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Councillors vote unanimously to reject bid to relocate 116-year-old statue of General Redvers Buller

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Councillors have unanimously voted to reject a Black Lives Matter-inspired bid to relocate a 116-year-old statue of a Victoria Cross-winning war hero.  The monument of General Sir Redvers Buller has been in place outside Exeter College for more than 100 years, but its future was in doubt after the city council announced a review in response … Read more

Oxford poised to keep Cecil Rhodes statue but it could be joined by tribute to black philosopher 

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Is Cecil Rhodes set to stay after all? Oxford is poised to keep its controversial statue… but imperialist could be joined by tribute to black philosopher Controversial statue of Cecil Rhodes may be allowed to stay at Oxford University Independent commission considering a tribute to the first African-American to win Rhodes scholarship to Oxford alongside … Read more

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: How long before BLM pull down Sir Tom Moore’s statue? 

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Disgraceful attempts to tarnish Captain Tom’s memory have already taken place from a Church of England clergyman Erecting a statue to honour Captain Sir Tom Moore might be tempting fate. I’d give it no more than a week before it would be attacked by Black Lives Matter headbangers. As millions of people turned out on … Read more

Captain Tom’s grandson says it would be ‘really nice’ to have a statue of his grandfather

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Captain Sir Tom Moore’s grandson says it would be ‘really nice’ to have a statue of his war hero grandfather so people have somewhere to ‘pay their respects’ NHS fundraiser and WWII veteran Captain Sir Tom Moore died on Tuesday Mail has led the campaign for a permanent statue to be made in his honour  … Read more

Council U-turns on plan to remove statue of Victoria Cross-winning British war hero

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A council has U-turned on plans to remove a statue of a Victoria Cross-winning British war hero after 9,000 people signed a petition to defend him.  The monument of General Sir Redvers Buller has been in place outside Exeter College for more than 100 years, but its future was in doubt after the city council announced … Read more

‘Woke’ travel guide on Edinburgh’s slave trade links says statue of MP should be pulled down

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‘Woke’ travel guide on Edinburgh’s slave trade links says statue of 18th century MP Henry Dundas should be pulled down Travel guide calls for removal of Tory MP Henry Dundas statue from Edinburgh Dundas delayed abolition of slavery in British colonies for more than a decade Book looks at debate over renaming buildings and monuments … Read more

Police warn anyone planning to protest outside court over statue row risk large Covid fines

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Police warn anyone planning to protest at court appearance of four people accused of pulling down slave trader Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol they risk large Covid fines Police issue warning to those planning to protest outside court over statue row They fear that protesters will gather outside court in breach of Covid-19 rules  Bronze … Read more

US Embassy claims it’s ‘just a bust of Winston Churchill’ after removing statue from Oval Office

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Britain’s US Embassy attempts to play down fears that Biden’s removal of Churchill bust signals a souring of Special Relationship with video about Anglo-American friendship US Embassy in London uploaded video defining the ‘Special Relationship’ Video is in response to criticism of removal of Churchill bust from Oval office The video shows how the Special … Read more

Stunning 3D scans show internal structure of Christ the Redeemer statue

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Stunning 3D laser scans show the internal structure of Brazil’s famous Christ the Redeemer statue for the first time A team of specialists took more than 180 million points of data using the scanner This allowed them to create an internal and external recreation of the statue The work was carried out just before 90th birthday … Read more