Alan Lester

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British Empire Professor, University of Sussex. Co-editor, MUP Studies in Imperialism series. Views here own. Blogs on politics of colonial history here: https://alanlester.co.uk Editor https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/the-truth-about-empire/

Book cover: Barry Renfrew, Wings of Empire
Concerned voter says it’s not what you’re seeing it’s what your hearing & reading that makes you concerned about immigration
Trump claims credit for Iran deal that averts depression
About 10 DRC fans celebrating wildly among thousands of Portuguese.
Trump as says help is on its way, 12 Jan 2026
Belfast rioters attacking police and setting a vehicle alight.
Book discussion poster: Indian & Imperial Vulnerability with Pramod Nayar and Alan Lester, 5June, 11.30: calcuttacomparatists.in
Telegraph Facebook page linking to article saying historian-activists are wrong: Colonialism was not a profitable enterprise
Reform’s share if the national vote is lower than last year, down by 4 points.
Book cover, Pramod K Nayar, India and Vulnerable Vulnerability: knowledge, aesthetics and subjects in British discounted of disaster, 1763-1939
Book cover, Matthew Parker, One Fine Day
Times headline: Muslim voters rank Gaza over the economy in local election poll.