On the local news today, it was reported that the city council of Liverpool plans to rename several streets named after slave traders. This, I must say, raises my eyebrow, for while I can see why they are doing this, we can never forget our ties with our past. Those streets were called so for a reason: deeply regrettable though it may be, slavery is part of our heritage. Forget it and we risk repeating it.

Happily, however, the streets will be now named after prominent abolitionists.