Protect our landmarks and monuments. · petition

What the petition asks

The current BLM riots and protests have created a very emotive and inter racial fragile society. If Sadiq Khan and others alike plough forward in removing, altering or relocating our landmarks and monuments in our Capital and nation at this time, it could well explode in to more riots and conflict.

I feel government could intervene in a diplomatic manner, if pausing for now, any action regarding our landmarks, monuments and ultimately history. I feel if the government intervened with possibly looking at a more democratic way of decisions being made it could well ease the tensions arising regarding this matter.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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: https://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: Protect all monuments and statues from being taken down

Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments: Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments

Timeline

9 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
22 Jun 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee