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Tag: slavery

  • Charles Earl Grey

    I walked past Grey’s monument in Newcastle this morning and wondered whether it had anything to do with Earl Grey tea – yes, I’m an ignoramus – and now I know the answer I’ve realised everyone should know about Charles Earl Grey, and so I’m going to share my new-found knowledge. He was a British Prime Minister from…

  • Isn’t it time for us to reject slavery in all forms?

    I’ve just watched a great TED talk given by Steven Wise, an American lawyer and president of the Nonhuman Rights Project. The organisation is fighting for basic legal rights for nonhuman animals – things like the right to life and liberty. In 2013 they brought legal action against the State of New York on behalf of four chimpanzees…