EXCLUSIVE - Dr. David Starkey: I Was Cancelled but I Won't be Silenced for Speaking Objective Truth

[@jackominty3633]

Great news, can't wait. A better man than every one of his detractors. A raised middle finger to the lot of them!

[@roberttreborable]

Raise a two fingered Salute, It's more British....

[@abigailslade3824]

I immediately went out to buy one of his books when the left tried to cancel him

[@bob1784free]

I am not sure I agree with David on this one the lockdown is the only thing that has had an effect

[@jackominty3633]

@@abigailslade3824 Well done Abigail, and we can all follow up - in a small way - by hitting the LIKE button.

[@derekc6445]

@@bob1784free Less than 1% have been killed by Covid. I wonder what percentage of the population were, and still are being, killed by the consequences of lock downs ? A lot lot higher no doubt.

[@demontfort89]

David Starkey can’t be cancelled. He’s far too good and valuable

[@Bearded_Tattooed_Guy]

They can try. They will fail.

[@ianmedford4855]

Return of The King

[@daisyhobbs7500]

@davy boy I believe Jordan has to dumb down his out put to appeal to a broader audience. After all he is a health professional & is working for the greater good. As someone once reminded me..".some ppl are not as far along the road, as others'. We've all been there.

[@jackdelaney6633]

Very nice to see Mr Starkey back

[@ianmedford4855]

@davy boy i think perhaps you've been badly misinformed on Jordan Peterson. I've watched dozens of hours of his content, read 12 rules for life, the whole 9. I don't know what you mean regarding waffling? On which topics has he waffled or contradicted himself on? Be specific. As far as his "promotion of right wing Christianity that also lead to death and war" Thats just a patently ridiculous thing to say on a few levels. First, his "promotion" is limited to acknowledging that Christianity is absolutely without question the primary foundation on which western values and civilization is built; and frankly anyone who genuinely argues that is isnt the case just isn't a serious person. Second, Christianity dramatically REDUCED the amount of war, death, and suffering across Europe. Pre Christian Europe was riven with tribalistic warfare and constant raiding, and became much more stable after the adoption of Christianity. (And the Romans weren't exactly pacifists if memory serves. They seemed to like enslaving people and slaughtering religious and ethnic minorities for mass entertainment.) Third, both the abolishment of slavery and womens suffrage came DIRECTLY from Christianity. Both movements arose within protestant Christianity, and came from deeply held religious convictions and theological arguments.

[@tinahooper7324]

David Starkey is an absolute gem. I could listen to him speak for hours.

[@Mr12345glen1]

Great to see Starkey back. Glad to hear he took cambridge out of his will after what they did to him!

[@MrDaiseymay]

EXPECTED

[@mikereger1186]

To be fair, it’s not that Starkey left Cambridge. Cambridge left *him*.

[@Celticcross688]

Cambridge has lost its way, shortsighted students of a Marxist bent.

[@tommoncrieff1154]

Go woke. Go broke. A lot of other people have removed Cambridge and other universities from their wills.

[@tomscott8270]

He is a racist.☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️

[@Ubu987]

Wonderful! I look forward to hearing David Starkey speak again. The cancel-maggots can't keep a good man down!

[@SAHBfan]

"Cancel-Maggots" - never heard that before, but I like it, sums them up perfectly! Is it your own creation?

[@Ubu987]

@@SAHBfan Nah. Saw it somewhere on the internetz. It is a natural rhyme, catchy, and it does fit them well. Feel free to use it!

[@johnkilvington7527]

Nice one!...' cancel maggots'

[@TranscendentLion]

@@bradcolinyoung2978 That's three times I've seen you post the same reply.

[@humbug4478]

@@bradcolinyoung2978 so nobody alive now then time to get on with the lovely life we have all been given

[@toddcott9510]

Starkey, is saying what most of us can only say indoors. He is brilliant.

[@stephenasbridge878]

Welcome back Dr S....if he offends nobody on his return, I will be gutted.

[@ArcadeCabNBud]

Haha here's hoping

[@loubieloujones5698]

@davy boy Unfortunately, peace in the West will not last - looking at Ukraine right now for example. That ought to wake up the snowflakes to the realities of life.

[@loubieloujones5698]

@davy boy As a historian myself, I remember learning about the importance of national identity. People wrongly assume it necessarily leads to destructive nationalism of the 1930s but this is to misunderstand it imo. It's very important for a nation to understand its collective history; its national story. And to have a culture & set of values which unite the people. Most other countries do so unashamedly but we are being intentionally & purposefully undermined in order to weaken national identity through the rewriting or destruction of our national story (history) and our uniting values. Our education system fails to promote "Britishness" and to help people understand & value the things which hold us together - our glue! The goal is to overturn the entire structure of our society using any lever to create a climate of fear & uncertainty. Brexit was a push back to some degree but there's a huge onslaught still going on. People need to realise that 21st century comfort & safety in Britain is not the natural condition of the human race & it's fragile.

[@iggle6448]

@@loubieloujones5698 Well said. We need our national identity and our uniting values now more than ever, given the global onslaught against them.

[@thomas2much601]

“Gutted”, do you really have to use that common awful word? May I suggest the word ‘shocked

[@littlenan3576]

Outrageous treatment of an intelligent, truthful and decent man.

[@ChimpRiot]

It reminds me of the treatment of Alan Turing. A full reversal is needed.

[@Lukesummers94]

Do you know him then?

[@Londonfogey]

His case is similar to the schoolmaster at Eton who was sacked for organising a debate on masculinity. The 'crime' is not so much what these 'cancelled' men say, but rather it is their refusal to admit guilt and beg for forgiveness. Bullies will still bully those who stand up to them, but they will never get quite the same pleasure from it.

[@Thucydides1990]

@@ChimpRiot 😂😂😂 come on...seriously!?

[@astraeashaw4768]

Marxist re-writing of history - that is what is most disgusting. We have arrived at or in 1984 - that is all. It is vile and disgusting and very very frightening. God help us all.

[@chrisjackson1998]

Its great to see this honest, intelligent, and thoughtful man speaking in public again.

[@niguel4438]

Well done Peter for un cancelling David and welcome back David. The country if not the world needs more people like you.

[@davepangolin4996]

Dave needs to let the interviewer get more than 20 words an hour in.

[@jamesportrais3946]

I use mental floss - you can get it from any communist, and it makes your mind brighter and empty

[@jamesportrais3946]

Good to see David again, one of our genuine speakers that isn't full of shit and agenda

[@davidnoble1058]

@@davepangolin4996 David Starkey is the reason he is being interviewed. Listen and learn.

[@royhypnol3735]

@@bradcolinyoung2978 Blacks and muslims RAN THE SLAVE TRADE.

[@plweis7203]

Starkey is a brilliant man who espouses pure common sense (at length). Thank you for having him on.

[@Conservator.]

He might be right but he also totally lacks empathy and that’s what has brought him into trouble. He’s defending his position like he has to prove to himself that he was and is right but doesn’t think for moment why his words caused so much anger.

[@Conservator.]

@Simon Goodwind It’s not about taking offence, but being rejected for a job offer, not because of the content of your cv but because of your name at the top of it.

[@Conservator.]

@Simon Goodwind I don’t know what rules you are talking about.

[@GURUGOLDBERG]

Thank goodness for people like David Starkey. Forthright, honest and interesting. Unlike most "damned" politicians!

[@victoriapayne7239]

Damned right !

[@Dadopŕsoblueboots]

He should be a Sir David Starkey. 😮

[@Thespian-wp6xq]

Welcome back sir. It's time to stand up against this sanctimonious clap-trap.

[@junehitchcock170]

Well said - we need candour. People who cancel others need to find resilience and acceptance of other people’s different views.

[@Mina-gm3pg]

Similar to 1920 - 30's Germany. It takes a brave man and who will come to your rescue? Every where, free speech is now a political noose and we keep our thoughts to ourselves.

[@keithscott1957]

Dr. David Starkey talks a lot, not enough, but a lot.

[@danielbones3072]

@@davidjohn7510 agree.

[@TranscendentLion]

@@davidjohn7510 Considering his academic career and his numerous books and documentaries, I'd say he is quite a bit more than a 'racist dinosaur'.

[@tonycoxall3561]

Thank you, New Culture Forum. I hoped this would happen, but feared it wouldn't. Mr Starkey needs a voice!

[@angelvids6024]

Same here, I was really disappointed the way everyone seemed to drop him.

[@TheCapish]

" Mr Starkey needs a voice"! I would say that we need his voice, When there are enough voices the wilderness retreats.

[@derekc6445]

@@annette2653 Yes, it's the numbers and over a relatively short time of 70 years. Add to that the lack of integration, preferring their own kind already here. This has created the divisions we see today. Listening to the MSM it's all our fault. They are the enemy within. Present day Lord Haw Haw.

[@Happyheretic2308]

@@TheCapish Dr Starkey needs an avenue, or a channel, not a voice ...

[@judithcressey1682]

@@annette2653 comprised (?)

[@theoilandgasresourceportal2132]

How do we show our appreciation to David Starkey; The man is a living legend. He's been screwed over by the establishment. I hope he reads the comments section of these interviews.

[@leezaslofsky4438]

David Starkey spent his whole life kissing the arses of the establishment. He tried to do it again in his "unreserved" apology for his "clumsiness" in saying "why do we have so many damn Blacks, then?" Not clumsy. Angry and insulting. Too bad the establishment didn't think he deserved their help. Tough!

[@wa1-marketing955]

@@leezaslofsky4438 Which one of us, has never said something, and got our tongues, tied like our shoelaces...with both shoes tied together, unable to move our feet... That's the problem these days, nothing is allowed to be forgotten, or forgiven... We are like that ever so awful charicature of asians we saw in TV and film of decades ago "So vely solly"...

[@freebornaiden7666]

@@wa1-marketing955 I agree with you and yet I did get the feeling that Starkey's "slip of the tongue" betrayed an underlying contempt and latent racism and that is why the court of public opinion was so hard on him. I will contrast that with Kenneth Clarke who was genuinely very unlucky to have to resign as Home Secretary for using the utterly terrible turn of phrase "classic rape" to try and express a valid sentiment.

[@leezaslofsky4438]

@@wa1-marketing955 He is a very experienced TV performer who gave way to his anger against those who -- justly -- compare the Slave Trade to the Holocaust and see how similar they were. He is enough of a scholar to know the truth about the Slave Trade, and how the "woke" folks have shown its true nature, and the lasting effects it has had in many countries. He knows all that, but he hates being reminded of it, because it means his nostalgic idea of the Empire is nonsense, and that hurts his pride. So he lashes out in anger, using words that come readily to his tongue -- "damn Blacks" (we know the word that really came to his mind, and it isn't "Blacks"). And he apologizes, but his apology doesn't work this time, and he loses his cushy job and his "awards". The Queen must have been glad she hasn't knighted him! Now let Starkey show the tolerance and forgiveness you ask of those who held him accountable -- at long last -- for his racism. Let him show some humility and ask forgiveness of those he insulted and demeaned.

[@wa1-marketing955]

@@leezaslofsky4438 I get a little PO'd every time I hear "The slave trade" as though it was the whites who invented it... WE DIDN'T. BLACKS and Africans did. The English were if not the first, we were pretty close to first to abolish it throughout the Empire. Made it illegal in Britain in 1825, and through the Empire in 1833. The King of Matebeleland was still selling slaves to Arab slave traders as late as the 1880s (88/9?) And Muslim Arabs, (Africans) and Egyptians (Africans) were using slaves for 000s of years before White Europeans ever thought of it. The Muslims even made it part of their military strategy, and in the 16th century, took a whole Irish village, leaving the old women, and killing those who resisted. The U.S. had to make a deal in the 19th century in an attempt to stop Arabs (Muslims) attacking U.S. trading vessels. AFRICANS started it... Shame that doesn't make the history books, or the media.

[@CookieVR-gtag-o5o]

Thank you Peter Whittle for allowing Mr. Starkey to eloquently put his point across!! Extremely valuable, especially in a time like this 👍🏼

[@GLK-London]

So important people like this are given a platform

[@PotterSpurn1]

Dr Starkey is like Marmite. You either love him or hate him. Like Marmite he's been around for ages and likely to go on for a good while longer. Anyone who loves history should have a 'jar of Starkey' lurking in the cupboard.

[@danielbones3072]

Your making me gip big lad.

[@ReverseTranscriptase]

Thank you for conferring such knowledge into society with people like Mill and Chesterton. "In short, the democratic faith is this: that the most terribly important things be left to ordinary people themselves - the mating of the sexes, the rearing of the young, the laws of the state. This is democracy; and in this I have always believed. But there is one thing that I never from my youth up been able to understand. I have never been able to understand where people got the idea that democracy is somehow opposed to tradition. It is obvious that tradition is only democracy extended through time. It is trusting to a consensus of common human voices rather than some isolated or arbitrary expert or record... Tradition may be defined as an extension of this democratic franchise: it refuses to submit to a small and often arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about. All democrats object to men being disqualified by the accident of birth; tradition, in a similar vein, simply objects to them being disqualified by accident of death. Democracy tells us not to neglect a good man's opinion, even if he is our offspring's groom. Tradition asks us not to neglect a good man's opinion, even if he is our father. So I, at any rate, cannot find myself separating these two concepts as others find themselves so apt. It seems evident to me that they are inextricably linked. The dead's democratic ideas persist in modern councils. The ancient Greeks voted by stones, then by tombstones. It is all quite equivocal and official by this token then: since most tombstones, like most ballot papers, are marked with a cross." GKC

[@llengsuch3426]

"Dr David Starkey: I Won't be Silenced..." - you can say that again! PW could hardly get a word in to ask a question!

[@lcbo5]

Glad you are having him on. I thought it was appalling how many people on the right didn’t try and support him and some even attempted to get the knife in

[@krye6008]

I think you mean people on the LEFT. They don’t know their arse from their elbow. Some of them try and pass themselves off as right wing but what they don’t realise is that people they think are right wing are actually just ordinary centrists.

[@cathyrussell7157]

Why on Earth was the comment not edited out? David Starkey was very obviously upset about the loss of his partner when it was made.

[@angelvids6024]

Totally agree. I really hoped and would have expected people to rally around him. That was shameful and that little idiot who interviewed him showed himself for the snivelling little grifter he is.

[@anthonybartlett6924]

@@cathyrussell7157 i think he might just have been pissed @ the time, he certainly looked like he was, not that i care what he said was factually correct.

[@Ubu987]

@@anthonybartlett6924 For American readers, the British use the word 'pissed' to mean drunk, not necessarily angry.

[@plokijm22]

You are my hero Dr Starkey, and you always will be. From a gay, working class, unwoke, tory who studied history at university! I literally emulated your life without realising and I idolise you.

[@kelvinkersey5058]

It's about time the heavyweight thinkers blew the airheads away. Looking forward to this

[@Ubu987]

The airheads have more time on their hands to insinuate themselves into all the institutions. They don't argue, they emote.

[@jonscot1202]

Very well put 👍🏼

[@seanmoran6510]

That’s placing a lot of hope on the masses and Thatcherite middle classes. But one can hope I guess.

[@luciusesox1luckysox570]

@@seanmoran6510 You think Thatcher has a part in this ? Jeez, god help us.

[@clockworkdave9850]

Same here

[@joebloggs4807]

Such articulate and intelligent man, David is a national treasure always love to hear him speak.

[@carmenbob5805]

He s too white, though!

[@candyman5912]

@@carmenbob5805 No, it's not that. Being white is fine. But racism is out of fashion these days. But it seems Starkey didn't get the memo.

[@mickeyh1961]

@@candyman5912 except hes not racists and there is no proof to that ridiculous claim about him

[@candyman5912]

@@mickeyh1961 I thought someone like you would try and come back with that. Firstly, I didn't call him racist. I said racism is out of fashion. But for the record, I do think he's racist. Secondly, imagine someone says in public "why are there so many damn ( )" ....you can fill in the blank with a race of your choice. Well...that sort of racist phrasing is no longer acceptable. And I think that's a good thing.

[@kevls5536]

@@candyman5912 do you think we should put him in a camp or is cancellation enough for now? you know, gotta hold the high ground

[@laurat4977]

I wasn't aware of these circumstances surrounding Dr. Starkey and I find it appalling that he's been treated so badly. He is an eminent scholar. I've watched his programs and presentations for years and have learned more than I ever did in school. He's an asset to society. I'm glad that he's back and I hope we begin to hear more push-back against the over reactions and dangers of cancel culture. It's quickly devolving into mob mentality. There needs to be reasoned voices speaking in the public domain and Dr. Starkey is one of the best.

[@dianeoliver6622]

I’ve so been missing David Starkey, wondering what he’d have to say on this whole sorry mess. Can’t wait!

[@MrDaiseymay]

strange, only yesterday, I suddenly thought of him. Had he died without my knowing ? ( Don't Read, watch / listen to MSM ).

[@Coneman3]

Yes he’s a refreshing change from all the unimaginative clone PC bods 🥱

[@cgawainf4785]

Wonderful to see Dr Starkey back again. He has his finger firmly on the pulse of everything that is wrong with the intellectual and social life of this country.

[@boobrancher9941]

Good to see him back, he didn't deserve what happened to him, the man apologized for sloppy language and that should have been the end of it. The wholesale smearing of his reputation and life's work was just pathetic and unfair.

[@flixkat]

Yes, he indeed is a highly respectable academic. Precisely, because of that, how come someone with that knowledge uses that type of language? I don't agree with the sanction he got.

[@gailspencer4451]

How can you cancel a National Treasure? David is great....can't imagine a world without him. Just got his Monarchy on Audible. Love the guy....this will feel like wearing comfy shoes and being hugged by your mum.

[@bighands69]

By not giving that national treasure any airtime and then creating new national treasures which are just shiny bit of cow dirt.

[@gailspencer4451]

@@bighands69 You don't like him then? Well, why didn't you say.....

[@bighands69]

@@gailspencer4451 I think Dr Starkey is amazing and find him equally as entertaining. My point is they cancel him by not giving him airtime. Once they repeat something enough times on tv it becomes fact.

[@gailspencer4451]

@@bighands69 David has had considerable airtime. He has covered The Tudors and Constitutional History more than any other historian. The difficulty with history is that it has a white, middle class face. As tour guide I try to point to black history where possible in influence. I believe there should be a statue of Bill Richmond in Trafalgar Square or tours on Studio One and West Indies music influences. David will get stick for as long as we keep plugging the Downton Abbey version of Britain's culture. David is wonderful and I love him but he is seen to symbolize white privilege. I have the same problem despite being a working class grammar school educated girl from a seaside town. Being white and well spoken means racist and privileged in today's world

[@bighands69]

@@gailspencer4451 More or less what you have admitted to is that you are involved in activist revisionism. Britain was a historical white country and the figures of that country are white. You cannot compare a figure like Bill Richmond to Nelson or the tudor period or try and adjust the history to fit your political ideology. Downton

[@andrewridewood614]

Very glad to see you back, I appreciate you calling out the evil and lies in our so called elite.

[@ianmedford4855]

Respect to Peter Whittle for having the stones to host Starkeys return to the battlefield. He's going to take a shelling for this, he knows it, and yet here we are. Zero. Fucks. Given

[@pjrobben7613]

Will second that, he is surely missed, he made a mistake, but he does not need what has happened to him, fight back like Laurence Fox we will win.

[@tonyantoniou9271]

He is a damn good historian and lecturer. You do not have to like him to appreciate that.

[@johncrosley1]

He is too self opinionated to be a good historian.

[@fionagregory9376]

@MarblesRed liar!

[@thecarpetman7687]

@@johncrosley1 exactly….a historian should report the facts and not give their interpretation of the facts….it then becomes fiction.

[@mariecarton8611]

@@thecarpetman7687 an explanation is a necessary evil. It helps us to see behind the word of the man and leave us with another viewpoint which we can either agree to disagree or agree 👍 💯.

[@roberticvs]

Excellent hearing from him again. I look forward to it.

[@jeffwalther3935]

"Me too" Dr. Starkey, may you and I be the first of the cancelled to come back from the dead to get justice, metaphorically-speaking, of course. Well done sir, establishing this hastily-assembled skirmish line. I'm at your side and service. My gratitude for your service and the universities that educated you is beyond measure. Your work is a tremendous relief to us all in the trenches, fighting and dying alone.

[@anne-mariewillingham698]

Thank you David. Starkey , I agree with everything you share, proud of you, more educated than I,, We should be proud of who and what we have achieved,what.has happened to Politicians , I wish. they had the debt you have in speaking,

[@Z1cky]

If you equate someone losing an influential and privileged role because they decided to apply a fictitious bias and revise history to bandwagon warped, reactionary views as WW1 trench warfare then you should get your head checked and stop insulting the real people from the past you're mimicking. You aren't a soldier, you didn't die in a trench in WW1 and all that loss of life fighting German oppression and propaganda was not so that future Brit 'keyboard-soldiers' could unsheathe their own bigotry and hatred and live out their suppressed fantasies towards the downtrodden. It's very clear what side pretend soldiers of the internet would have been on during the wars (the most likely of course would be hiding from the draft).

[@jeffwalther3935]

@@Z1cky "If you equate someone losing an influential and privileged role because they decided to apply a fictitious bias and revise history to bandwagon warped, reactionary views as WW1 trench warfare then you should get your head checked . . . " . . . is a conditional depending for it's truth value logically on the one word "IF". . . It's entirely true enuf "IF". . . But the situation you describe isn't true at all and therefore, your comment is moot, (meaningless). That isn't the case here at all. You're only implying it is to dismiss what he said/says so completely by painting it that way, that it's false AND damning at the same time, which is amorally opportunistic, the meanest and lowest way to "fight" or argue a point. Under these circumstances, almost murderous, again amorally opportunistic - as animals, carnivores, parasites and vultures act and live. We're humans, above all of them, supposedly until lately, and what Dr. Starkey is up against, IMHO. He's not doing ANYTHING as you described which in debate terms is "erecting a strawman", so it can be easily destroyed with a single match, so to speak. Such is a fallacy, a falsehood and why what Starkey is doing is courageous and good beyond measure and why we recognize him here, IMHO. STOPPIT, you're "cheating" - him, us, yourself and society and the world by attempting to do so. He's right and true, thank goodness!

[@thisisnumber0]

@@jeffwalther3935 A TC is confused and a bit of a wally, best left to mutter in the corner, so leave him alone.

[@Makeyourselfbig]

@@Z1cky Couldn't agree more. These people act like have missed on a war somewhere. Keyboard commandos all over the place these days.

[@alanpartridge5199]

He is absolute truth. A vast number of mainstream people support him and what he says .

[@philiphumphrey1548]

We could do with more genuine intellectuals like Dr. Starkey. There are far too many phonies in our universities and they're running the show.

[@wordimobi5765]

Yes, he can be annoying and controversial, but he's real - a complex human being. What the Left want are obedient drones, you can see it in BLM chanting. It is literally a church of Woke and we are living through the Inquisition.

[@anitab7601]

So glad David is back, he is too important to ignore. We must at every turn fight back against cancel culture.

[@ianmedford4855]

Still not sure what I'm more impressed with, his Monarchy documentary series, or having the cherries to explain to the nation that the SNP are haggis eating nazis live on national television.

[@anitab7601]

@@ianmedford4855 Haha classic Dr Starkey that we all know and love. Long may he reign.

[@Valelacerte]

So important that he's given up and is glad that he's old and only has to worry about whether his investments will last the remainder of his life. He's also bought into the bullshit about Trump being a _demagogue_ which makes him little better than the Democrats who call the 74 million who voted for Trump _racist insurrectionists._

[@ianmedford4855]

@@Valelacerte eh... strictly by definition, its accurate. Its a political style that has bad connotations, but its a trait that is kind of baked into populism by its very nature. It is what it is. I enthusiastically voted for him twice, and if he runs in 2024 I'll do it again.

[@jasonjudd3810]

@@Valelacerte hello Valelacerte ; I think he was referring to the general “perception” of Trump rather than traducing Trump.. Starkey is far too non-conformist to echo “group-think” platitudes on Trump; he would see it as vulgar and beneath him.

[@tonyhayes-piuk]

One of the most intelligent men in the UK. Pleased they couldn't shut him down for too long. The truth always hurts and Dr Starkey speaks truth in abundance. Great to see you back sir.

[@tottenhamhotspurish]

Would you agree, what he said that tried to get him wrongly cancelled was completely wrong?

[@tottenhamhotspurish]

He’s clearly not one of the most intelligent men in the U.K because he made a stupid mistake. He’s a very good historian who I’ve learned a lot from.

[@sjspitz]

A warm welcome back to social media David Starkey. You were missed by the sane people.

[@libre-tad6283]

Yeah, I agree with him about the mongrol(dogs) nation stuff, ie our language, post colonial, Norman ancestry. So those of us who are sane can have a good chuckle

[@JC-yc7of]

Great to see Mr Starkey back where he should be. Free speech is the corner stone of democracy. Only subversive people seek silence.

[@core-nix1885]

Silence has its place, brother. What came before the Big Bang? Silence. What will remain after the end of the Universe? Silence.

[@roncollins9222]

All this shows me the complete lack of integrity within theseSocieties, and I speak as someone from very close to the Elephant and Castle in London...

[@obisan666]

And only racists allow a platform for racists to continue to spew their hatred

[@JC-yc7of]

@@obisan666 Depends where you stand. that democracy for you.

[@obisan666]

@@JC-yc7of Democracy does not mean you have the right to say anything. That is facism where you start hurling racist abuse against people because of the colour of their skin.

[@welshhorsewoman]

it is shocking, what is happening now. Thank goodness there are people like David Starkey who are not afraid to stand up and say what they think. We need to push back on all this wokery.

[@leezaslofsky4438]

We're all terribly shocked, I'm sure.

[@MrRailjunkie]

Oh yes were would we be without the freedom to express racism.

[@fionagregory7040]

@@MrRailjunkie where not were

[@paulwhalley4746]

Good, don't be silenced. One of my favourite history documentaries was your, Monarchy. Loved it.

[@svenhaheim]

Good to see the great man back, will absolutely be watching this one.

[@Gallowglass7]

As Starkey said 8 or 9 years ago ''we're bringing in a tyrannous new morality which is just as oppressive as the old''

[@mariecarton8611]

So true. Stupid people with badges of honour 🎖

[@Gallowglass7]

@@mariecarton8611 Yes Ma'am. Indeed.

[@traceybulloch3401]

I have great respect for David & for this channel. Thank you.

[@reinadegrillos]

I love Dr. Starkey works: both his documentaries and his books. He is a most acomplished researcher. I'm a Mexican lady that reads a lot about the Tudor era and Starkey is a star. I think those that admire his work could not care less about this slip of his tongue. The problem, I think, is that he is too a bright mind to the mediocres.

[@miriamhavard7621]

What was the "slip of the tongue"?

[@reinadegrillos]

@@miriamhavard7621 He mentions it in the interview. He said "damned blacks".

[@maccagrabme]

It was taken out of context.

[@ovoj]

@@maccagrabme how was it taken out of context?

[@arthur9924]

@@ovoj It was portrayed as though when he said "damned blacks" he was using the "damned" as a pejorative term about all black people. However, in reality he was using the "damned" more to emphasise his point, and was it was not intended to be denegrating black people. Not the best choice of language, however. He was arguing that the slave trade was not the same as the holocaust, as the intention was not to eradicate black people. To evidence his argument, he referred to the number of "damned blacks in Africa". He says here that he actually intended to say "America" rather than "Africa" and that the "damned" was merely a slip of the tongue. It's worth pointing out that particularly in many northern dialects of English, it's common to use "damned" in a sentence to emphaise your point. For example, you might say "If the postman is off sick today, why did I receive so many damned letters this morning?" In my example, the "damned" isn't really calling for the genocide of the post, it's using the existence of the damned letters in order to point out the postman must have been working.

[@TheCWMHALL]

Welcome to the 21st Century The Woke brigade and the Victim clique . Thank you Dr David Starkey for an interesting clarifcation of todays world .

[@johnclark677]

Woke, a word used by arseholes towards people who aren’t arseholes for not being arseholes

[@Patrick3183]

He knows so much about English history

[@KennyG-qh8jc]

What a legnd. Kudos to Peter for having him on again, two top men.

[@Coneman3]

I don't always agree with David Starkey but increasingly he has made a lot of sense in these crazy times because he isn't frightened of speaking his mind. He should be heard. We need more honesty in public debate.

[@leezaslofsky4438]

"So many damn Blacks" is the phrase he used. He then "apologized unreservedly" for his "clumsiness". HE apologized. if his apology had been accepted, and his employers had said "Good old Dave, lets let him off the hook this time" e wouldn't have gone around whining about being "cancelled" (sacked). But they didn't. Maybe they were sick of his "clumsiness".

[@WinstonSmith1997]

Dr Starkey should not have apologised. He didn't do or say anything wrong. When you show weakness, that is when your enemy attacks you.

[@leezaslofsky4438]

@@WinstonSmith1997 Perhaps its best to let Starkey decide when he will apologize. He was not attacked because of the apology, but because of his stupid remark. His apology was not accepted because many people are sick and tired of having people make racist comments and then apologizing. Maybe they were a bit tough on him, but his comment, made in anger, was obviously sincere, while his apology was not.

[@suzanneterrey4499]

@@leezaslofsky4438 Yesterday Congresswoman Stacy Plaskett (Democrat, Virgin Islands) said that Trump should be shot. Later, she apologized somewhat. Nothing is happening to her, she's NOT being cancelled, or thrown out of the House of Representatives. Maxine Waters (D, California) has said similar things calling for violence against Whites. Again, nothing has happened to her career. Justice should be blind, but it appears that Justice is only for Leftist, Marxists, and Liberals. A two tiered system of justice is NOT workable. Likewise, Freedom of Speech is absolutely necessary for critical thinking and science to arrive at the TRUTH. It would appear we are headed back to "The Dark Ages" where the Earth is flat and the sun revolves around Earth. No one can ever take away mankind's quest for truth.

[@victoriapayne7239]

Lovely comment; it’s what we all think .

[@rushman4173]

I think that most good honest British people , British patriots, are and will always be behind you , you are a national treasure Dr David and we love you.

[@pablohanc]

Really? Do most people in Britain consider black people to be "damn blacks". Wow, what a vile nation, thank God it's now a completely powerless one.

[@Conservatives-2029]

Sir David is the epitomy of what makes Britain great.

[@emdiar6588]

@@pablohanc We are not all like that. rush man is very much speaking for himself and his friends. He is just typical of a certain type. "Good honest British people". LOL. What a suck up! I'm surprised he didn't include 'hard working'.

[@birdsaloud7590]

A refreshingly outspoken man. Thank you for inviting him as your guest. Well done, Peter. You are such a wonderful English gentleman. Don’t forget to subscribe folks, it has been on 114k for too long!

[@garystefan3995]

I'm mixed race and agree with Dr Starkey. It seems to me that my ancestry and heritage is being used as a vanguard movement against the perceived establishment of our great country.

[@rogerdodger1790]

Couldn't agree more mate 👍🏻

[@nigecheshire9854]

GrapeSkoda would that not be the same in Japan, China, every country in Africa

[@nicoletteralfe733]

I could listen to this man for hours, he is so interesting and completely sensible. He sees through to the facts and truth of all these ridiculous social uprisings.

[@1SpudderR]

Hmm? Nicolette....You cannot see through the Truth!

[@suemassey5076]

@@1SpudderR She said see through TO the truth

[@gavinmillar7519]

You're right Nicolette!

[@Rod_2E0RLR]

I could listen to David talk for hours! truly a person of class character and integrity.. never change David never change!!

[@De_Profundis_PR]

Genius - applause. I love common sense, and the correct use of the English language; David personifies both. Bravo.

[@StephenSwindells]

Welcome back David. We have missed you. You are a breath of fresh air.

[@d.marques4700]

Yes, "we're living in the age of the MENTAL POLICE!" So frightening...

[@miriamhavard7621]

It's ALWAYS been the age of "Mental Police", always.

[@Zoomo2697]

Martin Luther said it best and he was a Catholic 'reason is a harlot that does not know the ways of God'

[@jamesportrais3946]

No need to be frightened, just understand the rules and you will win. Take a leaf out of Alex Belfields situation - you can crowd fund the same shit and win millions!

[@elrincloud5935]

What did you say ?¿ I don't like that opinion I'm telling on you 🙂

[@dorothywillms4290]

@@Zoomo2697 hmmm Martin Luther turned around and treated the followers of Menno Simons, who was also a Catholic before he really encountered the LOVE of Christ, and had many Christians burned at the stake.

[@MtnMig]

Losing my university job because I was the only faculty member not to apologize for being white and male, has been devastating, both for me and my family.

[@williamb4652]

That’s terrible, what happened?

[@afe4452]

Surely that's illegal? Not to mention totally racist and discriminatory against you!

[@MtnMig]

@@williamb4652 Moved my family, sold my home, bought another home in a different state only to lose my job because I did not sufficiently adhere to the woke culture at the University. Speaking up for maintaining academic standards and for doing something about cheating, were seen as "perpetuating systematic racism and white privilege". Losing my academic job at 50 is the end of my career and of my family's financial security. Doesn't exactly feel like white male privilege.

[@MtnMig]

@@afe4452 That is the thing, it is not illegal - but it is time to make it. A referendum at the state level bill needs to be drafted, signatures collected, and brought up for a vote. I would love to do it but I can only imagine what being pegged as a racist would do to me and my family.

[@pterodactylx3100]

@@MtnMig- yours is a more common scenario than ppl imagine, which is why academia now express a more and more narrow range of views. The consequence is that debate is stifled and decisions are no longer made by considering different points of view. The outcome is that stupid and bad decisions are made. Eg academia ends up all in unison supporting zero carbon, therefore our manfacturing industry will no longer be able to compete with China & 3rd world & will collapse. Alreadt Brigend Steel has been sold to the Chinese. In other words, by stifling proper debate we will in this example sabotage of our energy provision and the outcome is economic suicide, so we will become poorer. What happened to you happened to Kevin MacDonald (TOO), although he did not deviate from the narrative until he retired.

[@annglaister]

So glad to see you back, you are an absolute hero of mine

[@maxwellfan55]

Second that.

[@boriss.861]

Thanks Peter for allowing David to speak in the Public Forum.

[@theoilandgasresourceportal2132]

Well done Peter Whittle for this interview 👏 More Starkey please

[@Ndlanding]

Ringo Starr has been contacted, to reveal the truth about Billy Preston's devil worshipping. "Get Black" will be showing soon.

[@robinmorritt7493]

Excellent. ✅

[@MrRadiorobot]

Starkey, an intellectual giant thorn in the woke establishments side..long may this great man continue to give them pain.

[@nickhickson8738]

Can you imagine him on Question time again?

[@MrRadiorobot]

@@nickhickson8738 I would love to see it...I am sure he would revel in the opportunity and give the chair person, panelists and the beebs hand picked leftie audience both barrels...

[@Celticcross688]

hear hear..

[@jellygood8552]

The establishment is only pretending to care about those issues. Based on their behaviour they are the most racist on the planet, for example.

[@distantthunder12ck55]

The BBC should be abolished. Forcing the British people to pay for their anti-British propaganda and lies against them, their ancestors and heritage is disgusting. It is like Turkeys voting for Christmas.

[@christineholbrook1107]

Thank goodness we still have Dr Starkey. I could listen to him all day.

[@winstonsmith7652]

My only complaint is that it wasn't long enough. " It really REALLY is insanity!" Couldn't have put it any better. Thanks.

[@noguiltonlypride]

Hell yeah welcome back to the fight.

[@truthseeker474]

UK is fortunate to have intellectuals like Dr.Starkey & Douglas Murray . They should be in a New UK Government 🇬🇧

[@adehmark]

I’ve been waiting for him to come back.

[@TheChugg11]

I love this man so much- he’s a national treasure.

[@erithacusnacnud]

The first time I saw DS was on BBC Question Time many years ago. His refreshing candour earned boos from the audience. He calmly replied, 'Sometimes the truth hurts'.

[@saxglend9439]

Truth depends on perspective.

[@64bakes]

@@saxglend9439 exactly! It's an opinion, not truth.

[@leezaslofsky4438]

He is a right wing windbag. Sorry for my "clumsiness" in saying so, but sometimes the truth hurts.

[@64bakes]

@@leezaslofsky4438 completely agree

[@ComicGladiator]

There is more gaslighting in these replies than there was in Victorian London.

[@timwilkinsongs]

I like this bloke. He's clever and he loves England.

[@Celticcross688]

and the English Love him x

[@martincoates2508]

This guy is a genuine treasure of the nation.

[@jugbywellington1134]

Try to find that episode of Question TIme in which he told the truth to Shirley Williams, Harriet Harwoman and Boring Dumblebey about how and why they occupied their privileged positions. I will never forget the looks on their mediocre faces as they realised that Dr Starkey had rumbled them and wasn't going to spare them! He's a man of character. We need more like him.

[@b.alexanderjohnstone9774]

Yes, exactly, the latter of which takes courage nowadays, despite the magnificent achievements of the English in the days of the British Empire.

[@tomscott8270]

He is a racist.☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️

[@martynspooner5822]

You cannot keep a good man down. His voice will be heard somewhere simply because the truth will always out eventually.

[@pablohanc]

This is where he will stay now, KZbin. He ain't coming back beyond this kind of thing.

[@Sharon-kr1ui]

Absolutely.

[@motzartiana]

It’s extraordinary to listen to starkey with his wealth of knowledge - his turn of the phrase and his conviction !!! It’s always a joy !!

[@paulamarsh1]

Like Prof Mary Beard, albeit different in style, both transmit an enthusiasm for their subject, and this is what draws our attention : find something you are passionate about.

[@normansidey5258]

Good for you, a few more like yourself and Laurence Fox, using intelligent and truthful argument against this unnatural wokeness, which is nothing but Marxist mischief making, encourage other like minded individuals to join in and support your efforts, I for one, although an ordinary chap will give all the support I am able to. Good luck to you sir.

[@lemonaid2216]

Unfortunately, Lawrence Fox is a civic nationalist. He would be happy to see the indigenous people of the United Kingdom be demographically replaced. David Starkey on the other hand is an intellectual giant and one of our greatest historians.

[@lemonaid2216]

@titeas aducksass I would agree if the number of new migrants was sufficiently small to effectively integrate. However, the numbers are enormous, with exponential generational growth. The coping mechanisms for UK institutions is to deconstruct Britishness, rather than enforce integration.

[@toastnotoflondon8500]

@titeas aducksass Absolutely. The 'wokeatitus disease' IE. Terrorist groups BLM ETC. (supported by equally culpable organisations - BBC ETC.) are successfully causing more division.

[@beckyenglish4783]

Hear, hear.

[@spirgtudsrubec7776]

@@lemonaid2216 Until we stop putting people into boxes, we will all be prisoners of our own beliefs and will remain buttons on the remote control of the big players. We are all human and now more than ever we need togetherness not division.

[@catherinehoward7445]

I was appalled by how David was treated,it was disgusting. In my opinion,he certainly did not deserve it.Glad to see hear he's doing alright.

[@bighands69]

It was only natural that he got treated like that. I am surprised that the leftists who run media allowed him to actually stay on the air for so long others were attacked and destroyed much sooner. Starkey skill obviously allowed him to stay in the game as long as he did.

[@shagybaxter]

@@bighands69 We don't live in America, the Left do not run the media you're off your head.

[@mjowsey]

Catherine Please, can you tell us what level of racism you would find unacceptable?

[@annatanneberger1]

@@mjowsey Let's measure it against "frenchism" or any of the other groups that it is OK to look down upon or make cruel jokes about. Thanks to elocution lessons, I can pass as native English, with an unplaceable accent, so I've often had to sit in on conversations where people say cruel things about "them" unaware that I am one of "them" and then I still try to save the company embarrassment by not revealing my origins immediately, but only once it can be pretended that the cruel things had not been said. Basically, other than the Uigurs in China, and parts of Africa, where it periodically leads to things like the Rwandan genocide, no racial group in the West is suffering as a result of their race. But there are a lot of cold, calculating people leveraging the Calvinistic or Judeo-Christian knee-jerk willingness to take on guilt.

[@The_man_himself_67]

@@mjowsey He used racist language. Fair enough he should be slated for it. He fucked up and has apologised. Trouble is these days it's a sin beyond all forgiveness. This is a man of great intelligence and scholarship and I agree he did not deserve this over reaction. Too many people listening to sound bytes these days.

[@richardchanning8465]

Always a pleasure to hear Dr Starkey. He articulates the views of so many perfectly.

[@wicksp335]

I've been waiting so long to hear from David Starkey again, I was mortified that he was cancelled so wrongly and was protesting to Darren Grimes for going along with it. He threw David under the bus!!

[@perperson199]

Grimes was thinking of his career. He shouldn't have one

[@iggle6448]

Wow. He's off my Christmas card list then.

[@iggle6448]

@@perperson199 He's done himself some damage there. This hormonal wokeism will pass. Most of us will still be around to pick up the pieces and decide on PMs. They will be judged on the level of their wokeist involvement...

[@131alexa]

Perhaps Starkey advised him to distance himself so they didn't both get cancelled

[@lonewanderer3456]

Great to see Dr. Starkey again, thank you SWYSI for breaking the 'cancel ban' on this fine and wise man. We need many more like him speaking out on our behalf.

[@jamesgavigan4179]

A remarkable man, a thinker that has informed my love of history. Please keep in the public domain. You're so amazing

[@benz.]

Good to see Starkey back, a true national treasure.

[@busterbrook8960]

It is good to hear the words of an educated man. Keep it up David and thank you Peter for your channel of culture.

[@valthirteen]

Great interview. Love this guy (Dr.David Starkey). Speaks his mind. Unparalleled depth of knowledge. "Wokery" whatever it touches,....it destroys."

[@peggysuicide1133]

I could listen to David all day long. Funny, engaging, intelligent and honest.

[@leezaslofsky4438]

He's funny all right. Unintentionally so.

[@rufusreloaded1043]

You say it as if he'd give you a choice...

[@annatanneberger1]

Dear Dr Starkey, I am a native of one of Britain's former colonies. As a toddler in the 1950s I snuggled up to my grandfather to tell me stories of the Boer War and his exile to Ceylon. It was the first time he'd ever seen the sea, let alone sail in a ship. Grandmother told how they lived off the veld for months, to avoid being taken to the concentration camps. So, on the one hand, there was palpable hatred of the Brits and their scorched-earth policy. And people not standing up in the cinema for God Save the King. On the other hand, my father was a "Smuts man" and went to war with the British in 1940. His brother, a pilot, was shot down and killed over Zagreb. So there was a lot of Anglophilia. I grew up reading Enid Blyton, Sherlock Holmes, Biggles, ballet books about Saddlers Wells etc. etc. Sherlock Holmes's London is my London. The English countryside is my countryside. Despite leaving the Commonwealth, I always felt that English culture is also my culture and my heritage. It is something I cherish and, in the 60s I was sad that all this was being destroyed and modernised before I could ever get to see it and live it. But my father assured me: English civilization survived the bubonic plague and the Blitz and they'll survive the Beatles too. I think, Dr Starkey, you are one of the immune cells of British society that will ensure its survival. I love hearing you talk.

[@aaronwalderslade]

Don't worry there are plenty of true Englishmen around. Our land might no longer be one clear country, but you'll meet us here and there. And by golly you'll know it when you do!

[@MrCameronian]

Smuts had one of the clearest minds of all the allies 👍🏽

[@danielbones3072]

Fuck, that made me want to vomit.

[@dorothywillms4290]

@@danielbones3072 go right ahead and do it again

[@apollomemories7399]

It's well seen that you really haven't got a bloody clue of what you're attempting to talk about and whatever reference literature you have received your "education" from is nothing but a toss-pot of middle-class woffle. Enid Blyton, Sherlock Holmes and Biggles? Are your serious? You are ridiculous. And thank god for The Beatles, too, helping to wipe out these dinosaur cockroaches from our media.

[@thisisnumber0]

A breath of fresh air in a world of dull wokery. David deserves a knighthood.

[@sicario1375]

Great minds think alike. Sir David Starkey would be great.

[@leezaslofsky4438]

He's just another right wing windbag.

[@keithskegwin]

@@leezaslofsky4438 maybe, but im finding it difficult to pick holes in any of his arguments

[@leezaslofsky4438]

@@keithskegwin That's not true at all. His understanding of the slave trade is superficial, based more on his anxiety to defend the British Empire than on the facts.

[@specialized500]

He is an angry old gammon .

[@huolalupin6008]

Welcome back to Professor Starkey. I too was getting worried that he might not return to public life. So good to hear his voice again.

[@evilcraftknife5705]

Glad to see Dr. Starkey back and feisty as ever. Keep 'em coming Peter.

[@OdditiesandRarities]

Oh nice! Welcome back Starkey! Good on you guys for having him on.

[@chriseleazar365]

Welcome back, much missed Mr. David Starkey. Hooray.

[@ultra_marcus]

You were never cancelled in our household Doctor.

[@maudlynlewis-garner6835]

Welcome back Professor Starkey. You have never been cancelled by right thinking people and yes we do need to get away from this victim mentality that so many people are embracing. Long may you continue to enlighten us!

[@-DC-]

Peter I salute you wonderful to hear from Dr Starkey again he is always worth listening to 👍

[@timothyhallett3724]

I’ve read Starkey’s work for over 30 years, we have met many times, we have plenty of friends and associates in common, in Cambridge, the HA and RHistS. The way he’s been treated by these institutions is juvenile and ridiculous. He’s known and, indeed, loved for his frank speach. Knee jerk reactions to the woke mob and ‘cancelling’ people, advances us not a jot! I suspect, from his words, that Clare and Fitz may have lost significant bequests!

[@alisonmorgan2515]

I am relatively newly acquainted with David Starkey. He has not just an incisive take on historical events, but as a linguist and long term lover of the spoken word, I find he is second to none in his descriptions, phrasing and use of vocabulary. My immediate regret is that he has fallen victim (although I've just learned that the V word is outlawed by him) to a fresh set, not only of preposterous ideas and concepts, but, minutely, the vocabulary given to those who feel moved to use it! But the slogans, that have been used to attack the likes of David, consist of this new vocabulary. Are our debates and understandings to be boiled down to this? Did we not learn that the nastiest dictators and tyrants relied on slogans and hi-jacked vocabulary, something the masses could latch onto and taken into their hearts and minds? I love his use of language, and have listened to him for hours on many topics. i note his enrichment of those topics, elevating his subject matter - deriving from well argued points and scholarship, not slogans or made-up/misused vocabulary. I only wish there were more eloquent speakers like him: this is the standard we were educated to aspire to, and to appreciate!

[@angelakilgannon4611]

So proud of the wonderful David Starkey 👏👏👏👏 David, dont let them shut you up, you tell the truth & we need to hear the truth.

[@josiepie6803]

Really great to hear this interview. thank you for having David on.

[@thatonethisone5904]

Just thinking of him and looking him up last night, and today this, very glad to hear from this amazing man again ....

[@mariamichael1807]

Long may this gentleman live. Your country needs you.

[@cathyrussell7157]

Very much looking forward to listening to you. Glad you will be able to speak again via Culture Forum.

[@barrycooke2360]

Perfect timing!

[@Shuttlefield]

Very glad to see him back and how pleasant to listen to one so informed and well-reasoned.

[@olwens1368]

I am so pleased to know that David Starkey is 'back', I've really missed his acerbic and valuable comments and was wondering how things were going for him. It's like seeing the cavalry coming over the hill to the aid of the beleaguered and tattered remnants of the square.

[@TheKogly]

One of the best interviews I have watched for a very long time.

[@lmwlmw4468]

Awesome interview. We must remain sceptics, just like Dr. Starkey says. Only by questioning things we can go forward.

[@Cherrycheekity]

So good to be able to listen to you again Dr Starkey.