The statue of Winston Churchill in Parliament Square is a permanent reminder of his achievement in saving this country – and the whole of Europe – from a fascist and racist tyranny. 1/8
Show this thread
-
We cannot now try to edit or censor our past. We cannot pretend to have a different history. The statues in our cities and towns were put up by previous generations. 3/8
Show this thread
They had different perspectives, different understandings of right and wrong. But those statues teach us about our past, with all its faults. To tear them down would be to lie about our history, and impoverish the education of generations to come. 4/8
-
-
As for the planned demonstrations, we all understand the legitimate feelings of outrage at what happened in Minnesota and the legitimate desire to protest against discrimination. 5/8
Show this thread -
Whatever progress this country has made in fighting racism - and it has been huge - we all recognise that there is much more work to do. 6/8
Show this thread -
But it is clear that the protests have been sadly hijacked by extremists intent on violence. The attacks on the police and indiscriminate acts of violence which we have witnessed over the last week are intolerable and they are abhorrent. 7/8
Show this thread -
The only responsible course of action is to stay away from these protests. 8/8
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Right but what about when this happened in 2012???https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk/2012/apr/18/britain-destroyed-records-colonial-crimes …
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Right, so you'd be fine with a statue of Hitler being up in London to help educate us about WW2 would you?
- Show replies
New conversation -
-
-
Statues currently teach us a very one sided past, with none of Empire's faults (bit like your thread). Successive governments (including yours) lie about our history and, in so doing, have impoverished education for generations. Change is coming. 0/10
#BlackLivesMatterUKThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
They ARE the lie about British history The obsession with gloryfying the history of an empire that was built on racism and slavery. The destruction of indigenous cultures, enforced religion, the pillaging of nations natural resources, and brutality. That’s what this is about!
-
Don't think spain were blameless there either, particularly shipping slaves to the colonies. Britain was the first to abolish slavery and used 40% of it's wealth to do so, only paid off in 2015. Britain is one of the most multicultural and tolerant country on the planet - fact.
- Show replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.