A fairly decent attempt by the Jamaicans to skim a few quid from HMRC I thought

[7evens]

“We ask not for handouts or any such acts of indecent submission. We merely ask that you acknowledge responsibility for your share of this situation and move to contribute in a joint programme of rehabilitation and renewal. The continuing suffering of our people, Sir, is as much your nation’s duty to alleviate as it is ours to resolve in steadfast acts of self-responsibility.”

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/jamaica-calls-for-brita in-to-pay-billions-of-pounds-in-reparations-for-slavery/ar-A AeTzdS?ocid=spartandhp

[Classic Jorge]

[7evens]

It's an absurd request after 3-400 years.
Besides, how much do the Romans owe on that basis

[Snin]

taking there visigoths and huns as slaves!

[7evens]

[Snin]

ill get some no win no fee chappies onto it now

[Classic Jorge]

I think the head of the reparations committee has actually said an apology would suffice.

The comparison with the Romans is a bit much, mind. As far as I'm aware they didnt uproot us from a completely different continent, cart us the breadth of the known world whilst a high percentage perished along the way, and then make us work as slaves until we died.

I mean, I may be wrong, but as far as I'm aware they didnt.

[7evens]

Are the Germans expected to apologise to the jews for Nazi atrocities in the year 2300 ?
Does there not come a point when people respect the past but ultimately move on.

[Classic Jorge]

I think apologising might be the right thing to do and would also at least start to allow some moving on.

Mind you, we've a ridiculous amount of apologising to do given our bloody track record.

[Berni]

the empire and 'carted off' to other parts of it with plenty of them dying on the way and when they got to where they were going. The same went for the Greeks.

Slavery in one form or another is pretty much a constant in human history up until pretty damn recently. Us throwing our hands up in horror at it now simply displays our lack of perspective.