"In 1833, Britain used £20 million, 40 per cent of its national budget, to buy freedom for all slaves in the Empire. The amount of money borrowed for the Slavery Abolition Act was so large that it wasn't paid off until 2015. Which means that living British citizens helped pay to end the slave trade.
Those kind hearted poms…
Also remember all the shit that they stole, the atrocities they committed, and (continues to) lie about, from all of their colonies.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has a TV and Radio documentary series called “Stuff The British Stole”