My ancestors worked as indentured labourers under the British Empire in Mauritius in the 1800s.
Yes it was brutal and harsh.
And it gave my ancestors the chance to earn a wage, acquire property, receive an education and benefit from healthcare- all possible thanks to the British Empire.
We cannot keep teaching our young people a one-sided view of history.
I trace the history in my book, ‘Patriot: Empire, betrayal and hope’.
@bbcquestiontime@BBCPolitics And in further economies, BBC announces a merger of its longstanding astronomy programme with its Thursday night political panel show of nonsense, interruption and bigotry… Fiona Bruce meets Patrick Moors in The Shiite at Night.
And in further economies, BBC announces a merger of its longstanding astronomy programme with its Thursday night political panel show of nonsense, interruption and bigotry… Fiona Bruce meets Patrick Moors in Shiite at Night.
Petulant, incompetent, warmongering half wit, in pocket of Putin, is fixing the polls against petulant incompetent, warmongering half wit, in pocket of Putin, says petulant incompetent, warmongering half wit, in pocket of Putin.