Nigel Biggar's Blog, page 28
May 12, 2023
RT by @NigelBiggar: Seriously?
Oxford University students given colouring pencils ‘to relieve stress’ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023...
Seriously?
Oxford University students given colouring pencils ‘to relieve stress’ telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05…
RT by @NigelBiggar: You may find my new book of interest - a fresh perspective on Malawi & the West from a fellow medical doctor and writer who once taught Latin & Greek in Malawi... 🇲🇼
GOODBYE, DR BANDA
Goodbye, Dr Banda: Lessons for the
You may find my new book of interest - a fresh perspective on Malawi & the West from a fellow medical doctor and writer who once taught Latin & Greek in Malawi... 🇲🇼
GOODBYE, DR BANDA
Goodbye, Dr Banda: Lessons for the West from a Small African Country amzn.eu/d/bkqvgev
RT by @NigelBiggar: "Increasingly, everything that once made Oxbridge respected the world over is at risk from woke fanaticism," writes a recent Cambridge graduate. "To disagree with [someone’s] views is fine, but banning speech and debate is not the way t
"Increasingly, everything that once made Oxbridge respected the world over is at risk from woke fanaticism," writes a recent Cambridge graduate. "To disagree with [someone’s] views is fine, but banning speech and debate is not the way to go about it."
dailymail.co.uk/debate/artic…
May 11, 2023
RT by @NigelBiggar: An elected upper chamber will not be cheaper than the House of Lords. We will have to pay these politicians actual salaries, fund their staff and offices, cover their expenses, etc. This is a terrible reason for introducing a new veto p
An elected upper chamber will not be cheaper than the House of Lords. We will have to pay these politicians actual salaries, fund their staff and offices, cover their expenses, etc. This is a terrible reason for introducing a new veto player (among many).
labourlist.org/2023/05/labou…
RT by @NigelBiggar: The SU had little to no relevance to 90% plus of students. Just liok at how many actually vote in their elections. This needs the adults in the room, i.e. the alumni, to withdraw their cold hard cash.
The SU had little to no relevance to 90% plus of students. Just liok at how many actually vote in their elections. This needs the adults in the room, i.e. the alumni, to withdraw their cold hard cash.
RT by @NigelBiggar: Duke of Hereford’s Knob, Eric Ravilious, 1938. It depicts the Baptist Chapel near Capel-y-ffin, Powys in #Wales. The original artwork is in a private collection.
Duke of Hereford’s Knob, Eric Ravilious, 1938. It depicts the Baptist Chapel near Capel-y-ffin, Powys in #Wales. The original artwork is in a private collection.
RT by @NigelBiggar: OUSU is a joke and when i was MCR President we disaffiliated. It continues to be a useless waste of time and money.
OUSU is a joke and when i was MCR President we disaffiliated. It continues to be a useless waste of time and money.
All liberal, open-minded, free-thinking Oxford students should now sever ties with OUSU.
All liberal, open-minded, free-thinking Oxford students should now sever ties with OUSU.
RT by @NigelBiggar: I have just had the pleasure of reading 'Colonialism' by @NigelBiggar. It was so refreshing to read a history book that is only concerned with historical facts, avoids politics, and serves as a reminder that being British isn't an inher
I have just had the pleasure of reading 'Colonialism' by @NigelBiggar. It was so refreshing to read a history book that is only concerned with historical facts, avoids politics, and serves as a reminder that being British isn't an inherently bad thing.
Bravo Nigel
#colonialism
RT by @NigelBiggar: Me for the @telegraph; free speech is good, actually. And the @OxfordUnion remains as indispensable now as it was 200 years ago.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023...
Me for the @telegraph; free speech is good, actually. And the @OxfordUnion remains as indispensable now as it was 200 years ago.
telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/05…
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