Is the British Empire gone forever?

Yes, it's gone forever (and a good thing too. The Empire was brutal and exploitative). Those in professional British politics who speak of the Commonwealth taking the role that the EU has now are utterly deluded. read more

By 1913, the British Empire held sway over 412 million people, 23% of the world population at the time, and by 1920, it covered 35,500,000 km 2 (13,700,000 sq mi), 24% of the Earth's total land area. As a result, its political, legal, linguistic and cultural legacy is widespread. read more

Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War: How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World, is a book by Patrick J. Buchanan, published in May 2008. Buchanan argues that both world wars were unnecessary and that the British Empire's decision to fight in them was disastrous for the world. read more