In the Covid cock-up vs conspiracy debate, it's clear most politicians were clueless. But was the response being coordinated behind the scenes? Prof Roger Watson reviews a new book that finds troubling evidence it was.
Pope Leo, like Francis, is an open borders enthusiast for whom it seems no migrant should be turned away. Why are senior churchmen so blind to sense and deaf to public concerns on border security, asks Prof Roger Watson.
As a Catholic, Prof Roger Watson is sure Francis was appointed Pope for a reason. It's just that he's damned if he can figure out what it was. Certainly, it's not his liberalism that's drawn young people back to church.
"Censorship!" cry the censorious Left as the Trump administration clamps down on wokery in publicly-funded research. Dr Roger Watson fact-checks the latest dubious claims from the DEI industry about book and word "bans".
As major corporations see the light over DEI and Trump flushes it out of the US Government, true to form, academia is manning the woke barricades in its determination to fight back, says Dr Roger Watson.
Back in 2022 and 2023 when Covid travel restrictions and vaccine passports were all the rage Dr Roger Watson published his country-by-country guide. Now, in 2025, he takes a look to see if any are still at it.
Roger Watson is in Washington D.C., a city completely in the grip of Harris-Walz mania. Every banner, button or shout-out is for Kamala Harris. It's a bubble completely detached from the country it governs.
As if Hull didn't have enough problems, eco-obsessed Cold Play have announced their only U.K. tour dates outside London will take place there. Observers are baffled, but Roger Watson thinks he knows why: wind turbines.
"Of all the books on the COVID-19 years, this one really has the COVID-19 narrative on the ropes." Dr Roger Watson reviews Fighting Goliath, the new book from Professors Norman Fenton and Martin Neil.
Two-Tier Keir is cracking down on 'far-Right' protesters who use hurty words on Twitter, while turning a blind eye to antisemitic hate, says Roger Watson. It's a clear case of 'one law for us, none for them'.
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