The Sceptic

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” an...

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,...

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”...

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...

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...

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 Qu...

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, ...

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...

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 s...

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 officia...

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 an...

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 ho...

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, Dir...

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...

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 – a...

Michael Reiners on multiculturalism vs free speech, Charlotte Gill on Commie Academy and more and Tim Samuels on ‘White Men Can’t Work’.

In Episode 39 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests:

Michael Reiners, barrister and writer, on Britain's new blasphemy law, and how multiculturalism is closely linked with our free speech woes.

Charlotte Gill, Daily Sceptic columnist and author of the Woke Waste substa...

Chris Bayliss on the scandal of Commonwealth voting, Sarah Phillimore on the bar’s scrapped EDI plans and Eugyppius on Germany and South Africa.

In Episode 38 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests:

Chris Bayliss, independent consultant and writer, on the police response to the Liverpool car incident this week – and the scandal of Commonwealth votes in UK elections.

Sarah Phillimore, barrister and gend...

Lord Frost on Starmer’s surrender to the EU, James Price on Britain’s dysfunctional state and David Shipley on Lucy Connolly’s failed appeal.

In Episode 37 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests:

David Frost, Lord Frost of Allenton, former chief Brexit negotiator, Conservative Peer and Telegraph columnist, on Keir Starmer’s Brexit betrayal – and whether the Tory Party is on its last legs.

James Price, po...

Welcome to Episode 36 of the Sceptic! On the show this week, host Laurie Wastell speaks to the following guests:

Karl Williams, Research Director at the Centre for Policy Studies, and the author of the recent CPS report ‘Here to Stay? Estimating the Scale and Cost of Long-Term Migration’, on why Keir Starmer’s immigration announcement is not as radical as it seems.

Dan Hitchens, Senior Editor at First Things, on what's at stake in ...