Nigel Biggar
Mrs May Is Too Canny To Say Farewell To Arms
After Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, defeatists say the UK should never again intervene militarily abroad. The PM knows they are wrong
Rhodes, Race, And The Abuse Of History
The Rhodes Must Fall campaign which divided Oxford was built on a misunderstanding of the past and a manipulation of the truth
Unionists, Don’t Despair: Scotland Is Not Lost — Yet
Unionists fear that the SNP represents all Scots and that a break-up of the United Kingdom is now inevitable. They don’t and it isn’t
Not for the Love of God
Karen Armstrong’s Fields of Blood offers a magisterial debunking of the secularist tale
Independence Will Do Nothing for Scots
The claimed benefits are doubtful and the risks for all Britons are considerable. Only a fool would vote for Salmond’s wild adventure
Damian McBride: A Cautionary Tale
Did Gordon Brown’s aide receive moral formation at Peterhouse, Cambridge? If not, why not?
Was Britain Right To Go To War In 1914?
Despite the fearful losses we should not shrink from celebrating our forebears’ decision to resist German aggression 100 years ago
Can Science Replace Religion In Our Lives?
That materialists and ministers struggle to justify morality shows there is still a place for Christianity in intellectual and public life
What is the Good of Establishment?
An “established” Church of England affronts both secularists and Anglicans. But it offers the best protection for humanist liberalism
What are Universities For?
The calls for Higher Education to switch focus to vocational training neglect the fact that academics in the arts and humanities have a responsibility for the moral formation of their students
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal