Why would a gay man like David Starkey be anti-Puritan? Hmmm! That's a hard one.
Is David Starkey anti-Puritan?Quite probably -- like so many other people both queer and straight.But what has that got to do with the Starkey's assessment of Sir Keir Starmer?Starkey calls Starmer a Puritan because he believes him to be one, which is to say he believes him to be a self-righteous humbug.To me, that seems a reasonable assessment.
Why would a gay man like David Starkey be anti-Puritan? Hmmm! That's a hard one.
ReplyDeleteIs David Starkey anti-Puritan?
DeleteQuite probably -- like so many other people both queer and straight.
But what has that got to do with the Starkey's assessment of Sir Keir Starmer?
Starkey calls Starmer a Puritan because he believes him to be one, which is to say he believes him to be a self-righteous humbug.
To me, that seems a reasonable assessment.