Statues of national importance or maritime achievement are not to be removed

Rejected 13 signatures

What the petition asks

Local councils shall be directed that removal or modification of historical monuments or statues from public places can only be undertaken following the agreement of a majority of the electorate to whom they belong.

The development of Britain as a maritime nation and colonial power was essential to our survival in many wars. There are aspects of our history that in modern day are unacceptable but slavery was not exclusive to Britain, (Barbary Pirates 1600s) we can not chose our history and it should not be eradicated because it causes offence to some.
In Martin Luther Kings words - "Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness".

Why it was rejected

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

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Timeline

11 Jun 2020	Petition opened for signatures
7 Jul 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 13

Status Rejected

Rejected 7 Jul 2020

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