Browsing: Daily Sceptic

With news that private sales of electric vehicles fell in the U.K. last year and with the Prime Minister set to delay the looming ban on petrol vehicles, Patrick O’Flynn writes in the Telegraph that you’d have to pay him to buy an electric car . Who remembers those simpler, happier da…

The European Court of Human Rights recently handed down its decision on admissibility in the case of  MA and Others v France . The case is being brought by 261 applicants (of a wide range of nationalities, all of whom are prostitutes) who wish to challenge the French law 2016-444 of 2016, whic…

Our picture shows the Royal Navy’s HMS Rattler intercepting the Brazilian slave ship Andorinha off Lagos in August 1849 (from Illustrated London News , December 29th 1849). The Restitution Study Group , speaking for black people who descend from the slaves the West Africa’s kingdoms …

The phrase ‘post-truth’ was invented, it seems, about 10 years ago. As usual, books were published with it in the title five years later – by Matthew d’Ancona, Evan Davis, Julian Biaggini and others. Davis and d’Ancona used the language to defend the establishment. And so has Sam Leith this week…

Rishi Sunak is poised to ditch the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars as he scales back costly green pledges. The Mail has more . In a dramatic policy shift, he is set to delay the switch to electric vehicles and slow  the phasing-out of gas boilers . Pushing back the petrol a…

“ Nigel Farage hits out at FCA’s ‘whitewash’ review into ‘de-banking’ ” – The City regulator has sparked fury after finding no evidence of banks denying politicians access to accounts due to their views, reports the Mail. “ YouTube suspends the monetisation of Russell Brand’s channel ” …

Welcome to the Weekly Sceptic , episode 55 ! This week: Toby and Nick dissect the Russell Brand story in forensic detail  The BBC cancels a programme on Róisín Murphy but promotes a band that sings “kick Terfs all day” Graham Linehan’s book is praised by Jonathan Ross and…

The latest Covid Juice release is for sale in Germany as of Monday,  and Health Minister Karl Lauterbach was first in line . There’s abundant evidence that he’s not a great fan of vaccination;  he got his third dose in secret, well after the rest of the vaccinators , and his claims to have gotte…

Vandals were out in force once again yesterday, with one camera being covered in expanding foam while elsewhere a man held an anti-Ulez sign on top of ladder trying to block a camera’s view. The Mail has the story . It comes weeks after Sadiq Khan expanded his controversial policy to c…

The Financial Conduct Authority has been criticised after its review uncovered no evidence that politicians are being denied bank accounts because of their views. The Financial Times has the story . A review by the chief U.K. financial regulator has uncovered no evidence that politicia…