© PA Protesters throw a statue of Edward Colston into Bristol Harbour during a Black Lives Matter protest rally. Sir, – Since lockdown began, there has rightly been an increased appreciation of all the ‘key workers’ who have been ensuring we are well stocked with food and medical supplies, and there have been many accounts of acts of kindness.
More recent headlines are focused on less appealing human characteristics, such as racist attitudes and abuse of power, which lay at the heart of the slave trade.
While the transatlantic slave trade was abolished more than 200 years ago, sadly slavery itself […]
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