Mark Horne is a former board member of the Merseyside Skeptics Society. He currently works in higher education fundrasing and has previously been a copywriter, researcher and campaigner.
For anyone with an interest in UFO history – whether believer or skeptic – the Archive of the Unexplained is a fascinating dive into the woo of a bygone era.
There have always been parties pushing fringe beliefs at elections, but Reform saw significant gains by courting the conspiracist vote - we need to pay attention