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To my distant cousin Justin Welby: our family’s slavery history is truly awful. Let’s be open about it

The archbishop has admitted his connections, but must go further. Backing the campaign for reparations would be a start, says author Alex Renton

The Guardian - UK

Archbishop of Canterbury reveals ancestral links to slavery

Justin Welby says ancestor owned enslaved people in Jamaica and was paid compensation upon abolition

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t think I developed emotionally’: Earl Spencer on the pain of boarding-school abuse

The brother of Diana, princess of Wales, talks about his difficult decision to write about being physically and sexually abused and the resistance he faced from members of his own class

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Let my Dalrymple ancestors push up the roses in East Lothian

Brief letters: Selling off churches | Crap MPs | Civilians in Gaza | Figuring out Father Christmas

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Former Edinburgh Academy teacher accused of torture will not stand trial

John Brownlee, 88, who faced 37 allegations relating to abuse of schoolboys over 20 years, ruled medically unfit for trial

The Guardian - UK

Slavery reaches into the heart of Life in the UK

Letters: Britain should come clean about the ‘illustrious’ historical figures in its citizenship test, writes Arthur Cunha. And other readers reflect on an uncomfortable legacy

The Guardian - UK

Antoinette Sandbach’s relatives owned slaves – and so did mine. We have to atone for that as best we can

The former MP’s quest to break the public link with her ancestors is misguided. Better to accept our legacy and work for change, says author and broadcaster Alex Renton

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Nicky Campbell ‘haunted’ by abuse at Edinburgh Academy, inquiry hears

Broadcaster tells Scottish child abuse inquiry of ‘horrendous’ effects of assaults at private school

The Guardian - UK

Descendants of UK slave owners call on government to apologise

Heirs of Slavery body wants restorative justice to tackle ‘ongoing consequences of this crime against humanity’

The Guardian - UK

My ancestors profited from slavery. Here’s how I am starting to atone for that

Families like mine have listened to the descendants of enslaved people. Today we launch a lobbying group, Heirs of Slavery, says author and campaigner Alex Renton

The Guardian - UK

We whose ancestors owned slaves want to make amends – but nations must also pay their due

My family owned plantations, but how my generation atones can only ever be a start, says author and campaigner Alex Renton

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Partygate: The Inside Story; In Dark Corners; I’m Not a Monster; The Goop Pursuit

Yet more revelations from inside Boris Johnson’s No 10; the great Prince Harry debate; an update on Alex Renton’s investigation of abuse at public schools; and Shamima Begum’s story in her own words

The Guardian - UK

Child abuse inquiry 'must examine Edinburgh Academy cases after Nicky Campbell revelations'

There are fears there will be hundreds of children who were victims at the Scottish private school.

Daily Record

Alex Renton: the abuse survivor still shining light on ‘vicious’ elite schools

BBC Radio 4’s In Dark Corners gives platform to those who suffered abuse in British private schools

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Edinburgh BBC presenter Nicky Campbell tells of sexual abuse at private school

Making the announcement on his BBC podcast, released on Wednesday, he also speaks with journalist Alex Renton on the endemic abuse in Britain's public schools. Nicky said the abuse began when he was aged just ten, and has a long-lasting impact on his adult life

The National (Scotland)

BBC presenter says he was victim of abuse at Scottish private school

BBC presenter Nicky Campbell has claimed that he was the victim of abuse at a Scottish private school during the 1970s.

Evening Standard

BBC presenter Nicky Campbell reveals he was victim of abuse at Edinburgh school

The broadcaster, 61, said witnessing incidents of both sexual and physical abuse at the Edinburgh Academy had had a ‘profound effect on my life’.

The Independent UK

Broadcaster Nicky Campbell says he was victim of abuse at Edinburgh school

The broadcaster, 61, said witnessing incidents of both sexual and physical abuse at the Edinburgh Academy had had a ‘profound effect on my life’.

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Daily Mirror

BBC star Nicky Campbell witnessed schoolmates being sexually abused 50 years ago

Nicky Campbell has broken his silence on an abusive teacher from school in the hope that justice can finally be done, some 50 years after he witnessed the attacks

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The week in audio: 28ish Days Later; The Followers; In Dark Corners

Periods, stalkers and sexual abuse in private schools are all the subject of essential, fascinating listens

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