{"id":83850,"date":"2024-11-08T16:21:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T16:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=83850"},"modified":"2024-11-21T17:49:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T17:49:59","slug":"should-britain-pay-reparations-for-colonialism-and-slavery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/should-britain-pay-reparations-for-colonialism-and-slavery","title":{"rendered":"Should Britain pay reparations for colonialism and slavery?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The debate if UK can shell out billions of pounds to repair the damage done across the world has been polarising. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Colonialism-and-Slavery.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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year said the UK is likely to owe more than \u00a318tn in reparations for its historical role in slavery in 14 countries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy ruled out paying any monetary compensation, former Member of Parliament (MP) and Tory leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said the nations once ruled by the UK should pay for the \u201crule of law, democracy and capitalism\u201d brought by the British.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We asked the public whether Britain should pay reparations for slavery and colonialism.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leanne Toye, 27, Savers store supervisor, Northern Ireland<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Leanne-Toye-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83890\" 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Leanne-Toye-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Leanne-Toye-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Leanne-Toye-1-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Absolutely! Reparations should be paid. Nothing has been done to make right the horrors of colonialism. All this has been hidden away and kept secret. Efforts must be made to pay the compensations but even if this country cannot afford monetary compensation, mistakes must be acknowledged.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ted Cornish, 27, Photographer, Caerphilly&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Ted-Cornish.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Ted-Cornish.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Ted-Cornish-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Ted-Cornish-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Ted-Cornish-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Ted-Cornish.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Ted-Cornish.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Ted-Cornish-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Ted-Cornish-770x434.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Ted-Cornish-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We should pay reparations. It need not necessarily be financial but there should be efforts to make right a big wrong, even something that happened a long time back. We went into countries which never wanted us and colonised them. Some say we brought law and technology to these countries, but it does not mean nations which were never colonised do not have technology or law.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Justin Callen, 23, Salesman, Bridgend&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Justin-Callen-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Justin-Callen-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Justin-Callen--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Justin-Callen--770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Justin-Callen--293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Justin-Callen-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Justin-Callen-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Justin-Callen--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Justin-Callen--770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Justin-Callen--293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I feel that slavery and colonialism were awful things but as a country, the UK cannot afford to pay monetary reparations. We just do not have the money. This generation is not responsible for what happened so many years ago. The UK is not doing well financially anyway. There must be another way we could help the countries we once colonised. &#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gerraid Smith, 66, Retired, Cardiff&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Gerraid-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Gerraid-Smith.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Gerraid-Smith-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Gerraid-Smith-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Gerraid-Smith-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Gerraid-Smith.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Gerraid-Smith.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Gerraid-Smith-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Gerraid-Smith-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Gerraid-Smith-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I do not agree with paying money for colonialism or slavery. Colonialism had its negatives and positives but if we were to pay money, where do you start? How would you find all the families whose ancestors were taken as slaves? Every country had a role in this. We can\u2019t judge people of 18<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;century by today\u2019s standards.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Syed Muhammmad Hussain, 26, Student, Pakistan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Syed-Muhammad-Hussain.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Syed-Muhammad-Hussain.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Syed-Muhammad-Hussain-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Syed-Muhammad-Hussain-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Syed-Muhammad-Hussain-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Syed-Muhammad-Hussain.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Syed-Muhammad-Hussain.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Syed-Muhammad-Hussain-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Syed-Muhammad-Hussain-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2024\/11\/Syed-Muhammad-Hussain-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They should start with an apology first. I am not sure anyone cannot afford to pay trillions of pounds that may be owed but an acknowledgment and apology will be a good start. I am not sure if paying money will make any difference because that money may never reach the people who deserve it.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The debate if UK can shell out billions of pounds to repair the damage done across the world has been polarising. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1235,"featured_media":83968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[408,1080],"coauthors":[1300],"class_list":["post-83850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-social-justice","tag-racism","tag-vox-pop"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Should Britain pay reparations for colonialism and slavery? 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