For this special episode, the Revd Jamie Franklin is joined by the Revd Professor Michael Northcott, Emeritus Professor of Ethics at the University of Edinburgh and now Visiting Professor at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Michael was also ordained in the Church of England in 1982 and worked in full-time priestly ministry for ten years. As well as specialising in ethics, Michael is also well-known for his writings on environmental issue and their relationship to theology.<br />In this very broad-reaching conversation, Michael gives his take on the ethically dubious nature of the response to Covid-19, including the usage of the drug Midazolam in UK care homes, the breakdown of the academy and the Church due to the incursion of the ideology of Human Resources, true environmentalism and how COP26 and the climate catastrophisers are exploiting this situation in order to bring about a technocratic, globalist government, and why we should all spend a lot more time outdoors.<br />This is an explosive interview and is guaranteed to divide opinion!<br />Follow Michael on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/msnorthcott" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/msnorthcott</a><br />Find Michael's Academic Writing at academia.edu: <a href="https://ugm.academia.edu/MichaelNorthcott" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://ugm.academia.edu/MichaelNorthcott</a><br />Notices:<br />Thanks to our Patreons! Support us from £1.50 plus VAT per month: <a href="https://patreon.com/irreverend" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://patreon.com/irreverend</a><br />Irreverend Weekly Sermon Audio: <a href="https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://irreverendsermonaudio.buzzsprout.com</a><br />Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/IrreverendPod" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/IrreverendPod</a><br />Telegram: <a href="https://t.me/irreverendpod" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://t.me/irreverendpod</a><br />Email: [email protected]<br />YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAcRZPstCujEN4p8dF_ClQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAcRZPstCujEN4p8dF_ClQ</a><br />Odysee: <a href="https://odysee.com/@irreverend" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://odysee.com/@irreverend</a>:5<br />Audio Podcast: <a href="https://irreverend.buzzsprout.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://irreverend.buzzsprout.com</a><br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvYtQdUlrJ4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvYtQdUlrJ4</a>