Alex Renton: My family had slaves. Scotland must make amends
Seven years ago Caricom, the body that represents 10 Caribbean nations and 18 million people – most of them of African heritage – asked European nations to start talks about the legacies of transatlantic slavery. In Britain, the headlines mis-reported this as a demand for £4.7 trillion in compensation. The comment was generally derisory. What cheek! Hadn’t we done our bit when we gave them their freedom and then, even more generously, their independence?
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