Waterstones to remove David Icke books from shelves

Waterstones will remove from its shelves all books written by the infamous conspiracy theorist David Icke after one of his titles was pictured at a branch in Southport.

A copy of his 2017 book Everything You Wanted to Know But Have Never Been Told was spotted on Tuesday displayed in a section marked “alternative histories and conspiracies”.

The paperback was earlier today available to order on the bookseller’s e-commerce platform at £11.99, together with his 2019 book The Trigger: The Lie That Changed the World, available for £20.

Icke previously claimed the world is run by reptiles and has faced accusations of antisemitism.

A spokesperson for Waterstones told Jewish News: “Most of the selection is done at a local, shop-floor level. We will look into this immediately to ensure any stock is removed from sale.”