Social Media Ideas for British Empire Debate

Indian Origin UK MP Says Ex Colonies Should Repay Britain For Their Good Work

Is it time for an independent England?

A RECENT BBC programme about English identity considered what it means to be English as a ‘deeply contentious debate’. Defining identity is a hot topic. Recognising differences bet...

The deeply contentious debate around what it means to be English

The debate about English identity has been a perennial one but has now taken on a harder edge

The limits of debatability

There is a story we tell about the Oxford Union. In 1933, students voted that they would not fight for King and Country. The story goes that Hitler saw it, took it as a sign that B...

How British Empire Turned Thirteen Colonies Into One Country

Voices: The Brexit Debates: Has Brexit been good for Britain’s economy? Plus, have your say

Economist Julian Jessop and the Independent’s associate editor Sean O’Grady set out the case for and against Brexit delivering the booming British economy that was promised

The Bureaucracy on Which the Sun Never Sets

This interactive map traces the journeys of thousands of civil servants who travelled across the globe to administer the British Empire. It turns out that extracting the wealth and...

Caribbean calls for return of British Virgin Islands – and for King Charles to back decolonisation

At London briefing, Caricom Reparations Commission decries fact region remains ‘most colonised part of world’The main reparations committee for Caribbean nations has called on the...

Voices: The Brexit Debates: 10 years on, did Brexit let Britain ‘take back control’ of its borders? Plus, have your say

Former diplomat Ameer Kotecha and journalist Marie Le Conte set out the case for and against Brexit delivering on the Leave campaign’s flagship promise

British parliament to debate Israeli influence on UK politics: What we know 

The UK’s parliament is expected to debate the need for an inquiry into Israeli influence on British politics on Monday...

Debate Ammunition: The UK does not need a bailout

The Richard J Murphy YouTube Channel Debate Ammunition The UK does not need a bailout Funding the Future | June 2026 Today’s topic The UK Read the full article...

Barbados leader rejects claim that ex-colonies should repay Britain

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley called "asinine" a suggestion by a British lawmaker that Britain's former colonies should repay it for its historic investment in them.

‘It’s broken English’: MP’s attempt to speak Jamaican in parliament sparks language row

The parliamentary rule that only English is allowed has reignited debate about language, legitimacy, and postcolonial identityWhen MP Nekeisha Burchell stood up to give her maiden...

‘Las Malvinas son Argentinas’? Not quite – but the Falklands cannot remain British for ever | Simon Jenkins

The enmity between London and Buenos Aires has gone on for far too long – sooner or later, wise heads will prevailThis week Britain and Spain agreed to demolish the border dividing...

Comment on My blog is on holiday today by Peter Martin

It would make sense to remove the British King from the Australian constitution IMO but, even so, it wouldn't change anything very much. A 1975 type crisis could still re-occur i...

Bob Seely: Understanding Britain’s strategic heritage can drive our renaissance 

Britain First, Yes. Britain Isolated, No. It was the first global nation, even before the age of globalisation. Through language, trade and travel, to say nothing of military and o...

BBC grandee claims England-Argentina match will 'put the lid on' Falklands debate

A senior BBC journalist has come under fire after claiming that the result of England's World Cup semi-final against Argentina will "put the lid" on which country has sovereignty o...

Voices: The Brexit Debates: Did leaving the EU ruin holidays abroad for Brits?

As the UK gears up for well-deserved summer breaks, global travel editor Annabel Grossman and economics professor Len Shackleton argue for and against Brexit’s benefits for British...

The empire of doubt, ally of convenience: America at 250, seen from India

Opinion: The British Monarchy Is Britain’s Most Successful Global Brand… For Now

As public spending comes under scrutiny, the British monarchy must continuously convert cultural visibility into economic and symbolic legitimacy. The post Opinion: The British Mon...

Is Europe declining faster than Qing China? A Chinese-French debate

Is the economic decline of Europe worse than the last decades of the Qing dynasty? That’s a question posed by Luis Vassy, director of Sciences Po, one of France’s premier universit...

Green Flags and Red Coats

“An Empire is an aggregate of many states,” Edmund Burke informed the British House of Commons on March 22, 1775. On that day, Burke pleaded for conciliation with America. He besee...

Debate Ammunition: Tony Blair

TODAY’S TOPIC Tony Blair. The video to which this Debate Ammunition relates is available here. THE CORE ARGUMENT Tony Blair has not merely made corrupt Read the full article...

‘Brexit is not done’: Civil servant who oversaw Britain’s exit from the EU calls for debate over rejoining the bloc

Philip Rycroft says politicians must reopen the debate over the UK’s relationship with the EU, a decade on from the Brexit referendum