No UK apology over slavery at Commonwealth summit

[Nearly Sane]

Not big on people apologising for things they didn't do.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qzkg0ldqzo

[Steve H]

Quite - an expression of regret is appropriate; an apology isn't.

[Nearly Sane]

Not sure what regret means here either if it's nothing to do with any action you've taken.

Though I do wonder if Lammy regrets his 2018 speech?

[Steve H]

Not sure what regret means here either if it's nothing to do with any action you've taken.

I regret the Boxing day Tsunami of 2004, though obviously neither I nor anyone else is to blame.

[Nearly Sane]

I regret the Boxing day Tsunami of 2004, though obviously neither I nor anyone else is to blame.

Contextually that meaning of regret doesn't make much sense.

[jeremyp]

Nope. We don't need to flagellate ourselves over something that happened centuries ago. I think, by now, everybody realises that we all know the slave trade was contrary to all that is right.

[Harrowby Hall]

Neither is there any apology from the people who initially captured the slaves and then sold them to European slavers.

[Nearly Sane]

Neither is there any apology from the people who initially captured the slaves and then sold them to European slavers.

Well, since they are dead as well...

[jeremyp]

Reparations will be discussed at the next summit.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd6vy79p750o

I have no problem with that: any existing slave owners should be made to pay reparations to any surviving slaves.

[Nearly Sane]

Reparations will be discussed at the next summit.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd6vy79p750o

I have no problem with that: any existing slave owners should be made to pay reparations to any surviving slaves.

Not sure that this has been best handled by the UK govt. But I'm with you on reparations.