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30 October 2024
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30 October 2024
by Mike Wells
The Guardian's Marina Hyde has mocked Russell Brand for his baptism in the Thames. It's easy to scoff, says James Alexander, but at least Brand, like his new religion, is trying to find the truth.
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are Caroline Dinenage's power grab, Rishi becoming a proper Conservative and Justin Trudeau's confusion about Nazis.
Rumble has rejected a “dangerous” demand by MPs to demonetise Russell Brand’s channel, as it vowed to shun “a cancel culture mob” – and issued a stinging rebuke to the baying politicians.
According to politics professor Dr James Alexander, the pundits who profess to hate ‘misinformation’ and bang on about ‘post-truth politics’ haven't grasped Hannah Arendt's point that politics is never about truth.
In the latest Weekly Sceptic podcast the talking points are the fall of Russell Brand, the BBC siding (again) with the trans Witchfinder Generals and Graham Linehan getting some support at last.
Not long ago, Brand's sexual boasts launched him to stardom, yet just a peck by Rubiales now wrecks his career. Let's get real, says Joanna Williams, "Going from Girl Power to victim feminism is no leap forward for women."
Russell Brand has taken to his YouTube channel to "absolutely deny" what he called "serious allegations" ahead of a mystery Channel 4 Dispatches investigation set to air tonight.
The problem with the Online Safety Bill is that it doesn’t just aim to protect children but grown-ups as well. Adults should be able to judge for themselves just how dangerous it is to watch videos by Russell Brand.
In the latest episode of the Weekly Sceptic, the talking points are YouTube cancelling Russell Brand, Kanye West and Candace Owens checkmating the internet with ‘racism’ and whether Toby is Tory scum.
In this week’s episode of London Calling, the talking points are Kwasi Kwarteng’s U-turn, Russell Brand’s run-in with YouTube and what to do if you’re attacked by an anti-Tory protestor – fight back or play the victim?
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