"Statues of historical figures are lazy, ugly and distort history. From Cecil Rhodes to Rosa Parks, let’s get rid of them all"

The Guardian has outdone itself quality-wise, he even sneaks Jim Crow and Rosa Parks in there as if either have any relevance to UK culture and history. The author says 'they're not history', but they undoubtedly are, they're part of the story, even if it's how the Victorians viewed the past, and the victorian era is a huge part of our history, it was the empire at its peak. And replace them with what exactly? What do our cities look like in this ideal future?