midlandsgrimpeur
Active Member
That is about the crux of it.
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briantrumpet
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Maybe Mr Burgess & Mr Hignell wouldn't be too upset about my grasp of history after all.
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briantrumpet
Guru
Seriously? This law and its application is making the Dangerous Dogs Act look like the epitome of sensible legislation.
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briantrumpet
Guru
They ought to try holding up copies of the Telegraph reporting that Palestine Action has been proscribed. It's a law which needs to be tested till it breaks.
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briantrumpet
Guru
Or even better, enlarged copies of the report in Hansard that cites the offending words.
Stevo 666
Veteran
Why don't you give it a go Brian? It would at least show that you have the courage of your convictions.
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briantrumpet
Guru
I suspect that Dolly Parton hasn't got long to live. Her sister is asking people to pray for her.
icowden
Shaman
She's now released a statement that she didn't mean to scare everyone into thinking that Dolly was about to kick the bucket.
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briantrumpet
Guru
Phew (for now). Even if her music isn't my cup of tea, she's a legend, not least for the charitable stuff she does.
Beebo
Guru
I don’t think Lenny Henry is going to be making many friends with his latest suggestion for reparation payments.
Yes slavery was bad but it’s got nothing to do with any of us. And frankly this stuff is just perfect fodder for the likes of Reform and Tommy Robinson.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...y-robin-hood-tax-slavery-reparation-bill.html
Yes slavery was bad but it’s got nothing to do with any of us. And frankly this stuff is just perfect fodder for the likes of Reform and Tommy Robinson.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...y-robin-hood-tax-slavery-reparation-bill.html
Stevo 666
Veteran
Maybe we should ask the Italian government for reparations related to the invasion of Britain by the Romans, could be a nice little earner. And France could get out of its current financial pickle if it taps up Germany for invading them in WW2.
Beebo
Guru
The arguments about generational trauma are nuanced and there is no doubt that the UK benefited from Empire.
But hasn’t it always been the case that the most powerful nation at what ever time, takes economic advantage of the weaker nations. The UK has a good run at it, but our time has passed and other countries have taken over the dominance.
Slavery has been abolished but there are still plenty of horrible things happening.
But these arguments are all a bit silly. Where do you draw the line on historical injustices?
My ancestry is mainly Germanic and Scandinavian. I suspect there has been a fair bit of rape and pillaging in my family line. Bloody vikings owe me 5,000 Danegeld.
Rusty Nails
Country Member
I suggest Lenny Henry starts a gofundme page, with a sizeable donation so that all those who feel guilty about the sins of their ancestors and the benefits they have gained as a result can contribute and assuage their guilt.
C R
Guru
Laura Trevelyan and a few other descendants of slaver families are doing just that
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Trevelyan
I think something that needs to be considered is that slave owners were compensated for the loss of their "property" upon the abolition of slavery, whereas the freed slaves were left pretty much to their own devices.
