You would think a colonial power of the magnitude of the turn of the 20th Century Britain would be in better shape after winning not one but TWO world wars but NOT with Britain.
As history scholars we ARE NOT pleased with Britain, especially now as Middle East teeters on the brink of all out war . Why? 3 words that in 1917 set the stage for what is happening in the Middle East today and that is Sykes/Picot Agreement explained here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sykes%E2%80%93Picot_Agreement
This sellout reverberates to this day in the tribal conflicts we see in the Middle East so we post this “update” on decimated empire as a reminder of their karma.