Rupert Lowe on Uniting the Right | The Sceptic Ep.90

Rupert Lowe on uniting the Right, are thousands really dying from summer heatwaves and how one academic’s investigation ended in a DEI superstar’s Cambridge resignation.

In Episode 90 of the Sceptic, the Daily Sceptic’s Editor-in-Chief Toby Young sits down with Restore leader Rupert Lowe to discuss his attempt to mend fences with Nigel Farage, whether Reform and Restore can still work together and what a united Right might look like ahead of the next election.

Professor of Evidence Based Medicine Carl Heneghan examines the UK Health Security Agency’s claim that nearly 3,000 excess deaths were caused by this summer’s heatwaves and asks whether the evidence really supports such alarming headlines.

And for our premium subscribers, Dr Nathan Cofnas, Postdoctoral Researcher in Philosophy at Ghent University, reflects on breaking the Jason Arday story, the extraordinary fallout that followed and whether he ever expected it to end with Arday’s resignation from Cambridge.

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Produced by Richard Eldred.

Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

00:00 Intro 02:03 Rupert Lowe’s Offer To Reform UK 08:20 Prospects For A Reform–Restore Deal 10:15 Restore Britain’s Election Plans 15:12 Continuing To Challenge Reform UK 17:07 Lowe’s Definition Of Corruption 18:42 Restore Britain’s Economic Policy 27:55 On Becoming Chancellor 31:39 Carl Heneghan and the Problems With Heat Death Estimates 35:16 Reliability Of Future Heat Death Data 37:34 The Problem With Statistical Certainty 39:27 Climate Alarmism And Media Headlines 42:43 Downfall Of Anthony Fauci 47:10 Lessons From The Covid Inquiry 49:21 Nathan Kaunas on Breaking The Jason Arday Story 56:00 The Response To Criticism Of Arday 57:09 Carter-Ruck And Legal Threats 58:03 Investigating Arday’s Academic Work 01:03:18 Claims Of Unequal Academic Standards 01:04:36 The Real Story Behind Arday 01:06:11 Fears Of Legal Action 01:06:38 Contacting Arday And Cambridge 01:07:56 Initial Reaction To The Story 01:08:39 Arday’s Extraordinary Biographical Claims 01:11:00 The Story Goes Viral 01:11:29 Concerns About Racial Motives 01:13:53 Arday’s Resignation 01:14:19 Attacks From Arday’s Defenders 01:15:51 Simon Baron-Cohen’s Defence Of Arday 01:17:31 The Story’s International Reach 01:19:25 Responding To Racism Accusations 01:21:08 Nathan's Controversial Blog Post 01:27:04 Case For Affirmative Action 01:28:11 Impact On University Hiring 01:29:09 Cambridge’s Handling Of The Plagiarism Allegations 01:30:14 Accountability For Arday’s Appointment 01:32:09 Double Standards In Academic Hiring 01:33:51 Vindication And Revenge