A report presented in Barbados states that the British colonial practices drained nearly 25 million years of life and forced work from enslaved Africans. Value lost through such extraction may reach £1.6 trillion, as researchers seek to quantify historical harm. The research is based on tools like economic modelling, demographic data, and historical records to measure the depth of exploitation across over 2 centuries of ownership-based bondage.
A report from The Guardian point toward economist Coleman Bazelon, leading the research through Public Interest Experts, a non-profit organisation. Coverage from The Guardian relies on court-level evidence, expert commentary, and the official statements presented during the study’s release.
