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13 April 2007
Must get back to some blogging
What with my mother here and the weather being very mixed I don't seem to have blogged for some time. Promise to get back into the swing next week.
25 March 2007
Sentamu calls for Aplogy.....
Senior cleric calls for formal slavery apology
LONDON (Reuters)
The second most senior cleric in the Church of England called on the government to make a formal apology for the slave trade as celebrations take place to mark the anniversary of its abolition in the British Empire.
Earlier this month Prime Minister Tony Blair said he was "sorry" for Britain's role in the trade and expressed "deep sorrow" for slavery which was abolished by parliament exactly 200 years ago on March 25, 1807.
However Archbishop of York John Sentamu said Blair needed to go further.
"A nation of this quality should have the sense of saying we are very sorry and we have to put the record straight," he told the BBC.
"This community was involved in a very terrible trade, Africans were involved in a very terrible trade, the Church was involved in a very terrible trade ... it's important that we all own up to what was collectively done."
Blair will send a recorded message of regret for Britain's role to celebrations on Sunday in Ghana -- a source of many of the slaves -- marking the bicentenary of the abolition.
Britain's first black female cabinet minister Baroness Amos, herself a descendent of slaves who was born in Guyana, will be among those attending the event.
Sentamu joined about 3,600 others in marches through central London on Saturday as part of a series of events in Britain to mark the anniversary of the abolition of the brutal trade.
"The easiest thing in the world is to look back 200 years and say we wouldn't have made those mistakes," the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said.
A campaign by politician and philanthropist William Wilberforce persuaded first the church and then the public and finally parliament that the lucrative trade was abhorrent and should be banned.
Between 10 million and 28 million Africans were shipped in appalling conditions to the Americas and sold into slavery between 1450 and the early 19th century.
When Britain abolished the trade it was the first major slave-trafficking nation to do so.
Although the practice was outlawed, the lucrative trade continued for many years with ship captains, facing heavy fines, not hesitating to dump their human cargoes overboard if they were caught.
Perhaps the Bishop could spend some time in Uganda sorting out his country's problems including the use of children in the free armies roaming the countryside?
LONDON (Reuters)
The second most senior cleric in the Church of England called on the government to make a formal apology for the slave trade as celebrations take place to mark the anniversary of its abolition in the British Empire.
Earlier this month Prime Minister Tony Blair said he was "sorry" for Britain's role in the trade and expressed "deep sorrow" for slavery which was abolished by parliament exactly 200 years ago on March 25, 1807.
However Archbishop of York John Sentamu said Blair needed to go further.
"A nation of this quality should have the sense of saying we are very sorry and we have to put the record straight," he told the BBC.
"This community was involved in a very terrible trade, Africans were involved in a very terrible trade, the Church was involved in a very terrible trade ... it's important that we all own up to what was collectively done."
Blair will send a recorded message of regret for Britain's role to celebrations on Sunday in Ghana -- a source of many of the slaves -- marking the bicentenary of the abolition.
Britain's first black female cabinet minister Baroness Amos, herself a descendent of slaves who was born in Guyana, will be among those attending the event.
Sentamu joined about 3,600 others in marches through central London on Saturday as part of a series of events in Britain to mark the anniversary of the abolition of the brutal trade.
"The easiest thing in the world is to look back 200 years and say we wouldn't have made those mistakes," the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams said.
A campaign by politician and philanthropist William Wilberforce persuaded first the church and then the public and finally parliament that the lucrative trade was abhorrent and should be banned.
Between 10 million and 28 million Africans were shipped in appalling conditions to the Americas and sold into slavery between 1450 and the early 19th century.
When Britain abolished the trade it was the first major slave-trafficking nation to do so.
Although the practice was outlawed, the lucrative trade continued for many years with ship captains, facing heavy fines, not hesitating to dump their human cargoes overboard if they were caught.
Perhaps the Bishop could spend some time in Uganda sorting out his country's problems including the use of children in the free armies roaming the countryside?
UK ~ Slave trade still goes on!
Britain’s Slave Trade
In 1807, Britain passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, a law banning the legal trade of slaves. Yet, rather than ending the slave trade, this merely forced it underground; 200 years later, a hidden slave trade continues around the world.
A top destination is the United Kingdom.
Organized criminal gangs in the UK “import” people from various countries and regions—Eastern Europe, South America, Africa, China—and compel them to work under the threat of violence or death. The victims, often under age 18, are forced to labor in factories or—more horribly—into sexual exploitation.
Many are lured to Britain by the promise of employment, often expecting a much better job than is available in their home country. After they arrive, their new employers usually commandeer their passports and other legal documents—barring their ability to return home.
Human trafficking—the modern-day version of slavery—is a lucrative business. According to an estimate by the International Labor Organization, it brings in $32 billion a year worldwide. Last December during the House of Commons daily debates, MP Caroline Spelman said that “the average earnings of a trafficked prostitute for his or her pimp are roughly £100,000 [$190,000].”
Authorities do not know exactly how widespread the problem is, but rough numbers offered by the government are viewed as gross underestimates. The more deeply the matter is investigated, the higher official estimates rise. News outlets have begun to report on individual cases, bringing the problem into public view.
Worldwide estimates of human trafficking vary widely. Anywhere from 700,000 to 2 million persons are sold into slavery each year. A report by the Joseph Rowentree Foundation estimates that at any one time “more than 12 million people may be working as slaves.” The report also points out that there are at least 360,000 slaves living in industrialized nations.
In response to this rising problem, Britain’s Metropolitan Police Service recently launched a new team designed to address human trafficking and its effects, both in the UK and abroad. A commander from the MPS explained, “The victims can be male or female, adults or children who are trafficked for exploitative labor or forced prostitution work.”
The commander also said it is a “global problem” and that the team will work with other nations to “significantly disrupt these criminal networks.”
The British government is beginning to address the problem by planning to increase awareness inside the UK and in the countries from which the slaves are coming. But to what degree the new Metropolitan Police team or the government will “significantly disrupt” the problem of human trafficking in the UK remains to be seen.
Slavery has existed throughout history. Though most countries today have legally banned it, the practice of human beings owning other human beings still exists, largely done in secret.
Many in the world long for real solutions to the lingering troubles that have always plagued humanity. Today, this remains only a hope, a wish. Man’s problems have been constant throughout history. While we now possess more knowledge than ever before, humanity’s troubles and ills remain the same—insoluble.
Can man’s problems—slavery, hatred, murder, war—be solved, removed!?
HOW?
In 1807, Britain passed the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, a law banning the legal trade of slaves. Yet, rather than ending the slave trade, this merely forced it underground; 200 years later, a hidden slave trade continues around the world.
A top destination is the United Kingdom.
Organized criminal gangs in the UK “import” people from various countries and regions—Eastern Europe, South America, Africa, China—and compel them to work under the threat of violence or death. The victims, often under age 18, are forced to labor in factories or—more horribly—into sexual exploitation.
Many are lured to Britain by the promise of employment, often expecting a much better job than is available in their home country. After they arrive, their new employers usually commandeer their passports and other legal documents—barring their ability to return home.
Human trafficking—the modern-day version of slavery—is a lucrative business. According to an estimate by the International Labor Organization, it brings in $32 billion a year worldwide. Last December during the House of Commons daily debates, MP Caroline Spelman said that “the average earnings of a trafficked prostitute for his or her pimp are roughly £100,000 [$190,000].”
Authorities do not know exactly how widespread the problem is, but rough numbers offered by the government are viewed as gross underestimates. The more deeply the matter is investigated, the higher official estimates rise. News outlets have begun to report on individual cases, bringing the problem into public view.
Worldwide estimates of human trafficking vary widely. Anywhere from 700,000 to 2 million persons are sold into slavery each year. A report by the Joseph Rowentree Foundation estimates that at any one time “more than 12 million people may be working as slaves.” The report also points out that there are at least 360,000 slaves living in industrialized nations.
In response to this rising problem, Britain’s Metropolitan Police Service recently launched a new team designed to address human trafficking and its effects, both in the UK and abroad. A commander from the MPS explained, “The victims can be male or female, adults or children who are trafficked for exploitative labor or forced prostitution work.”
The commander also said it is a “global problem” and that the team will work with other nations to “significantly disrupt these criminal networks.”
The British government is beginning to address the problem by planning to increase awareness inside the UK and in the countries from which the slaves are coming. But to what degree the new Metropolitan Police team or the government will “significantly disrupt” the problem of human trafficking in the UK remains to be seen.
Slavery has existed throughout history. Though most countries today have legally banned it, the practice of human beings owning other human beings still exists, largely done in secret.
Many in the world long for real solutions to the lingering troubles that have always plagued humanity. Today, this remains only a hope, a wish. Man’s problems have been constant throughout history. While we now possess more knowledge than ever before, humanity’s troubles and ills remain the same—insoluble.
Can man’s problems—slavery, hatred, murder, war—be solved, removed!?
HOW?
19 March 2007
Restructure going on.............
Forgive me but I'm reviewing the content of the site.............and changing loads of things....for the better?????
Hopefully........
Hopefully........
18 March 2007
the blog of the prince
my own blog is now up and running just click on a spikyprince hyperlink to get there.
i think
i think
GET READY
ITS OFFICIAL I CAN PUT MY RANTS ON THIS BLOG NOW THEY HAVE GIVEN ME THE PASSWORDS AND EVERYTHING.
07 March 2007
And you wonder why I've taken up blogging........
All is explained in one photo. Vern on a good day. 
03 March 2007
What a great blogging site and tool....it's so easy!!!
Well I'm away and motoring. What do you think about the colour and layout? Better than Gorseinonboy I think.....................
BarnsleyLass with nose in the air!
BarnsleyLass with nose in the air!
Hi I'm Barnsley Lass
Yes He's convinced me to take over....My life will not be the same again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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