" we found not one who didn't regret the British having left, and just wished there was some way to get us/them back"
Nice argument for never having lost the Empire Mike - Empire Loyalism - never doubted you for a minute!
Can't speak for Seirra Leone - but we are experiencing the results of the effects of Empire at present.
I'd have thought that, if nothing else, two W£orld Wars were a strong enough argument against Imperialism.
Jim Carroll