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Academics Respond to David Starkey

Academics Respond to David Starkey

An open letter in today’s Times Higher Education supplement signed by 100 academics urges the BBC not to refer to David Starkey as a historian if used as a commentator on any issue other than his [...]

Stark racism will mean ignoring the real causes of riots in England

Stark racism will mean ignoring the real causes of riots in England

Dr David Starkey comes across as someone who prides himself on how much he can upset others with his strident views. So when he chose to evoke the memory of Enoch Powell’s ‘rivers of blood’ speech [...]