The British (Highland Scotland, Ireland even more)
Scotland benefited immensely from the Union with Britain. It was also not 'colonialism'. Your knowledge of the history may come from Braveheart, but the Scots actually repelled the English. England and Scotland came under the personal union of the Stuart monarchs in 1603 and they formally unified a century later.
Oh man, imperialism, so "very good for the subject populations".
You think India would be better off or worse off without the British presence?
Scotland benefited immensely from the Union with Britain. It was also not 'colonialism'. Your knowledge of the history may come from Braveheart, but the Scots actually repelled the English. England and Scotland came under the personal union of the Stuart monarchs in 1603 and they formally unified a century later.
You think India would be better off or worse off without the British presence?