The Sceptic

How Labour is still failing grooming victims, and the lunacy of the Greens’ wealth tax. In Episode 56 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Adam Wren, campaigner and founder of Open Justice UK, on the chaos in the Government’s grooming gang inquiry. And for our premium subscribers, Matthew Bowles, Senior Policy Researcher at the Prosperity Institute, on why the Greens’ plans for a wealth tax just don’t add up. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow Adam on X. Follow Matthew on X. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Bijan Omrani on the Church of England’s woke turn and Britain’s Christian heritage, and Tilak Doshi on climate Lysenkoism. In Episode 55 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Dr Bijan Omrani, who is an Oxford-educated barrister, has taught classics at Eton College, is a research fellow at the University of Exeter as well as a church warden. They discuss what he makes of the first woman Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally and his latest book, God is an Englishman. Plus the worst thing to happen in Canterbury Cathedral since the murder of Thomas Beckett.  And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Dr Tilak Doshi, the Daily Sceptic’s Energy Editor, on the history of bogus Soviet science under the infamous Trofim Lysenko – and how the West has likewise put ideology before evidence with Covid and with climate alarmism. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow Bijan on X. Get your copy of God is an Englishman here. Follow Tilak on X. Read his latest article on the Daily Sceptic here. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Alexander Adams on dissident art, the tyranny of the Arts Council England and his new exhibition: Power and Intimacy. In Episode 54 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Alexander Adams, artist and writer and the author of the pamphlet, Abolish the Arts Council and his new book, How to Start a Dissident Art Movement. They discuss the woke tyranny of the contemporary art establishment, why modern art is so off-putting, the meaning of Right-wing art and his new exhibition – Power and Intimacy, running until this Sunday in Central London – and what he and his colleagues are trying to achieve with it. Due to technical issues, there is no premium section of the Sceptic this week. Next week we will be back with a bumper episode! Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow Alexander on X. Visit their exhibition at 11 Caledonian Road, N1 9DX, London, a 3-minute walk from King’s Cross Station.  Visit their website here. Read Ferro’s article about it on the Daily Sceptic here. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio. 00:00 Intro 00:51 The woke tyranny of the art establishment 04:05 Alex's art background 07:17 Why modern art is so crud 10:59 How the 'Vitalists' formed 13:33 Power & Intimacy exhibition 17:38 Right-wing art 30:38 'Tackle' by Fen de Villiers 41:24 Keeping skills alive

Tom Jones on Keir Starmer’s bizarre attempts to smear Reform as racist over its new immigration policy, Andrew Orlowski on the real problem with the Government’s Britcard digital ID scheme and Kathryn Porter on just how much Net Zero is costing us. In Episode 53 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: Tom Jones, writer and conservative councillor, on the Labour Party conference and Keir Starmer’s bizarre attempts to smear reform as racist over its new immigration policy. Andrew Orlowski, business columnist at the Daily Telegraph, on the real problem with the Government’s Britcard digital ID scheme. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Kathryn Porter, energy consultant and commentator, for a deep dive on just how much Net Zero is costing us, why Ed Miliband’s claims about renewables are so laughable and how the Green Crusade is putting us at risk of blackouts this winter. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow Tom on X. Follow Andrew on X. Follow Kathryn on X. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

David Goodhart on family policy, anywheres vs somewheres and migration, and Eugyppius on German media craziness and how he evades the woke Stasi. In Episode 52 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: David Goodhart, journalist and founder of Prospect magazine, head of demography at Policy Exchange, author of The Road to Somewhere, Head Hand Heart and most recently, The Care Dilemma: Freedom, Family and Fertility. They discuss gender roles and why family policy is coming back on the agenda, anywheres vs somewheres and the consequences of immigration and demographic change.   And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Eugyppius, author of the substack Eugyppius: a Plague Chronicle, about the German media’s ghoulish reaction to the death of Charlie Kirk and the nastiness of “anti-fascism”, plus the steps he has to take to evade Germany’s woke Stasi. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow David on X. Order The Care Dilemma: Freedom, Family and Fertility here. Follow Eugyppius on X. Read his latest on the Daily Sceptic here. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Michael Murphy on Charlie Kirk, free speech and the scourge of “anti-fascism”, and Ben Pile on how the British public are going cold on global warming. In Episode 51 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: Michael Murphy, journalist and documentary-maker for outlets including the Telegraph, on what the assassination of Charlie Kirk means for America, the disturbing violence of so-called “anti-fascism” and why the globalist Left hates their own nation-states. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Ben Pile, journalist and Daily Sceptic regular, on how the British public are growing increasingly sceptical both of Net Zero and the whole climate alarmist narrative. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow Michael on X. Follow Ben on X. Read his latest on the Daily Sceptic here. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Australia’s populist fightback against its immigration disaster, Jess Gill on the Left’s blindspot over Iryna Zarutska and Dr Tilak Doshi on how Net Zero is exacerbating Europe’s fiscal crises.   NB: This week’s interviews were recorded before the horrifying assassination in Utah. RIP Charlie Kirk, an American hero and a fearless advocate for free speech. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.   In Episode 50 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: Jordan Knight, commentator, journalist and Director of Migration Watch Australia, on how Australia’s recent immigration surge is causing a populist revolt – and why the politics of this crucial issue are so similar across the Anglosphere. Jess Gill, commentator and founder of the Women’s Safety Initiative, on the horrifying murder of Iryna Zarutska – and why the Left don’t seem to care about violence against women when it’s committed by ethnic minorities. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Dr Tilak Doshi, the Daily Sceptic’s Energy Editor, on how Net Zero is pouring fuel on the fire of the looming fiscal crises of Europe’s social democracies.   Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow Jordan on X. Follow Jess on X. Follow the Women’s Safety Initiative on X. Follow Tilak on X. Read his latest article on the Daily Sceptic here. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Ed West on the persecution of Graham Linehan, the asylum hotel protests and ‘colour-blind’ casting, and Steven Tucker on veggie authoritarianism. In Episode 49 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: Ed West, historian and author of the Wrong Side of History substack, on the persecution of Graham Linehan, the asylum hotel protests, the “flagging” of England and how the scourge of so-called “colour-blind” casting is falsifying history. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Steven Tucker, author and Daily Sceptic columnist, on the authoritarian schemes of the green fanatics: like infecting people with tick bites to make us allergic to meat. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow Ed on X. Read Steven’s latest on the Daily Sceptic here. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

David Shipley on his prison corruption scandal investigation, Lucy Connolly’s release and the migrant hotel protests and David Turver on the energy price cap rise and Ed Miliband’s false promises. In Episode 48 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: David Shipley, journalist and commentator, on his Sunday Times story about corruption in British prisons, the release of Lucy Connolly, the anti-immigration protests and the significance of the flagging taking place across the country. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to David Turver, author of the Eigen Values substack, on the increase in the energy price cap – and why Ed Miliband’s costly green policies are to blame. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow David Shipley on X. Follow David Turver on X. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Lubna Zaidi, host of Candid with Lubna, on receiving death threats for speaking out about the rape gangs; Charlotte Gill on migrant “Sanctuary Cities”; and Ben Pile’s bizarre debate with a green loon. In Episode 47 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: Lubna Zaidi, a British-Pakistani ex-Apprentice star and host of Candid with Lubna, on how she received death threats and had to move out of her hometown after speaking out about the grooming gangs. Charlotte Gill, freelance journalist, Daily Sceptic columnist and author of the Woke Waste Substack, on who’s behind the so-called “Sanctuary Cities” programme for migrants, and the schoolchildren being encouraged to send Valentine’s Cards to asylum seekers. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Ben Pile, journalist and Daily Sceptic regular, on his bizarre debate with a Net Zero ideologue professor who could barely string a sentence together – and what it says about the delusions of the climate cult. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow Lubna on X and subscribe to her YouTube channel.  Subscribe to her Youtube channel – Candid with Lubna: https://www.youtube.com/@Lubna.Candid Follow Charlotte on X. Read her article on the Daily Sceptic here. Follow Ben on X. Read his article on the Daily Sceptic here. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Cancelled climate dissenter Professor Norman Fenton speaks out In this special episode of the Sceptic, Laurie speaks to fearless, peerless climate sceptic Professor Norman Fenton, about his life and times and the professional consequences he has suffered for speaking truth to power about Covid and climate science. Professor Fenton is a mathematician and computer scientist and Emeritus Professor of Risk Information Management at Queen Mary University London. Follow him on X. Visit his website here. Follow Laurie on X.

Pension funds are supposed to invest your money wisely so they can provide a return when you retire. So why are so many of them obsessed with controversial political causes like Net Zero? In this special episode of the Sceptic, James Graham, Senior Researcher on Financial Freedoms at the Prosperity Institute, exposes the scourge of Environmental and Social Governance, why your pension fund is costing you money by funding Net Zero, his confrontation with green fanatic fund managers and the ongoing dangers of debanking. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content. Follow Laurie on X. Follow James on X. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

US free-speech activist Preston Byrne on Ofcom’s ill-fated imperialism, J. Sorel on one year of two-tier Keir and Chris Morrison on phoney green jobs. In Episode 46 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: Preston Byrne, lawyer and transatlantic free speech activist, on the UK Government’s global censorship empire and why Britain should have a First Amendment. J. Sorel, writer and historian, on the legacy of Southport, whether Britain is heading for civil war and his assessment of one year of two-tier Keir. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Chris Morrison, the Daily Sceptic’s Environment Editor, on phoney green jobs and the neverending fibs of the Met Office.   Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow Preston on X. Follow J. Sorel on X. Follow Chris on X. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Independent journalist Jack Hadfield on the anti-asylum protests, Alan Miller on the tyranny of digital ID, and James Graham on why your pension is funding Net Zero. In Episode 45 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: Independent journalist Jack Hadfield on what he’s seen while reporting live from the protests against asylum hotels – first in Epping, now in Canary Wharf – and whether they’re about to spread across the country. Alan Miller, co-founder of the Together Declaration, on why we must oppose the technocratic tyranny of digital ID. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to James Graham, Senior Researcher on Financial Freedoms at the Prosperity Institute, on the scourge of ESG, and why your pension fund is funding Net Zero. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow Jack on X. Follow Allan on X. Follow James on X. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Solicitor Michael Phillips on the Muslims influencing migration policy, the Prosperity Institute’s Amar Johal on legislative reform and Ben Pile on the UN’s green censorship. In Episode 44 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: Michael Phillips, solicitor advocate who works with Christian Concern, about a Christian woman pressured to convert to Islam who was denied asylum by a Muslim Home Office official. Amar Johal, former government lawyer and Director of Legislative Affairs at the Prosperity Institute, on the revolution needed in the UK constitution to put the interests of the British people first. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Ben Pile, journalist and Daily Sceptic regular, on how as the global tide turns against the climate alarmist agenda, desperate green zealots at the UN are trying to ramp up the censorship. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Read Christian Concern’s account of Maria’s case here. Follow Amar on X. Follow Ben on X. Read his latest article on the Daily Sceptic here. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Dr Charles Cornish-Dale, also known as Raw Egg Nationalist, is an anthropologist, political commentator and men’s health writer and whose work has appeared in publications including the American Mind and the Spectator. He’s also the author of several books, the most recent of which is The Last Men: Liberalism and the Death of Masculinity which is out later this summer.  In this special episode of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell and Charles discuss The Last Men, why testosterone has been declining and why declining sperm counts could mean the end of humanity, how the modern world is making us sick, why we’re having so few babies, why chemicals in the water really are turning the frogs gay – and people transgender – and how the material and spiritual elements of these modern problems overlap. In the premium section Charles explains how we can stay healthy in spite of modern chemicals, why mass immigration isn’t a good solution to declining birthrates, how the Right is becoming more radical and why the English are an ethnic group. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content. Follow Laurie on X. Follow Charles on X. Subscribe to his Substack. The Last Men: Liberalism and the Death of Masculinity is out later this summer, and his other books, including the Raw Egg Nationalism Cookbook and The Eggs Benedict Option, can be found on Amazon here. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

William Yarwood on Labour’s welfare farce, Niall Gooch on Catholicism vs the Lib Dems and Dr Tilak Doshi on Trump’s crusade against politicised science. In Episode 43 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: William Yarwood, Campaigns Manager at the Taxpayer's Alliance, on Labour's welfare farce and what it means for the deficit. Niall Gooch, writer and public servant, on the Catholic Lib Dem MP denied holy communion for voting in favour of assisted suicide, the Christian revival and English ethnicity. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Dr Tilak Doshi, the Daily Sceptic's Energy Editor, on Trump's fightback against politicised climate science and the rise and rise of King Coal. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow William on X. Use the Taxpayers’ Alliance’s Benefits Dashboard here. Follow Niall on X. Follow Tilak on X. Read his latest article on the Daily Sceptic here. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Fleur Meston on 9-month abortion and assisted suicide, Dr Alka Seghal Cuthbert on the tyranny of the Equality Act and Andrew Gilligan on ‘Islamophobia’ and the rape gangs inquiry.   In Episode 42 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: Fleur Meston, writer and campaigner, on Parliament’s decriminalisation of abortion up to nine months and the legalisation of assisted suicide. Dr Alka Seghal Cuthbert, Director of Don't Divide Us, on the tyranny of the Equality Act and why it needs to be repealed. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Andrew Gilligan, senior fellow at Policy Exchange, on how Angela Rayner's plans for an Islamophobia definition threaten to stifle the national rape gangs inquiry.   Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow Fleur on X. Follow Alka on X. Read her report on the Equality Act here. Follow Andrew on X. Read Policy Exchange’s report on Labour’s ‘Islamophobia’ definition here. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

David Shipley on the rape gangs inquiry, Tom Jones on the meaning of the Ballymena riots and Ben Pile on the mad alarmism around dimming the sun.   In Episode 41 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: David Shipley, writer on prisons, crime and justice, on Baroness Casey's bombshell grooming gangs rapid audit and plus the Muslim lobby in the Home Office. Tom Jones, writer and Conservative councillor, on what the Ballymena riots in Northern Ireland say about the fractious state of multicultural Britain. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to journalist and Daily Sceptic regular Ben Pile, on the alarmism around dimming the sun, the mad crusade for solar panels in Britain and why the public has stopped buying the green fanatics’ narrative.   Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow David on X. Read David’s latest on the Daily Sceptic here. Follow Tom on X. Follow Ben on X. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Rob Bates on how to stop Britain becoming majority-minority, Tilak Doshi on Trump vs the Green Blob and Mario Trabucco on George Osborne’s Elgin Marbles betrayal. In Episode 40 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests: Rob Bates, founder and Research Director of the Centre for Migration Control, on the alarming projections that the white British are on course to be a minority in Britain within 40 years – and what can be done about it. Dr Tilak Doshi, the Daily Sceptic’s Energy Editor, on Trump’s war on America's Green Blob, Keir Starmer’s surrender to EU carbon rules and Ed Miliband's Net Zero disinformation. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Dr Mario Trabucco della Toretta, classical archaeologist and historian, on the reports that George Osborne, Director of the British Museum, is set to surrender the Elgin Marbles to Greece – and why that would be a colossal mistake. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow Laurie on X.  Follow the Centre for Migration Control on X. Follow Tilak on X. Read Tilak’s latest articles on the Daily Sceptic here. Follow Mario on X. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here.  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.