Laurie Wastell
Laurie Wastell is an associate editor at the Daily Sceptic and host of the Sceptic podcast. He tweets at @l_wastell
The wellspring of woke
The right should stop “owning the libs” and focus on state power
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Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
The problem with prohibiting political dishonesty
It will be used to stifle freedom and not just to curb mistruths
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
Russia’s useful internet addicts
No, Russia is not a beleaguered outpost of European values
Andy Burnham’s immigration double game
Andy Burnham might make sceptical noises about mass migration but they mean nothing in practice
Offence archaeology and the future of elections
We have to ignore the cheap and disingenuous politics of offence archaeology
New model Auntie
David Elstein spells out the big decisions that Matt Brittin, the BBC’s new director-general, needs to make very quickly in order to save the Corporation
Dismantle the infrastructure of censoriousness
Digital technology and private intelligence are bolstering cultural censoriousness in universities
The third man
Bridget Phillipson’s “Code of Practice” has clarified nothing on sex and gender
