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Subject: Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square
earlm    1/9/2008 12:47:23 AM
ht*p://www.london.gov.uk/fourthplinth/plinth/future.jsp So I see the headline on a blog and I think "I bet all the entries are from a bunch of multicultural and leftist jackasses." Sure enough I click the link and see that's what it is. I'll go them one better. Put a statue of a jihadi cutting off John Bull's head. You would think the statue would be of Bomber Harris, Churchill, or something good about GREAT Britain. Sad to see what's happening to your country. I hope the UK does a 180 and solves its problems.
 
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Donkey       1/9/2008 5:11:55 PM
Sorry Earlm, but the "bunch of multicultural and leftist jackasses" are here to stay, well at least for a while anyway.
 
My personal choice would be for either a statue of Andrew Cunningham, he would fit in well alongside Nelson or Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
 
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monkey       1/9/2008 6:22:58 PM
ABC would be an excellent choice
 
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Donkey       1/9/2008 7:08:48 PM
Have they had a hit since the mid 80's?
 
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Armchair Private    Not dead yet   1/9/2008 9:26:58 PM
Yeah, I too guessed it would be a load of meaning free rubbish... and was right.

But look here:

h*tp://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/open_thread/2008/01/a_square_deal.html

And remember this is the Guardian, the bastion of the current establishment....

Number one suggestion by readers of the article is a giant c0ck.

Number two is Charles Darwin.

All is not lost. :-)
 
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Padfoot       1/9/2008 10:55:10 PM
meh

In London there are thousands of statues, monuments, etc,. to great warriors, monarchs, poets, engineers, leaders, scientists et al

So  I don't begrudge the loony brigade their moment in the sun!
 
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Herald12345    Peanut gallery.   1/10/2008 1:09:11 AM
How about the cigar chomper, Churchill, or does he have one already?

Or an RAF Spitfire?

Kind of drives home what Britain means to the modern world, as in we wouldn't be here, if Britain failed?

Herald
 
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paul1970       1/10/2008 4:18:06 AM

How about the cigar chomper, Churchill, or does he have one already?

Or an RAF Spitfire?

Kind of drives home what Britain means to the modern world, as in we wouldn't be here, if Britain failed?

Herald



Spitfire would be good but the "don't offend anyone brigade" would be dead set against it so it would need overwhelming public support... which I think it would get against those others pictured (that would be an easy petition for any government to pass which costs nothing and makes them look on the side of the people) ...   perhaps Blue Peter could run a competition....... socks anybody...  :-)
 
Paul
 
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Donkey       1/10/2008 6:54:28 AM
Padfoot there can never be enough monuments to great people such as Andrew Cunningham or Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
 
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DragonReborn       1/10/2008 10:12:18 AM
Interestingly the Nazis had plans to relocate Nelsons column to Berlin had they conquered Britain in WWII (Norman Longmate in If Britain Had Fallen 1972).
 
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DragonReborn       1/10/2008 10:20:36 AM
Didn't realise that a while ago they turfed over the whole square for two days as part of a Campaign for "Green Spaces"

Take a look, I think that this should be done permanently! It brings  some colour to the whole  place!

h!!p://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6687089.stm
 
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