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Pressure grows against Church of England's £100m slavery compensation fund
Original: Lobbying, lawyers and a media blitz: the fight to kill the Church of England’s £100m slavery compensation fund
The Church of England's £100m fund for slavery compensation is facing a coordinated campaign to stop it, involving lobbying, legal advice and a media push. Opponents are working to kill the fund before payments begin, while supporters of reparations for the Church's historic ties to transatlantic slavery argue the money is overdue. The dispute highlights deep division within the Church over how to address its past.
Why now: A reported campaign against the fund has reignited debate over the Church of England's reparations for its historical slavery links.
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- Lobbying, lawyers and a media blitz: the fight to kill the Church of England’s £100m slavery compensation fund · The Guardian
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