St Augustine of Canterbury and the real crisis of the modern West
David Starkey has described the national crisis, but misses the bigger problem. The great St Augustine of Canterbury reminds us of what is really at stake.
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On 4 July our American readers will be celebrating Independence Day, but our British readers will be heading to the polls for a General Election.
British historian David Starkey recently said, “We are about to elect a government that nobody wants”. The Conservative party is headed for catastrophic defeat, having alienated its support base over its failure to deliver a successful Brexit, its responsibility for unprecedent levels of mass immigration, and the dire state of the British economy.
Conservative voters will stay at home, or back smaller parties, which will almost certainly lead to a solid majority for a Labour government, for which there is no enthusiasm either.
In a recent presentation Starkey set out why he believes Britain is in such a moribund state and he lays the blame squarely on the disastrous constitutional “reforms” inflicted on Britain by the government of Tony Blair (1997-2007).
While we agree with Starkey’s points, he misses the much bigger problem in modern Britain, a problem which it seems fitting for us to address today, on the feast of St Augustine of Canterbury.
Here’s why St Augustine of Canterbury provides us with the key to our current national crisis – replicated across the world.