David Starkey: How New Labour Trashed The British Constitution

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[@HypocrisyLaidBare]

I have never heard so much common sense spoken about politics in 50 yrs. David, like you. I'm a Lancashire lad, only I'm from Bolton, not Oldham. We have county courts, city, town, and village halls, all for the purpose of locals debating and agreeing to how the city, town, or village should proceed with any given set of circumstances or needs. Think of how Birmingham would be right now if it were responsible to itself and its citizens and not central government. I feel that education, local services, law, and bylaws often ignored today should be topics locals have a say in, where money goes, i.e., which dept, etc. The issue is that central govt wants the authority to create a homogenous society, to dilute localities into the bigger pot, to give cause and reason to funnel ever increasing funds to central govt to be divided up. This inevitably increases costs across the entire nation, whereas traditionally, any losses were carried locally, not nationally. Bad councillors were dismissed and new ones appointed. To repair damage, poor councillors caused. The healthier, better managed councils paid lower rates and had better services and attracted better prices for property take Cheshire as an example 60 yrs ago it was a great town well run compared to other areas nearby. It therefore attracted money and grew wealthier, and property increased in value. We need independent MPs in the House of Commons, not parties and local councils, to be independently run and self-sufficient again, cutting cloth to their ability to provide things, and their desire to improve them where needed.

[@ladyflibblesworth]

well it was quite obvious after 911 that they were planning to take away all our freedoms, I might have been young, but all those new anti-terror laws on the news made things quite clear to me. I kept saying "what is a terrorist exactly?" I was very concerned with how little regard they had for human life after a stunt like that, I was worried when all the news stations all clicked together and all started asking the same irrelevant questions. I was worried that they started calling scientists and experts extremists. I was worried that 1 plane was recaptured by the passengers and shortly after, 1 building was completely demolished after a small fire. I was worried that George bush called those who question these events unpatriotic. I was worried that all those terror laws were designed for us! I have spent my life waiting for the trigger, I have always known that everything they put into place was perfect for use against us in the event of almost any emergency. When the jet streams broke down they had their perfect excuse 7 years ago. But that whole subject is garbled and confusing by design! Both sides lie in different ways, but they both lie for the same reasons - they want it to happen, they want us ignorant, they want to take full advantage & they want us to be grateful suffering slaves as the new world order takes its shape on a changing world. Wouldn't be the first time!

[@JG-fv9bv]

The fact that one of BLiar's actions upon becoming Prime Minister was to try and do away with the Death Penalty for TREASON speaks volumes about his intentions , also BLiar is aiding , abetting , pushing and enabling the WEF agenda ...... the WEF is a Foreign unelected unaccountable organization which seeks to subvert and abolish ALL PERSONAL and NATIONAL Sovereignty I the UK ..... therefore ALL supporting the WEF agenda are committing TREASON and should be dealt with as such.

[@PrivateSi]

Hilarious! 'The British Constitution' does not exist in the traditional sense of the word, and if you actually look up the definition of 'Constitution' online you get "Britain lacks a codified constitution" as an example of its use in a sentence. As an English Libertarian Centrist Nationalist the British legal system is a nasty, fat mess. I wouldn't wipe my backside with it, although it's so bulky you could wipe practically every Englishman's bottom and still have a few pages left over for their wives.... no joke! -- If we actually had a proper constitution (simple, easy to understand rules & rights that frame and limit laws) it could be protected by Constitutional Direct Democracy. 66.6% absolute majority of all Nationals needed to change or suspend level 1 rules & rights, 51% for level 2, level 0 set in stone.

[@springheeledjack9652]

Treason was committed. Yet no one tried for it

[@genwoolfe]

...yet.

[@izzyplant8428]

Let us hope there is still time. Blair is not dead.

[@sheldonhollies2997]

I believe there shojld be wanted posters put up for all who in the top tear of government are selling our country out. Tyrants.

[@soniclady89]

@@lewishamilton9577 He did - he repealed the Treason laws - one of the 1st things he did! Either he knew what was coming (today), or he had a crystal ball. I'll vote for the former.

[@michaelpaige4336]

Both labour and Tory’s are treasonous ever since ted heath signed us into the common market because heath knew what it was to become

[@photoman3579]

Blair should be in prison...

[@astra-rb6sz]

Instead he has police protection paid by us the tax payer, plus he gets a knighthood.

[@tomhollandroberts1737]

No, the Pope will look after him.

[@robertcorradi8573]

Hung

[@nigelbevan8449]

Electric chair.

[@briangardiner3520]

We can throw Sturgeon and his boot of a wife in with him for company.

[@clivebaxter6354]

In a bookshop I noticed Blairs biography was up on a shelf not in the right section. Asking why it was there the owner said people kept taking it out of the biog section and putting it in the horror shelves.

[@keithparker1346]

LOL

[@knoxyish]

well it is a proper horror story that stands up against the classics .

[@markcreemore4915]

Tony Blair was, and continues to be, a MONSTER.

[@johntooth1886]

An evil one.

[@23715]

A three times elected popular PM is an evil monster ? I bet you think he's a lizard.

[@pippipster6767]

Evil twisted narcissist.

[@--legion]

You (and others here) should reflect upon the nature of a mental illness that affects your reason and your whole existence.

[@pippipster6767]

@@--legion What you have said makes very little sense.

[@nyckolaus]

Brilliant, Dr. Starkey. I recall the Dowager Countess of Grantham's statement, "For years I’ve watched governments take control of our lives, and their argument is always the same - fewer costs, greater efficiency. But the result is the same, too. Less control by the people, more control by the state until the individual’s own wishes count for nothing. That is what I consider my duty to resist.…"

[@jaywalker1233]

She had all the best lines!😆

[@jamesskeoch6562]

I think it is known as COMMUNISM!

[@januarysson5633]

I’m an American and I love that quote.

[@patrickmacleod2415]

And anyone who thinks government provides greater efficiency is denying the reality of repeated experiences world wide.

[@MalachiCove]

"Until our wishes count for nothing". That raised the hairs on the back of my neck.

[@peterteagleteagle9958]

I for one ,and probably a lot more voters will never forgive Blair,his cronies, the labour party for what they did to this country,i personally wouldn't bat a eye lid if you stuck him up against the wall,he was a disaster for this country

[@leonardgibney2997]

No, that's too quick. Dig a big pit, fill it with the excreta of forty million migrants (easy to find, they're everywhere) drop him and his Party into it so they drown in it. Together with family members. Post armed men around it so nobody escapes.

[@chamberpot969]

I couldn't agree more. This evil man deserves worse.

[@johnbennett7065]

Feet first, ...s.l..o..w..l..y into a vat of scalding oil,so his screams may be heard as far as Antarctica,...or is that too kind ??? ..

[@HilaryB.]

​@@johnbennett7065Way too kind!

[@mickc7388]

Vote Kier Scammer get creepy Blair.

[@manusha1349]

Tony Blair, the man who thinks they speak "Brazilian" in Brazil 🙄 ruined Britain in a way that will take decades to repair. Thank you for this podcast, Dr. Starkey

[@zeusuk100]

The damage he caused is so great i don't think it will ever be repaired, not in our lifetimes anyway

[@wendywolfman]

A Hitchens fan I see 😉

[@VincentRE79]

Did he really say that??

[@manusha1349]

@wendywolfman everything I know about politics is filtered through either Christopher or Peter Hitchens ... best thinkers on the planet

[@manusha1349]

@@VincentRE79 Peter Hitchens heard it first hand

[@markmcnicholas9475]

Absolutely correct, as usual. It takes a historian of David Starkey’s calibre to analyse the recent history of “New” Labour’s destruction of our nation. As he says (and this was my reason for voting for Brexit) when we removed the confusing influence of the EU, we could begin to understand how our nation REALLY needed to recognise our own shortcomings, and hopefully how we might rectify the problems. As usual, we can (with Starkey’s help) understand how Labour’s ignorance of our government structure has created a system of departments all in competition with each other, producing the sclerosis we are suffering. God knows how we can reverse the damage inflicted on us, particularly as (as seems likely) the Labour Party might win the election next year. With this party blundering about our government again, one can only imagine the further destruction awaiting us. Horrifically, with leaders of Sunak’s quality, it seems unlikely the conservatives even now can identify and repair the damage done, even after the next term of Labour catastrophe.

[@johntooth1886]

The wheel has not yet come round and kicked Blairism out of the system. I fear the struggle is still not fully understood. He still thinks he is marvellous i think he has a screw loose. Now he has retreated down and he is pushing Beefburgers can kill he killed more than beefburgers ever will. I can see through Blair every time.

[@stevenfarrall3942]

Blair's malign legacy is the quango state. We are now ruled by utterly unaccountable bureaucracies who act only in their own self-interest.

[@elsonck2523]

The Conservative gov't under Sunak/Truss/Johnson is a disgrace. There are no worthy leaders in either party who have a vision for the country and concern for the people's overall health and welfare since Jeremy Corbyn. And we all know what happened to him.

[@davideyres955]

The problem with the conservatives is that they get complacent and then corrupt. John Major’s government became complacent and corrupt and people had enough of them and voted “New Labour”. The problem was that New Labour stayed in power too long. 1 term should have been enough to teach the tories a lesson and get their act together and they didn’t. It took 2008 to get rid of Labour. Even then we ended up with the coalition and the increase in tax free allowance was dumb in the extreme, cost the most did the least. It reduced the tax take so we don’t have enough tax coming in and have hit the middle class who are the people who fund the economy. (They buy the stuff they don’t need). Too many people taking out more than they put in. The thing Labour did well was rescue the banks in 2008 (they caused the problem tbh) but they didn’t think how to recover from that so we are still suffering from it. The tories didn’t resolve it either when they got in and ignored the problem and now we are in inflation mire because of it. When Labour get in this country is likely to be finished and it will take another Mrs T or Churchill to sort it out. God help us.

[@markwalker2627]

Sunaks quality😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 nearly pissed myself😮

[@stablefairy9437]

thank you Dr Starkey for finally explaining to ME anyway, just how Labour destroyed the British system of government and why we are in this state just now. it does concern me the amount of NGOs there are. I would quote as an example Ofcom, who regulate TV and media output and who were put in place to uphold the rules governing TV output but now make their own rules - WITHOUT any debate in parliament. so little is debated in parliament now. democracy is dying, which makes it so very dangerous for us as a nation and what dystopian horror it will lead us into. I would also agree that we should perhaps look back at what DID work and adopt it again. We cannot go on re modelling and reinventing parliament and government. It will eventually clash with itself, but we are seeing signs of that already with the different NGOs coming up against one another.

[@wazz1154]

Labour destroyed the British system of government, and that is the reason why we are in the state we are now in - utter twaddle. The reason why we are in the state we are in, is because the bankers crashed our economy in 2008, and before the economy could recover fully, we got landed with 14 years of Tory governments, each one sliding down the scale of competency as each one entered, ending up with a PM who was completely clueless, who lied every time he flapped his lips, and who put a government in place based on loyalty to him only. Talent, experience and competency were undesirable traits, where as arse licking was a necessity. Starkey is a right wing nutter, who would see the UK decline back in to a Dickensian era all over again, perhaps even going back even further! I wish for once these nutters would take responsibility for their own failings, Blair lost me when he went in to Iraq, but the mess we are facing now as a country is a fault of this lot entirely, so they should suck it up, and play the adults and take responsibility for their own fluff ups!

[@sjcap4233]

Thank you David for the video, El Tony is one of the biggest stains on British Society it is up to us as Englishmen to fight to stop his every move.

[@richardlewis7498]

but the media here still love him we should stop giving him oxygen

[@GoldMario5500]

Thank you Dr Kelly for exposing the War Criminal R.I.P mate

[@raymondbristow4007]

The Weapons of Mass and / or Indiscriminate destruction, Chemical & Biological were captured at two arms dumps at the end of the Gulf War 1990-1991. There was a rush to destroy them before CNN rocked up as some were supplied by the US and had US markings on them. The US Engineers blew them up between the 4th & 10th March 1991. Not warning anyone and Chemical Alarms being switched off, appropriately 260,000 US Troops, and 16,000 British Troops were exposed to a low level, non-letal but nevertheless harmful, to the Central and Peripheral Nervous System. Roughly the number of those affected by Gulf War Syndrome. The modelling of this data using maps of troop positions, weather maps, etc, was performed by the CIA under instruction of a US Senate Committee. I and two other British veterans gave evidence to this committee. As I had given evidence, I was invited to a presentation of the findings in Parliament held in the Queens Robing Room, Palace of Westminster, 2009. All swept under the carpet of course. The US accept the term Gulf War Syndrome, the British do not.... why the difference? That's easy to answer, a US Veteran cannot sue the Department of Defense where as a British Veteran can sue the MoD. All British claimants were forced to switch to one legal firm who collapsed the case. Surprise, surprise, close links to the Blair family. One of the solicitors, his wife was a Minister in Blairs Government. As for the illegal 2003 War in Iraq, that was to do with a munition used by the British and US military in 1990-1991 and 2003, which had been declared by a United Nations sub committee as a Weapon of Mass and / or Indiscriminate Destruction due to the Medical affects that that it has on combatants of both sides during and after the conflict, the native population and the environment. Let's just say the medical research papers and the Professor of Pathology who did the research is no longer in Iraq. A lady that I knew very well. Trooper Bear...

[@saladinbob]

The first thing any Tory PM with an 82 seat majority should have done is had a bonfire of Blairite policies. The second thing should have been a bonfire of Blairite Quangos. Very little that man did was good for this country and his legacy must be dismantled if we're to turn things around.

[@bertiescunsbutch9323]

Cameron hand it in his hands and bottled it like a typical Etonian. He's as much a war criminal as his hero.

[@saladinbob]

@@bertiescunsbutch9323 Cameron was complicit in it. He openly admits in his biography that after Miliband took Labour leftward, Cameron decided the Tories should be the inheritors of Blair's project, and the Tories have been going to him for 13 years, even going to his institute to write legislation. This is why the Tories must be destroyed, Blair may have left office, but he's been running the country for 25 years.

[@keithcrispin1368]

And taken out

[@jumblestiltskin1365]

One can only imagine the Tories thought the system could work for them also, they found out otherwise. I'd imagine getting rid of all this now would be like trying to extract ticks from a dog using oven mittens.

[@bertiescunsbutch9323]

I fully agree.

[@JP-ve7pp]

...and Tony Blair was appointed a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter... Many things are rotten in the United Kingdom!

[@bertiescunsbutch9323]

Most certainly, traitors are awarded knighthoods and honours so easily these days. Compare people like Sir Douglas Bader with a traitorous wimp like Blair.

[@astra-rb6sz]

By the late Queen too .

[@pippaneil4632]

more than a million signed a petition Objecting to it .

[@astra-rb6sz]

@@pippaneil4632 Question is why did the late Queen do that .

[@JP-ve7pp]

@@pippaneil4632 I was one of them!

[@craigbenz4835]

As an American I prefer my form of government, but Blair wrecked what worked in the U. K.

[@johntooth1886]

Yes he did.

[@vodaredhill1704]

Good luck with Biden.

[@allansmith3837]

The American system is even worse you buy your way in with money. Then you have sponsors who back you and want something in return for that backing. What is needed is direct Democracy.

[@KopperNeoman]

Because you were taught to or due to proper philosophical consideration?

[@WorksopGimp]

HAHAHAHA Biden

[@bertiescunsbutch9323]

If i was on my way to work and noticed Blair hanging by his feet from a lamp post, I would happily walk on by.

[@twentyrothmans7308]

No urge to micturate?

[@swaders]

I'd crack open a bottle.

[@ruthcollins2841]

​@@swadersOn his head to crack both open?🤔🤣

[@Bob-Horse]

Bravo Dr Starkey, absolutely right. 🙏🏻

[@nickgent9949]

Absolutely brilliant expose, Starkey is getting better and better by the day. He should be our national educator. His unfathomable and penetrating analysis, intellectual grasp of issues is extraordinary. I have for a while considered our country ungovernable due to public sector organisations, NGOs and the like spawning into self-serving, unaccountable, Byzantine bodies, akin to fiefdoms. The only glue holding them together is “group think” which has morphed into a form of idolatry. Any attempt at challenging group think through rational debate, intelligent discussion results in one being thrown into the Tower of London.This is where Blair should be incarcerated rather than being allowed to strut between his mansions, or staying in five star hotels and the like.

[@MajesticDemonLord]

This should be mandatory to understand for anyone seeking *any* position in politics.

[@nickbarber2080]

I've long held that a Royal Commission should be held to examine each and every law passed since May 1997,and a "clean slate" imposed with a general repeal and replacement with new laws fit for purpose.

[@chamberpot969]

This absolutely needs to happen. What we've been subjected to is effectively a coup by degrees.

[@johnbennett7065]

Statute laws passed by government without public consent are invalid to all outside government employment. Parliament under the Constitution has no power to make law. They are there in Parliament Solely as public servants ,although they have contrived to convince the public to believe the reverse it the case.

[@sandgrownun66]

@@chamberpot969 The problem is it won't. They had their plan, but unfortunately the opinion of the British people weren't included in it.

[@wildsurfer12]

The Human Rights Act was the biggest mistake the British Parliament ever made.

[@astra-rb6sz]

Too true.

[@Zoro007]

You can thank the influence of Mrs Blair for that disastrous decision .

[@gillianbarker2663]

Ahhhhh Mrs Blair the Human Rights Lawyer making millions while married to the socialist prime minister who single handedly ruined Great Britain !

[@WorksopGimp]

Why, every one has a get out clause " except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others" Its the so called rulings using this as an excuse "we cannot do that because of the human rights" total bull

[@dickyr3295]

@@WorksopGimpWho do you suppose is the arbiter? That’s the whole point. The judiciary, save in extraordinary circumstance, should not interfere with the will of parliament. With the HRA, the executive cannot action the will of parliament because of the will of judges who are asked to decide on political matters under the guise of judicial ones.

[@martinsaunders2942]

Quite excellent. Every member of parliament, House of Lords, judiciary, civil service, schools and universities should be made to watch this. It is serious food for thought.

[@pippipster6767]

Yes very good. But all blindingly obvious. Been saying this for years. Most (older) people (who think) fully aware.

[@FFS704]

Blair was a Trotskyite as was Alistair Darling... In 1997 They enacted a year zero policy, not just in the judiciary, but on key cultural institutions "we will build from scratch" which required discarding many historical truths. As part of Blair's cultural revolution, polytechnics and technical colleges were abolished and The Enlightenment, which had forever been considered the touchstone of first year humanities courses, was replaced by key representations of cultural history examined through a Marxist lens. Undergraduates were fed Gramsci, Foucault, Berman, Engles, Lukács, Bakhtin etc..( i still have the books) Under Blair, higher education would no longer transmit culture. Its sole purpose was to unmoor students from their history and firmly establish the idea that our past was nothing more than a litany of racism and colonial exploitation...

[@jamesbyrne9312]

History is not to transmitted culture, its to analyse it from all sides, hence the inclusion of marx and other writers.

[@susannamarker2582]

Blair hated the system that fined him £500 at Bow St Magistrates Court for solliciting young men in a public toilet. He is also a friend of Cliff Richard, you may have noticed. And Savile. I wonder what was going on there.

[@jamesbyrne9312]

@@susannamarker2582 proof? Haha ur crazy

[@susannamarker2582]

@@jamesbyrne9312 Read the court records. Blair gave his name to Police as Charles Lynton and didn't appear in Court.

[@susannamarker2582]

@@jamesbyrne9312 Debate properly or get off the post.

[@genorp]

We need an Undo Blair's "Reforms" Act

[@elvishprincess321]

Blairs mess would be easy to undue if only we had a real conservative party with the will to do it.

[@BetjeWolff-v2s]

For how many years you have a conservative government now ? Real or less real ? Incredible amount of ministers and prime ministers...... When leaves fall in the autumn, it is probably not a good idea to glue them back on again. Better to let winter quietly pass and wait for the next spring. @@elvishprincess321

[@markcreemore4915]

What is required is not a revolution, but a Restoration, a new 1660.

[@golfbulldog]

Agree. There is nothing left to Conserve. We need a new party incorporating the small right wing parties (Reclaim, Reform amd Heritage) - eg. Restore UK. Reclaim the power Reform the laws RESTORE our Heritage and our Nation.

[@jamesbarbour8400]

Can't we have both ?

[@KopperNeoman]

@jamesbarbour8400 No. Blair has already got his revolution. We want to COUNTER it.

[@leonardgibney2997]

He trashed Britain, yet was twice reelected. Difficult to see how political reforms could be made with such a Blairite multicultural population with different factions wanting different legal systems such as Sharia Law.

[@finianlacy8827]

We almost have that in certain respects today !

[@sandgrownun66]

It just shows how Stupid British people were, and still are. Neither of the main party deserve a single vote, Yet at the next election, they will get millions.

[@johnwilson5637]

The changes were so subtle that we didn't get the full impact of them until years later, by which time Blair had resigned.

[@sandgrownun66]

@@johnwilson5637 Bring them in like a Trojan Horse.

[@Volcano-Man]

The reason he was re-elected was because the young darlings didn't appreciate the harm he was doing, and the opposition offered no credible alternative policies.

[@socratesrocks1513]

QANGO stands for 'quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation' Funded by govts but not entirely under their control (which is big part of the problem. It gives the politicians an exit strategy when they go rogue, as so many have!)

[@garrywynne1218]

It’s so they cannot be held accountable for them in Parliament.

[@mikemines2931]

A 'man' who still requires six bodyguards to cross from front door to car door.

[@jamesbarbour8400]

And Sad Dick Kant.....they both know why they're in the firing line.....

[@jamiekelly7280]

If any of those bodyguards had any morals they would say no, he's responsible for the hundreds of deaths and thousands of disabled of they're brothers in arms.

[@SpookyFox1000]

I’ll be his bodyguard ! Happy to

[@SpookyFox1000]

I doubt that !

[@davecanly7535]

What the hard working tax payer funds...

[@HypocrisyLaidBare]

This is why labour is no longer a working town/persons party as before new labour. This part escapes most "NEW" what was wrong with " OLD" Labour that it had to be an entirely NEW labour?

[@andrewyoung749]

it wasnt capable of winning elections post the industrial collapse and the resulting destruction of its base vote...

[@saltburner2]

I've often thought that Blair did more harm to Britain than anyone since Hitler.

[@--legion]

Your comment says more about you than any electrodes attached to the cabbage between your ears ever can.

[@bertiescunsbutch9323]

He was a Trot at university, and just masked up to infiltrate and gain power His ugly letter box wife is the same.

[@rickshaw2779]

Not structurally or in loss of British lives but in destroying our culture and democracy, definitely. What Hitler destroyed structurally has been replaced but the damage to Britain by Blair will never be put right.

[@byroneckhardt4131]

With his illegal war in Iraq and his open door immigration policy, he probably did more .

[@johntooth1886]

​@@--legionWere you with the Pride march.

[@heasley1971]

What is clear is that with the dumbing down of our education system, there is a lack of understanding and knowledge of the importance of our system of government. I was never taught any of what David is talking about at school; the importance of the role of Lord Chancellor, etc, was never mentioned once in my 12 years of formal education. It is only since I left school that I started to learn more.

[@paradox7358]

I will forever stand by my belief that Blair was the worst PM this country has ever had.

[@jamessykes3965]

The absolute worst. Everything that man touched we are paying for today.

[@mikemines2931]

Shut up Miranda

[@wurlitzer895]

Couldn't agree more. A truly dreadful man.

[@mnbv990]

agree 100%

[@malcolmjawohowelll2892]

If i stand by my beliefs it may well be because i havent considered openly the merits of other thats the social media tendency. ... mirroring our own views rather than seeking those of others and considering them thoughtfully

[@dartskipper3170]

Blair's character can easily be judged by looking at the quality of the people he chose to keep close to him. None of them have squeaky clean reputations. Never forget what happened to Dr. David Kelly.

[@hazelmacmillan7588]

I note this, often.

[@arthurballs9632]

Father of the House Tam Dayell repeatedly called out the interesting connection between the members of the cabal who surrounded Blair. Douglas Murray deliberately avoids all mention of that whilst dissing Blair. But he works for them too, just controlled opposition.

[@danielwatson3273]

Always good to see David, love the history and his sense of mischief.

[@nockianlifter661]

Fascinating. Yes, we need to go back and reverse the changes. Effectively we are voting for a toothless parliament.

[@kanderson4417]

The Conservatives should have reversed all the Blair governments policies.

[@RB-hx7rd]

All our rotten politicians have been coerced and bought by the WEF and Soros .

[@sandgrownun66]

The Con-servatives.

[@zoompt-lm5xw]

There's no conservatives anymore. What's there to conserve?

[@sandgrownun66]

@@zoompt-lm5xw It looks like we're being sent on a one-way into the abyss, from which there is no return.

[@infobeam1902]

They told us we must become diverse. Every gov since has made it happen.

[@markfrancis5164]

Insightful essay on the incompetence & conflicting aspects of elites ( government, local and National, media, business) and why the country has been mismanaged and misgoverned for the past 20 years.

[@BIBIWCICC]

I still don’t understand how he hasn’t been dragged to The Hague for war crimes? As far as I’ve been told from someone who works in the justice system there is an open warrant for him.

[@christinehoytaylor3026]

Brilliantly informative for an ordinary person like me. Up until hearing this, I could not understand what had gone so horribly wrong with the governance of this country. Thank you so much and I’m going to share this video as much as I can.

[@pippipster6767]

I’m guessing you’re in your 20s ?

[@TheReturnoftheNative]

Spoken like a true Englishman! Not many of them left.

[@ftsetradersteve2742]

This is a brilliantly perceived dissection of what has gone wrong and I think you could summarize it as the contracting out of government responsibilities and competences without the oversight of the democratically elected government....The general level of intelligence and qualification of some of the Labour MP's shows there is a need for them to rely on so called experts. They will of course appoint left leaning experts....Unbelievable the ruin Blair caused to Britain and that it seems to have qualified him to be a consultant to governments around the world....A globalist plot if ever there was one....

[@GimpSlayerGeneral]

What one expects from a senior Fabian..

[@roygardiner2229]

I am naturally trusting but now find it very difficult to automatically trust ANY public body, politician, or legal body. My former trust has been betrayed on so many occasions. I am glad Dr. Starkey ended on a constructive note. We very much need wisdom like his.

[@johnmacaroni105]

You now know what it must of been like living in the Soviet Union or the Communist eastern bloc..... Not nice is it.

[@Christmascancelled]

Blair’s action killed thousands.

[@stephenburnage7687]

The UK (Anglo-Saxon) legal system was based on individuals (and businesses) being sovereign, with the legal system only required to step in to act as a referee. The Napoleonic legal ststem, as practiced across Continental Europe, is very different, as it effectively the state is sovereign that proscribes how individuals (and businesses) operate. When the UK joined the EU, we effectively traded legal systems, although it was under Blair that we accelerated there.

[@robertirwin7644]

Brilliant analysis, thank you Dr Starkey!

[@boriss.861]

Bravo David. There was Blair, with Starmer QC in 2003 giving more rights to peoples entering the Country!

[@petermanley4242]

Once again Dr. Starkey, absolutely brilliant clear thinking, which enlightens all reasonable people's thoughts. Blair is a creature without honour (his choosing to accept the garter when her late Majesty was nearing the end of her reign, the ultimate insult and irony) and without an ounce of romance in his soul, assuming he has one. He has turned the country into a cess pit and as we all know, cess pits, unless dealt with, have a habit of exploding.

[@stickykitty]

Thank you Sir David!!

[@fhugheveleigh2]

Well said and yes we need to reconsider.

[@bonifacejsjacobs6149]

This American apprecites your praise of our small town (and county) governments. We who live in the rural U.S. enjoy efficient, cheap and responsive government. Why? Because many of us are the government. We are elected or appointed by our neighbors to carry out very specific tasks. And we do this without any compensation except expenses. My Grandfather was on the rural water board and went farm to farm signing up his neighbors. My cousin was on the county road maintenance board.

[@llewev]

Tony Blair should be in gaol. He was always more interested in promoting himself on the world stage than his country, that he held in low regard.

[@pincermovement72]

He politicised the House of Lords too, evil man .

[@TheClovenFoot]

For hundreds of years governments have tried to reform the Lords. For hundreds of years governments have 'politicised' the Lords. Learn history before accusing people of 'evil'.

[@deanchadwick7443]

I’ve always love the way you deliver the subject your talking on especially the history. Thanks David

[@g0rd0nfreeman]

“Things can only get better.” Oh the irony of that song.

[@richardlewis7498]

dont do this to me its a painful reminder that i was dancing and cheering when it waa clear he was going to win. I Apolgise to you all.

[@alanpartington2540]

Smile, they said, things could be worse, so I smiled, and things got worse

[@davidmiller4078]

What he meant was that things could only get better for the jard line communist scophants in our society ?

[@Anthony-qy5yw]

That Blair’s face is to hard to look at …. He is horrific…

[@craigtomkinson2150]

And he will be back seating a Labour Government under Starmer and he is more slimey than Blair.

[@Anthony-qy5yw]

@@craigtomkinson2150 that is true

[@robinmorritt7493]

An occasional visitor, I made a bee line for this video when I read the title. Stuttering and rambling notwithstanding, David Starkey gives us a glimpse of his genius. There really is no substitute for Starkey and his cancellation is a tragedy for the nation.

[@BetjeWolff-v2s]

His cancellation made him to produce these videos.

[@robinmorritt7493]

@@BetjeWolff-v2s Yes. David Starkey has proved he has both a fine intellect and a real spine.

[@mickymantle3233]

I once bought Blairs Book in a thrift shop just to rip it in half & throw it in the bin outside.

[@bertiescunsbutch9323]

Excellent😂

[@Zalley]

If only we had understood, in 1997, what damage Tony Blair would do to the UK. Great video - thanks for the very important insights.

[@astra-rb6sz]

I knew he was a grinning idiot then .

[@davidagnew6191]

"We" did know. For example devolution was in his manifesto. Some people chose to ignore the warnings.

[@alanpartington2540]

Ah, but who were "we"? And why weren't there enough of you to stop the wanker from winning by a landslide? Hindsight is a great thing, but f***ing useless 26 years later. And don't forget who he was defeating. John Major, a nobody who has spent most of the last 20 years trashing his own reputation. And devolution was probably the least of his bad ideas. Gordon Brown was the worst@@davidagnew6191

[@stevenfarrall3942]

Some of us saw this coming, and despite the disaster that was the Major Tories, they would still have been better than Blair and his wrecking ball.

[@monteceitomoocher]

We did, those years are still fresh in my mind as if they were yesterday, his rotten legacy still echoes down the decades and will for decades to come.

[@astra-rb6sz]

I saw it coming.

[@richardlewis7498]

​@@astra-rb6szi didnt sorry i was sucked in shame on me

[@stevenfarrall3942]

@@richardlewis7498 You are forgiven Blair and New Labour were, are, the most expert deceit machine I have ever witnessed.

[@tikaanipippin]

We were amply warned: "New Labour - New Danger"

[@johnjaw19]

Should be broadcast widely. So much value in this. Thank you.

[@MikeSmith-go8wk]

The Andrew Nether interview. New Labour were the worst thing to happen to Britain since Windrush

[@and3583]

A top quality, genuine video on KZbin! Great!!

[@philipalbert3272]

David, you explained the erosion of democracy extremely well as usual.

[@derekmills1080]

A clear insight into a dark period that I remember all too well. Thank you, David.

[@markglover3840]

Still suffering now.

[@derekmills1080]

@@markglover3840 True.

[@VKing-di9lo]

So true and sadly, Starmer will finish the job to bring us even closer to the EU!

[@davidmiller4078]

Im more cincerned Blairs sabotage of the British Constitution will bring us closer to the 7th century desert bandit sharia law

[@diamondgeezer1665]

Well said Sir...

[@BillSikes.]

Blair's legacy still hangs over this country like a foul odour ! He's a thoroughly Evil individual, and thats not a word i use lightly!

[@GimpSlayerGeneral]

He's not done just yet.

[@BillSikes.]

@@GimpSlayerGeneral I know, he has his underlings embedded all over the judiciary, the civil service and on all sides of both the upper and lower chambers

[@bluedick321]

I'm not sure he is evil, he is just incredibly dim.I've always wondered how many digs I could get in if I saw him on the tube before the goons pulled me off but it would be a rather futile gesture. It would be like kicking a brain damaged puppy for pissing on the floor.

[@petersz98]

Should have been tried at the Hague as a war criminal!

[@SeanChristieMallon]

Well let’s face it Tony Blair is very clever and he has stitched up an whole country for his own ideological agenda

[@Paul-q3f8j]

1997 and he's still causing trouble 16 years later.

[@mikebryan544]

A very enlightening talk, thank you. I’ve heard things like this muttered before but never seen anybody put it all together. It does answer a lot of questions about what was news back in my childhood, and news as an adult, which was post 97

[@daffidkane8350]

Blair was disaster for Britain!

[@lalaLAX219]

Imagine my surprise listening to this from Chestertown, MD! You are welcome back anytime, David! 😄

[@erotokritosmoraitis4881]

Why hasn't the government abolished tge Supreme Court? Unforgivable

[@andrewyoung749]

why would blairites undo blairs laws? same reason they just passed an anti free speech bill into law, another tony blair wet dream delivered by the tories...

[@izzyplant8428]

Thank you David, A faint Ray of hope remains on all the darkness.

[@WeAreAllData65]

Well said, Mr Starkey 👌✨ (may you live long and continue to make sane contribution amidst this 'mire' of societal madness). The changes made by the Blair government, back then, helped facilitate the UK's descent into globalist control, currently. As "Agenda 21" & "The Great Reset" was in the planning decades ago, Blair 'did his (initial) bit for Davos' whilst in power then and he (through the Tony Blair Institute) continues to participate as a contributer to the WEF, at every given opportunity. We need the political will (from somewhere?) to restore what served Britain well in past times, before the 'window of opportunity' to reform/restore is lost altogether. 🤞🙏🤞

[@davidmackie8552]

Well said, sir!

[@arthurdixon5890]

Why have the Tories not rectified this constitutional change?

[@Vintagevanessa99]

Thankyou ❤

[@vodaredhill1704]

Now I know what rope was invented for.

[@KG98760]

I remember I once heard someone call him sceptic Blair. Couldn't agree more.

[@Hans_Niemand]

A New Restoration, sounds a lot better than "Leveling Up"

[@jeromedenis100]

Thank you Sir! We badly need to be educated on these matters.

[@ilricettario]

Excellent.

[@dendemano]

I remember the crowds outside Downing Street when both Tone and Cherry B went on their charm offensive. I watched it together with my Mother. We were both adamant that we were witnessing the beginning of a stark decline in the fabric and values of our country. We were also in equal agreement about the fact that we thought he would eventually leave office as a despised figure, although, when it happened it still wasn’t immediately apparent to that many people. It took a little while longer before we learned of the extent of damage. Irreparable, in my honest opinion.

[@gavinmillar7519]

The pre-1975 system of local government in Scotland certainly was far better than the current system, I am sure it would have been the same in England at the same time. Genuine local accountability and responsibility. Some deride it as a parochial view, whilst claiming that empowerment is what must be strived for. We need to return to that state of mind, of greater responsibility.

[@MattM-ce3qe]

Brilliant explanation. Time to restore our historical Parliamentary birthright. I would love to read Dr Starkey laying this out in a book.

[@mikerider8540]

Always felt that the best thing this country could of done was reset everything to pre Blair and then rework from there.

[@arthurdixon5890]

Thank you, David. This was a clear straight spoken video and encapsulated the damage New Labour did to our constitution. Most informative. New Labour also caused problems by bringing in the minimum wage. Businesses who pay this meagre wage make profits from those receiving the wage and the government pay taxpayers money to such workers to give them sufficient money to live. This equates to the taxpayer subsidising businesses. This is more akin to a communist state than a capitalist society. The percentage of people on the minimum wage is not that great but it has proven to be a yardstick in wage setting, such that a vast majority of low paid workers get little more (an additional 50p per hour etc) to skew the statistics. Even trades people are affected by this yardstick.

[@paulhwbooth]

Bring back assizes and quarter sessions, say I! (It was the second Beeching Report that did for them).

[@paultaylor7059]

Another excellent mini lecture from David. I suppose that the irony of what he says is that MPs roles have been so (self) diminished that we no longer trust that they are capable of taking back power from these single issue committees. They no longer seem up to the task. It certainly needs to be addressed because if you take the Rwanda issue, for example, it is outrageous that a government comes under fire from the majority of the electorate over this issue and yet is stopped by the unelected (by the public) courts from carrying thru a policy that would enable it to try to tackle the problem on behalf of the public.

[@stevemellor655]

Blair needs to disappear for good .

[@andrewdudson7750]

I agree with you on that 👍

[@marcokite]

Agree 100% with everything said here, common sense but brilliant. I especially agree with the issue of SAGE saying we must lockdown despite the fact the economy could go over the cliff because SAGE neither knew NOR CARED.

[@Mike-tb5gj]

It is ironic that the word "sage" can mean "wise"!!! "Wise" is not a description of that unelected mob of useful idiots! We still don't know who these morons actually were......we probably never will.

[@kenbird899]

Blair and Brown remind me of Philby and Burgess!

[@googoo554]

Thank you so much, great info and video

[@johnbell1859]

It wasn’t broken but they sure as hell broke it, I wonder why. 🤔 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@danieldecides7894]

Great video.

[@BobBob-cn1yy]

VOTE LABOUR GET Dover boat people as a neighbour or being given your home while you are in prison for having heating on.

[@mikegalvin9801]

Unfortunately how exactly is that any different than the useless Tories? At least Labour would be upfront about saying that is what they want unlike the Conservatives who pretend to oppose those things.

[@robertreynolds6072]

"Take back control"...didn't you vote for that? And you got what you deserve.

[@bertiescunsbutch9323]

Both are bad , but Labour need special treatment for their hatred of our own people, the most potent poison should be applied to them for their treachery.

[@byroneckhardt4131]

​@@robertreynolds6072why do we deserve our country to be invaded .?

[@smythharris2635]

​@@robertreynolds6072Lampedusa, is that what EU Italy deserves?

[@Mike-tb5gj]

I have been dismayed at the total ignorance by our representatives, of our Constitution. Most are not aware of its existence, which is a damning indictment on them - a great number of MPs claim to be "lawyers"!! As the good Doctor says here, we need to re-visit our former ways and turn to a course which once again, puts the people as sovereign (which they always have been) and adheres to the Constitution (and Common Law, from which the Constitution evolved). When men can, or think they can, deprive others of their God-given rights, something must be wrong. Is man superior to God? I don't think so!

[@richardbaxter2057]

Question, Sir; is the situation, as it stands, reversible, or is it too late for that?

[@GimpSlayerGeneral]

Not too late, there is a cunning plan in motion by Mr G Moore of the English Constitution Party..A common man upto his neck in all things English Constitution. Don't expect a polished gem though. Prolific in Anglo-Saxon verse.