NEWS
Protesters draw up statues ‘hit list’ after toppling of Colston memorial
Not satisfied with the pulling down of seventeenth-century trader Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol, campaigners have drawn up a ‘hit list’ of other statues which must be brought down. This includes William Gladstone and Christopher Columbus, and comes as more than 100 Labour councils announced wide-ranging reviews of such landmarks, and London Mayor Sadiq Khan launches a Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm for the same purpose – Telegraph
Black Lives Matter: ‘Perfect storm’ fears as far right descends on Parliament Square – Times
Bristol should be proud, says police chief who let protesters throw Colston statue into harbour – Times
Little Britain is removed from BBC iPlayer, BritBox and Netflix – which has also canned Come Fly With Me – amid concerns that the use of blackface characters on the series is no longer acceptable – Mail
Children are less likely to die from Covid-19 than be hit by lightning, according to study – Express
British universities are failing to make the grade: Three-quarters of our further education colleges slipped down the global league table last year, figures show – Mail
Coronavirus: 700,000 children ‘doing no school work’ – Times
COMMENT
For the sake of free thought and civilised debate, Rhodes Must Not Fall – Inaya Folarin Iman, Telegraph
It is a national scandal that children will soon be able to go to Thorpe Park, but not to school – Allison Pearson, Telegraph
