The ball, set to take place at Emmanuel College, will celebrate the excesses of the late Victorian era.
Posters to promote the ball carry the message
'Once, there was an empire that governed over a quarter of the world's population, covered about the same proportion of the earth's land, and dominated nearly all of her oceans.
'They say that the sun never set on the British Empire - but at the Empire ball, you'll be wishing it never rises.
'Travel with us to the Indian Raj, an emerging Australia and the West Indies. We invite you to experience the Pax Britannica and party like it's 1899.'
The left wing campaigners say this is offensive and accuse the organisers of being "white" and "upper class". Maybe the left wing objectors should look in the mirror to see who is really racist and offensive!
There is more on the story here.
It's amazing how silent the anti-British, anti-white left wingers are when anyone mentions the Gulags so favoured by their beloved Communist regimes!
