| Cost to the taxpayer - Compensation to the wealthy for the abolition of slavery on 14:46 - Feb 15 with 910 views | Guthrum |
I thought it was fairly well known. The government effectively bought the slave-owners out in a compulsory purchase. [Post edited 15 Feb 2018 14:52]
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| Cost to the taxpayer - Compensation to the wealthy for the abolition of slavery on 14:52 - Feb 15 with 903 views | No9 |
| Cost to the taxpayer - Compensation to the wealthy for the abolition of slavery on 14:46 - Feb 15 by Guthrum |
I thought it was fairly well known. The government effectively bought the slave-owners out in a compulsory purchase. [Post edited 15 Feb 2018 14:52]
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The fact that slave onwers were bought out yes but I didn't although you may have, realised we were still paying for this up to 2015?
So incluiding all the high interst costs in the 80's it would have been a very considerable amount more than the estimated £100 Bn ? |  | | |
| Cost to the taxpayer - Compensation to the wealthy for the abolition of slavery on 14:59 - Feb 15 with 896 views | Guthrum |
| Cost to the taxpayer - Compensation to the wealthy for the abolition of slavery on 14:52 - Feb 15 by No9 |
The fact that slave onwers were bought out yes but I didn't although you may have, realised we were still paying for this up to 2015?
So incluiding all the high interst costs in the 80's it would have been a very considerable amount more than the estimated £100 Bn ? |
There are quite a few of these odd historical items lying around in the UK's government finances. Things we could have paid off far sooner, but either didn't have the spare income or decided to put the money into other expensive hobbies (e.g. major wars). And, of course, they are all accruing interest and the effects of inflation. | |
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| Cost to the taxpayer - Compensation to the wealthy for the abolition of slavery on 15:03 - Feb 15 with 887 views | BlueBadger |
| Cost to the taxpayer - Compensation to the wealthy for the abolition of slavery on 14:46 - Feb 15 by Guthrum |
I thought it was fairly well known. The government effectively bought the slave-owners out in a compulsory purchase. [Post edited 15 Feb 2018 14:52]
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On a side note, I've just finished this fascinating read.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-British-Forgotten-David-Olusoga-ebook/dp/B01DKHFY |  |
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