Nigel Biggar's Blog, page 33
May 3, 2023
RT by @NigelBiggar: Unless Tories start to take culture and education more seriously & wake up from the dream that young will vote Tory when they settle down, they’ll be finished in two decades
Unless Tories start to take culture and education more seriously & wake up from the dream that young will vote Tory when they settle down, they’ll be finished in two decades
RT by @NigelBiggar: Books rewritten, comedians cancelled, feminists silenced, people hounded out of work… all in the name of “progress”.
My book THE NEW PURITANS explains why this is happening and how we might stop this regressive trend.
Out now in paper
Books rewritten, comedians cancelled, feminists silenced, people hounded out of work… all in the name of “progress”.
My book THE NEW PURITANS explains why this is happening and how we might stop this regressive trend.
Out now in paperback!
Buy it here: amazon.co.uk/New-Puritans-Re…
RT by @NigelBiggar: No-one should underestimate the importance of the work Peter Boghossian is doing to help students recover the ability to discuss tricky topics reasonably and with dignity.
No-one should underestimate the importance of the work Peter Boghossian is doing to help students recover the ability to discuss tricky topics reasonably and with dignity.
RT by @NigelBiggar: Thrilled to announce that Katharine Birbalsingh (@Miss_Snuffy), an inspiration to teachers across the country, will be speaking at #NatConUK on why reforming the nation's schools is key to renewing its universities. Join us: http://NatC
Thrilled to announce that Katharine Birbalsingh (@Miss_Snuffy), an inspiration to teachers across the country, will be speaking at #NatConUK on why reforming the nation's schools is key to renewing its universities. Join us: NatCon-UK.org.
[image error]RT by @NigelBiggar: Imagine surviving Rorke's Drift only to be confronted by Southern Rail.
Imagine surviving Rorke's Drift only to be confronted by Southern Rail.
[image error]RT by @NigelBiggar: In light of recent events concerning @joannaccherry, it is worth recalling that the SEC and Glasgow city council broke the law when they cancelled a booking made by the evangelist Franklin Graham because they disagreed with his views. h
In light of recent events concerning @joannaccherry, it is worth recalling that the SEC and Glasgow city council broke the law when they cancelled a booking made by the evangelist Franklin Graham because they disagreed with his views. thetimes.co.uk/article/preac…
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RT by @NigelBiggar: Writing about relativism. This remains one of my all time favourite quotations:
“A writer who says that there are no truths, or that all truth is ‘merely relative,’ is asking you not to believe him. So don’t.” - Roger Scruton, Modern P
Writing about relativism. This remains one of my all time favourite quotations:
“A writer who says that there are no truths, or that all truth is ‘merely relative,’ is asking you not to believe him. So don’t.” - Roger Scruton, Modern Philosophy
RT by @NigelBiggar: Tomorrow is a busy day!
@Carboncyclekate 12.30pm @SwindonArtsCent
@NigelBiggar 6.30pm @SwindonArtsCent
@keggiec 7pm @swindonlibrary
@julie_cohen 7pm @bertsbooks
@andrewdoyle_com @SwindonArtsCent 8pm
Tickets online or OTD.
#SwindonLi
Tomorrow is a busy day!
@Carboncyclekate 12.30pm @SwindonArtsCent
@NigelBiggar 6.30pm @SwindonArtsCent
@keggiec 7pm @swindonlibrary
@julie_cohen 7pm @bertsbooks
@andrewdoyle_com @SwindonArtsCent 8pm
Tickets online or OTD.
#SwindonLitFest2023
May 2, 2023
RT by @NigelBiggar: I'm very happy to be associated with what the British were doing 200 years ago. Having defeated Napoleon's autocratic, expansionist regime, Britain was bringing peace, stability and the rule of law to the world, while almost single-hand
I'm very happy to be associated with what the British were doing 200 years ago. Having defeated Napoleon's autocratic, expansionist regime, Britain was bringing peace, stability and the rule of law to the world, while almost single-handedly fighting to abolish global slavery.
RT by @NigelBiggar: That British colonialism is targeted above the dozens of other colonial projects suggests that politics is at play. The alleged “shame” of Britain’s colonial past has become a useful battering ram for those seeking to destabilise modern
That British colonialism is targeted above the dozens of other colonial projects suggests that politics is at play. The alleged “shame” of Britain’s colonial past has become a useful battering ram for those seeking to destabilise modern British life.
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