Absolutely relentless in its demolition of the idea that British rule of India was somehow beneficial or benevolent. Very uncomfortable reading, but so important when there are millions of Britons who still feel the empire is something to be proud of. There is a chilling quote from Boris Johnson's biography of Churchill which sums up the attitude: 'die-hard defenders of the Raj and of the God-given right of every pink-jowled Englishman to sit on his veranda. . . and glory in the possession of India'.
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