The Guardian writes that the president’s call came in response to Friday’s official apology from the descendants of Scottish plantation owner John Gladstone. He owned coffee and sugar plantations in the 19th century and was the father of later President William Gladstone.
Countries of the Caribbean Community, which includes Guyana, have appointed a British law firm to investigate the possibility of financial compensation for the slave trade.
– Irfan Ali says the Guardian says John Gladstone’s descendants will now have to outline how to create justice after slavery as per the Caribbean Social Plan.
Last week, many of Gladstone’s descendants took part in a ceremony marking the 200th anniversary of the slave revolt, which historians believe was key to the abolition of slavery later. The ceremony was also attended by former BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan, whose family apologized to hundreds of descendants of slaves in Grenada earlier this year.
In the past, among others, the Netherlands has officially apologized for the country’s slave trade, but most recently in April, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak refused to apologize or acknowledge financial responsibility for the slave trade. Patrick Robinson, the judge in charge of Slobodan Milosevic’s trial, was dismissed last week:
– I don’t think Britain can resist the movement against reparations: it is supported in history and supported in law, Robinson said according to the newspaper.
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