contentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agoTIL that in 1833 Britain used 40% of its national budget to free all slaves in the Empire. The loan for the Slavery Abolition Act was so large that it was not paid off until 2015.www.aaihs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1181arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1833 Britain used 40% of its national budget to free all slaves in the Empire. The loan for the Slavery Abolition Act was so large that it was not paid off until 2015.www.aaihs.orgcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca · 1 year agomessage-square11linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOnno (VK6FLAB)linkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down7·1 year agoThose kind hearted poms… Also remember all the shit that they stole, the atrocities they committed, and (continues to) lie about, from all of their colonies. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has a TV and Radio documentary series called “Stuff The British Stole” https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/stuff-the-british-stole https://iview.abc.net.au/show/stuff-the-british-stole
Those kind hearted poms…
Also remember all the shit that they stole, the atrocities they committed, and (continues to) lie about, from all of their colonies.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has a TV and Radio documentary series called “Stuff The British Stole”