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General Category => Politics & Current Affairs => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on October 08, 2025, 11:33:59 AM

Title: All black Britons 'must be paid reparations for slavery', Sir Lenny Henry says
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 08, 2025, 11:33:59 AM

Is there a statute of limitations on reparations?


https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/all-black-britons-reparations-slavery-sir-lenny-henry-5HjdF6G_2/

Title: Re: All black Britons 'must be paid reparations for slavery', Sir Lenny Henry says
Post by: Aruntraveller on October 08, 2025, 11:42:08 AM

18 trillion?

I think Rachel Reeves' headache just got a lot worse.

Maybe Lenny should step into the real world for a moment or two.

Title: Re: All black Britons 'must be paid reparations for slavery', Sir Lenny Henry says
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 08, 2025, 12:05:34 PM

Quote from: Aruntraveller on October 08, 2025, 11:42:08 AM

18 trillion?

I think Rachel Reeves' headache just got a lot worse.

Maybe Lenny should step into the real world for a moment or two.

I think that such claims are counterproductive. Peopke whi are struggling to get by road it and think wait a minute, how much of my taxes? And the vast majority will think but my ancestors never owned slaves, indeed, they lived in slave like conditions.