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PM Starmer, “paying reparations for slave trade, not in the Commonwealth agenda”
“Just to be clear, reparations are not on the agenda for the Commonwealth heads of government meeting. Technically, the (UK) Government's position on this has not changed. We do not pay reparations,” said Downing Street official spokesperson, when asked what PM Keir Starmer's view on paying reparations for Britain's involvement in the slave trade was. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesNot on Agenda: No problem, we shouldn't underestimate the ability of Starmer and Lammy to surrender!
Oct 16th, 2024 - 01:52 pm - Link - Report abuse +1A territory British since the 1840s Lammy and Starmer turn up and surrendered, gone! Who says they can't do the same with our money.
Slave related Lammy was all in favour before getting elected. He wanted to give away money for nothing.
In this way his people wouldn't have to work like Singaporeans and Hong Kongers did!
They still might go and surprise us. Wait and see.
How far back in history are the compensation and victim merchants allowed to go?
Oct 17th, 2024 - 04:15 am - Link - Report abuse +1Should they be allowed to go as far back as Columbus? Then the ancestors of the inhabitants of the new world will become eligible for compensation from Spain and Portugal.
Perhaps the ancient occupants of the British Isles should be allowed to lay a compensation claim against the Italian government for warlike acts committed against them by the Roman army?
Trying to attribute the standards of today’s civilisation to behaviours of the past is a false morality and it reflects badly on the people who are pushing this nonsense.
In life as well as in nature there is no such thing as a free lunch. Get over it people!
A one-way ticket to Africa is indicated.
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