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The shadow of slavery hangs over the gilded life of Richard Drax [Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Paul Lashmar and Jonathan Smith write, “He’s the MP with the Downton Abbey lifestyle. But the shadow of slavery hangs over the gilded life of Richard Drax,” adding that “The hardline Tory Brexiter’s family made a fortune from their Caribbean plantations where thousands died.” Now, Drax faces urgent calls for reparations. [. . .] This is home to Richard Grosvenor Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax, the Conservative MP for South Dorset, who lives in the palatial Grade I-listed Charborough House, hidden from public view within the 700-acre private grounds. The Park, with its outstanding garden and ancient deer park, is just a part of the 14,000 acres of Charborough estate that makes Drax and his family the largest individual landowners in Dorset. The mainly 17th-century mansion with its 120ft folly tower is the model for Welland House in the Thomas

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