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In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with Cambridge historian Professor Robert Tombs to discuss the rewriting of British history, the rise of woke ideology in our schools and universities, and whether Britain is losing its national identity. We explore how institutions like Cambridge University, the National Trust and Britain's leading museums have embraced decolonisation, why the British Empire is increasingly portrayed as a force for evil, and the growing influence of left-wing ideology on education. Robert challenges the prevailing narratives surrounding slavery, colonialism and Winston Churchill, including controversial claims about his responsibility for the Bengal famine. We also discuss the Crusades, the Holocaust, mass immigration and the difficulties of teaching a shared national history in an increasingly divided society. Finally, we confront perhaps the most important question of all: what does it mean to be British, and can a country survive without a common identity?
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Chapters
00:00 How Woke Is British Education?
06:28 How the Left Took Control of British Culture
10:32 When Did Britain Start Hating Its Own History?
13:05 How American Race Politics Infected Britain
16:16 Decolonisation & the Rise of Anti-Westernism
23:51 Rousseau, the Enlightenment & Western Self-Hatred
28:38 How Nationalism Became a Dirty Word
33:21 How DEI Took Over Cambridge University
41:52 Can Britain's Divided Society Ever Be United?
47:03 Why Schools Avoid Teaching the Crusades & Holocaust
50:33 Can British History Unite the Next Generation?
56:01 Why Churchill Should Be Taught as a Hero
59:00 Churchill & the Bengal Famine: What Really Happened?
01:05:02 What Does It Actually Mean to Be British?
01:18:04 Can Britain Survive Without a Shared Identity?

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In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with bestselling historian James Holland to explore how the Second World War transformed the global order and whether the world built in 1945 is now falling apart. We discuss the rise and fall of the British Empire, the competing visions of Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Churchill’s wartime leadership and the creation of the rules-based international order. We also debate the legacy of American power, the failures of modern political leadership, the decline of Britain and whether the West is abandoning the very principles that made it prosperous. As the post-war settlement comes under increasing strain, I ask James whether the world is heading towards a new era of global instability.

RECORD ON 3RD SEPTEMBER 2026

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Chapters
00:00 The World Before 1945
03:31 How the British Empire Dominated the World
09:07 Woodrow Wilson & the Birth of a New World Order
15:00 The Origins of the Rules-Based International Order
20:00 How Empires Shaped the Modern World
24:20 National Self-Determination & the Treaty of Versailles
27:19 Roosevelt's Vision for the Post-War World
33:57 Has the Post-War World Order Been a Success?
39:19 Why Ideology Can Be So Dangerous
43:00 Roosevelt, the New Deal & the American Economy
48:03 Why Defence Spending Isn't a Waste of Money
51:11 The Lessons of the Great Depression
54:55 Government Debt, Investment & Economic Growth
01:00:00 Why Britain Needs Pragmatism, Not Ideology
01:03:11 Have We Forgotten the Good of the British Empire?
01:09:05 What Britain Has Lost
01:12:00 Churchill, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms
01:15:00 How James Holland Would Rebuild Britain's Military
01:18:42 Britain's Energy Crisis & National Infrastructure
01:21:06 Are We Already at War With Russia?
01:24:17 Has Britain Become Over-regulated?
01:27:05 Brexit, Immigration & Britain's Future
01:30:00 How America Became the World's Dominant Superpower
01:33:11 Truman, Hiroshima & the Atomic Bomb
01:36:00 Christianity & the Foundations of Western Democracy
01:39:43 Why British Communities Have Fallen Apart
01:42:12 Why Britain Abandoned Its Empire
01:45:00 What Does It Really Mean to Be British?
01:48:08 Why Churchill Refused to Surrender
01:51:02 Are British Schools Teaching History Properly?
01:54:09 The Crusades & How We Judge the Past
01:58:27 Was the British Empire Really Evil?

France is burning. Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets, cars have been set ablaze, historic buildings attacked, businesses looted, and thousands arrested as violent unrest spreads across Europe. But what is really driving this chaos? In this monologue, I examine the extraordinary scenes unfolding in France, the role of mass immigration, Islam, radical left-wing ideology, and why decades of political decisions may have brought Western Europe to a dangerous breaking point. 

From Emmanuel Macron's vision of French identity to the legacy of Marxism, multiculturalism, decolonisation, and the education system, I explore how an entire generation has come to view its own country as the enemy. Drawing on conversations with Charles Gave and Katharine Birbalsingh, I investigate whether the unrest is simply the result of economic inequality and social frustration, or something far more profound. 

But the deeper I looked, the more I began to suspect that what we're witnessing isn't merely a French crisis. It's something much bigger, and the implications for Britain, America, and the future of Western civilisation are deeply disturbing.

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In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with historian, author and House of Lords member Simon Heffer to revisit one of the most controversial figures in British political history: Enoch Powell. Was his infamous ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech a racist provocation, or a warning Britain failed to heed?
Simon, who knew Powell personally and wrote his official biography, reveals the extraordinary story behind the speech, why the political establishment turned against him and how the media shaped his legacy.
We debate mass immigration, integration, grooming gangs, two-tier policing, the Southport riots and whether Britain is now witnessing the social unrest Powell predicted nearly 60 years ago.

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Chapters
00:00 Was Enoch Powell Right About Britain?
01:07 What Powell Really Predicted in Rivers of Blood
03:13 Two-Tier Policing & Equality Under the Law
05:07 Grooming Gangs, Islamist Terror & Mass Migration
06:00 France's Immigration Crisis: A Warning to Britain?
10:38 Why Some Immigrant Communities Integrate Better
11:08 Was Enoch Powell Really a Racist?
12:33 The Truth Behind the Rivers of Blood Speech
15:07 Why Powell Deliberately Provoked the Establishment
17:37 Did Powell Really Care About Ordinary People?
19:30 Powell's Relationship With Immigrant Constituents
21:37 Did Powell Deliberately Use Racially Charged Language?
23:42 Why Enoch Powell Hated America
27:00 How the Media Turned Against Powell
29:36 Why Ted Heath Sacked Enoch Powell
31:00 Powell's Battles Over Vietnam & the Economy
35:57 Why the British Public Supported Powell
38:26 How the Press Shaped Powell's Reputation
41:15 Did Powell Accurately Predict Britain's Demographics?
42:25 Did Rivers of Blood Do More Harm Than Good?
45:05 Powell's Three Schools of Thought on Immigration
46:00 Britain's Immigration Crisis & Leaving the ECHR
47:31 Are We Witnessing Powell's Rivers of Blood Prediction?
49:20 Southport, Lucy Connolly & the Police Response
52:01 Is Two-Tier Policing Fuelling Civil Unrest?
54:03 What Would Enoch Powell Think of Donald Trump?
55:22 Deportations, ICE & the Rule of Law

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In this episode of The Winston Marshall Show, I sit down with Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger, who has been banned from the very platform he helped create. Larry reveals how a small group of powerful anonymous editors control one of the world's most influential sources of information, why he believes Wikipedia has become a mouthpiece for establishment ideology, and what happened when he tried to introduce intellectual diversity.
We explore political bias, censorship, the influence of mainstream media, paid editing and whether intelligence agencies and foreign governments are manipulating Wikipedia. I also share my own experience of having my Wikipedia page weaponised against me. We discuss the alarming implications of Wikipedia's influence on ChatGPT and other AI models, Elon Musk's Grokipedia, and Larry's plans to challenge the platform

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Chapters
00:00 Wikipedia's Co-Founder Has Been Banned
02:40 Why Wikipedia Rejects Intellectual Diversity
03:57 Who Really Controls Wikipedia?
05:06 Why Are Wikipedia's Editors Anonymous?
08:03 Should Wikipedia's Most Powerful Editors Be Exposed?
10:11 How Larry Sanger Was Banned From Wikipedia
13:48 The Anonymous Mob Running Wikipedia
18:44 Wikipedia's Culture of Public Shaming
21:14 Why Wikipedia Has No Due Process
23:09 What Happens When Wikipedia Bans You?
27:25 How Wikipedia Silences Dissenting Editors
29:02 Winston's Personal Battle With Wikipedia
31:13 Larry Sanger's Mission to Reform Wikipedia
34:21 When Did Wikipedia Become Politically Biased?
35:57 How Wikipedia Decides Which News Sources to Trust
38:42 The Founding Mistakes That Changed Wikipedia
42:31 How Wikipedia's Neutrality Policy Was Weaponised
45:36 Who Are Wikipedia's Anonymous Editors?
47:37 The Hidden Business of Paid Wikipedia Editing
49:08 How Wikipedia Influences ChatGPT & AI
51:46 Is Wikipedia Contaminating Artificial Intelligence?
53:18 Larry Sanger's Plan to Challenge Wikipedia
55:00 Can Elon Musk's Grokopedia Replace Wikipedia?
59:42 Are Foreign Governments Manipulating Wikipedia?
01:01:23 The CIA's History of Editing Wikipedia
01:06:00 Could Wikipedia Influence Elections?
01:07:22 Is Anthropic Destroying Millions of Books?
01:10:51 Why We Must Preserve Human Knowledge
01:14:32 Larry Sanger's Fight for the Future of Information