This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Prevent Sadiq Khan from removing any monument plaque or memorial in London.
I like thousands more have watched in horror at the peaceful demonstrations turning into nothing more than anarchy on our streets. The tearing down of statues is not the way to gain support It does the exact opposite. We must learn from history, pulling down a statue shows some have learned nothing.
More details
We have an historic past which can not be eradicated by the removal of memorials. You can not "pick and choose" what to remember and what not to remember.We must learn from history not to make the same mistakes again. Some memorials are a reminder of the mistakes that should not be repeated at any cost.The important memorials remind us of the sacrifice made by men and women of ALL creeds and colours who stood together when evil threatened to wipe out those targeted as inferior.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
There’s already a petition about this issue. We cannot accept a new petition when we already have one about a very similar issue.
You are more likely to get action on this issue if you sign and share a single petition.
We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:
Protect all monuments and statues from being taken down: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325814
Make it a specific offence to desecrate national flags, symbols and monuments: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/325545
Require referendums on the removal of historically significant statues: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/326361
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.