A statue of Cecil Rhodes may remain in place at Oxford University – as the team deciding its fate admit it is ‘not a foregone conclusion’ that ‘Rhodes would fall’. Carole Souter, chair of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the statue, admitted she ‘can’t say absolutely’ that the sculpture will be removed, despite Oriel College … Read more
Rhodes must stay: Statue of Cecil Rhodes will not be pulled down by Oxford college until next year at the earliest Oriel College said last month they wanted the statue to be removed It set up Independent Commission of Inquiry to look into the monument Now commission says it will take until 2021 to complete … Read more
Heartbroken son of celebrity chef Gary Rhodes pays poignant tribute to ‘amazing dad’ on first Father’s Day without him after his death in Dubai when he fell and hit his head Gary died suddenly in November aged 59 after he fell and hit his head in Dubai His son George told others to make the most … Read more
A Conservative ex-universities minister has criticised ‘culture wars’ for being behind the decision to remove a statue of Cecil Rhodes outside Oxford University and says ‘equal educational chances’ are more important. Chris Skidmore, 39, tweeted that the debate over the statue is distracting from the issue of universities being hit with a financial crisis amid … Read more
The governing body of Oxford University’s Oriel College says it wants to remove the controversial statue of Cecil Rhodes. Board members met today to discuss the future of the monument, which is one of dozens of targets appearing on a list of statues Black Lives Matter protesters want to see taken down for links to racism … Read more
Cecil Rhodes WILL fall: Oriel College in Oxford opts to remove statue of British colonialist – less than 24 hours after latest protests through the city in wake of BLM movement By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 20:04 BST, 17 June 2020 | Updated: 20:14 BST, 17 June 2020 The Cecil Rhodes statue at Oxford’s … Read more
Fourteen Oxford academics have slammed the university’s vice-chancellor after she claimed Nelson Mandela would not have wanted colonialist Cecil Rhodes’ statue to be taken down. After thousands of anti-racism protesters gathered outside Oxford University’s Oriel College with the message ‘Rhodes Must Fall’ last week, Prof Louise Richardson said the late anti-apartheid leader would have disagreed … Read more
Black Lives Matter protesters have marched through the streets of Oxford today as senior college board members prepare to discuss the future of a monument to Cecil Rhodes. The ardent imperialist and mining magnate in southern Africa is one of dozens of names appearing on a list of statues protesters want to see removed for their … Read more
Black Lives Matter protesters have marched through the streets of Oxford today as senior college board members prepare to discuss the future of a monument to Cecil Rhodes. The ardent imperialist and mining magnate in southern Africa is one of dozens of names appearing on a list of statues protesters want to see removed for their … Read more
Labour peer Baroness Amos who will be first black head of Oxford College demands statue of ‘white supremacist’ Cecil Rhodes is removed – as university’s vice-chancellor refuses to comment but says ‘we must confront our past’ Baroness spoke after a large demonstration was held outside Oriel College She says that there is no excuse to … Read more