the British empire

Book Review

Frank Furedi on the effects of falsifying history

The War Against the Past is an important book, which chronicles the gradual development of rage against the past

Jonathan Sumption

Sathnam Sanghera explores the global legacy of colonialism

Weighing the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ effects of British imperialism is a futile exercise, says Sanghera

Matthew Lynn

Cowardice is everywhere in publishing

It’s now a truism that white males have a vanishingly small chance of being published anywhere

Lionel Shriver

The Brit-bashing fetish of American broadcasters

Ali Velshi began a special on the Queen’s legacy by condemning the British royal family

Cockburn

Europe

In defense of the British Empire

If the Empire was a system of exploitation, it was a very inept one

Robert Tombs