5 June 2026 – The Daily Sceptic (original) (raw)

“I Was Sacked From Police for Questioning Islam”

by Will Jones

5 June 2026

17

A Christian police support officer was sacked after he asked questions about Islam in a diversity training session.

Universities Should Ban AI Outright

by James Tooley

5 June 2026

30

AI won’t make us more productive – it will make us lazy and intellectually deformed. The former Vice-Chancellor of Buckingham explains why it's time to ban it from universities entirely.

Google’s New CAPTCHA Plans Will Create a Two-Tier Internet Only Accessible to Those With ‘Approved’ Devices

by Dr R P

5 June 2026

7

Google's strict new CAPTCHA security plans risk creating a two-tier internet only accessible to those with 'approved' devices, tightening the stranglehold of Big Tech on online freedom, warns Dr R P.

Travellers Win Right to Camp Illegally Near Historic Estate Until End of Decade as Local Authority is Overruled by Officials

by Will Jones

5 June 2026

22

Travellers who built an illegal encampment near a historic estate over a bank holiday weekend can remain until the end of the decade after a local authority was overruled by officials despite 400 objections from residents.

Badenoch: Identity Politics Could Lead to Civil War in Britain

by Will Jones

5 June 2026

39

Politicians stoking divisions over ethnic identity could lead to civil war in Britain, Conservative Party Leader Kemi Badenoch has warned.

Miliband Signs UK Up to 87% Emissions Cut by 2040. It Will Be Devastating

by Paul Homewood

5 June 2026

40

Ed Miliband has signed the UK up to a legally binding 87% CO2 emissions cut by 2040. Paul Homewood says this could only be achieved by the devastation of industry and sharp cuts in the standard of living.

The Sceptic | Episode 81: The Gross Failures of the Nowak Arrest, Southampton Protests, Plus Blair’s Shameless Green U-Turn

by Richard Eldred

5 June 2026

5

In Episode 81 of the Sceptic: ex-cop Paul Birch on the gross failures of the Henry Nowak arrest and Jack Hadfield on the protests. Plus: Blair's shameless green U-turn.

News Round-Up

by Richard Eldred

5 June 2026

14

A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ‘climate emergency’, public health ‘crises’ and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.