There’s more talk of decolonisation than ever, while true independence for former colonies has faded from view. Why?

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Now threatening citizens for what they post online, one would hardly believe that England had once possessed a hard-won ...

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This shortage compelled the British Empire, under pressure from wealthy white planters, to find a politically acceptable alternative for obtaining ‘unfree labour’ from the native populations in ...

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And as the thriving urban hub of British Columbia and a proudly immigrant city, there are plenty of people around to love it. Over 40 percent of Vancouver’s residents were born outside of Canada ...

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