Thursday 29 September 2022 12:35 AM Cambridge don in jibe over slavery reparations as he accuses opponents of ... trends now
Thursday 29 September 2022 12:35 AM Cambridge don in jibe over slavery reparations as he accuses opponents of ... trends now
Cambridge don in jibe over slavery reparations as he accuses opponents of showing ignorance and stupidity Dr Michael Banner said 'ignorance' is causing a backlash against reparations The Trinity College don said reparations should be paid to the West Indies He claimed books in schools omit details of Britain’s involvement in slavery
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A Cambridge don has claimed people who oppose paying slavery reparations are displaying ‘ignorance’ and ‘stupidity’.
The Revd Dr Michael Banner, a dean at Trinity College, believes a lack of education in schools is leading to a backlash against reparations. The academic has called for both Britain and Cambridge University to pay money to make amends for the past.
Some other academics disagree, arguing that most white Britons are descended from poor disenfranchised workers, not those who were made rich from
