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RT by @NigelBiggar: I agree concerning communalism. But things had passed a point where any alternative was possible. The British were understandably tired and broke.

I agree concerning communalism. But things had passed a point where any alternative was possible. The British were understandably tired and broke.

RT by @NigelBiggar: It’s too simplistic to blame M for partition. It was rushed, sure, but if we are fair to history we need to balance the convulsive exclusionary violence of the political mobsters in India with the overwhelming imperative for Britain to

It’s too simplistic to blame M for partition. It was rushed, sure, but if we are fair to history we need to balance the convulsive exclusionary violence of the political mobsters in India with the overwhelming imperative for Britain to leave, which policy M was executing

RT by @NigelBiggar: Ah! The opposite in fact. The Raj tried to make a new India, not dismantle it. ‘A house divided against itself cannot stand.’ Systemic communalism caused partition at the point centralising imperatives of colonial govt were removed.

Ah! The opposite in fact. The Raj tried to make a new India, not dismantle it. ‘A house divided against itself cannot stand.’ Systemic communalism caused partition at the point centralising imperatives of colonial govt were removed.

RT by @NigelBiggar: Hopefully this means that the next time Diane Abbott says that Mao did more good than bad, or some trendy left-winger says they are "literally a communist!" we will treat them with the same contempt we would if someone said they were "l

Hopefully this means that the next time Diane Abbott says that Mao did more good than bad, or some trendy left-winger says they are "literally a communist!" we will treat them with the same contempt we would if someone said they were "literally a fascist"?
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RT by @NigelBiggar: Good men talking. Good minds.

Good men talking. Good minds.

RT by @NigelBiggar: Thanks David. I wanted to eschew the problems with the university as I didn’t feel as I was in a place to write that piece, but no doubt @NigelBiggar, for instance, would be far better placed to do so…

Thanks David. I wanted to eschew the problems with the university as I didn’t feel as I was in a place to write that piece, but no doubt @NigelBiggar, for instance, would be far better placed to do so…

RT by @NigelBiggar: Looking forward to presenting at conference on International Courts @MCC_Budapest next week. My paper concerns how natural lawyers in authority might engage with the ECHR. Keynotes by Lord Sumption, John Larkin KC (former NI AG) and @Ni

Looking forward to presenting at conference on International Courts @MCC_Budapest next week. My paper concerns how natural lawyers in authority might engage with the ECHR. Keynotes by Lord Sumption, John Larkin KC (former NI AG) and @NigelBiggar.
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RT by @NigelBiggar: .@CharlotteCGill contends that the British should stop sucking up to people who dislike them https://thecritic.co.uk/Against-Anglo...

.@CharlotteCGill contends that the British should stop sucking up to people who dislike them thecritic.co.uk/Against-Angl…

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RT by @NigelBiggar: Melanie Phillips (@MelanieLatest) recently met with John for a discussion centred on the coronation of King Charles III, the cultural problems gripping the UK, and the relationship between Israel and the West. See their full interview

Melanie Phillips (@MelanieLatest) recently met with John for a discussion centred on the coronation of King Charles III, the cultural problems gripping the UK, and the relationship between Israel and the West. See their full interview here: johnanderson.net.au/conversa…

RT by @NigelBiggar: Periodic reminder.

Periodic reminder.