SLAVERY – REPATRIATIONS

An interesting topic with few unassailable arguments! Firstly a verbal apology is essential and the easiest answer. A full detailed apology is a must. However when it comes to finance it is much more difficult. Any good intention would be swallowed up by lawyers fees! And then could there be a counter claim for port facilities, etc. that the colonialists put in? Should descendants pay for the crimes of their ancestors? Obviously there is a muddied vision here – the great houses and artifacts within them are of great value and our wealth as a nation was a huge beneficiary of the slave trade. Should the country houses be sold – who too? Russian oligarchs or Saudi princes who also have much blood on their hands. We live in an imperfect world.