The Sceptic | Episode 99: Steven Edginton on Tan Ikram’s Campaign for Pakistani Judges | Plus: Solving the Prisons Crisis and Burnham’s Vibes-Based Energy Plan

In Episode 99 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Steven Edginton, investigative journalist and documentary filmmaker, on Britain’s most controversial judge, Tan Ikram, and his campaign for more Pakistani judges – plus, the BBC’s shameful reporting failures on a shocking migrant rape case.

Alexander Baker, Senior Researcher at the Prosperity Institute, on the roots of the prisons crisis – and how to solve it.

And journalist and Daily Sceptic regular Ben Pile on the vibes-based nonsense of Andy Burnham’s ‘Great British Grid’ plan – and why our energy bills keep going up under Labour.

Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content here. Follow Laurie on X. Follow Steven on X. Follow Alexander on X. Read his paper, Making Space for Justice, here. Follow Ben on X. Read his article on the Daily Sceptic here. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

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