Statues have had their day. Let’s make our monuments memorable | Julian Baggini

Statues of women in Westminster are long overdue. But new monuments should spark reflection, not genuflectionHistory is not only written by the winners, it’s carved and cast in their image, too. That’s why cold, hard lumps of stone and bronze have a remarkable capacity to fire the passions. Campaigns to erect statues or tear them down are part of a wider cultural conflict, as the latest skirmish clearly demonstrates. Related: Toppling statues? Here’s why Nelson’s column s