For some of the most influential ures in the land, briton's future depended on its ability to turn the empire into a single federated state. And you write that federationists like joseph chamberlain weren't just concerned with keeping the empire together, they also wanted to keep the united kingdom united. What motiveaded those, or what various motivations animated this push for imperial federation? And then why did the topic of federation emerge at the moment in imperial history when when it did? Yes, i think that this is really fascinated, an ofton forgotten moment in british, inbritish political history. This is a moment that, you know, canav really