Statues
Bank of England removes ten slave trader works
But contentious statues of politicians involved in slave trade still remain in city's Guildhall building
Destroying public symbols of the past will not lead to a juster society. We must keep our mistakes visible
Our monuments should be radically relabelled or repurposed to better represent who we are today, says former British Museum director Neil MacGregor
Liverpool audio installation revisits history of slaver statue toppled 40 years ago
Sound piece at site where William Huskisson sculpture was brought down is part of citywide Statues Redressed project
Queen Victoria statue defrocked after ex-politician Nigel Farage blasts public art project addressing UK’s slavery history
Right-wing commentator says he is "tired of this endless conversation about the UK's complicity with slavery"
Keep problematic monuments and ‘explain them’, UK government to tell cultural leaders
Opponents argue that some public statues reinforce racism, chauvinism, sexism and homophobia
Actor Riz Ahmed and Chisenhale director Zoé Whitley selected for new commission to diversify London's public monuments
New 15-member body will focus on the capital’s statues, street names and memorials
City of London to remove statues of politicians with slavery links
The decision to take down historic William Beckford and John Cass sculptures could go against new UK government policy
UK government announces new laws to protect controversial historic monuments from 'woke worthies and baying mobs'
Proposed plans have been criticised as distraction tactics from the state's "lethally failed response to the pandemic and the consequences of a disastrous Brexit"
What to do about problematic statues?
Plus, Hew Locke on Agostino Brunias's Dancing Scene in the West Indies. Produced in association with Christie's