Guardian owner apologises for founders’ links to transatlantic slavery

[Crimson Dynamo]

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Scott Trust to invest in decade-long programme of restorative justice after
academic research into newspaper’s origins

The owner of the Guardian has issued an apology for the role the newspaper’s
founders had in transatlantic slavery and announced a decade-long programme
of restorative justice.

The Scott Trust said it expected to invest more than £10m (US$12.3m,
A$18.4m), with millions dedicated specifically to descendant communities
linked to the Guardian’s 19th-century founders.

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Just when you thought they couldn't get any more woke

[arista]

Yes, Long Debate on LBC.

[Beso]

Yes, Long Debate on LBC.

What's jobbie saying about it.?

[arista]

What's jobbie saying about it.?


He is backing them paying £10Million
over 10 years.

[Crimson Dynamo]

every time you visit the guardian online they are there with the begging bowl

i dont think readers will want to contribute to this barmy scheme?

[bots]

if they are always begging for money, as they clearly are, how can they afford a payout of £1m a year

[Beso]

He is backing them paying £10Million
over 10 years.

Of course he is.

[Oliver_W]

"I am sorry that some dead people did bad things to other dead people. It is clearly our fault, and up to us to pay for it."

[Livia]

Looking forward to receiving a bundle of cash from Germany then. And an explanation as to why companies built by slaves were allowed to continue... BMW, Audi, VW, Krupps....

[Crimson Dynamo]

Cant wait for the reparations from England for the invasion and mass murder of Scots by Edward II, King of England.

And dont get me started how hard we are going after Norway for all the rape and pillage from the pointy heeds in their longboats

[James]

if they are always begging for money, as they clearly are, how can they afford a payout of £1m a year

The Scott Trust is worth about £1 billion. They sold Auto Trader a few years ago for about £600 million (and sheltered the money from tax in the Cayman Islands).

They're not short of money.

[bots]

So their begging for money on their site is a scam, pure and simple

[James]

So their begging for money on their site is a scam, pure and simple

Well I guess, they still want to try and break even instead of losing money on the paper all the time.

[Oliver_W]

So their begging for money on their site is a scam, pure and simple

You expect better from the tabloids?

[Crimson Dynamo]

You expect better from the tabloids?

its a broadsheet

[Oliver_W]

its a broadsheet

Bless it :D