The number of students petitioning against Cass Business School changing its name because of its links to slavery had passed 3,650 this Wednesday.
Sir John Cass certainly did have a direct connection with the transatlantic slave trade.
But why did the Cass name have to be changed now, after years as a highly regarded brand in the list of business schools? It was surely no secret to those involved in the establishment where the Cass cash came from?
A Cass graduate, Brian H Robb, wrote the petition...
