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2020, Shropshire Council discusses petitions to remove the statue of Clive
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In a virtual meeting held on 16 July 2020, the Shropshire Council discussed the following under Public Questions:
"A petition, bearing over 1000 signatures has been received from Jake Thompson, requesting a debate under the Council’s Petition Scheme. The petition requests that the Council:
Remove Clive of India statue from Shrewsbury town centre
The petitioner will be allowed 5 minutes to outline their case, after which there may be a debate of up to a maximum of 15 minutes.
Minutes:
Public Questions
The Speaker advised that six public questions had been received from Mr Parton, Mr Femor, Mr Streetly, Mr Tate, Mr Holmes-Brown on behalf of Shropshire Ethnic Minority Alliance and Ms Dolphin. All questions were read aloud on the questioners’ behalf by the Director of Legal and Democratic Services and received answers from the respective Portfolio Holders. Mr Femor, Mr Tate and Mr Streetly were advised that written answers would be provided.
It was noted that a copy of the questions and answers would be included with the formal record of the meeting.
Petitions
The Speaker advised that a petition bearing more than 1,000 signatures to remove the Clive of India Statue from Shrewsbury Town Centre had been received from Mr Jake Thomson requesting a debate. Mr Thomson did not provide a written submission
Members debated the petition and made the following points:
· The Black Lives Matter debate welcomed;
· It was important to understand other’s experiences and injustices;
· Clive was now recognised a corrupt mercenary;
· A better explanation of the history of Clive was required; and
· It was not possible to rewrite history but it was important to be able to understand it.
The Portfolio Holder for Assets, Economic Growth and Regeneration responded by thanking the petitioner for the work he had undertaken in presenting the petition. He continued that it was a divisive debate but all agreed that there was no place for racism. To remove the statue was not as simple as it would seem. It was classified as a grade 2 listed building and its removal or destruction would require approval from Historic England. He acknowledged that the colonial past of Britain was a reality and should not be forgotten but used to inform the future. Museum staff had been requested to provide a better interpretation of the statue and locate this appropriately.
RESOLVED:
That no action be taken.
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Shropshire Council
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- 20 July 2020
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- Shropshire Council