Andy Burnham’s Soviet Britain | The Sceptic Ep.98

Michael Rainsborough on Andy Burnham’s Ministry of Truth, Richard Lyon on peak oil and the energy trap and Jack Hadfield on the new wave of anti-immigration protests and the persecution of Danny Tommo.

In Episode 98 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Michael Rainsborough, Professor of Strategic Theory at Deakin University, on Andy Burnham’s sinister new National Centre for Information Defence.

Richard Lyon, engineer and energy economist, on his new book The Energy Trap, whether we’ve reached peak oil and the truth about the ‘energy transition’.

And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to independent journalist Jack Hadfield on the latest wave of anti-immigration protests and the shameful two-tier justice meted out to the protesters.

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Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

00:00 Intro 01:54 Michael Rainsborough on Burnham’s New Censorship Centre 05:40 The Political Impetus 06:39 Russia & UK’s Domestic Problems 11:04 The Meaning of Disinformation 17:36 Protecting What Matters 24:08 The State’s Loss of Legitimacy 30:29 Britain’s Approach to Governance 33:24 Richard Lyon on The Energy Trap 36:26 The Elitist Energy Debate 39:47 Climate Labels & Debate 42:02 The Case Against Net Zero 48:16 Heatwaves & Decarbonisation 51:07 A Better Energy Policy 57:24 Peak Oil 01:01:43 Oil & the Energy Transition 01:06:24 Jack Hadfield on the Boat Crisis 01:06:52 The New Anti-Immigration Protests 01:11:13 Growing Public Anger 01:14:21 Violence at the Protests 01:18:03 Violent Disorder Charges 01:25:31 Danny Tommo 01:32:36 RNLI & the Protests