The Truth About Empire They Don’t Want You To Hear - Oxford Prof Nigel Biggar
5/16/20261 hr 4 min
Nigel Biggar is one of Oxford's most eminent professors of ethics, yet he found himself at the center of a firestorm for simply suggesting that British history contains reasons for both "shame and pride."
From mass online petitions to having a major book deal canceled by junior staff who found his work "problematic," Nigel’s story is a chilling example of what happens when one man stands against the institutional machine.
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First 90 secondsAndrew Gold· Host0:00
Nigel Biggar is one of Oxford's most eminent professors of ethics. His publisher called his book one of the most important manuscripts they had seen in years, then canceled it because junior staff complained. This video is about who gets to decide what you're allowed to know. Watch it through, because the facts Nigel lays out are the ones that never make it onto the BBC, and by the end, you'll understand why. If that matters to you, subscribe.
Nigel Biggar· Guest0:25
A Cambridge academic tweeted her followers, "OMG, this is serious shit. We need to," block capitals, "shut this down." I got an email announcing that they were postponing publication indefinitely because, quote, "public feeling is unfavorable."
Andrew Gold· Host0:39
Wow. One man raging against a machine, and that machine just completely clamps down on him, even though he was right.
Nigel Biggar· Guest0:44
Junior staff at Bloomsbury had protested about having to deal with offensive, problematic material, and significantly, the management said ...
Andrew Gold· Host0:54
Is something deliberate happening?
Nigel Biggar· Guest0:56
Oh, it's quite deliberate. They are deliberately excluding things from vision. Why? Because they want to create the impression that the British were uniquely guilty. They want to push the narrative of... They've built careers, social circles, movements around... That's a question I think to be asked of a lot of progressive crusaders. What do you really care about? Around 12.5 million were taken across the Atlantic by Europeans, but about 9.5 million were taken north by Arabs, and another 12.5 million were taken, I didn't know this, at least 40 million were traded.
Andrew Gold· Host1:29
Wow.