And how far back is a government responsible for it's predecessors actions? There certainly is a point in time where it stops, no one in their right mind would ask for reparations for things that happened in medieval times. But where is that point? I can't say.

As for the English debt, start by acknowledging and teaching the horrors your empire has caused and go from there. The English pride in "Queen and Country" is incomprehensible to me.

British Empire committed countless genocidal acts, but it's often waved away as if it was for the greater good. History is written by rulers, winners and colonizers, nothing new here.

Please could you name a few, it should be easy.

Some were mentioned here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27308384 but there's lots more if you do a quick search online.