Until recently, it seemed we, Britons, would do anything to get the attention of the world’s most powerful superpower. Up to and including becoming embroiled in ill-conceived wars in Iraq and ...

Britain has spent decades asking the world to admire its empire while refusing to acknowledge its damage. That is the oldest ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Geoffrey Wheatcroft LEGACY OF VIOLENCE A History of the British Empire By Caroline Elkins This ...

With a colonial history spanning centuries – and a mania for erecting statues in the 19th century – Britain’s towns and cities are dotted with monuments to figures like Colston. For some, the statues ...

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THE destructive synergy that turns every crisis of imperialist aggression into a domestic crisis for working people has been made plain by the last report from the National Institute of Economic and ...

At the height of the British Empire, just after the First World War, an island smaller than Kansas controlled roughly a quarter of the world’s population and landmass. To the architects of this ...

Prime Minister Theresa May’s three-day visit to Africa last week was part of the British government’s attempt to drum up trade, promote investment and attract business for the City of London and ...