        <itunes:title>The Mask Is Falling—Assisted Suicide &amp; Euthanasia Lead to Eugenics Movements: Kevin Yuill</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-mask-is-falling%e2%80%94assisted-suicide-euthanasia-lead-to-eugenics-movements-kevin-yuill/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-mask-is-falling%e2%80%94assisted-suicide-euthanasia-lead-to-eugenics-movements-kevin-yuill/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Professor Kevin Yuill, CEO of Humanists Against Assisted Suicide &amp; Euthanasia, to talk about attempts to change the laws around assisted deaths and why he thinks the public won't support them.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Professor Kevin Yuill, CEO of Humanists Against Assisted Suicide &amp; Euthanasia, to talk about attempts to change the laws around assisted deaths and why he thinks the public won't support them.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Professor Kevin Yuill, CEO of Humanists Against Assisted Suicide &amp; Euthanasia, to talk about attempts to change the laws around assisted deaths and why he thinks the public won't support them.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2131</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>111</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/P_BTL_01_W112_Banner-1_etcqzw.jpg" />    </item>
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        <title>We Have Forgotten the Belief System That Made Britain Great: Andrea Williams</title>
        <itunes:title>We Have Forgotten the Belief System That Made Britain Great: Andrea Williams</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-have-forgotten-the-belief-system-that-made-britain-great-andrea-williams/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/we-have-forgotten-the-belief-system-that-made-britain-great-andrea-williams/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Andrea Williams, CEO of Christian Concern &amp; the Christian Legal Centre, to talk about the difficulties of upholding belief when the world – and the church – has gone woke, and the legal battles faced by those who are punished for their faith.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Andrea Williams, CEO of Christian Concern &amp; the Christian Legal Centre, to talk about the difficulties of upholding belief when the world – and the church – has gone woke, and the legal battles faced by those who are punished for their faith.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n7ziayssr6ti36vd/BTL_01112_Pod.mp3" length="48351678" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Andrea Williams, CEO of Christian Concern &amp; the Christian Legal Centre, to talk about the difficulties of upholding belief when the world – and the church – has gone woke, and the legal battles faced by those who are punished for their faith.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1491</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>110</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/P_BTL_01_W111_Banner_5bkym5.jpg" />    </item>
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        <title>The Science Simply Does Not Support the Ridiculous Hysteria Around Climate At All: Martin Durkin</title>
        <itunes:title>The Science Simply Does Not Support the Ridiculous Hysteria Around Climate At All: Martin Durkin</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-science-simply-does-not-support-the-ridiculous-hysteria-around-climate-at-all-martin-durkin/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/the-science-simply-does-not-support-the-ridiculous-hysteria-around-climate-at-all-martin-durkin/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with film-maker Martin Durkin, director of ‘Climate the Movie’.</p>
<p>Martin talks about overcoming censorship to bring his film to millions, why challenging the climate agenda is so taboo, and the new class of people that push environmentalism.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with film-maker Martin Durkin, director of ‘Climate the Movie’.</p>
<p>Martin talks about overcoming censorship to bring his film to millions, why challenging the climate agenda is so taboo, and the new class of people that push environmentalism.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with film-maker Martin Durkin, director of ‘Climate the Movie’.
Martin talks about overcoming censorship to bring his film to millions, why challenging the climate agenda is so taboo, and the new class of people that push environmentalism.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2047</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>109</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/P_BTL_01_W110_Banner_bjuqzy.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>BBC Is Trying to Close Down Freedom of Expression Using Verify: David Keighley</title>
        <itunes:title>BBC Is Trying to Close Down Freedom of Expression Using Verify: David Keighley</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/bbc-is-trying-to-close-down-freedom-of-expression-using-verify-david-keighley/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/bbc-is-trying-to-close-down-freedom-of-expression-using-verify-david-keighley/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with David Keighley, Managing Director of News-watch.</p>
<p>News-watch has spent 25 years tracking bias at the BBC. David says the BBC has been ideologically captured by the Left and can no longer compete with contemporary entertainment providers.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with David Keighley, Managing Director of News-watch.</p>
<p>News-watch has spent 25 years tracking bias at the BBC. David says the BBC has been ideologically captured by the Left and can no longer compete with contemporary entertainment providers.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/62nb5yjdsa3nxat6/240409_David_Keighley_Podcast83s6a.mp3" length="48139064" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with David Keighley, Managing Director of News-watch.
News-watch has spent 25 years tracking bias at the BBC. David says the BBC has been ideologically captured by the Left and can no longer compete with contemporary entertainment providers.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>108</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/P_BTL_01_W109_Banner_63if5a.jpg" />    </item>
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        <title>Surrounded by Brainwashing &amp; Indoctrination, I Thought Kim Was My God – Timothy Cho, NK Escapee</title>
        <itunes:title>Surrounded by Brainwashing &amp; Indoctrination, I Thought Kim Was My God – Timothy Cho, NK Escapee</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/surrounded-by-brainwashing-indoctrination-i-thought-kim-was-my-god-%e2%80%93-timothy-cho-nk-escapee/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/surrounded-by-brainwashing-indoctrination-i-thought-kim-was-my-god-%e2%80%93-timothy-cho-nk-escapee/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Timothy Cho, a North Korea escapee who now campaigns to bring freedom to the country he describes as a dark prison.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Timothy Cho, a North Korea escapee who now campaigns to bring freedom to the country he describes as a dark prison.</p>
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        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ndh6emzhnqazairj/240328_Timothy_Cho_-_Podcastb2xb4.mp3" length="84998651" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Timothy Cho, a North Korea escapee who now campaigns to bring freedom to the country he describes as a dark prison.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2630</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>107</itunes:episode>
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    <item>
        <title>'You Can Hear the Mob Coming’ – Charlie Bentley-Astor Went Undercover to Fight Cancel Culture</title>
        <itunes:title>'You Can Hear the Mob Coming’ – Charlie Bentley-Astor Went Undercover to Fight Cancel Culture</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/you-can-hear-the-mob-coming-%e2%80%93-charlie-bentley-astor-went-undercover-to-fight-cancel-culture/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/you-can-hear-the-mob-coming-%e2%80%93-charlie-bentley-astor-went-undercover-to-fight-cancel-culture/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Charlie Bentley-Astor, a recent student of Cambridge University.</p>
<p>Charlie talks about going undercover to prevent the cancellation of controversial speakers such as Jordan Peterson, Kathleen Stock and Helen Joyce.</p>
<p>Charlie also talks about the need for student secret societies to discuss works and ideas that may be considered right-wing or conservative.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Charlie Bentley-Astor, a recent student of Cambridge University.</p>
<p>Charlie talks about going undercover to prevent the cancellation of controversial speakers such as Jordan Peterson, Kathleen Stock and Helen Joyce.</p>
<p>Charlie also talks about the need for student secret societies to discuss works and ideas that may be considered right-wing or conservative.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Charlie Bentley-Astor, a recent student of Cambridge University.
Charlie talks about going undercover to prevent the cancellation of controversial speakers such as Jordan Peterson, Kathleen Stock and Helen Joyce.
Charlie also talks about the need for student secret societies to discuss works and ideas that may be considered right-wing or conservative.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>106</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/P_BTL_01_128_Banner_t6grbh.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>This Obsession With Carbon Dioxide Emissions Has Led to Tragedy – Rupert Darwall</title>
        <itunes:title>This Obsession With Carbon Dioxide Emissions Has Led to Tragedy – Rupert Darwall</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/this-obsession-with-carbon-dioxide-emissions-has-led-to-tragedy-%e2%80%93-rupert-darwall/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/this-obsession-with-carbon-dioxide-emissions-has-led-to-tragedy-%e2%80%93-rupert-darwall/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Rupert Darwall, author and senior fellow of the RealClearFoundation. Rupert talks about green virtue signalling, the death of Britain's car industry, and why he thinks the economics of environmentalism are even worse than Marxism.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Rupert Darwall, author and senior fellow of the RealClearFoundation. Rupert talks about green virtue signalling, the death of Britain's car industry, and why he thinks the economics of environmentalism are even worse than Marxism.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ah53y9/240326_Rupert_Darwall_-Podcast70318.mp3" length="55199832" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Rupert Darwall, author and senior fellow of the RealClearFoundation. Rupert talks about green virtue signalling, the death of Britain's car industry, and why he thinks the economics of environmentalism are even worse than Marxism.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>105</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/P_BTL_01_126_Banner_fxjsbq.jpg" />    </item>
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        <title>Stephanie Davies-Arai: We Need to Ban Puberty Blockers More Widely and Stop Playing God</title>
        <itunes:title>Stephanie Davies-Arai: We Need to Ban Puberty Blockers More Widely and Stop Playing God</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/stephanie-davies-arai-we-need-to-ban-puberty-blockers-more-widely-and-stop-playing-god/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/stephanie-davies-arai-we-need-to-ban-puberty-blockers-more-widely-and-stop-playing-god/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Stephanie Davies-Arai, director of Transgender Trend, to discuss:
- the growing indoctrination of children &amp; society
- the grooming of girls to have no boundaries with the opposite sex
- manufactured studies by activists used as scientific evidence
- a new cohort of adults who’ve never been through puberty
- puberty blockers lowering children’s IQ
- the heroics of JK Rowling and Graham Linehan</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Stephanie Davies-Arai, director of Transgender Trend, to discuss:<br>
- the growing indoctrination of children &amp; society<br>
- the grooming of girls to have no boundaries with the opposite sex<br>
- manufactured studies by activists used as scientific evidence<br>
- a new cohort of adults who’ve never been through puberty<br>
- puberty blockers lowering children’s IQ<br>
- the heroics of JK Rowling and Graham Linehan</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fau8an/BTL_01105_Pod.m4a" length="42862298" type="audio/x-m4a"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Stephanie Davies-Arai, director of Transgender Trend, to discuss:- the growing indoctrination of children &amp; society- the grooming of girls to have no boundaries with the opposite sex- manufactured studies by activists used as scientific evidence- a new cohort of adults who’ve never been through puberty- puberty blockers lowering children’s IQ- the heroics of JK Rowling and Graham Linehan]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3035</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>104</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/P_BTL_01_125_Banner_md3wdc.jpg" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Harry Scoffin: England’s Leasehold Laws Are Unfair and Immoral</title>
        <itunes:title>Harry Scoffin: England’s Leasehold Laws Are Unfair and Immoral</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/harry-scoffin-england-s-leasehold-laws-are-unfair-and-immoral/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/harry-scoffin-england-s-leasehold-laws-are-unfair-and-immoral/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Harry Scoffin, Britain’s leading campaigner on leasehold reform.</p>
<p>Harry says the problems with England's leasehold laws reflect deeper problems in the nation's politics. He talks about powerful interests that benefit from the system, preventing governments from reforming it for over a century.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Harry Scoffin, Britain’s leading campaigner on leasehold reform.</p>
<p>Harry says the problems with England's leasehold laws reflect deeper problems in the nation's politics. He talks about powerful interests that benefit from the system, preventing governments from reforming it for over a century.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/btcmwb/BTL_01104_Pod.m4a" length="24023861" type="audio/x-m4a"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Harry Scoffin, Britain’s leading campaigner on leasehold reform.
Harry says the problems with England's leasehold laws reflect deeper problems in the nation's politics. He talks about powerful interests that benefit from the system, preventing governments from reforming it for over a century.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1750</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>103</itunes:episode>
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    <item>
        <title>Pete North: Britain's Real Far Right is Islamic Extremism</title>
        <itunes:title>Pete North: Britain's Real Far Right is Islamic Extremism</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/pete-north-britains-real-far-right-is-islamic-extremism/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/pete-north-britains-real-far-right-is-islamic-extremism/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with writer and commentator Pete North, X’s Northern Variant, to discuss the Far Left, the Far Right and the state of British politics.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with writer and commentator Pete North, X’s Northern Variant, to discuss the Far Left, the Far Right and the state of British politics.</p>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>102</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Momus Najmi: The Islamists and the Far Left Are Opposed to the Existence of Britain</title>
        <itunes:title>Momus Najmi: The Islamists and the Far Left Are Opposed to the Existence of Britain</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/momus-najmi-the-islamists-and-the-far-left-are-opposed-to-the-existence-of-britain/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/momus-najmi-the-islamists-and-the-far-left-are-opposed-to-the-existence-of-britain/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with writer and commentator Momus Najmi to discuss Islamic extremism and its communist origins, Islamist threats to the British way of life, and politicians' recent focus on Islamophobia.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with writer and commentator Momus Najmi to discuss Islamic extremism and its communist origins, Islamist threats to the British way of life, and politicians' recent focus on Islamophobia.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with writer and commentator Momus Najmi to discuss Islamic extremism and its communist origins, Islamist threats to the British way of life, and politicians' recent focus on Islamophobia.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2666</itunes:duration>
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        <title>Gwythian Prins: The World Is at War – The West’s Green Policies Are Playing Into Our Enemy’s Hands</title>
        <itunes:title>Gwythian Prins: The World Is at War – The West’s Green Policies Are Playing Into Our Enemy’s Hands</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/gwythian-prins-the-world-is-at-war-%e2%80%93-the-west-s-green-policies-are-playing-into-our-enemy-s-hands/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/gwythian-prins-the-world-is-at-war-%e2%80%93-the-west-s-green-policies-are-playing-into-our-enemy-s-hands/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Gwythian Prins, Emeritus Research Professor at London School of Economics, and adviser to NATO and the Ministry of Defence.</p>
<p>Gwythian says we are part of a global conflict and there's an urgent national security need to reinstate Britain’s industries, instead of relying on our antagonists.</p>
<p>He explains the folly of carbon neutral military vehicles, and why China’s military leaders are delighted by Britain’s Net Zero policies.</p>
<p>See Gwythian's report at https://www.netzerowatch.com/all-papers/the-music-stops</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Gwythian Prins, Emeritus Research Professor at London School of Economics, and adviser to NATO and the Ministry of Defence.</p>
<p>Gwythian says we are part of a global conflict and there's an urgent national security need to reinstate Britain’s industries, instead of relying on our antagonists.</p>
<p>He explains the folly of carbon neutral military vehicles, and why China’s military leaders are delighted by Britain’s Net Zero policies.</p>
<p>See Gwythian's report at https://www.netzerowatch.com/all-papers/the-music-stops</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Gwythian Prins, Emeritus Research Professor at London School of Economics, and adviser to NATO and the Ministry of Defence.
Gwythian says we are part of a global conflict and there's an urgent national security need to reinstate Britain’s industries, instead of relying on our antagonists.
He explains the folly of carbon neutral military vehicles, and why China’s military leaders are delighted by Britain’s Net Zero policies.
See Gwythian's report at https://www.netzerowatch.com/all-papers/the-music-stops]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Noel Willcox: Child Maintenance Service Is Causing Social Devastation-Parents Are Committing Suicide</title>
        <itunes:title>Noel Willcox: Child Maintenance Service Is Causing Social Devastation-Parents Are Committing Suicide</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/noel-willcox-child-maintenance-service-is-causing-social-devastation-parents-are-committing-suicide/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/noel-willcox-child-maintenance-service-is-causing-social-devastation-parents-are-committing-suicide/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Noel Willcox, Reform UK candidate and parental rights campaigner.</p>
<p>Noel talks about the Child Maintenance Service using its vast powers to force parents to pay money they don’t owe.</p>
<p>Noel presents evidence that this government body inflates payments by 300%, and that terrified parents are choosing suicide when they can see no way out.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Noel Willcox, Reform UK candidate and parental rights campaigner.</p>
<p>Noel talks about the Child Maintenance Service using its vast powers to force parents to pay money they don’t owe.</p>
<p>Noel presents evidence that this government body inflates payments by 300%, and that terrified parents are choosing suicide when they can see no way out.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Noel Willcox, Reform UK candidate and parental rights campaigner.
Noel talks about the Child Maintenance Service using its vast powers to force parents to pay money they don’t owe.
Noel presents evidence that this government body inflates payments by 300%, and that terrified parents are choosing suicide when they can see no way out.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2151</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>99</itunes:episode>
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    <item>
        <title>Molly Kingsley: The Line Between Dictatorship &amp; Democracy Is Much Thinner Than I Ever Imagined</title>
        <itunes:title>Molly Kingsley: The Line Between Dictatorship &amp; Democracy Is Much Thinner Than I Ever Imagined</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/molly-kingsley-the-line-between-dictatorship-democracy-is-much-thinner-than-i-ever-imagined/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/molly-kingsley-the-line-between-dictatorship-democracy-is-much-thinner-than-i-ever-imagined/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Molly Kingsley, founder of UsForThem.</p>
<p>Molly talks about closing schools in lockdown, the abandonment of morals in child vaccination planning, the mystery of the vanishing government ethics committee, and why we are in an age of unaccountability.</p>
<p>Molly also covers the World Health Organisation’s power grab, what it was like to be censored by the government, and why we need to save our children from smartphones.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Molly Kingsley, founder of UsForThem.</p>
<p>Molly talks about closing schools in lockdown, the abandonment of morals in child vaccination planning, the mystery of the vanishing government ethics committee, and why we are in an age of unaccountability.</p>
<p>Molly also covers the World Health Organisation’s power grab, what it was like to be censored by the government, and why we need to save our children from smartphones.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Molly Kingsley, founder of UsForThem.
Molly talks about closing schools in lockdown, the abandonment of morals in child vaccination planning, the mystery of the vanishing government ethics committee, and why we are in an age of unaccountability.
Molly also covers the World Health Organisation’s power grab, what it was like to be censored by the government, and why we need to save our children from smartphones.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Harriet Sergeant: School Absence Since Lockdown Has Caused Long-Term Damage to Children and Society</title>
        <itunes:title>Harriet Sergeant: School Absence Since Lockdown Has Caused Long-Term Damage to Children and Society</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/harriet-sergeant-school-absence-since-lockdown-has-caused-long-term-damage-to-children-and-society/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/harriet-sergeant-school-absence-since-lockdown-has-caused-long-term-damage-to-children-and-society/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist and author Harriet Sergeant to hear about her investigation into ghost children.</p>
<p>Harriet talks about the growing number of children who have abandoned education since the lockdowns, why they never returned to school and what this means for the future.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist and author Harriet Sergeant to hear about her investigation into ghost children.</p>
<p>Harriet talks about the growing number of children who have abandoned education since the lockdowns, why they never returned to school and what this means for the future.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist and author Harriet Sergeant to hear about her investigation into ghost children.
Harriet talks about the growing number of children who have abandoned education since the lockdowns, why they never returned to school and what this means for the future.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1315</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>97</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Chris Hobbs: Police Are in an Impossible Situation, and Have a Massive Problem With Morale</title>
        <itunes:title>Chris Hobbs: Police Are in an Impossible Situation, and Have a Massive Problem With Morale</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/chris-hobbs-police-are-in-an-impossible-situation-and-have-a-massive-problem-with-morale/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/chris-hobbs-police-are-in-an-impossible-situation-and-have-a-massive-problem-with-morale/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with former Metropolitan Police officer Chris Hobbs, who served over 30 years.</p>
<p>Chris talks about how police are responding to the massive protests in London and the challenges they face. He also discusses media coverage of law enforcement and how media exaggeration affects officers on the ground.</p>
<p>He talks about the massive rise in shoplifting, street violence and knife crime, as well as the role of social media plays in promoting and celebrating gang culture.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with former Metropolitan Police officer Chris Hobbs, who served over 30 years.</p>
<p>Chris talks about how police are responding to the massive protests in London and the challenges they face. He also discusses media coverage of law enforcement and how media exaggeration affects officers on the ground.</p>
<p>He talks about the massive rise in shoplifting, street violence and knife crime, as well as the role of social media plays in promoting and celebrating gang culture.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with former Metropolitan Police officer Chris Hobbs, who served over 30 years.
Chris talks about how police are responding to the massive protests in London and the challenges they face. He also discusses media coverage of law enforcement and how media exaggeration affects officers on the ground.
He talks about the massive rise in shoplifting, street violence and knife crime, as well as the role of social media plays in promoting and celebrating gang culture.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Dr Clare Craig: People’s Lives Have Been Damaged by Governments That Deliberately Terrified Them</title>
        <itunes:title>Dr Clare Craig: People’s Lives Have Been Damaged by Governments That Deliberately Terrified Them</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/dr-clare-craig-people-s-lives-have-been-damaged-by-governments-that-deliberately-terrified-them/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/dr-clare-craig-people-s-lives-have-been-damaged-by-governments-that-deliberately-terrified-them/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dr Clare Craig, diagnostic pathologist and Co-Chair of the HART Group.</p>
<p>Clare busts some of the myths that gripped the world during the Covid lockdowns, and explains why many of the pandemic policies were far from effective.</p>
<p>She talks about the damage done by governments that set out to scare people, how politicians started behaving like medical students, and why people should not be frightened of Disease X.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dr Clare Craig, diagnostic pathologist and Co-Chair of the HART Group.</p>
<p>Clare busts some of the myths that gripped the world during the Covid lockdowns, and explains why many of the pandemic policies were far from effective.</p>
<p>She talks about the damage done by governments that set out to scare people, how politicians started behaving like medical students, and why people should not be frightened of Disease X.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dr Clare Craig, diagnostic pathologist and Co-Chair of the HART Group.
Clare busts some of the myths that gripped the world during the Covid lockdowns, and explains why many of the pandemic policies were far from effective.
She talks about the damage done by governments that set out to scare people, how politicians started behaving like medical students, and why people should not be frightened of Disease X.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3262</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>95</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Peter Whittle: We Are Struggling for Our Survival as a Country and as a Culture</title>
        <itunes:title>Peter Whittle: We Are Struggling for Our Survival as a Country and as a Culture</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/peter-whittle-we-are-struggling-for-our-survival-as-a-country-and-as-a-culture/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/peter-whittle-we-are-struggling-for-our-survival-as-a-country-and-as-a-culture/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Peter Whittle, founder and director of New Culture Forum.</p>
<p>Peter says Britain is in a state of emergency, and British people are starting to wake up to the ongoing destruction of their culture.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Peter Whittle, founder and director of New Culture Forum.</p>
<p>Peter says Britain is in a state of emergency, and British people are starting to wake up to the ongoing destruction of their culture.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hepqzs/BTL_0195_Pod.m4a" length="33890792" type="audio/x-m4a"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Peter Whittle, founder and director of New Culture Forum.
Peter says Britain is in a state of emergency, and British people are starting to wake up to the ongoing destruction of their culture.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2370</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>94</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/P_BTL_01_109_Banner_2txx4n.jpg" />    </item>
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        <title>Daniel Ben-Ami: Identity Politics has Created New Forms of Anti-Semitism</title>
        <itunes:title>Daniel Ben-Ami: Identity Politics has Created New Forms of Anti-Semitism</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/daniel-ben-ami-identity-politics-has-created-new-forms-of-anti-semitism/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/daniel-ben-ami-identity-politics-has-created-new-forms-of-anti-semitism/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist and author Daniel Ben-Ami who runs the Radicalism of Fools website.</p>
<p>Daniel talks about how identity politics has created new forms of anti-Semitism, the dangers of Islamism and why it’s such a threat to the Jewish people.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist and author Daniel Ben-Ami who runs the Radicalism of Fools website.</p>
<p>Daniel talks about how identity politics has created new forms of anti-Semitism, the dangers of Islamism and why it’s such a threat to the Jewish people.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bewb2e/BTL_0193_Pod.m4a" length="21877487" type="audio/x-m4a"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist and author Daniel Ben-Ami who runs the Radicalism of Fools website.
Daniel talks about how identity politics has created new forms of anti-Semitism, the dangers of Islamism and why it’s such a threat to the Jewish people.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1547</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>93</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Roger Garside: The Chinese People and the Whole World Will Benefit Greatly From a Democratic China</title>
        <itunes:title>Roger Garside: The Chinese People and the Whole World Will Benefit Greatly From a Democratic China</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/roger-garside-the-chinese-people-and-the-whole-world-will-benefit-greatly-from-a-democratic-china/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/roger-garside-the-chinese-people-and-the-whole-world-will-benefit-greatly-from-a-democratic-china/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and former diplomat Roger Garside who served two terms at the British embassy in Beijing.</p>
<p>Roger brings his unique perspective on how China is ripe for a democratic revolution, and why the Communist regime is so scared of the Chinese people.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with author and former diplomat Roger Garside who served two terms at the British embassy in Beijing.</p>
<p>Roger brings his unique perspective on how China is ripe for a democratic revolution, and why the Communist regime is so scared of the Chinese people.</p>
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        <title>William Clouston: Britain is Addicted to Debt and Immigration. We Need to Kick These Habits</title>
        <itunes:title>William Clouston: Britain is Addicted to Debt and Immigration. We Need to Kick These Habits</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/william-clouston-britain-is-addicted-to-debt-and-immigration-we-need-to-kick-these-habits/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/william-clouston-britain-is-addicted-to-debt-and-immigration-we-need-to-kick-these-habits/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with leader of the Social Democratic Party William Clouston.</p>
<p>William talks about economic indifference destroying Britain’s social prosperity, pausing immigration for a whole generation, and why it will take decades to fix the housing shortage.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with leader of the Social Democratic Party William Clouston.</p>
<p>William talks about economic indifference destroying Britain’s social prosperity, pausing immigration for a whole generation, and why it will take decades to fix the housing shortage.</p>
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William talks about economic indifference destroying Britain’s social prosperity, pausing immigration for a whole generation, and why it will take decades to fix the housing shortage.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>James Tooley: University Is Not a ‘Safe Place’. It’s a Place for Ideas That Trouble and Challenge</title>
        <itunes:title>James Tooley: University Is Not a ‘Safe Place’. It’s a Place for Ideas That Trouble and Challenge</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/james-tooley-university-is-not-a-safe-place-it-s-a-place-for-ideas-that-trouble-and-challenge/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/james-tooley-university-is-not-a-safe-place-it-s-a-place-for-ideas-that-trouble-and-challenge/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Professor James Tooley, Vice-Chancellor at University of Buckingham.</p>
<p>James talks about the challenges of running a university that champions free speech, why it’s important for education to counter the orthodoxy, and his research into the success of private schools in the world’s most dangerous slums.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Professor James Tooley, Vice-Chancellor at University of Buckingham.</p>
<p>James talks about the challenges of running a university that champions free speech, why it’s important for education to counter the orthodoxy, and his research into the success of private schools in the world’s most dangerous slums.</p>
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James talks about the challenges of running a university that champions free speech, why it’s important for education to counter the orthodoxy, and his research into the success of private schools in the world’s most dangerous slums.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Lord Farmer: The Cultural Pendulum Needs to Swing Back so We Can Live Happy, Healthy Lives Again</title>
        <itunes:title>Lord Farmer: The Cultural Pendulum Needs to Swing Back so We Can Live Happy, Healthy Lives Again</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/lord-farmer-the-cultural-pendulum-needs-to-swing-back-so-we-can-live-happy-healthy-lives-again/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/lord-farmer-the-cultural-pendulum-needs-to-swing-back-so-we-can-live-happy-healthy-lives-again/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with businessman and Conservative peer Lord Michael Farmer.</p>
<p>Lord Farmer talks about the difficulties of championing family in the world of politics, the damage liberalism has inflicted on society in the age of the internet, and the importance of faith.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with businessman and Conservative peer Lord Michael Farmer.</p>
<p>Lord Farmer talks about the difficulties of championing family in the world of politics, the damage liberalism has inflicted on society in the age of the internet, and the importance of faith.</p>
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Lord Farmer talks about the difficulties of championing family in the world of politics, the damage liberalism has inflicted on society in the age of the internet, and the importance of faith.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Lembit Öpik: Freedom of Speech? It’s Become a Badge of Honour to Silence the Opposition</title>
        <itunes:title>Lembit Öpik: Freedom of Speech? It’s Become a Badge of Honour to Silence the Opposition</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/lembit-opik-freedom-of-speech-it-s-become-a-badge-of-honour-to-silence-the-opposition/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/lembit-opik-freedom-of-speech-it-s-become-a-badge-of-honour-to-silence-the-opposition/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with broadcaster and former member of Parliament Lembit Öpik.</p>
<p>Lembit talks about the state of freedom in Britain, why debate and discussion are so important, and the obstacles he’s faced in disagreeing with the mainstream climate change narrative.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with broadcaster and former member of Parliament Lembit Öpik.</p>
<p>Lembit talks about the state of freedom in Britain, why debate and discussion are so important, and the obstacles he’s faced in disagreeing with the mainstream climate change narrative.</p>
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Lembit talks about the state of freedom in Britain, why debate and discussion are so important, and the obstacles he’s faced in disagreeing with the mainstream climate change narrative.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Robin Aitken: The BBC Has Groomed the Nation to Accept Things It Ought Not Accept</title>
        <itunes:title>Robin Aitken: The BBC Has Groomed the Nation to Accept Things It Ought Not Accept</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/robin-aitken-the-bbc-has-groomed-the-nation-to-accept-things-it-ought-not-accept/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/robin-aitken-the-bbc-has-groomed-the-nation-to-accept-things-it-ought-not-accept/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist and author Robin Aitken MBE.</p>
<p>After 25 years at the BBC, Robin says Britain’s national broadcaster needs to be reformed – or defunded. He discusses the state of modern media, and why it’s important to talk about the Divine.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with journalist and author Robin Aitken MBE.</p>
<p>After 25 years at the BBC, Robin says Britain’s national broadcaster needs to be reformed – or defunded. He discusses the state of modern media, and why it’s important to talk about the Divine.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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After 25 years at the BBC, Robin says Britain’s national broadcaster needs to be reformed – or defunded. He discusses the state of modern media, and why it’s important to talk about the Divine.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Andrew Roberts: The Importance of Learning Lessons From History and Understanding Conflict</title>
        <itunes:title>Andrew Roberts: The Importance of Learning Lessons From History and Understanding Conflict</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/andrew-roberts-the-importance-of-learning-lessons-from-history-and-understanding-conflict/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/andrew-roberts-the-importance-of-learning-lessons-from-history-and-understanding-conflict/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:14:10 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Andrew Roberts, historian, author and member of the House of Lords.</p>
<p>Lord Roberts talks about the importance of learning lessons from conflict – and what we can expect from wars of the future. As an award winning Napoleon biographer, he shares his thoughts on the recent Hollywood blockbuster.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Andrew Roberts, historian, author and member of the House of Lords.</p>
<p>Lord Roberts talks about the importance of learning lessons from conflict – and what we can expect from wars of the future. As an award winning Napoleon biographer, he shares his thoughts on the recent Hollywood blockbuster.</p>
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Lord Roberts talks about the importance of learning lessons from conflict – and what we can expect from wars of the future. As an award winning Napoleon biographer, he shares his thoughts on the recent Hollywood blockbuster.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Dr Robert Malone: I’ve Been Labelled an Enemy of the State for Speaking Inconvenient Truths</title>
        <itunes:title>Dr Robert Malone: I’ve Been Labelled an Enemy of the State for Speaking Inconvenient Truths</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/dr-robert-malone-i-ve-been-labelled-an-enemy-of-the-state-for-speaking-inconvenient-truths/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/dr-robert-malone-i-ve-been-labelled-an-enemy-of-the-state-for-speaking-inconvenient-truths/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dr Robert Malone to talk about vaccines, a global surge in mortality rates, and the consequences of our pandemic policies.</p>
<p>Dr Malone discusses the weaponisation of language, a global psyops campaign to suppress dissension, and the capture of mainstream media.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Dr Robert Malone to talk about vaccines, a global surge in mortality rates, and the consequences of our pandemic policies.</p>
<p>Dr Malone discusses the weaponisation of language, a global psyops campaign to suppress dissension, and the capture of mainstream media.</p>
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Dr Malone discusses the weaponisation of language, a global psyops campaign to suppress dissension, and the capture of mainstream media.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Aziz Isa Elkun: The Uyghurs Deserve to Live Free With Their Dignity and Cultural Heritage</title>
        <itunes:title>Aziz Isa Elkun: The Uyghurs Deserve to Live Free With Their Dignity and Cultural Heritage</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/aziz-isa-elkun-the-uyghurs-deserve-to-live-free-with-their-dignity-and-cultural-heritage/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/aziz-isa-elkun-the-uyghurs-deserve-to-live-free-with-their-dignity-and-cultural-heritage/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 15:09:02 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Uyghur poet and academic Aziz Isa Elkun.</p>
<p>Elkun talks about the important role of poetry in protecting the Uyghur culture from the Chinese Communist Party. And how Xi Jinping is trying to completely remove his people from existence.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Uyghur poet and academic Aziz Isa Elkun.</p>
<p>Elkun talks about the important role of poetry in protecting the Uyghur culture from the Chinese Communist Party. And how Xi Jinping is trying to completely remove his people from existence.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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Elkun talks about the important role of poetry in protecting the Uyghur culture from the Chinese Communist Party. And how Xi Jinping is trying to completely remove his people from existence.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>David Shipley: The Prison System Maximizes Reoffending, and Destroys Human Potential</title>
        <itunes:title>David Shipley: The Prison System Maximizes Reoffending, and Destroys Human Potential</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/david-shipley-the-prison-system-maximizes-reoffending-and-destroys-human-potential/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/david-shipley-the-prison-system-maximizes-reoffending-and-destroys-human-potential/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with former prisoner and prison reform advocate David Shipley for a unique insight into the criminal justice system.</p>
<p>David talks about the overcrowding of prisons, pressure on the probation service and the problems of reoffending. He discusses the horrifying things he experienced when locked up that made him want to dedicate himself to improving the prison system.</p>
<p>He also shares how some of the closest bonds of friendship are formed by people incarcerated together.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with former prisoner and prison reform advocate David Shipley for a unique insight into the criminal justice system.</p>
<p>David talks about the overcrowding of prisons, pressure on the probation service and the problems of reoffending. He discusses the horrifying things he experienced when locked up that made him want to dedicate himself to improving the prison system.</p>
<p>He also shares how some of the closest bonds of friendship are formed by people incarcerated together.</p>
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David talks about the overcrowding of prisons, pressure on the probation service and the problems of reoffending. He discusses the horrifying things he experienced when locked up that made him want to dedicate himself to improving the prison system.
He also shares how some of the closest bonds of friendship are formed by people incarcerated together.]]></itunes:summary>
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    <item>
        <title>Belinda Brown: Our Children Are Being Sexualised in the Place They Should Be Getting an Education</title>
        <itunes:title>Belinda Brown: Our Children Are Being Sexualised in the Place They Should Be Getting an Education</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/belinda-brown-our-children-are-being-sexualised-in-the-place-they-should-be-getting-an-education/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/belinda-brown-our-children-are-being-sexualised-in-the-place-they-should-be-getting-an-education/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with author &amp; researcher Belinda Brown.</p>
<p>Belinda talks about her recent investigation into sex education in schools and the shocking things children are being taught. She talks about who is behind this ultra-progressive curriculum and what parents can do to keep their children safe.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with author &amp; researcher Belinda Brown.</p>
<p>Belinda talks about her recent investigation into sex education in schools and the shocking things children are being taught. She talks about who is behind this ultra-progressive curriculum and what parents can do to keep their children safe.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/e5epzr/Belinda_Brown_Podcast_2.mp3" length="56168187" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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Belinda talks about her recent investigation into sex education in schools and the shocking things children are being taught. She talks about who is behind this ultra-progressive curriculum and what parents can do to keep their children safe.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Shaun Bailey: London Needs Tougher Policing to Tackle Knife Crime and the Two-Tier War on Drugs</title>
        <itunes:title>Shaun Bailey: London Needs Tougher Policing to Tackle Knife Crime and the Two-Tier War on Drugs</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/shaun-bailey-london-needs-tougher-policing-to-tackle-knife-crime-and-the-two-tier-war-on-drugs/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/shaun-bailey-london-needs-tougher-policing-to-tackle-knife-crime-and-the-two-tier-war-on-drugs/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Shaun Bailey, member of the London Assembly and the House of Lords.</p>
<p>Shaun talks about London's affordable housing shortage, knife crime and the need for tougher policing, why a two-tier approach to tackling drugs won't solve the drugs problem, and his life journey from one of London's poorest housing estates to being Lord Bailey of Paddington.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Shaun Bailey, member of the London Assembly and the House of Lords.</p>
<p>Shaun talks about London's affordable housing shortage, knife crime and the need for tougher policing, why a two-tier approach to tackling drugs won't solve the drugs problem, and his life journey from one of London's poorest housing estates to being Lord Bailey of Paddington.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Shaun Bailey, member of the London Assembly and the House of Lords.
Shaun talks about London's affordable housing shortage, knife crime and the need for tougher policing, why a two-tier approach to tackling drugs won't solve the drugs problem, and his life journey from one of London's poorest housing estates to being Lord Bailey of Paddington.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1818</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>81</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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    <item>
        <title>Marie Kawthar Daouda: Decolonization Destroys Culture-We Need to Celebrate Our Civilization’s Beauty</title>
        <itunes:title>Marie Kawthar Daouda: Decolonization Destroys Culture-We Need to Celebrate Our Civilization’s Beauty</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/marie-kawthar-daouda-decolonization-destroys-culture-we-need-to-celebrate-our-civilization-s-beauty/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/marie-kawthar-daouda-decolonization-destroys-culture-we-need-to-celebrate-our-civilization-s-beauty/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Marie Kawthar Daouda, lecturer in French at Oriel College Oxford.</p>
<p>Marie talks about the damage caused by decolonization, the importance of preserving and celebrating our past, why we need to look beyond surface identity to appreciate true human values, and why creating beauty matters in today's automated world.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Marie Kawthar Daouda, lecturer in French at Oriel College Oxford.</p>
<p>Marie talks about the damage caused by decolonization, the importance of preserving and celebrating our past, why we need to look beyond surface identity to appreciate true human values, and why creating beauty matters in today's automated world.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x67vcr/Marie_Kawthar_Daouda_Podcast.mp3" length="67255349" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Marie Kawthar Daouda, lecturer in French at Oriel College Oxford.
Marie talks about the damage caused by decolonization, the importance of preserving and celebrating our past, why we need to look beyond surface identity to appreciate true human values, and why creating beauty matters in today's automated world.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2073</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>80</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design_2__q5gggu.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Calum Miller: If We Really Believe in Equality Then Every Life Is Equal Including Babies in the Womb</title>
        <itunes:title>Calum Miller: If We Really Believe in Equality Then Every Life Is Equal Including Babies in the Womb</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/calum-miller-if-we-really-believe-in-equality-then-every-life-is-equal-including-babies-in-the-womb/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/calum-miller-if-we-really-believe-in-equality-then-every-life-is-equal-including-babies-in-the-womb/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Calum Miller, ethicist, philosopher and medical doctor.</p>
<p>Calum teaches Philosophy at the University of Oxford, where his research focuses on abortion policy in practice.</p>
<p>He talks about the status of abortion in Britain, why legalising abortion doesn't necessarily lead to better health outcomes, and why he thinks choosing life is the best option.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Calum Miller, ethicist, philosopher and medical doctor.</p>
<p>Calum teaches Philosophy at the University of Oxford, where his research focuses on abortion policy in practice.</p>
<p>He talks about the status of abortion in Britain, why legalising abortion doesn't necessarily lead to better health outcomes, and why he thinks choosing life is the best option.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/844zxq/Calum_Miller_Podcast.mp3" length="83543374" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Calum Miller, ethicist, philosopher and medical doctor.
Calum teaches Philosophy at the University of Oxford, where his research focuses on abortion policy in practice.
He talks about the status of abortion in Britain, why legalising abortion doesn't necessarily lead to better health outcomes, and why he thinks choosing life is the best option.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2570</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>79</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design_1__h834gy.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Ian Pace: Academic Freedom is at the Very Heart of What Makes a University a Great Institution</title>
        <itunes:title>Ian Pace: Academic Freedom is at the Very Heart of What Makes a University a Great Institution</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ian-pace-academic-freedom-is-at-the-very-heart-of-what-makes-a-university-a-great-institution/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ian-pace-academic-freedom-is-at-the-very-heart-of-what-makes-a-university-a-great-institution/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Professor Ian Pace from City, University of London.</p>
<p>Ian is a founding member of London Universities' Council for Academic Freedom, Britain's first council to support academic freedom in higher education.</p>
<p>He says the organisation was needed to counter the effect of movements such as gender identity ideology, decolonisation and critical race theory.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Professor Ian Pace from City, University of London.</p>
<p>Ian is a founding member of London Universities' Council for Academic Freedom, Britain's first council to support academic freedom in higher education.</p>
<p>He says the organisation was needed to counter the effect of movements such as gender identity ideology, decolonisation and critical race theory.</p>
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        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/63c9nb/231109_Ian_Pace_-_Podcast8snlg.mp3" length="86812735" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Professor Ian Pace from City, University of London.
Ian is a founding member of London Universities' Council for Academic Freedom, Britain's first council to support academic freedom in higher education.
He says the organisation was needed to counter the effect of movements such as gender identity ideology, decolonisation and critical race theory.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2668</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>78</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design_hx6xwv.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Ben Habib: Multiculturalism Has Failed. We Urgently Need to Dramatically Reduce Immigration</title>
        <itunes:title>Ben Habib: Multiculturalism Has Failed. We Urgently Need to Dramatically Reduce Immigration</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ben-habib-multiculturalism-has-failed-we-urgently-need-to-dramatically-reduce-immigration/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ben-habib-multiculturalism-has-failed-we-urgently-need-to-dramatically-reduce-immigration/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/b0451d0f-7851-3c45-b25e-fb01ae00bf26</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Ben Habib, Deputy Leader of Reform UK.</p>
<p>Ben talks about the failures of the Conservative Party, the attack on what it means to be British, why multiculturalism hasn't worked, and what can be done to stop Britain's brain drain.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Ben Habib, Deputy Leader of Reform UK.</p>
<p>Ben talks about the failures of the Conservative Party, the attack on what it means to be British, why multiculturalism hasn't worked, and what can be done to stop Britain's brain drain.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ngqtt8/Ben_Habib_Podcast.mp3" length="94080000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Ben Habib, Deputy Leader of Reform UK.
Ben talks about the failures of the Conservative Party, the attack on what it means to be British, why multiculturalism hasn't worked, and what can be done to stop Britain's brain drain.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2352</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>77</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-3_pquz27.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Geoff Hill: The World Will Suffer If We Don’t Help Africa Solve Its Electricity Problem</title>
        <itunes:title>Geoff Hill: The World Will Suffer If We Don’t Help Africa Solve Its Electricity Problem</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/geoff-hill-the-world-will-suffer-if-we-don-t-help-africa-solve-its-electricity-problem/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/geoff-hill-the-world-will-suffer-if-we-don-t-help-africa-solve-its-electricity-problem/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/af7cc704-93be-32b2-8ff1-46a7d51d95ef</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Geoff Hill, author, journalist and conservationist.</p>
<p>Geoff talks about two reports he wrote, published by Net Zero Watch, that detail two big problems in Africa: deforestation and access to clean water.</p>
<p>Geoff explains why both of these could be solved by supporting Africa to develop electricity infrastructure. And why the loss of Africa's massive forests is the whole world's problem.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Geoff Hill, author, journalist and conservationist.</p>
<p>Geoff talks about two reports he wrote, published by Net Zero Watch, that detail two big problems in Africa: deforestation and access to clean water.</p>
<p>Geoff explains why both of these could be solved by supporting Africa to develop electricity infrastructure. And why the loss of Africa's massive forests is the whole world's problem.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jiewak/Geoff_hill_Podcast.mp3" length="55128000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Geoff Hill, author, journalist and conservationist.
Geoff talks about two reports he wrote, published by Net Zero Watch, that detail two big problems in Africa: deforestation and access to clean water.
Geoff explains why both of these could be solved by supporting Africa to develop electricity infrastructure. And why the loss of Africa's massive forests is the whole world's problem.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1378</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>76</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-2_7i6mz8.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Karen Harradine: Anti-Semitism Is Everywhere. This Is a Very Dangerous Time for Jews in Britain</title>
        <itunes:title>Karen Harradine: Anti-Semitism Is Everywhere. This Is a Very Dangerous Time for Jews in Britain</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/karen-harradine-anti-semitism-is-everywhere-this-is-a-very-dangerous-time-for-jews-in-britain/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/karen-harradine-anti-semitism-is-everywhere-this-is-a-very-dangerous-time-for-jews-in-britain/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/86008b2c-84e9-3ae4-a7d7-56a1470c42fb</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Karen Harradine, anthropologist and journalist who specialises in anti-Semitism.</p>
<p>Karen talks about the rise of anti-Semitism in the freedom movement and across mainstream media, as well as discussing recent events in Israel and the West.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Karen Harradine, anthropologist and journalist who specialises in anti-Semitism.</p>
<p>Karen talks about the rise of anti-Semitism in the freedom movement and across mainstream media, as well as discussing recent events in Israel and the West.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/d27xuq/Karen_Harradine_Podcast.mp3" length="87182400" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Karen Harradine, anthropologist and journalist who specialises in anti-Semitism.
Karen talks about the rise of anti-Semitism in the freedom movement and across mainstream media, as well as discussing recent events in Israel and the West.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2180</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>75</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design_qf6k8w.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Graham Linehan: My Views Are Not Controversial But I Lost Everything After Speaking Out</title>
        <itunes:title>Graham Linehan: My Views Are Not Controversial But I Lost Everything After Speaking Out</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/graham-linehan-my-views-are-not-controversial-but-i-lost-everything-after-speaking-out/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/graham-linehan-my-views-are-not-controversial-but-i-lost-everything-after-speaking-out/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/87816d30-8769-3d19-abf2-b81449359102</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Graham Linehan, one of Britain's most successful sitcom writers and creator of Father Ted.</p>
<p>Graham talks about creating characters that became part of our culture, how comedy is not playing the role it should in society, and why speaking out for women's rights was something he was willing to give up his career for.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Graham Linehan, one of Britain's most successful sitcom writers and creator of Father Ted.</p>
<p>Graham talks about creating characters that became part of our culture, how comedy is not playing the role it should in society, and why speaking out for women's rights was something he was willing to give up his career for.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/g47bkz/Graham_Linehan_Podcast.mp3" length="65952000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Graham Linehan, one of Britain's most successful sitcom writers and creator of Father Ted.
Graham talks about creating characters that became part of our culture, how comedy is not playing the role it should in society, and why speaking out for women's rights was something he was willing to give up his career for.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1649</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>74</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-43_jqbbjp.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Catherine Perez-Shakdam: The War in Israel Is Just the Start. This Is an Attack on the West</title>
        <itunes:title>Catherine Perez-Shakdam: The War in Israel Is Just the Start. This Is an Attack on the West</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/catherine-perez-shakdam-the-war-in-israel-is-just-the-start-this-is-an-attack-on-the-west/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/catherine-perez-shakdam-the-war-in-israel-is-just-the-start-this-is-an-attack-on-the-west/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:38:12 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/9bb16a4a-ea04-3f2d-b823-a9991b9c5a45</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Catherine Perez-Shakdam, journalist, commentator and expert on the Middle East.</p>
<p>Catherine spent years in Iran as a journalist and saw the dangers of the regime. After fleeing to the West, she tells her story and warns of the disruptive and dangerous role Iran is playing in Israel and the West.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Catherine Perez-Shakdam, journalist, commentator and expert on the Middle East.</p>
<p>Catherine spent years in Iran as a journalist and saw the dangers of the regime. After fleeing to the West, she tells her story and warns of the disruptive and dangerous role Iran is playing in Israel and the West.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3vwki5/Catherine_Perez-Shakdam_Podcast.mp3" length="82495680" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Catherine Perez-Shakdam, journalist, commentator and expert on the Middle East.
Catherine spent years in Iran as a journalist and saw the dangers of the regime. After fleeing to the West, she tells her story and warns of the disruptive and dangerous role Iran is playing in Israel and the West.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2062</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>73</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-44_p8hqmz.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Vincent McGovern: In Law, the Father Has Equal Rights. In Reality, He Has No Rights</title>
        <itunes:title>Vincent McGovern: In Law, the Father Has Equal Rights. In Reality, He Has No Rights</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/vincent-mcgovern-in-law-the-father-has-equal-rights-in-reality-he-has-no-rights/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/vincent-mcgovern-in-law-the-father-has-equal-rights-in-reality-he-has-no-rights/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:38:04 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/dad0d09c-c092-3ebd-af67-43bfe069ce80</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Vincent McGovern, author, campaigner and father.</p>
<p>After being denied access to his own children, Vincent became a self-taught expert in family law and family courts. He learned how to fight back against a system that he says is heavily weighted against fathers. And he tells his story to help other struggling dads do the same.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Vincent McGovern, author, campaigner and father.</p>
<p>After being denied access to his own children, Vincent became a self-taught expert in family law and family courts. He learned how to fight back against a system that he says is heavily weighted against fathers. And he tells his story to help other struggling dads do the same.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uxmdfj/Vincent_McGovern_Podcast.mp3" length="110148480" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Vincent McGovern, author, campaigner and father.
After being denied access to his own children, Vincent became a self-taught expert in family law and family courts. He learned how to fight back against a system that he says is heavily weighted against fathers. And he tells his story to help other struggling dads do the same.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2754</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>72</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-42_ga9zpb.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Nick Buckley: Stand Up and Be Courageous -- Doing Nothing Is Not an Option</title>
        <itunes:title>Nick Buckley: Stand Up and Be Courageous -- Doing Nothing Is Not an Option</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/nick-buckley-stand-up-and-be-courageous-doing-nothing-is-not-an-option/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/nick-buckley-stand-up-and-be-courageous-doing-nothing-is-not-an-option/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Nick Buckley MBE who is standing as an independent candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester.</p>
<p>Nick talks about the changes he'd like to see in his region, and how 20 years of working with the homeless mean he knows how to solve Manchester's homelessness problem.</p>
<p>He also talks about his experience of being sacked by the charity he founded for criticizing Black Lives Matter -- and what happened when he refused to take his dismissal lying down.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Nick Buckley MBE who is standing as an independent candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester.</p>
<p>Nick talks about the changes he'd like to see in his region, and how 20 years of working with the homeless mean he knows how to solve Manchester's homelessness problem.</p>
<p>He also talks about his experience of being sacked by the charity he founded for criticizing Black Lives Matter -- and what happened when he refused to take his dismissal lying down.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qxtdau/Nick_Buckley_Podcast.mp3" length="74982720" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Nick Buckley MBE who is standing as an independent candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester.
Nick talks about the changes he'd like to see in his region, and how 20 years of working with the homeless mean he knows how to solve Manchester's homelessness problem.
He also talks about his experience of being sacked by the charity he founded for criticizing Black Lives Matter -- and what happened when he refused to take his dismissal lying down.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1875</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>71</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Nick_Buckley_Podcast_ztnyqp.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Will Geddes: I See the Darker Sides of the World, Which Most People Hopefully Never Have to See</title>
        <itunes:title>Will Geddes: I See the Darker Sides of the World, Which Most People Hopefully Never Have to See</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/will-geddes-i-see-the-darker-sides-of-the-world-which-most-people-hopefully-never-have-to-see/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/will-geddes-i-see-the-darker-sides-of-the-world-which-most-people-hopefully-never-have-to-see/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/d7a69e06-fcde-3c51-9b23-6c8d74242309</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Will Geddes, international security specialist and problem fixer to the stars.</p>
<p>Will talks about his life as security expert for celebrities, politicians and business leaders, what it's like working in the most hostile of environments, and how people can stay safe in today's hectic world.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Will Geddes, international security specialist and problem fixer to the stars.</p>
<p>Will talks about his life as security expert for celebrities, politicians and business leaders, what it's like working in the most hostile of environments, and how people can stay safe in today's hectic world.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/267tec/Will_Geddes_Podcast.mp3" length="62736960" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Will Geddes, international security specialist and problem fixer to the stars.
Will talks about his life as security expert for celebrities, politicians and business leaders, what it's like working in the most hostile of environments, and how people can stay safe in today's hectic world.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1568</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>70</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Will_Geddes_Podcast_6iagkr.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Dom Wightman: The Countryside Is Incredibly Powerful If It Wants to Be, There’s a Lot of Anger There</title>
        <itunes:title>Dom Wightman: The Countryside Is Incredibly Powerful If It Wants to Be, There’s a Lot of Anger There</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/dom-wightman-the-countryside-is-incredibly-powerful-if-it-wants-to-be-there-s-a-lot-of-anger-there/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/dom-wightman-the-countryside-is-incredibly-powerful-if-it-wants-to-be-there-s-a-lot-of-anger-there/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/dd51230f-7b61-3c57-b1e5-f1d0286c2bd0</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Dom Wightman, editor and co-founder of Country Squire Magazine.</p>
<p>Dom talks about the threats facing farmers and their traditions. And the ongoing battle between countryside wisdom and bureaucracy.</p>
<p>He also discusses the damage environmental activists are doing to the countryside, and why the government needs to pay more attention to the angst of rural people.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Dom Wightman, editor and co-founder of Country Squire Magazine.</p>
<p>Dom talks about the threats facing farmers and their traditions. And the ongoing battle between countryside wisdom and bureaucracy.</p>
<p>He also discusses the damage environmental activists are doing to the countryside, and why the government needs to pay more attention to the angst of rural people.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yk5wtc/Dom_Wightman_Podcast.mp3" length="151986240" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Dom Wightman, editor and co-founder of Country Squire Magazine.
Dom talks about the threats facing farmers and their traditions. And the ongoing battle between countryside wisdom and bureaucracy.
He also discusses the damage environmental activists are doing to the countryside, and why the government needs to pay more attention to the angst of rural people.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3800</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>69</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Dom_Wightman_Podcast_3kka8k.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Steven Woolfe: People Want Immigration Controlled Because They See the Changes Impacting Their Lives</title>
        <itunes:title>Steven Woolfe: People Want Immigration Controlled Because They See the Changes Impacting Their Lives</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/steven-woolfe-people-want-immigration-controlled-because-they-see-the-changes-impacting-their-lives/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/steven-woolfe-people-want-immigration-controlled-because-they-see-the-changes-impacting-their-lives/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/2fe27d38-0913-3e37-936e-e1781369c799</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Steven Woolfe, Director of the Centre for Migration &amp; Economic Prosperity.</p>
<p>Steven talks about how how immigration policies have driven divisions in Britain, and why elected European leaders keep failing to fulfil their immigration promises.</p>
<p>He discusses the economic prospects facing the party that wins the next election, and why it’s crucial to tackle the criminals behind illegal immigration.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Steven Woolfe, Director of the Centre for Migration &amp; Economic Prosperity.</p>
<p>Steven talks about how how immigration policies have driven divisions in Britain, and why elected European leaders keep failing to fulfil their immigration promises.</p>
<p>He discusses the economic prospects facing the party that wins the next election, and why it’s crucial to tackle the criminals behind illegal immigration.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/jsrqdy/Steven_Woolfe_Podcast.mp3" length="118941120" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Steven Woolfe, Director of the Centre for Migration &amp; Economic Prosperity.
Steven talks about how how immigration policies have driven divisions in Britain, and why elected European leaders keep failing to fulfil their immigration promises.
He discusses the economic prospects facing the party that wins the next election, and why it’s crucial to tackle the criminals behind illegal immigration.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2974</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>68</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-40_tpyidi.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>John Curtice: What the Polls Say About the Upcoming Election, Net Zero and Scottish Independence</title>
        <itunes:title>John Curtice: What the Polls Say About the Upcoming Election, Net Zero and Scottish Independence</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/john-curtice-what-the-polls-say-about-the-upcoming-election-net-zero-and-scottish-independence/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/john-curtice-what-the-polls-say-about-the-upcoming-election-net-zero-and-scottish-independence/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/58e4c2ee-7eab-35aa-9aaf-0bcd02b9f1fd</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Sir John Curtice, polling expert and Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University.</p>
<p>Sir John discusses what the polls are telling us about the next election, Net Zero, immigration and Scottish independence.</p>
<p>He also talks about the ongoing challenges of mass polling and why pollsters sometimes get things completely wrong.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Sir John Curtice, polling expert and Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University.</p>
<p>Sir John discusses what the polls are telling us about the next election, Net Zero, immigration and Scottish independence.</p>
<p>He also talks about the ongoing challenges of mass polling and why pollsters sometimes get things completely wrong.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/e7uwgf/John_Curtice_Podcast.mp3" length="80701440" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Sir John Curtice, polling expert and Professor of Politics at Strathclyde University.
Sir John discusses what the polls are telling us about the next election, Net Zero, immigration and Scottish independence.
He also talks about the ongoing challenges of mass polling and why pollsters sometimes get things completely wrong.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2018</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>67</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-38_yyy299.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Sarah Phillimore: Children Cannot Make Life-Changing Decisions About Medical or Surgical Transition</title>
        <itunes:title>Sarah Phillimore: Children Cannot Make Life-Changing Decisions About Medical or Surgical Transition</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/sarah-phillimore-children-cannot-make-life-changing-decisions-about-medical-or-surgical-transition/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/sarah-phillimore-children-cannot-make-life-changing-decisions-about-medical-or-surgical-transition/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:37:12 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/54893fb1-7645-3b6c-bb1a-1408220f9743</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/34gh5w/Sarah_Phillimore_Podcast.mp3" length="88704000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2217</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>66</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-36_q8m6q9.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Geoffrey Nice: Govt Ignored Our Tribunal Findings Because of a Policy Not to Act Against China</title>
        <itunes:title>Geoffrey Nice: Govt Ignored Our Tribunal Findings Because of a Policy Not to Act Against China</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/geoffrey-nice-govt-ignored-our-tribunal-findings-because-of-a-policy-not-to-act-against-china/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/geoffrey-nice-govt-ignored-our-tribunal-findings-because-of-a-policy-not-to-act-against-china/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/9b2f3313-bed0-3fd4-9beb-f6d58dd6ef14</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with judge and distinguished human rights barrister Sir Geoffrey Nice KC.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>He discusses the two tribunals he chaired to investigate human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party, and the importance of the designation of Genocide.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with judge and distinguished human rights barrister Sir Geoffrey Nice KC.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>He discusses the two tribunals he chaired to investigate human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party, and the importance of the designation of Genocide.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fvryvn/Geoffrey_Nice_Podcast.mp3" length="124874880" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 Communist Party, and the importance of the designation of Genocide.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3122</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>65</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-35_pi74da.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Danny Kruger: Young People are Realizing that Progressiveness is Undermining Their Future</title>
        <itunes:title>Danny Kruger: Young People are Realizing that Progressiveness is Undermining Their Future</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/danny-kruger-young-people-are-realizing-that-progressiveness-is-undermining-their-future/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/danny-kruger-young-people-are-realizing-that-progressiveness-is-undermining-their-future/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/3d44d65a-d634-3ad2-9731-9156934bf032</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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'.</p>
<p>Danny talks about restoring the virtues that he says are important in society for making good people, a good nation and a good life.</p>
<p>He talks about the harm done by the sexual revolution and the Western deathwish. And reflects on rebuilding trust between politicians and the people that was damaged by COVID lockdowns.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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'.</p>
<p>Danny talks about restoring the virtues that he says are important in society for making good people, a good nation and a good life.</p>
<p>He talks about the harm done by the sexual revolution and the Western deathwish. And reflects on rebuilding trust between politicians and the people that was damaged by COVID lockdowns.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mv7cku/Danny_Kruger_Podcast.mp3" length="68289600" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 rebuilding trust between politicians and the people that was damaged by COVID lockdowns.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1707</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>64</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-34_tsghub.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Ian Paisley: In Crisis, the First Thing People Turn to Isn’t Radical Government. They Look for Faith</title>
        <itunes:title>Ian Paisley: In Crisis, the First Thing People Turn to Isn’t Radical Government. They Look for Faith</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ian-paisley-in-crisis-the-first-thing-people-turn-to-isn-t-radical-government-they-look-for-faith/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ian-paisley-in-crisis-the-first-thing-people-turn-to-isn-t-radical-government-they-look-for-faith/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/a71c7264-a6cf-3df3-bd00-4f37b4c8cdd3</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>He also talks on a more personal level about following in the footsteps of his political giant father, and the challenges of living a life of faith in frontline politics.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>He also talks on a more personal level about following in the footsteps of his political giant father, and the challenges of living a life of faith in frontline politics.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/j965uw/Ian_Paisley_Podcast.mp3" length="63924480" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 giant father, and the challenges of living a life of faith in frontline politics.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1598</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>63</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-33_qugwks.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Lee West: Undercover in a French Migrant Camp and Making the Dangerous Channel Crossing in a Dinghy</title>
        <itunes:title>Lee West: Undercover in a French Migrant Camp and Making the Dangerous Channel Crossing in a Dinghy</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/lee-west-undercover-in-a-french-migrant-camp-and-making-the-dangerous-channel-crossing-in-a-dinghy/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/lee-west-undercover-in-a-french-migrant-camp-and-making-the-dangerous-channel-crossing-in-a-dinghy/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/7a62f894-a61e-3634-92c7-4801d3abb082</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Lee talks about living homeless in research for his book, what life was like as a highly-trained solider in Iraq and Afghanistan, and why leaving the military just before the COVID lockdowns was one of the most difficult experiences of his life.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Lee talks about living homeless in research for his book, what life was like as a highly-trained solider in Iraq and Afghanistan, and why leaving the military just before the COVID lockdowns was one of the most difficult experiences of his life.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8esmfv/Lee_West_Podcast.mp3" length="131312640" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 highly-trained solider in Iraq and Afghanistan, and why leaving the military just before the COVID lockdowns was one of the most difficult experiences of his life.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3283</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>62</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-32_xyxw3q.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Lord Moylan: The Upcoming Online Safety Bill is ’Totally Offensive to Democratic Principles’</title>
        <itunes:title>Lord Moylan: The Upcoming Online Safety Bill is ’Totally Offensive to Democratic Principles’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/lord-moylan-the-upcoming-online-safety-bill-is-totally-offensive-to-democratic-principles/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/lord-moylan-the-upcoming-online-safety-bill-is-totally-offensive-to-democratic-principles/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/fab965f0-131a-3157-962d-80a3909c751c</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Whatsapp and Signal have already said they may leave Britain rather than create a backdoor in their end-to-end encryption.</p>
<p>The bill also threatens Wikipedia and in particular Welsh Wikipedia, the world's biggest Welsh language website.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Whatsapp and Signal have already said they may leave Britain rather than create a backdoor in their end-to-end encryption.</p>
<p>The bill also threatens Wikipedia and in particular Welsh Wikipedia, the world's biggest Welsh language website.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/j67zxj/Lord_Moylan_Podcast.mp3" length="119719680" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 in their end-to-end encryption.
The bill also threatens Wikipedia and in particular Welsh Wikipedia, the world's biggest Welsh language website.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2993</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>61</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-31_6uni48.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Jerome Booth: How Can Many Millions of People Believe Something That is Completely Wrong?</title>
        <itunes:title>Jerome Booth: How Can Many Millions of People Believe Something That is Completely Wrong?</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/jerome-booth-how-can-many-millions-of-people-believe-something-that-is-completely-wrong/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/jerome-booth-how-can-many-millions-of-people-believe-something-that-is-completely-wrong/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/e32a50cc-fb7a-39ad-8b9b-7d1502511465</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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?"</p>
<p>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.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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?"</p>
<p>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.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/b6udyy/Jerome_Booth_Podcast.mp3" length="85352640" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2134</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>60</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-30_vrqwnv.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Lois McLatchie Miller: Nobody Wins If We Censor Those We Don’t Agree With</title>
        <itunes:title>Lois McLatchie Miller: Nobody Wins If We Censor Those We Don’t Agree With</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/lois-mclatchie-miller-nobody-wins-if-we-censor-those-we-don-t-agree-with/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/lois-mclatchie-miller-nobody-wins-if-we-censor-those-we-don-t-agree-with/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/fc349d74-548c-3a2f-a84d-56ca96a082cd</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>Lois talks about defending people charged with thought crimes after silently praying near an abortion clinic.</p>
<p>She also discusses the importance of valuing and exercising our freedom of speech to prevent ongoing censorship.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>Lois talks about defending people charged with thought crimes after silently praying near an abortion clinic.</p>
<p>She also discusses the importance of valuing and exercising our freedom of speech to prevent ongoing censorship.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/yx9gw8/Lois_McLatchie_Miller_Podcast.mp3" length="65579520" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1639</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>59</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-29_6hpygd.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Tim Price: The Free Market Will Eventually Correct the Woke Invasion of the Corporate World</title>
        <itunes:title>Tim Price: The Free Market Will Eventually Correct the Woke Invasion of the Corporate World</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/tim-price-the-free-market-will-eventually-correct-the-woke-invasion-of-the-corporate-world/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/tim-price-the-free-market-will-eventually-correct-the-woke-invasion-of-the-corporate-world/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/1c5b13fe-e231-376a-b70c-256a20fbe745</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Tim Price, an asset manager and author who wrote a book called "The War on Cash".</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>He talks about inflation and debt, factors that he considers to be behind many of the world's current problems.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Tim Price, an asset manager and author who wrote a book called "The War on Cash".</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>He talks about inflation and debt, factors that he considers to be behind many of the world's current problems.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fhwvna/Tim_Price_Podcast.mp3" length="74434560" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 current problems.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1861</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>58</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-28_stf7cb.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Elmer Yuen: The People of Hong Kong Deserve Democracy. We Are Going to Take Back Our Freedom</title>
        <itunes:title>Elmer Yuen: The People of Hong Kong Deserve Democracy. We Are Going to Take Back Our Freedom</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/elmer-yuen-the-people-of-hong-kong-deserve-democracy-we-are-going-to-take-back-our-freedom/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/elmer-yuen-the-people-of-hong-kong-deserve-democracy-we-are-going-to-take-back-our-freedom/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/5bb8c43e-9bd6-3e10-9f55-5da5f854fd32</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Elmer Yuen, a Hongkonger in exile.</p>
<p>Elmer talks about plans for bringing democracy to Hong Kong and offering a constitution to the people.</p>
<p>He also gives his unique insight into the Chinese Communist Party and shares knowledge he feels the West needs to understand about the regime.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Elmer Yuen, a Hongkonger in exile.</p>
<p>Elmer talks about plans for bringing democracy to Hong Kong and offering a constitution to the people.</p>
<p>He also gives his unique insight into the Chinese Communist Party and shares knowledge he feels the West needs to understand about the regime.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/25fe74/Elmer_Yuen_Podcast.mp3" length="105552960" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2639</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>57</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-27_ryjw62.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Clare Page: We Need to Prioritize Protecting Kids Instead of Pushing Progressive Values in Schools</title>
        <itunes:title>Clare Page: We Need to Prioritize Protecting Kids Instead of Pushing Progressive Values in Schools</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/clare-page-we-need-to-prioritize-protecting-kids-instead-of-pushing-progressive-values-in-schools/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/clare-page-we-need-to-prioritize-protecting-kids-instead-of-pushing-progressive-values-in-schools/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/78b8f4d3-56d8-3d7d-879f-7260d7fa5342</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Clare Page, a concerned parent campaigning to increase transparency in schools.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Clare took legal action and is fighting for parents' rights to know what their children are being taught in school.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Clare Page, a concerned parent campaigning to increase transparency in schools.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>Clare took legal action and is fighting for parents' rights to know what their children are being taught in school.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/in5j95/Clare_Page_Podcast.mp3" length="67944960" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 being taught in school.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1699</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>56</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-26_zrghkp.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>David Matas: Forced Organ Harvesting and Genocide are Happening in Today’s China</title>
        <itunes:title>David Matas: Forced Organ Harvesting and Genocide are Happening in Today’s China</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/david-matas-forced-organ-harvesting-and-genocide-are-happening-in-today-s-china/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/david-matas-forced-organ-harvesting-and-genocide-are-happening-in-today-s-china/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/38ee7061-ebaf-32d2-a3d0-a43908cdda03</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with David Matas, international Human Rights Lawyer and world-leading researcher of Forced Organ Harvesting in China.</p>
<p>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.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with David Matas, international Human Rights Lawyer and world-leading researcher of Forced Organ Harvesting in China.</p>
<p>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.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5xcn3i/David_Matas_Podcast.mp3" length="114535680" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2863</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>55</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-25_tdw36d.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Chris McGovern: Political Indoctrination in Schools is a Minefield Gov’t Doesn’t Know How to Handle</title>
        <itunes:title>Chris McGovern: Political Indoctrination in Schools is a Minefield Gov’t Doesn’t Know How to Handle</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/chris-mcgovern-political-indoctrination-in-schools-is-a-minefield-gov-t-doesn-t-know-how-to-handle/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/chris-mcgovern-political-indoctrination-in-schools-is-a-minefield-gov-t-doesn-t-know-how-to-handle/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/9f2232b5-995d-343c-a51a-133e9c3c9d5e</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Chris McGovern, a former teacher who now Chairs the Campaign for Real Education.</p>
<p>Chris has advised top levels of government on educational policy and presses for improving standards through high quality teaching.</p>
<p>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.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Chris McGovern, a former teacher who now Chairs the Campaign for Real Education.</p>
<p>Chris has advised top levels of government on educational policy and presses for improving standards through high quality teaching.</p>
<p>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.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/i5day2/Chris_McGovern_Podcast.mp3" length="76056000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1901</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>54</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-24_xsmdmy.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Calvin Robinson: People See the Evil and the Lies, They’re Waking Up to the Mess We’re Living In</title>
        <itunes:title>Calvin Robinson: People See the Evil and the Lies, They’re Waking Up to the Mess We’re Living In</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/calvin-robinson-people-see-the-evil-and-the-lies-they-re-waking-up-to-the-mess-we-re-living-in/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/calvin-robinson-people-see-the-evil-and-the-lies-they-re-waking-up-to-the-mess-we-re-living-in/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:35:15 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/7d67acb5-7690-303c-88f1-bda95c1a4eea</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Reverend Calvin Robinson, a political advisor, broadcaster and conservative commentator.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>He says the inclusivity that progressive society talks about doesn’t stretch to Christians, and that the intolerance they are suffering will become persecution.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Reverend Calvin Robinson, a political advisor, broadcaster and conservative commentator.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>He says the inclusivity that progressive society talks about doesn’t stretch to Christians, and that the intolerance they are suffering will become persecution.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hfk2uc/Calvin_Robinson_Podcast.mp3" length="59405760" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 are suffering will become persecution.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1485</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>53</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-23_cpnzkf.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Joel Brown: ’Victimhood is the Greatest Obstacle to Maximizing Human Potential’</title>
        <itunes:title>Joel Brown: ’Victimhood is the Greatest Obstacle to Maximizing Human Potential’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/joel-brown-victimhood-is-the-greatest-obstacle-to-maximizing-human-potential/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/joel-brown-victimhood-is-the-greatest-obstacle-to-maximizing-human-potential/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:35:08 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/54f9ec12-5b24-3576-8f52-b051acb9f022</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Joel Brown, a doctor and commentator on race and social issues.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>He says breaking free of victimhood and re-embracing his faith gave him a fresh view on the world.</p>
<p><a href='https://twitter.com/JoelBrownMD'>https://twitter.com/JoelBrownMD </a></p>
<p><a href='https://twitter.com/LeeAlanHall'>https://twitter.com/LeeAlanHall</a></p>
<p> </p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Joel Brown, a doctor and commentator on race and social issues.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>He says breaking free of victimhood and re-embracing his faith gave him a fresh view on the world.</p>
<p><a href='https://twitter.com/JoelBrownMD'>https://twitter.com/JoelBrownMD </a></p>
<p><a href='https://twitter.com/LeeAlanHall'>https://twitter.com/LeeAlanHall</a></p>
<p> </p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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://twitter.com/LeeAlanHall
 ]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2963</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>52</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Kristian Niemietz: ’Supporting the NHS is the Only Accepted Form of Patriotism in Britain’</title>
        <itunes:title>Kristian Niemietz: ’Supporting the NHS is the Only Accepted Form of Patriotism in Britain’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/kristian-niemietz-supporting-the-nhs-is-the-only-accepted-form-of-patriotism-in-britain/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/kristian-niemietz-supporting-the-nhs-is-the-only-accepted-form-of-patriotism-in-britain/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Kristian Niemietz, Head of Political Economy at the Institute of Economic Affairs think tank.</p>
<p>Kristian is an expert on reformation of Britain's National Health Service (NHS), a topic that has seen him subject to backlash and attack.</p>
<p>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 challenging.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Kristian Niemietz, Head of Political Economy at the Institute of Economic Affairs think tank.</p>
<p>Kristian is an expert on reformation of Britain's National Health Service (NHS), a topic that has seen him subject to backlash and attack.</p>
<p>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 challenging.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rju3yj/Kristian_Niemietz_Podcast.mp3" length="76425600" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 challenging.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1911</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>51</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-21_46czpa.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>’People Don’t Understand How Difficult Life is Going to Be in the Net Zero World’: Andrew Montford</title>
        <itunes:title>’People Don’t Understand How Difficult Life is Going to Be in the Net Zero World’: Andrew Montford</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/people-don-t-understand-how-difficult-life-is-going-to-be-in-the-net-zero-world-andrew-montford/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/people-don-t-understand-how-difficult-life-is-going-to-be-in-the-net-zero-world-andrew-montford/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:34:53 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Andrew Montford, author and director of Net Zero Watch.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>https://twitter.com/NetZeroWatch</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Andrew Montford, author and director of Net Zero Watch.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>https://twitter.com/NetZeroWatch</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/vw7f5i/Andrew_Montford_Podcast.mp3" length="67788480" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1695</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>50</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-20_zeam4f.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Population collapse is the greatest problem facing humanity, says demographer Paul Morland</title>
        <itunes:title>Population collapse is the greatest problem facing humanity, says demographer Paul Morland</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/population-collapse-is-the-greatest-problem-facing-humanity-says-demographer-paul-morland/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/population-collapse-is-the-greatest-problem-facing-humanity-says-demographer-paul-morland/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:34:45 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>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, and why the whole world will become more African by the end of the century.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>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, and why the whole world will become more African by the end of the century.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/afd2jq/Paul_Morland_Podcast.mp3" length="103722240" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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, and why the whole world will become more African by the end of the century.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2593</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>49</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-19_t5h2nw.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Marius Balo: ’China’s a minefield. You don’t know when you’ll step on a mine and lose your foot. Or your life.’</title>
        <itunes:title>Marius Balo: ’China’s a minefield. You don’t know when you’ll step on a mine and lose your foot. Or your life.’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/china-s-a-minefield-you-don-t-know-when-you-ll-step-on-a-mine-and-lose-your-foot-or-your-life/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/china-s-a-minefield-you-don-t-know-when-you-ll-step-on-a-mine-and-lose-your-foot-or-your-life/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>Being locked up for so long rekindled his faith, the one thing that enabled him to survive this ordeal.</p>
<p>After his release last year, Marius walked nearly 2000 miles past Romania’s Communist-era labour camps and prisons to raise awareness of what's happening in China.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>Being locked up for so long rekindled his faith, the one thing that enabled him to survive this ordeal.</p>
<p>After his release last year, Marius walked nearly 2000 miles past Romania’s Communist-era labour camps and prisons to raise awareness of what's happening in China.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5xvppx/Marius_Balo_Podcast.mp3" length="129932160" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 survive this ordeal.
After his release last year, Marius walked nearly 2000 miles past Romania’s Communist-era labour camps and prisons to raise awareness of what's happening in China.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3243</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>48</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-18_xfzyya.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Sir Graham Brady MP says governments around the world crossed the line during the pandemic lockdowns</title>
        <itunes:title>Sir Graham Brady MP says governments around the world crossed the line during the pandemic lockdowns</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/sir-graham-brady-mp-says-governments-around-the-world-crossed-the-line-during-the-pandemic-lockdowns/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/sir-graham-brady-mp-says-governments-around-the-world-crossed-the-line-during-the-pandemic-lockdowns/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Sir Graham Brady, Member of Parliament for Altrincham and Sale West and Chairman of the 1922 Committee.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>He also talks about life as head of the influential '22 Committee and what it's like to go and tell the leader of the country that their days are numbered.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Sir Graham Brady, Member of Parliament for Altrincham and Sale West and Chairman of the 1922 Committee.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>He also talks about life as head of the influential '22 Committee and what it's like to go and tell the leader of the country that their days are numbered.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 influential '22 Committee and what it's like to go and tell the leader of the country that their days are numbered.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1423</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>47</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-17_56i5zv.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Susie Violet Ward raises the alarm bells about CBDCs and government plans to control digital money</title>
        <itunes:title>Susie Violet Ward raises the alarm bells about CBDCs and government plans to control digital money</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/susie-violet-ward-raises-the-alarm-bells-about-cbdcs-and-government-plans-to-control-digital-money/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/susie-violet-ward-raises-the-alarm-bells-about-cbdcs-and-government-plans-to-control-digital-money/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>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 control people have over their own money and yet it’s getting very little attention in the media – or from the public.</p>
<p>@DecentraSuze</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>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 control people have over their own money and yet it’s getting very little attention in the media – or from the public.</p>
<p>@DecentraSuze</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a8vkdf/Susie_Violet-Ward_Podcast.mp3" length="70375680" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 control people have over their own money and yet it’s getting very little attention in the media – or from the public.
@DecentraSuze]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1759</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>46</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-16_d4c2p4.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Reverend Daniel French on the challenges to faith of lockdowns, culture wars and wokeness</title>
        <itunes:title>Reverend Daniel French on the challenges to faith of lockdowns, culture wars and wokeness</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/reverend-daniel-french-on-the-challenges-to-faith-of-lockdowns-culture-wars-and-wokeness/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/reverend-daniel-french-on-the-challenges-to-faith-of-lockdowns-culture-wars-and-wokeness/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>Daniel talks about how the lockdowns affected him and his work as a faith leader when churches were forced to close.</p>
<p>He also talks about some of the challenges facing Christianity including the culture wars, dwindling worshipper numbers, and an increasingly progressive Church leadership.</p>
<p>@holydisrupter</p>
<p>irreverendpod.com</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>Daniel talks about how the lockdowns affected him and his work as a faith leader when churches were forced to close.</p>
<p>He also talks about some of the challenges facing Christianity including the culture wars, dwindling worshipper numbers, and an increasingly progressive Church leadership.</p>
<p>@holydisrupter</p>
<p>irreverendpod.com</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7uiksk/Daniel_French_Podcast.mp3" length="147758400" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 progressive Church leadership.
@holydisrupter
irreverendpod.com]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3694</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>45</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-15_g3tmhp.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Film-maker Marc Sidwell says the West is a great adventure in human history and should be celebrated</title>
        <itunes:title>Film-maker Marc Sidwell says the West is a great adventure in human history and should be celebrated</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/film-maker-marc-sidwell-says-the-west-is-a-great-adventure-in-human-history-and-should-be-celebrated/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/film-maker-marc-sidwell-says-the-west-is-a-great-adventure-in-human-history-and-should-be-celebrated/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>Marc says the West is something that should be celebrated, and that despite attacks from within -- and authoritarian powers -- the heyday of the West is not over yet.</p>
<p>@marcsidwell</p>
<p>marcmywords.substack.com</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>Marc says the West is something that should be celebrated, and that despite attacks from within -- and authoritarian powers -- the heyday of the West is not over yet.</p>
<p>@marcsidwell</p>
<p>marcmywords.substack.com</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cg6bsk/Marc_Sidwell_Podcast.mp3" length="84788160" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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 heyday of the West is not over yet.
@marcsidwell
marcmywords.substack.com]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2120</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>44</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-14_rcpzb2.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Investigator and author Ethan Gutmann on the horrors of forced organ harvesting in China</title>
        <itunes:title>Investigator and author Ethan Gutmann on the horrors of forced organ harvesting in China</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/investigator-and-author-ethan-gutmann-on-the-horrors-of-forced-organ-harvesting-in-china/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/investigator-and-author-ethan-gutmann-on-the-horrors-of-forced-organ-harvesting-in-china/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Ethan Gutmann, an award-winning China analyst, human rights investigator and author.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>He also talks about researching his next book in Kazakhstan, where he spoke to Uyghurs who’ve been detained in camps in Xinjiang.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>NTD's Lee Hall sits down with Ethan Gutmann, an award-winning China analyst, human rights investigator and author.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>He also talks about researching his next book in Kazakhstan, where he spoke to Uyghurs who’ve been detained in camps in Xinjiang.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pifyyf/Ethan_Gutmann_Podcast.mp3" length="217570560" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[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.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Jo-Anne Nadler talks about radical ideologies being taught in Britain’s schools</title>
        <itunes:title>Jo-Anne Nadler talks about radical ideologies being taught in Britain’s schools</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/jo-anne-nadler-talks-about-radical-ideologies-being-taught-in-britain-s-schools/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/jo-anne-nadler-talks-about-radical-ideologies-being-taught-in-britain-s-schools/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>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 sexuality.</p>
<p>Jo-Anne talks about how parents can get informed and fight back against indoctrination of their children.</p>
<p>@JoAnneNadler</p>
<p>www.jo-annenadler.com</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
<p>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 sexuality.</p>
<p>Jo-Anne talks about how parents can get informed and fight back against indoctrination of their children.</p>
<p>@JoAnneNadler</p>
<p>www.jo-annenadler.com</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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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 sexuality.
Jo-Anne talks about how parents can get informed and fight back against indoctrination of their children.
@JoAnneNadler
www.jo-annenadler.com]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>43</itunes:episode>
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        <title>James Esses on gender ideology &amp; his ongoing legal case after being expelled from his Masters Degree</title>
        <itunes:title>James Esses on gender ideology &amp; his ongoing legal case after being expelled from his Masters Degree</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/james-esses-on-gender-ideology-his-ongoing-legal-case-after-being-expelled-from-his-masters-degree/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/james-esses-on-gender-ideology-his-ongoing-legal-case-after-being-expelled-from-his-masters-degree/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>James Esses is a commentator, writer and advocate on gender ideology and free speech. He co-founded the group, ‘Thoughtful Therapists’, who are working to change the narrative regarding mental health treatment in this space. Prior to this, he was a Criminal Barrister and spent many years specialising in crime and criminal justice in the public sector, including tackling child sexual abuse and exploitation.</p>
<p>@JamesEsses</p>
<p>http://jamesesses.substack.com</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>James Esses is a commentator, writer and advocate on gender ideology and free speech. He co-founded the group, ‘Thoughtful Therapists’, who are working to change the narrative regarding mental health treatment in this space. Prior to this, he was a Criminal Barrister and spent many years specialising in crime and criminal justice in the public sector, including tackling child sexual abuse and exploitation.</p>
<p>@JamesEsses</p>
<p>http://jamesesses.substack.com</p>
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@JamesEsses
http://jamesesses.substack.com]]></itunes:summary>
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                <itunes:episode>41</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Sam Dunning discusses the infiltration into British Universities by CCP related businesses</title>
        <itunes:title>Sam Dunning discusses the infiltration into British Universities by CCP related businesses</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/sam-dunning-discusses-the-infiltration-into-british-universities-by-ccp-related-businesses/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/sam-dunning-discusses-the-infiltration-into-british-universities-by-ccp-related-businesses/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Sam Dunning is a writer, researcher who heads up new charity, UK-China Transparency. They have thus far exposed Chinese infiltration into British Universities, investment in state-owned tech companies and the work done by UK-based Confucius Institutes.</p>
<p>@samdunningo / @ukctransparency</p>
<p>http://ukctransparency.org</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sam Dunning is a writer, researcher who heads up new charity, UK-China Transparency. They have thus far exposed Chinese infiltration into British Universities, investment in state-owned tech companies and the work done by UK-based Confucius Institutes.</p>
<p>@samdunningo / @ukctransparency</p>
<p>http://ukctransparency.org</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zgmani/Sam_Dunning_Podcast.mp3" length="65794560" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sam Dunning is a writer, researcher who heads up new charity, UK-China Transparency. They have thus far exposed Chinese infiltration into British Universities, investment in state-owned tech companies and the work done by UK-based Confucius Institutes.
@samdunningo / @ukctransparency
http://ukctransparency.org]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
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        <title>Expert in AI safety Michael Cohen discusses the technology &amp; the need to pause further development</title>
        <itunes:title>Expert in AI safety Michael Cohen discusses the technology &amp; the need to pause further development</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/expert-in-ai-safety-michael-cohen-discusses-the-technology-the-need-to-pause-further-development/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/expert-in-ai-safety-michael-cohen-discusses-the-technology-the-need-to-pause-further-development/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Michael Cohen works in AI safety research at the University of Oxford. Michael shares his concerns that without intervention AI poses a risk to humanity.</p>
<p>@Michael05156007</p>
<p>https://www.michael-k-cohen.com/</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michael Cohen works in AI safety research at the University of Oxford. Michael shares his concerns that without intervention AI poses a risk to humanity.</p>
<p>@Michael05156007</p>
<p>https://www.michael-k-cohen.com/</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Michael Cohen works in AI safety research at the University of Oxford. Michael shares his concerns that without intervention AI poses a risk to humanity.
@Michael05156007
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1608</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>39</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Anna Loutfi on the threat facing British democracy &amp; how politics should be kept out of the law</title>
        <itunes:title>Anna Loutfi on the threat facing British democracy &amp; how politics should be kept out of the law</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/anna-loutfi-on-the-threat-facing-british-democracy-how-politics-should-be-kept-out-of-the-law/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/anna-loutfi-on-the-threat-facing-british-democracy-how-politics-should-be-kept-out-of-the-law/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Anna Loutfi is a legal researcher, commentator and human rights barrister. Anna works with the Bad Law Project to challenge and de-politise our democratic institutions.</p>
<p>@BadLawProject</p>
<p>www.badlawproject.com</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anna Loutfi is a legal researcher, commentator and human rights barrister. Anna works with the Bad Law Project to challenge and de-politise our democratic institutions.</p>
<p>@BadLawProject</p>
<p>www.badlawproject.com</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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@BadLawProject
www.badlawproject.com]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>38</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-8_becra4.png" />    </item>
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        <title>Gangsline founder Sheldon Thomas on what drives gang culture, such as bad parenting &amp; absent fathers</title>
        <itunes:title>Gangsline founder Sheldon Thomas on what drives gang culture, such as bad parenting &amp; absent fathers</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/gangsline-founder-sheldon-thomas-on-what-drives-gang-culture-such-as-bad-parenting-absent-fathers/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/gangsline-founder-sheldon-thomas-on-what-drives-gang-culture-such-as-bad-parenting-absent-fathers/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Sheldon Thomas is a former gang member who now lectures, trains and consults on gang culture to various governments, police, frontline workers and engages gangs members in the UK and the Caribbean. He is also the founder of Gangs Line.</p>
<p>@SheldonThomas3</p>
<p>@Gangsline</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sheldon Thomas is a former gang member who now lectures, trains and consults on gang culture to various governments, police, frontline workers and engages gangs members in the UK and the Caribbean. He is also the founder of Gangs Line.</p>
<p>@SheldonThomas3</p>
<p>@Gangsline</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5mqrvi/Sheldon_Thomas_Podcast.mp3" length="126374400" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Sheldon Thomas is a former gang member who now lectures, trains and consults on gang culture to various governments, police, frontline workers and engages gangs members in the UK and the Caribbean. He is also the founder of Gangs Line.
@SheldonThomas3
@Gangsline]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3159</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>37</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Matt Ridley discusses his recent book ’Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19’</title>
        <itunes:title>Matt Ridley discusses his recent book ’Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19’</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/matt-ridley-discusses-his-recent-book-viral-the-search-for-the-origin-of-covid-19/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/matt-ridley-discusses-his-recent-book-viral-the-search-for-the-origin-of-covid-19/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Matt Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, is a science-writer, journalist and member of the House of Lords. He inherited the viscountcy in February 2012 and was a Conservative hereditary peer from February 2013, with an elected seat in the House of Lords, until his retirement in December 2021.</p>
<p>His recent book Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19 written with Alina Chan ascribes the spread of the virus to the COVID-19 lab leak theory.</p>
<p>@mattwridley</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Matt Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, is a science-writer, journalist and member of the House of Lords. He inherited the viscountcy in February 2012 and was a Conservative hereditary peer from February 2013, with an elected seat in the House of Lords, until his retirement in December 2021.</p>
<p>His recent book Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19 written with Alina Chan ascribes the spread of the virus to the COVID-19 lab leak theory.</p>
<p>@mattwridley</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xt6ecp/Matt_Ridley_Podcast.mp3" length="70348800" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Matt Ridley, 5th Viscount Ridley, is a science-writer, journalist and member of the House of Lords. He inherited the viscountcy in February 2012 and was a Conservative hereditary peer from February 2013, with an elected seat in the House of Lords, until his retirement in December 2021.
His recent book Viral: The Search for the Origin of COVID-19 written with Alina Chan ascribes the spread of the virus to the COVID-19 lab leak theory.
@mattwridley]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>36</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Professor &amp; Author Doug Stokes discusses cancel culture in British academia &amp; the rise of wokeness</title>
        <itunes:title>Professor &amp; Author Doug Stokes discusses cancel culture in British academia &amp; the rise of wokeness</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/professor-author-doug-stokes-discusses-cancel-culture-in-british-academia-the-rise-of-wokeness/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/professor-author-doug-stokes-discusses-cancel-culture-in-british-academia-the-rise-of-wokeness/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Doug Stokes is a professor and director at The Strategy and Security Institute. His new book ‘Against Decolonisation: Campus Culture Wars and the Decline of the West’ is due out late 2023.</p>
<p>@profdws | @SSI_Exeter</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Doug Stokes is a professor and director at The Strategy and Security Institute. His new book ‘Against Decolonisation: Campus Culture Wars and the Decline of the West’ is due out late 2023.</p>
<p>@profdws | @SSI_Exeter</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wpixw7/Doug_Stokes_Podcast.mp3" length="88799040" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Doug Stokes is a professor and director at The Strategy and Security Institute. His new book ‘Against Decolonisation: Campus Culture Wars and the Decline of the West’ is due out late 2023.
@profdws | @SSI_Exeter]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2220</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>35</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Mark Sabah talks about the CCP, the situation in Hong Kong &amp; the rise in totalitarianism</title>
        <itunes:title>Mark Sabah talks about the CCP, the situation in Hong Kong &amp; the rise in totalitarianism</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/mark-sabah-talks-about-the-ccp-the-situation-in-hong-kong-the-rise-in-totalitarianism/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/mark-sabah-talks-about-the-ccp-the-situation-in-hong-kong-the-rise-in-totalitarianism/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Mark Sabah is a Director of The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, an expert on international affairs and campaigns for the release of Jummy Lai, jailed founder of Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily.</p>
<p>@MarkSabah | @thecfhk</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mark Sabah is a Director of The Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, an expert on international affairs and campaigns for the release of Jummy Lai, jailed founder of Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily.</p>
<p>@MarkSabah | @thecfhk</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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@MarkSabah | @thecfhk]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2164</itunes:duration>
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        <title>Bill Browder, Putin’s Enemy Number One, on Russian, Ukraine, Western enablement &amp; the Magnitsky Act</title>
        <itunes:title>Bill Browder, Putin’s Enemy Number One, on Russian, Ukraine, Western enablement &amp; the Magnitsky Act</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/bill-browder-putin-s-enemy-number-one-on-russian-ukraine-western-enablement-the-magnitsky-act/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/bill-browder-putin-s-enemy-number-one-on-russian-ukraine-western-enablement-the-magnitsky-act/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Bill Browder is CEO of Hermitage Capital. He was one of the largest foreign investors in Russia until he fell afoul of the Putin regime. He is head of the Global Magnitsky Justice campaign and Author of Red Notice &amp; Freezing Order. Bill shares his story with us and gives his views on the Ukraine invasion.</p>
<p>@Billbrowder</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bill Browder is CEO of Hermitage Capital. He was one of the largest foreign investors in Russia until he fell afoul of the Putin regime. He is head of the Global Magnitsky Justice campaign and Author of Red Notice &amp; Freezing Order. Bill shares his story with us and gives his views on the Ukraine invasion.</p>
<p>@Billbrowder</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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@Billbrowder]]></itunes:summary>
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                <itunes:episode>33</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Claire Fox on activists’ unhealthy influence in businesses, cancel culture &amp; freedom of speech</title>
        <itunes:title>Claire Fox on activists’ unhealthy influence in businesses, cancel culture &amp; freedom of speech</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/claire-fox-on-activists-unhealthy-influence-in-businesses-cancel-culture-freedom-of-speech/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/claire-fox-on-activists-unhealthy-influence-in-businesses-cancel-culture-freedom-of-speech/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Claire Fox, Baroness Fox of Buckley, is a British writer, journalist, lecturer and politician who sits in the House of Lords as a non-affiliated life peer. She is the director and founder of the think tank Institute of Ideas.</p>
<p>Claire speaks to Lee Hall about a range of subjects including freedom of speech, the modern reality of the political left and right labels, cancel culture, activism in public services and business, and her role in the House of Lords.</p>
<p>@Fox_Claire</p>
<p>@acadofideas</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Claire Fox, Baroness Fox of Buckley, is a British writer, journalist, lecturer and politician who sits in the House of Lords as a non-affiliated life peer. She is the director and founder of the think tank Institute of Ideas.</p>
<p>Claire speaks to Lee Hall about a range of subjects including freedom of speech, the modern reality of the political left and right labels, cancel culture, activism in public services and business, and her role in the House of Lords.</p>
<p>@Fox_Claire</p>
<p>@acadofideas</p>
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Claire speaks to Lee Hall about a range of subjects including freedom of speech, the modern reality of the political left and right labels, cancel culture, activism in public services and business, and her role in the House of Lords.
@Fox_Claire
@acadofideas]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>32</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Lois Perry discusses the need for debate around the green policies that the British people will face</title>
        <itunes:title>Lois Perry discusses the need for debate around the green policies that the British people will face</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/lois-perry-discusses-the-need-for-debate-around-the-green-policies-that-the-british-people-will-face/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/lois-perry-discusses-the-need-for-debate-around-the-green-policies-that-the-british-people-will-face/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders, Lee Hall talks to Lois Perry, broadcaster and director of CAR26, an organisation that campaigns for informed rational analysis of climate matters and the green agenda.</p>
<p>She discusses the urgent need for a public debate on the green agenda and the need to expose issues surrounding net zero, ULEZ, energy prices and smart meters.</p>
<p>@LoisPerry26</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders, Lee Hall talks to Lois Perry, broadcaster and director of CAR26, an organisation that campaigns for informed rational analysis of climate matters and the green agenda.</p>
<p>She discusses the urgent need for a public debate on the green agenda and the need to expose issues surrounding net zero, ULEZ, energy prices and smart meters.</p>
<p>@LoisPerry26</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9mfmdq/Lois_Perry_Podcast.mp3" length="85362240" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of British Thought Leaders, Lee Hall talks to Lois Perry, broadcaster and director of CAR26, an organisation that campaigns for informed rational analysis of climate matters and the green agenda.
She discusses the urgent need for a public debate on the green agenda and the need to expose issues surrounding net zero, ULEZ, energy prices and smart meters.
@LoisPerry26]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2134</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>31</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design_24j6bn.png" />    </item>
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        <title>Dr Tony Hinton shares his concerns about the handling of the pandemic &amp; what should have been done</title>
        <itunes:title>Dr Tony Hinton shares his concerns about the handling of the pandemic &amp; what should have been done</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/dr-tony-hinton-shares-his-concerns-about-the-handling-of-the-pandemic-what-should-have-been-done/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/dr-tony-hinton-shares-his-concerns-about-the-handling-of-the-pandemic-what-should-have-been-done/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders, Lee Hall sits down with Dr Tony Hinton, consultant surgeon with over 30 years’ experience who is now retired from the National Health Service. Tony is part of the Health Advisory and Recovery Team or HART, a group of highly qualified UK doctors, scientists and other experts who share concerns about the handling of the pandemic.</p>
<p>@TonyHinton2016 @hartgroup_org</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders, Lee Hall sits down with Dr Tony Hinton, consultant surgeon with over 30 years’ experience who is now retired from the National Health Service. Tony is part of the Health Advisory and Recovery Team or HART, a group of highly qualified UK doctors, scientists and other experts who share concerns about the handling of the pandemic.</p>
<p>@TonyHinton2016 @hartgroup_org</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9dt6sq/Tony_Hinton_Podcast.mp3" length="129604800" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of British Thought Leaders, Lee Hall sits down with Dr Tony Hinton, consultant surgeon with over 30 years’ experience who is now retired from the National Health Service. Tony is part of the Health Advisory and Recovery Team or HART, a group of highly qualified UK doctors, scientists and other experts who share concerns about the handling of the pandemic.
@TonyHinton2016 @hartgroup_org]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3240</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>30</itunes:episode>
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    <item>
        <title>Ed Rennie discusses UK politics, the green agenda &amp; how poor modelling is driving climate fear.</title>
        <itunes:title>Ed Rennie discusses UK politics, the green agenda &amp; how poor modelling is driving climate fear.</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ed-rennie-discusses-uk-politics-the-green-agenda-how-poor-modelling-is-driving-climate-fear/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ed-rennie-discusses-uk-politics-the-green-agenda-how-poor-modelling-is-driving-climate-fear/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders, Lee Hall sits down with Ed Rennie a broadcaster, writer and political strategist. Ed has worked for several MPs and was also a Labour councillor. He co-founded Climate Debate, an organisation aimed at tackling the green agenda by encouraging public debate and transparency in climate policy making.</p>
<p>@edrennie77 @ClimateDebateUK</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders, Lee Hall sits down with Ed Rennie a broadcaster, writer and political strategist. Ed has worked for several MPs and was also a Labour councillor. He co-founded Climate Debate, an organisation aimed at tackling the green agenda by encouraging public debate and transparency in climate policy making.</p>
<p>@edrennie77 @ClimateDebateUK</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6d2d7t/Ed_Rennie_Podcast.mp3" length="82499520" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of British Thought Leaders, Lee Hall sits down with Ed Rennie a broadcaster, writer and political strategist. Ed has worked for several MPs and was also a Labour councillor. He co-founded Climate Debate, an organisation aimed at tackling the green agenda by encouraging public debate and transparency in climate policy making.
@edrennie77 @ClimateDebateUK]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2062</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>29</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-33_mc6dse.png" />    </item>
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        <title>Howard Cox on how a transportation-based booming economy, ties closely to our democracy and freedom</title>
        <itunes:title>Howard Cox on how a transportation-based booming economy, ties closely to our democracy and freedom</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/howard-cox-on-how-a-transportation-based-booming-economy-ties-closely-to-our-democracy-and-freedom/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/howard-cox-on-how-a-transportation-based-booming-economy-ties-closely-to-our-democracy-and-freedom/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Today on British Thought Leaders we sit down with Howard Cox, founder and CEO of Fairfuel UK, one of Britain’s most successful campaign groups. Howard works in the interests of motorists, calling for lower fuel prices and freezes on taxes. Fairfuel UK addresses other motoring issues such as bans on petrol cars and environmental traffic measures.</p>
<p>@HowardCCox founder: https://fairfueluk.com/</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today on British Thought Leaders we sit down with Howard Cox, founder and CEO of Fairfuel UK, one of Britain’s most successful campaign groups. Howard works in the interests of motorists, calling for lower fuel prices and freezes on taxes. Fairfuel UK addresses other motoring issues such as bans on petrol cars and environmental traffic measures.</p>
<p>@HowardCCox founder: https://fairfueluk.com/</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tg4i4b/Howard_Cox_Podcast.mp3" length="63273600" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today on British Thought Leaders we sit down with Howard Cox, founder and CEO of Fairfuel UK, one of Britain’s most successful campaign groups. Howard works in the interests of motorists, calling for lower fuel prices and freezes on taxes. Fairfuel UK addresses other motoring issues such as bans on petrol cars and environmental traffic measures.
@HowardCCox founder: https://fairfueluk.com/]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1582</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>28</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-32_rubb79.png" />    </item>
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        <title>Eric Kaufmann on cultural socialism, the rise of the woke religion among Britain’s young people</title>
        <itunes:title>Eric Kaufmann on cultural socialism, the rise of the woke religion among Britain’s young people</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/eric-kaufmann-on-cultural-socialism-the-rise-of-the-woke-religion-among-britain-s-young-people/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/eric-kaufmann-on-cultural-socialism-the-rise-of-the-woke-religion-among-britain-s-young-people/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/94d8b19d-681e-304c-9f2a-ce165cdad715</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Today on British Thought Leaders I sit down with Eric Kaufmann, Professor of Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London. Professor Kaufmann is a political scientist and the author of numerous books examining the impact of ideological and population shifts on identity and politics.</p>
<p>@epkaufm http://www.sneps.net/</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today on British Thought Leaders I sit down with Eric Kaufmann, Professor of Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London. Professor Kaufmann is a political scientist and the author of numerous books examining the impact of ideological and population shifts on identity and politics.</p>
<p>@epkaufm http://www.sneps.net/</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/t7q7cv/Eric_Kaufmann_Podcast.mp3" length="106235520" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Today on British Thought Leaders I sit down with Eric Kaufmann, Professor of Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London. Professor Kaufmann is a political scientist and the author of numerous books examining the impact of ideological and population shifts on identity and politics.
@epkaufm http://www.sneps.net/]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Alan Miller talks about issues of public freedom such as 15-minute cities, digital IDs &amp; free speech</title>
        <itunes:title>Alan Miller talks about issues of public freedom such as 15-minute cities, digital IDs &amp; free speech</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/alan-miller-talks-about-issues-of-public-freedom-such-as-15-minute-cities-digital-ids-free-speech/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/alan-miller-talks-about-issues-of-public-freedom-such-as-15-minute-cities-digital-ids-free-speech/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders we sit down with Alan Miller, co-founder of Together, an association founded in response to Covid lockdowns. Together campaigns on issues of public freedom such as 15-minute cities, digital IDs and free speech.</p>
<p>@alanvibe @Togetherdec</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders we sit down with Alan Miller, co-founder of Together, an association founded in response to Covid lockdowns. Together campaigns on issues of public freedom such as 15-minute cities, digital IDs and free speech.</p>
<p>@alanvibe @Togetherdec</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wun376/Alan_Miller_Podcast.mp3" length="81364800" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of British Thought Leaders we sit down with Alan Miller, co-founder of Together, an association founded in response to Covid lockdowns. Together campaigns on issues of public freedom such as 15-minute cities, digital IDs and free speech.
@alanvibe @Togetherdec]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2033</itunes:duration>
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        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-30_kdaxu7.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Ryan Christopher, from Alliance Defending Freedom UK, talks about ’thought crimes’ and fundamental freedoms</title>
        <itunes:title>Ryan Christopher, from Alliance Defending Freedom UK, talks about ’thought crimes’ and fundamental freedoms</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ryan-christopher-from-alliance-defending-freedom-uk-talks-about-thought-crimes-and-fundamental-freedoms/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ryan-christopher-from-alliance-defending-freedom-uk-talks-about-thought-crimes-and-fundamental-freedoms/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders, we speak with Ryan Christopher, director of ADF (Alliance Defending Freedom) UK, a faith based legal advocacy organisation that defends fundamental freedoms. ADF UK has recently been involved in legally representing people who were arrested for silently praying in censorship zones.</p>
<p><a href='https://twitter.com/RyanChrist1984'>https://twitter.com/RyanChrist1984 </a></p>
<p><a href='https://twitter.com/ADF_UK'>https://twitter.com/ADF_UK</a></p>
<p> </p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders, we speak with Ryan Christopher, director of ADF (Alliance Defending Freedom) UK, a faith based legal advocacy organisation that defends fundamental freedoms. ADF UK has recently been involved in legally representing people who were arrested for silently praying in censorship zones.</p>
<p><a href='https://twitter.com/RyanChrist1984'>https://twitter.com/RyanChrist1984 </a></p>
<p><a href='https://twitter.com/ADF_UK'>https://twitter.com/ADF_UK</a></p>
<p> </p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bfcqrk/Ryan_Christopher_Podcast.mp3" length="94918080" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of British Thought Leaders, we speak with Ryan Christopher, director of ADF (Alliance Defending Freedom) UK, a faith based legal advocacy organisation that defends fundamental freedoms. ADF UK has recently been involved in legally representing people who were arrested for silently praying in censorship zones.
https://twitter.com/RyanChrist1984 
https://twitter.com/ADF_UK
 ]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2373</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>25</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-29_5aheq9.png" />    </item>
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        <title>Author Rick Bradford returns to talk about morality, wokeism and cancel culture</title>
        <itunes:title>Author Rick Bradford returns to talk about morality, wokeism and cancel culture</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/author-rick-bradford-returns-to-talk-about-morality-wokeism-and-cancel-culture/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/author-rick-bradford-returns-to-talk-about-morality-wokeism-and-cancel-culture/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">uknews.podbean.com/1f624920-a4d9-3dce-93b1-33fb46a99070</guid>
                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Rick Bradford has had a successful career in physics and engineering and is an honourary research fellow at the University of Bristol. He is also a world-renouned authority on men's issues, writing under the pseudonym William Collins. His 2019 book 'The Empathy Gap' is a comprehensive collection of evidence arguing that men are extensively disadvantaged across many areas of life.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rick Bradford has had a successful career in physics and engineering and is an honourary research fellow at the University of Bristol. He is also a world-renouned authority on men's issues, writing under the pseudonym William Collins. His 2019 book 'The Empathy Gap' is a comprehensive collection of evidence arguing that men are extensively disadvantaged across many areas of life.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/mus9qz/Rick_Bradford_Podcast_Second.mp3" length="135626880" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rick Bradford has had a successful career in physics and engineering and is an honourary research fellow at the University of Bristol. He is also a world-renouned authority on men's issues, writing under the pseudonym William Collins. His 2019 book 'The Empathy Gap' is a comprehensive collection of evidence arguing that men are extensively disadvantaged across many areas of life.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3391</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>24</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Rick_Bradford_Podcast_Second_dqdkwq.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Peter Humphrey talks about this experience in a Chinese prison &amp; the dangers facing Brits in China</title>
        <itunes:title>Peter Humphrey talks about this experience in a Chinese prison &amp; the dangers facing Brits in China</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/peter-humphrey-talks-about-this-experience-in-a-chinese-prison-the-dangers-facing-brits-in-china/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/peter-humphrey-talks-about-this-experience-in-a-chinese-prison-the-dangers-facing-brits-in-china/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders we speak with Peter Humphrey. Peter is a sinologist and former journalist who operated a fraud investigation consultancy in China with his wife. They were both imprisoned in China on false charges of illegal information gathering in what Peter called a shattering experience and a miscarriage of justice.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders we speak with Peter Humphrey. Peter is a sinologist and former journalist who operated a fraud investigation consultancy in China with his wife. They were both imprisoned in China on false charges of illegal information gathering in what Peter called a shattering experience and a miscarriage of justice.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/z76sjs/Peter_Humphrey_Podcast.mp3" length="154691520" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of British Thought Leaders we speak with Peter Humphrey. Peter is a sinologist and former journalist who operated a fraud investigation consultancy in China with his wife. They were both imprisoned in China on false charges of illegal information gathering in what Peter called a shattering experience and a miscarriage of justice.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>3867</itunes:duration>
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        <title>Nigel Biggar, author of ’Colonialism: A moral reckoning’, on modern views of the British Empire</title>
        <itunes:title>Nigel Biggar, author of ’Colonialism: A moral reckoning’, on modern views of the British Empire</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/nigel-biggar-author-of-colonialism-a-moral-reckoning-on-modern-views-of-the-british-empire/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/nigel-biggar-author-of-colonialism-a-moral-reckoning-on-modern-views-of-the-british-empire/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders, we speak with Nigel Biggar, who until his recent retirement was Regius Professor Emeritus of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford. Nigel was appointed CBE in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to higher education. His latest book ‘Colonialism: A moral reckoning’ was released in February 2023.</p>
<p>@NigelBiggar | www.nigelbiggar.uk</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders, we speak with Nigel Biggar, who until his recent retirement was Regius Professor Emeritus of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford. Nigel was appointed CBE in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to higher education. His latest book ‘Colonialism: A moral reckoning’ was released in February 2023.</p>
<p>@NigelBiggar | www.nigelbiggar.uk</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of British Thought Leaders, we speak with Nigel Biggar, who until his recent retirement was Regius Professor Emeritus of Moral and Pastoral Theology at the University of Oxford. Nigel was appointed CBE in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for services to higher education. His latest book ‘Colonialism: A moral reckoning’ was released in February 2023.
@NigelBiggar | www.nigelbiggar.uk]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Dr Clare Craig on the scientific response to the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns and the vaccine</title>
        <itunes:title>Dr Clare Craig on the scientific response to the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns and the vaccine</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/dr-clare-craig-on-the-scientific-response-to-the-covid-19-pandemic-lockdowns-and-the-vaccine/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/dr-clare-craig-on-the-scientific-response-to-the-covid-19-pandemic-lockdowns-and-the-vaccine/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders we speak with Doctor Clare Craig, a consultant pathologist of over 20 years who has carried out extensive research into COVID-19. Clare is Co-Chair of the Health Advisory and Recovery Team or HART, a group of highly qualified UK doctors, scientists and other experts who share concerns about the handling of the pandemic.</p>
<p>@ClareCraigPath / https://www.hartgroup.org/</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders we speak with Doctor Clare Craig, a consultant pathologist of over 20 years who has carried out extensive research into COVID-19. Clare is Co-Chair of the Health Advisory and Recovery Team or HART, a group of highly qualified UK doctors, scientists and other experts who share concerns about the handling of the pandemic.</p>
<p>@ClareCraigPath / https://www.hartgroup.org/</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of British Thought Leaders we speak with Doctor Clare Craig, a consultant pathologist of over 20 years who has carried out extensive research into COVID-19. Clare is Co-Chair of the Health Advisory and Recovery Team or HART, a group of highly qualified UK doctors, scientists and other experts who share concerns about the handling of the pandemic.
@ClareCraigPath / https://www.hartgroup.org/]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Kate Coleman, director of Keep Prisons Single Sex, talks about her experience in the field</title>
        <itunes:title>Kate Coleman, director of Keep Prisons Single Sex, talks about her experience in the field</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/kate-coleman-director-of-keep-prisons-single-sex-talks-about-her-experience-in-the-field/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/kate-coleman-director-of-keep-prisons-single-sex-talks-about-her-experience-in-the-field/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders Lee Hall hears from Kate Coleman, director of Keep Prisons Single Sex. This organisation was established in 2020 to campaign for the sex-based rights of women in prison, and for data on offending to be recorded by sex throughout the criminal justice system.</p>
<p>@NoXYinXXprisons / https://kpssinfo.org/</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders Lee Hall hears from Kate Coleman, director of Keep Prisons Single Sex. This organisation was established in 2020 to campaign for the sex-based rights of women in prison, and for data on offending to be recorded by sex throughout the criminal justice system.</p>
<p>@NoXYinXXprisons / https://kpssinfo.org/</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of British Thought Leaders Lee Hall hears from Kate Coleman, director of Keep Prisons Single Sex. This organisation was established in 2020 to campaign for the sex-based rights of women in prison, and for data on offending to be recorded by sex throughout the criminal justice system.
@NoXYinXXprisons / https://kpssinfo.org/]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Artist &amp; Critic Alexander Adams tells us how artivism has infiltrated the British art world</title>
        <itunes:title>Artist &amp; Critic Alexander Adams tells us how artivism has infiltrated the British art world</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/artist-critic-alexander-adams-tells-us-how-artivism-has-infiltrated-the-british-art-world/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/artist-critic-alexander-adams-tells-us-how-artivism-has-infiltrated-the-british-art-world/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Alexander Adams is an artist, art critic and cultural commentator. Alexander’s latest book examines the origins, aims and spread of artivism. He says this fusion of art and activism is putting the very existence of our cultural institutions at risk.</p>
<p>@AdamsArtist</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alexander Adams is an artist, art critic and cultural commentator. Alexander’s latest book examines the origins, aims and spread of artivism. He says this fusion of art and activism is putting the very existence of our cultural institutions at risk.</p>
<p>@AdamsArtist</p>
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@AdamsArtist]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1945</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>19</itunes:episode>
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    <item>
        <title>Martin Elliott talks about the emotional challenges of being a child heart surgeon &amp; medical ethics</title>
        <itunes:title>Martin Elliott talks about the emotional challenges of being a child heart surgeon &amp; medical ethics</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/martin-elliott-talks-about-the-emotional-challenges-of-being-a-child-heart-surgeon-medical-ethics/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/martin-elliott-talks-about-the-emotional-challenges-of-being-a-child-heart-surgeon-medical-ethics/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Martin Elliott is Provost of Gresham College and Emeritus Professor of Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at University College London. Martin worked in child heart surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital for over 30 years and has taught and operated internationally delivering hundreds of invited lectures worldwide. He was on the panel of the China Tribunal considering evidence of forced organ harvesting in Chinese detention camps.</p>
<p>https://www.martinelliott.me/</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Martin Elliott is Provost of Gresham College and Emeritus Professor of Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at University College London. Martin worked in child heart surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital for over 30 years and has taught and operated internationally delivering hundreds of invited lectures worldwide. He was on the panel of the China Tribunal considering evidence of forced organ harvesting in Chinese detention camps.</p>
<p>https://www.martinelliott.me/</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Martin Elliott is Provost of Gresham College and Emeritus Professor of Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at University College London. Martin worked in child heart surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital for over 30 years and has taught and operated internationally delivering hundreds of invited lectures worldwide. He was on the panel of the China Tribunal considering evidence of forced organ harvesting in Chinese detention camps.
https://www.martinelliott.me/]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1697</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>18</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Men’s issues expert Rick Bradford discusses male disadvantage &amp; the empathy gap in British Society</title>
        <itunes:title>Men’s issues expert Rick Bradford discusses male disadvantage &amp; the empathy gap in British Society</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/men-s-issues-expert-rick-bradford-discusses-male-disadvantage-the-empathy-gap-in-british-society/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/men-s-issues-expert-rick-bradford-discusses-male-disadvantage-the-empathy-gap-in-british-society/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Rick Bradford has had a successful career in physics and engineering and is an honourary research fellow at the University of Bristol.</p>
<p>He is also a world-renouned authority on men's issues, writing under the pseudonym William Collins. His 2019 book 'The Empathy Gap' is a comprehensive collection of evidence arguing that men are extensively disadvantaged across many areas of life.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rick Bradford has had a successful career in physics and engineering and is an honourary research fellow at the University of Bristol.</p>
<p>He is also a world-renouned authority on men's issues, writing under the pseudonym William Collins. His 2019 book 'The Empathy Gap' is a comprehensive collection of evidence arguing that men are extensively disadvantaged across many areas of life.</p>
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He is also a world-renouned authority on men's issues, writing under the pseudonym William Collins. His 2019 book 'The Empathy Gap' is a comprehensive collection of evidence arguing that men are extensively disadvantaged across many areas of life.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>4189</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>17</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Researcher, author Belinda Brown talks about the impact feminism has had on the family and marriage</title>
        <itunes:title>Researcher, author Belinda Brown talks about the impact feminism has had on the family and marriage</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/researcher-author-belinda-brown-talks-about-the-impact-feminism-has-had-on-the-family-and-marriage/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/researcher-author-belinda-brown-talks-about-the-impact-feminism-has-had-on-the-family-and-marriage/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Belinda Brown is a researcher, author and commentator on issues such as gender, family and community. Belinda also writes for the Conservative Woman @TheConWom, is Children and Families Spokeswoman for the Heritage Party and a patroness of the Scottish Family Party.</p>
<p>@bbhippopotamus</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Belinda Brown is a researcher, author and commentator on issues such as gender, family and community. Belinda also writes for the Conservative Woman @TheConWom, is Children and Families Spokeswoman for the Heritage Party and a patroness of the Scottish Family Party.</p>
<p>@bbhippopotamus</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Belinda Brown is a researcher, author and commentator on issues such as gender, family and community. Belinda also writes for the Conservative Woman @TheConWom, is Children and Families Spokeswoman for the Heritage Party and a patroness of the Scottish Family Party.
@bbhippopotamus]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>16</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Exiled activist Simon Cheng talks about his Hong Kong pro-democracy work &amp; his run in with the CCP</title>
        <itunes:title>Exiled activist Simon Cheng talks about his Hong Kong pro-democracy work &amp; his run in with the CCP</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/exiled-activist-simon-cheng-talks-about-his-hong-kong-pro-democracy-work-his-run-in-with-the-ccp/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/exiled-activist-simon-cheng-talks-about-his-hong-kong-pro-democracy-work-his-run-in-with-the-ccp/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Simon Cheng is an exiled Hong Kong activist and founder of the UK-wide diaspora group Hongkongers in Britain. Simon made the news in 2021 after he was detained and allegedly tortured in China.</p>
<p>In this episode of British Thought Leaders, Simon talks about his experience with the CCP and the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement.</p>
<p>Simon also discussed the incident where protestors were attacked at the Chinese consulate in Manchester in 2022.</p>
<p>@SimonChengUK / @HongkongersUK</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Simon Cheng is an exiled Hong Kong activist and founder of the UK-wide diaspora group Hongkongers in Britain. Simon made the news in 2021 after he was detained and allegedly tortured in China.</p>
<p>In this episode of British Thought Leaders, Simon talks about his experience with the CCP and the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement.</p>
<p>Simon also discussed the incident where protestors were attacked at the Chinese consulate in Manchester in 2022.</p>
<p>@SimonChengUK / @HongkongersUK</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Simon Cheng is an exiled Hong Kong activist and founder of the UK-wide diaspora group Hongkongers in Britain. Simon made the news in 2021 after he was detained and allegedly tortured in China.
In this episode of British Thought Leaders, Simon talks about his experience with the CCP and the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement.
Simon also discussed the incident where protestors were attacked at the Chinese consulate in Manchester in 2022.
@SimonChengUK / @HongkongersUK]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2075</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>15</itunes:episode>
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        <title>Writer and educator Will Knowland discusses masculinity, morality and being sacked from Eton College</title>
        <itunes:title>Writer and educator Will Knowland discusses masculinity, morality and being sacked from Eton College</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/writer-and-educator-will-knowland-discusses-masculinity-morality-and-being-sacked-from-eton-college/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/writer-and-educator-will-knowland-discusses-masculinity-morality-and-being-sacked-from-eton-college/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Will Knowland is an educator, writer &amp; cultural commentator. He is outspoken on topics such as masculinity, morality and the role of men in modern society.</p>
<p>Will was sacked from his role at Eton College for refusing to take down YouTube lecture questioning 'toxic masculinity' but was subsiquently cleared of professional misconduct. In this video he talks about this experience.</p>
<p>@KnowlandKnows</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Will Knowland is an educator, writer &amp; cultural commentator. He is outspoken on topics such as masculinity, morality and the role of men in modern society.</p>
<p>Will was sacked from his role at Eton College for refusing to take down YouTube lecture questioning 'toxic masculinity' but was subsiquently cleared of professional misconduct. In this video he talks about this experience.</p>
<p>@KnowlandKnows</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/3nutxg/Will_Knowland_Podcast.mp3" length="95826240" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Will Knowland is an educator, writer &amp; cultural commentator. He is outspoken on topics such as masculinity, morality and the role of men in modern society.
Will was sacked from his role at Eton College for refusing to take down YouTube lecture questioning 'toxic masculinity' but was subsiquently cleared of professional misconduct. In this video he talks about this experience.
@KnowlandKnows]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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                <itunes:episode>14</itunes:episode>
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    <item>
        <title>Lord Alton discusses his work in Human Rights, the CCP, his journey to the House of Lords &amp; Chivalry</title>
        <itunes:title>Lord Alton discusses his work in Human Rights, the CCP, his journey to the House of Lords &amp; Chivalry</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/lord-alton-discusses-his-work-in-human-rights-the-ccp-his-journey-to-the-house-of-lords-chivalry/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/lord-alton-discusses-his-work-in-human-rights-the-ccp-his-journey-to-the-house-of-lords-chivalry/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:29:28 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Lord Alton is a former Liberal Party Member of Parliament for a Liverpool constituency and Chief Whip – who has sat as an Independent Crossbench member of the House of Lords since 1997 when he was made a life peer. He is a Visiting Professor at Liverpool Hope University and author of several books.</p>
<p>Alton is known for his human rights work including the co-founding Jubilee Campaign and Jubilee Action, and serves as chair, patron, or trustee, of several charities and voluntary organisations. He is a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on International Relations and Defence.</p>
<p>https://www.davidalton.net/</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lord Alton is a former Liberal Party Member of Parliament for a Liverpool constituency and Chief Whip – who has sat as an Independent Crossbench member of the House of Lords since 1997 when he was made a life peer. He is a Visiting Professor at Liverpool Hope University and author of several books.</p>
<p>Alton is known for his human rights work including the co-founding Jubilee Campaign and Jubilee Action, and serves as chair, patron, or trustee, of several charities and voluntary organisations. He is a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on International Relations and Defence.</p>
<p>https://www.davidalton.net/</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lord Alton is a former Liberal Party Member of Parliament for a Liverpool constituency and Chief Whip – who has sat as an Independent Crossbench member of the House of Lords since 1997 when he was made a life peer. He is a Visiting Professor at Liverpool Hope University and author of several books.
Alton is known for his human rights work including the co-founding Jubilee Campaign and Jubilee Action, and serves as chair, patron, or trustee, of several charities and voluntary organisations. He is a member of the House of Lords Select Committee on International Relations and Defence.
https://www.davidalton.net/]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Andy Shaw, co-founder and organiser of Comedy Unleashed, speaks to Lee Hall on Free Speech &amp; Cancel Culture in British Comedy</title>
        <itunes:title>Andy Shaw, co-founder and organiser of Comedy Unleashed, speaks to Lee Hall on Free Speech &amp; Cancel Culture in British Comedy</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/andy-shaw-co-founder-and-organiser-of-comedy-unleashed-speaks-to-lee-hall-on-free-speech-cancel-culture-in-british-comedy/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/andy-shaw-co-founder-and-organiser-of-comedy-unleashed-speaks-to-lee-hall-on-free-speech-cancel-culture-in-british-comedy/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Andy Shaw is the co-founder and organiser of London’s free-speech comedy club, Comedy Unleashed. The Times described it as ‘the comedy night that takes the PC out of the stand-up elite’.</p>
<p>The club has hosted 100s of comedians who challenge conventional thinking and it has gained a reputation for hosting comics that have been cancelled or banned.</p>
<p>Andy also writes spoofs for the Spectator magazine, including ‘A Handy Guide to Vaccine Passports’ and ‘The new CofE: Church of Extinction’. He hosts the occasional Spectator podcast, ‘That’s Life'.</p>
<p>Follow Andy on Twitter: @AndyShaw1</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Andy Shaw is the co-founder and organiser of London’s free-speech comedy club, Comedy Unleashed. The Times described it as ‘the comedy night that takes the PC out of the stand-up elite’.</p>
<p>The club has hosted 100s of comedians who challenge conventional thinking and it has gained a reputation for hosting comics that have been cancelled or banned.</p>
<p>Andy also writes spoofs for the Spectator magazine, including ‘A Handy Guide to Vaccine Passports’ and ‘The new CofE: Church of Extinction’. He hosts the occasional Spectator podcast, ‘That’s Life'.</p>
<p>Follow Andy on Twitter: @AndyShaw1</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Andy Shaw is the co-founder and organiser of London’s free-speech comedy club, Comedy Unleashed. The Times described it as ‘the comedy night that takes the PC out of the stand-up elite’.
The club has hosted 100s of comedians who challenge conventional thinking and it has gained a reputation for hosting comics that have been cancelled or banned.
Andy also writes spoofs for the Spectator magazine, including ‘A Handy Guide to Vaccine Passports’ and ‘The new CofE: Church of Extinction’. He hosts the occasional Spectator podcast, ‘That’s Life'.
Follow Andy on Twitter: @AndyShaw1]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1996</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>12</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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        <title>David Kurten, Heritage Party, gives an overview of Cultural Marxism &amp; its impact in modern Britain</title>
        <itunes:title>David Kurten, Heritage Party, gives an overview of Cultural Marxism &amp; its impact in modern Britain</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/david-kurten-heritage-party-gives-an-overview-of-cultural-marxism-its-impact-in-modern-britain/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/david-kurten-heritage-party-gives-an-overview-of-cultural-marxism-its-impact-in-modern-britain/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>David Kurten is the Leader and one of the founding members of the Heritage Party. The Heritage Party stands for free speech and liberty, traditional family values, national sovereignty, and financial responsibility. ​</p>
<p>David was a member of the London Assembly from May 2016 to May 2021, and sat on the Education, Environment, Fire &amp; Emergency, Housing and Transport committees at City Hall.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>David Kurten is the Leader and one of the founding members of the Heritage Party. The Heritage Party stands for free speech and liberty, traditional family values, national sovereignty, and financial responsibility. ​</p>
<p>David was a member of the London Assembly from May 2016 to May 2021, and sat on the Education, Environment, Fire &amp; Emergency, Housing and Transport committees at City Hall.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[David Kurten is the Leader and one of the founding members of the Heritage Party. The Heritage Party stands for free speech and liberty, traditional family values, national sovereignty, and financial responsibility. ​
David was a member of the London Assembly from May 2016 to May 2021, and sat on the Education, Environment, Fire &amp; Emergency, Housing and Transport committees at City Hall.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1956</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>11</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-15_fbcy55.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Ben Pile, an independent climate researcher, speaks to Lee Hall about the reality of the green agenda.</title>
        <itunes:title>Ben Pile, an independent climate researcher, speaks to Lee Hall about the reality of the green agenda.</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ben-pile-an-independent-climate-researcher-speaks-to-lee-hall-about-the-reality-of-the-green-agenda/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/ben-pile-an-independent-climate-researcher-speaks-to-lee-hall-about-the-reality-of-the-green-agenda/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Ben Pile is an independent climate researcher, commentator and blogger. He runs the Climate Resistance website, which challenges mainstream views on environmentalism. He also writes for publications such as Spiked Online.</p>
<p>@ClimateDebateUK | http://benpile.substack.com | http://youtube.com/@ClimateResistance | UKclimatedebate.co.uk</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ben Pile is an independent climate researcher, commentator and blogger. He runs the Climate Resistance website, which challenges mainstream views on environmentalism. He also writes for publications such as Spiked Online.</p>
<p>@ClimateDebateUK | http://benpile.substack.com | http://youtube.com/@ClimateResistance | UKclimatedebate.co.uk</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Ben Pile is an independent climate researcher, commentator and blogger. He runs the Climate Resistance website, which challenges mainstream views on environmentalism. He also writes for publications such as Spiked Online.
@ClimateDebateUK | http://benpile.substack.com | http://youtube.com/@ClimateResistance | UKclimatedebate.co.uk]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2842</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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    <item>
        <title>Giles Udy, an expert in Soviet Communism, speaks to Lee Hall about Marxism and the UK Political Left</title>
        <itunes:title>Giles Udy, an expert in Soviet Communism, speaks to Lee Hall about Marxism and the UK Political Left</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/giles-udy-an-expert-in-soviet-communism-speaks-to-lee-hall-about-marxism-and-the-uk-political-left/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/giles-udy-an-expert-in-soviet-communism-speaks-to-lee-hall-about-marxism-and-the-uk-political-left/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Giles William Udy is an English writer and historian of the Soviet Gulag system, Soviet influence on British politics 1917-56 &amp; how history repeats itself.</p>
<p>He is a member of the council of the Keston Institute and holds an MBA from the Cass Business School. He is a regular contributor to The Times, The Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, the i, UnHerd and the magazine Standpoint.</p>
<p>Udy has made a long-term study of the history of the gulag camps of Norilsk, his collection of photographs of which is in the Hoover Institution Archives. His book 'Labour and the Gulag' (2017) examines the response of the British labour movement to conditions under Stalinism and developed from his earlier Gulag studies after he discovered that the British labour movement had suppressed criticism of conditions in the camps.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Giles William Udy is an English writer and historian of the Soviet Gulag system, Soviet influence on British politics 1917-56 &amp; how history repeats itself.</p>
<p>He is a member of the council of the Keston Institute and holds an MBA from the Cass Business School. He is a regular contributor to The Times, The Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, the i, UnHerd and the magazine Standpoint.</p>
<p>Udy has made a long-term study of the history of the gulag camps of Norilsk, his collection of photographs of which is in the Hoover Institution Archives. His book 'Labour and the Gulag' (2017) examines the response of the British labour movement to conditions under Stalinism and developed from his earlier Gulag studies after he discovered that the British labour movement had suppressed criticism of conditions in the camps.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Giles William Udy is an English writer and historian of the Soviet Gulag system, Soviet influence on British politics 1917-56 &amp; how history repeats itself.
He is a member of the council of the Keston Institute and holds an MBA from the Cass Business School. He is a regular contributor to The Times, The Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, the i, UnHerd and the magazine Standpoint.
Udy has made a long-term study of the history of the gulag camps of Norilsk, his collection of photographs of which is in the Hoover Institution Archives. His book 'Labour and the Gulag' (2017) examines the response of the British labour movement to conditions under Stalinism and developed from his earlier Gulag studies after he discovered that the British labour movement had suppressed criticism of conditions in the camps.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2935</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-12_if83aq.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Rahima Mahmut talks to us about how the Uyghurs in China are facing genocide and organ harvesting.</title>
        <itunes:title>Rahima Mahmut talks to us about how the Uyghurs in China are facing genocide and organ harvesting.</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/rahima-mahmut-talks-to-us-about-how-the-uyghurs-in-china-are-facing-genocide-and-organ-harvesting/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/rahima-mahmut-talks-to-us-about-how-the-uyghurs-in-china-are-facing-genocide-and-organ-harvesting/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Rahima Mahmut is a Uyghur singer, human rights activist, and award-winning translator of the poignant prison memoir The Land Drenched in Tears by Soyungul Chanishe.</p>
<p>Currently, she is the U.K. Director for the World Uyghur Congress and Executive Director at Stop Uyghur Genocide. @MahmutRahima | @uyghurcongress | @UyghurStop</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rahima Mahmut is a Uyghur singer, human rights activist, and award-winning translator of the poignant prison memoir The Land Drenched in Tears by Soyungul Chanishe.</p>
<p>Currently, she is the U.K. Director for the World Uyghur Congress and Executive Director at Stop Uyghur Genocide. @MahmutRahima | @uyghurcongress | @UyghurStop</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rahima Mahmut is a Uyghur singer, human rights activist, and award-winning translator of the poignant prison memoir The Land Drenched in Tears by Soyungul Chanishe.
Currently, she is the U.K. Director for the World Uyghur Congress and Executive Director at Stop Uyghur Genocide. @MahmutRahima | @uyghurcongress | @UyghurStop]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>2942</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode>
        <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-11_dwk8sk.png" />    </item>
    <item>
        <title>Professor Dennis Hayes on the attack on free speech in British Universities</title>
        <itunes:title>Professor Dennis Hayes on the attack on free speech in British Universities</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/professor-dennis-hayes-on-the-attack-on-free-speech-in-british-universities/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/professor-dennis-hayes-on-the-attack-on-free-speech-in-british-universities/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Dennis Hayes is professor of education at the University of Derby in England. He is the founder and director of the campaign group Academics For Academic Freedom (AFAF).</p>
<p>AFAF was founded in late 2006, initially to promote its Statement of Academic Freedom but has subsequently undertaken the defence of many academics who have been threatened with disciplinary action or censored for their beliefs or ideas (see AFAF's The Banned List).</p>
<p>Hayes is an author (with Kathryn Ecclestone) of the best-selling and controversial book The Dangerous Rise of Therapeutic Education. A defender of knowledge-based education he is an advocate of the teaching of Latin and Greek in British state schools.</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dennis Hayes is professor of education at the University of Derby in England. He is the founder and director of the campaign group Academics For Academic Freedom (AFAF).</p>
<p>AFAF was founded in late 2006, initially to promote its Statement of Academic Freedom but has subsequently undertaken the defence of many academics who have been threatened with disciplinary action or censored for their beliefs or ideas (see AFAF's The Banned List).</p>
<p>Hayes is an author (with Kathryn Ecclestone) of the best-selling and controversial book The Dangerous Rise of Therapeutic Education. A defender of knowledge-based education he is an advocate of the teaching of Latin and Greek in British state schools.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dennis Hayes is professor of education at the University of Derby in England. He is the founder and director of the campaign group Academics For Academic Freedom (AFAF).
AFAF was founded in late 2006, initially to promote its Statement of Academic Freedom but has subsequently undertaken the defence of many academics who have been threatened with disciplinary action or censored for their beliefs or ideas (see AFAF's The Banned List).
Hayes is an author (with Kathryn Ecclestone) of the best-selling and controversial book The Dangerous Rise of Therapeutic Education. A defender of knowledge-based education he is an advocate of the teaching of Latin and Greek in British state schools.]]></itunes:summary>
        <itunes:author>British Thought Leaders</itunes:author>
        <itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1644</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode>
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        <itunes:image href="https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog17451731/Untitled_design-10_xi2pwa.png" />    </item>
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        <title>Dr Alka Seghal Cuthbert talks about British School Education and the increasing influence of Critical Race Theory</title>
        <itunes:title>Dr Alka Seghal Cuthbert talks about British School Education and the increasing influence of Critical Race Theory</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/dr-alka-seghal-cuthbert-talks-about-british-school-education-and-the-increasing-influence-of-critical-race-theory/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/dr-alka-seghal-cuthbert-talks-about-british-school-education-and-the-increasing-influence-of-critical-race-theory/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Dr Alka Sehgal Cuthbert is an educator, academic, author and campaigner who believes passionately in the essential importance of impartiality both in education and as a prerequisite for the civilised conversations necessary for democracy to flourish. Alka became director of Don’t Divide Us following two years as its founder lead on education, a campaign which she felt impelled to join as a counter to the fractious and one-sided discussions about race relations in the UK which have dominated since 2020.</p>
<p>Alka began her career teaching English Literature in inner-city London and went on to become a member of the Ofsted Advisory Panel on English. Until recently, she was still practising on the front line as an English teacher with the Civitas Education Charity supplementary schools project. She is a prolific author of specialist texts on education including the 2017 What Should Schools Teach? Disciplines, Subjects and the Pursuit of Truth (IoE UCL Press). She has spoken at numerous prestigious conferences and gave evidence to the 2016 All-Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry (APPGI) on Knowledge and Skills in Education.</p>
<p>Alka made a characteristically bold entrance into politics in 2017, standing for the Brexit Party as a protest against the potential democratic deficit that would have followed had the popular vote not been enacted. Alka is a wife and mother of two adult children. She enjoys cooking, opera and travelling to visit family in India, when time allows.</p>
<p>Follow Alka on Twitter: @ASCphiled</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dr Alka Sehgal Cuthbert is an educator, academic, author and campaigner who believes passionately in the essential importance of impartiality both in education and as a prerequisite for the civilised conversations necessary for democracy to flourish. Alka became director of Don’t Divide Us following two years as its founder lead on education, a campaign which she felt impelled to join as a counter to the fractious and one-sided discussions about race relations in the UK which have dominated since 2020.</p>
<p>Alka began her career teaching English Literature in inner-city London and went on to become a member of the Ofsted Advisory Panel on English. Until recently, she was still practising on the front line as an English teacher with the Civitas Education Charity supplementary schools project. She is a prolific author of specialist texts on education including the 2017 What Should Schools Teach? Disciplines, Subjects and the Pursuit of Truth (IoE UCL Press). She has spoken at numerous prestigious conferences and gave evidence to the 2016 All-Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry (APPGI) on Knowledge and Skills in Education.</p>
<p>Alka made a characteristically bold entrance into politics in 2017, standing for the Brexit Party as a protest against the potential democratic deficit that would have followed had the popular vote not been enacted. Alka is a wife and mother of two adult children. She enjoys cooking, opera and travelling to visit family in India, when time allows.</p>
<p>Follow Alka on Twitter: @ASCphiled</p>
]]></content:encoded>
                                    
        <enclosure url="https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gxh2xb/Alka_Seghal_Cuthbert_Podcast.mp3" length="58461120" type="audio/mpeg"/>
        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Dr Alka Sehgal Cuthbert is an educator, academic, author and campaigner who believes passionately in the essential importance of impartiality both in education and as a prerequisite for the civilised conversations necessary for democracy to flourish. Alka became director of Don’t Divide Us following two years as its founder lead on education, a campaign which she felt impelled to join as a counter to the fractious and one-sided discussions about race relations in the UK which have dominated since 2020.
Alka began her career teaching English Literature in inner-city London and went on to become a member of the Ofsted Advisory Panel on English. Until recently, she was still practising on the front line as an English teacher with the Civitas Education Charity supplementary schools project. She is a prolific author of specialist texts on education including the 2017 What Should Schools Teach? Disciplines, Subjects and the Pursuit of Truth (IoE UCL Press). She has spoken at numerous prestigious conferences and gave evidence to the 2016 All-Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry (APPGI) on Knowledge and Skills in Education.
Alka made a characteristically bold entrance into politics in 2017, standing for the Brexit Party as a protest against the potential democratic deficit that would have followed had the popular vote not been enacted. Alka is a wife and mother of two adult children. She enjoys cooking, opera and travelling to visit family in India, when time allows.
Follow Alka on Twitter: @ASCphiled]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
        <itunes:duration>1462</itunes:duration>
                <itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode>
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    <item>
        <title>Harry Miller talks about the politicisation of British Policing and the driving forces behind it.</title>
        <itunes:title>Harry Miller talks about the politicisation of British Policing and the driving forces behind it.</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/harry-miller-talks-about-the-politicisation-of-british-policing-and-the-driving-forces-behind-it/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/harry-miller-talks-about-the-politicisation-of-british-policing-and-the-driving-forces-behind-it/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders, we speak with Harry Miller, a retired police officer from Humberside. Harry was investigated by his own local force over posts he made on Twitter and ended up challenging the police in court.</p>
<p>In a landmark ruling, the Court of Appeal said that Harry’s rights to freedom of expression had been violated and that his treatment could have a “chilling effect on public debate”.</p>
<p>Harry is now the CEO of Fair Cop, an organisation representing individuals who are concerned about police attempts to criminalise people for expressing opinions that don’t contravene any laws.</p>
<p>https://twitter.com/HarryTheOwl101 https://www.faircop.org.uk/</p>
]]></description>
                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders, we speak with Harry Miller, a retired police officer from Humberside. Harry was investigated by his own local force over posts he made on Twitter and ended up challenging the police in court.</p>
<p>In a landmark ruling, the Court of Appeal said that Harry’s rights to freedom of expression had been violated and that his treatment could have a “chilling effect on public debate”.</p>
<p>Harry is now the CEO of Fair Cop, an organisation representing individuals who are concerned about police attempts to criminalise people for expressing opinions that don’t contravene any laws.</p>
<p>https://twitter.com/HarryTheOwl101 https://www.faircop.org.uk/</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of British Thought Leaders, we speak with Harry Miller, a retired police officer from Humberside. Harry was investigated by his own local force over posts he made on Twitter and ended up challenging the police in court.
In a landmark ruling, the Court of Appeal said that Harry’s rights to freedom of expression had been violated and that his treatment could have a “chilling effect on public debate”.
Harry is now the CEO of Fair Cop, an organisation representing individuals who are concerned about police attempts to criminalise people for expressing opinions that don’t contravene any laws.
https://twitter.com/HarryTheOwl101 https://www.faircop.org.uk/]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Leilani Dowding talks about lockdowns, gender politics and the World Economic Forum</title>
        <itunes:title>Leilani Dowding talks about lockdowns, gender politics and the World Economic Forum</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/leilani-dowding-talks-about-lockdowns-gender-politics-and-the-world-economic-forum/</link>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of BTL, we interview Leilani Dowding a former glamour model, television celebrity, and the UK representative at Miss Universe 1998. After finishing modelling Leilani was involved with the TV programmes such as “Real housewives of Cheshire” but became considerably more vocal about social issues.</p>
<p>Since the lockdown she has been very active in the media talking about issues such as lockdown, trans issues, freedom and big tech etc. She has over 50k Twitter followers.</p>
<p>She used to have 67k Instagram followers but was de-platformed for discussing vaccine injuries. She regularly appears on GB News and co hosts a show with David Icke’s son talking about alternative news.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of BTL, we interview Leilani Dowding a former glamour model, television celebrity, and the UK representative at Miss Universe 1998. After finishing modelling Leilani was involved with the TV programmes such as “Real housewives of Cheshire” but became considerably more vocal about social issues.</p>
<p>Since the lockdown she has been very active in the media talking about issues such as lockdown, trans issues, freedom and big tech etc. She has over 50k Twitter followers.</p>
<p>She used to have 67k Instagram followers but was de-platformed for discussing vaccine injuries. She regularly appears on GB News and co hosts a show with David Icke’s son talking about alternative news.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of BTL, we interview Leilani Dowding a former glamour model, television celebrity, and the UK representative at Miss Universe 1998. After finishing modelling Leilani was involved with the TV programmes such as “Real housewives of Cheshire” but became considerably more vocal about social issues.
Since the lockdown she has been very active in the media talking about issues such as lockdown, trans issues, freedom and big tech etc. She has over 50k Twitter followers.
She used to have 67k Instagram followers but was de-platformed for discussing vaccine injuries. She regularly appears on GB News and co hosts a show with David Icke’s son talking about alternative news.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Andrew Tettenborn talks about the future of British Universities in a world of cancel culture</title>
        <itunes:title>Andrew Tettenborn talks about the future of British Universities in a world of cancel culture</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/andrew-tettenborn-talks-about-the-future-of-british-universities-in-a-world-of-cancel-culture/</link>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>Professor Andrew Tettenborn, Professor of Law at Swansea University, talks to us about the loss of free speech in British universities and the forces behind these changes, what rising numbers of foreign students mean for these institutions, how foreign powers seek to influence British university education, and his own personal run-in with the censorship of the Chinese Communist Party.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Professor Andrew Tettenborn, Professor of Law at Swansea University, talks to us about the loss of free speech in British universities and the forces behind these changes, what rising numbers of foreign students mean for these institutions, how foreign powers seek to influence British university education, and his own personal run-in with the censorship of the Chinese Communist Party.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[Professor Andrew Tettenborn, Professor of Law at Swansea University, talks to us about the loss of free speech in British universities and the forces behind these changes, what rising numbers of foreign students mean for these institutions, how foreign powers seek to influence British university education, and his own personal run-in with the censorship of the Chinese Communist Party.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <title>Elliott Rowland of Redwood &amp; Feller, talks about the tradition of British Suitmaking</title>
        <itunes:title>Elliott Rowland of Redwood &amp; Feller, talks about the tradition of British Suitmaking</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/elliott-rowland-of-redwood-feller-talks-about-the-tradition-of-british-suitmaking/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/elliott-rowland-of-redwood-feller-talks-about-the-tradition-of-british-suitmaking/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>We talk to Elliott Rowland, tailor at Redwood and Feller a company that has been making bespoke suits in London's Westminster since 1946.</p>
<p>Redwood and Feller provide the finest levels of craftsmanship to the British Aristocracy, politicians and celebrities and work under a Royal Warrant.</p>
<p>Elliott talks to us about the culture and tradition behind bespoke tailoring, inheriting skills from his father and master tailor, Edward Rowland, and what place tailoring has in contemporary British society.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We talk to Elliott Rowland, tailor at Redwood and Feller a company that has been making bespoke suits in London's Westminster since 1946.</p>
<p>Redwood and Feller provide the finest levels of craftsmanship to the British Aristocracy, politicians and celebrities and work under a Royal Warrant.</p>
<p>Elliott talks to us about the culture and tradition behind bespoke tailoring, inheriting skills from his father and master tailor, Edward Rowland, and what place tailoring has in contemporary British society.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[We talk to Elliott Rowland, tailor at Redwood and Feller a company that has been making bespoke suits in London's Westminster since 1946.
Redwood and Feller provide the finest levels of craftsmanship to the British Aristocracy, politicians and celebrities and work under a Royal Warrant.
Elliott talks to us about the culture and tradition behind bespoke tailoring, inheriting skills from his father and master tailor, Edward Rowland, and what place tailoring has in contemporary British society.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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        <title>Benedict Rogers on the CCP, the future of Hong Kong and Taiwan</title>
        <itunes:title>Benedict Rogers on the CCP, the future of Hong Kong and Taiwan</itunes:title>
        <link>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/benedict-rogers-on-the-ccp-the-future-of-hong-kong-and-taiwan/</link>
                    <comments>https://britishthoughtleaders.podbean.com/e/benedict-rogers-on-the-ccp-the-future-of-hong-kong-and-taiwan/#comments</comments>        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <description><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders we sit down with Benedict Rogers, founder CEO of Hong Kong Watch and deputy chair of the conservative party human rights commission.</p>
<p>Benedict human rights activist, whose work focuses on Asia and has written a number of books on China and the region.</p>
<p>He is also the East Asia team leader of Christian Solidarity Worldwide and co-founder of the International Coalition to stop crime against humanity in North Korea.</p>
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                                                            <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On this episode of British Thought Leaders we sit down with Benedict Rogers, founder CEO of Hong Kong Watch and deputy chair of the conservative party human rights commission.</p>
<p>Benedict human rights activist, whose work focuses on Asia and has written a number of books on China and the region.</p>
<p>He is also the East Asia team leader of Christian Solidarity Worldwide and co-founder of the International Coalition to stop crime against humanity in North Korea.</p>
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        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[On this episode of British Thought Leaders we sit down with Benedict Rogers, founder CEO of Hong Kong Watch and deputy chair of the conservative party human rights commission.
Benedict human rights activist, whose work focuses on Asia and has written a number of books on China and the region.
He is also the East Asia team leader of Christian Solidarity Worldwide and co-founder of the International Coalition to stop crime against humanity in North Korea.]]></itunes:summary>
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        <itunes:block>No</itunes:block>
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