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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/oct/29/former-british-colonies-owe-debt-of-gratitude-robert-jenrick-reparations
So, why should the colonials still be bending the knee, precisely? At the time the British invaded India, the Mughal Empire had roughly a third of the world's economic wealth. When the British left, it was about 0.5%. During the Raj, there were regular famines, killing tens of millions, including one just before Indian independence, all exacerbated by corrupt/exploitative/inhumane British misrule; since independence, there have been none.
But, railways and cricket...