The Met Police have dropped an investigation into right-wing historian David Starkey over remarks he made in a lengthy social media interview he gave to Darren Grimes.
In the interview Starkey opined that slavery was not genocide, the proof being that there were ‘so many damn blacks;.
The remarks were held to be racist by many and Starkey was removed from a number of official positions that he had held.
Starkey apologised for his ‘deplorable choice of words’.
A complaint was made to the police who investigated if Starkey and Grimes had been responsible for inciting racial hatred. They have now concluded they were not.
While it may be thought not a police matter in reality all kinds of matters are investigated. If it served as a warning to Grimes and Starkey, who is a long term transgressor when it comes to making what many would see as racist remarks that there were in danger of crossing a line it may have been worthwhile.
Perhaps needless to say Starkey responded that nothing he said was racist ‘in fact or intent’.
In other words despite the apology he stands by his original comments.
A lengthy period in the archives surely should beckon for Starkey now.
BBC Report
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