London Calling

Guess who has Covid - again? One half of our intrepid duo, that's who.

After that personal update its off to the Madness Down Under and Men's Tennis #1 Novak Djockovic’s battle with the immigration authorities over his vaccine status and his spot in the Australian Open.

On the UK domestic front there's the prospect of two new political parties (Jeremy Corbyn’s "Peace and Justice Party" and Gina Miller’s "True and Fair Party"), the acquittal of the Colston 4, reaction to the latest Emily Sheffield column, and, of course, the unvaxed doctor who confronted Heath Secretary Sajid Javid in front of the cameras.

In Culture Corner we have a pair of sci-fi films, one new and one old: Don’t Look Up (Netflix) and District 9 (Sony Pictures, 2009).

In this week's episode of London Calling, Toby collects his 50 quid and then he and James debate whether 2022 will be the year we return to normal or "The Great Reset" will continue apace.

What lies ahead in politics? What's the line of succession in Scotland, what does the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell hold for the powerful around the world and what are the chances of Boris surviving until the end of 2022?

With a new year comes the Honours List including the controversial pick for Tony Blair; resolutions (although James hasn't made any); and, in Culture Corner, the Turner Contemporary in Margate, The Power of the Dog (Netflix) and Roadrunner (available on most PPV services), a documentary about Anthony Bourdain.

Now that the drama about who is to be the next Prime Minister has been settled, in the most undramatic fashion with an uncontested race for the Tory Leadership, the high drama remains on London Calling… Will Toby capitulate and join Team James in the WEF Globalist Conspiracy wing of the podcast? Oh, wait. Can we even use the word “globalist?” Or has that been designated as the next anti-Semitic... Source

Time marches on and so James wishes Toby a happy birthday (today, Oct. 17) but they both worry about the approaching Big Six-O. And while one might assume than a man of Toby’s “advanced” years would be through with cycling, he relates to James the tale of his recent accident (which pleases James because he doesn’t like cyclists to begin with). Speaking of time, when Liz Truss became PM it was... Source

This week James and Toby discuss if James is suffering from mercury poisoning, whether Tobes is, at the least, partly responsible for PayPal’s recent difficulties, and the ongoing trials and tribulations of the new Prime Minister. In other news we ask if Michael Gove is a sadist, congratulate John Cleese on his announcement that he’s joining GB News and, of course, ponder Toby’s conspicuous... Source

Half of our intrepid duo comes to us this week from Birmingham, the site of the 2022 Conservative Party Conference as the PM and the Chancellor retreat from the higher-end tax cuts. Its a pugilistic edition of London Calling as James and Toby pick a fight and debate the proper strategy to win one. In Culture Corner, James takes on The Old Man (FX/Hulu in the US, Disney+ in the UK) while Toby... Source

Update: At 5:30pm BST (12:30 EDT) this evening, PayPal notified Toby that it has restored all three of the accounts it cancelled a couple of weeks ago – the accounts for the Daily Sceptic, the Free Speech Union and his personal account. In all three cases, the email read as follows: We have continued to review the information provided in connection with your account and we take seriously the input... Source

On the day we laid our late Sovereign, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, to her eternal rest, we reflect on the last ten days of mourning. And so we have entered the Era of Charles III and with it, cricket riots in Leicester. The rest of the world churns on and we discuss Ron DeSantis’s transport of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, Toby’s dinner with Jordan Peterson, the trans teacher at a Canadian... Source

Of course the lead story this week is the death of Her Majesty the Queen. James is showing a bit of a republican streak at the beginning of the reign of Charles III and he’s not the only one. Toby and the Free Speech Union are defending quite a few as tolerance of opposing views slowly fades away across the land. Looking elsewhere they celebrate the election of Pierre Poilievre as leader of the... Source

If it’s Tuesday it must be a day for the kissing of hands. Boris and Liz go to Balmoral and out goes one Prime Minister and in comes another. Toby and James disagree about whether Liz Truss is her own woman or controlled by the WEF and You-Know-Who. For laughs the guys discuss the Chris Rock-Dave Chappelle gig which Toby took in on Sunday night and James enters the 21st Century of internet... Source