Rejected petition Leave our monuments and statues alone. History must be understood not erased.

Ensure that our national monuments and statues are left alone and not vandalised or removed in response to the hysterical protests of a very small vocal minority.

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Because local government is not effectively accountable to the people and is acting in response to media hype rather than the real expectations of the electorate. No monuments or statues should be removed with full and proper consultation of the whole local or national electorate as appropriate.

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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

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Date submitted 11 June 2020
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