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26 May 2023. Nigel Biggar for The Telegraph. The end is just and the means, while severe, are not immoral Earlier in May, the Archbishop of Canterbury described the Government’s illegal migration bill as “morally unacceptable”. This week, he advanced his opposition to the bill’s proposal to remove illegal cross-Channel migrants to Rwanda, by tabling…
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6 May 2023. By Nigel Biggar for Seen & Unseen. In a culture that tends toward populism and moral relativism, what the coronation says is, ironically, radically prophetic, writes Nigel Biggar. Judging by a recent YouGov poll, the monarchy currently remains popular among the British, with 58 per cent supporting its continuation and only 26…
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Originally published on 7 August 2014 for Theology. By Nigel Biggar. Why Christianity benefits secular public discourse, and why, therefore, Anglican bishops should sit in a reformed House of Lords Since the failure of the Coalition government’s attempt – or rather the Liberal Democrats’ attempt – to reform the House of Lords in 2012, the…
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Good government requires that the making of laws and policies be responsive to the needs of the people Originally published on 26 August 26 2011 for The Times. By Nigel Biggar. Sir, When Philip Ridd (letter, Aug 24) claims that Britain is not a “true democracy”, because the House of Lords is not elected, he…
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Originally published on 29 March 2012 in Theology. By Nigel Biggar Theo Hobson’s argument that there are cogent theological objections to the establishment of the Church of England is not persuasive. He concedes that the current form of establishment is liberal, but implies that this renders the Church harmless in the sense of being deferential…
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Originally published on 15 August 2015 for The Herald. By Nigel Biggar. Lord Sewell’s scandalous conduct has been a gift to the professional enemies of the British constitution. Thus Pete Wishart, the SNP’s leader in the Commons, has used the occasion to mock the House of Lords as “the most absurd and ridiculous legislature anywhere…
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Monarchy brings a distinctive and Christian contribution to the state, argues Nigel Biggar THE British monarchy has had a good year. The 60th anniversary of the Queen’s coronation has reassured our sense of continuity with the past, while the birth of a new heir promises stability down several generations into the future. These are among the…