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Tory MP’s historic family links to slavery raise questions about Britain’s position on reparations
6 min read
A report estimates the UK owes £18.5 trillion in reparations for its role in the transatlantic slave trade. While some UK families whose wealth largely derives from it have agreed to pay reparations, others face growing pressure to engage in reparations talks.
21st century Britain: Still the ‘emancipated empire’?
3 min read
Is history best looked at once we have finished with the future, as UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss seems to believe?