Joe Egginton wrote:

I'm afraid to say Dan, that you've been listening and believing to
many left wing teachers. The British Empire was largely a force for
good.

Us Brits conducted ourselves around the globe better than most but
please don't tell me The Empire was intended to benefit those we
colonised. We did it to make ourselves rich.
However it was a trade empire, rather than merely one of conquest.


We opposed the slave trade in the 19th century

Indeed we did.
After benefiting from it massively of course.....
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Col

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