The world changed a great deal in the 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Her son’s legacy may be determined by how he adapts to new dynamics within the UK and across the Commonwealth.
professor mary, i had a discussion with someone an hour ago, he said, where were you born? i said i was born in kenya. he said that country is one of 15 colonial nations which have chosen the british monarch as their own monarch as if to say, well if you did that, then all of colonialism is forgiven and forgotten. but this is a case amongst people, for post-colonialist countries, many of them do keep the british monarchy as their monarch and can continue to be a member of the commonwealth of nations. it s jamaica is one of the commonwealth realms that you ve mentioned. again, i don t know if being part of the commonwealth means that you cannot interrogate the meaning of colonialism, the legacy of post colonialism and what you want to do with your nation going forward into the future. this is a moment of transition for the british monarchy, for the royal family, they re moving on to a new leader. it s sensory son that around
ties. and the legacy of post colonialism in those places. you can do those things at once. you have to do two things at once. we have to reckon with the morning of this revered leader, but also at the legacy of the institution that she represents. professor andrews, you teach this, in fact, two year students. how do you express colonialism. what s the short form of the effect of colonialism today? was it bad? i draw the conclusion that yes, it was bad. it was exploitative, it was violent, it was economic exploitation of people. do you share the view? is it bad? of course colonialism s bed. there was terrible. if you look at the map of the world of gdp by capita, the poorest countries are in africa where the black people live. and the richest ones are where the way people live. we have a world that is white