04-06-2021 17:45 via theguardian.com

Tear down every statue? Here’s what to do instead | Letters

Gerrard Raven on statues that will never be inappropriate, Toby King on democratic symbols, Ron Fraser on traffic cones, Tim Gossling on adding context, Mike Morrogh on historical evidence, Anthony Isaacs on deliberate disintegration, Michael Cunningham on four plinths for letter writers, and Austen Lynch on ordure’s usefulnessGary Younge argues that no statues should be erected because perspectives of people’s achievements change over time, and so those celebrated in one age may be
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