The Times Higher Education Supplement yesterday published an open letter signed by 100 British academics questioning the BBC’s decision to feature David Starkey as a historian on Newsnight to speak as a commentator on an issue other than his field of expertise. Starkey sparked dismay with his inflammatory comments where he suggested the UK riots were caused by the popularisation of black culture. Here is a list of the 100+ academics.
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List Of Academics Questioning Starkey’s Authority
Posted on 27 August 2011.
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British Academics Question Starkey’s Authority
Posted on 26 August 2011.
The Times Higher Education Supplement yesterday published an open letter signed by 100 British academics questioning the BBC’s decision to feature David Starkey as a historian on Newsnight to speak as a commentator on an issue other than his field of expertise. Starkey sparked dismay with his inflammatory comments where he suggested the UK riots were caused by the popularisation of black culture. This is the full transcript of the academics’ open letter.
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The BBC Fetes A Bigot
Posted on 17 August 2011.
Maybe the BBC should stand for “Bring Bigotted Commentators” after inviting another apparent race hate speaker onto one of its high profile news programs.
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