South Wales has a million more reasons to be thankful for Michael Sheen’s willingness to put his money where his heart and his politics are. Because the superstar actor and proud son of Port Talbot is not just taking on payday lenders, loan sharks and the entire rigged banking industry in a new documentary that continues his campaigning work on the high cost of credit. He’s also using his own money to cancel people’s debts in his local community.
Michael Sheen’s Secret One Million Pound Giveaway begins with the actor entering a Post Office. “I’d like to make a withdrawal please. One hundred thousand pounds. And a book of stamps.” It’s an audacious and expensive stunt to draw attention to rampant inequalities in the…
