Scottish Sceptic

Society often praises the volunteer who gives up their time to work on some “good cause”. And that is what sceptics did. We gave up time and money to work on a good cause, but with one very significant difference. Continue reading →

When I first became a sceptic – I assumed scientific knowledge would end the scare. Then when climategate hit, I thought that when it was known just how poor the science was and how biased those researching it, I thought that would bring it down.
I looked for analogies … perhaps like sharks, the press would eventually smell blood and come in for the kill. As I watched each new piece of evidence come in supporting us sceptics, I wondered “perhaps this time it will collapse”.
Eventually after nothing seemed to cause its collapse, I finally decide that the end would be a slow gradual loss of interest. But how could that happen? Everyone is paying for this scam through their fuel bills. Everyone is suffering as a result. It couldn’t just fade away – the law has to be changed – you can’t hide that. Continue reading →

My mother in law, who although totally unqualified has proven to be just as accurate at the Met Office Long-term forecasts, tells me that “what they get in America, we’ll get in Scotland a few weeks later”.
Unfortunately, that has a worryingly ring of truth to it. So, when I see headlines like:

• Up to 4ft of Snow expected in Upstate New York
• Early Freeze Up For The Great Lakes
• Only Eight States to Dodge Icy Air From Slipping Polar Vortex

I take my mother-in-law as being a better indicator of our likely weather than the Met Office forecast:

Wet wet wet this winter?

But, seeing the Met Office squirm from yet another failed BBQ forecast would be only half the fun. Because the whole UK establishment could be in for a fall.

Political implications

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