I am not trying to be controversial, but...........

I feel like I’m in a parallel world.

How on earth are statues more important than peoples lives?

Sadiq Khan has already had the Churchill statue and some others boarded up. They're quite safe.

A manhole cover is an inspection cover, self explanatory.

How do you know?

I doubt that he'll be there Growstuff, but his followers will be.

His name hasn't been mentioned once ?

Oswald Mosely, WWM2.

Apparently, Tommy Robinson is organising some kind of protest in London tomorrow. BLM have called on people not to attend.

Exactly janeainsworth. I wonder if some people have a sort of parody bypass.

Dinahmo thanks. That is rather sad but interesting.
I had thought we were the only country in Europe who kept triumphalist views.

Years ago probably 1980s a young German teacher living here in Scotland told me he didn't object to Germans being portrayed as evil (which they often were) but not stupid, as they were in all the boys' comics at the time. It was tongue in cheek but it was then I began to notice these things.

I've just been reading that it was because the major made racist comments about the West Indian cricket team
Yes growstuff that’s what I read too.
But John Cleese and Connie Booth were actually calling out racism, not condoning it.
If anyone should have been offended, it should have been retired army officers of a certain age who were being portrayed as bumbling, racist bigots.
Private Eye have a column in which the current Prime Minister is portrayed in an unflattering but nevertheless amusing light.
It doesn’t mean the magazine supports them or their policies.

Which statue?

Where in London is the statue then, WWM2 ?

A colour bar introduced by Winston Churchill prevented Manchester boxer Len Johnson from becoming a champion – now a new campaign wants to recognise him with a statue in the city.

Glad this idea is catching on! Long overdue...

All that's happening now will feed the far right. It'll see Tommy Robinson dusting off the moth-balls.
It's going to happen !

Even the blacks don't want this---ripping the country apart.

James O'Brien
@mrjamesob
My favourite politicians are the ones who vote to close libraries but claim that statues of slavers are of immense educational importance.

It might be obvious to you but it isn't to me.

???

Where does the statue of Oswald Mosely stand ?

I don't know which is worst---far left or far right, there's NO middle ground whatsoever and it's totally wrong.

Obviously there is a middle ground. The fact that you don't recognise it does not make it disappear.

I don't know which is worst---far left or far right, there's NO middle ground whatsoever and it's totally wrong.
It's alright those getting their own way but what about the other millions to be considered in this country ?

I'm not personally bothered about statues as I don't know who half of them are but Churchill who saved this country from a fate worse than death is there because we can have this discussion so let's not forget that.
I'd be happy to see General de Gaulle left alone too in London.

ExD - there is a poster called blackgran. I hope she doesn't find your entire post as offensive as this white gran does.

Davidhs

Manhole - Operative Aperture, has been for years

So if anyone dislikes the word manhole, they now know where to tell someone to stick it.?

Are you now suggesting that those who protest are by that very fact "idiots" EllanVannin? Why? Because they don't agree with you?

Damaging property is covered under the law and can be dealt with by that. Why the name calling? Just as you suggest than the particular protesters you are decrying are there to rid themselves of their anxiety and dread, I might be tempted to think that is the reason behind your constant name calling.

If it is anxiety and dread that drives them, wouldn't it be better to find out why they are anxious and what they dread and do something about it?

It is wanton damage carried out by protesters/ idiots who just want to create mayhem, nothing else, GGumteenth. They're only there to rid themselves of their angst, without a thought what anything stands for.