URSY.NEWS / The Guardian / 30 Oct 2026
British people can’t be made to pay for the wrongs of slavery – but we must confront our complicated history | Andy Burnham
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Financial reparations are not the answer. Working together with our Commonwealth family is the best way to ensure prosperity for us allOn 28 October 1787, Thomas Clarkson pushed through the crowds to reach the pulpit of Manchester Cathedral. A campaigner for abolishing slavery, he spoke urgently about the horrors of the slave trade and the humanity of enslaved people. “He drinks the cup of sorrow…
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