And Finally…
December 6, 2021 10:59 pm 26 CommentsIn this week's London Calling, the topics are Omicron parties, shooting parties and the drug parties evidently taking place in the Palace of Westminster.
Author Archives for Toby Young
Richard Dawkins Writes Blistering Letter to Chief Executive of the Royal Society of New Zealand About its Investigation of Eminent Scientist for Defending Science
December 6, 2021 3:36 pm 184 CommentsRichard Dawkins has written a blistering letter to the Royal Society of New Zealand about its disciplinary investigation of Professor Garth Cooper for the sin of championing science over indigenous "ways of knowing".
Anti-Lockdown Protests Erupt in York, Austria and the Netherlands
December 4, 2021 8:22 pm 86 CommentsThousands of anti-lockdown protestors have descended on the streets of York, Austria and the Netherlands as new Covid restrictions are imposed across Europe in response to the (seemingly harmless) Omicron variant.
Metropolitan Police Considering Labour MPs’ Complaint About Downing Street Christmas Party
December 4, 2021 4:30 pm 122 CommentsThe Metropolitan Police is weighing up whether to investigate "retrospective breaches" of Covid laws amid calls for an investigation of a No 10 Christmas party held during 2020's restrictions.
The Wisdom of Forecasters (and their Critics)
December 2, 2021 7:00 pm 31 CommentsCheck out this useful compendium of aphorisms, as compiled by financial analyst Alexander Ineichen. Example: "The herd instinct among forecasters makes sheep look like independent thinkers.” – Edgar Fielder
Pilots ‘Out of Practice’ After lockdowns are Risking Passengers’ Lives
December 2, 2021 3:07 pm 31 CommentsCommercial airline pilots have done so little flying during the past 21 months we may be about to witness a fatal plane crash. That is the message of air accident investigators after a "serious incident" in Scotland.
New Study into Why Astra-Zeneca Vaccine Can Cause Blood Clots
December 2, 2021 2:45 pm 84 CommentsScientists believe they have solved the mystery behind the extremely rare blood clots caused by the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.
The Scapegoating of the Unvaccinated
December 2, 2021 12:30 pm 189 CommentsIn an original essay for the Daily Sceptic, Kathrine Jebsen Moore draws on the work of Mathias Desmet to explain the willingness of apparently liberal people to scapegoat the unvaccinated for the resurgence of the virus.
Scientist Under Investigation by the Royal Society of New Zealand for Defending Science
December 2, 2021 11:25 am 56 CommentsRead about an egregious assault on free speech by the Royal Society of New Zealand, which has placed a distinguished biochemist under investigation for... defending science.
And Finally…
November 30, 2021 11:31 pm 7 CommentsIn this week's London Calling, the topics under discussion are shooting, hunting, the moronic variant, David Icke, the new Beatles movie and Belfast, which is howlingly bad.