The Absolute State of British Politics | The Sceptic Ep.88

The absolute state of British politics, how a vicar fell foul of the Church of England over Christian beliefs and why Net Zero is now a national security risk.

In Episode 88 of the Sceptic, Ellie Hodges sits down with PopCon’s Mark Littlewood to make sense of Andy Burnham’s chaotic first days in No 10, the sharp Left turn in his Cabinet and whether Farage's Clacton by-election battle is really the joke the media's making it out to be.

Dr Rev Bernard Randall tells his extraordinary story: suspended, reported to Prevent as a terror suspect and put through a seven-year church safeguarding battle – all for a sermon that was in keeping with Christian doctrine.

And for our premium subscribers, Ellie talks to former MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove about why he believes Britain’s Net Zero policy has become a national security liability.

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

00:00 Intro

02:23 Mark Littlewood On Burnham's Coronation

02:50 Radical Left-Wing Policy Or Just "Vibes"?

04:28 Does Changing Labour's Leader Change Anything?

07:43 "No 10 Of The North" Devolution

09:14 Burnham's Cabinet Reshuffle

16:19 How Serious Is The Clacton By-Election Really?

18:59 Count Binface - Establishment Stooge?

22:27 Farage - Establishment Hit Job?

24:11 Is Farage "Part Of The Establishment"?

26:16 Can Kemi's Tories Stage A Comeback?

30:54 Predictions For The Next General Election

33:48 Bernard Randall And His CofE Ordeal

37:24 What Was It Like Being Reported To Prevent?

39:24 The Toll On Him And His Family

42:15 Why The Controversy?

44:50 Was 2019 "Peak Woke" — Has It Improved?

46:32 What's Next And Advice For Other Chaplains

49:48 Sir Richard Dearlove On Net Zero's Security Risk

53:19 Top Energy-Security Priorities For Burnham

55:38 How Real Is The China/EV/Grid Threat?

59:33 Where Does Energy Rank Among National Security Threats?

1:01:02 Will Britain Be Forced Into A German-Style Rethink?

1:04:11 Doesn't Cutting Fossil Fuels Make Britain Safer?

1:05:11 Is It Too Late?