REPARATIONS

A Telegraph Book of the Year 2025 Compelling and timely Tirthankar Roy Essential reading David Eltis Many now claim that Western countries should pay reparations to former colonies for the lasting damage they caused especially through slavery Why is this claim being made now How far does it make sense And more generally how can historic wrongs be righted Reparations removes the sloganeering from a newly fashionable cause sets the issue in its proper historical context and mounts an ethical counter argument The natural sequel to Nigel Biggar s bestselling and widely acclaimed Colonialism A Moral Reckoning it makes a powerful contribution to an increasingly prominent public debate