How New Labour & the Tories Destroyed Britain: David Starkey

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[manusha]

DR STARKEY IS A NATIONAL TREASURE 🇬🇧 Thank you for this! I hope there's a new book coming out soon! ❤

[binarysurfer]

David has a mind like a razor. Which is why he'll never be allowed anywhere near modern politics, even if he wanted it.

[morpety]

Dr David Starkey.
How rich you make me feel to be an Englishman!
How impoverished my knowledge of history and political institutions feel, in the light of your vast learning.
How can I not be inspired, as the creative seeds of your learning, take root in my brain.
How can I not be empowered, to defend our culture, presently attacked on all sides, even from within.
Your learning should be part of the National Curriculum, as essential reading for every 8-year-old.
The foundations of the Englishman.

[ddoherty]

Dr Starkey should be a government advisor as should Douglas Murray. Its going to take our brightest and most educated to drag us back from the abyss.

[raypurchase]

To be fair to Labour - The Conservative government with an 80 seat majority could've reversed most of the rotten Labour policies.

[SagaciousFrank]

The best pithy summary of the destruction of Britain I've heard was by Peter Hitchens at Cambridge about ten years ago (still available on YouTube) arguing in favour of the motion, 'This house believes New Labour destroyed Britain', when he said, 'If it were up to me I'd have added an addendum to this motion - New Labour destroyed Britain, ably assisted by the Conservative party'.

[LS-xssg]

"The Restoration Party" has a nice ring to it.

[SimonLeicester]

David Starkey is like listening to a walking historical encyclopedia. An incredible intellect and fascinating to listen to.

[wakeupuk]

To think David Starkey was once the 'norm' in our Universities. Pure intellect, knowledge and ability to put over incredible examples of the point he is making, if only we had a Nigel Farage as our PM and him as his adviser.

[paolofargnoli]

I am indebted to David for enriching my English origins….we must learn to fight for this and if necessary even die for it!

[rdf]

What a treat to have access to a lecture like this for free!

[markanderson]

Excellent discussion. I always learn something(s) in David Starkey's videos.

[BookofGates]

I cannot stand people that say Britain should follow every other country off the cliff

[happydavid]

David Starkey always talks good sense.

[afavouritething]

At around 1 hour ten minutes Mr Starkey excellently articulates the transformation of the human rights act into a tool of oppression.
Brilliant video. Many thanks

[roygardiner]

Wow, a lot to take in there, at least for me.
The statement about "a contract between the dead, the living and those still to be born" resonated with me: I may be seeing its relevance in a way different to the intended context. In my case it made me reflect on the nature and roots of patriotism and national identity.
I read somewhere on the Internet that Blair's politics "started from the desired outcome and then refined the arguments for implementing it". I immediately conjectured that he started with the wrong outcomes in Iraq and, more disastrously, with immigration. then he made them happen by political means. He was successful at arguing (like most salesmen), lousy at deciding what was good.
The argument against the Supreme Court was compelling. And worrying. As was the statement about QUANGOs.
What I do know is that there is a current crisis with the levels of immigration crisis, illegal AND legal. The vast majority of people KNOW it's a crisis but parliament is failing to cope with the crisis. (I wrote this before Dr. Starkey discussed it.).
Regarding revolutions, the one that is happening now in England is that being acted out by the Pro-Palestinian protesters. If it were down to them, they would replace our democratic system with that of Fatah. Hideous to think of. Still the boats are daily bringing more.
Regarding the question how do we fix these problems: we RESTORE the system that has worked so very well by starting with people in power who recognise that restoration is needed. Actually, RESTORE sounds very like REFORM.
As for "imagined reality" in the Internet, social media, etc. that rang true.

[lolly]

Nice to see youth next to you listening to your talk. Let’s hope the Post Office tragedy opens up debate on the failures in government

[johncook]

We
Are Most Definitely Definitely
VOTING
❤️🇬🇧REFORM PARTY🇬🇧!!

[KuyVonBraun]

Stumbled across this by accident, what a riveting talk! 💜

[richardsmith]

I’m forced by circumstance to watch this in snatches. Brilliant.