Free-Thought

Andrew Sim Blackheath
We should all remember that the evil of slavery was not the invention of white men; it was, however, abolished by white men but continues to be perpetrated today - in Africa and elsewhere - by non-whites

Anna, Berkshire
The words of David fleming ring so true, and should be applied to all genocides. In spite of the passage of time, slavery is now recognized for the evil it was. Full credit to the countries who fully accept the dark events of their past. The sky has not collapsed on their heads.When you next sample the wonderful scenery and hospitality of Turkey, spare a thought for those who are still ignorant of a section of their history, and have not been allowed to acknowledge the genocide of the Armenians and the Assyrians on their land.

Edi, Stoke on Trent
Listening to this long-winded and self-important person (do they really think that the they went to three colleges and that impresses anyone or makes then more important?) so you might think that the people listening today are guilty of the slave trade.I can't think of anywhere outside the church (the caltholic one at least...) where everyone is blamed for events which happened before they were born. It seems this person is very close with the government (or is on some deputy-prime minister committee) and that may be why he sounds so smug.But no one I know in Liverpool or anywhere else is responsible for slaves, and so this sort of 'stop smoking' type of lecture is just a lot of words by someone trying to think they are clever.