Sir Lenny Henry has sparked debate after calling for all black Britons to receive reparations for the effects of slavery — and suggesting a “Robin Hood tax” on global financial transactions could help fund it.
The comedian and actor, 66, makes the argument in his new book The Big Payback, co-written with TV executive Marcus Ryder, which is published on Thursday. In it, he claims the UK should pay an unspecified sum to Black people living in Britain because “the effects of slavery” continue to shape racism and inequality today.
