(Left to right) Prime Minister David Cameron, Speaker Michael Peart and President of Senate Floyd Morris during a joint sitting of parliament at the Houses of Parliament in Kingston, Jamaica recently Photo: PA/Stefan Rousseau (Image: PA/Press Association Images)
This week, our readers reveal whether they think Britain should pay reparations for the Atlantic slave trade
Last week’s Big Debate asked: Should Britain pay reparations for its role in the Atlantic slave trade?
The results of our poll are below, with Recorder readers voting overwhelmingly against paying reparations.
Poll: Should Britain pay reparations for its role in the Atlantic slave trade?
Yes: 13 per cent
No: 87pc
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