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Posts Tagged: British Empire

Interview: Nigel Biggar says human rights are not enough and the British Empire was good as well as bad

If the BBC wants to balance its coverage of the culture war, it should commission this Oxford ethicist to tell the truth about Britain’s past.

By Andrew Gimson | 16 September 2020 | 48 comments

Sunder Katwala: Gandhi does not quite fit the bill of recognising ethnic minority Britons on our currency

He may have been one of the greatest figures to shape the 20th century, but a simplistic deification risks losing the complexity of the man.

By Sunder Katwala | 4 August 2020 | 59 comments

Why Britain wants to leave this European Union of failed nation states

In his new book, Jeremy Black traces the history of Britain’s relations with the Continent, and how it bears on the Brexit debate.

By Andrew Gimson | 9 February 2019 | 163 comments

Alex King: The Remainers’ notion that Brexit is founded on dreams of empire is a tired fantasy

Ironically, a major reason the UK joined the EEC – a club of former colonial powers – was the hope of preserving imperial clout.

By Alex King | 3 January 2019 | 269 comments

The unknown names that live for evermore

These acts of remembrance may in some slight measure salve grief, and enable those who have not had to endure such things to give thanks for those who do.

By Andrew Gimson | 11 November 2018 | 65 comments

We think we know Churchill, but are constantly surprised by him

Andrew Roberts manages to bring the great man before us in all his variousness in just under a thousand pages.

By Andrew Gimson | 3 November 2018 | 15 comments

Daniel Hannan: Like the Windrush children, EU nationals raised here have a moral right to UK citizenship

We must oppose illegal immigration. But making life harder for legitimate residents helps nobody.

By Daniel Hannan MEP | 26 April 2018 | 88 comments

Why the Americans make such rotten imperialists

Amy Chua says they are blind to the decisive importance of tribal politics – an obliviousness which extends to America itself, and prepared the way for Trump.

By Andrew Gimson | 10 March 2018 | 43 comments

Daniel Hannan: Uganda shows the power of the free market in action

A comparison with its neighbour, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is stark.

By Daniel Hannan MEP | 20 July 2017 | 49 comments

Jay Singh-Sohal: Remembrance is a time to commit to acts of public service

The sacrifices of our forefathers should inspire us to step up and serve, in our own ways.

By Jay Singh-Sohal | 11 November 2016 | 6 comments

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