Author Archives: Scottish-Sceptic

The nasty side of Scotland revealed.

Posted on 17 September 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

For a country the size of Scotland (5million) it may surprise people to know just how many high profile climate sceptics there are: Lord Monckton, Andrew Montford of  Bishop Hill and myself. Why? Scotland likes to portray itself as being … Continue reading →

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uClimate Problems now hopefully resolved.

Posted on 16 September 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

If you’ve been seeing thousands of Bishop Hill articles appearing here – no there hasn’t been a sudden rush of activity but a small error in a single line of code.

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Jokers set up fake Scotland-England border control

Posted on 16 September 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE: Three days before one of the biggest events in Scottish history a group of pranksters have decided to inject a little light-hearted humour into proceedings by setting up a border control post. (Scotsman) Giving the gag an authentic … Continue reading →

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This is why Scots will not be voting yes!

Posted on 15 September 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Intimidation, violence and repression of any dissent – it sounds like some Nazi dictator. This however is the reality of the Scottish “independence” campaign. We haven’t yet got to Brown shirts roaming the street beating up anyone who disagrees with … Continue reading →

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In praise of Sceptics

Posted on 15 September 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

I was reading a piece in the New York Post, Leo vs. science: vanishing evidence for climate change in which it highlighted the poor science in Leo DiCaprio’s campaign to persuade the world of the “carbon monster”, when I read this: … Continue reading →

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The global warming rout

Posted on 15 September 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

From the very first headline: “There Are Now 52 Explanations For The Pause In Global Warming” (Daily Caller), it was obvious that things are not going the zealot’s way. A quick scan now shows that the biggest story in the … Continue reading →

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83AD Calgacus speaks to the Union for the Freedom of all Britain

Posted on 14 September 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

I’ve been very surprised that no one seems to mentioned this really important speech by the first Briton of Scotland to have their words recorded almost 2000 years ago. So, I thought I would introduce it to you and have … Continue reading →

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Original sin – how it caused global warming

Posted on 12 September 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Looking at the latest global temperature on Roy Spencer’s graph, I was struck how half the graph is warmer than the rest. Zealots usually pick on this and ask “why have 9 out of the last 10 elections days been … Continue reading →

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Mann versus reality

Posted on 11 September 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

After reading the WUWT, I wanted to summarise the my thoughts on Mann’s chances of wining the court case and how I think he’s either lost hold of reality and/or is surrounded by fair weather friends who don’t have his … Continue reading →

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The pause deniers – still trying to read the entrails

Posted on 10 September 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

I’ve been away from climate doing more important things. However, I still occasionally look in to see what’s going on. And I can’t say the pause deniers look any better for being away. They are just incredible. In the face … Continue reading →

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