The ever-growing cries for reparations are already starting to harm racial harmony.
Sir Lenny Henry has said in his new book that every black person in the UK should be paid reparations, and he suggests a figure for the UK of $18 trillion.
Who pays that money?
White people, obviously. It is nonsensical to suggest that black people should contribute, or Asian or other ethic minorities, just the whites.
To achieve this, there would need to be legislation in the UK based on a person’s skin colour so that only white people pay the tax or levy.
The white Caucasian population is around 48 million. Their share of $18 trillion would be $375,000 per person. Who can afford that much money?
The UK population of Caribbean and African descent is around 4 million. Their share of the $18 trillion would therefore be $4.5 million each.
How is that going to end racism as Lenny Henry claims?
It isn’t. Just as the UK seems to be putting the racism of the post war era behind us, he wants to reignite it by pitting black against white.
