Lord Nigel Biggar on Reparations: We should not succumb to imaginary guilt
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Comedian and actor Sir Lenny Henry has called for the UK to pay reparations. Chancellor Rachel Reeves says it would bankrupt the country. Lord Nigel Biggar—Anglican priest, theologian, and author of Reparations: Slavery and the Tyranny of Imaginary Guilt—joined Esther Higham to explore whether the UK and the Church should pay for their involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.
Released on 28 Oct 2025
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