Laura Trevelyan

[Mrwong]

My family owned 1,000 slaves and profited from the trade: this is how I am trying to make amends | Laura Trevelyan

I left the BBC to fight for restorative justice. The £100,000 we have so far donated to Grenada should be seen only as a first step, says campaigner Laura Trevelyan

www.theguardian.com

Laura Trevelyan wants the UK government to pay reparations. Yet her family benefited from slave trade.
I personally think she should give up her entire wealth because it derived from slave trade.
I doubted she will ever do that.

 

[danlightbulb]

Whole idea is stupid. Everyone in history has benefited somewhere somehow either direct or indirectly from things that would now be considered wrong.

 

[Spannerhead]

My family owned 1,000 slaves and profited from the trade: this is how I am trying to make amends | Laura Trevelyan

I left the BBC to fight for restorative justice. The £100,000 we have so far donated to Grenada should be seen only as a first step, says campaigner Laura Trevelyan

www.theguardian.com

Laura Trevelyan wants the UK government to pay reparations. Yet her family benefited from slave trade.
I personally think she should give up her entire wealth because it derived from slave trade.
I doubted she will ever do that.

this ‘reparations‘ thing has been getting out of hand.
how far are we going to take it ?

it’s like demanding money from someone because of something their great great grand father did

The Roman Empire enslaved many people so does that mean that every country in Europe can demand money from the Italian government ?

 

[Efour]

If she is so morally distraught then yes she should hand over all her family assets to the Grenada "people" and beg forgiveness from god.

 

[Mint8]

but but but - look on how virtuous she is and bask in her reflected glory. or something.

 

[Hagar]

My great great grandfather may have built ships at Maryport which may have taken part in the triangular trade.

Doesnt mean that I am selling my house and donating the money to the Caribbean Islands.

 

[Junglist]

Whether you agree with her or not (i haven't read the entire article) I do respect that she is doing something about it herself if she feels strongly enough about it. Preaching to everyone else to do something is a lead balloon in the making but I respect an individuals desire to fix something they themselves didn't necessarily take part in.

 

[malachi]

Stupid people always seek to get free handouts from the government. These are the same people who achieve zero in life, best to ignore them.

 

[darkgen]

Individuals or private entities can spend their wealth however they so desire. Reparational justice through financial means should not be funded by the taxpayer. Otherwise, it’s an exercise in robbing Peter to pay Paul.

 

[Chris Wilson]

We should take a lesson from my wife and NEVER say sorry for ANYTHING.

 

[Mrwong]

Individuals or private entities can spend their wealth however they so desire. Reparational justice through financial means should not be funded by the taxpayer. Otherwise, it’s an exercise in robbing Peter to pay Paul.

That is exactly what the elite do.

 

[darkgen]

That is exactly what the elite do.

Which is equally wrong.

 

[Sankari]

My great great grandfather may have built ships at Maryport which may have taken part in the triangular trade.

You may be entitled to compensation from the triangle industry.

 

[GGizmo]

I think the reparations conversation is another attempt by lobby groups to keep black people as victims.

It's like brainwashing. The only sad thing is that some black people have made a career on pushing an agenda that belittles the black community.

 

[cheesyboy]

If you're happy to support the passing down of assets through generations, through inheritance, should you not logically also support the passing down of liabilities, such as reparations?

 

[robfosters]

If you're happy to support the passing down of assets through generations, through inheritance, should you not logically also support the passing down of liabilities, such as reparations?

No, it’s stupid. There’s no way of truly knowing how much my slave trading great great great great grandfathers money I have benefited from or have. In the vast majority of cases, it will be zilch.

 

[Orangeade]

Whether you agree with her or not (i haven't read the entire article) I do respect that she is doing something about it herself if she feels strongly enough about it. Preaching to everyone else to do something is a lead balloon in the making but I respect an individuals desire to fix something they themselves didn't necessarily take part in.

Are you black?

 

[StriderX]

As long as any 'reperations' focus on sustaining a functioning economy instead of in all likelihood wasting it on the corrupt governments that tend to be in these places and/or criminal elements that naturally pop up as a result of garbage governance then I think it's fine as ultimately it means everyone benefits from the proverbial prosperity sea rising.

 

[Iamzod]

If you're happy to support the passing down of assets through generations, through inheritance, should you not logically also support the passing down of liabilities, such as reparations?

Everyone in the UK benefits from our history, this includes the slave trade. You personally continue to benefit just by living here. Without the past, the UK wouldn't be what it is.

 

[Chris Wilson]

Are those seriously contemplating we give money in apology to various islands and countries happy to have a referendum on it? Meanwhile what's stopping you sending a few pay checks to whoever you want to apologise to and give them a leg up independently of those of us like myself who thinks it's a preposterous idea.