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- 4 days ago37 min
Boys Are Not Misogynists | Joanna Gray The Sceptic Ep.79
Are British schools waging a quiet war on boys? Plus: the UAE's dramatic departure from OPEC. In Episode 79 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Joanna Gray – writer, confidence mentor and Daily Sceptic regular – on what the modern world gets wrong about gender. They discuss Jess Phillips’ proposed “anti-misogyny” lessons for schoolboys, the female domination of teaching, the lack of male role models and why pathologising normal boyhood is damaging a generation of young men. And Tilak Doshi, the Daily Sceptic’s Energy Editor, on the UAE’s shock departure from OPEC – what it means for the cartel, global oil markets and geopolitics in the Middle East. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content. Follow Laurie on X. Read Joanna’s articles on the Daily Sceptic here, here and here. Follow Tilak on X. Read Tilak’s article on the Daily Sceptic here. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.
- 1 weeks ago40 min
Climate Alarmism “Implausible”, UN Admits | Chris Morrison The Sceptic Ep.78
UN scientists admit that central assumptions of the climate alarmist agenda are “implausible”. Plus: the woke madness of “trans time”. In Episode 77 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Chris Morrison, the Daily Sceptic’s environment editor, on the sensational admission by UN scientists that widely reported climate alarmist forecasts are “implausible” – and how it blows apart decades of green fearmongering. And Steven Tucker, author and Daily Sceptic columnist, on the wacky woke world of “trans time”, and the curious case of the “garrulous” non-verbal author. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content. Follow Laurie on X. Follow Chris on X. Read Chris’s article on the Daily Sceptic here. Read Steven’s articles on the Daily Sceptic here and here. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.
- 2 weeks ago47 min
Terror in Golders Green | David Shipley The Sceptic Ep.77
J. Sorel on Keir Starmer’s reign of sleaze. Plus: the Golders Green attack and the climate activist lawsuit against Shell. In Episode 77 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to J. Sorel, commentator and historian, on the Peter Mandelson scandal, the myth of Keir Starmer the “technocrat” and the truth about his reign of sleaze. David Shipley, journalist and commentator, on the shocking Golders Green knife attack and the grim wave of migrant crime hitting Britain. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to James Graham, Senior Researcher on Financial Freedoms at the Prosperity Institute, on the Filipino disaster survivors suing Shell Oil about the weather – and why London has become the global capital of vexatious green litigation. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content. Follow Laurie on X. Follow J Sorel on X. Follow David on X. Follow James on X. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.
- 3 weeks ago58 min
Why Britain is Corrupt | Michael Rainsborough The Sceptic Ep.76
Michael Rainsborough on Britain’s state corruption and why inquiries never work. Plus: the BBC’s Net Zero U-turn. In Episode 76 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Michael Rainsborough, Daily Sceptic contributor and Professor of Strategic Theory and Director of the Centre for Future Defence and National Security at Deakin University, Victoria, about British state corruption. Michael explains how our frequent public inquiries, in hock to misguided liberal proceduralism, hold no one to account for state failure. Instead, he argues the current national grooming gangs inquiry should follow the model of Hong Kong’s highly successful Independent Commission Against Corruption. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Ben Pile, journalist and Daily Sceptic regular, on the BBC’s activist ‘climate editor’ Justin Rowlatt and his brass neck U-turn on the cost of Net Zero. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content. Follow Laurie on X. Read Michael’s article on the Daily Sceptic here. Follow Ben on X. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.
- Apr 17, 202643 min
Britain's Muslim Sectarianism Problem | The Sceptic Special Episode
Four Sceptic guests on the growing problem of Muslim sectarianism in Britain and why the state can't address it. In this special episode of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell brings together four different perspectives on the growing problem of Muslim sectarianism in Britain. Guy Dampier of the Prosperity Institute shows how Pakistani clan structures led to the grooming gangs; researcher Daniel Dieppe highlights how the London Borough of Tower Hamlets fell to Bangladeshi-Muslim electoral corruption; the Critic's Chris Bayliss looks at how state authorities responded to Birmingham's banning of Israeli football fans; and journalist David Shipley and Laurie discuss what the Labour Government's latest social cohesion plan shows about how it's approaching multiculturalism's pathologies. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content. Follow Laurie on X. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.
- Apr 10, 202647 min
Why Britain Protests | Jack Hadfield The Sceptic Ep.75
Jack Hadfield on his time covering the frontlines of Britain’s anti-immigration protests. Plus: why hydrocarbons make the world go round. In Episode 75 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to independent journalist Jack Hadfield, on the history and development of Britain’s grassroots anti-immigration protest movement, from football lads of the English Defence League, to the mass unrest after Southport and the Pink Ladies of Epping. Plus: the phoniness of ‘antifa’. And Chris Morrison, the Daily Sceptic’s Environment Editor, on why the Iran oil crisis shows how the world can’t do without hydrocarbons; the dreary woke turn of the BBC and why we don’t have to love David Attenborough; and a bombshell finding in the Antarctic ice that shatters green myths about CO2 and global temperatures. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content. Follow Laurie on X. Follow Jack on X. Follow Chris on X. Read his latest on the Daily Sceptic here and here. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.
- Apr 3, 202641 min
Will the Grooming Gang Inquiry Work? | The Sceptic Ep.74
Adam Wren on progress and pitfalls in the national grooming gang inquiry and David Turver on how to fix the energy crisis. In Episode 74 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Adam Wren, campaigner and Director of Open Justice UK on progress and pitfalls in the Government’s national grooming gang inquiry and his podcast with survivor Fiona Goddard. And David Turver, author of the Eigen Values substack, on the Labour Government’s hapless failure to deal with the Strait of Hormuz energy crisis and why Net Zero leaves us perilously exposed to global shocks. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content. Follow Laurie on X. Follow Adam on X. Watch Fiona’s Story here. Follow David on X. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.
- Mar 27, 20261h 4m
Suicide of a Nation? | Matt Goodwin The Sceptic Ep.73
Matt Goodwin on Britain’s demographic suicide and Eugyppius on Trump’s Iran blunder. Plus: the truth about the oil crisis. In Episode 73 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Matthew Goodwin, broadcaster, author and Reform UK’s candidate for Gorton & Denton, on why Britain is facing a demographic crisis – and how to stop it. Eugyppius, author of the substack Eugyppius: a plague chronical, on America’s war in Iran, the murky strategic thinking behind it and whether it will prove to be Trump’s greatest mistake. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Dr Tilak Doshi, the Daily Sceptic’s Energy Editor, on how Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz shows the vital importance of oil to the world economy – and exposes the fantasies of the green zealots. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content. Follow Laurie on X. Follow Matt on X. Follow Eugyppius on X. Follow Tilak on X. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio. 00:00 Intro 00:01:21 Matt Goodwin on Suicide of a Nation 00:04:03 Demographic Projections 00:06:19 Silence on Demography 00:11:40 Two Tier Multiculturalism 00:15:12 War on British History 00:18:35 Policy Solutions 00:27:33 In Group Preference 00:30:17 Reform as Vehicle 00:33:42 Eugyppius on Trump's Iran War 00:39:45 Opportunistic War 00:42:55 Strait of Hormuz Closure 00:46:01 European Response 00:48:48 Trump Betrayal 00:55:41 Midterms and Oil Prices 01:00:34 Tilak Doshi on Why the Strait of Hormuz Matters 01:06:56 Comparison to 1970s 01:13:36 North Sea Reserves 01:19:57 Net Zero Fantasies
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