This is a more specific link to the
Bristol story on the same site.
Let’s take a different example. Would you contribute to a charity set up by a rampant paedophile on the basis that the cause was still okay? Or would you donate to a different cause?
Should knighthoods be forever, because they recognise a time when decision-makers thought the person was ‘a good sort’ on the whole?
If a school is named after (or has a statue to) a famous person who turned out to be a paedophile or sex abuser, would you be okay with inaction?
In my view it perpetuates the standing of the culprit and seeks to minimise the injustice. “In the past, things were different...” Yeah. As if they couldn’t see the injustice they caused. I don’t believe it was done in innocence. Vulnerable people were exploited for the benefit of the ruling classes and decisionmakers. The victims and casualties were treated with contempt. Oh, wait. Plus ça change...
I know nothing about the school. At the very least, as a way to counterbalance their decision, I’d expect them to take a visible stand against modern slavery. To ringfence places for BME attendees and staff as a positive action to redress the balance. To actively support Amnesty International and human rights efforts.
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