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An Oxford don wants Britons to stop feeling guilty about colonialism. But evidence suggests it already inspires more pride than shame

Motivated new generation combines the cultural values of a traditional Asian family with life goals of a US teen

From immigration and lost jobs to the playing fields of Eton, it’s useful to pin down exactly why Britain is leaving Europe

The films showcased a country casting off the moorings of tradition yet uncertain where it was headed

Nearly every Commonwealth country opposed Brexit and Leavers are wrong to hope old imperial patterns will replace EU trade

The foreign secretary flew to Bengal and was feted. This is life as those who yearn for a new global order imagine it

It has been an abject lesson, this pain of separation, and Scottish nationalists should take note and remember just how significant the UK can be

A documentary argues that the Simpsons character is a racist depiction and though the show is funny, it is also important to recognise how attitudes change

A survey suggests that people’s personalities can change radically over a lifetime. I think that’s what has happened to me

Brexit threatens pensioners abroad and those who stayed put for fear of losing friends and moving in their 60s are thanking their lucky stars

Brexit wasn’t just about immigration – it was about an emotional attachment to a version of our country that many didn’t even experience

Writing is not the passport to riches promised to would-be journalists of the past. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be learnt