Why Is the UK Spending £46 M. on a Statue of Queen Elizabeth When the Culture Sector Is on Its Knees?

The UK government is calling on artists, architects, and engineers to submit design proposals for a memorial commemorating the late Queen Elizabeth II, and the winning submission will be erected in London’s St. James’s Park near Buckingham Palace. The budget is between £23 million–£46 million—paid for using public funds.The first of the competition’s two phases launched in December and closes January 20. Five shortlisted competitors will then battle it o