Oxford Cecil Rhodes statue not to be pulled down til next year

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

Statue to British colonialist Cecil Rhodes is beheaded in South Africa

A monument to British mining magnate Cecil Rhodes has been decapitated in South Africa.  Rhodes, who was a 19th century businessman who founded the De Beers diamond company and gave his name to Northern and Southern Rhodesia – now Zambia and Zimbabwe – has been a target of anti-colonialist campaigners in Britain and South Africa.  … Read more

Heartbroken son of celebrity chef Gary Rhodes pays poignant tribute to ‘amazing dad’

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 … Read more

PAUL THOMAS on… the replacement for the Cecil Rhodes statue 

PAUL THOMAS on… the replacement for the Cecil Rhodes statue By Paul Thomas For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 19 June 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 19 June 2020 ‘The college have played it too safe with their replacement for the Cecil Rhodes statue’ To order a print of this Paul Thomas cartoon or … Read more

Cecil Rhodes protests will CONTINUE until statue is removed

Campaigners have said protests will continue while the controversial statue of colonialist Cecil Rhodes remains at Oxford’s Oriel College, after governors voted to remove it yesterday.  Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh, a founder of the Rhodes Must Fall campaign, said he felt ‘greatly vindicated’ by the vote, but vowed that the fight was not over.  Speaking on BBC … Read more

BLM: Oriel College, Oxford WILL remove Cecil Rhodes statue

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

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: 20:04 BST, 17 June 2020 The Cecil Rhodes statue at Oxford’s … Read more

Fourteen academics slam Oxford vice chancellor in latest Rhodes statue row

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

BLM: Protest in Oxford before Cecil Rhodes statue meeting

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 march through Oxford ahead of meeting on Cecil Rhodes statue’s future

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