Preserve the nations history by NOT removing statues or monuments

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

Preserve the nations history by NOT removing statues or monuments to appease the BLM movement , you learn from history you do not eradicate it .

As a nation we learn from history so we do not repeat mistakes made at that time, you do not eradicate it, would we ask the Egyptians to flatten the pyramids because they were built by slaves, would we ask the Italians to pull down the colosseum because of the thousands of Christians killed there and would we ask Poland to remove auschwitz because it highlighted the millions of Jews murdered in WW2, the answer is no and neither should the British people be asked to remove statues or monuments.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

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:

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Timeline

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

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 22 Jun 2020

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