** Talk**
Dr David Starkey on
Stopping Blair's 1997
Constitutional Revolution
By restoring power to Parliament away from judges, experts and quangos.
Judges, experts and quangos who govern us.
Monday 7 December 2026
Jak's, 533 King's Rd, London SW10 0TZ
7 pm drinks at the bar.
7.30 pm talk starts.
8.30 pm dinner (optional).
Tickets £28 then £38 after 13th November.
(Excludes drinks and dinner.)
** A limited number launch tickets are available for £15 **
Meet David Starkey
Enjoy an entertaining, enlighening and perception-changing evening over drinks and optional supper with your fellow Revellers and Dr David Starkey.
Dr David Starkey is the history teacher you always wished you had.
He brings history to life with colour and excitement, to which viewers of his various acclaimed television history series can attest.
As an expert on the British Constitution, he's been engaging recently with the Conservative, Reform and Restore parties about his Starkey Thesis and his proposed Great Repeal Act, to restore power back to Parliament away from unelected lawyers, experts and quangos.
Starkey argues in his thesis that Britain’s decline over the last 30 years stems largely from a constitutional revolution the Blair Government implemented after the 1997 General Election. But no one realised it was happening.
Blair’s idea was that the Government needed modernising for the 21st Century. He was accelerating the political science idea of depoliticisation, that expertise should take precedence over political judgement.
Better Government, better protection of peoples’ rights and less short-term political interference. At least that was the intention.
Starkey will explain this unrecognised constitutional revolution, why he believes it urgently needs reversing and his proposal for it: The Great Repeal.
Whether you agree with him or not, his argument raises vital questions affecting our freedoms and future prosperity.
We regularly hear politicians promise to take back control, reform Government, and change the country’s direction.
But just as often, we read that the courts are thwarting their efforts.
Or that £100ms have been added to the cost of HS2 because the (unelected) executive non-departmental public body Natural England deems, for example, that bats may be in the way of the track.
So how much power do elected politicians in Government actually possess?
And if they can no longer implement their policies, who really governs Britain?
What are their intentions?.
You can hear what he says, challenge (or agree with) his arguments, and formulate your opinions.
All in the amusing, social company of your fellow Revellers.
During the talk, you’ll learn:
Why How and why the British Constitution and Parliament are so remarkable and, unlike most democracies, have enabled the peaceful evolution of our freedoms without violent revolution.
How Tony Blair transformed Britain's Constitution and why Cameron failed to reverse the harm.
Why the consequences are more profound than most people realise. How power has shifted from Parliament to judges, regulators, civil servants and other unelected institutions.
Why 14 years of Conservative-led government failed, in Starkey's analysis, to reverse these changes, despite repeated electoral victories.
How the Human Rights Act, Equality Act and Supreme Court erode democratic accountability.
Why Brexit did not resolve Britain's constitutional problems, even though it restored substantial powers previously exercised through the European Union.
How Starkey's proposed Great Repeal can restore the constitutional arrangements that evolved over centuries - and upon which Britain's stability depended.
About Dr David Starkey
Dr David Starkey CBE is one of Britain's best-known historians, authors and broadcasters, particularly celebrated for his expertise on the Tudors and the history of the English monarchy.
At Cambridge, he obtained his doctorate in history. He subsequently taught at the London School of Economics for more than 25 years.
He has written numerous books and presented major television documentaries, including The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Elizabeth and Monarchy.
In recent years, Starkey has become an increasingly prominent commentator on contemporary politics, drawing upon his knowledge of centuries of British history to examine the constitutional challenges facing the country today.
Monday 7 December 2026, 7 pm
Jaks King's Road, SW10
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