The 1997 Repeal of the Slave Trade Act of 1874
Why would Tony Blair in 1997 want to repeal the very legislation that effectively ended the international slave trade in 1874, especially within the jurisdiction of the British Crown? The answer is obviously that the people occupying British Parliament in 1997, or their secret employers, fully intended to engage in the slave trade. The intention, it cannot be denied, was to revive slavery as a … Continue reading The 1997 Repeal of the Slave Trade Act of 1874