The reality of Tory Culture Wars: Bristol public backed toppling of Colston statue
People charged as being part of the crowd that toppled the statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol on7th June 2020 were found not guilty by a Bristol jury in January 2022. Culture War Tory Ministers were dismayed that the jury had the temerity to find as it did.
An official survey of Bristol residents has received 14,000 responses.56% felt the toppling of the Colston statue was positive while 74% thought that in future it should be displayed in a museum (it is currently in storage in the Bristol M Shed) while just 16% wanted it restored to its plinth in the centre of Bristol.,
A reminder that Tory Culture Wars are not popular with the public who are clearly more ‘woke’ than Ministers would like
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