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Britain once ruled an empire spanning roughly a quarter of the world’s land. Its military power helped build and protect a vast system of colonial extraction. But today, the British Army is reportedly cutting non-essential training amid budget pressures, with major exercises involving tanks and Apache helicopters cancelled. So what happened to Britain’s economic power? From colonial India and the looting of wealth to today’s high public debt, weak productivity and sluggish growth, where did the money go?
00:00 Introduction: British Army Training Cuts
01:39 Britain’s Economic Struggles and Debt
02:52 The Legacy of Empire and Extraction
04:42 A Shifting National Business Model
05:54 Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
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