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They could easily recompensate the slaves with their own resources. The British government didn't actually need loans in order to repay the slaves. That's why they shouldn't even borrow these £15 million to begin with. They could pay them on their own. Britain had a vast empire and it was the dominant force in trade. Why wouldn't they find the necessary funds themselves. With getting these huge loans, the Britons were burdened with debt until 2015.
Slavery should be abolished and would be so anyhow. I mean it was hindering Britain's development rather than helping it. So, it should be abolished. But not in this way.
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