The subject of reparations - making amends for wrongs, is a topic which has been building momentum over the past decade. And last week it was especially relevant as the Commonwealth heads of government got together to discuss how they think Britain owes them financial reparations, and apologies, for enslaving their people over one hundred and fifty years ago.
This is a subject we covered on The Weekend Intelligence in October 2023, in our third episode. In it our reporter Charlie McCann travelled to Guyana with the Gladstone family whose ancestors owned thousands of slaves in the country formerly known as Demerara. In the episode Charlie asks what it means to inherit guilt and how you go about apologising for the past.
Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—Subscribe to Economist Podcasts+ (
For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page ( or watch our video ( explaining how to link your account.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy ( for more information.
|
President Donald Trump has threatened to...
Donald Trump has said he will bomb Oman ...
President Donald Trump has said the US w...
President Donald Trump has threatened to...
Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Anthro...
Bedrock Robotics is bringing autonomous ...
Stripe is making one of its biggest AI b...
The AI boom is colliding with the limits...
Anthropic is telling prospective investo...
Japan avoided a major disaster after a 6...
President Trump on Sunday instructed the...
Malaysia’s Forest City is billed as a lu...