Why Britain is Corrupt | Michael Rainsborough The Sceptic Ep.76

Why Britain is Corrupt | Michael Rainsborough The Sceptic Ep.76

From The Sceptic by The Daily Sceptic

April 24, 2026 · 59 min · Episode 76

About this episode

Michael Rainsborough discusses Britain's state corruption and the ineffectiveness of public inquiries.

Michael Rainsborough on Britain’s state corruption and why inquiries never work. Plus: the BBC’s Net Zero U-turn. In Episode 76 of the Sceptic, host Laurie Wastell speaks to Michael Rainsborough, Daily Sceptic contributor and Professor of Strategic Theory and Director of the Centre for Future Defence and National Security at Deakin University, Victoria, about British state corruption. Michael explains how our frequent public inquiries, in hock to misguided liberal proceduralism, hold no one to account for state failure. Instead, he argues the current national grooming gangs inquiry should follow the model of Hong Kong’s highly successful Independent Commission Against Corruption. And for our premium subscribers, Laurie speaks to Ben Pile, journalist and Daily Sceptic regular, on the BBC’s activist ‘climate editor’ Justin Rowlatt and his brass neck U-turn on the cost of Net Zero. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our premium content. Follow Laurie on X. Read Michael’s article on the Daily Sceptic here. Follow Ben on X. Produced by Richard Eldred. Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

People in this episode

Host: Laurie Wastell

Guest: Michael Rainsborough

Topics covered

  • state corruption
  • public inquiries
  • Net Zero
  • climate activism
  • British politics

Keywords

  • Britain
  • corruption
  • public inquiries
  • Net Zero
  • climate editor

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, Daily Sceptic, Deakin University, Independent Commission Against Corruption

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