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The man who became known as B-P and is behind the Scout movement – which now has 54 million members around the world – was born Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell in London on February 22, 1857. The son of an Oxford University professor, B-P got his early education from his mother, but he later won … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: As a Jewish ex-Scout, I owe Robert Baden-Powell so much By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 23:57 BST, 11 June 2020 | Updated: 23:57 BST, 11 June 2020 As a Jewish boy growing up in East Sussex in the late 1950s, one of the highlights of my life was membership of … Read more
He became a national hero during the Second Boer War in South Africa for defending a town for 217 days and is mostly known today for founding the world Scout Movement. But Lord Baden-Powell is also considered as a racist by some for forcing Africans out on cattle drives by threatening them with floggings and … Read more
A seaside statue of Scout and Girl Guide founder Robert Baden-Powell is to be hauled down today after protesters branded him racist and homophobic as the campaign to remove approaching 80 historic monuments in Britain hurtles on. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council leader Vikki Slade, a Liberal Democrat, says the statue on Poole Quay will be … Read more