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A new book by Kristian Niemietz claims Britain s growth was not financed by the slave trade or its imperial possessions.

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Slavery did not make Britain rich, finds report

Slavery and colonialism did not make Britain rich, and may even have made the nation poorer, a new study has found.

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Badenoch Says Britain s Success Is From Ingenuity Not Colonialism

Badenoch Says Britain s Success Is From Ingenuity Not Colonialism
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Equalities minister Kemi Badenoch says historians exaggerate the importance of slavery and colonialism to the Britain s growth as a world power saying it was really down to ingenuity and industry

The Business Secretary and Equalities Minister said that UK s economic success is instead the result of British ingenuity and industry as she welcomed a new book by a rightwing think tank.

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UK growth was driven by ingenuity not colonialism, says Kemi Badenoch

Prof Alan Lester countered the claims, saying: 'If Britons had continued to invest in the maintenance of colonial rule and the denial of self-determination to their colonial subjects against their own aggregate material interests for over 300 years, what does that say about the spirit of British entrepreneurship'

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