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David Shipley on the police’s sinister attempts to manipulate Henry Nowak’s family and the role of RICU, and Rob Bates on Labour’s shameful Boriswave U-turn. Plus: the folly of sacrificing Britain’s oil refineries to Net Zero. In Episode 103 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to investigative journalist David Shipley on the police’s sinister attempts to manipulate the family of Henry Nowak after his murder. Plus a deep dive into how ‘family liaison officers’ cynically gain their charges’ trust and the influence of the government’s shadowy propaganda outfit, the Research, Information and Communications Unit. Rob Bates, Director of Research at the Centre for Migration Control, on Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s shameful capitulation to the Left over the Boriswave, what it will cost Britain and why it’s time to scrap Commonwealth voting. And Ted Newson, commentator and researcher for the Global Warming Policy Foundation, on the geostrategic blunder of sacrificing Britain’s oil refineries to Net Zero and the lunacy of our Emissions Trading Scheme. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content here. Follow Laurie on X. Follow David on X. Read Paul Birch’s article on the Nowak case in the Daily Sceptic this week here. Follow the Centre for Migration Control on X. Follow Ted on X. Read Ted’s article on the Daily Sceptic here. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.   00:00 Intro 02:13 David Shipley on Henry Novak Police Misconduct 05:28 Police Liaison Officers & State Propaganda 09:33 Police Lies to the Novak Family 10:50 Calls for an Independent Inquiry 12:00 Families, Police and Contempt of Court 14:41 Families Challenging Official Narratives 17:15 Rob Bates on Changes to Settlement Rules 21:01 Care Worker Visa Abuse 25:43 Impact on British Workers 28:05 Cost to the Taxpayer 31:11 Government Consultation & Immigration Policy 34:59 Who Should Shape Immigration Policy? 37:56 Reversing Settlement Decisions 40:12 Commonwealth Citizens’ Voting Rights 44:34 Putting British Interests First 46:42 Ted Newson on UK’s Oil Refineries 48:06 Decline of Refining Capacity 49:55 Importance of Domestic Refining 52:55 Emissions Trading Scheme 55:33 Skills & Jobs in Refining 58:24 Offshoring Refining & Emissions 01:01:03 Government Attitudes to Oil & Gas 01:03:12 Changing Attitudes to Net Zero

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. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content here. Follow Laurie on X. Follow Charlotte on X. Read Charlotte’s recent articles on the Daily Sceptic here, here and here. Read Peter’s articles on the Daily Sceptic here and here. Follow Marcel on X. Find out more about Clintel here. 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. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content here. Follow Laurie on X. Follow Harry on X. Follow Bijan on X. Follow Tilak on X. Read his article on the Daily Sceptic here. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio. 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. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content here. Follow Laurie on X.  Follow Michael on X. Read Steven’s article on the Daily Sceptic here. Follow Chris on X. Get your copy of his new book, Implausible, here. Read extracts from his book on the Daily Sceptic here. Produced by Richard Eldred.  Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio. 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. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content here. Follow Laurie on X.  Follow Steven on X. Follow Alexander on X. Read his paper, Making Space for Justice, here. Follow Ben on X. Read his article on the Daily Sceptic here. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.   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