Basically the hand-wringing boo-hooing of apologists is not justified by facts.
On the whole, for the majority of those concerned, the British Empire was a good thing - which is why in places like Jamaica still love us.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 4 Jul 2013, 9:39, 5 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Alaska

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Thu 4 Jul 2013, 9:40, Reply)

BLESS YOU

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 4 Jul 2013, 9:43, Reply)

Particularly in the context of other options.
cf the Germans and Belgians in Africa, who were right old cunts.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 4 Jul 2013, 9:40, Reply)

You are so full of shit.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 4 Jul 2013, 9:40, Reply)

YOUN
The other options were worse.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 4 Jul 2013, 9:42, Reply)

And India according to "Rick Stein's India"

( hartley hare Just some prick who thinks it doesn't apply to him, Thu 4 Jul 2013, 9:41, Reply)

The upper strata of Indian society flourished under the Raj,
and indeed the very idea of India as a singular entity was a direct result of our admisitrative works, railways, unified legal system etc. Prior to us it was a bunch of principalities run with differing levels of savagery by local princes, whose attitudes to human rights etc were on the whole nonexistent.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 4 Jul 2013, 9:46, Reply)

But you could get a lovely ruby.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 4 Jul 2013, 9:49, Reply)

Some of them were 'well nom', according to recent studies.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 4 Jul 2013, 9:53, Reply)

Alright, alright I only wanted to make a joke on the Empire and empirical.
Jeez.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 4 Jul 2013, 9:44, Reply)