Submitted on Tuesday 9th June 2020
Rejected on Monday 22nd June 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Stop the removal of statues of historical figures in the United Kingdom.
The government, councils and establishments are being bullied into pulling down statues of historical figures. These figures are a part of our history and they should not be removed in order to make a small minority happy. What will be next? We need to stand up to this.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
There's already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
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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