The UK may need to write an IOU for £19 trillion.

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As we don't have it.

"It goes beyond getting a cash refund for slavery’: Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder on the case for reparations"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/24/lenn...

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fk off. Next.

[IJWS15]

Everyone should read/listen to Bob Geldoff’s book.

Remember who initially captured and sold the slaves to the european traders. It will still be going on today.

[Glassman]

IJWS15 said:

Everyone should read/listen to Bob Geldoff s book.

Remember who initially captured and sold the slaves to the european traders. It will still be going on today.

Which one... the in Africa one? The others appear to be about his music exploits.

[Blakewater]

One could argue that today Russia and China are Colonial countries, looking to expand into neighbouring territories in a hostile manner. India and Africa are politically allying themselves with these countries now to effectively thumb their noses at the West over historic colonialism. They're profiting from misery and death being caused by colonialism today.

[Foss62]

I suppose I would have to read the book before being absolutely certain that I haven’t overlooked something, but surely any reparations discussion would need to start with a comparison between the wealth/living standards of modern descendants of (transatlantic trade) slaves and related populations still living in Africa?

I would imagine that the results of such a study would kill the idea stone dead - it would be hard to financially compensate individuals or even countries for something that had been financially beneficial to them.

[Mr Whippy]

Grifters gonna grift.

[barracuda.mod]

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...