Padraic Scanlan talks about how Britain rose to global power on the backs of enslaved workers. Modern Britain has inherited the legacies and contradictions of a liberal empire built on slavery. Modern capitalism and liberalism emphasise ‘freedom’ – for individuals and for markets – but are built on human bondage.
This podcast adds to our article Slavery Compensation: Who Got Paid? and you can listen to it below.
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WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO BE A CHILD IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE?
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Holiday in Hawaii and one of the birds you’re most likely to encounter is the chicken. You find them everywhere from beaches, to car parks and on walks through the bushland. The locals warn that your chance of ever catching one are slim as these are wild birds, not the tame domestic kind found in […]
