Dr. David Starkey in (another) racism row

Dr David Starkey has ignited conflict with his fellow academics by calling a Trinity history Fellow an "immigrant who was trying to push a multicultural agenda in education", and arguing that most of Britain was a "white mono-culture."

Starkey, who is an honorary fellow at Fitzwilliam College, became involved in the dispute with Dr Joya Chatterji and Professor Richard Evans, Regius Professor of History and President of Wolfson College, at a recent historians' conference debating the future of history teaching in schools.

Dr Starkey made the argument that the national curriculum should consist of "a serious focus on your own culture" echoing Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove's recent announcement that he aimed to put "our island story" at the heart of Britain's national curriculum....