David Clews, the anchor of Unity News Network, has been attacked by several newspapers, accused of encouraging his followers to participate in the recent rioting. But did he? No, says Dr Roger Watson in the Daily Sceptic.
Hull resident Dr Roger Watson has written an account of the rioting that blighted his city yesterday afternoon. He too has reservations about the number of asylum seekers being housed in Hull, but thinks that's no excuse.
Dr Roger Watson explores the weird and wonderful world of rejected petitions to Parliament, from serious issues like healthcare to letting "Belinda the cat back in Tesco".
Hull resident Dr Roger Watson had no idea the Government was proposing devolution for [checks notes] Hull until he saw a sticker with a QR code at a bus stop. It's a load of nonsense, obviously.
U.K. universities lead the world in spin, says Dr. Roger Watson, who describes some of the most egregious examples from his 30-year university teaching career.
Parkrun has scrapped reporting course records to escape from the brewing controversy over including trans women (i.e. men) in the women's records. This is madness, says avid Parkrunner Dr Roger Watson.
What does the First Amendment require for free speech at American public universities? Harvard law expert Cass R. Sunstein wades into the debate, with some perhaps surprising outcomes.
The nursing and midwifery council has banned 'misgendering' in its first 'free speech' guidance for practitioners. While broadly backing free speech on political issues, it draws a line at anything said to individuals.
Last week, escaping from London back to the North was impossible on an electric train as power had gone down, and only diesels could do the job. The moral speaks for itself, says Dr Roger Watson.
Roger Watson delves once again into the eccentric and grammatically challenged world of petitions to Parliament and finds little to encourage but plenty to amuse.
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