[OT] The Fall of the British Empire???

[Craig Newman]

Empires these days are strictly economic. In fact, it was always that way.

Forget California, which has the 6th largest GDP in the world. Texas and New York combined would also come in at #6, and just beat GB.

England was #1 until 1916, when guess who took over.

Craig

> On Nov 17, 2023, at 2:21 PM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> The English think so. After all:  Wales, Scotland, N Ireland, do appear to
> constitute an Empire if you look at them from isolationist, Brexitland.
> 
> Ask Boris Johnson: if you stand behind him at waist height you'll recieve
> an answer in suitably rumbling Churchillian terms.
> 
> On Fri, 17 Nov 2023, 19:21 Bob Sneidar via use-livecode, <
> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
>> Excerpt from The Livecode Team newsletter:
>> 
>> Several members of our team have been enjoying the Empire podcast recently
>> with William Dalrymple and Anita Anand. This explores how empires rise, why
>> they fall and how they have shaped the world around us today. The series
>> covers THE RISE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE as well as the Ottoman
>> Empire, with episodes around iconic events such as the fall of
>> Constantinople and the Indian Mutiny among many others.
>> 
>> When exactly did the British Empire fall?? I thought it was still a thing?
>> 
>> Bob S
>> 
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