No, I'm English, Lancashire.
The amazing thing about the British empire is not just how bit and influential it was but how it was dismantled in such an orderly fashion. It seems like any country who asked to be independent was granted independence but those who rebelled were battled. Strange. Few empires have ever retreated in such an orderly way which is probably why Britain, now less influential, still gets to be part of the common-wealth.
People who stood up to the empire like Ghandi were held in high regard and he could not have taken the stand he did in the manner he did against other leaderships.
It will be sad if the home countries break apart but I don't think it's going to happen this week at least.
Re: the ruling of Iindia specifically - look at India before and after British rule. Was it better or worse? Yes - there will always be bad events but to imagine the populace was better before the British took over is to avoid looking too closely at India as it was before they arrived.
David a bit teary eyed. He wants to keep Scotland