Just to point out that the fact you were unaware before watching your programme is no sign that this is a hidden issue. It is immensely well known.

It is, however, worth considering the relative numbers involved when thinking about the social and economic effects on each region.

This is highly informative if you really care

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For example, the most important source of slaves in medieval Europe was the coast of Bosnia on the Eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea. The word ‘slave’ is derived from ‘sclavus’ meaning ‘slav’, the ethnic name for the inhabitants of this region.

I think you're full of it.

You're anti white that's what I think of you Maple.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

I have little doubt that some of your best friends are white....I should imagine they think along similar lines to you.

I don't think you're a caricature, which is how this is usually presented. No, this rests on a spectrum as many things do. I just view you as having certain biases.

I also have biases, just not yours....and I regard them as objectively closer to the truth.

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'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

Not really. The tribal nature isn’t easy to understand without experiencing it. I went as a Director of a major consulting and accountancy firm. I was used to being respected. I was particularly unprepared for the way my, similarly senior, Indian colleagues would be treated.

I didn’t go for the money but for the experience. The first privatisation. Right up my street having previously done the same in Romania.

Really?

What makes you think that?

I have worked on privatisations for most of my life. But sometimes nationalisation is also the correct move.