Claire reviewed Nigel Biggar’s new book, The New Dark Age, for PoliticsHome.
This indispensable book makes clear what society has to lose if we do not fight ideological conformity and find the courage to publicly defend the right to disagree
In The New Dark Age, Nigel Biggar poses a startling question. Is his book really necessary given that “the ground of the culture wars is already well-trodden”?
In short, yes. Because he’s personally been engaged in the “colonial front of the culture wars” (a polite description of the vicious way he endured a decade of being cancelled, traduced and hounded), his ‘lived experience’ has given rise to reflections and insights “that are not… common”. Moreover, his unique observations offer solutions, not just complaints.
Describing the visceral way that ‘cancel culture’ works in practice is a public service. It sends a particular shiver to read, “my book was cancelled – and I was, so my wife tells me, devastated”.
Read the full review on PoliticsHome.