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Charlotte Gill on why pedestrianising Oxford Street is the latest stage in Sadiq Khan’s globalist war on the car, veteran climate sceptic Marcel Crok on exposing decades of shoddy climate science. Plus: why DEI targets don’t add up.

In Episode 102 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Charlotte Gill, investigative journalist, Daily Sceptic columnist and author of the Woke Waste Substack, on why pedestrianising Oxford Street is just the latest stage in Sadiq Khan’s globalist war on the car, his activist culture team’s grant for ‘queer birding’ – and the George Soros-funded think tank pushing for Britain to rejoin the EU.

Peter Crowley, actuary and founder of Crowley Analytics, on ‘Diversity Maths’ and why big employers’ DEI agendas just don’t add up.

And Marcel Crok, the veteran Dutch science journalist and co-founder of Clintel, on his life and times exposing decades of shoddy climate science – from Michael Mann’s ‘hockey stick’ graph, to Climategate and the IPCC’s implausible doomsday scenarios.

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Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

 

00:00 Intro

02:21 Charlotte Gill on the Pedestrianisation of Oxford St

04:31 Impact on Traffic & Congestion

05:24 The War on the Motorist

06:16 UN’s Sustainable Cities

08:08 Impact on Disabled & Elderly

10:59 Sadiq Khan’s Priorities

13:52 Mayor’s Office Blocking Scrutiny

17:04 Politics of Diversity

19:57 Mayor’s Culture Grants

21:32 Funding Behind the Pro-EU Campaign

25:01 Influence of Think Tank Donors

27:03 Peter Crowley on Diversity Maths

28:58 Diversity Targets & Employment Law

29:49 Impractical Diversity Targets

31:52 Risk of Discrimination

33:21 Workplace Discrimination

51:49 Mathematics of Diversity in Recruitment

53:28 Marcel Crok on Debunking the Hockey Stick

61:23 Challenging the Climate Consensus

65:01 Role of Investigative Science Journalism

65:46 Challenging the IPCC

69:51 Climate Gate Fallout

74:18 World Climate Declaration

80:10 IPCC’s Retreat from Extreme Climate Scenarios

83:38 Most Persistent Climate Alarmist Claims

Harry Jee on Reform’s plan to abolish asylum, Bijan Omrani on his lawsuit against the Church of England’s reparations agenda. Plus: Tilak Doshi exposes the Great Recycling Swindle.

In Episode 101 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Harry Jee, Managing Editor of Pimlico Journal, on why Britain’s asylum system should be abolished, Nigel Farage’s plan to do so and what’s really behind Reform’s recent dip in the polls.

Bijan Omrani, barrister, churchwarden and author of God is an Englishman, on why he’s taking the Church of England to court over its historically illiterate plan to spend £100 million of church money on slavery ‘reparations’.

And Tilak Doshi, the Daily Sceptic’s Energy Editor, on why household recycling is a big fat scam.

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00:00 Intro
01:40 Harry Jee on Britain’s Broken Asylum System
11:12 Should Britain Accept Asylum Seekers?
14:52 Reform’s Plan
16:20 Why Is Reform Losing Ground?
20:40 Bijan Omrani on Taking the Church to Court
25:20 Did the Church Profit From Slavery?
27:03 Who Should Receive Reparations?
31:59 What Could £100M Do for Local Parishes?
35:30 Has the Church Lost Sight of Its Real Purpose?
37:06 How Strong Is the Legal Case?
40:35 Tilak Doshi on the Recycling Swindle
43:40 Why Is Recycling a Waste of Money?
49:29 When Is Recycling Worthwhile?
50:19 Why Do People Recycle?
50:57 Are Landfills Really So Bad?
55:45 Is Food Waste Recycling Worthwhile?
59:19 Is Recycling Just Moral Theatre?

Michael Murphy on the battle for France, Chris Morrison on the unravelling of the great climate scam. Plus: Jason Arday, ‘autoethnography’ and the fall of academia.

In Episode 100 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Michael Murphy, writer and Head of Journalism at Outpost, about the violent student unrest rocking France – and what it means for next year’s Presidential election.

Daily Sceptic columnist Steven Tucker, on the Jason Arday scandal and what it shows about the latest academic discipline for pseuds, frauds and posers: autoethnography.

And Chris Morrison, the Daily Sceptic’s Environment Editor, on his hit new book Implausible and how he’s bringing down the climate change consensus.

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00:00 Intro
01:25 Michael Murphy on the French Protests
04:09 The Scale of the Violence
06:39 The Ideology Behind the Riots
09:32 Terrorist Sympathies or Youthful Nihilism?
11:34 The Ethnic Composition of the Rioters
14:09 Greta Thunberg
16:04 The Impact on France’s Presidential Election
17:46 The Rise of the French Right
20:11 Why French & British Protests Differ
25:35 Stephen Tucker on ‘Autoethnography’
29:06 The Absurdity of Modern Research
41:04 Autoethnography & Jason Arday
48:14 Hilary Cremin & the Future of Education
55:03 The Ideological Capture of Universities
59:42 Chris Morrison on his new book Implausible
01:07:03 How Implausible Climate Predictions Became Accepted
01:13:21 Net Zero as the New Communism
01:18:45 Scale of the Climate Change Scam
01:22:22 Why the Climate Debate Needs to Happen

Steven Edginton on Tan Ikram’s campaign for Pakistani judges and the BBC’s migrant-rape blindspot. Plus: how to solve the prisons crisis and Burnham’s vibes-based energy plan.

In Episode 99 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Steven Edginton, investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker, on Britain’s most controversial judge, Tan Ikram, and his campaign for more Pakistani judges – plus, the BBC’s shameful reporting failures on a shocking migrant rape case.

Alexander Baker, Senior Researcher at the Prosperity Institute, on the roots of the prisons crisis – and how to solve it.

And journalist and Daily Sceptic regular Ben Pile on the vibes-based nonsense of Andy Burnham’s ‘Great British Grid’ plan – and why our energy bills keep going up under Labour.

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00:00 Intro 
01:25 Stephen Edginton on Tan Ikram’s Dodgy Record 
10:35 Judicial Activism & Diversity 
17:34 Holding Controversial Judges to Account 
19:24 BBC’s Reporting 
28:45 Protests Against Illegal Migration 
31:56 Returning to Independent Journalism 
34:00 Alexander Baker on the Prison Crisis 
36:36 Who Is to Blame for the Prison Crisis? 
37:35 Shift Away From Punishment 
40:26 Impact of Emergency Prisoner Releases 
42:44 Failures of Probation 
44:41 Prison Conditions & Rehabilitation 
57:55 Reform’s Approach to Prison Building 
58:53 Political Will to Fix the Crisis 
01:00:11 Ben Pile on Labour’s Energy Promise 
01:08:38 The Great British Grid 
01:09:16 The Promise of Lower Bills and Faster Connections 
01:14:16 What Would Really Empower Energy Consumers? 
01:15:18 Rising Prices

Michael Rainsborough on Andy Burnham’s Ministry of Truth, Richard Lyon on peak oil and the energy trap and Jack Hadfield on the new wave of anti-immigration protests and the persecution of Danny Tommo.

In Episode 98 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Michael Rainsborough, Professor of Strategic Theory at Deakin University, on Andy Burnham’s sinister new National Centre for Information Defence.

Richard Lyon, engineer and energy economist, on his new book The Energy Trap, whether we’ve reached peak oil and the truth about the ‘energy transition’.

And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to independent journalist Jack Hadfield on the latest wave of anti-immigration protests and the shameful two-tier justice meted out to the protesters.

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Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

00:00 Intro
01:54 Michael Rainsborough on Burnham’s New Censorship Centre
05:40 The Political Impetus
06:39 Russia & UK’s Domestic Problems
11:04 The Meaning of Disinformation
17:36 Protecting What Matters
24:08 The State’s Loss of Legitimacy
30:29 Britain’s Approach to Governance
33:24 Richard Lyon on The Energy Trap
36:26 The Elitist Energy Debate
39:47 Climate Labels & Debate
42:02 The Case Against Net Zero
48:16 Heatwaves & Decarbonisation
51:07 A Better Energy Policy
57:24 Peak Oil
01:01:43 Oil & the Energy Transition
01:06:24 Jack Hadfield on the Boat Crisis
01:06:52 The New Anti-Immigration Protests
01:11:13 Growing Public Anger
01:14:21 Violence at the Protests
01:18:03 Violent Disorder Charges
01:25:31 Danny Tommo
01:32:36 RNLI & the Protests