CONTROVERSIAL GB News presenter and conspiracy theorist Neil Oliver has resigned from the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) ...
GB News host Neil Oliver has resigned as a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
CONTROVERSIAL GB News presenter and conspiracy theorist Neil Oliver has resigned from the Royal Society of Edinburgh , accordingIt comes after “discussions” with the prestigious society ended with it being made clear that Oliver was “at odds with scientific and broader academic learning”, a spokesperson said.The TV host was elected a fellow of the RSE, which was founded in 1783, in 2020.
He became a presenter on the GB News channel in 2021 and frequently spoke against lockdowns and the need for people to have a Covid vaccine.: “Neil Oliver was elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2020. During his time as a fellow did not take part in any RSE business. “In discussion with Mr Oliver, he understood that his current views on various matters, widely aired on television, put him at odds with scientific and broader academic learning within the Society.Oliver also holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Abertay, which he was awarded in 2011, and an honorary degree from the University of Glasgow, which he was awarded in 2015., including Coast and A History of Scotland.
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