Guy's Hospital has confirmed it will move a statue of its founder Thomas Guy to a less prominent position because of his links to Britain's slave trade after facing pressure from Black Lives Matter protests.
The decision has been agreed by the hospital's charitable foundation despite its consultation revealing that 75 per cent of those who responded felt the statue should remain in place.
Then why hold it at all?
The trust has said the changes to St Guy's and St Thomas' statues is subject to planning permission.
Oh, wouldn't it just be delicious if this was refused? But we all know it won't be.
...the consultation authors said that the campaign group's supporters dominated the responses, skewing the results.
Just like the BLM morons do, you mean?
It comes as Goldsmiths University of London launched public consultation on plans to remove four statues including Lord Nelson and Francis Drake.
Will it be a real consultation, or another exercise in futility?
The university says it does not have a 'policy position' on the statues and is opening the consultation to the public to determine their future.
We'll see...
You'd rather hope that these 'universities' and similar crowds could spend more time actually working to help students become people who will help the country to prosper, than waste time pissing around issues which normal hard-working citizens couldn't give a stuff about!
ReplyDeletePerhaps someone from The University of Plumbing' could comment? Oh, sorry, they're all out working their socks off...
The point of the consultation is to make it clear that they hate you and they don't give a toss what you think. You can say whatever you want, but they'll do what the hell they like and screw you.
ReplyDeleteWhat an odd piece of logic: "The campaign group's supporters dominated the responses, skewing the results". Well, of course, if supporters of one particular view dominate the responses, the results will skew in that direction. That's what consultations are supposed to be for, to find out which point of view is dominant.
ReplyDeleteScrobs, I disagree - the more time these Common Purpose/Woke-afflicted 'teachers' spend away from students, the better for all of us!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how long it will be before patients with neck problems end up in the George Floyd Wing.
ReplyDeletePenseivat
It's like councils: when they announce a "consutation" you know the decision has already been made.
ReplyDelete"...could spend more time actually working to help students become people who will help the country to prosper..."
ReplyDeleteIt's clear they no longer see that as their role.
"The point of the consultation is to make it clear that they hate you..."
We surely all get that now, even the dimmest of us!
"Well, of course, if supporters of one particular view dominate the responses, the results will skew in that direction. That's what consultations are supposed to be for, to find out which point of view is dominant."
But it's the 'wrong' view this time!
"I wonder how long it will be before patients with neck problems end up in the George Floyd Wing."
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"It's like councils: when they announce a "consutation" you know the decision has already been made."
Oh, yes! Got several of these going on in my local area with regards to parking. Massive opposition, doomed to failure.