The Sceptic

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 [http://www.dailysceptic.org/donate/].  Follow Laurie on X [https://x.com/L_Wastell].  Follow Lubna on X [https://x.com/CandidwithLubna]and subscribe to her YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/@Lubna.Candid].  Subscribe to her Youtube channel – Candid with Lubna: https://www.youtube.com/@Lubna.Candid Follow Charlotte on X [https://x.com/CharlotteCGill/]. Read her article on the Daily Sceptic here [https://dailysceptic.org/2025/08/17/how-taxpayers-money-is-being-spent-on-sanctuary-cities/]. Follow Ben on X [https://x.com/clim8resistance]. Read his article on the Daily Sceptic here [https://dailysceptic.org/2025/08/10/the-angry-outbursts-of-climate-alarmists-show-a-scientific-establishment-in-crisis/]. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here [https://www.youtube.com/@TheDailySceptic/subscribe].  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 [https://x.com/profnfenton]. Visit his website here [https://www.normanfenton.com/]. Follow Laurie on X [https://x.com/L_Wastell].

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 [http://www.dailysceptic.org/donate/]. Follow Laurie on X [https://x.com/L_Wastell]. Follow James on X [https://x.com/jamesd_graham]. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel. [https://www.youtube.com/@TheDailySceptic/subscribe] 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 [http://www.dailysceptic.org/donate/].  Follow Laurie on X [https://x.com/L_Wastell].  Follow Preston on X [https://x.com/prestonjbyrne/]. Follow J. Sorel on X [https://x.com/JSorel1830]. Follow Chris on X [https://x.com/cmorrisonesq]. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here [https://www.youtube.com/@TheDailySceptic/subscribe].  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 [http://www.dailysceptic.org/donate/].  Follow Laurie on X [https://x.com/L_Wastell].  Follow Jack on X [https://x.com/JackHadders]. Follow Allan on X [https://x.com/alanvibe]. Follow James on X [https://x.com/jamesd_graham]. Subscribe to the Daily Sceptic YouTube Channel here [https://www.youtube.com/@TheDailySceptic/subscribe].  Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.