Britain’s refusal to apologize for the slave trade, despite calling it shameful, highlights a political clash over national image and reparations within the Commonwealth.
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Speech by Charles marks formal opening of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) in AntiguaQ: Do you think the UK should reconsider Commonwealth membership, given other countries just keep asking us for slavery reparations?Badenoch said she did not agree with that “because most Commonwealth countries aren’t doing this”.China did all sorts of things. It’s not out there apologising.The purpose of the apology is to make us look weak. It is to make this country look weak. And once we start looking weak, then we have every man and his dog making demands and sending us an invoice, which the British taxpayer has to pay. Continue reading...
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