Why white working-class Britons should fight to secure colonial slavery reparations | Nels Abbey
The country grew rich from slavery, but those who directly benefited the most – and still do – were wealthy. They exploited everyone
So it’s a “no” to reparations, yet again. No to repairing the damage done by the gravest and longest-sustained of human rights abuses, says Keir Starmer, once a crusading human rights lawyer. Buttressing his position is the foreign secretary, David Lammy, previously an advocate of reparations.
No from King Charles. Can’t turn back the clock, even if it is a rather nice clock bought with colonially ill-gotten gains.
Nels Abbey is an author, broadcaster and the founder of Uppity: the Intellectual Playground
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