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David Starkey has now lost:
- Two university jobs
- His book deal
- Board position at @MaryRoseMuseum
He stands to also lose:
- His honours (per @thetimes)
- Two honorary degrees
If this was meant to be a feisty battle in the marketplace of ideas, he's been absolutely pummelled https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1279026045274947584
- Two university jobs
- His book deal
- Board position at @MaryRoseMuseum
He stands to also lose:
- His honours (per @thetimes)
- Two honorary degrees
If this was meant to be a feisty battle in the marketplace of ideas, he's been absolutely pummelled https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1279026045274947584
Two more:
- Visiting fellowship at Uni of Bucks is under review; his boss Sir Anthony Seldon tells @Telegraph his comments are "not acceptable” and he should apologise
- Hodder & Stoughton, who have published him, say they will never work with him again https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/03/david-starkey-forced-resign-cambridge-college-damn-blacks-slavery/
- Visiting fellowship at Uni of Bucks is under review; his boss Sir Anthony Seldon tells @Telegraph his comments are "not acceptable” and he should apologise
- Hodder & Stoughton, who have published him, say they will never work with him again https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/07/03/david-starkey-forced-resign-cambridge-college-damn-blacks-slavery/
Given this huge pile on, the BBC has been weirdly quiet today. It has been largely responsible for Starkey becoming a well-known public figure: they've hired him to make documentaries and booked him on telly many times. They declined to comment on the whole story when I asked.
