2020 was rubbish in lots of ways, but good things happened too, and 2021 promises even more!
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Common Sense Champion: Lyle Taylor
Lyle Taylor is this week’s Common Sense Champion for a very brave statement about taking the knee…
Common Sense Champion: Trevor Phillips
Trevor Phillips is this week’s Common Sense Champion, and we’ve chosen him for a whole number of reasons…
A Barrel of Laughs – new CCS research
The BBC has a problem with the limited range of comedians it gives profile to.
During November we recorded which comedians appeared on BBC 1, BBC 2, and Radio 4 , and researched their public stance on politics, Brexit, and identity politics (“woke”). The results were not pretty.
Common Sense Champions: Dame Victoria Sharp, Lord Justice Lewis, and Mrs Justice Lieven
Our Common Sense Champions this week are the three judges in the Keira Bell case – Dame Victoria Sharp, Lord Justice Lewis, and Mrs Justice Lieven.
Common Sense Champion: Stephen Fry
Our Common Sense Champion this week is Stephen Fry, for his intervention in the free speech vote at Cambridge University.