About this episode
Claire Coutinho discusses her change of stance on Net Zero and shares personal experiences that shaped her outlook on life.
Claire is the Shadow Secretary of State for Energy, Climate Change and Net Zero, having been Secretary of State in the last Conservative government... and she's changed her position on Net Zero. In this candid and entertaining interview, she tells us why she's changed her mind and her frustrations with the system. Claire also talks about having to confront her own mortality after the traumatic birth of her son and what it's done for her outlook on life. Plus, freedom of speech, class, race and everything else going on in politics at the moment. It's a classic. THE POLITICAL PARTY LIVE 20 April: Shabana Mahmood 11 May: Lewis Goodall https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/the-political-party-with-matt-forde/ SIGN UP to Matt's mailing list to get free audience tickets to his Radio 4 series: https://www.mattforde.com/mailing-list SEE Matt's brand new stand-up tour 'Defying Calamity' across the UK: https://www.mattforde.com/live-shows Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Matt Forde
Guest: Claire Coutinho
Topics covered
- Energy
- Climate Change
- Net Zero
- Freedom of Speech
- Politics
- Personal Experience
Keywords
- Claire Coutinho
- Net Zero
- Energy
- Climate Change
- Politics
- Freedom of Speech
- Personal Experience
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Conservative
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