Turning over Gladstones
Poor old Gladstone…who knew? Such a bad lad. Not a supporter of slavery but not a vocal abolitionist, and one who benefitted from his father’s ownership of slaves….apparently “a racially marred legacy” which we must reject along with everything else he did. Not long ago, as per the BBC film above, he was ‘one of the greatest Britons of all time’, an ‘outstanding prime minister’, an ’eminent … Continue reading