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#095 - David Starkey - Why Britain is Broken and How We Recover Liberty


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Historian David Starkey returns to The Peter McCormack Show for a blistering historical analysis of why modern Britain is broken. Starkey unleashes on the 'neophilia' of the Blair years, the catastrophe of incorporating universal human rights into English law, and the failure of modern conservatism to defend the nation's unique heritage.

Drawing a line from the French Revolution to today, he contrasts the organic, bottom-up wisdom of English individualism with the top-down, bureaucratic model of continental Europe. This is a lesson in the ideas that underpin true liberty, the importance of historical continuity, and the urgent need to recover the values that once made Britain exceptional. CONTACT PETE › Website - http://petermccormack.com › Feedback - https://www.petermccormack.com/contact › Email - [email protected] › Instagram - /mccormack555 › X/Twitter - https://x.com/petermccormack/ CONNECT WITH DAVID STARKEY › X/Twitter - https://x.com/davidstarkeycbe › YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@davidstarkeytalks SPONSORS › IREN - https://www.iren.com/ › Ledger - https://www.ledger.com/ › Gemini - https://gemini.com/ › Casa - https://casa.io/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 - Introduction 00:01:09 - Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France 00:03:01 - Historical Continuity 00:08:35 - The Problem of Legitimacy 00:11:15 - Blair's Neophilia 00:13:32 - Brexit and English Exceptionalism 00:18:45 - France as England's Worst Friend 00:21:25 - Fumbling the Opportunity of Brexit 00:24:00 - The State Is Not a Charity 00:31:25 - A Free Society Over a Closed One 00:34:05 - Old Aristocracy vs. New Nepo Babies 00:38:35 - The American Rebellion, Not Revolution 00:41:20 - The Dangers of Universal Human Rights 00:48:50 - Politics Without Ideas 00:56:35 - The Problem of Democracy 00:58:28 - Individualism, Freedom, and Prosperity 01:00:53 - The Framework for Individualism 01:02:05 - Property Rights 01:03:10 - Closing Thoughts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST › Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/40ruY9K › Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu › Fountain: https://bit.ly/FountainPM › YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM › Rumble: https://bit.ly/RumblePM FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/ https://x.com/curttayloruk/ EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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