nigel biggar @NigelBiggar · 02 Sep 2026
@KolymaTales In today’s values, suppressing the transatlantic slave trade alone cost £1.5bn per year for 50 years. That’s about 20% of the UK’s foreign aid budget in 2025-6 during a period when government spending was only a quarter of its present level.
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