Britain bought grain from America and exported it to Ireland. Britain set up a Famine Commission to organise relief. Britain revoked its Corn Laws. And passed several laws to help relieve the famine.
Chose not to?. Nonsense.
Mistakes were made, but much of what Britain is supposed to have done did not happen and what she did do gets ignored.
You wrote:
“Britain bought grain from America and exported it to Ireland. Britain set up a Famine Commission to organise relief. Britain revoked its Corn Laws. And passed several laws to help relieve the famine.”
Yes, but Britain helped cause the famine in the first place by having the laws it did.
“Chose not to?. Nonsense.”
I think you need to learn to read. I said “Britain was next door and could have done far more. It chose not to.”
It chose not to do FAR MORE. I never said it “Chose not to”. Try to be honest.
“Mistakes were made, but much of what Britain is supposed to have done did not happen and what she did do gets ignored.”
Britain did enough to oppress the Irish for centuries. She could have done more to save millions from needless suffering. Did she do anything? Yes. Could she have done far more? Yes.
By the way, did you know that the Irish famine in the 1770s was responded to by the government shutting down the ports to make sure Irish grown food actually went to the Irish?
In the 1840s the British refused to do that. Incredibly Ireland was a net EXPORTER of food during the famine!!! There was plenty of food but it was carted away under guard to feed England while the Irish starved. Read Christine Kinealy’s This Great Calamity.
Peel's Brimstone?!? Good one!