Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the aftermath of Empire

is the little known and shocking history of how Britain treated its former non-white colonies after the end of empire. It is the story of how an interconnected group of British capitalists enabled horrific inequality across the globe, profiting in colonial Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. However, the greed unleashed in this era would boomerang, now leaving many ordinary Britons wondering where their own prosperity has gone. Ranging from Jamaica to Singapore, Ghana to Britain, this is a blistering account of how buried decisions of decades past are ravaging Britain today.

About this event:

• Date: Thursday 10th October 2024 from 17:00-18:30pm (BST)
• Where: University College London (UCL) and online on Zoom

Meet the panel:

• Speaker: Dr Kojo Koram | Reader in Law at Birkbeck College, University of London
• Chair: Dr Cecilia Rikap | Head of Research and Associate Professor in Economics at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)

If you have any queries around access, please get in touch with a member of the team ([email protected]). This seminar is convened by Dr Cecilia Rikap.

Host or Publisher UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose