hello and welcome. we will concentrate on the stories dominating the headlines here in the uk. some breaking news here in the uk an inquiry fails to determine whether or not a british mp told a minister that her muslim faith was a factor in her sacking but finds mark spencer did not break ministerial rules. nusrat ghani claimed she was told her muslimness was raised as an issue when she lost herjob as transport minister in february 2020. our political correspondent jonathan blake gave details on the background to this investigation. this investigation began in february of last year when borisjohnson was prime minister. he asked his ethics adviser at the time to look into the claims by nusrat ghani, a conservative mp who claims that when she had been sacked as transport minister in 2020, she was told that her muslimness had been raised as an issue. subsequently, she raised concerns about those comments which were made. it was later revealed by the chief whip at the time, m
1564. while the years going back to 1560 for, 156a. while elizabeth gave a large trader ship for trade and profit. also flaying previously unseen documents in 1689 a transfer of £1000 worth of shares in the slave trading company in royal african company to king william iii. that was from edward coulter is a name you will remember, associated with the slave trade and deputy governor. lots of historical link they are. clearly something that is an issue that the king felt needed to be explored. that the king felt needed to be exlored. , , , ., explored. very interesting when you look at the language explored. very interesting when you look at the language of explored. very interesting when you look at the language of the - explored. very interesting when you look at the language of the royal - look at the language of the royal family have used over the last 12 months. they ve talked repeatedly, several occasions about regret, sorrow but have been pushed and still no explicit apolo
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The Men Who Turned Slavery Into Big Business
The domestic slave trade was no sideshow in our history, and slave traders were not bit players on the stage.
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Isaac Franklin spent part of Christmas Day 1833 assessing his company’s operations and making plans for the future. Writing from New Orleans to one of his business partners in Virginia, Franklin took a few moments out of his holiday to report that he had rented a new showroom in the city from which he would soon start making sales, and that sales up the Mississippi River at the company’s branch in Natchez, Mississippi, were going swimmingly.