BLM activists spray paint ‘slaver’ on walls of Grade-II listed pub named after Tory MP Richard Drax’s slaveowner ancestors in overnight attack The Drax Arms pub in Bere Regis, Dorset, was targeted last night by vandals Grade II-listed pub is named after the Drax family who own the nearby estate Family, including Conservative MP Richard … Read more
He was painted a right-on hero this week for creating a statue of the Black Lives Matter protester, Jen Reid. But has provocative artist Marc Quinn, who once made a bronze statue of supermodel Kate Moss in a compromising yoga position, been hoist by his own petard? For I can reveal his latest work, A … Read more
The Mayor of Liverpool has slapped down calls to change the street name Penny Lane after allegations resurfaced that it is linked to an 18th Century slave ship owner. Joe Anderson said there is no evidence to support the claim that the south Liverpool road – made famous by The Beatles’ song of the same name … Read more
The statue of Edward Colston is to be fished out of a river and put on display in a museum, it has been confirmed today. The monument, which had stood in the city centre since 1895, was pulled down and hurled in the River Avon during Black Lives Matter protests on Sunday. As some 10,000 protesters gathered … Read more