Xenophobia and racism will never be rooted out unless the history of empire is taught in schools as the most shameful thing. The faux british guilt should be replaced by a real one.
British exceptionalism should be our collective response to righting the wrongs of Empire, something akin to what Cuba does in humanitarian medical aid as an example, rather than this rose tinted view that the British Empire was good for everyone.
Xenophobia and racism will never be rooted out unless the history of empire is taught in schools as the most shameful thing. The faux british guilt should be replaced by a real one.