Category Archives: Sceptics

The Skeptic demands: temperature data (draft)

Posted on 7 July 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

Judith Curry had a post today which just made my blood boil when she tried to excuse the appalling culture within those groups producing a “global temperature figure” by saying “They are doing their best”. In my experience, that comment … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate, Sceptics | 17 Comments

Time to Deny the Establishment Broadcasting Company its funding

Posted on 7 July 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

In my last post I said the BBC are really just “The Establishment Broadcasting Company” – the broadcaster of and for the establishment. Their view was outdated in the era of empire radio in the 1920s when they were founded, … Continue reading →

Posted in bbc, Climate, Sceptics | 5 Comments

Scotsman: Mike Haseler: No place for name-calling in debate

Posted on 4 March 2014 by Scottish-Sceptic

In The Scotsman A recent survey of those participating in online forums showed that most of the 5,000 respondents were experienced engineers, scientists and IT professionals, most degree-qualified and around a third with post-graduate qualifications. The survey, carried out by … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, Climate, Funding Imbalance, History, Sceptics, Survey | 17 Comments

The Citizen Scientist : a paradigm shift in Science.

Posted on 28 December 2013 by Scottish-Sceptic

After several conversations regarding my article: “The Citizen Scientist“, I am beginning think this may possibly be the most important article I have ever written about the climate debate. What I suggested is that sceptics can be considered as a … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, History, Media, Sceptics, science | 60 Comments

sceptics vs. academics

Posted on 3 October 2013 by Scottish-Sceptic

This is part of a long term project to try to understand why the “two sides” in the climate debate look at pretty much the same information and come to very different conclusions. Having met both sides, and tried to … Continue reading →

Posted in Academia, My Best Articles, Sceptics, science, Survey | 236 Comments

Climate scientists are Nazi Paedophiles?

Posted on 14 September 2013 by Scottish-Sceptic

If I had actually said “Climate scientists are Nazi Paedophiles” how long would it be before the BBC and the whole warmist chatterarti of academia would be condemning me? So, why do government ministers and BBC broadcasters feel they can … Continue reading →

Posted in Fails, Funding Imbalance, Goat Toads, greenblob, Humour, Media, My Best Articles, Politics, Sceptics | 11 Comments

The Sceptic View (Rev. 0.5)

Posted on 6 May 2012 by Scottish-Sceptic

Thank you for all those who have contributed. I’ve read all the comments and have tried to take account of what everyone is saying. Comments have ranged from “broadly agree” to “there is no sceptic view” to “the whole theory … Continue reading →

Posted in My Best Articles, Sceptics | 46 Comments

A view from the other side

Posted on 19 April 2011 by Scottish-Sceptic

For those of us fed up with the lack of press coverage of the many revelations that continue to bulldoze each and every claim of the global warming zealots, perhaps a view of the ecozealot trenches will highlight the fact … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Sceptics | 1 Comment