From the tax we pay to the wine we drink, many policies in Britain today have their roots in imperialism.
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This year’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations will draw on traditions that have bolstered support for monarchs since the early 1800s — it could help this year’s celebrations succeed again.
An expert on the royal family’s finances explains how they still benefit from historical connections to slavery and empire.
The former secretary-general of the Commonwealth represents the true essence of a public intellectual and leader; his sense of duty defines his legacy.
The move to a republic has been gathering pace for many years.
The Malawi court’s decision provides a roadmap for future challenges to the death penalty in other southern African countries.
Despite its Imperial origins, the Commonwealth has a strong radical tradition. If it wants to remain relevant to Africa in the 21st Century, that radicalism needs to be rediscovered.
Former presidents Obasanjo and Mbeki have arguably made the most important contribution to Africa in the 21st Century by promoting peace, democracy, regional integration and pan-Africanism.
Rather than imposing a straight fine, taking away franking credits would ensure shareholders feel more pain when companies misbehave.
Abbott has little experience on trade but he packs a symbolic punch.
The Commonwealth’s ‘golden age’ wasn’t entirely dazzling.
The interim report of Victoria’s mental health royal commission makes some worthwhile recommendations. But if we want to see broad-reaching system change, the state can’t do it alone.
The link between empire, inequality – and Brexit.
Bishop Huddleston’s criticism of Enoch Powell’s incendiary “Rivers of blood” speech was both a history lesson and a call to action against racism.
Of the 72 countries that still criminalise gay sex today, at least 38 of them were once subject to British colonialism.
When considering this question, we need to distinguish between the pomposities of monarchies and the purpose they serve as checks on untrammelled authoritarianism.
People from the Windrush generation have been told recently that they do not belong in Britain, but they are no strangers to feelings of unbelonging, which feature strongly in their stories of early life in Britain.
The Queen has been central to the achievements of the Commonwealth. Her son can do the same, if he stops being quite so petulant about it.
The international partnership offers new trade opportunities for the UK but some of its members also stand to lose out as a result of leaving the EU.
The main winner of Commonwealth Games 2018 is … the City of Gold Coast.
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Director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and Professor of British and Commonwealth History, School of Advanced Study
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Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
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Reader, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study
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Lecturer in Media, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer, History, University of Aberdeen
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Laureate Professor Emeritus, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Business School, University of Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of History, School of Humanities, University of Tasmania
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VC Fellow LaTrobe University, La Trobe University
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne
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Pat McConnell is a Friend of The Conversation.
Visiting Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University
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Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Media and Culture, Griffith University, Griffith University
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UNSW Sydney
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Professor, School of Law, Western Sydney University
