Labour MP Willie Jackson at Oxford Union debate: ‘I can smell the colonialism on your breath’Labour MP Willie Jackson has channelled the famous words of former Prime Minister David Lange in his historic – and victorious – appearance at the Oxford Union debate in Britain this morning (Friday NZT). Jackson is the first Māori to speak at an Oxford Union debate, following in the footsteps of Lange. Therefore, Isupport what Former NZ National PM Jenny Shipley said inher 2021 Oxford debate speech where she asserted TheBritish Empire Is A National Disgrace. To paraphrase our great former Prime Minister David Lange’sfamous quip during the Nuclear weapons Oxford debate 39years ago, “I can smell the Colonialism on your breath fromhere”. Vote against this motion and accept British Museums AREVERY British and we hope your British tradition of justicebrings my ancestors home.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 24, 2024 22:59 UTC