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The Myths of Indigenous History
24 January 2025. “John speaks with Dr. Nigel Biggar and Dr. Stephen Chavura to explore the complexities of history, challenging one-sided narratives of colonisation and conflict. Their discussion sheds light on the nuanced relationships between settlers and Indigenous peoples, revealing both moments of mutual respect and undeniable tragedy. The discussion emphasises an understanding of history…
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The case for slavery reparations doesn’t add up
06 January 2025. Nigel for Prospect. Demands by Caribbean nations for compensation ignore historical reality and the achievements of British abolitionism. White British involvement in Atlantic slave-trading and slavery for over a century-and-a-half up to the early 1800s amounted to “the Black Holocaust, the British genocide”, according to Sir Hilary Beckles, historian, vice-chancellor of the…
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Grievance politics fuels new era of fake history
17 December 2024. Nigel for The Australian. Throughout the English-speaking world elites are falling over them- selves to believe the very worst of their own countries. Let’s consider Canada. In May 2021 an Indian band in Kamloops, British Columbia claimed ground- penetrating radar had discovered “soil disturbances” that evidenced unmarked graves containing the remains of…
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Political Peerages December 2024
20 December 2024 The King has been graciously pleased to signify His intention of conferring Peerages of the United Kingdom for Life. Nominations from the Leader of the Conservative Party: Nigel Biggar CBE – Regius Professor Emeritus of Moral Theology at the University of Oxford and Anglican priest. “Raising Nigel Biggar to the Lords is…
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It’s time to come off the fence: I’m a conservative
20 December 2024. Nigel for The Telegraph. Nigel Biggar has been ennobled by the Conservative Party leader “It’s time you came off the fence, Nigel.” So counselled conservative philosopher Sir Roger Scruton, turning half-around as he walked away from my Oxford front-door one sunny afternoon in 2016. He’d come to look at Christ Church’s wine-list…
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Raising Nigel Biggar to the Lords is Badenoch’s best decision as Tory leader so far
20 December 2024. Willian Atkinson for The Telegraph. As one of Britain’s leading centre-right intellectuals, the distinguished priest will greatly improve the lightweight tory benches Few would suggest Kemi Badenoch had has a perfect start as Leader of the Conservative Party. Faltering PMQs matched with a half-hearted immigration mea culpa and a one-woman war on…
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What the ICC gets wrong about Israel
25 November 2024. Nigel for The Spectator. Legal reasoning is only as good as the ethical concepts it uses. That’s why the International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister and former defence minister is basically flawed. The ICC claims reasonable grounds for believing Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant guilty of…
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Nigel Biggar on the Moral Complexities of the British Empire
21 November 2024. “Are modern denunciations of Empire anachronistic, and how does the shame they propagate hinder the West’s ability to defend itself? “On Afternoon Light #173 Georgina Downer speaks with Nigel Biggar, author of Colonialism: A Moral Reckoning, to discuss how demonising the past has real-world consequences for the present. Unpacking the moral ambiguities of…
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Light in the darkness
13 November 2024. In conversation with Nigel Biggar about his career and the work of the Pharos Foundation This article is taken from the November 2024 issue of The Critic. To get the full magazine why not subscribe? Right now they’re offering five issues for just £10. What does history do? You read about human beings…
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Empire, ethics, and academic freedom: a conversation with Nigel Biggar
8 Nov 2024. “In this episode, Michael and James talk to Oxford theologian Nigel Biggar as he discusses his experiences with academic cancel culture and argues that while the British Empire had significant flaws, it also helped spread important liberal values and institutions throughout the world. “The conversation then delves into how modern universities are…