The Daily Sceptic Christmas Appeal

We don’t often make pleas for donations on the Daily Sceptic, but every Christmas we ask readers to dip into their pockets to help keep the show on the road.

As regular readers will know, donations from readers are more or less our only source of revenue. Yes, we average 1.5 million page views a month, which, as Guido Fawkes pointed out, is more than the New Statesman, the Morning Star and Novara Media combined. But thanks to the activities of companies like NewsGuard, which rank news publishing sites according to how ‘safe’ they are for companies to advertise on, the Daily Sceptic struggles to attract any advertising. This is a prime example of the censorship-industrial complex at work. You can read Will Jones on our most recent engagement with NewsGuard here.

Donald Trump has said he intends to appoint Brendan Carr, a vocal critic of censorship on social media, as head of the Federal Communications Commission and, according to the President-elect, he’s a “warrior for free speech”. Let’s hope he can dismantle the censorship-industrial complex, but in the meantime we need your help. You can make a donation here.

In July, we introduced some perks to encourage people to become regular donors, and if you donate a minimum of £5 a month or £50 a year, you can access these benefits:

• You’ll be able to read the additional articles behind our paywall
• You’ll receive those paywalled articles in the daily email newsletter
• You’ll be able to watch or listen to the premium version of the Sceptic, our weekly podcast
• You’ll be able to access our members-only Discord forum where you may get an opportunity to discuss our latest articles with their authors
• You’ll be able to comment below the line on all our articles

Instructions on how to access these perks once you’ve made a donation of at least £5/month or £50/year can be found on our Premium page, which you can access here.

For a long time, I resisted introducing a paywall because I think it’s important our content reaches as wide an audience as possible. However, I wanted to give readers a real incentive to support our work by becoming regular donors so decided to stick one article a day behind a paywall. The rest of the content is still free, but to keep it that way we really need you to become a recurring donor.

So, if you value what we do, please think about making a donation to the Daily Sceptic this Christmas. We’re only able to continue producing such high-quality journalism by employing four members of staff – Will Jones, Richard Eldred, Laurie Wastell and me – and by paying a stable of regular contributors, including Ben Pile, Charlotte Gill, Noah Carl, Steven Tucker, Ian Rons, James Alexander and Paul Homewood. And we can’t continue to pay anyone without the generous support of our readers. Remember, just £5/month or £50/year will enable you to access our full range of perks, as well as support our work.

A big thank you to all those people who’ve donated in 2024, particularly those who’ve set up recurring monthly donations – and thanks to those who regularly post below the line. It’s hugely appreciated.

Merry Christmas.