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NEWS that the family of Victorian-era prime minister William Gladstone will travel to Guyana, South America to issue an apology for the part played by their ancestor in the slave trade is to be welcomed.
Charlie Gladstone will reportedly travel with five other family members to make an apology for what he himself describes as a “crime against humanity” committed by his ancestor John Gladstone.
They are also, it seems, intending to pay reparations to fund further research into the impact of slavery.
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