Dr. Doom Steps Down
Sir Patrick Vallance is stepping down as the Govt's Chief Scientific Officer. The Daily Sceptic looks back at his record over the past two-and-a-half years and it’s not great. If only we'd had Anders Tegnell instead.
Day: 3 August 2022
Net Zero Advocates Are Living in Cloud Cuckoo Land
Gordon Hughes, a former Professor of Economics at Edinburgh, says anyone who thinks the costs of Net Zero will be outweighed by savings from new green technologies in five-to-ten years is living in cloud cuckoo land.
“Misuse of Statistics” Said to Surround Met Office/BBC Claims of “Much Faster” Recent Sea Level Rises
The BBC recently claimed sea levels are rising “much faster” than a century ago. But, as Chris Morrison points out, this relies on cherry-picking the data. In fact, rising sea levels haven't posed a threat for 8,000 years.
The Cancellers Are Getting Cancelled
Is the tide finally turning? In the past week some of the BBC's most woke, finger-wagging scolds – Gary Lineker, Frankie Boyle, Dara Ó'Briain – have been targeted for cancellation or literally cancelled.
News Round-Up
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus – and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
