Sathnam Sanghera considers how we can have a constructive national conversation about Britain’s imperial past

By Matt Elton

Published: Wednesday, 03 April 2024 at 06:57 AM


Sathnam Sanghera’s bestselling 2021 book Empireland catapulted the author into the eye of a media storm. Following the release of its follow-up, Empireworld, he spoke to Matt Elton about how it felt to be at the centre of a heated national debate on empire – and how we can have constructive conversations about Britain’s imperial past.

Sathnam Sanghera is the author of Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe: Signed Edition (Penguin, 2024)