‘Neocolonial belch’: what can Britain learn from backlash to Dutch slavery apology?
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In the Netherlands many felt the move, while welcome, was mishandled and say it opened up a new phase of reckoning Andy Burnham’s pledge to seek a “structured dialogue” with former colonies to help shape Britain’s first formal state apology for slavery marks the UK’s first tentative step down a path the Netherlands set out on five years ago. The prime minister’s attempts to initiate a historic shift alongside the royal family – whose customary expressions of “profound personal sorrow”, falling short of an apology, was repeated by King Charles this week – echo a process begun by the Dutch state in 2021 . Continue reading...
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- EWN iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF
iShares MSCI Netherlands ETF holds stocks listed in the Netherlands, which this story is about (“dutch”).
- EWU iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF-2.3% 19d
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF holds stocks listed in the UK, which this story is about (“britain”).
- ASML ASML Holding N.V-2.4% 15d
ASML Holding N.V (special industry machinery) is one of the largest the Netherlands-based companies traded in the US, so news about the Netherlands (“dutch”) reaches its shares.
- ING ING Groep N.V-9.6% 5d
ING Groep N.V (commercial banks) is one of the largest the Netherlands-based companies traded in the US, so news about the Netherlands (“dutch”) reaches its shares.
- STM STMicroelectronics N.V
STMicroelectronics N.V (semiconductors and related devices) is one of the largest the Netherlands-based companies traded in the US, so news about the Netherlands (“dutch”) reaches its shares.
- STLA Stellantis N.V
Stellantis N.V (motor vehicles and passenger car bodies) is one of the largest the Netherlands-based companies traded in the US, so news about the Netherlands (“dutch”) reaches its shares.
- HSBC HSBC Holdings-8.4% 15d
HSBC Holdings (savings institution, federally chartered) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“britain”) reaches its shares.
- LIN Linde+6.7% 30d
Linde (industrial inorganic chemicals) is one of the largest the UK-based companies traded in the US, so news about the UK (“britain”) reaches its shares.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWN | +0.12% | -1.87% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EWU | -2.57% | -1.84% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| ASML | +12.01% | +1.96% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| ING | -1.90% | -4.49% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| STM | +9.73% | +3.49% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| STLA | +1.29% | +1.83% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| HSBC | -3.11% | -3.87% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| LIN | -4.10% | -0.99% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
In the Netherlands many felt the move, while welcome, was mishandled and say it opened up a new phase of reckoning Andy Burnham’s pledge to seek a “structured dialogue” with former colonies to help shape Britain’s first formal state apolog…
Source: The Guardian
This story
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASML | three days earlier | +1.96% | final price |
| ASML | five days earlier | +12.01% | final price |
| EWN | three days earlier | -1.87% | final price |
| EWN | five days earlier | +0.12% | final price |
| EWU | three days earlier | -1.84% | final price |
| EWU | five days earlier | -2.57% | final price |
| HSBC | three days earlier | -3.87% | final price |
| HSBC | five days earlier | -3.11% | final price |
| ING | three days earlier | -4.49% | final price |
| ING | five days earlier | -1.90% | final price |
| LIN | three days earlier | -0.99% | final price |
| LIN | five days earlier | -4.10% | final price |
| STLA | three days earlier | +1.83% | final price |
| STLA | five days earlier | +1.29% | final price |
| STM | three days earlier | +3.49% | final price |
| STM | five days earlier | +9.73% | final price |
Congressional trades in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Asml Holding (ASML) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 23 Oct 2026. That is 13 days before publication. Filed 28 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul bought Asml Holding (ASML) (held by a spouse), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 7 Aug 2026. That is 90 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Linde (LIN) (held by a spouse), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 41 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Linde (LIN) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 17 Sep 2026. That is 49 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Linde (LIN) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 4 Sep 2026. That is 62 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
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