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EPISODE · Jun 12, 2026 · 50 MIN

Britain: Island of Strangers | The Sceptic Ep.82

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Dr Ben Jones on how 30 years of mass migration have created the conditions for rising unrest, and Dr Gwythian Prins on why green zealotry weakens Britain in a dangerous world. In Episode 82 of the Sceptic, host David Shipley speaks to Dr Ben Jones, Director of Cases at the Free Speech Union and author of Island of Strangers, on how 30 years of mass migration and hyper-diversity have transformed Britain into a fragmented “society of societies”, eroded free speech, fuelled cancel culture and created the conditions for two-tier policing and rising unrest. And for our premium subscribers, David speaks to Dr Gwythian Prins, Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics and convenor of the Hartwell Group, on the fatal technical, economic and security flaws of Net Zero, why climate models are fundamentally broken, the impossibility of a renewables transition and how this green madness weakens Britain in a dangerous world. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow David on X.  Follow Ben on X. Read Gwythian’s article on the Daily Sceptic here. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.   00:00 Intro 00:01:36 Ben Jones on His New Book 'Island of Strangers' 00:03:23 The Link Between Multiculturalism and Free Speech Restrictions 00:06:41 How US Woke Ideology Invaded UK 00:09:02 Why Are the Elite So Wedded to These Worldviews? 00:12:36 What Is the Solution to UK’s Free Speech Crisis? 00:15:44 Two-Tier Policing and Division 00:19:56 Prof Gwydion Prins on the Problems With Climate Modelling 00:24:32 Why Renewables Cannot Power a Stable Grid 00:28:27 The Security Implications of Net Zero 00:32:33 Can Sanity Return?

Dr Ben Jones on how 30 years of mass migration have created the conditions for rising unrest, and Dr Gwythian Prins on why green zealotry weakens Britain in a dangerous world. In Episode 82 of the Sceptic, host David Shipley speaks to Dr Ben Jones, Director of Cases at the Free Speech Union and author of Island of Strangers, on how 30 years of mass migration and hyper-diversity have transformed Britain into a fragmented “society of societies”, eroded free speech, fuelled cancel culture and created the conditions for two-tier policing and rising unrest. And for our premium subscribers, David speaks to Dr Gwythian Prins, Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics and convenor of the Hartwell Group, on the fatal technical, economic and security flaws of Net Zero, why climate models are fundamentally broken, the impossibility of a renewables transition and how this green madness weakens Britain in a dangerous world. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content.  Follow David on X.  Follow Ben on X. Read Gwythian’s article on the Daily Sceptic here. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.   00:00 Intro 00:01:36 Ben Jones on His New Book 'Island of Strangers' 00:03:23 The Link Between Multiculturalism and Free Speech Restrictions 00:06:41 How US Woke Ideology Invaded UK 00:09:02 Why Are the Elite So Wedded to These Worldviews? 00:12:36 What Is the Solution to UK’s Free Speech Crisis? 00:15:44 Two-Tier Policing and Division 00:19:56 Prof Gwydion Prins on the Problems With Climate Modelling 00:24:32 Why Renewables Cannot Power a Stable Grid 00:28:27 The Security Implications of Net Zero 00:32:33 Can Sanity Return?

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