Nigel Biggar's Blog, page 31

RT by @NigelBiggar: given that she is speaking as a representative of a Scottish government that didn’t exist 25 years ago and to which further powers have been progressively devolved, the idea that the UK cannot change is indeed “weird”

given that she is speaking as a representative of a Scottish government that didn’t exist 25 years ago and to which further powers have been progressively devolved, the idea that the UK cannot change is indeed “weird”

RT by @NigelBiggar: Excellent. This is the nub of my new book released last week by @PolygonBooks: GOODBYE, DR BANDA - Malawi as a snapshot of cultural exchange between Africa & the West and a fresh perspective on today's culture wars. For cultural exchang

Excellent. This is the nub of my new book released last week by @PolygonBooks: GOODBYE, DR BANDA - Malawi as a snapshot of cultural exchange between Africa & the West and a fresh perspective on today's culture wars. For cultural exchange to work, both sides need something to give

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RT by @NigelBiggar: Multiculturalism is fine & while imperfect, England does it better than almost any other European country. But there has to be more to British culture than being a recepticle for everyone else's. Yesterday a ceremony & institution that

Multiculturalism is fine & while imperfect, England does it better than almost any other European country. But there has to be more to British culture than being a recepticle for everyone else's. Yesterday a ceremony & institution that are over 1000yrs old showed us what that is.

RT by @NigelBiggar: So I’ve always been a supporter of the @bbcworldservice, & have used it as my go-to evening radio but for the last week or so every item about the Coronation has been from a hard-left post-colonial angle & tonight it’s item 4, briefly,

So I’ve always been a supporter of the @bbcworldservice, & have used it as my go-to evening radio but for the last week or so every item about the Coronation has been from a hard-left post-colonial angle & tonight it’s item 4, briefly, before a long segment on republican protests

RT by @NigelBiggar: Yes. It tells us that there is a movement in Britain to destroy our country’s self image - in order to weaken it’s self belief and national pride. There is an Anti Colonial War on the West.

Yes. It tells us that there is a movement in Britain to destroy our country’s self image - in order to weaken it’s self belief and national pride. There is an Anti Colonial War on the West.

RT by @NigelBiggar: King Charles III is crowned King of:🇬🇧 United Kingdom🇨🇦 Canada🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇿 New Zealand🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea🇯🇲 Jamaica🇧DZ

King Charles III is crowned King of:

🇬🇧 United Kingdom
🇨🇦 Canada
🇦🇺 Australia
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea
🇯🇲 Jamaica
🇧🇸 The Bahamas
🇧🇿 Belize
🇬🇩 Grenada
🇰🇳 Saint Kitts & Nevis
🇱🇨 Saint Lucia
🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda
🇻🇨 Saint Vincent & Grenadines
🇸🇧 Solomon Islands
🇹🇻 Tuvalu

RT by @NigelBiggar: The Canadian Government announced that at today’s Coronation Celebration in Ottawa a new ‘Canadian Royal Crown,’ ‘Sovereign’s Flag,’ & ‘stamp’ will be unveiled. As a King of Canada, his image will also appear on all Canadian coins as we

The Canadian Government announced that at today’s Coronation Celebration in Ottawa a new ‘Canadian Royal Crown,’ ‘Sovereign’s Flag,’ & ‘stamp’ will be unveiled. As a King of Canada, his image will also appear on all Canadian coins as well as on Canada’s $20 bill. 👑🇨🇦

#cdnpoli

RT by @NigelBiggar: “Nobody is interested in the Monarchy anymore”

“Nobody is interested in the Monarchy anymore”

RT by @NigelBiggar: A grand coronation is a rude interruption into the modern world to remind us that things have not always been this way and that they could be different.

A grand coronation is a rude interruption into the modern world to remind us that things have not always been this way and that they could be different.

RT by @NigelBiggar: "(...) z pewnością my także będziemy potrzebowali przebaczenia od wnuków za własną moralną tępotę, której jeszcze nie jesteśmy świadomi."@NigelBiggar w @Najwazniejsze https://wszystkoconajwazniejsze.pl/pr...

"(...) z pewnością my także będziemy potrzebowali przebaczenia od wnuków za własną moralną tępotę, której jeszcze nie jesteśmy świadomi."
@NigelBiggar w @Najwazniejsze

wszystkoconajwazniejsze.pl/p…

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