Britain’s imperial past was a taboo subject when he was a child in Wolverhampton. @Sathnam argues that if we are to tackle society’s inequalities, we need to understand the controversial legacy of the British Empire – and why it still matters
The sceptics witticism that the reason the sun never set on the British empire was that even god did not trust an Englishman in the dark may well merit recalling in the context of a post-Brexit Britain
History will look back on this week as really bad—like Benedict Arnold trying to surrender the fort to the British or Aaron Burr shooting Hamilton & trying to make himself king of a new western empire kind of bad. Don’t @ me that this was not real b/c not in the Hamilton musical
Makes sense. After World War 2, Canada learned how to define and handle its new role as a "middle power" (no longer a Dominion of the British Empire). Britain is now undergoing the same process as a post-imperial country with no EU role. A lot to learn from Trudeau.jr
Cruel Britannia: The British empire exposed in all its viciousness
It's a transition from one empire to another, just as we saw when the Dutch ceded to the British and then America took over.
For Filipino nurse Charito Romano, a recipient of the British Empire Medal, her triumph is not just for herself but for all Filipinos working hard all over the world.
From @MatthewGilbert | The other British empire: ‘Masterpiece’ turns 50
Who Is Charito Romano? Filipina Nurse Receives British Empire Medal for Pandemic Response
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Author says Britons suffer from “historical amnesia” when it comes to understanding the history of the British Empire
"Brexit is the real end of the British Empire." In one of his last speeches as President of the European Council, Donald Tusk says that after Brexit the UK "will become and outsider, a second-rate player".
Here’s what they don’t teach you in school about the British rule over India. There’s a misguided idea that India should be grateful for the trains, democracy and law that the British empire ‘gave them’.
Children to be taught about injustice and the role of the British Empire as part of Labour's plans for national curriculum
George the Poet turned down an MBE over ‘pure evil’ of the British Empire
Hillsborough campaigner Phil Scraton refuses OBE. Prof Scraton: "I could not accept an honour tied in name to the 'British Empire'.
Today Ed Sheeran was made an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) by The Prince of Wales. Congratulations!
Absolutely horrific news: Uganda is planning to introduce the death penalty for homosexuality. LGBTQ people there need our support. The government say "homosexuality is not natural to Ugandans" as they enforce anti-gay laws imposed by the British Empire.
Johnson has not a single clue about the systemic race crimes the British Empire perpetrated. It's all Kipling to him
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