The Results of the Pre Voter Are Very Interesting, Mister Sewell

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We have 39 % for the motion, 23% against and 38 undecided. At the same time when black people were not given forty acres undenew millions of land were given to white people also. The advancement made by a lot of white people was because of what they were given. Why is it everybody else must be given but not black people? And am also the fact from trinidad, partly indo trinidadn as well. So i'd love to hay your perspectivesuvs. Thank you.

Should there be a broad programme of reparations – not just financial compensation, but acknowledgement of the crimes committed and the lasting damage caused by slavery? Or would this just worsen social tensions by reopening old wounds? That's the theme of this week's Sunday Debate. Arguing for the motion were Kehinde Andrews, Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University; and Esther Stanford-Xosei, reparations activist and lawyer. Arguing against the motion were Katharine Birbalsingh, headmistress and co-founder of Michaela Community School in London; and Tony Sewell, educational consultant and CEO of the charity Generating Genius. The debate was chaired by social historian and presenter Emma Dabiri.

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