Monthly Archives: December 2016

If anyone wonders why I'm not mentioning the falling temperature

Posted on 12 December 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

The reason is that it was largely predictable (This year global cooling) so when Anthony writes: Met Office Data Confirms Record Drop Of Global Temperatures I’m thinking: “why are people getting excited … it was so predictable”… The El Nino … Continue reading →

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What is the answer to this question?

Posted on 12 December 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

I read an email stating: “every question has an answer”. To which I responded: “What then is the answer to this question?” As I can’t think of a way to answer, one way out is to say: there is no … Continue reading →

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£318billion – let's fund the NHS instead

Posted on 11 December 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

During the Brexit campaign, the campaign highlighted the cost of the EU (£350million) and suggested that rather than funding Eurocrats, we should focus on our own NHS.  Now we learn that not £318million but £318billion of our money is being … Continue reading →

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Today's News?

Posted on 9 December 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

As I’ve stopped watching the #BiasedBroadcastCoy and find ITV and Channel 4 to be regurgitating pretty much the same material, so I’ve been searching around for a more impartial source of news … one that doesn’t send me lurching for … Continue reading →

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When attacking the global warming scam becomes "politically correct".

Posted on 9 December 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

I hate bandwagoneering politicians who will jump on a cause just to serve their own careers. So, I respect someone who sincerely believes global warming is an issue, far far far more than someone who seeing the tide in turning … Continue reading →

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A colour map of temperature change

Posted on 9 December 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

(How SkepticalScience views global warming – one way only)I don’t usually deign to ever use the GISS “temperature” graph because it’s fraudulent. However, when I saw a graph of temperature trend on WUWT I immediately realised that whoever wrote the … Continue reading →

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2017: The year of the climate scandals

Posted on 8 December 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

A while back I produced this image of a dinosaur: We can time the instant that kick from Climategate will reach the “Brain” it will be: Friday, 20th January 2017. The day Trump, the US’s 45th president will be sworn … Continue reading →

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The Autistic nature of Academia

Posted on 5 December 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

I have spent much of the last years trying to understand why it is that academics fail to understand the nature of the global temperature signal, whereas most engineers and those of a pragmatic nature who have studied the subject … Continue reading →

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The death of the expert

Posted on 3 December 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

Whenever someone challenges me for not believing in this or that “expert” I have a simple response: “I’m an expert on experts – I’ve written a book** on the subject and trust me, you can’t believe experts” Of course, if … Continue reading →

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Sexual partners: a mathematical conundrum

Posted on 2 December 2016 by Scottish-Sceptic

I came across this “fact”: According to the 2010 Health Survey for England, the mean number of sexual partners is 9.3 for men and 4.7 for women. …. obviously men are just more promiscuous than women … but with whom? … Continue reading →

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