Nigel Biggar's Blog, page 37

RT by @NigelBiggar: Living his best life.

Living his best life.

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RT by @NigelBiggar: There is such restrained malice in his article. But then he is looking at our Empirical past through the lens of the Irish….well defended Nigel.

There is such restrained malice in his article. But then he is looking at our Empirical past through the lens of the Irish….well defended Nigel.

RT by @NigelBiggar: Excellent to hear you on Mark Dolan last night on GB News. Good exposure. Your basic honesty always shines through.

Excellent to hear you on Mark Dolan last night on GB News. Good exposure. Your basic honesty always shines through.

RT by @NigelBiggar: A fine rebuttal.

A fine rebuttal.

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RT by @NigelBiggar: "As a Burkean conservative, I am sceptical of Frantz Fanon’s (and Pádraig Pearse’s) fantasy of the cathartic properties of revolutionary violence."

"As a Burkean conservative, I am sceptical of Frantz Fanon’s (and Pádraig Pearse’s) fantasy of the cathartic properties of revolutionary violence."

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RT by @NigelBiggar: @AspectsHistory @History_Reclaim @_HelenDale @robert_lyman @ZareerMasani Nigel Biggar responds to Marc Mulholland's Irish Times review of 'Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning': https://nigelbiggar.uk/2023/04/17/a-r...

@AspectsHistory @History_Reclaim @_HelenDale @robert_lyman @ZareerMasani Nigel Biggar responds to Marc Mulholland's Irish Times review of 'Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning': nigelbiggar.uk/2023/04/17/a-…

RT by @NigelBiggar: Racism was the Achilles Heel of the Raj. But well on the decline by the 1930s.

Racism was the Achilles Heel of the Raj. But well on the decline by the 1930s.

No problem.

No problem.

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RT by @NigelBiggar: In writing history, including colonial history, we need nuance and a sense of humour. Fierce ideology is no substitute.

In writing history, including colonial history, we need nuance and a sense of humour. Fierce ideology is no substitute.

RT by @NigelBiggar: Thank you for that helpful memory. We need to remember the full picture. There was racism but also British administrators who learned local languages and indeed wrote scholarly works on Indian culture that are invaluable. Both aspects

Thank you for that helpful memory. We need to remember the full picture. There was racism but also British administrators who learned local languages and indeed wrote scholarly works on Indian culture that are invaluable. Both aspects need to be recorded.