Shadows of Empire - FOI at Waterstones

The idea of a global alliance between Britain and its old commonwealth colonies has recently made a remarkable comeback in the context of Brexit. Based on the belief in a special bond between the English-speaking peoples of the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, it has been dubbed the Anglosphere by its supporters and Empire 2.0 by its critics. Philip Murphy ('The Empire's New Clothes') and Michael Kenny and Nick Pearce (co-authors of 'Shadows of Empire') trace the historical origins of this idea back to the late Victorian era.