The British Empire Games begin this week, celebrating the might and influence of the crown across the dominions. It will be held in Birmingham, home to hundreds of thousands of the children of empire expected to be the smiling subjects waving in adoration. Rebranding the event does not hide the fact this is a celebration of empire. Nations are questioning the point of remaining in a union of ex-British colonies. Whose only purpose seems to be to bolster the esteem of the former Mother Country and give the British royal family something to do.
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