Peter Thiel and James Orr at the Antichrist Lectures in Cambridge in January 2026. A Second ConversionBy 2019, the now knighted Sir Paul Marshall had undergone another conversion – from middle-of-the-road Lib Dem supporter to an ardent Brexiter. As a young Ohio law student, Vance met Peter Thiel when he spoke to Yale Law School students in 2011. Thanks to an introduction by Orr, Vance also met another senior Conservative, Robert Jenrick, and had a separate meeting with Nigel Farage. Such alarmist views have become an obsession with Peter Thiel, too, as he tours the world with his ‘Antichrist Lectures’.

Source: The Times April 07, 2026 14:51 UTC