David Starkey: Disraeli: The Great Conservative

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[camspks]

Fascinating - gold in every sentence. Thank you so much. Learned so much.

[brianlopez]

A much better camera set up than previous vids.
Great content, as always Mr Starkey

[tsjechovtolstoj]

Ever since Dr Starkey made this beautiful channel I have been hoping he would one day devote a video to Disraeli, of whom I had heard him speak admiringly in several interviews and who is one of my political heroes. I am very grateful that he has indeed made such a video and a lengthy one at that. Disraeli should never be forgotten and I want to thank Dr Starkey profoundly for keeping his memory alive and for stressing the importance of Disraeli in our day and age.

[rknowling]

Dear Sir: Thankyou for the courage, time and effort you have taken to upload these talks. While I do not agree with some of your statements, I respect you and your work enough to listen: You have made me think deeply about the issues you address, and have led me to see flaws on both sides. I am grateful.
It remains my hope that humans of all political persuasions can somehow find common ground to show effective compassionate action in addressing the problems of our time.

[Vintagevanessa]

I understand the world 🌎 better by listening to Dr Starkey and understand why I struggle with so many imported ideas thankyou ❤️

[gbickell]

"New wine into old bottles."
Splendid stuff. Thank you.

[ashthebash]

Friday night, a dram of Glenfarclas 25 and a talk by Mr Starkey. Need I say more.

[derekmills]

A memorable talk, David, with a memorable quote, amongst many, "that jumped up little squirt Lord Faulkner". Thank you.

[jameswebb]

This was more then a talk, it was a lesson. And a very good one at that . Thankyou David.

[lydiamalone]

Great video. I have always found Disraeli and Gladstone fascinating. You do an excellent job of breaking this down for us. Disraeli saw a much bigger picture just as John Adams did when he agreed to defend the British soldiers in Boston. Oh, he was despised for that certainly did not have the financial resources to withstand being ruined. But due process and justice has to be for all.

[xandlhofer]

Dear Mr. Starkey, I could not agree more with your descritption on conservativism and it's ever evolving course of self renewance! Thank you so much for amplifying and strengthen my views on the matter. best regards! X.H.

[mattbarker]

Thank you for another interesting talk. On the story of liberal intervention, Gladstone and the Balkan crisis is a moment with interesting differences with our current ancestor we have today. The main one I think is that Gladstone’s interventionism is directed towards protecting Christians. It’s no coincidence that Victorian’s had an uncomfortable relationship with the Ottoman Empire - seen before during the Greek war of independence. The Christian revival movements in Victorian Britain did not like the compromises necessary as part of the Eastern Question (propping up an Ottoman state to prevent Russian dominance in the east), that I think Disraeli understood. Disraeli ultimately is flamboyant, but also flexible enough to be comfortable with the trade offs that that movement could not stomach.

[thomaspyle]

Great stuff. Before he was cancelled, we only got Starkey once every few months, now we get as much as we want. Would be great to also have some engagement with other academics/ intellectuals so some of the great man's more outrageous statements can be challenged and discussed. Just a thought.

[johnjones]

Fantastic presentation Mr Starkey- like a Bach cantata!
More please!😁🤩

[sillypuppy]

I really enjoyed this, and I don't think I've ever learned as much as this in less than an hour

[musiqueetmontagne]

Dr. Starkey, David, what wonderful answers and analogies. Your depth of knowledge and understanding of historical facts is so impressive and your way of conveying and teaching so easy to take in and understand. Your cancellation by academia was nothing short of scandalous and a major injustice not only to you but to your prospective students. That, however, is the publics major gain. Thank you, Robert.

[AT-kbik]

Long-time Starkey fan - LOVING these talks!

[RobinHill]

Just connected with this and found it fascinating. As a student I always thought of the old Roundhead/Cavalier saying in relation to Gladstone vs. Disraeli: 'Right but repulsive, wrong but romantic'. Not that Disraeli was 'wrong' - far from it in most instances - but Gladstone was surely 'right' in many of his domestic reforms? Introducing meritocratic entrance exams for the civil service, ending the practice of purchasing of army commissions, widening the provision of free and secular state education, taxing heavy spirits to tackle endemic alcoholism, - weren't all of these Gladstonian reforms with vital long term benefits? High minded, preachy people such as Gladstone are neither colourful nor attractive, but sometimes they are the required antidote to the sleaze that naturally engulfs politics when unchallenged. Cue the present day - don't we desperately need a new Gladstone to roll back the capture of our society by a corrupt, plutocratic 'chumocracy' with enormous power? He / She / They could start by passing a law to prevent senior state regulators moving straight across into hugely overpaid jobs at the head of the industries they purported to regulate (OFWAT and the FCA come straight to mind). So I'd welcome Gladstone-2!

[emmanueldonnelly]

Indeed, Disraeli was an outstanding political leader and he deserves all our admiration. Thank you very much for this remarkable analysis.

[louisgiokas]

I wish I could give this video 10 thumbs up. This is one of the best of Dr. Starkey's videos. I was well aware of Disraeli, but never paid much attention to him. My loss.

The English/British system is different from that of the US and other countries. This is not a bad thing, and in fact, is quite appropriate. There is no one best system. I am in the US, although I have lived in the UK. Both systems have their good and bad sides. I prefer to live in the US, although I loved my time in the UK. While I was there, I ran, and was elected. to Board of Governors of my children's school. It was the best experience I could have had. I got to see a small part of the government of the country. I actually had to get a letter from the Home Office to be able to run as a foreigner. I still have it, somewhere. I tool all the training available to governors (please excuse the spelling, but spell check won't let me use the proper one). Unlike most ex-pats most of my contacts and friends were locals. This, I believe, enriched my experience.

To conclude, I must thank Dr. Starkey for his incredible content. I don't always agree with him (although I do more often than not), but I always appreciate his point of view and his knowledge. That he is willing to share it with all of us is a wonderful thing.