Glasgow's Commonwealth Games celebrate the British Empire while poking fun at every turn

The Commonwealth Games continues to roll on despite calls to decolonise our lives, with Scotland of all places a strange ...

Crowds line streets to cheer on football's brightest young prospects

SuperCupNI has a long history of showcasing some of football's brightest young talents, with former participants including ...

Brits reveal what they think of American independence and it’s comical

Brits were asked what they know about American independence. Their delightfully clueless, weirdly sweet answers will make ...

As the games begin, what does the Commonwealth mean and what purpose does it serve?

The British Empire has long since folded. But the Commonwealth of Nations remains a global collective of like-minded ...

Clare O’Neil dodges Union Jack flag question seven times

A senior government MP has no interest in debate over pulling the Union Jack off the Australian flag, as a powerful union ...
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Empire : the rise and demise of the British world order and the lessons for global power

In this book Niall Ferguson argues that the British Empire should be regarded not merely as vanished Victoriana but as the very cradle of modernity. Nearly all the key features of the ...