Just 6% of Leeds residents want statues of historical figures in their city to be removed, following a ‘cancel culture’ review by the city’s Labour-run council. Leeds City Council failed to find a single statue or monument with direct links to the slave trade, according to an inquiry into whether they were deemed offensive in … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to hand a cabinet minister the power to veto the removal of statues and monuments to help fight back against woke campaigners and ‘bullying’ local officials. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick would have the final say on what statues and memorials could be removed from public view. The decision currently sits with … Read more
‘Don’t hide our history away’: Museums and universities should keep statues of controversial figures, says Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden Culture Sec. told Tory conference universities and museums should keep statues Oliver Dowden said it was a sign of weakness to seek to ‘eradicate’ history ‘Keep your monuments in place and use them to explain our … Read more
An Oxford-educated museum curator who sparked outrage after tweeting a guide about vandalising statues has left her job after an independent review. American-born Madeline Odent posted messages to her 5,000 Twitter followers in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement explaining how they could use household goods to permanently damage monuments. A police probe … Read more
A museum curator who sparked outrage after tweeting a guide about vandalising statues has been ‘forced out of her job’ after an independent review. American-born Madeline Odent posted messages to her 5,000 Twitter followers in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement explaining how they could use household goods to permanently damage monuments. A … Read more
Toppled? Museum curator who sparked outrage after tweeting a guide about vandalising ‘racist’ statues using household items has left her job Museum curator Madeline Odent posted guide about vandalising ‘racist’ statues Her comments led to calls for her to be sacked from her taxpayer-funded job Royston Town Council has refused to say if Ms Odent … Read more
Willy the fish: Penis-shaped statues of leaping piscenes are demolished in Morocco as locals say they should never have been erected Moroccans have scoffed and raged at the statues of the peach-coloured fish Demolition began on Thursday in the coastal town of Mehdia, near Kenitra Locals are angry that money was spent on statues instead … Read more
Controversial statues should be placed in a ‘museum of colonialism’, leading historian claims William Dalrymple a ‘museum of colonialism’ would highlight ‘war criminals’ Would include controversial commander-in-chief of India Sir Colin Campbell Oversaw cruel punishment on rebels – including firing them from a cannon By Jemma Carr For Mailonline Published: 02:19 BST, 16 September 2020 | Updated: … Read more
With a population of just over 120,000, other cities might lay claim to bigger roles in World War II than Wilmington, North Carolina – but the ‘Port City’ played an outsized part in defeating Nazi Germany and the Japanese empire. As FDR’s administration prepared for war in 1940, the city was chosen as the site … Read more
The Square Mile is preparing to scrap statues and other landmarks with historic links to slavery and racism, following the Black Lives Matter movement. City of London Corporation bosses, who run the area home to some of the world’s biggest banks, has now launched a three-month consultation that could see the sculptures felled for good. … Read more