Sudan and Palestine Are Haunted by the Same Ghost
Kieran Andrieu
The British empire.
Tag: british empire
How To Be Honest About Empire w/ Sathnam Sanghera
The Empireworld author wrestles with the contradictory legacies of imperialism, from national parks to Band Aid.
The Chief Rabbi Has Always Been a Servant of Empire
Joseph Finlay
Pro-Israel, pro-empire.
The British Empire Wasn’t Just About Race
Kojo Koram
It was a system of political and economic control.
What the British Really Did to India
From famine to deindustrialisation and paying for the world’s largest army, there were no advantages in being part of the British Empire. Aaron Bastani on what the British really did to India.
The Brutish Museums W/ Dan Hicks
Britain’s museums are filled with objects from around the world which were stolen. Should they be given back? And what would a ‘decolonised’ museum actually look like? Aaron Bastani is joined by Professor Dan Hicks to discuss his new book “The Brutish Museums”.
‘Spycops’ Are a Quintessentially British Institution – As the Empire Well Knows
Eleanor Penny
To Tackle the Right’s ‘Culture War’, the Left Needs to Build New Forms of Solidarity
David Wearing
It’s Not Just Brexiteers Who Deal in British Exceptionalism – Centrists Do Too
Aaron Bastani
Insurgent Empire With Priyamvada Gopal
While anti-colonialism was driven by those in the global south, it was often in conversation with the imperial core. Aaron Bastani talks to Priya Gopal about her book ‘Insurgent Empire’ and the relationship between anti-colonial resistance and British dissent.
No, Britain Hasn’t Been a ‘Force for Good’ in the World
Aaron Bastani
Colston Should Have Stayed at the Bottom of the Harbour
Ameya Tripathi
Ignore the Cries of ‘Vandalism’ – Tearing Down the Colston Statue Was Pure Justice
Aaron Bastani
Pull Them All Down
Dalia Gebrial
Anglo-Arabia: Khashoggi, Gulf Wealth & the War in Yemen
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by David Wearing, author of ‘Anglo-Arabia: Why Gulf Weath Matters to Britain’ to discuss the Khashoggi affair and the rise of the Gulf monarchies.
WTF Is Prison Even For?
On The Lockdown, Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann ask: what is prison actually for? They discuss the history of the prison, its relationship to capitalism and colonialism, and what this means for our criminal justice system today.
‘I’m not looking for a new England’: On the Limitations of Radical Nationalism
Kojo Koram
