Submitted on Saturday 27th June 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 7th July 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Repay taxpayers for the reparations paid to slave owners in 1833
The government needs to pay back the money that has been deceitfully supplemented by taxpayers. The government borrowed the funds to compensate slave owners after the abolition of slavery, this money was unknowingly taken from taxpayers, including the descendents of slaves
The government should not have taken this money without giving former slaves and their families reparations first, British taxpayers should not have been responsible for repaying this money and should not be responsible for the debt that was accumulated.
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You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325300
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