Submitted on Sunday 7th June 2020
Rejected on Friday 19th June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Retrieve, repair, and reinstall the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol.
On the 7th of June, the statue of Edward Colston was toppled and thrown into the nearby harbour. This statue should be retrieved from the harbour, repairs should be made if necessary, and the statue should be reinstalled or placed in a museum.
The statue is a piece of Bristol's history, and should not be discarded in such a manner. The removal of the statue was an act of criminal vandalism, and was not decided upon by the people of Bristol. This sets a dangerous precedent for historical statues and monuments in Britain - if this is not dealt with, other pieces of local history are endangered by the government's lack of action. As a Grade II listed structure, this statue is protected and deemed culturally and historically significant.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions about individual historical monuments, statues, plaques and street names are a matter for the local authority in which they are located and private landowners, not the UK Government or Parliament.
If you want to raise concerns about a particular historical monument or statue you should contact your local authority about this.
The Local Government Association has published an advice note to help councils work to ensure all sections of the community feel heard by decision-makers and each other: www.local.gov.uk/topics/community-safety/statues
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Protect all monuments and statues from being taken down: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325814
Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325545
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