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Shrewd_dude
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Likely to happen or was it just to appease the woke lefties since it was a Grauniad opinion piece he wrote it in?
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Report Escapee • November 1, 2026 1:23 PM GMT
People parade their outrage and or demand apologies and compo for all sorts of hurty feely stuff these days.

Much of it is nonsense, from a cartoon of a prophet in france to a picture of a meme on a T shirt in clacton.


Slavery has been an aspect of human existence since before the advent of writing.
The 'elite' using their wealth and physical/social power to treat other humans as property.

Many of the UK 'elites' generational wealth comes from their ancestors treating humans as property.
But the UK itself was at the forefront of ending humans as property as a thing, It ought to be getting some credit
for that.

IMHO, we should be reminding these people demanding an apology, that it was the British people as a whole who fought and died for their freedom.
Report Shrewd_dude • November 1, 2026 1:45 PM GMT
Part of the problem is indulging these people which Burnham has now chosen to do.
Report Mr Spock • November 1, 2026 3:40 PM GMT
He can apologise himself, he doesn't speak for me or the vast majority I would think.
Report Dotchinite • November 1, 2026 3:49 PM GMT
No wonder the world is in such a mess when people waste their time going on about what happened hundreds of years ago. Lets focus on the issues of the present day.
Report Marinski • November 1, 2026 6:21 PM GMT
Someone should organise a "Not for me Burnham "petition..then perhaps other countrys might stop using the UK as a piggy bank !
Report SirNorbertClarke • November 1, 2026 6:32 PM GMT
What is wrong with acknowledging that many British businessmen, including a couple of British kings, were guilty of slavery?
Report Marinski • November 1, 2026 6:47 PM GMT
Will the goverments of these countrys acknowledge the murders of thousands of missionarys and send reperations to their familys..some hopes!
Report Shrewd_dude • November 1, 2026 6:53 PM GMT
What is wrong with acknowledging that many British businessmen, including a couple of British kings, were guilty of slavery?

Anyone can read a history book about that if they want. It's nowt to do with people alive today though so why apologise for it.
Report SirNorbertClarke • November 1, 2026 6:56 PM GMT

Will the goverments of these countrys acknowledge the murders of thousands of missionarys and send reperations to their familys..some hopes!


That's for them to decide.

Report Escapee • November 1, 2026 7:01 PM GMT

Marinski01 Nov 26 18:47


Will the goverments of these countrys acknowledge the murders of thousands of m̶i̶s̶s̶i̶o̶n̶a̶r̶y̶s̶  Imaginary Afterlife Themepark Ticket Sales Consultants and send reperations to their familys..some hopes!


They should have had travel insurance if they wanted to sell ponzi scheme event tickets in foreign lands.

Report Marinski • November 1, 2026 7:44 PM GMT
That sums up your IQ  mr pee
Report Escapee • November 1, 2026 8:04 PM GMT
maybe it does give a clue, just as your post maybe gives a clue about yours.
Report GLASGOWCALLING • November 2, 2026 12:06 AM GMT
The then government apologised 20 yrs ago, now its all all about the Money Honey.

Blair says "sorry" for slavery

Reuters
https://www.reuters.com › article › world › blair-says-s...
25 Mar 2007 — Blair says "sorry" for slavery ... LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Tony Blair said he was "sorry" for his country's role in the slave trade.Read more
Report Shrewd_dude • November 2, 2026 10:53 AM GMT
A number of left wing Labour and Green MP's now coming out saying Burnham should go further and arguing for reparations.
Report Grenade1972 • November 2, 2026 5:33 PM GMT
Shrewd dude would bring back slavery
Report DixieDean60 • November 2, 2026 5:38 PM GMT
No need to bring it back is there as it never went away - estimates put modern slavery numbers in the UK at over 100k
Report Stringvest • November 2, 2026 5:46 PM GMT
Yep visit a few sweat shops run by the FILTH all over the UK  .. pull your pin when your inside Wink
Report Shrewd_dude • November 2, 2026 7:01 PM GMT
Shrewd dude would bring back slavery

Nah your pals in the Middle East and South Asia have these rackets sown up these days.

It only ever stopped in these places when the Brits were in charge.
Report Shrewd_dude • November 3, 2026 7:48 PM GMT
Burnham just giving a casual 40 mill to the Carribean for nut zero though. The same countries demanding reparations.

Struggles to find money for army training exercises but can find it to give away to other countries for virtue signalling.
Report A_T • November 4, 2026 10:03 AM GMT
shude still seething from when he learned in o level history (failed) that slavery was abolished.
Report rothko • November 4, 2026 10:34 AM GMT
needs to keep his support onside

Portugal actually transported 1.5 million more slaves than the UK but doubt they are having this conversation
Report Shrewd_dude • November 4, 2026 1:40 PM GMT
shude still seething from when he learned in o level history (failed) that slavery was abolished.

Funny how the leftie half wits never come on and say anything about whether they agree with the Labour stance on this.

It's Shrewd by the way not shude. I presume you never passed O level English.
Report Stringvest • November 4, 2026 1:40 PM GMT
A-T .. Plenty of Slavery going on in Leicester and bundles of FILTH Areas oop North .. ( NAP )
Report Shrewd_dude • November 4, 2026 3:14 PM GMT
The activist, lanyard wearing soyboys like A_T and Grenade aren't interested in the issue of modern slavery String. They have their diversity blinkers on when it comes to that.
Report A_T • November 4, 2026 3:27 PM GMT
shude sorry you did so badly at school - still at least you've got your decades of hatred of minorities that's kept you going
Report Shrewd_dude • November 4, 2026 3:53 PM GMT
Sounds like A_T has been sniffing his blue hair dye again or pulling on his nose ring too hard.
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