Letters
Retain, explain and cut the grand down to size
disagree with Gary Younge about the fate of statues of unsavoury people Fallen Idols, 11 June. We need to be reminded of our past, the good and the bad guys. For example, the eulogy on the Edward Colston plinth could – as was once proposed – have been replaced by a more accurate and complete description, listing not only his fortune, but also the number of slaves who died in his service.
