If I go to another country I follow the laws of that state. It is called respect.

It is a vague reference that they are following the route of China and Russia by ignoring and abusing the laws of western states.

Roads and trains were built for transport of goods. Profit is where the driver was (pun not intended). No one travelled much in the 1800's. Travel became more prevalent after WW1. WW1 was a turning point for the rights of the people. This is why we have the unknown soldier. It was an appeasement for the country's masses. As for education how did this benefit the poor. They had kids 5 yrs old working in the mines right up till 1880. Even in 1900 kids were sent to work at 12 years old. None of those went to uni. Uni was for those who could afford it.

The main reason Japan and Turkey were not pushed in the same way as Germany was Racism. The West did not care about the Chinese or what they considered Arabs. They cared about white people being murdered. Germany also had to live in that west and were very dependant on the hand outs due to the Berlin situation. It is not surprising they chose the options they did, however commendable.

To your point, do you think the average teenager in England understands how the policies of their leadership caused the Potato Famine? More importantly, do you think it’s a good thing that they should never have to learn that and recognize that England has something today because Ireland does not?

The potato famine was caused by ignorance of how what crops needed. The tragedy was the greed of the landlords who still kept food back even though the country was starving. The situation was so bad that India wanted to donate food, but the English government of the time stopped it.

The English education system is very narrow when it comes to history. Potato famine, India and the English role in the other colonies are something I found out for myself. The media had a very bias agenda against the IRA during the troubles of the 70's+. Much of which I bought as being gospel because at a young age you trust what you hear. Teenagers these days are so much more savvy than I was though. The internet is a fantastic aid.

The only eco systems that were paid for at that time were for the benefit of the rich as I said. Google the poor houses just to see how they were treated. There will have been more money in the economy. But that was to the benefit to anyone who was trading with the English at that time, not just the population.

My family were victims to the potato famine, which suffered probably the highest death rate per capita at the hands of the English. 20% of the population were wiped out or left the country. I would never dream of expecting reparations.

I am wholly with you when it comes to education. I take an interest in history. There is a lot that is just not spoken about or understood in the education curriculum. Germany has adopted the system of education about the holocaust because they lost the war. The Allies made sure they understood what was being done in their name. Prior to the holocaust, it was never an expectation that countries were held to account is such a fashion. That is not to say that reparations were never demanded. Reparations were paid out often by the loosing side, but this was more about making the looser suffer than expecting fair payments.

Who exactly pays for that. The families that robbed these countries of cash are spread around the globe now. If you can identify families then fine go after those. King Charles would be a good candidate. To expect a country to pay for the crimes of previous residents is just stupid money grabbing. The rank and file who pay the taxes in the western countries were being subjugated also and certainly did not gain from the moneys raised in the colonies. That was kept by the rich families of the time.

They are supposed to recuse themselves on laws that they have a self interest in. Tories being Tory here and nothing more.

Brave people, Respect!

I kind of agree. The language used is ambiguous to say the least.

Maybe if Russia/Stalin had not decided to annex half of Europe there would not have been a cold war. These people decided to sleep with the Russians. The enemy of your enemy is your friend.

Pretty stupid, since Trump did exactly the same thing.

Happy to admit I was wrong on this one.

The EU has said it welcomes Ukraine's efforts to fight corruption. Can you find a link that actively states it is a requirement?