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EPISODE · Oct 17, 2024 · 45 MIN

David Starkey: Tony Blair Destroyed the Old Britain

from The Sceptic · host The Daily Sceptic

Welcome to this special episode of the Sceptic with Professor David Starkey, the renowned and pugnacious historian, author and broadcaster.  Host Laurie Wastell speaks to Professor Starkey about New Labour’s constitutional revolution; why Margaret was mistaken to view Tony Blair as her heir; the problem with “human rights” and the ECHR; the disaster of devolution; why the Southport rioters were right to be angry; when Sir Keir Starmer called for him to be jailed; his prognosis for the Labour Government; the need for a post-Blair restoration; why David Lammy is a national embarrassment; and why the facts of life are conservative. Find David Starkey on YouTube here. And order his books here. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our donor-only content. Follow Laurie on X. Produced by Richard Eldred.  Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

Welcome to this special episode of the Sceptic with Professor David Starkey, the renowned and pugnacious historian, author and broadcaster.  Host Laurie Wastell speaks to Professor Starkey about New Labour’s constitutional revolution; why Margaret was mistaken to view Tony Blair as her heir; the problem with “human rights” and the ECHR; the disaster of devolution; why the Southport rioters were right to be angry; when Sir Keir Starmer called for him to be jailed; his prognosis for the Labour Government; the need for a post-Blair restoration; why David Lammy is a national embarrassment; and why the facts of life are conservative. Find David Starkey on YouTube here. And order his books here. Donate to the Daily Sceptic to access our donor-only content. Follow Laurie on X. Produced by Richard Eldred.  Filmed at the Westminster Podcast Studio.

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