tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post3716338321265978444..comments2024-03-27T16:39:43.522+00:00Comments on Liberal England: Six of the Best 949Jonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-13881417301686510172020-08-12T17:51:03.260+01:002020-08-12T17:51:03.260+01:00The herring story is intriguing but frustrating as...The herring story is intriguing but frustrating as I think they’ve made a basic mathematical error in saying: ”Scotland’s fishing towns and villages boomed from the sale of cheap salted herring to slave plantations, with almost two thirds of exports in the late 18th Century bound for the West Indies.”<br />In fact, the article says 61% of herring exports to the West Indies came from Scotland, which is not the same thing at all. This might have only been a tiny fraction of Scotland’s herring exports, but the overall figures for those aren’t given.brandnewguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456753615182570235noreply@blogger.com