Why turn down an MBE, OBE or a knighthood?

Excuse me the slave trade in Africa existed long before the white colonials arrived there, and it was the Arabs and conquering Black tribes that sold off the unwanted black populace.....the English slave traded Irish people long before they started in the black slave trade...they just jumped on the band wagon once they saw how well the Arabs were doing .....

Very well said and good on him for refusing the MBE

Wasn't Liverpool one of the main slave trading ports of the world

We can't change the past but we can work together to change the future

Forgets it was the British that abolished slavery when it still happens in Africa and also doesn't mention who sold the slaves to the British and everyone else yeah Africans

Who is he ???

I respect the man's principles, but I for one do not believe we should have to apologise for what happened in a different time over a 130 years ago

History is history can’t do anything about now so get on with your life which is very short

History is history can’t do anything about now so get on with your life which is very short

Can Howard Gayle give us an opinion in the fact there's a rape every 6 seconds in SA, and can someone updated him on the history of slavery, it was in full flow long before the" whites" arrived in Africa, being traded by the Zulus and Arabs, the people screaming about compensation should direct their claims where it all began

Every county in the world has engaged in some form of slavery and Africa is no exception, time to look at what the British empire did to stop this trade rather than constantly being told how bad we are.

What does he think Muslims think of this country

Every county in the world has engaged in some form of slavery and Africa is no exception, time to look at what the British empire did to stop this trade rather than constantly being told how bad we are.

I hate to b that person but he's got his facts wrong, the blacks in Africa were the worst for selling off slaves, sure Britain had a role just like most country's did but it was Britain that abolished slavery in the 1800's u just need to look to Africa now they're still trading in slaves so what does that tell u?

He was a shite footballer usually a sub had a bit of pace not known for his intellect

Don’t worry the Arabs had a slave trade as the Barbary pirates and they took an estimated 1million Europeans over the course of 400 odd years and they somehow ended up working with jack ward a scumbag from an English town called faversham 😂😂 so black people don’t own the slave card they were just the last group of people to have it

Bore off ffs

Going for the I'm a victim card i think .....cant change the past ......hell should i start moaning about the Highland clearances the ethnic cleansing and famine in Scotland ? Look foreward not backwards that aint the way you are going .

Have a look at your own nations history first. Let alone the Middle East who still deal in slavery today! Why do we have to keep apologising for our ancestors actions and when are our appeasing politicians going to stop apologising also. It wasn’t fuckn me thanks!! Britain was one of the very First Nations to abolish this vile practice. It’s these types of words that keep racism alive, not bright enough to see that. Let it go ffs and get rid of the chip!

There’s slave ships still moving between Africa and the Arab nations.