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Last week, a retired physics professor called Nick Cowern said it was time to get tough with ‘climate denialists’. ‘In my opinion the publication of climate disinformation should be a criminal offence,’ he posted on Twitter. He was ridiculed, but what sounds ludicrously over-the-top today could easily become the norm tomorrow. At least four EU
In my column in the Spectator this week I’ve taken to task Nick Cowern, a retired physics professor and climate consultant who has called for publishers of ‘climate disinformation’ to be sent to prison. Since the Daily Sceptic is often accused of publishing ‘climate disinformation’ – in reality, a euphemism for anything that challenges the prevailing climate orthodoxy – I feel quite strongly about this! As I say in the first paragraph, this may sound like a ludicrously over-the-top suggestion,