Benjamin Disraeli ?

Question

I have a neighbour who has extreme views and opinions. One of his stories was that Benjamin Disraeli was trying to hatch a plan to sterilise the people of Scotland and so remove the Scottish population. Is this so ?

I ask this question purely out of historical curiosity, so please no bigotted sectarian type answers.

Answer 1

No, that's a lie, probably spread by anti-semitic bigots because Queen Victoria's British Prime Minister was Jewish, and some people in those days had a problem with that. He was actually a pretty good PM.

Answer 2

Disraeli was born Jewish, but converted to Christianity so as to become an MP. Stories about him plotting against the Scots, or anyone else can be discounted since the technology/ skill did not exist in the 1870's

Answer 3

I find it hard to believe that this story could ever get legs but, as there still seem to be people who believe that the earth is flat, I suppose anything goes.



Disraeli was one of our greatest ever reforming Prime Ministers and a very much admired politician. Let him rest in peace.

Answer 4

He was born Jewish but had converted to Christianity by the time he was PM. I believe Queen Vic quite fancied/preferred him to Gladstone. As to planning mass sterilisation of the Scots that's about as plausible and the Duke of Ed planning Diana's car crash . .

Answer 5

I can't find any historical evidence to support that. Without proof, I refuse to believe your neighbor's accusations of Disraeli.

Answer 6

Nation started to go baxkwards when we had an atypcially ingratiating Four by Two-ish running things.

Funny isn't how all the globe hates them?

Answer 7

I doubt that is true. People that believe that are same that believe Elvis was behind 9-11.