British people debate legacies of past empire

Reportedly, the British society is assessing the legacies of its bygone empire which reigned many parts of the world, like Peninsula Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak, Singapore, Brunei, Hong Kong, India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. It also ruled portions of the Middle East like Iraq and Egypt. Some of the ex-colonies have progressed and others have clearly not. Another debate could be conducted to find out the reason (s) for this.