David Starkey: We are ruled by lies

The Brendan O'Neill Show

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News, Society & Culture, Government, Politics

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Historian and broadcaster David Starkey returns to The Brendan O’Neill Show to discuss how the ‘Blob’ suppresses dissent, the tyranny of ‘human rights’ and how the establishment enabled the grooming gangs. Order Brendan O’Neill’s After the Pogrom now from: 🇬🇧 📕 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/After-Pogrom-October-Israel-Civilisation/dp/1068719303/ 🇺🇸 📕 Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/After-Pogrom-October-Israel-Civilisation/dp/1068719303/ Support spiked: https://www.spiked-online.com/support/ Sign up to spiked’s newsletters:https://www.spiked-online.com/newsletters/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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