[JoshBB]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/pe...tml?icn=puff-2

TV historian David Starkey has sparked outrage after comparing the Scottish National Party to the Nazis.

In comments made during an interview with The Sunday Times (£), the 70-year-old claimed the Saltire was like the swastika, and likened the SNP’s view of the English to Adolf Hitler’s hatred of Jewish people.

He said that those who sympathise with the SNP, especially in England, were "incapable of recognising that this is national socialism", and also noted that Scots who "bare their knees" in kilts recalled the traditional dress of Germany.

SNP MP Kirsten Oswald said David Starkey's comments were "irresponsible" and "deeply offensive to the Jewish community, the half of the Scottish electorate who voted SNP last month and 60 per cent who currently intend to vote SNP next year".

"He has become little more than a serial utterer of bile and bilge," she added.

SNP MP John Nicholson asked: "Does he just say the silliest thing that comes into his mind on any given day?"

Speaking on the Andrew Marr show on BBC One, he added: "He says the St Andrews Flag, the saltire flag, looks like a swastika.

"He seems not quite to understand the origins of he calls it the 'twisted cross' rather than the cross that St Andrew was crucified on out of respect for the original cross”

"It's offensive to Christians, to Jews and obviously Scots," he said.

Starkey, who was born in Cumbria, found himself mired in controversy in January this year after calling Al Jazeera presenter Mehdi Hasan "Ahmed" during a debate on BBC Question Time.

The historian was branded a "bigot" and a "xenophobe" on social media after the embarrassing name mix-up as he spoke about the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks in Paris.

Last month he accused Amal Clooney, one of the most successful barristers in international law, of promoting human rights "beyond the purpose proposed by Winston Churchill after the Second World War".

Vile bigoted man, and now desperate for attention. Sad.

[arista]

He would be great in Celeb Big Brother

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by arista

He would be great in Celeb Big Brother

He'd be kicked out within days

[arista]

Originally Posted by JoshBB

He'd be kicked out within days

Thats Win , Win

Every Front page on about Ch5

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by arista

Thats Win , Win

Every Front page on about Ch5

He would definitely bring the drama

[GiRTh]

Woefully out of touch.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Stupidity personified

[joeysteele]

Why this pathetic bigot even gets any worth added to what he says is beyond me.
Another absolute load of nonsense from him.

[Jack_]

He really is a nasty man

[Kizzy]

I'd like to see the interview I really respect Mr Starkey and wouldn't like to think he was being misquoted.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

I'd like to see the interview I really respect Mr Starkey and wouldn't like to think he was being misquoted.

that would be quite the misquote if so

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

I'd like to see the interview I really respect Mr Starkey and wouldn't like to think he was being misquoted.

Ew.. seriously, why? He's the most vile of bigots I hope this is sarcastic

[the truth]

maybe he said nasty and it sounded like Nazi ? lol
he reminds me of a female germaine greer all that knowledge perverted to serve their own bitter twisted ends

[Kizzy]

No it isn't I really rate Mr Starkey, he's an eccentric granted so until I see the footage I'm reserving judgement.

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

No it isn't I really rate Mr Starkey, he's an eccentric granted so until I see the footage I'm reserving judgement.

He's really racist

Kizzy I am sending prayers for you, this right-wing press has gotten too powerful

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

No it isn't I really rate Mr Starkey, he's an eccentric granted so until I see the footage I'm reserving judgement.

There is no footage, its a newspaper interview and these are direct quotes from it. The full interview is here but its behind a paywall: http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/...ard-2015_06_13

I do like Starkey - he made massive contributions to Tudor history when he was younger and even now he can be an entertaining character. He does run his mouth too much these days though if it will fill a few column inches.

[arista]

Originally Posted by MTVN

There is no footage, its a newspaper interview and these are direct quotes from it. The full interview is here but its behind a paywall: http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/...ard-2015_06_13

I do like Starkey - he made massive contributions to Tudor history when he was younger and even now he can be an entertaining character. He does run his mouth too much these days though if it will fill a few column inches.

He was on a Live Interview on SkyNewsHD
spent 15mins talking
from what he said just now
He is making Sense on
on what he says the SNP are.

[empire]

starkey is far too intelligent, in todays britain, he speak's alot of truth, that people can't throw a card at him for, the way snp supporters have behaved, is the same way the brown shirts in the 30s, have behaved, he has the balls to say what is what, and he is not like are spineless politicians, who are sheep, I say starkey for PM,

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by empire

starkey is far too intelligent, in todays britain, he speak's alot of truth, that people can't throw a card at him for, the way snp supporters have behaved, is the same way the brown shirts in the 30s, have behaved, he has the balls to say what is what, and he is not like are spineless politicians, who are sheep, I say starkey for PM,

oh dear

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by empire

starkey is far too intelligent, in todays britain, he speak's alot of truth, that people can't throw a card at him for, the way snp supporters have behaved, is the same way the brown shirts in the 30s, have behaved, he has the balls to say what is what, and he is not like are spineless politicians, who are sheep, I say starkey for PM,

Killed people on streets, incited racial hatred, and led to the mass murder of 6 million jewish people?

I don't think so. The SNP are the least racist of the main four of Labour, Tory, and UKIP and them that we have now.

[arista]

Originally Posted by empire

starkey is far too intelligent, in todays britain, he speak's alot of truth, that people can't throw a card at him for, the way snp supporters have behaved, is the same way the brown shirts in the 30s, have behaved, he has the balls to say what is what, and he is not like are spineless politicians, who are sheep, I say starkey for PM,

No He would be Assassinated

And Russel Brand would Dance

[JoshBB]

Originally Posted by arista

No He would be Assassinated

And Russel Brand would Dance

He would NEVER be pm. Far too hateful.

[arista]

http://news.sky.com/story/1502320/da...milar-to-nazis

Video Edit from that live interview