#former colonies

[unbfacts]

With over 60 countries celebrating their independence from Britain on different dates, there’s an Independence From Britain Day somewhere in the world almost every week.

[joytri]

India overtakes U.K. to become fifth largest economy in the world

With India being the world's fastest growing major economy, its lead over the U.K. will widen in the next few years

[ekat-fandom-blog]

“Ready Aim Fire” and “Revolution” Headcanon

All of the past empires listen to “Ready Aim Fire” by Imagine Dragons. All of their former colonies listen to “Revolution” by The Score.

[thoughtlessarse]

Charles' succession stirs Caribbean calls removal of monarch as head of state

The accession of King Charles to the British throne has stirred renewed calls from politicians and activists for former colonies in the Cari

The accession of King Charles to the British throne has stirred renewed calls from politicians and activists for former colonies in the Caribbean to remove the monarch as their head of state and for Britain to pay slavery reparations.

Charles succeeds his mother, Queen Elizabeth, who ruled for 70 years and died on Thursday afternoon (8 September).

The prime minister of Jamaica said his country would mourn Elizabeth, and his counterpart in Antigua and Barbuda ordered flags to half-staff until the day of her burial.

But in some quarters there are doubts about the role a distant monarch should play in the 21st century. Earlier this year, some Commonwealth leaders expressed unease at a summit in Kigali, Rwanda, about the passage of leadership of the 54-nation club from Elizabeth to Charles.

continue reading

I imagine in countries around the world whose head of state is the British monarch, talk of its removal will have grown louder.