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Sorry seems to be the hardest word: Will Britain ever apologise for its violent empire?

The Netherlands have formally apologised for its role in 250 years of slavery. Will Britain do the same? The Conduit’s co-founder Paul van Zyl, who was the Executive Secretary of South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and academic Caroline Elkins discussed this and her new book ‘Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire’.