We need to recognise Irish participation in the British colonial story Emigration is elephant in the room when thinking about Irish people and the Empire
Tue, Mar 2, 2021, 00:42 Niamh Gallagher
Between 1855 and 1863, some 24 per cent of Indian Civil Service recruits came from Irish universities, including Trinity College. Photograph: iStock
The violence and coercion exercised within the British Empire to acquire land, resources, and trading routes casts a long shadow on peoples and communities. The Ashanti Wars (1870s-1900s), Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-80), Anglo-Zulu War (1879), Anglo-Boer Wars (1880-1; 1899-1902), Occupation of Egypt (1882), Matabele Wars (1893-7), Amritsar massacre (1919), Mao Mao Uprising (1952-60) and Cypriot War of Independence (1955-9) are just some of the modern conflicts where the worst excesses of imperialism were employed.
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It has been one of the main topics of conversation all week: can we – should we – book a holiday for 2021? And will we be able to get our money back if it does not work out?
Within hours of Boris Johnson presenting his plan on Monday to move England out of lockdown, travel websites were reporting a rush of reservations from people desperate to get a date for a break in the diary.
Caravan park owners, holiday cottage websites and the airlines reported 300% rises in bookings as the fear of missing out won the day. Despite this, booking a holiday now is something of a risk. However, you can reduce your risks considerably with the Guardian Money guide to getting away.
Ski Touring off the Beaten Track in Kyrgyzstan
Pete Coombs goes off-piste – very off-piste – touring from a yurt in the remote mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Written by: Pete Coombs
As I sip my soup in the warmly lit yurt I confidently describe our group of keen skiers as ‘experts’ to Pasha, our Russian ski guide. I am supremely unaware that I’ll soon be eating my words. It’s not without reason that I lay claim to our competence: between us, my skiing companions and I have tens of seasons under our belts. We’ve skied and ridden all over the world, attended avalanche courses and guided groups for the Ski Club of Great Britain.
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