Dr Sarmila Bose analyses Britains post-imperial memory

In an article for Al Jazeera (24 January), Sarmila Bose, Senior Research Associate at Oxfords Centre for International Studies, argues that the British continue to fail to confront the realities of their colonial past.

Noting similarities between the current Mau Mau rebellion court case and atrocities committed during the final years of British control in India, Sarmila writes that many Britons continue to believe that empire was a relatively benign phenomenon. It would be far healthier for the British to confront the realities of their imperial past, she states. That would allow todays generations to have a better understanding of their history, acknowledge that their values have changed and move on to a different future.

The post can be read in full here, and also appears on Politics in Spires, the Oxford-Cambridge politics and international relations blog.