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How the Equality Act Broke Britain | The Sceptic Ep.85
Jul 03, 2026
How the Equality Act has morphed from anti-discrimination law into a vast tool of social engineering, and whether the Met Office’s recent temperature records really are the ‘hottest evah’.
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Labour’s Backdoor EU Reset | The Sceptic Ep.84
Jun 26, 2026
Sir Bill Cash on the 10th anniversary of Brexit, his 40-year fight to restore British sovereignty and why we must resist Labour’s EU reset.
In Episode 84 of the Sceptic, guest host Jack Hadfield…
Breaking the Blob | The Sceptic Ep.83
Jun 19, 2026
Charles Talbot on how the Blob is stifling democracy in Britain and turning the state against itself.
In Episode 83 of the Sceptic, guest host Michael Murphy speaks to Charles Talbot, author of the…
Britain: Island of Strangers | The Sceptic Ep.82
Jun 12, 2026
Dr Ben Jones on how 30 years of mass migration have created the conditions for rising unrest, and Dr Gwythian Prins on why green zealotry weakens Britain in a dangerous world.
In Episode 82 of the…
Britain’s Anti-White Police | The Sceptic Ep.81
Jun 05, 2026
Ex-cop Paul Birch on the gross failures of the Nowak arrest and Jack Hadfield on the protests. Plus: Blair’s shameless green U-turn.
In Episode 81 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Paul…
Will Trump Destroy NATO? | The Sceptic Archive
May 29, 2026
Doug Stokes on whether peace is possible in Ukraine, America’s fading global dominance, the future of NATO and why Britain’s rush to rearm could spell trouble for Net Zero.
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The Truth About Palantir | Andrew Orlowski The Sceptic Ep.80
May 22, 2026
Andrew Orlowski on Palantir, AI and the truth about UK phone signal. Plus: vaccine injuries in Canada.
In Episode 80 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Andrew Orlowski, business and…
Boys Are Not Misogynists | Joanna Gray The Sceptic Ep.79
May 15, 2026
Are British schools waging a quiet war on boys? Plus: the UAE's dramatic departure from OPEC.
In Episode 79 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Joanna Gray – writer, confidence mentor and…
Climate Alarmism “Implausible”, UN Admits | Chris Morrison The Sceptic Ep.78
May 08, 2026
UN scientists admit that central assumptions of the climate alarmist agenda are “implausible”. Plus: the woke madness of “trans time”.
In Episode 77 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to…
Terror in Golders Green | David Shipley The Sceptic Ep.77
May 01, 2026
J. Sorel on Keir Starmer’s reign of sleaze. Plus: the Golders Green attack and the climate activist lawsuit against Shell.
In Episode 77 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to J. Sorel…
Why Britain is Corrupt | Michael Rainsborough The Sceptic Ep.76
Apr 24, 2026
Michael Rainsborough on Britain’s state corruption and why inquiries never work. Plus: the BBC’s Net Zero U-turn.
In Episode 76 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Michael Rainsborough…
Britain's Muslim Sectarianism Problem | The Sceptic Special Episode
Apr 17, 2026
Four Sceptic guests on the growing problem of Muslim sectarianism in Britain and why the state can't address it.
In this special episode of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell brings together four…
Why Britain Protests | Jack Hadfield The Sceptic Ep.75
Apr 10, 2026
Jack Hadfield on his time covering the frontlines of Britain’s anti-immigration protests. Plus: why hydrocarbons make the world go round.
In Episode 75 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to…
Will the Grooming Gang Inquiry Work? | The Sceptic Ep.74
Apr 03, 2026
Adam Wren on progress and pitfalls in the national grooming gang inquiry and David Turver on how to fix the energy crisis.
In Episode 74 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Adam Wren…
Suicide of a Nation? | Matt Goodwin The Sceptic Ep.73
Mar 27, 2026
Matt Goodwin on Britain’s demographic suicide and Eugyppius on Trump’s Iran blunder. Plus: the truth about the oil crisis.
In Episode 73 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Matthew Goodwin…
The Fall of Tower Hamlets | The Sceptic Ep.72
Mar 20, 2026
The forgotten story of how Tower Hamlets was taken over by Bangladeshi-Muslim clan politics. Plus: Ben Pile on Paul Ehrlich’s legacy of lies.
In Episode 72 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks…
The Death Throes of Multicultural Britain | The Sceptic Ep.71
Mar 13, 2026
David Shipley on how Labour just admitted that multiculturalism is dead. Plus: Chris Morrison on killer carbon pipelines.
In Episode 71 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell and journalist David…
The Great Asylum Scam | Rob Bates – The Sceptic Ep.70
Mar 06, 2026
Rob Bates on the great student visa scam, the trouble with Labour’s immigration reforms and the desperate smears of Hope Not Hate.
In Episode 70 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Rob…
The Inequality Act | Fred de Fossard – The Sceptic Ep.69
Feb 27, 2026
Fred de Fossard on how the Equality Act fosters discrimination against white males, and Tilak Doshi on Germany’s chemicals industry bloodbath.
In Episode 69 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks…
Bursting the AI Bubble | Andrew Orlowski – The Sceptic Ep.68
Feb 20, 2026
Andrew Orlowski on AI and why it’s overhyped, and Ben Pile on the green zealots’ failed temperature predictions.
In Episode 68 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Andrew Orlowski, Telegraph…
The Great ‘Comms’ Con | Felix Hardinge – The Sceptic Ep.67
Feb 13, 2026
The downfall of Mandelson and McSweeney, the scourge of Westminster ‘comms’ brain and why Blue Labour was always fake.
In Episode 67 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Felix Hardinge, a…
The Electrification Delusion – Kathryn Porter | Sceptic Special Episode
Feb 06, 2026
On this Special Episode of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Kathryn Porter, energy consultant, commentator and the founder of Watt-Logic, on the suicidal delusions of our green elites’…
The Reform Revolution | Tom Jones – The Sceptic Ep.66
Jan 30, 2026
Tom Jones on Reform, the Tories and the future of the Right, and Tilak Doshi on Trump’s America vs the global blue team.
In Episode 66 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Tom Jones, Deputy…
The Stakeholder State | David Frost – The Sceptic Ep.65
Jan 23, 2026
David Frost on the never-ending scourge of New Labour’s “stakeholder” revolution – and why Britain must reclaim free-market thinking.
In Episode 65 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to David…
How Liberals Created the Underclass | Theodore Dalrymple – The Sceptic Ep.64
Jan 16, 2026
Theodore Dalrymple, on the 25th anniversary of his acclaimed Life at the Bottom, on crime, the underclass and liberal hypocrisy.
In Episode 64 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Anthony…
The Brute Facts of Diversity | Harrison Pitt – The Sceptic Ep.63
Jan 09, 2026
Harrison Pitt on Alaa Abd El-Fattah and British citizenship, Islamism and West Midlands Police and the fightback against anarcho-tyranny.
In Episode 63 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to…
The Best of the Sceptic 2025
Jan 02, 2026
In this Special Episode of the Sceptic, we bring you highlights from our five most popular episodes of 2025.
Deputy Comment Editor at the Telegraph Poppy Coburn on race and the rape gangs; author and…
Politics and the Modern Self – Dr Carl Trueman | Sceptic Special Episode
Dec 26, 2025
Intellectual historian Dr Carl Trueman on politics, psychology and the ‘modern self’.
In this special episode of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell is joined by intellectual historian Dr Carl Trueman…
Battling Britain’s Blasphemy Laws | Toby Young – The Sceptic Ep.62
Dec 19, 2025
Toby Young on a year of free-speech battles, and Chris Morrison on the OBR’s junk climate science and the attempt to sue Shell over the weather.
In Episode 62 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell…
Why I’m Taking on ‘Hope not Hate’ | Jack Rankin – The Sceptic Ep.61
Dec 12, 2025
Andrew Orlowski on Britain’s weird utilitarian cult, Jack Rankin MP on the Tories vs the Blob and Ben Pile on green rent-seeking.
In Episode 61 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Andrew…
