Over the weekend, David Starkey caused outrage in Scotland when he compared the SNP to the Nazis. While the SNP MP Kirsten Oswald was quick to dismiss Starkey as a ‘serial utterer of bile and bilge’, others called for an apology from the historian.
So, how did Starkey feel this morning having had time to reflect on his comments? Turns out, he didn’t feel all that different. Answering a question on Sky News about whether he regretted his comments, Starkey said he did not, explaining that he stood by what he had said:
Starkey said the SNP were a ‘virulently nationalist party’ and blamed political correctness for the backlash:
‘It’s time we call things by their proper names. That’s all I’m trying to do.’
Still, although he did at least clarify that the SNP are unlikely to ‘set up concentration camps’, he warned of the danger the party could cause:
‘We’ve spent years fussing in Britain about completely minor fringe things like the BNP and whatever. They

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