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17-04-2022, 07:22 PM
[London park named after four-time
prime minister William Gladstone
could be renamed 'Diane Abbott Park'
by Labour Council as part of
their slavery review
Gladstone Park in northwest London
could be renamed after Diane Abbott MP
Schoolchildren as young as five asked
for suggestions for public space's name
They were earlier briefed on the
killing of George Floyd and 'systematic racism']
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/04/17/00/56698869-10725365-image-a-10_1650152855223.jpg
[Gladstone - the British prime minister
between 1868 and 1894 and widely
considered one of the country's most
influential leaders - never owned slaves
himself, but his family had links to the trade.
William Gladstone's father,
the merchant John Gladstone,
owned more than 2,500 slaves
and was compensated by the
British Government when it
abolished slavery in the
British Empire in 1833.
Even though William spoke out in
favour of the rights of plantation
owners early in his career,
he later said the abolition of slavery
was one of the great political issues
on which the 'masses had been right'.]
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10725365/Park-named-William-Gladstone-rebranded-honour-Labour-MP-Diane-Abbott.html
Whatever next!
prime minister William Gladstone
could be renamed 'Diane Abbott Park'
by Labour Council as part of
their slavery review
Gladstone Park in northwest London
could be renamed after Diane Abbott MP
Schoolchildren as young as five asked
for suggestions for public space's name
They were earlier briefed on the
killing of George Floyd and 'systematic racism']
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/04/17/00/56698869-10725365-image-a-10_1650152855223.jpg
[Gladstone - the British prime minister
between 1868 and 1894 and widely
considered one of the country's most
influential leaders - never owned slaves
himself, but his family had links to the trade.
William Gladstone's father,
the merchant John Gladstone,
owned more than 2,500 slaves
and was compensated by the
British Government when it
abolished slavery in the
British Empire in 1833.
Even though William spoke out in
favour of the rights of plantation
owners early in his career,
he later said the abolition of slavery
was one of the great political issues
on which the 'masses had been right'.]
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10725365/Park-named-William-Gladstone-rebranded-honour-Labour-MP-Diane-Abbott.html
Whatever next!