Debating Reparations: Justice, History, and Misconceptions
TL;DR
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy stated that reparations for slavery are not about financial compensation but rather about fostering relationships with African nations through skill and science sharing. This follows a call from Commonwealth leaders for discussions on reparations. Lammy emphasized the importance of non-financial reparatory justice and highlighted the UK's historical role in both the slave trade and its abolition. He also addressed the need for a new approach to Africa and expressed concern over the conflict in Sudan.
- David Lammy: Slavery reparations not about transfer of cash BBC.com
- Here’s what Keir Starmer gets wrong about reparations: we’ve made them before, but now we have to do it right The Guardian
- Conrad Black: The 'absurd' idea of paying reparations for slavery National Post
- Disappointing UK denial of justice for Africa Guardian Nigeria
- Righting past wrongs: Can reparatory justice be reconciled with Christian understandings of non-heritable guilt? ABC News
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