Rob Johnsons British Imperialism Discussion Consider Rob Johnson’s discussion of how to explain imperialism in Chapter 1 of British Imperialism.
How would you define the British Empire? In what ways was it driven by economics? What other factors explained imperialism?
Boris Johnson has suggested that countries that “haven’t had the benefit of British rule” are now “less fortunate” while discussing wartime leader Winston Churchill’s attitude to the former empire.
He also used the opportunity to take a swipe at his fellow politicians, declaring they had more in common with “one-eyed pterodactyls or three-toed sloths” than the former conservative leader.
