Kimberly McIntosh highlights the selective amnesia about Britain’s colonialist past, and suggests a way to look at history through a ‘clear lens’.
From the editor
Video of the death of George Floyd, with a policeman kneeling on his neck for more than eight agonizing minutes, lit a fire which spread around the world. In this issue, we look at how the global Black Lives Matter movement has forced Britain to question its colonial history and the racism experienced by its minorities.
